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Blessed Claudio Granzotto

Blessed Claudio Granzotto was the youngest of nine children whose father died when the boy was only nine years old. At the age of 15 he entered the army where he served for three years.

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September 6
Painting Saint Norbert

Saint Norbert

June 6
Saint Norbert founded the order with the most difficult name to pronounce and spell—Praemonstratensians. Perhaps that’s why they go by the name of Norbertines. But this order was anything but hard to appreciate when it comes to the work they ...
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Saint Boniface engraving

Saint Boniface

June 5
Saint Boniface was an English Benedictine monk who made it his life’s mission to convert the Germanic tribes to Christianity. He found it was no easy task and ended up giving his life for the cause. Boniface was martyred on ...
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Blessed Angelina of Marsciano

Blessed Angelina of Marsciano

June 4
Blessed Angeline of Marsciano founded the first Third Order community of women in the Franciscan family; something new in her day. While briefly married, Blessed Angeline did not set aside the vow of perpetual chastity she'd made as a child. ...
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Stained glass window of Saint Charles Lwanga and Companions

Saint Charles Lwanga and Companions

June 3
Today we celebrate the 22 martyrs of Uganda, Saint Charles Lwanga and Companions. Their stories are set in the court of a chief who did not share their faith. Even though they were pages in his court, their faith meant ...
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Saints Marcellinus and Peter

Saints Marcellinus and Peter

June 2
We know very little about these two martyrs, but Saints Marcellinus and Peter are mentioned in the First Eucharistic Prayer of the Roman liturgy. They made the ultimate sacrifice for the faith and are remembered by the faithful for that ...
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Mosaics in the mount of beatitudes Saint Justin Martyr

Saint Justin Martyr

June 1
Saint Justin Martyr was the first recognized philosopher of the Christian era. Converted to Christianity, he continued his love of philosophy and used it to defend the faith.
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Painting of the Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary

Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary

May 31
The Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary is about both two women and two men. The Blessed Virgin Mary goes to visit Elizabeth to assist her in her final days of pregnancy. But as she greets Elizabeth, the babe in ...
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