Saint Cosmas and Saint Damian († 286)
Martyrs Saints Cosmas and Damian were brothers, born in Arabia in the third century, of noble and virtuous parents. Saint
Read moreMartyrs Saints Cosmas and Damian were brothers, born in Arabia in the third century, of noble and virtuous parents. Saint
Read more“When Charles was sentenced to death, he seemed very peaceful, one might even say, cheerful. He was to be executed
Read morePatronage: against cramps; alpine troops; Appenzell Innerrhoden; armies; armorers;Burgundians; Carolingian dynasty; Austria; clothmakers; cramps; dyers; gout;House of Savoy; infantrymen; Lombards;
Read morePatronage: against fire; difficult situations; fire prevention; firefighters; hunters; hunting; huntsmen; Madrid; torture victims; trappers.The remarkable story of Saint Eustachius,
Read moreMartyrs These two Saints were brothers and were officers of the Roman army in the days of Constantine the Great.
Read moreMartyrs Saint Vitus, sometimes called Guy, was a child nobly born, who had the happiness to be instructed in the
Read moreVirgin, Martyr Patronage: France; martyrs; captives; military personnel; people ridiculed for their piety; prisoners; soldiers, women who have served in
Read moreMartyrs There lived at Nantes an illustrious young nobleman named Donatian, who, having received the Holy Sacrament of regeneration, led
Read moreFaustinus and Jovita were brothers, nobly born, and were zealous professors of the Christian religion, which they preached without fear
Read moreWhen Saint Francis Xavier came to Japan, this empire was totally plunged in paganism; forty years later, there were more
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