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September 1st – St. Teresa Margaret Redi of the Sacred Heart

Posted on September 1, 2011 by Rose

St. Teresa Margaret Redi Of the Sacred Heart (1747-1770) Virgin September 1st Also known as Anne Mary Redi, Ann Maria Redi, Teresa Margaret of the Sacred Heart . Anne Mary Redi was born July 15, 1747 at Arezzo in Italy … Continue reading →

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August 26th – Jacques Retouret – Martyr of Rocheport

Posted on August 26, 2011 by Rose

Bl. Jacques Retouret Martyr of Rocheport (1746-1794) Priest and Martyr August 26th Bl. Jacques Retouret, Part of the Martyrs of Rocheport, was born at Limoges in France on September 15, 1746 to a merchant family. He was a serious young … Continue reading →

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August 25th – Mary of Jesus Crucified

Posted on August 25, 2011 by Rose

Bl. Mary of Jesus Crucified (1846-1878) Virgin August 25th Blessed Mary of Jesus Crucified was born in Galilee, Palestine on Jan 5, 1846 of the Baouardy family. Catholics of the Greek Melchite Rite, Abellin. In 1867 she entered the Discalced … Continue reading →

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August 18th – Jean-Baptiste Duverneuill, Michael Louis Brulard and James Gagnot – Martyrs of Rocheport

Posted on August 18, 2011 by Rose

Bl. Jean-Baptiste Duverneuill Bl. Michael Louis Brulard Bl. James Gagnot Martyrs of Rocheport (d.1794) Priests and Martyrs August 18th Part of the Martyrs of Rocheport, France – Fr. Jean-Baptiste Duverneuil (b. 1737 at Limoges) in religion Fr. Leonard; Fr. Michael-Louis … Continue reading →

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August 17th – Angelus Augustine Mazzinghi

Posted on August 17, 2011 by Rose

Bl. Angelus Augustine Mazzinghi (c.1377 – 1438) Priest August 17th Angelus was one of the first Carmelites to come to Sicily from Mount Carmel. According to trustworthy sources, he was killed by unbelievers in Licata during… Read More…

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August 16 – Bl. Maria Sagrario of St. Aloysious Gonzaga

Posted on August 16, 2011 by Rose

Bl. Maria Sagrario of St. Aloysious Gonzaga (1881-1936) Virgin/Martyr August 16th  Blessed Maria Sagrario was born at Lillo (Toledo) on January 8, 1881. A pharmacist by trade, she was one of the first women in Spain to be admitted to… … Continue reading →

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August 15th – Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary

Posted on August 15, 2011 by Rose

Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary August 15th On November 1, 1950, Pius XII defined the Assumption of Mary to be a dogma of faith: “We pronounce, declare and define it… Read More…

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August 11th – Bl. Isidore Bakanja

Posted on August 11, 2011 by Rose

Bl. Isidore Bakanja – (c.1885-1909) Lay Martyr August 11th Bl. Isidore Bakanja, a member of the Boangi tribe, was born in Bokendela (Congo) between 1880 and 1890. In order to survive, even as a boy, he had to work as … Continue reading →

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August 9th – St. Teresa Benedicta of the Cross (Edith Stein)

Posted on August 9, 2011 by Rose

St. Teresa Benedicta of the Cross (Edith Stein) (1891-1942) Virgin/Martyr August 9th Edith Stein was born to a Jewish family at Breslau, Germany on October 12, 1891. Through her passionate study of philosophy she searched after truth and found it … Continue reading →

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Exaltation of the Holy Cross – September 14th

Posted on September 13, 2009 by Rose

Exaltation of the Holy Cross September 14th Early in the fourth century St. Helena, mother of the Roman Emperor Constantine, went to Jerusalem in search of the holy places of Christ’s life. She razed the Temple of Aphrodite, which tradition … Continue reading →

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