2022

  St Martin of Tours Celebrated on November 11th

Dec 19, 2022
Born in 316 in Hungary, Saint Martin was one of the most popular saints of the Middle Ages. His father was a pagan officer in the army, and as a young man, Martin joined up as a conscript. However, he had already come under the influence of Christianity, and realised that the military life was not compatible…
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  St Leo the Great Celebrated on November 10th Pope.

Dec 19, 2022
Born in Rome probably, in the 5th century, of Tuscan parents, little is known of Pope Leo's early life. As a young man he was a deacon and was employed as a peacemaker between two generals in Gaul.
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  St Theodore, St Nektarios of Aegina Celebrated on November 9th

Dec 19, 2022
One of the most famous Roman soldier-martyrs, almost nothing is known of his life except his martyrdom in the 4th century.
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  St Cybi Celebrated on November 8th Abbot.

Dec 19, 2022
This 6th century saint founded a monastery in Holyhead, Anglesey. Together with his friend Seiriol, Saint Cybi is regarded as the most important saint from the island. There are numerous dedications to Cybi throughout Wales and in Cornwall too - including a well at Llangybi near Gwynedd and a half-ruined…
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  St Willibrord Celebrated on November 7th Missionary archbishop.

Dec 19, 2022
Born in Northumbria in 658, Willibrord studied at Ripon monastery under Saint Wilfrid and spent twelve years studying in Ireland at the abbey of Rathmelsigi, under Saints Egbert and Wigbert. After his ordination he set out, in about 690, with a dozen companions for Frisia, or Friesland. These men covered…
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  St Charles Borromeo Celebrated on November 4th

Dec 19, 2022
Archbishop of Milan. Charles was born in 1528 to an aristocratic family, who lived in a castle on the shore of Lake Maggiore. He suffered a speech impediment but was a very bright student. By the age of 22 he had his doctor's degree. His uncle Pope Pius IV heaped honours on him, including the…
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  St Martin de Porres Celebrated on November 3rd

Dec 19, 2022
Dominican lay brother. Patron saint of race relations. Born in 1579, in Lima, Peru, Martin was the illegitimate son of a Spanish knight, John de Porres, and a free black woman, Anna Velasquez.
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