Lives of the Saints
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May 11th – Saint of the Day: Saint Anthimus of Rome, Priest and Martyr
They tied a stone around his neck and threw him into the Tiber. 🌊🪨 That was supposed to be the end of Saint Anthimus of Rome. But according to Catholic tradition, an angel rescued him from the river and brought… Continue reading
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May 11th – Saint of the Day: Saint Mamertus of Vienne, Bishop
🔥 When disaster hit his city, Saint Mamertus did not tell people to panic. He told them to pray. Saint Mamertus of Vienne was a 5th-century Catholic bishop in Gaul, living in a time of fires, earthquakes, crop failures, fear,… Continue reading
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May 7th – Saint of the Day: Saint Anthony of Kiev, Hermit
He tried to disappear into a cave… and accidentally helped shape the spiritual history of a nation. 🕯️⛰️ Saint Anthony of Kiev was not chasing fame, influence, or applause. He was chasing God. After learning the monastic life on Mount… Continue reading
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May 5th – Saint of the Day: Saint Maximus of Jerusalem, Bishop & Confessor
He had one eye taken from him. His body was crippled by torture. He was sent to the mines for refusing to deny Christ. ⚒️🔥 And then he became Bishop of Jerusalem. Saint Maximus of Jerusalem is not one of… Continue reading
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May 4th – Saint of the Day: Saints John Houghton, Robert Lawrence, Augustine Webster, and Richard Reynolds, Martyrs
They were told to choose: obey the king or stay faithful to Christ. 👑✝️ Saints John Houghton, Robert Lawrence, Augustine Webster, and Richard Reynolds chose Christ. On May 4, 1535, these holy Catholic men were taken to Tyburn and executed… Continue reading
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April 27th – Saint of the Day: Saint Simeon of Jerusalem, Bishop & Martyr
Most people know Saint James of Jerusalem. Almost no one talks about the man who came after him. 👀 Saint Simeon of Jerusalem was the second bishop of Jerusalem, a kinsman of the Lord, a shepherd of the early Church,… Continue reading
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April 26th – Saint of the Day: Pope Saint Cletus, Martyr
Most people have heard of Saint Peter. But what about the man who came right after the very first generation of the Church? 👀⛪ Pope Saint Cletus, also known as Anacletus, was the third Pope and one of the earliest… Continue reading
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April 24th – Saint of the Day: Saint Fidelis of Sigmaringen, Capuchin Priest, Missionary & Martyr
A brilliant lawyer walked away from status, wealth, and the courtroom because his soul wanted more than success. ⚖️➡️✝️ Saint Fidelis of Sigmaringen became known as the poor man’s lawyer, then gave everything to Christ as a Capuchin priest, fearless… Continue reading
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April 23rd – Saint of the Day: Saint Adalbert of Prague, Bishop, Monk, Missionary & Martyr
A nobleman could have chosen comfort. Saint Adalbert of Prague chose the Cross. ⚔️✝️ He was a bishop who walked barefoot into Prague, stood against corruption, defended the poor, challenged the slave trade, became a Benedictine monk, and finally gave… Continue reading
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April 22nd – Saint of the Day: Pope Saint Soter, Martyr
An early pope with almost no surviving personal writings still left a mark so deep the Church remembers him nearly 2,000 years later. 👀⛪ Pope Saint Soter was not remembered for power, fame, or political influence. He was remembered for… Continue reading
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