martyr saints
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September 3rd – Saint of the Day: Saint Phoebe
She delivered fire to Rome. 📜⛵✨ Meet Saint Phoebe of Cenchreae, the trusted diakonos and generous benefactor Paul personally commended in Romans 16:1–2. Not famous for spectacle but for mercy and mission, she likely carried Paul’s Letter to the Romans… Continue reading
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September 3rd – Saint of the Day: Pope Saint Gregory the Great, Doctor of the Church
He fed a starving Rome during plague, sent missionaries that re-ignited the faith in England, and signed every letter “servant of the servants of God.” Meet Pope Saint Gregory the Great. 🔥 📖 “Scripture is like a river… a lamb… Continue reading
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September 2nd – Saint of the Day: Saint Zeno of Nicomedia, Martyr
A Roman commander who laughed at an emperor’s idols. ⚔️ Saint Zeno of Nicomedia saw Diocletian sacrifice to Ceres and refused to play along. They shattered his jaw, tore out his teeth, and beheaded him in 303. They could not… Continue reading
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September 2nd – Saint of the Day: Saint Ingrid of Sweden
✨ From castle halls to a cloistered heart. Saint Ingrid of Sweden turned widowhood into a fearless yes to Jesus. 🗺️ She walked to Rome, Jerusalem, and Compostela, then founded Sweden’s first Dominican convent at Skänninge. ⛪ Her life was… Continue reading
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September 1st – Saint of the Day: Saint Giles
Shot by an arrow meant for a deer. Chose obscurity over hype. Built a monastery that drew the world. Meet Saint Giles, Abbot 🦌⛪️ A Greek born hermit near Nîmes whose cave became a lighthouse of mercy, he protected a… Continue reading
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September 1st – Saint of the Day: Saint Beatrice da Silva Meneses
She traded a royal court for a cloister and started a Marian revolution. 👑➡️⛪️ Beatrice da Silva walked away from palace intrigue, spent decades hidden in prayer, then founded the Order of the Immaculate Conception in Toledo with the help… Continue reading
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August 31st – Saint of the Day: Saint Raymond Nonnatus
When mercy costs you everything. 🔥 “Not born” and not afraid. Saint Raymond Nonnatus was delivered by C-section after his mother died, then grew up to join the Mercedarians who take a radical fourth vow: offer your life to free… Continue reading
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August 30th – Saint of the Day: Saint Jeanne Jugan
She gave away her bed and slept in the attic—then built a worldwide home for love. 🔥 Saint Jeanne Jugan (Sister Mary of the Cross), foundress of the Little Sisters of the Poor. She went door-to-door with a basket 🧺… Continue reading
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August 29th – Saint of the Day: Saint Medericus (Saint Merry)
Prison doors swung open. A hidden monk lit up Paris. ✨⛓️🏙️ Meet Saint Medericus (Saint Merry)—a Benedictine abbot who traded titles for a hermit’s cell, walked to Paris with his disciple, and left a trail of healings and mercy. From… Continue reading
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August 29th – Saint of the Day: Saint Sabina, Martyr
A Roman noble with everything to lose—chose Christ anyway. 🛡️🔥 Saint Sabina heard the Gospel through her servant, Saint Serapia, and let friendship in Christ flip her world. No headline miracles—just radical fidelity that ended with a sword and began… Continue reading
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