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Saint Domitius of Phrygia
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Saint Domitius of Phrygia

Saint Domèce
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Saint Domèce

Saint Thomas of Terreti
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Saint Thomas of Terreti

Saint Athanasius The Athonite
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Saint Athanasius The Athonite

Blessed Richard Yaxley
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Blessed Richard Yaxley

Saint Theodotus of Tomi
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Saint Theodotus of Tomi

Saint Gwen
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Saint Gwen

Saint Teresia Chen Qingjieh
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Saint Teresia Chen Qingjieh

Saint Probus of Cornwall
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Saint Probus of Cornwall

Saint Astius of Durazzo
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Saint Astius of Durazzo

Saint Mars of Nantes
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Saint Mars of Nantes

Saint Modwenna
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Saint Modwenna

Saint Anthony Mary Zaccaria
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Saint Anthony Mary Zaccaria

Saint Marthe
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Saint Marthe

Saint Edana of West Ireland
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Saint Edana of West Ireland

Saint Grace of Cornwall
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Saint Grace of Cornwall

Blessed Humphrey Pritchard
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Blessed Humphrey Pritchard

Saint Febronia of Patti
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Saint Febronia of Patti

Sunday, July 5

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Blessed Joseph Boissel

Le Loroux, Ille-et-Vilaine, France

Post-Congregation

Blessed Joseph Boissel was born on 20 December 1909 in Le Loroux, Ille-et-Vilaine, France, to a poor peasant family. He was baptized on the day of his birth. Sadly, when Joseph was only 14 years old, his father passed away, leaving the family with financial struggles.

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Saint Domitius of Phrygia
Saint Domitius of Phrygia
Saint
Pre-Congregation

In the turbulent twilight of the fourth century, when the Roman Empire teetered between pagan revival and Christian...

Saint Domèce
Saint Domèce
Saint
Pre-Congregation
Saint Thomas of Terreti
Saint Thomas of Terreti
Saint
Pre-Congregation
Saint Athanasius The Athonite
Saint Athanasius The Athonite
Saint
Post-Congregation

He began his religious studies in Constantinople a

Blessed Richard Yaxley
Blessed Richard Yaxley
Blessed
Post-Congregation

Not much is known about his earl

Saint Theodotus of Tomi
Saint Theodotus of Tomi
Saint
Pre-Congregation
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Saint Cyrilla
Saint

In the annals of Christian witness, few acts of defiance burn as brightly as that of Cyrilla.

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Saint Anthony Maria Zaccaria
Saint

The most enduring mark left by this holy man is not found in the dates of his life, but in the spiritual architecture...

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Saint Domitius
Saint

In the rugged, high-altitude landscapes of ancient Armenia, where the peaks of Mount Quros pierce the clouds, a unique...

Saint Gwen
Saint Gwen
Saint
Pre-Congregation
Saint Teresia Chen Qingjieh
Saint Teresia Chen Qingjieh
Saint
Post-Congregation

She was born ar

Saint Probus of Cornwall
Saint Probus of Cornwall
Saint
Pre-Congregation

Very little information about

Saint Astius of Durazzo
Saint Astius of Durazzo
Saint
Pre-Congregation

He served as the Bishop of Durazzo, a c

Saint Mars of Nantes
Saint Mars of Nantes
Saint
Pre-Congregation

He is recognized as a pre-Congregation saint and was canonized pri

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Blesseds

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Blessed Humphrey Pritchard
Blessed Humphrey Pritchard
Blessed
Post-Congregation

Born in Wales, Humphrey

Blessed Elias Of Bourdeilles
Blessed Elias Of Bourdeilles
Blessed
Post-Congregation

Blessed Elias of Bourdeilles, also known as Elie or Hélie, was born in 1407 to the French nobility in Périgord, France.

Blessed Patrick Cavanagh
Blessed Patrick Cavanagh
Blessed
Post-Congregation

Born in Wexford, Ireland

Blessed Matthew Lambert
Blessed Matthew Lambert
Blessed
Post-Congregation

He was born in Wexford, Irel

Blessed Robert Meyler
Blessed Robert Meyler
Blessed
Post-Congregation
Blessed George Nichols
Blessed George Nichols
Blessed
Post-Congregation

He was raised in a Protestant family and went on to graduate from Brasenose College in

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