Wednesday, September 16 · Ordinary Time · Saints Cornelius, Pope, and Cyprian, Bishop, Martyrs
Pope Blessed Victor III
Pope Blessed Victor III, also known as Daufar, Dauferius, or Desiderius, was born as Dauterius in 1027 in Benevento, Italy. He was the son of Prince Landolfo V of Benevento, a noble family in Italy.
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Saint Euphemia
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Saint Andrew Kim Taegon
He was born into a noble Korean family, and his parents were converts to Christianity.
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Saint Ninian
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Cumbria, BritainBlessed
Blessed Louis Allemand
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Pope Saint Cornelius
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Saint Dulcissima of Sutri
She is revered as a saint in the Catholic Church and holds a special place in the hearts of the people of…
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Saint Euphemia of Chalcedon
Her parents, Philophorm and Theodosia, were devout Christians who instilled their faith in their daughter.
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Saint Vitalis of Savigny
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Tierceville, FranceSaint
Saint Priscus of Nocera
He is honored as a martyr for his Christian faith.
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Saint Euphemia of Orense
We have no specific information about her life or the circumstances surrounding her martyrdom.
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Francis of Assisi
From the ambitions of a merchant’s son to a brotherhood shaped by poverty, prayer, and the Gospel.
Clare of Assisi
A founder and writer who defended a community’s freedom to live the Gospel in poverty.
Teresa of Calcutta
A teacher who founded the Missionaries of Charity and brought the needs of abandoned people before the world.
Josephine Bakhita
A Sudanese survivor of slavery who chose religious life and became a witness to freedom, hope, and forgiveness.
Charbel Makhlouf
The Maronite monk of Annaya whose hidden life of prayer became the centre of a worldwide devotion.
Thérèse of Lisieux
A young Carmelite whose little way of trust and daily love grew from family loss, convent life, and a severe trial of faith.
Augustine of Hippo
A North African teacher, convert, and bishop whose searching account of the self became inseparable from the responsibilities and conflicts of his Church.
Thomas Aquinas
A Dominican friar whose teaching joined patient argument, biblical study, and prayer in a sustained search for truth.
Teresa of Ávila
A Carmelite writer and founder who made friendship with Christ the center of a demanding life of prayer, community, and reform.
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