Saturday, April 26, 2025

The Great Cloud of Witnesses

Pope St. Silverio Read more

Pope St. Silverio

Pope Saint Silverio, also known as Sylvere or Silverius, was born in 480 in Frosinone, Campania, which is located in modern Italy. He was the son of Pope Hormisdas, who had entered religious life after raising a family. Silverio began his religious journey and eventually became a sub-deacon. However, his life took a significant turn when he was unexpectedly elected as pope at the insistence of...
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St. Edmund Campion Read more

St. Edmund Campion

Saint Edmund Campion, also known as Edmundus Campion and The Pope's Champion, was born on January 24, 1540, in London, England. He was the son of a Catholic bookseller named Edmund, whose family had converted to Anglicanism. Initially, the young Edmund planned to follow in his father's footsteps and enter the family trade. However, his life took a different turn when he earned a...
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St. Cuthbert Mayne Read more

St. Cuthbert Mayne

Cuthbert Mayne was an English Roman Catholic priest executed under the laws of Elizabeth I. He was the first of the seminary priests, trained on the Continent, to be martyred. Mayne was beatified in 1886 and canonized as one of the Forty Martyrs of England and Wales in 1970. His memorial is kept on November 30.

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Our Lady of Beauraing Read more

Our Lady of Beauraing

Our Lady of Beauraing (also known as the Virgin of the Golden Heart) is the title of 33 Marian apparitions reported in Beauraing, Belgium, between November 1932 and January 1933 by five children whose ages ranged between 9 and 15. For several years after the apparitions, pilgrims flocked to the small town of Beauraing, province of Namur (Belgium), and many cures were claimed. She is celebrated...
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St. Irenarcus Read more

St. Irenarcus

Saint Irenarcus, also known as Irenarchus, Irenarco, or Irénarque, was an individual with a background as an official torturer and executioner during the persecutions of Christian believers under the rule of Emperor Diocletian. However, his life took a remarkable turn when he was deeply moved by the incredible courage and unwavering faith of the Christians he was tasked with persecuting. In...
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