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Many miracles are attributed to Saint Peter, but one is truly special. It involves another saint, or rather, the Apostle invites a paralytic girl in a vision, who turns to his intercession in prayer, to go and look for a certain Abbondio if she wanted to be healed.
In our era he may have been called a globetrotter because he loved to visit the main Sanctuaries of Europe on foot: from Santiago de Compostela to Loreto, from Rome to Gargano. He is Saint Benedict Joseph Labre, known as the beggar or wanderer of God. In less than fifteen years, it is estimated that he traveled thousands of kilometers until he settled in Rome. At first, he found refuge under an arch of the Colosseum and people brought him alms which he promptly distributed to those he considered poorer than himself. He then found a place near the Basilica of Saints Sylvester and Martin, in Rome’s Monti district.
He is counted among the founders of the Cistercian Order. Deeply devoted to the Virgin Mary, he promoted a return to a simple and austere monastic life. This is Saint Robert of Molesme, born in Troyes, in Champagne, in 1028 or 1029, into a noble family. His parents were Thierry and Ermengarde, counts of Tonnerre from the Maligny branch.
Dedicated to the service of orphans, needy young women, and the poor—for whom she founded the Congregation of the Sisters of the Poor of Saint Catherine of Siena.
Emma was the daughter of the noble Saxon count Immed IV and Adela of Hamaland. Born in 982 in Saxony [modern day Germany], she married Liudger, son of the Duke of Saxony, Hermann Billung. In 1001, Emperor Otto III granted the couple the royal palace of Stiepel.
He is known as a great miracle worker. In fact, his life is studded with miracles which he performed, above all, in favor of the poor and oppressed, becoming widely known as their defender. He is Saint Francis of Paola, from the name of the Calabrian town where he was born on March 27, 1416, to a devout Catholic family of landowners. Advanced in age, his parents resorted to the intercession of Saint Francis of Assisi to have children. When their firstborn arrived, in gratitude to the Saint, they named him Francis and from an early age, the presence of God burst into his life.
The most reliable biographical source on Saint Agnes Segni is the Legenda, written in 1366 by the Dominican Blessed Raymond of Capua, who lived for four years in Montepulciano as rector of the monastery founded by the Saint. He was able to gather testimonies from several sisters and many people who had known her, and he also consulted documents from the monastery’s archive.
A Benedictine monk, later Abbot and Archbishop of Canterbury, and an eminent theologian, he was proclaimed a Doctor of the Church. This is Saint Anselm of Aosta, whose most famous work is the Proslogion (“Discourse”), known for its ontological argument for the existence of God. Born in Aosta in northern Italy, around 1033, he received both human and religious education from his mother, who later entrusted his formation to the Benedictines of a priory in Aosta.
He devoted himself to the reform of the clergy, to the free administration of the sacraments, to the observance of holy days, and to charity toward the sick and elderly priests.
Saint Isidore is the last of the Latin Fathers of the Church and is credited with having guided the society of the Iberian Peninsula, a center of culture and learning, by unifying the Roman Catholic inhabitants with the Arian Goths.
He was called the Angel of the Apocalypse for his fiery sermons on the end times and the eternal destiny that awaits humanity. Recalling his contemporaries to coherence in life via the professed faith and announcing the Gospel with vigor and courage, he did not fear the powerful of his time. He is Saint Vincent Ferrer, born on January 23, 1350, in Valencia, Spain, to Don Guillermo Ferrer and Lady Costanza Miguel.
Peter Rosini was born in Verona around 1205 into a well-to-do family. It is possible that some of his relatives had embraced the Cathar heresy, which was widespread at the time. His father sent him to study at the University of Bologna, where he came into contact with the environment of the Domenican Friars of the Order of Preachers. He personally met Saint Dominic, who, in 1221, admitted him into his Order.
In 17th century France, schooling was no longer in step with the times. Teaching was dispersive and far from the social needs of a changing society. Culture was reserved for an elite and primary school was still based on the private individual method. A young priest had the courage to transform schooling, making it a place for anyone to prepare for life, become educated and acquire knowledge.
Marie-Rose Julie Billiart was born on July 12, 1751, in Cuvilly, north of Paris, France. She was the seventh of nine children, many of whom died at a young age. From childhood, she felt called by the Lord to follow him. One event marked her for life: in 1774, her father survived an attempted murder. This was followed, in 1782, by a medical error that caused paralysis in her legs.
Saint Waltrude (Waudru) of Mons was born around 612 in Cousolre, in northern France, into a noble Frankish family. Her father, Saint Walbert, was an official at the court of Clotaire II of the Merovingians, and her mother, Saint Bertilla of Thuringia, was the daughter of a king.
Lawrence was born in 225 AD in Osca (modern-day Huesca), Spain. As a young man he moved to Rome where he became known for his piety, charity toward the poor and moral integrity.
An unbreakable bond, sealed in life and continued into eternity, united Francis and Clare of Assisi. Clare, who called herself Francis’ “little plant,” embraced Lady Poverty following his example.
Wife, mother of four children, widow, foundress of the Order of the Visitation—Jane Frances Frémyot de Chantal spent every season of her life searching for God.
A short, ordinary life, entirely dedicated in union with God through religious consecration in the spirit of Saint Ignatius of Loyola. A cheerful young man who desired, from a very young age, to serve the Lord more closely and fulfilled his vocation by achieving holiness in a few short years.
A disciple of Saint Francis of Assisi, he dedicated his entire life to the Immaculata and remained faithful to Christ until the very end, offering his life to save a man condemned to death in the Auschwitz extermination camp.
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