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3 days ago · Date 18 June. The Saint of the Day presents a daily calendar of Saints remembered by the Church. The pages feature the stories of the great witnesses of Christian life through the centuries, lighting our way on our journey of faith.
2 days ago · Jesus spoke to her from the tabernacle, assuring his protection, and Clare was seen walking towards the enemy with a monstrance as the soldiers fled the other direction. These two saints made the Eucharist the center of their lives, beckoning us to imitate their example.
2 days ago · Holy devotion to Christ in the Blessed Sacrament is a common thread in the lives of the saints. We can look to their example and grow in our own relationship with Christ through the Body and Blood of our Lord. Here are nine quotes from the saints on the Holy Eucharist: Caroline Perkins, ChurchPOP
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Jun 3, 2024 · Hagiography, the body of literature describing the lives and veneration of the Christian saints. The literature of hagiography embraces acts of the martyrs (i.e., accounts of their trials and deaths); biographies of saintly monks, bishops, princes, or virgins; and accounts of miracles connected.
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Jun 1, 2024 · Saint Hildegard, German abbess, visionary mystic, and composer. She was canonized in 2012, when Pope Benedict XVI declared her to be a saint through ‘equivalent canonization,’ a papal proclamation of canonization based on a standing tradition of popular veneration. Learn more about her life and work.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
- St. Hildegard was a Benedictine abbess, writer, poet, and composer who lived in 12th-century Germany. She had numerous prophetic and mystical visio...
- Hildegard was born to noble parents in Böckelheim, West Franconia (Germany). She was a sickly child but was able to receive an education at a nearb...
- St. Hildegard is one of the few prominent women in medieval church history. In fact, she is one of only four women who were named a doctor of the c...
5 days ago · Christianity - Saints, Miracles, Worship: The term saint was originally a self-designation of all Christians. “The saints,” according to the First Letter of Paul to the Corinthians (1:31), are “sanctified through the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and through the Spirit of our God.”
4 days ago · St. Aloysius Gonzaga renounced noble life to become a Jesuit. He is known for his purity and charity, dying at the age of 23 while caring for victims of an epidemic. Despite their short lives, each of these young saints left an indelible mark on Church history that inspires youth today.
