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5 days ago · Álvaro de Miranda Neto, a Brazilian equestrian rider known as “Doda,” married Athina Onassis, the granddaughter of Greek shipping magnate Aristotle Onassis, in 2005 in a pairing that seemed fit for athletic royalty (one of her passions is show jumping). Despite their shared interests, the duo divorced in 2017 as a result of his alleged infidelity.
2 days ago · Kathy Schiffer, August 7, 2021. Today’s saint is someone to admire (and to emulate!) on many counts. Cajetan dei Conti di Tiene (1480-1547), the Italian priest whose feast day we celebrate Aug. 7, might have some advice for young high school and college students today.
3 days ago · Who is the Saint of the Day? Visit Vatican News and read all about this and the other Saints the Church celebrates today, 05/22
3 days ago · 8) Patron saint of desperate situations and impossible causes …as well as a saint for feuding families, healing, and mothers. Here is a special prayer for the intercession of Saint Rita: O Holy Patroness of those in need, St. Rita, whose pleadings before thy Divine Lord are almost irresistible, who for thy lavishness in granting favors
2 days ago · The altar dedicated to St. Agnes of Rome in the Sant’Agnese in Agone, a 17th-century Baroque church in Rome, located where the saint was martyred in the ancient Stadium of Domitian. Credit: Kate Cavanaugh Quiñones . Today, the saint’s skull resides in a side chapel of the church Sant’Agnese in Agone in the Piazza Navona, Rome.
4 days ago · The old name for Normandy was Neustria. However, after 911, Neustria was replaced by the term Normandy to describe the region that includes present-day Normandy. Other parts of Neustria became known as France (now Île-de-France), Anjou, and Champagne. Who are the Normans today? The Normans are still present today.
3 days ago · St. Philip Neri: Saint of the Day for Sunday, May 26, 2024. St. Mary Magdalene de Pazzi: Saint of the Day for Saturday, May 25, 2024. Lesser Known Saints. 1/30/2022 – St. Bathildis. January 30, 2022. Queen and foundress. She was born in England, where she was enslaved and taken to Neustria, which was part of the Frankish kingdom.
