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February 26, 2006

St. Faustinian

St. Faustinian, the second bishop of Bologna, Italy, lived in the 300s. St. Faustinian helped strengthen the church during the persecution of Emperor Diocletian.

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February 23, 2006

St. Polycarp of Smyrna was converted by St. John the Apostle. He was a bishop and a respected Christian leader in the early second century. Circa the year 155, Romans tried to burn Polycarp alive in an arena, but St. Polycarp was miraculously safe. The mob then stabbed him, and St. Polycarp died a martyr....

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February 21, 2006

St. Peter Damian

St. Peter Damian was born in Italy in 1007. He left his career as a professor to become a Benedictine monk. St. Peter Damian’s health suffered when he tried to replace sleep with prayer. The Vatican called on him to help make peace among clergymen. In 1828 he was declared a doctor of the church.

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February 20, 2006

St. Leo of Catania

St. Leo of Catania lived circa 787. He was the bishop of Catania, Sicily. Known for his holiness and learning, he was called “the wonder-worker.”

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February 17, 2006

St. Alexis Falconieri

St. Alexis Falconieri was born in the 13th century in Italy. Along with six companions, he joined the Confraternity of the Blessed Virgin in Florence in 1225. After a vision of Mary in 1233, they formed a group dedicated to prayer. After a second vision, St. Alexis and his companions founded the Servants of Mary....

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February 15, 2006

St. Onesimus

St. Onesimus, as mentioned in St. Paul’s Letter to Philemon, was a slave of Philemon in Phrygia circa the year 90. St. Onesimus ran away and was eventually befriended by St. Paul, who converted St. Onesimus. St. Paul sent him back to Philemon with an epistle asking Philemon to free St. Onesimus, who eventually died...

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February 14, 2006

Ss. Cyril and Methodius

Ss. Cyril and Methodius, Greek brothers and priests, were born in 827 and 826. The emperor sent them to Russia in 861 to convert the Khazars to Christianity. They began to convert Moravians in 863 using their native language. The brothers developed a Slavonic language that eventually became what is currently known as Cyrillic. They...

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February 9, 2006

St. Apollonia

St. Apollonia is the patron saint of dentists, tooth disease and toothaches. In Alexandria, Egypt, around the year 249, a group of non-Christians broke her teeth and told her to commit blasphemy or be burned alive. St. Apollonia jumped into the fire.

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February 7, 2006

St. Richard

St. Richard was the father of three saints. He died during a pilgrimage from his home in England to Rome. People reported miracles at his tomb, and he was venerated by the citizens of the Italian town in which he died. Some called him the “king of the English.”

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February 6, 2006

St. Paul Miki

St. Paul Miki was born in Japan and joined the Jesuits in 1580. He preached despite an anti-Christian sentiment in the political atmosphere. Along with 25 other Catholics, he was crucified Feb. 5, 1597, in Nagasaki, Japan, during a persecution of Christians. He was canonized as a martyr of Japan in 1862 by Pope Pius...

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February 4, 2006