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Martyr of Egypt. He was burned alive in Alexandria, Egypt, during the persecutions under Emperor Trajanus Decius. Nemesius was arrested and scourged and then burned to death. Like Christ, he was executed between two criminals.  

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After it was revealed that Acting Chief Joly was the Mayor’s final choice for the Chief of Police position, several members of the Common Council came out against his nomination

>> happy -- ugh! >> it became a phenomenon very quickly because of the way that it was pushing boundaries. >> subversive christmas specials on tv. youve got to go to "south park." >> behold my glory. >> holy [bleep] its jesus. >> what are you doing in south park, jesus? >> trey parker and matt stone made this little christmas short. >> they made a video cassette and that made the rounds. i mean, that went viral before there was viral. >> tomorrow is my birthday, yet all is not right. >> your bir...

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The game, previously scheduled for Dec. 21, is not expected to be rescheduled

St. Bernadette was born in Lourdes, France on January 7, 1844. Her parents were very poor and she was the first of nine children. She was baptized at St. Pierre's, the local parish church, on January 9. As a toddler, Bernadette contracted cholera and suffered extreme asthma. Unfortunately, she ...

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Martyr with a group, including Navalis, Concordius, and Agricola at Ravenna, Italy. There is some question as to whether they were actually martyred in that city (as St. Peter Chrysologus wrote that St. Apollinaris was the only person martyred at Ravenna); It is also possible that they can be ...

Missionary, martyr, and patron of St. Paul. A Christian in the city of Damascus, Ananias was commanded by Christ in a vision to seek out Saul, the future Paul, who had staggered his way into the city following his dramatic encounter with the Lord on the road to Damascus. Finding Saul blind, ...