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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, ...
St. Jodoc (Josse) Confessor December 13 A.D. 669 Those Britons who, flying from the swords of the English-Saxons, settled in Armorica in Gaul, upon the ruins of the Roman empire in those parts formed themselves into a little state on that coast till they were obliged to receive the laws of ...
Jessica is a derivation of Joanna. Joanna was the wife of Chuza, steward of King Herod Antipas, tetrarch of Galilee. She was one of the women who helped provide for Jesus and the Apostles and was one of the three women who discovered the empty tomb of Jesus on the first Easter morning. Her feast ...
Who was Mother Teresa of Calcutta? These pages are all about the life of Mother Teresa of Calcutta. She is now known as Saint Teresa of Calcutta or Saint Teresa of Kolkata.
Virgin of Todi, Italy. She has traditionally been venerated in Todi and was revered for her holiness. Few details of her life are extant.