Saint of the Day

Saint Anastasius I, the Pope

Anastasius was born in Rome and was the son of Maximus. He succeeded Siricius as Pope and condemned the writings of the Alexandrian theologian Origen shortly after their translation into Latin. He ...

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Saint John of the Cross; the Mystical Doctor

Saint John of the Cross, born Juan de Yepes y Álvarez on 24 June 1542 was a Spanish Catholic priest, mystic, and a Carmelite friar of converso origin. He is a major figure of the Counter-Reformatio...

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Saint Damasus I, the Pope

Saint Sabbas of Mar Saba

Sabbas, in Church parlance Saint Sabbas, was a Cappadocian Greek monk, priest and saint, who was born in Cappadocia and lived mainly in Palaestina Prima. He was the founder of several convents, mos...

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