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St. Beatrice was born to Portuguese nobility in Cuerta, Portugal, in 1424. She was the daughter of the Count of Viana, and the sister of Saint Amadeus of Portugal. She was raised in the household ...
In 332 Monica was born into a Catholic household in Tagaste, a city in modern-day Algeria in North Africa. A maidservant fostered her and instilled in her the values of temperance and obedience. Sh...
St. Helena was the mother of Emperor Constantine the Great and an Empress of the Roman Empire. Very little is known about Helena's early life, but it is believed she is from Drepanum (later known a...