Saint of the Day

Saint Gatianus of Tours

Saint Gatianus of Tours was the first Bishop of Tours. He was a missionary and was the founding Bishop of the see of Tours and was one of the Seven apostles of Gaul. Pope Fabian sent out...

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Saint Lucy of Syracuse; Patron Saint of the blind

Lucia of Syracuse was a Roman Christian martyr who died during the Diocletianic Persecution. She is one of the eight women (including the Virgin Mary) explicitly commemorated by Catholics in the Ca...

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Saint Damasus I, the Pope
Saint Sabbas of Mar Saba

Saint John Damascene; Doctor of Christian Art

John of Damascus or John Damascene was a Christian monk, priest, hymnographer, and apologist. He was born and raised in Damascus in 675 or 676. As per tradition, he died at his monastery, Mar Saba,...

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