Saint of the Day Desk

Saint Augustine of Canterbury

Augustine was born in the early 6th century in Italy and was known as Apostle to the Anglo-Saxons, Apostle to the English or Austin of Canterbury. He was a monk and became the first Archbishop of C...

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Saint Rita of Cascia

Rita was born in 1381 in the city of Roccaporena, a small suburb of Cascia near Spoleto, Umbria, Italy. Her name was Margherita and was affectionately called Rita, the short form of her baptismal n...

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Saint Godric of Finchale

Saint John the silent, Bishop of Colonia : Saint of the Day, May 13

St. John the Silent, named for his love of solitude, came from a prominent Armenian family. His father Encratius and mother Euphemia were Orthodox Christians known throughout Armenia for their weal...

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