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Saint Anthony Mary Zaccaria

In 1502, Anthony Mary Zaccaria was born in Cremona, Italy, into a noble family. A short time after Anthony was born, his father Lazzaro passed away, and at the age of 18, his mother Antonietta deci...

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The First Holy Martyrs of Rome

These “proto-martyrs” of Rome were the first Christians persecuted en masse by the Emperor Nero in the year 64, before the martyrdom of Saints Peter and Paul. Nero was widely believed to...

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Saints Peter and Paul
Saint Irenaeus
Saint Cyril of Alexandria
Saint William of Vercelli
Saint John the Baptist
Saint Joseph Cafasso
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Saint Aloysius Gonzaga

The Lord can make saints anywhere, even amid the brutality and license of Renaissance life. Florence was the “mother of piety” for Aloysius Gonzaga despite his exposure to a “society of fraud, dagg...

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