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Saint Louis IX of France

At his coronation as king of France, Louis IX bound himself by oath to behave as God’s anointed, as the father of his people and feudal lord of the King of Peace. Other kings had done the same, of ...

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Saint Stephen of Hungary

The Church is universal, but its expression is always affected—for good or ill—by local culture. There are no “generic” Christians; there are Mexican Christians, Polish Christians, Filipino Christi...

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Saint Clare of Assisi
Saint Lawrence
Saint Lydia Purpuraria
Saint Alphonsa
Saint Panteleon

Saints Joachim and Anne

On July 26 the Roman Catholic Church commemorates the parents of the Virgin Mary, Saints Joachim and Anne. The couple's faith and perseverance brought them through the sorrow of childlessness, to t...

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