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Saint John of the Cross

The youngest child of parents in the silk-weaving trade, John de Yepes was born during 1542 in Fontiveros near the Spanish city of Avila. His father Gonzalo died at a relatively young age, and his ...

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Saint Sabas

Saint Sabas was born in Cappadocia in AD439 and was one of the most highly regarded patriarchs among the monks of Palestine, and considered one of the founders of Eastern monasticism. Af...

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Saint Bibiana
Saint Andrew the Apostle
Saint James of Marches
Saint Columbian
Saint Elizabeth

Saint Charles Borromeo

The circumstances of Charles' birth, in 1538, could have easily allowed him to join the ranks of corrupt Renaissance-era clergy. He was born into luxury, the son of noble parents, with a guaranteed...

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