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Pope St. Pius X

The first pope to be elected in the 20th century was Pius X, whose real name was Giuseppe Melchiorre Sarto. As World War I was starting, he passed away in 1914, eleven years after taking office as ...

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Saint Jane Frances De Chantal

On January 28, 1572, in Dijon, France, St. Jane Frances de Chantal was born. She came from a noble family because her father presided over the Burgundian parliament. She married the Baron de Chanta...

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Saint Dominic
Saint Cajetan
Saint Alphonsus Liguori
Saint Peter Chrysologus
Saint Martha

Saint James, Apostle

The first Apostle to be martyred was James, the brother of John the Evangelist. Herod of Agrippa ordered his beheading. The two brothers abandoned their father Zebedee and followed Jesus as soon as...

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