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Saint Thomas Becket, Bishop and Martyr; Patron of Roman Catholic Diocesan Clergy

Saint Thomas Becket was an English nobleman who served as Lord Chancellor from 1155 to 1162, and then notably as Archbishop of Canterbury from 1162 until his murder in 1170. He is venerated as a sa...

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Saint Paola Elisabetta Cerioli, the Apostle of Charity

Costanza Cerioli was born on 28 January 1816 in Soncino, Italy, the last of 16 children born into the noble family of Francesco Cerioli and Francesca Corniani. She was a frail child plagued by a he...

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Saint John of Matha

Saint Virginia Centurione Bracelli

Virginia Centurione Bracelli was an Italian noblewoman from Genoa. She was born on 2 April 1587 and her father was the Doge of Genoa. She had a short marriage due to being widowed in 1607. ...

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