Saint of the Day Desk

November 3 : Saint Martin de Porres

Saint Martin de Porres was born in Lima, Peru, in 1579, the son of Juan de Porres, a Spanish nobleman, and Ana Velasquez, a freed woman of African descent from Panama. Because of his ...

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October 28: Saint Jude Thaddeus and Saint. Simon the Zealot, Apostles

St. Jude ThaddaeusSt. Jude, also known as Thaddaeus, was the brother of St. James the Lesser and a relative of Jesus. According to ancient sources, he ...

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October 20: St. Irene

October 19 : The North American Martyrs

The eight North American martyrs, also known as the Canadian Martyrs, the Jesuit Martyrs of North America, or the Martyrs of New France, were six priests and t...

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