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A native of Spain, young Jesuit Peter Claver left his homeland forever in 1610 to be a missionary in the colonies of the New World. He sailed into Cartagena, a rich port city washed by the Caribbea...
Rosalia was born of a Norman noble family that claimed descent from Charlemagne. Rosalia was known for piety, and was devoutly religious, even at an early age. She retired to a life as a hermit, ...
St. Philip Benizi was born in 1233 to a wealthy family in Florence, Italy. He had his education in Paris and Padua, where he obtained his doctorate in both philosophy and medicine. He briefly pract...