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Saint Joseph Moscati

Saint Joseph Moscati

“My place is by the side of the sick”, was the mantra of the medical luminary Saint Giuseppe Moscati (1880-1927), a model for every doctor and every man.

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Saint Stanislaus

Saint Stanislaus

The main patron saint of Poland was dear to John Paul II...

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Saint Magdalene of Canossa

Saint Magdalene of Canossa

She found her perfect happiness in following Christ and serving the lowliest.

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Saint Demetrius of Thessalonica

Saint Demetrius of Thessalonica

He is highly venerated in the East, where the Orthodox Churches attribute to him the title of Megalomartyr (great martyr).

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Saint Julia Billiart

Saint Julia Billiart

She was the founder of an institute rich in vocations, the Sisters of Notre Dame of Namur.

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Saint John Baptist de La Salle

Saint John Baptist de La Salle

The educational innovations of Saint John Baptist de La Salle (1651-1719) were so important that he became a giant in the history of pedagogy. It is no coincidence that Pius XII proclaimed him patron saint of educators and teachers.

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Saint Peter of Verona

Saint Peter of Verona

He was born from parents involved with Catharism, the heresy that he fought throughout his life, accomplishing numerous conversions.

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Saint Vincent Ferrer

Saint Vincent Ferrer

His contemporaries called him “the Angel of Judgement”.

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Saint Isidore of Seville

Saint Isidore of Seville

The first encyclopaedia was born from the genius of Saint Isidore of Seville (c. 560-636) and it is for this reason that during the pontificate of John Paul II he was proposed as patron saint of the Internet and those who work on it, based on an initiative of a group of Internet users.

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Saint Richard of Chichester

Saint Richard of Chichester

He defended the Church from the king's interference and promoted a robust reform of the clergy in his diocese.

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Saint Francis of Paola

Saint Francis of Paola

Mystic and founder of the Order of Minims, he was called “the other Francis” for his charity.

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Saint Hugh of Grenoble

Saint Hugh of Grenoble

His name is linked to the Carthusian Order, whose foundation he facilitated, and to the Gregorian Reform, which he wholeheartedly supported.

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