Feast of St. Paulina, nun, the first Brazilian to be canonized. Proclaimed a saint in 2002, by Pope John Paul II. Patron of Diabetics.
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Feast of St. Kilian
Feast of St. Kilian, martyr. Irish monk who evangelized Franconia (Baden and Bavaria). Patron of sufferers of rheumatism. Died 689.
Feast of St. Pantaenus
Feast of St. Pantaenus, stoic philosopher from Sicily, head of the catechetical school at Alexandria, Egypt.
Feast of St. Maria Goretti
Feast of St. Maria Goretti, martyr, canonized by Pope Pius XII in 1950. Patron of youth, young women, purity, and victims of rape.
Feast of Sts. Fragan and Gwen
Feast of Sts. Fragan and Gwen, the parents of Sts. Jacut, Guithem, and Winwaloe.
Feast of St. Bertha of Artois
Feast of St. Bertha of Artois, Benedictine abbess. Mother of 5. Widowed, founded convent at Blangy, in Artois, France. Patron of widows.
St. Guthagon
St. Guthagon, Recluse. Irishman of royal blood led a penitential, contemplative life at Oostkerk, Bruges, Belgium. Famed for his sanctity.
Feast of St. Lidanus
Feast of St. Lidanus, Benedictine abbot credited with draining the Pontine Marshes, Italy, and for founding Sezze Abbey in the Papal States.
Feast of St. Gall
Feast of St. Gall, Irish missionary, companion of St. Columban, helped to found Luxeuil Monastery. Patron of birds; geese; poultry; Sweden.
Feast of St. Theobald of Provins
Feast of St. Theobald of Provins, hermit and monk. Patron of farmers, winegrowers, shoemakers, belt makers, charcoal-burners, bachelors. Died 1066.