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| List All Saints in Alphabetical Order | |||||
| Christian Saints | ||
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| St. Thomas | ||
| July 3 | Born: 1st century, Died: 1st century | |
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Patron Saint of Architects. One of the 12 Apostles of Christ. Known as Doubting Thomas, because he did not believe stories of Christ's Resurrection. | ||
| St. Elizabeth of Portugal | ||
| July 4 | Died: 1336 AD | |
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Queen of Portugal. | ||
| St. Anthony Mary Zaccaria | ||
| July 5 | Died: 1538 AD | |
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Medical Doctor, Priest, and Co-founder of the Barnabites. | ||
| St. Benedict | ||
| July 11 | Died: 543 AD | |
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Invoked against temptations of the devil, inflammatory diseases, erysipelas fever, and kidney disease. Founder of Bendictine Monasteries. Brother of Saint Scholastica. | ||
| St. Henry | ||
| July 13 | Died: 1024 AD | |
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Patron Saint of the childless, of Dukes, of the handicapped and those rejected by Religious Orders. Duke of Barvaria, became Emperor. Drove Saracens out of southern Italy. | ||
| Our Lady of Fátima | ||
| July 13 | Born: NA, Died: NA | |
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Our Lady of Fátima Day is a Portuguese holiday commemorating a period in 1917 when the Virgin Mary appeared in the Portuguese village of Fátima. On May 13, 1917, the Virgin Mary appeared to 3 childern in the small, rural, village of Fátima. At first most villagers were skeptical of the childern's story. On the 13th of each month the Virgin continued to appear, each time being witnessed by more people. The last appearance on October 13, 1917 was witnessed by over 70,000 people. July 13th was choosen as Our Lady of Fátima Day since this was the first day on which the Virgin appeared to a large number of people. Today the village of Fátima is a popular destination for Roman Catholic pilgrims. Most pilgrimages are scheduled between May 13th and October 13th. | ||
| Blessed Kateri Tekakwitha | ||
| July 14 | Died: 1680 AD | |
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Patron Saint of the environment. Daughter of a Mohaw warrior, she converted to Christianity. | ||
| St. Bonaventure | ||
| July 15 | Died: 1274 AD | |
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Bishop and Doctor of the Church. Wrote the Life of Saint Francis. Friend of Saint Thomas Aquinas, and Saint Louis. | ||
| St. Lawrence of Brindisi | ||
| July 21 | Died: 543 AD | |
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Doctor of the Church. | ||
| St. Mary Magdalene | ||
| July 22 | Died: 1st century | |
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Patron Saint of Perfumers, Tanners, Glovemakers, and Repentant Women. Follower of Jesus, she was one of the first to discover Christ had risen. Sister of St. Lazarus and St. Martha. | ||
| St. Ann | ||
| July 26 | Died: 1st century | |
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Patron Saint of Christian Mothers and of Women in Labor. Mother of the Virgin Mary. | ||
| St. Joachim | ||
| July 26 | Died: 1st century | |
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Father of the Virgin Mary.
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| St. Martha | ||
| July 29 | Died: 1st century | |
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Patron Saint of Cooks. Follower of Jesus, he visited her, her sister Mary, and her brother Lazarus in their home several times. | ||
| St. Ignatius Loyola | ||
| July 31 | Died: 1556 AD | |
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Patron Saint of those making Spiritual Excercises. Founder of the Jesuits. | ||
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