Priest or Deacon · April 15
St. César de Bus
César de Bus was a French Catholic priest and founder of two religious congregations.
France · Present-day geography
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Religious · August 13
St. Dulce de Souza Lopes Pontes
Dulce de Souza Lopes Pontes was a Brazilian Missionary Sister of the Immaculate Conception of the Mother of God.
Brazil · Present-day geography
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Religious · April 11
St. Elena Guerra
Elena Guerra was an Italian Catholic religious sister who founded the Oblates of the Holy Spirit.
Italy · Present-day geography
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Martyr · August 14
St. Eusebius of Rome
Eusebius of Rome is an early saint associated with the church bearing his name on the Esquiline Hill; the accounts of his life are uncertain.
Origin uncertain · Birthplace uncertain
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Lay Saint · March 9
St. Frances of Rome
Frances of Rome was an Italian Catholic mystic, organizer of charitable services and a Benedictine oblate who founded a religious community of oblates, who share a common life without religious vows.
Italy · Present-day geography
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Monastic or Hermit · March 17
St. Gertrude of Nivelles
Gertrude of Nivelles was an abbess who, with her mother Itta, founded the Abbey of Nivelles, now in Belgium.
Belgium · Present-day geography
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Religious · February 23
St. Giuditta Vannini
Giuditta Vannini was an Italian religious sister who co-founded the Daughters of Saint Camillus to care for the sick.
Italy · Present-day geography
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Bishop · January 19
St. Henry of Finland
Henry of Finland was a medieval bishop and missionary whose life and death are known chiefly through later traditions.
United Kingdom · Present-day geography
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Priest or Deacon · June 26
St. Josemaría Escrivá
Josemaría Escrivá was a Spanish Catholic priest who founded Opus Dei, an organization of laypeople and priests dedicated to the principle of everyday holiness.
Spain · Present-day geography
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Priest or Deacon · April 1
St. Lodovico Pavoni
Lodovico Pavoni was an Italian Catholic priest who ministered in Brescia.
Italy · Present-day geography
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Bishop · March 26
St. Ludger
Ludger was a missionary among the Frisians and Saxons, founder of Werden Abbey and the first Bishop of Münster in Westphalia.
Netherlands · Present-day geography
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Priest or Deacon · April 3
St. Luigi Scrosoppi
Luigi Scrosoppi was an Italian priest of the Catholic Church who founded the Sisters of Providence of Saint Cajetan of Thiene.
Italy · Present-day geography
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