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218 lives of faith. Showing 61–72.

Artistic interpretation of St. Fridolin of Säckingen

Monastic / Hermit · 6 March

St. Fridolin of Säckingen

Fridolin of Säckingen, also known as Fridold or Fredelinus, is a legendary Irish missionary, apostle of the Alamanni and founder of Säckingen Abbey on the Upper Rhine.

Ireland · Traditional attribution

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Artistic interpretation of St. Giuseppe Allamano

Priest / Deacon · 16 February

St. Giuseppe Allamano

Giuseppe Allamano, IMC was an Italian Catholic priest who established the Consolata Missionaries for males and another for females, the Consolata Missionary Sisters.

Italy

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Artistic interpretation of St. Joseph Marello

Bishop · 30 May

St. Joseph Marello

Giuseppe Marello was an Italian Roman Catholic prelate who served as the Bishop of Acqui from 1889 until his death and was also the founder of the Oblates of Saint Joseph.

Italy

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Artistic interpretation of St. Luigi Orione

Priest / Deacon · May 16

St. Luigi Orione

Luigi Giovanni Orione was an Italian priest who was active in answering the social needs of his nation as it faced the social upheavals of the late 19th century.

Italy

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Artistic interpretation of St. Maria Katharina Kasper

Monastic / Hermit · 2 February

St. Maria Katharina Kasper

Mary Catherine Kasper, A.D.J.C. was a German Catholic Religious Sister and the foundress of the Poor Handmaids of Jesus Christ. Kasper entered the religious life later in her life despite having harbored a desire to become a religious sister for a very…

Germany

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