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St. Anne
According to Christian tradition, Saint Anne was the mother of Mary, the wife of Joachim and the maternal grandmother of Jesus.
Holy Land (historical region) · Traditional attribution
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St. Rose of Lima
Rose of Lima , was a member of the Third Order of Saint Dominic in Lima, Peru, Spanish Empire, who became known for both her life of severe penance and her care of the poverty stricken of the city through her own private efforts.
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Lay saint · 25 August
St. Louis IX of France
Louis IX , also known as Saint Louis, was King of France from 1226 until his death in 1270.
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St. Joseph of Arimathea
Joseph of Arimathea is a Biblical figure who assumed responsibility for the burial of Jesus after his crucifixion.
Holy Land (historical region) · Historical region
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Martyr · 28 September
St. Wenceslaus I, Duke of Bohemia
Wenceslaus I , Wenceslas I or Václav the Good was the Prince of Bohemia from 921 until his death, probably in 935.
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Lay saint · 12 October
St. Carlo Acutis
Carlo Acutis was an English-born Italian Catholic teenager known for his devotion to the Eucharist and his use of digital media to promote Catholic devotion.
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St. Elizabeth of Hungary
Elizabeth of Hungary , also known as Elisabeth of Thuringia, was a princess of the Kingdom of Hungary and the landgravine of Thuringia.
Hungary · Traditional attribution
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Martyr
St. Catherine of Alexandria
Catherine of Alexandria, also spelled Katherine, was, according to tradition, a Christian virgin and martyr, who suffered martyrdom in the early 4th century at the hands of the emperor Maxentius.
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Lay saint · December 9
St. Juan Diego
Juan Diego Cuauhtlatoatzin , also known simply as Juan Diego , was a Nahua peasant and Marian visionary.
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Martyr
St. Lucy
Lucia of Syracuse , also called Santa Lucia and better known as Saint Lucy, was a Roman Christian martyr who died during the Diocletianic Persecution.
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Apostle / Disciple
St. Mary, mother of Jesus
Mary was a first-century Jewish woman of Nazareth, the wife of Joseph and the mother of Jesus.
Holy Land (historical region) · Historical region
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Martyr · 3 June
St. Charles Lwanga
Charles Lwanga was a Ugandan convert to the Catholic Church who was martyred with his companions and is revered as a saint by both the Catholic Church and the Anglican Communion.
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