Lay Saint · January 22
St. Blaesilla
Blaesilla was a Roman widow and disciple of Jerome.
Italy · Present-day geography
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Lay Saint · April 7
St. Brynach
Brynach was a 6th-century Welsh saint.
Origin uncertain · Birthplace uncertain
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Lay Saint · March 9
St. Caesarius of Nazianzus
Caesarius of Nazianzus was a prominent physician and politician.
Turkey · Present-day geography
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Martyr · November 22
St. Cecilia of Rome
Cecilia of Rome was a Christian virgin martyr, who is venerated in Roman Catholic, Eastern Orthodox, Anglican, and some Lutheran churches, such as the Church of Sweden.
Italy · Present-day geography
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Lay Saint · May 12
St. Dominic de la Calzada
Dominic de la Calzada was a Spanish hermit remembered for building roads, bridges, and a hospital to help pilgrims on the Way of Saint James.
Spain · Present-day geography
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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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Lay Saint · August 3
St. Gamaliel
Gamaliel was a leading authority in the Sanhedrin in the early first century AD.
Origin uncertain · Birthplace uncertain
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Lay Saint · June 15
St. Germaine Cousin
Germaine Cousin was a young French shepherdess remembered for her faith and generosity amid illness and hardship.
France · Present-day geography
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Lay Saint · August 18
St. Helena
Helena was the mother of Emperor Constantine and an important patron of Christian churches and pilgrimage sites.
Turkey · Present-day geography
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Martyr · October 19
St. Jean de Lalande
Jean de Lalande was a French Jesuit missionary at Sainte-Marie among the Hurons and one of the eight North American Martyrs.
France · Present-day geography
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Lay Saint · July 26
St. Joachim
Joachim was, according to Christian Sacred tradition, the husband of Saint Anne, the father of Mary and grandfather of Jesus.
Israel · Present-day geography
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Lay Saint · March 14
St. Matilda of Ringelheim
Matilda of Ringelheim was a Saxon noblewoman who became queen of Germany.
Germany · Present-day geography
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