
Lay saint · November 13
St. Homobonus
Saint Homobonus is the patron saint of business people, tailors, shoemakers, and clothworkers, as well as of Cremona, Italy.
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Lay saint · November 13
Saint Homobonus is the patron saint of business people, tailors, shoemakers, and clothworkers, as well as of Cremona, Italy.
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Martyr · June 3
Achilleus Kiwanuka, also known as Achileo Kiwanuka or Achilles Kiwanuka or Achiles Kiwanuka, was a Ugandan Catholic martyr revered as a saint in the Catholic Church.
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Martyr · June 3
Adolphus Ludigo-Mukasa, also known as Adolofu Mukasa Ludigo, Adolf Mukasa Ludigo was a Ugandan Catholic martyr killed for his faith.
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Monastic · July 17
Saint Alexius of Rome or Alexius of Edessa, also Alexis, was a fourth-century Greek monk who lived in anonymity and is known for his dedication to Christ.
Italy · Traditional attribution
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Martyr · December 25
Saint Anastasia is a Christian saint and martyr who died at Sirmium in the Roman province of Pannonia Secunda. In the Eastern Orthodox Church, she is venerated as St.
Italy · Traditional attribution
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Lay saint · July 10
Canute IV, later known as Canute the Holy or Saint Canute, was King of Denmark from 1080 until 1086. Canute was an ambitious king who sought to strengthen the Danish monarchy, devotedly supported the Roman Catholic Church, and wanted the English throne.
Denmark · Early origin
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Lay saint · January 7
Saint Knud, also known as Canute Lavard was a Danish prince. Later he was the first Duke of Schleswig and the first border prince who was both a Danish and a German vassal, a position leading towards the historical double position of Southern Jutland.
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Lay saint · October 13
Coloman of Stockerau was an Irish saint. While on pilgrimage to the Holy Land, he was mistaken for a spy and hanged near Vienna.
Ireland · Traditional attribution
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Lay saint · March 3
Cunigunde of Luxembourg, OSB, also called Cunegundes, Cunegunda, and Cunegonda and, in Latin, Cunegundis or Kinigundis, was Empress of the Holy Roman Empire by marriage to Holy Roman Emperor Henry II.
Luxembourg · Reported origin
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Lay saint · November 13
Didacus of Alcalá, also known as Diego de San Nicolás, was a Spanish Franciscan lay brother who served among the first group of missionaries to the newly conquered Canary Islands.
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Lay saint · July 4
Elizabeth of Portugal, TOSF, also known as Elizabeth of Aragon, was Queen of Portugal from 1282 to 1325 as the wife of King Denis.
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Lay saint · May 30
Ferdinand III, called the Saint, was King of Castile from 1217 and King of León from 1230 as well as King of Galicia from 1231.
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