Doctor of the Church · February 21
St. Peter Damian
Peter Damian was an Italian reforming Benedictine monk and cardinal in the circle of Pope Leo IX.
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Monastic / Hermit · February 22
St. Margaret of Cortona
Margaret of Cortona was an Italian penitent of the Third Order of Saint Francis.
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Monastic / Hermit · October 20
St. Maria Bertilla Boscardin
Maria Bertilla Boscardin was an Italian nun and nurse who displayed a pronounced devotion to duty in working with sick children and victims of the air raids of World War I.
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Priest / Deacon · July 23
St. John Cassian
John Cassian , also known as John the Ascetic and John Cassian the Roman, was a Christian monk and theologian celebrated in both the Western and Eastern churches for his mystical writings.
Origin uncertain · Disputed birthplace
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Bishop · March 1
St. David
David was a Welsh Christian prelate who served as Bishop of Mynyw during the 6th century.
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Monastic / Hermit · November 13
St. Agnes of Bohemia
Agnes of Bohemia, OSC , also known as Agnes of Prague, was a medieval Bohemian princess who opted for a life of charity, mortification of the flesh and piety over a life of luxury and comfort.
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Monastic / Hermit · March 3
St. Katharine Drexel
Katharine Drexel, SBS was an American Catholic religious sister and educator.
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Priest / Deacon · March 15
St. Clement Mary Hofbauer
Clement Mary Hofbauer was a Moravian hermit and later a priest of the Redemptorist congregation.
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Doctor of the Church · February 27
St. Gregory of Narek
Grigor Narekatsi was an Armenian mystical and lyrical poet, monk, and theologian.
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Monastic / Hermit · March 9
St. Catherine of Bologna
Catherine of Bologna was an Italian Poor Clare, writer, teacher, mystic, artist, and saint.
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Monastic / Hermit · April 2
St. Francis of Paola
Francis of Paola, O.M. , was a Catholic friar from the town of Paola in Calabria who founded the Order of Minims. He was named after Francis of Assisi and like him Francis of Paola was never ordained a priest.
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Monastic / Hermit · April 4
St. Benedict the Moor
Benedict the Moor , also known as Benedict of Palermo, Benedict the Black, or Benedict the African, was an Afro-Sicilian Franciscan friar.
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