Monastic / Hermit · August 8
St. Mary MacKillop
Mary Helen MacKillop RSJ was an Australian religious sister.
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265 lives of faith. Showing 37–48.
Monastic / Hermit · July 23
St. Bridget of Sweden
Bridget of Sweden, OSsS , also known as Birgitta Birgersdotter and Birgitta of Vadstena , was a Swedish Catholic mystic and the founder of the Bridgettines.
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Priest / Deacon · July 24
St. Charbel Makhlouf
Charbel Makhlouf, O.L.M. May 8, 1828 – December 24, 1898) was a Lebanese Maronite monk and priest. During his life, he obtained a wide reputation for holiness, and for his ability to unite Christians, Muslims and Druze. He was a member of the Baladites.
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Martyr · August 9
St. Edith Stein
Edith Stein was a German philosopher who converted to Catholicism and became a Discalced Carmelite nun.
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Monastic / Hermit · August 12
St. Jane Frances de Chantal
Jane Frances de Chantal, VHM was a French Catholic noble widow and nun who was beatified in 1751 and canonized in 1767.
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Bishop · August 16
St. Stephen I of Hungary
Stephen I, also known as King Saint Stephen , was the last grand prince of the Hungarians between 997 and 1000 or 1001, and the first king of Hungary from 1000 or 1001 until his death in 1038.
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Doctor of the Church · August 20
St. Bernard of Clairvaux
Bernard of Clairvaux, O.Cist. , venerated as Saint Bernard, was an abbot, mystic, co-founder of the Knights Templar, and a major leader in the reform of the Benedictines through the nascent Cistercian Order.
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Monastic / Hermit · August 30
St. Jeanne Jugan
Jeanne Jugan, LSP , in religion Mary of the Cross, was a French Catholic religious sister who became known for the dedication of her life to the neediest of the elderly poor.
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Monastic / Hermit · September 1
St. Giles
Giles the Hermit was a Greek Christian ascetic active in France, most likely in the 7th century.
Greece · Traditional attribution
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Doctor of the Church · September 13
St. John Chrysostom
John Chrysostom was a Church Father who served as Archbishop of Constantinople.
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Monastic / Hermit · October 3
St. Théodore Guérin
Théodore Guérin was a French-American Catholic religious sister who founded the Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, based in Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Indiana.
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Monastic / Hermit · October 5
St. Faustina Kowalska
Maria Faustyna Kowalska of the Blessed Sacrament, OLM was a Polish Catholic religious sister and mystic.
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