Monastic / Hermit · January 1
St. Euphrosyne of Alexandria
Euphrosyne of Alexandria , also called Euphrosynē, was a saint who disguised herself as a male to enter a monastery and live, for 38 years, as an ascetic.
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Monastic / Hermit · March 6
St. Fridolin of Säckingen
Fridolin of Säckingen, also known as Fridold or Fredelinus, is a legendary Irish missionary, apostle of the Alamanni and founder of Säckingen Abbey on the Upper Rhine.
Ireland · Traditional attribution
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Monastic / Hermit · February 18
St. Geltrude Comensoli
Geltrude Caterina Comensoli , also known as Mother Geltrude, is the Patroness of Youth, Val Camonica and Relic Custodians.
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Monastic / Hermit · January 5
St. Genoveva Torres Morales
Genoveva Torres Morales was a Spanish Roman Catholic nun who established her own congregation known as the Daughters of the Sacred Heart of Jesus and of the Holy Angels.
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Bishop · December 23
St. Ivo of Chartres
Ivo of Chartres, Can.Reg. , was a French canon regular and abbot who then served as the Bishop of Chartres from 1090 until his death. He was an important authority in Catholic canon law during the Investiture Crisis of that era. He is honored as a saint in…
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Priest / Deacon · May 16
St. Luigi Orione
Luigi Giovanni Orione was an Italian priest who was active in answering the social needs of his nation as it faced the social upheavals of the late 19th century.
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Monastic / Hermit · December 11
St. María de las Maravillas de Jesús
María de las Maravillas de Jesús, OCD was a Spanish Discalced Carmelite.
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Monastic / Hermit · January 18
St. Margaret of Hungary
Margaret of Hungary, OP was a Dominican nun and the daughter of King Béla IV of Hungary and Maria Laskarina.
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Monastic / Hermit · February 2
St. Maria Katharina Kasper
Mary Catherine Kasper, A.D.J.C. was a German Catholic Religious Sister and the foundress of the Poor Handmaids of Jesus Christ. Kasper entered the religious life later in her life despite having harbored a desire to become a religious sister for a very…
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Monastic / Hermit · July 16
St. Marie-Madeleine Postel
Marie-Madeleine Postel , born Julie Françoise-Catherine Postel, was a French Catholic professed religious and the founder of the Sisters of Christian Schools.
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Monastic / Hermit · June 20
St. Naum
Naum , also known as Naum of Ohrid or Naum of Preslav , was a medieval Bulgarian writer and missionary among the Slavs, considered one of the Seven Apostles of the First Bulgarian Empire.
Origin uncertain · Birthplace unknown
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Priest / Deacon · May 11
St. Odilo of Cluny
Odilo of Cluny was the 5th Benedictine Abbot of Cluny, succeeding Mayeul and holding the post for around 54 years.
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