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• St. John I (Pope and Martyr)
  St. John I was a sixth-century pope and martyr. John was born in the Italian province of Tuscany, and was elected Bishop of Rome (that is, pope) in 523. The Mediterranean world was, by this time, divided into the Eastern… Read More
  
  
• St. Pascal Baylon
  St. Pascal Baylon was born in Spain in May of 1540. His parents, who were virtuous peasants, named him Pascal because he was born on the Feast of Pentecost, which in Spain is called “the Pasch of the Holy Ghost.”… Read More
  
  
• St. John Nepomucene (Martyr)
  Born John Wölflein or Welflin, in Nepomuk, Bohemia, in 1340, Saint John used the name of his native town for his surname instead of his family name. He studied theology and law at the University of Prague and was eventually… Read More
  
  
• St. Isidore the Farmer
  St. Isidore the Farmer (1070-1130) is considered the patron saint of farmers and rural communities. (He is not to be confused with another Spanish saint, St. Isidore of Seville [April 4]. Isidore was born in Madrid; as a young boy,… Read More
  
  
• St. Matthias (Apostle)
  All our knowledge of St. Matthias comes from the Acts of the Apostles, which describes his election as an Apostle (1:15-26). Because of Judas’ betrayal of Jesus and subsequent suicide, our Lord’s original and closest followers — the Apostles —… Read More