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Stained glass window of Saint Francesco Antonio Fasani
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Saint Francesco Antonio Fasani

Saint Francesco Antonio Fasani was a Conventual Franciscan who taught the younger members of his community and served in administration. He was recognized as a great preacher and confessor. In the minds of the local people Francesco was considered a saint at his death.

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Sculpture of Saint Teresa of Avila

Saint Teresa of Avila

Saint Teresa of Avila lived before and during the Council of Trent. Having experienced the Reformation, she felt a need for reform, but took things in a different direction than the Protestants. Teresa set an example for present day reformers.
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Photo of Blessed Carlo Acutis

Blessed Carlo Acutis

This millennial was a self-taught computer whiz, defender of bullied students, soccer enthusiast, and deeply devoted to the Eucharist—all this in a life cut short by leukemia at the age of 15.
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Statue of Blessed Marie-Rose Durocher

Blessed Marie-Rose Durocher

When Marie-Rose Durocher was 29, Bishop Ignace Bourget became bishop of Montreal. He faced a shortage of priests and sisters and a rural population that had been largely deprived of education.
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Photo of the shrine of Blessed Francis Xavier Seelos

Blessed Francis Xavier Seelos

Francis Xavier Seelos was born in Bavaria. He studied in Munich before coming to the United States to serve the German-speaking immigrants. He remained here his entire adult life serving both his parishioners and fellow Redemptorists.
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Photo of Pope John XXIII

Saint John XXIII

A shy, retiring man, Cardinal Angelo Roncalli became our beloved Pope Saint John XXIII. Perhaps the greatest irony was that his fellow Cardinals elected him as a stop-gap pope to give them time to get the politics ironed out for ...
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Painting of Saint Francis Borgia

Saint Francis Borgia

Saint Francis Borgia had it made according to every social standard. He had name, position, power, etc. But after a series of events, including the death of his wife, he joined the Jesuits, where he used his professional talents and ...
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