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This page contains an alphabetical listing Saints whose feasts are
celebrated in the Roman Catholic Liturgical Cycle and Patron Saints.
There is a brief description describing each Saint and they are listed
in alphabetical order. To return to the document that brought you to
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Bl. Kateri Tekakwitha - Feast: July 14 (Obligatory
Memorial - USA)
- Born: 165 -- Died: 1680 -- Beatified: 1980
Roman Calendar: Yes -- Roman Canon: No -- Other:
- Blessed Kateri died in Caughnawaga, Quebec in 1680 A.D. at the
age of 24. She led a life a great austerity and love in spite of
ridicule and abuse. Blessed Kateri is called "The Lily of the
Mohawks". In 1980 she was the first Native American to be declared
"Blessed".
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St. Teresa of Avila - Feast: October 15th (Obligatory
Memorial)
- Born: 1515 -- Died: 1582 -- Canonized: 1622
Roman Calendar: Yes -- Roman Canon: No -- Other:
doctor of the Church (1970)
- St. Teresa was born in Avila, Spain in 1515 A.D. She joined the
Carmelite order at the age of twenty. St. Teresa along with St. John
of the Cross helped reform both Carmelite Friars and Nuns. She is
the author of "Way of Perfection", "Interior Castle",
and her own autobiography. St. Teresa's writings were considered by
Pope Gregory XV and Pope Urban VIII to be equal to those of a doctor
of the Church. She died at the age of 67. St. Teresa was the first
woman to be given the title "doctor of the Church", in 1970 by Pope
Paul VI. She is the Patron Saint of Headaches and Spain.
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St. Thérèse - Feast: October 1 (Obligatory Memorial)
- Born: 1873 -- Died: 1897 -- Canonized: 1925
Roman Calendar: Yes -- Roman Canon: No -- Other:
doctor of the Church
- Thérèse of the Child Jesus was born in Alencon, Normandy in
1873. She was canonized by Pope Pius XI on May 17, 1925. St. Thérèse
entered the Carmelite monastery at Lisieux where she instructed the
novices of the community. The rapid growth of devotion to this saint
is one of the greatest phenomena of contemporary religious history.
St. Thérèse died of tuberculosis on September 30, 1897. She is a
doctor of the Church. St. Thérèse is the Patron Saint of Aviators,
Florist, France, and Missions.
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St. Thomas - Feast: July 3rd (Feast)
- Born: Unknown -- Died: Unknown -- Canonized:
Unknown
Roman Calendar: Yes (1630) -- Roman Canon: Yes --
Other: Apostle
- St. Thomas is remembered for his doubt concerning the
resurrection of the Lord. He is associated with founding the Church
in South India. St. Thomas is mentioned in the Roman Canon. Since
the fourth century the celebration of the transference of his body
to Edessa has been commemorated on July 3rd. He is the Patron Saint
of Architects, Builders, and Geometricians, India, and Pakistan
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St. Timothy - Feast: January 26th (Obligatory
Memorial)
- Born: unknown -- Died: unknown -- Canonized:
unknown
Roman Calendar: Yes -- Roman Canon: No -- Other:
- St. Timothy was consecrated the bishop of Ephesus by St. Paul.
He was inspired by Paul's virtues and renounced all his worldly
goods to follow Paul. St. Timothy received two pastoral letters from
St. Paul that are included in the New Testament. He died in the year
97 A.D. St. Timothy is the Patron Saint of Stomach Disorders.
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St. Titus - Feast: January 26th (Obligatory Memorial)
- Born: unknown -- Died: unknown -- Canonized:
unknown
Roman Calendar: Yes -- Roman Canon: No -- Other:
- St. Titus was consecrated the bishop of Crete by St. Paul. One
of the canonical epistles is addressed to Titus by Paul. St. Titus
was eulogized by both St. John Chrysostom and St. Jerome. He died at
the age 105.
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St. Turibius of Mongrovejo - Feast: March 23rd
(Optional Memorial)
- Born: 1538 -- Died: 1606 -- Canonized: 1726
Roman Calendar: Yes -- Roman Canon: No -- Other:
- St. Turibius de Mongrovejo or St. Toribio was born in Spain
around the year 1538. He taught law at the University of Salamanca.
In 1580 he was made bishop of Lima while still a layman. He received
the sacrament of Holy Orders and traveled to the Americas. St.
Toribio presided over the III Council of Lima in 1583. He devoted
much of his time and attention to the native Indian population. St.
Toribio died in 1606 and canonized in 1726. He is the Patron Saint
of Latin American Bishops.
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