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Born: c. 1197, Italy
Died: November 16th, 1253, Assisi, Italy
Known For: being the most famous of St. Clare's biological sisters and her first follower
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16 November, 2021
Born: 1734, Brittany, France
Died: 1798, Fougères, Brittany, France
Bl. Jeanne, otherwise known as Sr. Marie of the Nativity, was an unusual but distinctive Poor...
10 November, 2021
Born: August 9th, 1555, Toledo, Spain
Died: October 22nd, 1630, Manila, the Philippines
Known For: Being the first female missionary to the Philippines
Fun Fact: The...
09 October, 2021
Born: 1434, Italy
Died: September 8th, 1478, Italy
Feast Day: September 9th
Known For: Her heroic response to unjust treatment
If a disgruntled husband presented himself at...
08 September, 2021
Died: August 18th, 1905, Evansville, IndianaKnown For: bringing the Poor Clare life to the United StatesFun Fact: As English was her second language...
18 August, 2021
Feast: July 27thBorn: October 4th, 1687, Brescia, ItalyDied: July 27th, Brescia, ItalyFun Fact: Once the Blessed Sacrament flew from the hands of the...
27 July, 2021
Died: c. 1550Known for: her private revelations from St. Catherine of BolognaFun Fact: She had lively, playful conversations with Christ. When she would...
15 June, 2021
Feast Day: May 9th
Born: September 8th, 1413, Bologna, Italy
Died: March 9th, 1463, Bologna, Italy
Known For: her many writings, especially The Seven Spiritual Weapons
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09 May, 2021
Died: c. 1255, Assisi, Italy
Known For: being an original follower of St. Clare and a witness for her Process of Canonization
Fun Fact: Amata's...
20 April, 2021
Blessed Antonia of FlorenceBorn: 1401, Florence, ItalyDied: February 18th, 1472, Aquila, ItalyKnown For: being one of the great 15th Century Franciscan ReformersFun Fact:...
28 February, 2021
