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Barristers - Genesius. Bartenders - Amand [ 9] Basket makers - Anthony the Abbot, [ 2] Beekeepers - Ambrose of Milan, Bernard of Clairvaux, Valentine. Beggars - Ambrose of Milan, [ 5] Elisabeth of Hungary, [ 10] Giles. Bell makers - Agatha of Sicily [ 6] Belt makers - Alexius of Rome. Bird dealers - John the Baptist.
Aidan (died 651) was the founder and first bishop of the Lindisfarne island monastery in England. He is credited with restoring Christianity to Northumbria. Aidan is the Anglicised form of the original Old Irish Aedán, Modern Irish Aodhán (meaning ' little fiery one '). Possibly born in Connacht, Aidan was originally a monk at the monastery ...
Some of the best-known saints are Saint Patrick, Colmcill, Brigid of Kildare and the Twelve Apostles of Ireland . After 1000, the process of recognizing saints was formalized, after which fewer people were named saints. Those canonized in the modern era include Oliver Plunkett (d. 1681, canonized 1975 by Pope Paul VI) and Charles of Mount Argus ...
List of saints. 25 June ( trad.) [ 19] Saint-Armel ( Morbihan, Brittany ), Plouarzel, ( Finistère, Brittany ). Venerated in his generation but of disputed status now. In Wales, considered the father of Dwynwen; in Cornwall, considered the father of Adwen. The translation of his relics was sometimes celebrated separately on 26 June.
France. Signature. Joan of Arc ( French: Jeanne d'Arc [ʒan daʁk]; Middle French: Jehanne Darc [ʒəˈãnə ˈdark]; c. 1412 – 30 May 1431) is a patron saint of France, honored as a defender of the French nation for her role in the siege of Orléans and her insistence on the coronation of Charles VII of France during the Hundred Years' War.
Pancras of Rome. San Pancrazio, Rome, Italy. Pancras ( Latin: Sanctus Pancratius) was a Roman citizen who converted to Christianity and was beheaded for his faith at the age of fourteen, around the year 304. His name is Greek (Πανκράτιος) and means "all-powerful". From an early period, Pancras was venerated together with Nereus and ...
On Oct. 10, 2020, Carlo Acutis, a computer enthusiast, was beatified and given the title of “Blessed,” in the town of Assisi in Italy. Already, Catholics are calling this 15-year-old video ...
Bosco had been popularly known as the patron saint of illusionists. On 30 January 2002, Silvio Mantelli petitioned Pope John Paul II to declare Bosco formally to the patron of stage magicians. [56] Catholic stage magicians who practice gospel magic venerate Bosco by offering free magic shows to underprivileged children on his feast day. [56]