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Saints Alive! | St. Vincent Ferrer

He was born in Valencia and joined the Dominicans at the age of 17. In 1399, with the approval of the Pope, he set out on his mission as a preacher. For twenty years he travelled through western Europe, with thousands flocking to hear him wherever he was. From 1408 he worked mostly south of the Pyrenees. Among others, he preached to the Jews, of whom some 25,000 were converted to Christianity; and in the Kingdom of Granada he converted thousands of Moors. In 1417 he moved on to Brittany and continued his work there: he died in Vannes in Brittany on 5 April 1419. For more about this saint, patron of builders, please click on the image. Peace be with you!

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Saints Alive! | St. Isidore of Seville

Isidore was an important saint for his time. He was one of the most learned men of the 6th century and is considered the last of the early Church Fathers. For his great learning and written works he was proclaimed a Doctor of the Church by Pope Benedict XIV.

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Saints Alive! | Blessed Fra Angelico

A Dominican Friar and Priest, born Guido di Pietro, he is better known as Fra Angelico, the Angelic Friar.

He is the patron of artists. His paintings are among the most famous in the history of art. It was the special quality of his painting that earned him the title “Fra Angelico.”

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Saints Alive! | The Seven Holy Founders of the Servite Order

In the early thirteenth century seven young Florentines formed a confraternity of laymen devoted to the praise of Mary. In 1233, after a vision on the feast of the Assumption, they took up the life of hermits on Monte Senario outside Florence. They went preaching through the whole of Tuscany and founded the order of the Servants of the Blessed Virgin Mary, known as the Servites, whose foundation was approved by the Pope in 1304. Their feast is celebrated today because one of the seven founders, Saint Alexius Falconieri, died on 17 February 1310.

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Saints Alive! | St. Juliana of Nicomedia

According to Saint Bede the Venerable, Juliana was born in Nicomedia and was the daughter a pagan nobleman named Africanus. As a child, she was betrothed to a senator named Eleusius.

Saint Juliana is honored as a miracle-worker and is a patron saint of the sick. Later legends about this saint tell of her struggles with the devil and she is often depicted in art leading a devil by a chain.

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