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St. Frances of Rome

Feast Day: March 9
Born:

1384, Rome

Died: March 9, 1440, Rome

Canonized:

1608, Rome by Pope Paul V
Major Shrine: Santa Francesca Romana Church, Romea
Patron of: Benedictine oblates; automobile drivers

9 posted on 03/08/2011 11:07:11 PM PST by Salvation ("With God all things are possible." Matthew 19:26)
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St. Dominic Savio

Feast Day: March 9
Born:

April 2, 1842(1842-04-02), San Giovanni, a frazione of Riva presso Chieri, Piedmont, Italy

Died: March 9, 1857, Mondonio, a frazione of Castelnuovo d’Asti (today Castelnuovo Don Bosco), Piedmont, Italy

Canonized:

12 June 1954 by Pope Pius XII
Major Shrine: The Basilica of Mary, Help of Christians in Turin (his tomb)
Patron of: choirboys, falsely accused people, juvenile delinquents, Pueri Cantores

10 posted on 03/08/2011 11:07:47 PM PST by Salvation ("With God all things are possible." Matthew 19:26)
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