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St. Hedwig
Feast Day: October 16
Born: 1174 in Bavaria
Died: October 1243 at Trebnitz
Canonized: 1266 by Pope Clement IV
Patron of: Bavaria; Berlin, Germany; brides; duchesses; death of children; difficult marriages; Görlitz, Germany, diocese of; Silesia; victims of jealousy; widows



30 posted on 10/16/2012 7:55:36 AM PDT by Salvation ("With God all things are possible." Matthew 19:26)
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St. Marguerite d'Youville (Canada)
Feast Day: October 16
Born: 15 October 1701, Varennes, Quebec
Died: 23 December 1771, Montreal, Canada
Canonized: 9 December 1990, by Pope John Paul II
Major Shrine: Chapel of St. Marie Marguerite d'Youville, near Montreal
Patron of: Against death of children, difficult marriages, in-law problems, loss of parents, opposition of Church authorities, people ridiculed for piety, victims of adultery, victims of unfaithfulness, widows



31 posted on 10/16/2012 7:56:28 AM PDT by Salvation ("With God all things are possible." Matthew 19:26)
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