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Jan 27 - St. Angela Merici 1470-1540, (Founder-Ursuline Order) [Catholic Caucus]
[St.] Angela Merici: A Great Saint And A Great Citizen Of Desenzano
19 posted on 01/27/2014 7:56:03 AM PST by Salvation ("With God all things are possible." Matthew 19:26)
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Information: St. Angela Merici

Feast Day: January 27

Born: 21 March 1474, Desenzano del Garda, Province of Brescia, Lombardy, Italy

Died: 27 January 1540, Brescia, Lombardy, Italy

Canonized: May 24, 1807, Rome by Pope Pius VII

Major Shrine: The Merician Centre (including the now subterranean Church of St Afra, Brescia, Lombardy, Italy)

Patron of: sickness, handicapped people, loss of parents

20 posted on 01/27/2014 7:59:31 AM PST by Salvation ("With God all things are possible." Matthew 19:26)
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