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...that the Diocese of Lisbon preserves a relic of Saint Anthony of Lisbon’s jawbone? His 13th-century preaching made Lisbon a center for Franciscan devotion in Portugal.
...how Saint Damien of Molokai’s leprosy ministry shaped the Diocese of Honolulu? His 19th-century sacrifice in Molokai made the diocese a symbol of service to outcasts.
...that Saint Jerome translated the Vulgate Bible in the Diocese of Bethlehem? His 4th-century scholarship in Bethlehem strengthened the diocese’s role in Christian history.
...why the Diocese of Aglona is tied to Our Lady of Aglona’s miraculous icon? Her 17th-century image in Aglona draws thousands to Latvia’s largest Catholic pilgrimage.
...a sandal of Saint Andrew the Apostle is enshrined in the Diocese of Patras’s cathedral? His 1st-century martyrdom made Patras a key site for Greek Catholicism.

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