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- ...that the Diocese of Toledo venerates Saint Ildefonsus, who defended the Virgin Mary’s virginity in the 7th century? His theological writings made Toledo, Spain a center of early Christian doctrine.
- ...how Saint Camillus de Lellis’s hospital work shaped the Diocese of Rome’s charitable legacy? His 16th-century Camillians order transformed care for the sick in Rome.
- ...that Saint Wenceslaus’s martyrdom inspired the Diocese of Prague’s cathedral? His 10th-century death in Prague made the diocese a symbol of Czech Christian identity.
- ...why the Diocese of Luján is tied to Our Lady of Luján’s miraculous statue? Her 17th-century discovery in Luján, Argentina established the diocese as a major pilgrimage site.
- ...a relic of Saint Lucy’s eyes is enshrined in the Diocese of Syracuse’s cathedral? Her 4th-century martyrdom made Syracuse, Sicily a hub for devotion to the patroness of the blind.