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...that the Diocese of Santiago de Chile honors Saint James the Greater as its patron, echoing his legacy in Spain? His 16th-century cult, brought by colonizers, shaped Santiago, Chile’s Catholic identity.
...how Saint Rose of Lima’s ascetic life elevated the Diocese of Lima to prominence? Her 17th-century canonization as the first American saint made Lima a spiritual center in Peru.
...that Saint Anselm of Canterbury served as archbishop in the Diocese of Canterbury, shaping medieval theology? His 11th-century writings as a Doctor of the Church influenced England’s Church.
...why the Diocese of La Vang became a pilgrimage site after Our Lady of La Vang’s apparition? Her 1798 vision to persecuted Catholics in Quảng Trị strengthened Vietnam’s faith.
...a cloak of Saint Martin of Tours is venerated in the Diocese of Amiens’s cathedral? His 4th-century act of charity inspired the diocese’s devotion to generosity in France.