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(Created page with "=== Did You Know === * ...that '''Saint Catherine of Siena''', a 14th-century mystic, reportedly survived solely on the Eucharist for extended periods? As a Doctor of the Church, her intense spiritual practices and letters to popes influenced the return of the papacy to Rome from Avignon. [Source: Saintapedia, "Catherine of Siena"]. * ...that '''Saint Lawrence''', a Roman deacon, jokingly told his executioners to "turn me over, I’m done on this side" while being roaste...") |
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* ...that [[Saint Catherine of Siena]], a 14th-century mystic, reportedly survived solely on the Eucharist for extended periods? As a Doctor of the Church, her intense spiritual practices and letters to popes influenced the return of the papacy to Rome from Avignon. | |||
* ...that | * ...that [[Saint Lawrence]], a Roman deacon, jokingly told his executioners to "turn me over, I’m done on this side" while being roasted on a gridiron? His martyrdom in 258 AD made him a patron saint of cooks and comedians. | ||
* ...that | * ...that [[Saint Thérèse of Lisieux]], known as the "Little Flower," became a [[Doctor of the Church]] despite dying at age 24? Her autobiography, ''Story of a Soul'', inspired millions with its "little way" of simple, everyday holiness. | ||
* ...that | * ...that [[Saint Anthony of Padua]], famed for finding lost items, once preached to fish when people ignored him? According to legend, the fish listened attentively, symbolizing his miraculous preaching ability. | ||
* ...that | * ...that [[Saint Kateri Tekakwitha]], the first Native American saint, was ostracized by her Mohawk community for her Catholic faith? Canonized in 2012, she is venerated as the patroness of ecology and Native Americans. | ||
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