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(Created page with "* ...that Saint Benedict of Nursia, founder of Western monasticism, escaped poisoning attempts by his own monks? His ''Rule of Saint Benedict'', written in the 6th century, continues to guide Benedictine monasteries worldwide. * ...that Saint Joan of Arc, a teenage peasant, led French armies to victory during the Hundred Years' War? Burned at the stake in 1431, her visions and courage made her a patroness of France. * ...that [[Saint Maximilian Kolbe]...") |
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* ...that [[Saint Benedict of Nursia]], founder of Western monasticism, escaped poisoning attempts by his own monks? His ''Rule of Saint Benedict'', written in the 6th century, continues to guide [[Benedictine]] monasteries worldwide. | * ...that [[Saint Benedict of Nursia]], founder of Western monasticism, escaped poisoning attempts by his own monks? His ''Rule of Saint Benedict'', written in the 6th century, continues to guide [[Benedictine]] monasteries worldwide. | ||
* ...that [[Saint Joan of Arc]], a teenage peasant, led French armies to victory during the | * ...that [[Saint Joan of Arc]], a teenage peasant, led [[French]] armies to victory during the Hundred Years' War? Burned at the stake in 1431, her visions and courage made her a patroness of [[France]]. | ||
* ...that [[Saint Maximilian Kolbe]], a Polish priest, volunteered to die in place of a stranger at [[Auschwitz]]? Canonized in 1982, he is revered as a martyr of charity and patron of prisoners. | * ...that [[Saint Maximilian Kolbe]], a Polish priest, volunteered to die in place of a stranger at [[Auschwitz]]? Canonized in 1982, he is revered as a martyr of charity and patron of prisoners. | ||
* ...that [[Saint Philomena]], known only through rediscovered relics, became a popular saint despite limited historical records? Her shrine in [[Mugnano del Cardinale]] drew millions after her 1802 discovery. | * ...that [[Saint Philomena]], known only through rediscovered relics, became a popular saint despite limited historical records? Her shrine in [[Mugnano del Cardinale]] drew millions after her 1802 discovery. | ||
* ...that [[Saint Dominic]], founder of the [[Dominican Order]], carried only a Bible and preached against heresy in medieval [[France]]? His emphasis on intellectual rigor shaped the order’s mission of teaching and preaching. | * ...that [[Saint Dominic]], founder of the [[Dominican Order]], carried only a Bible and preached against heresy in medieval [[France]]? His emphasis on intellectual rigor shaped the order’s mission of teaching and preaching. | ||