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The French Revolution stifled Elizabeth Bichier; Then she met Father Andrew Fournet and everything changed—She founded the Sisters of the Cross
By Larry Peterson Elizabeth Bichier (full name; Jeanne-Elisabeth-Lucie Bichier des Agnes) was born on July 5, 1773, in the Chateau des Ages, in the village of Le Blanc, which was located in the Central Loire Valley in the center of France. Elizabeth was one of four children, and she was baptized the same day she Read more
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Hearing that he might be elected Pope, he hid in a cave until the election was over; meet St. Philip Benizi
By Larry Peterson Philip Benizi was born in Florence on the Feast of the Assumption, August 15, 1233. (The Feast of the Assumption was declared a dogma of faith by Pope Pius XII in 1950. However, celebrating the day has been traced back to as early as the third century). That same day the Order Read more
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Blessed Titus Brandsma—The Miracle to advance him to Sainthood may have Occurred in Florida
By Larry Peterson Anno Sjoerd Brandsma was born in the Province of Friesland, located in the Netherlands in 1881. His father, Titus Brandsma, and his mom, Tjisje Postma, ran a small dairy farm and were devout Catholics, part of the minority in the strongly Calvinist region. They had six children; four daughters and two sons. Read more
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Mariano Jose de Ibarguengoitia Zuloaga—-co-founder of the Servants of Jesus of Charity, he worked tirelessly for the poor, sick, and imprisoned.
By Larry Peterson I do not speak Spanish, so pronouncing the name, Ibarguengoitia, proved quite the challenge for me. Assuming some who might read this will have the same problem, here is how you say Ibarguengoitia phonetically: eebar gen GOY tee a. I hope it helps you—I know it helped me Mariano Jose de Ibarguengoitia Read more
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Blessed Luigi Novarese—At age nine, Doctors said his case was hopeless…His Mom turned to the Blessed Virgin for help.
By Larry Peterson Luigi Novarese was born on July 20, 1914, in Casale Monferrato, located in northern Italy. He was the ninth and last child born to Giust Carlo Novarese and Teresa Sassone. Luigi’s dad died before the boy’s first birthday from pneumonia. His Mom, a devout Catholic, embraced her responsibility as a Mom and Read more
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