Saint John Licci, Patron Saint

December 10, 2009

Saint John Licci was born in the year 1400 in Caccamo, which is in Italy. Saint John Licci came from a very poor family. His mother died giving birth to him, and his father was required to work in the fields all day and had very limited time to raise John. Saint John Licci is [...]

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Saint John of God, Patron Saint

December 9, 2009

Saint John of God was born March 8, 1495 in Portugal. His family had once been a well respected family of the country, but had fallen onto poor fortunes and was suffering at his time of birth. Saint John of God and his family were all extremely faithful to God though. His father joined a [...]

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Saint John of the Cross, Patron Saint

December 8, 2009

Saint John of the Cross was born on June 24, 1542 in Fontiveros, Spain. John’s father was a very wealthy man with a high status in society. He sacrificed this high position because he fell in love with John’s mother. This sacrificed his position because John’s mother was from a poor family of weavers. However [...]

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Saint John Chrysostom, Patron Saint

December 6, 2009

Saint John was born in the year 344 in the town of Antioch. His mother’s name was Anthusa and she was not Christian, and his father served in the military. His father passed away when he was still quite young. Anthusa took over all the duties of raising Saint John Chrysostom. Saint John Chrysostom is [...]

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Saint John of Capistrano, Patron Saint

December 5, 2009

Saint John of Capistrano was born on June 24, 1386 in Naples, Italy. Early on in John’s childhood, his father passed away. This event was hard for John to get through, but it made him a much stronger person overall. Saint John of Capistrano attended the University of Perugia, and used his education to become [...]

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Saint John Bosco, Patron Saint

December 3, 2009

Saint John Bosco was born in the year 1815 in Italy. His family owned a tiny farm and house and that is where Saint John Bosco was brought up. When John was just two years old his father passed away. John’s two brothers and their mother had to take over the farm to be able [...]

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