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St Bartholomew | ICN : Biblical scholars these days generally think St Bartholomew was the same person as Nathaniel, but nothing is known for certain about him.The Roman Martyrology says he was one of the apostles who went to India and Armenia, and was eventually tortured and put to death there.

St Maximilian Kolbe | ICN : Franciscan priest and martyr. He is a patron saint of journalists, drug addicts, political prisoners, families, prisoners, and the pro-life movement. Maximilian was born near Lodz in Poland, in 1894, while the country was under Russian rule. His parents were Franciscan tertiaries. He jo...

Supremacy and Survival: The English Reformation: The Future Pope Pius VII : Barnaba Niccolò Maria Luigi Chiaramonti, the future Pope Pius VII, was born on August 14, 1742. He joined the Benedictine order when he wa...