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SAINTS OF THE DAY FOR APRIL 20 PRAY FOR US

SAINTS OF THE DAY FOR APRIL 20 PRAY FOR US Bl. Francis Page, 1602 A.D. Jesuit martyr of England. Born in Antwerp, Belgium, Francis was a member of an English Protestant family of Harrow-on-the-Hill, in England. Reconciled to the Catholic faith, he was ordained in 1600 and sent from Douai, France, to England. He was arrested there two years later. While in prison, Francis entered the Society of Jesus, the Jesuits. He was martyred at Tyburn, England, and was beatified in 1929.   https://www.jesuit.org.sg/april-20th-francis-page-sj/ Bl. John Finch, 1584 A.D. Martyr of England. He was a yeoman farmer of Eccleston, Lancashire, who returned to the Church. He harbored priests and acted as a clerk and catechist. John was arrested and tried with Blessed James Bell. They were executed at Lancaster. Both were beatified in 1929.   Bl. Robert Watkinson, 1579-1602 A.D. English martyr. Born at Hemingborough, Yorkshire, he left England and studied at Douai, France, and then Rome in ...
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St Alphege

  St Alphege https://www.indcatholicnews.com/saint/114
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Gospel in Art: Two of the disciples were going to a village named Emmaus Father Patrick van der VorstApr 18th, 2026

  https://www.indcatholicnews.com/news/54822 Gospel in Art: Two of the disciples were going to a village named Emmaus Father Patrick van der VorstApr 18th, 2026
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SAINTS OF THE DAY FOR APRIL 19 PRAY FOR US

 SAINTS OF THE DAY FOR APRIL 19 PRAY FOR US St. James Duckett, Blessed, 1602 A.D. Martyr of England, hanged at Tybum. James was born in Gilfortriggs, Westmoreland, England. After being drawn to Catholicism, he refused to attend Protestant services and passed two terms in prison. He then took instructions and was baptized. James went to London, where he spent more time in prison and distributed Catholic materials. Arrested for his faith, he was imprisoned for nine years before his execution at Tyburn. He was beatified in 1929.   ST. LEO IX, POPE Educated at Toul, he became its archbishop in 1027, and after he became pope, he canonized Gerard of Toul. Nominated by Emperor Henry III, Bruno was elected in 1049, and he began immediately to hold synods which called for clerical reforms such as the abolition of simony and an end to clerical unchastity. April 19 St. Alphege, 1012 A.D. Archbishop and "the First Martyr of Canterbury." He was born in 953 and became a monk in the Dee...
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St Laisren

  St Laisren https://www.indcatholicnews.com/saint/113
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Gospel in Art: They saw Jesus walking on the lake

  Gospel in Art: They saw Jesus walking on the lake https://www.indcatholicnews.com/news/54817
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SAINTS OF THE DAY FOR APRIL 18 PRAY FOR US

 SAINTS OF THE DAY FOR APRIL 18 PRAY FOR US St. Faustinus & Companions, Forty-five Roman Catholic martyrs, martyred in Rome. St. Apollonius the Apologist, Roman Catholic Martyr whose Apologia, or defense of the faith, is considered one of the most priceless documents of the early Church. Apollonius was a Roman senator who was denounced as a Christian by one of his slaves. The Praetorian Prefect, Sextus Tigidius Perennis, arrested him, also putting the slave to death as an informer. Perennis demanded that Apollonius denounce the faith, and when he refused, the case was remanded to the Roman senate. There a debate took place between Perennis and Apollonius that clearly outlines the beauty and the value of Christianity. Despite his eloquent defense, Apollonius was condemned and beheaded. Feastday April 18 Sts. Eleutherius & Anthia, Roman Catholic Martyrs. Eleutherius was a bishop in Illyria, Dalmatia, with his mother, Anthia. He was a Roman, educated by Bishop Dynamius. At the...
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