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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...

Pope to academic community: Form leaders dedicated to serving the common good - Vatican News

  Pope to academic community: Form leaders dedicated to serving the common good - Vatican News https://www.vaticannews.va/en/pope/news/2026-04/pope-to-university-form-leaders-dedicated-to-serving-common-good.html

St Stephen Harding

  St Stephen Harding https:// indcatholicnews.com/saint/112

Gospel in Art: There is a boy here who has five barley loaves and two fish

  Gospel in Art: There is a boy here who has five barley loaves and two fish https://www.indcatholicnews.com/news/54810

SAINTS OF THE DAY FOR APRIL 17 PRAY FOR US

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SAINTS OF THE DAY FOR APRIL 17 PRAY FOR US ST. SIMEON, BISHOP OF SELEUCIA AND MARTYR-In 324, Simeon Barsabae became Bishop of Seleucia-Ctesiphon in Persia. Twenty years later, the king, Sapor II began once again to persecute Christians, and Simeon was martyred with numerous companions, including Usthazade, a eunuch in the royal court, whom he converted on his way to martyrdom.   St. Anicetus, Roman Catholic Pope a Syrian from Emesa. He became pope about 155 and actively opposed Marcionism and Gnosticism. His pontificate saw the appearance of the controversy between East and West over the date of Easter. St. Polycarp, a disciple of John, is reported to have visited him in Rome about the dispute, which was to accelerate and grow more heated over the following centuries. Feast day April 17 ST. ROBERT, ABBOT OF CÃŒTEAUX-A monk at Molesme, in France, Robert pressed for a strict observance of the Benedictine rule, in contrast to his brethren. In 1098 he founded at new abbey at Cîteau...

Why Hagia Sophia is So Important? The Whole History is Explained

  Why Hagia Sophia is So Important? The Whole History is Explained  https://youtu.be/v6BAPskdJXc?si=q1Dni5C1BDizO1bL

St Bernadette

  St Bernadette https://www.indcatholicnews.com/saint/370