Saints & Heroes
November 14: Saint Laurence, Monk and Archbishop of Dublin, had over thirty poor people dine with him every night as an act of charity.
November 16: Margaret was a pious and virtuous English princess who fled England due to the Norman invasion and became Queen of Scotland.
November 17: Saint Elizabeth, in spite of her turbulent surroundings, grew up a very religious child with an evident inclination to piety and prayer.
November 18: Saint Rose, originally born in France, became Sister of the Order of the Visitation and led a missionary effort in the New World.
November 19: Saint Nerses I of Armenia was born of royal descent. He was the grandson of St. Husik, who was the grandson of St. Gregory the Illuminator who converted Armenia.
July 31: Saint Ignatius, formerly a soldier, founded the Jesuit Order, an institution that was to be instrumental in countering the protestant reform of Martin Luther.
October 12: Saint Wilfrid of York, Priest and Bishop, was exemplary and beloved of his people who fought heresy and promoted sound liturgy.
October 13: Saint Edward, King of England, had a peaceful reign. He was a wise and just ruler, well respected and favored for his revocation of many exorbitant taxes.
October 14: Roman by birth, Callistus was the slave of a Christian member of Caesar's household. He later became assistant to Pope St. Zephyrinus and then succeeded him in 218 or 219, reigning for about five years.
October 17: An early tradition has it that Saint Ignatius of Antioch was the child that Our Lord took up in his arms, as recorded by St Mark. He died a martyr.
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