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Saint John of the Cross
Saint John Baptist de la Salle
Saint Hedwig
Saint Gemma Galgani
Saint Gabriel Posenti
Saint Francis Xavier
Patron of Xavier University in New Orleans, Foreign Missions & MissionariesFeast Day: October 4th Francis was born in the early 16th Century. While studying and teaching in France at the University of Paris, he became a follower of Ignatius Loyola and is known as the first Jesuit missionary and one of the 7 original Jesuits. The Papacy directed Francis to travel to the newly discovered East Indies, where he worked for several years, successfully converting the natives of Southern India. He is credited with converting the entire city of Goa, India. He would preach in the street, worked tirelessly for...
Saint Elizabeth
Patroness of Pregnant Women, Invoked for Help with Pregnancies, Especially Those Conceived Later in LifeFeast Day: November 5th Elizabeth, or Elisabeth, whose name means “Worshiper of God,” lived before Christ and also after His Crucifixion, during the 1st Century. She was a cousin, related to the Blessed Virgin Mary and was married to Zachary, who was mute. She became pregnant later in life and when her child was born, he was named John, the John who would later come to be known as Saint John the Baptist. It is said that after John was born and Zachary was asked to...
Saint Damien of Molokai
Saint Paul the Apostle
Padre Pio
