Philippine Saint : Saint Lorenzo Ruiz Lorenzo Ruiz Saint Lorenzo Ruiz (ca. 1600 – 29 September 1637)‚ also known as Laurentius Ruiz de Manila or San Lorenzo Ruiz de Manila‚ is the firstFilipino saint venerated in the Roman Catholic Church; he is thus the protomartyr of the Philippines. He was killed for refusing to leave Japan and renounce his Roman Catholic beliefs during the persecution of Japanese Christians under the Tokugawa Shogunate in the 17th century. Saint Lorenzo is
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Saint Monica Saint Monica‚ mother of Saint Augustine of Hippo is most famously known for the conversion of her husband‚ Patricius‚ and Saint Augustine. She was born in Tagaste‚ North Africa and is known to be of Berber origin because of her name. There she was born and raised by her mother and father. As soon as she was old enough‚ her parents arranged her marriage to a Tagaste official. Saint Monica’s marriage to Patricius was difficult in many ways imaginable. Not only was he much older than
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of story that is told about heroes and the kind of story that is told about saints. The hero always makes a decisive intervention when things are looking like they could go wrong. The hero always steps up and makes everything right. The hero is always the center of attention by contrast the saint is not necessarily a crucial character. The saint may be almost invisible easily missed‚ quickly forgotten. The hero and the saint are always at the periphery of a story that is really about God. The hero’s
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Saint Cecilia Canonization Process: There are four steps the Church goes through to make someone a saint. Before a person can enter Sainthood‚ 5 years must past after their death. The first step: When the subject arises that someone wants to enter Sainthood‚ a bishop must initially investigate that person’s life. If that person is considered worthy to enter Sainthood‚ they earn the name a “Servant of God.” The second step: A Church official who directs the process and serves as an advocate must
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This passage‚ from the epilogue of Bernard Shaw’s Saint Joan‚ introduces King Charles’ viewpoint of Joan. It occurs twenty five years after the execution of Joan. Charles is having a dream and talking to Ladvenu who is a holy man that has dedicated his life to clearing Joan. In the epilogue‚ Charles represents the government and Ladvenu represents the view of the church. Ladvenu says “I think of what it means to her” when Joan’s name is cleared. However‚ Charles says that he cannot think of what
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millions and millions of people who although had different beliefs overlap within one topic‚ God. Saints are a big part of Christianity. For example‚ in Catholicism saints in some way of another are a symbol of holiness and likeness to the main father‚ God. Saints represent a relationship with the mundane part of religion with combination of the divine part of it. In order for someone to be a saint‚ he or she has to have certain qualities. For example‚ this kind of people have to live a truly holy
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Saint Joshua (Josue) Feast Day: September 1st In Brief: Saint Joshua was the son of Nun and born in the tribe of Ephraim‚ he was Moses’ successor‚ and the commander of the army of Israel in the battle of Amalec‚ he was one of the spies that were sent in to Canaan. Life of Saint Joshua: Joshua means "Jehovah is Savior"; the Greek name for Joshua is Jesus. Saint Joshua was the sun of Nun and was born in Ephraim; he lived to be 110 years old and was buried in the hills of Ephraim‚ north of Mount
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Saint Joseph Saint Joseph was the foster dad of Jesus which made him a saint but he was also know as Joseph of the House of David‚ Joseph the Betrothed‚ and Joseph the Worker is known from the New Testament. He was born in Bethlehem in the first century of BC. He settled in Nazareth and lived to be 111 before he died in Nazareth on July 20‚ AD 18. He was a hard-working carpenter with not a lot of money. Even though according to Christian tradition he was not the biological father of Jesus‚ he
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Confirmation Saint Report (Saint Barbara) Saint Chosen: Saint Barbara Summary: Saint Barbara lived in Nicomedia and was the daughter of Dioscorus who prisoned her in a high tower in order to preserve her from the outside world and also due to her “disobedience.” While imprisoned her studies led her to secretly become a Christian. Before leaving on a journey‚ he intended to make a private bath-house for her which intended to have two windows‚ but instead Barbara made them put three windows
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Saint Nicholas Leaving a pair of shoes out on December 5th may result in them being full of gifts the next day. Saint Nicholas is known for his generosity of gift giving and is the one responsible for the treats in shoes. Although the celebration of Saint Nicholas is intended to recognize his holiness‚ it has been almost transformed into something else. Many children just take advantage of the fact that they get candy‚ and they don’t have any interest in learning the history of Saint Nicholas.
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