SAINTS OF THE MONTH: LISTING

Turibius of Mogrovejo

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Feast Day: March 23
Beatified: July 2, 1679
Canonized: December 10, 1726

Imagine how your life would change if you had to move to an unknown land more than 6,000 miles away! That’s what happened to Turibius of Mogrovejo, born in 1538. He...
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Rafqa Pietra Choboq Ar-Rayès

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Feast Day: March 23
Venerated: February 11, 1982
Beatified: November 17, 1985
Canonized: June 10, 2001

Rafqa was born in Lebanon in 1832. She was an only child. Her mother died when Rafqa was seven years old, and her father sent his daughter to work as a servant in a private home when she was 11 years old.

When Rafqa was 15, her father remarried, but Rafqa never got along with her...
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Óscar Arnulfo Romero

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Canonized: October 14, 2018
Beatified: May 23, 2015
Venerated: February 3, 2015

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Margaret Clitherow

Margaret Clitherow

Feast Day: March 25
Venerated: December 8, 1929
Beatified: December 15, 1929
Canonized: October 25, 1970

Margaret was born in 1555 in England. She was raised as a Protestant, a member of the Church of England, but...
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Marcel Callo

Beatified: October 4, 1987
Feast Day: March 19 (April 19 in Austria)

Marcel Callo was born in France in 1921. Marcel grew up as a typical boy, enjoying games and sports and being in the scouts. However, Marcel was special because of his deep love for the Lord and his deep desire to serve him. Marcel left the scouts and joined the Young Christian Workers, a group that served the poor.

Marcel’s life was peaceful until the outbreak of World War II. He left his family and fiancée behind when he was forced to serve in the army. Marcel continued to serve the Lord no matter...
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