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James of Zebedee apostle Today the Western churches commemorate the Lord's apostle James of Zebedee. James was one of the first disciples to be called

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Guigo I (1083-1136) monk Guigo, the fifth prior of the Grande Chartreuse, died in 1136.

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) witness There are Christians who give witness to Christ with their lives, and others who do the same by leaving writings and teachings for posterity. Johan...

Martha, Maria and Lazarus, friends and hosts of the Lord, witnesses Martha, Mary and Lazarus gave the Son of Man, who had nowhere to lay his head, the solace of friendship and a place t...

Abel the Just and other Gentile witnesses to God righteous among the nations  At the dawn of the New Testament era, Jesus and his disciples called Abel, who was neither Jewish nor Christian...

Ignatius of Loyola (1491-1556) priest In 1556 Ignatius of Loyola, a Catholic priest and founder of the Society of Jesus, died in Rome.

Eusebius of Vercelli (d. 371) pastor and martyr Our community commemorates today Eusebius, pastor and founder of the local Piedmont church. Inspired by the emerging monastic tradition

Frumentius (Abba Salama, 4th cent.) pastor The Church of Ethiopia commemorates the bishop Frumentius on the 26th day of the month of Hamle, which corresponds to July 20 in the Julian c...

Rashi (1040-1105) righteous of Israel In 1105, on the twenty-ninth day of the month of Tammuz according to the Jewish calendar, the great medieval Biblical and Talmudic commentator Rashi died in Troy...

Jean-Baptiste Marie Vianney (1786-1859) priest Jean-Baptiste Marie Vianney died on this day in 1859 in Ars, France. Born in 1786 in Dardilly, near Lyons, Jean-Marie Vianney had to wait until the age ...

Jewish martyrs of Kitzingen (d. 1243) On this day in the year 1243, a group of Jewish citizens of the Bavarian city of Kitzengen were suspected of using human blood to celebrate the Passove...

Transfiguration of Jesus Christ's transfiguration reveals humanity's own vocation to divinization, and gives all of creation a glimpse of its awaiting destiny

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Dominic of Guzman (ca. 1170-1221) priest Dominic of Guzman, the founder of the Order of Preachers, is commemorated today in Western calendars. Born around the year 1170 in Caleruega, Spain....

German of Alaska (ca. 1756-1836) monk Today Christians of the Byzantine tradition commemorate German of Alaska, the founder of New Valaam monastery and patron of the Orthodox Church of...

Laurence (d. 258) deacon and martyr Laurence, a deacon of the Church of Rome whose name appears in the Roman Canon, was martyred in Rome in the year 258.

Clare of Assisi (1193-1253) nun Clare of Assisi, a sister of the monastery of San Damiano, died in Assisi in 1253, thanking God for creating her.

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Nerses Snorhali (1102-1173) monk and pastor Nerses Snorhali, a monk and Catholicos of the Armenians, died in Hromklay, Armenia in 1173.

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The passing of the blessed virgin Mary In the middle of August, many Eastern and Western churches commemorate the passing to heaven of Mary, the mother of Jesus

Brother Roger, of Taizé (1915-2005) monk His profound desire for unity led brother Roger to seek actions and symbols capable of evoking, beyond the difficulties, the coming of a spring of t...

Johann Gerhard (1582-1637) witness In 1637 Johann Gerhard, a Lutheran theologian, died in Jena, Germany.

Philoxenus of Mabbug (d. 523) pastor In 523 in Philippopolis, Thrace, Philoxenus ended his earthly parable. He was metropolitan of the city of Mabbug in Syria.

Guerric d'Igny (1070/1080-1157) monk Born between 1070 and 1080 in Tournai, Belgium, Guerric became a canon and a theology instructor in his city. A seeker of solitude and prayer, he p...

Bernard of Clairvaux (1090-1153) monkA strongly charismatic man who radiated kindness and an ability to love and be loved, Bernard interpreted the search for God, which the Rule of Bene...

The 160 Jewish martyrs of Chinon (d. 1321)In 1321, the one hundred and seventy members of the Jewish community of the town of Chinon, near Tours in central France, were accused of having poi...

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