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Saint Simeon Stylites (388-459) |
| January 1st, 2010 filed under Saints. |
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Simeon the Elder, was born about 388 in Syria. A shepherd boy, he entered a monastery before the age of sixteen, and from the first gave himself up to the practice of an austerity so extreme and apparently so extravagant that his brethren judged him to be unsuited to any form of community life. Read more »
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Saint Basil the Great (329-379) |
| January 1st, 2010 filed under Saints. |
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He was born in 329 at Caesarea, the capital of Cappadocia, one of a family of saints. He studied in Constantinople and in Athens. On his return, he retired from the world. After travelling through the east to study the monastic life, he founded his own community which deeply influenced St Benedict. Read more »
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Blessed Laura Vicuna(1891-1904) |
| January 1st, 2010 filed under Saints. |
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Laura Vicuna was born in Chile in 1891. Shortly after her sister was born, her father died. His widow, in desperation, moved to Argentina where she found work with Senor Mora, a rich, sensual and amoral man. Read more »
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