New Saints Simon, Charles, Anne and George
"May these new saints accompany you with their prayers and inspire you by the example of their holy lives," he said.
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The four new saints are: Simon of Lipnica, a monk who lived in 15th century Poland; Charles of St. Andrew, a Dutch preacher who worked in Ireland where he was known as Charles of Mount Argus; Anne Marie Eugenie, who gave her life to religious teaching in 19th century France; and George Preca, a Maltese preacher who died in 1962. – Reuters
Labels: Benedict XVI, Saints
2 Comments:
Now we just need for Bl. Margaret of Castello to be raised to the altar -- she's only been waiting for seven hundred years!
And we also need to speed Pope Pius XII along his way to canonization (he is said to have loved speedy travel). And also Fr. Vincent Capodanno, the Grunt Padre.
I'd like to hear the accent of the Dutch...-and-moved-to-Ireland saint.
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