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Charlene Marie Richard (January 13, 1947 – August 11, 1959) was a twelve-year-old Roman Catholic Cajun girl from Richard, Louisiana) in the United States. She has become the focus of a popular belief that she has performed a number of miracles.
Many Christian parents have named their sons with the biblical saint name of Joseph, in honour of Saint Joseph, father of Jesus.. A saint's name, which is usually also a biblical name, is the name of a saint given to individuals at their baptism or confirmation within the Catholic Church, as well as in certain parts of the Eastern Orthodox Church, the Oriental Orthodox Churches, Lutheran ...
It includes Saints that can also be found in the parent category, or in diffusing subcategories of the parent. Wikimedia Commons has media related to Female saints . The saints in these categories are recognized as saints by various Christian churches or other religious bodies.
Christian martyr and enslaved woman, was executed with Perpetua under Septimius Severus. Imprisoned while pregnant, she prayed for an early delivery to join her companions in martyrdom. Revered for her faith and courage, she is a saint in the Catholic and Orthodox traditions, symbolizing maternal strength and devotion. [15] Cecilia (Saint & Martyr)
Our Sunday Visitor's Encyclopedia of Saints. Our Sunday Visitor, Inc. ISBN 1-931709-75-0. {}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list ; Ball, Ann (2004). Young Faces of Holiness: Modern Saints in Photos and Words. Our Sunday Visitor, Inc. ISBN 1-931709-55-6. Cruz, Joan Carroll (2006). Saintly Youth of Modern Times.
This is an incomplete list of humans and angels whom the Catholic Church has canonized as saints.According to Catholic theology, all saints enjoy the beatific vision.Many of the saints listed here are to be found in the General Roman Calendar, while others may also be found in the Roman Martyrology; [1] still others are particular to local places and their recognition does not extend to the ...
A boarding school for Catholic girls was followed in 1699 by a free day school. [10] Suspected of harboring Catholic priests, both houses experienced frequent harassment by local magistrates. [ 11 ] One of the sisters of the Bar Convent was Mother Mary Loyola , an internationally bestselling author of Catholic books.