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Born c.567 • near Lough Corrib • Ireland
Died c.650 • France
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St. Columban
Christian missionary
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Saint Fridolin of Säckingen
Irish missionary
St. Martin of Tours
St. Martin of Tours
French saint
Eutropius of Saintes, Saint
Saint Eutropius of Saintes
Roman Catholic saint
St. Peter the Apostle
St. Peter the Apostle
Christian Apostle
St. Gregory the Great
St. Gregory the Great
pope
Pope Leo XIV
Leo XIV
pope
Mother Teresa of Calcutta wearing her white sari with blue stripes, shown in profile at the World Conference of the International Women's Year in Mexico City, 1975.
Mother Teresa
Roman Catholic nun
St. Columba
St. Columba
Christian missionary
Ramon Llull.
Ramon Llull
Catalan mystic
Father Damien
St. Damien of Molokai
Belgian priest
Carlos Filipe Ximenes Belo, 1995
Carlos Filipe Ximenes Belo
East Timorese bishop
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St. John of Ávila
Spanish religious reformer
Mother Frances Xavier Cabrini
St. Frances Xavier Cabrini
Roman Catholic saint
Julian of Norwich
Julian of Norwich
English mystic
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Ebbo of Reims
French archbishop
St. Edmund Campion
St. Edmund Campion
English saint
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Saint Kenneth
Irish abbot
St. Junípero Serra
St. Junípero Serra
Spanish Franciscan missionary
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Saint Mellitus of Canterbury
Italian saint