978-1-105-19419-1
SAINT BARBARA
(†235)
Saint Barbara was brought up by a pagan father, Dioscorus. With the intention of protecting her beauty, he kept her jealously secluded in a lonely but very luxurious tower which he built for that purpose; for in his own way he loved her. Saint Barbara is beloved of the Spanish-speaking peoples. She is the special protectress of the region of Metz in France, where a magnificent church, later destroyed, was built in her honor in the 1500's. She is invoked against sudden and unprovided death, and invariably answers all requests for the favor of receiving the Last Sacraments.
She is invoked against sudden and unprovided death, and invariably answers all requests for the favor of receiving the Last Sacraments.
SAINT CATHERINE of ALEXANDRIA IS THE
Virgin, Martyr and the Patroness of Students and Young Girls
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CONTENTS
CHAPTER ONE
ST. CATHERINE OF ALEXANDRIA
CHAPTER TWO
ST. BARBARA
CHAPTER THREE
ST. JOHN OF THE CROSS
CHAPTER FOUR
ST. BENEDICT
CHAPTER FIVE
ST. CECILIA
CHAPTER SIX
ST. BRIDGET OF SWEDEN
ILLUSTRATION:
Lodovico_Carracci_-_The_Dream_of St.
Catherine
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