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October Saints
Saint Luigi Guanella (1842-1915) Luigi Guanella was born in Fraciscio, Italy, the ninth of thirteen children of strongly religious parents. When he was twelve years old, he entered the minor seminary. He was ordained in 1866. From 1875 until 1878, he assisted St. John Bosco in his care of homeless children. Shortly thereafter, he began a […]
October Saints
Saint Peter of Alcantara (1499-1562) Peter was born in Alcantara, Spain in 1499. The son of a provincial governor, he was privately tutored and attended the University of Salamanca, after which he was accepted as a Franciscan Friar of the Stricter Observance 1515. At age 22, he was sent to found a community of the Stricter […]
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