June 19: St. Romauld

BORN:  956 DIED:  June 19, 1027 At early years of Saint Romuald, there was a strong and sincere desire to be nearer God but like saint Paul, the body was weak and led to his quick swift to worldly things. He later made another quick turn to the monastery after...

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June 17: St. Harvey

Saint Harvey is usually invoked against eye-sores. He was born blind and his father died while he was an infant and later his mother handed him over to a holy man called Arzian. He became an Abbot of the community his uncle founded though without being ordained. H e worked...

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May 4: St. Gothard (Godehard)

Born: 960 in Bavaria Died: 1038 Saint Gothard as a promising young man had worn the attention of archbishop Fredrick of Salzburg who after his education ordained him a priest. That notwithstanding, he desired a more austere life and in 990 when Benedictine Rule was restored, he received the monastic...

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