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  2. Olivia of Palermo - Wikipedia

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    Olivia of Palermo (Italian: Oliva dì Palermo, Sicilian: Uliva di Palermu), Palermo, 448 – Tunis, 10 June 463, [3] [4] while according to another tradition she is supposed to have lived in the late 9th century AD in the Muslim Emirate of Sicily [5] [6] is a Christian virgin-martyr who was venerated as a local patron saint of Palermo, Sicily, since the Middle Ages, as well as in the Sicilian ...

  3. Oliva of Brescia - Wikipedia

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    Saint Oliva (or Olivia) (†138) was martyred under Hadrian; her relics are venerated at Saint Afra's Church, Brescia. Her feast day is 5 March. External links

  4. List of patron saints by occupation and activity - Wikipedia

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    Saint Barbara, patron saint of artillerymen, with a cannon. Academics - Thomas Aquinas, Albert the Great; Actors - Genesius [1] Comic actors - Maturinus; Accountants - Matthew; Advertisers - Bernardino of Siena [2] Air travellers - Joseph of Cupertino; Altar servers - John Berchmans, [3] Tarcisius, Lorenzo Ruiz; Ambassadors - Gabriel the Archangel

  5. Patron saints of places - Wikipedia

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    Patron saint Notes Asia: Francis Xavier [1] John the Evangelist is the patron saint of Asia Minor, but not the entire continent. [2] [3] Africa: Moses the Black Our Lady of Africa: Cyprian is patron saint of Africa, the Roman province (Tunisia), not the entire continent. [4] The Americas: The Virgin Mary (as Our Lady of Guadalupe) [5] [6]

  6. Sant'Oliva, Alcamo - Wikipedia

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    The foundation of the Church of Saint Olivia dates back to 1533. [1] [2] [3] Initially, the church had a nave and two aisles, in gothic-Catalan style.In 1687 the Night Congregation of the Seven Pains, formed by artists, was founded in this church.

  7. Advent reminder: Jesus Christ brought 'true peace' to the ...

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    Pastor Jeremiah Johnston reflects on Hebrews 10:5-7, a conversation between Jesus and God at the incarnation of Christ. Jesus, Johnston said, brought "true peace" to the world.

  8. List of Eastern Orthodox saints - Wikipedia

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    Therefore, a more complete Orthodox definition of what a saint is, has to do with the way that saints, through their humility and their love of mankind, saved inside them the entire Church, and loved all people. Orthodox belief considers that God reveals saints through answered prayers and other miracles. Saints are usually recognised by their ...

  9. Portal:Catholic Church/Patron Archive/February - Wikipedia

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    Blaise is a saint in the Catholic, Western Rite Orthodoxy, Eastern Orthodox and Oriental Orthodox Churches and is the patron saint of wool combers and of sufferers from ENT illnesses. In the Latin Church, his feast falls on 3 February. In the Eastern Churches, it is on 11 February.