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The archdiocese provides services to Catholics serving in military installations in the United States and overseas, to Catholic staff and patients at Veterans Heath Administration facilities, [2] and to Catholics at other federal services located overseas. The archdiocese does not have a cathedral, nor does it have jurisdiction over any territory.
Saints have often been prevailed upon in requests for intercessory prayers to protect against or help combatting a variety of dangers, illnesses, and ailments. This is a list of saints and such ills traditionally associated with them. In shorthand, they are called the patron saints of (people guarding against or grappling with) these various ...
Saint Alexander Nevskiy: soldiers protecting Russian lands, National Guard of Russia, Spetsnaz. Saint George: soldiers and all people protecting the nation, and patron saint of the city of Moscow. Also co-patron of cavalry and Tank Troops. Saints Aleksandr Peresvet and Andrey Oslyabya: Radonezhskiy holy monk-warriors.
This is an incomplete list of people and angels whom the Catholic Church has canonized as saints.According to Catholic theology, all saints enjoy the beatific vision.Many of the saints listed here are to be found in the General Roman Calendar, while others may also be found in the Roman Martyrology; [1] still others are particular to local places and their recognition does not extend to the ...
F. Richard Spencer. Frank Richard Spencer (born June 10, 1951) is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. Formerly a priest of the Archdiocese of Baltimore and a U.S. Army chaplain, [1] he was appointed an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese for the Military Services by Pope Benedict XVI on May 22, 2010. [2]
Bernard of Clairvaux, O. Cist. (Latin: Bernardus Claraevallensis; 1090 – 20 August 1153), venerated as Saint Bernard, was an abbot, mystic, co-founder of the Knights Templar, [ a ] and a major leader in the reform of the Benedictines through the nascent Cistercian Order. He was sent to found Clairvaux Abbey at an isolated clearing in a glen ...
1 October 2000, Saint Peter's Square, Vatican City by Pope John Paul II. Feast. 7 July. Patronage. Drug Addicts. Mark Ji Tianxiang was a Chinese lay Catholic and doctor. He was martyred during the Boxer Rebellion and had been an opium addict. [1][2] He was canonized in 2000 by Pope John Paul II. [3][4][5][6][7][8]
Saint Michael the Archangel is referenced in the Old Testament and has been part of Christian teachings since the earliest times. [1] In Catholic writings and traditions he acts as the defender of the Church and acted as the opponent of Satan, He also assists people at the hour of death.