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Introducing St. Lucia, Virgin, Martyr St. Lucia, the bearer of light, shows us how faith endures even in the darkest persecution.

Introducing St. Lucia, Virgin, Martyr open.substack.com/pub/revrober... #StLucia #BearerOfLight #VirginMartyr #AdventSaints #FaithfulUntoDeath #CrownOfLife #LCMS #Lutheran

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๐Ÿ’ซ Advent Saints ๐Ÿ’ซ

6 December

St. Nicholas ๐Ÿ˜‡

Patron Saint of Children

4th c. Bishop of Myra (present day Turkey) known for his generosity. He became associated with gift giving in December ๐ŸŽ #SantaClaus

๐ŸŽจ #TurveyAbbeyArt #McCrimmonsSaintsCollection #AdventSaints #ChristmasSaints #FatherChristmas

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๐Ÿ’ซ Advent Saints ๐Ÿ’ซ

4 December

St. Barbara ๐Ÿ˜‡

One of the Fourteen Holy Helpers, St. Barbara is recorded in 7th c. Rome. According to tradition, her rich pagan father locked her in a tower. He killed her when she became a Christian, then he was struck by lightening.

๐ŸŽจ #TurveyAbbeyArt #AdventSaints

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St. Francis Xavier, with dark hair and a neatly trimmed beard Spanish style, dressed in black priest robes, preaching to a crowd of people in the city of Goa, India. He is holding up a small picture of Jesus, and around his head is a small halo.

St. Francis Xavier, with dark hair and a neatly trimmed beard Spanish style, dressed in black priest robes, preaching to a crowd of people in the city of Goa, India. He is holding up a small picture of Jesus, and around his head is a small halo.

๐Ÿ’ซ Advent Saints ๐Ÿ’ซ

St. Francis Xavier ๐Ÿ˜‡

3 December

Patron Saint of Catholic Missions

1506 - 1562 d. Shangchuan Island, China โœจ Biography @jesuitsglobal.bsky.social www.jesuits.global/saint-blesse...

๐ŸŽจ St. Francis Xavier Preaching in Goa by Andre Reinoso, 1610

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Statue of St. Bibiana by Bernini, in the Church of Santa Bibiana Rome. The statue is full length in cream marble of a young 4th century Roman woman. She is carrying a long gold palm leaf to signify her martyrdom.

Statue of St. Bibiana by Bernini, in the Church of Santa Bibiana Rome. The statue is full length in cream marble of a young 4th century Roman woman. She is carrying a long gold palm leaf to signify her martyrdom.

๐Ÿ’ซ Advent Saints ๐Ÿ’ซ

St. Bibiana ๐Ÿ˜‡

2 December

d. 360 Early Roman Christian Virgin Martyr ๐Ÿ’”โœ๏ธ Shrine at the Church of Santa Bibiana in Rome, sculpture of the Saint over the altar by #Bernini ๐ŸŽจ

Source: www.italianartsociety.org/2018/12/dece...

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๐Ÿ’ซ Advent Saints ๐Ÿ’ซ

St. Edmund Campion ๐Ÿ˜‡

1 December*

1540 - 1581 Executed* at Tyburn along with his companions St. Alexander Briant SJ ๐Ÿ˜‡ and St. Ralph Sherwin ๐Ÿ˜‡

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