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

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6 December

St. Nicholas 😇

Patron Saint of Children

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

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4 December

St. Barbara 😇

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.

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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.

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St. Francis Xavier 😇

3 December

Patron Saint of Catholic Missions

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

🎨 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.

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St. Bibiana 😇

2 December

d. 360 Early Roman Christian Virgin Martyr 💔✝️ Shrine at the Church of Santa Bibiana in Rome, sculpture of the Saint over the altar by #Bernini 🎨

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St. Edmund Campion 😇

1 December*

1540 - 1581 Executed* at Tyburn along with his companions St. Alexander Briant SJ 😇 and St. Ralph Sherwin 😇

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