August 11 is the feast day of St. Clare of Assisi, patron saint of television. Clare once repelled invading soldiers by holding up a monstrance and praying; the soldiers were frightened and fled.

https://www.heavenlybricks.com/2023/08/st-clare-of-assisi.html

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July 11 is the feast day of St. Olga of Kyiv, patron saint of #Ukraine. Most famous for her brutal revenge against her husband's killers prior to her conversion, her efforts ended Christian persecution in Kievan Rus'

https://www.heavenlybricks.com/2023/07/st-olga-of-kyiv.html

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June 18 is the #Catholic feast day of St. Marina the Monk. Marina joined a monastery dressed as a man. When accused of fathering a child, Marina merely confessed her sinfulness and accepted punishment, raising the child as her own.

https://www.heavenlybricks.com/2023/06/st-marina-monk.html

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May 4 is the Eastern and #Anglican feast day of St. Monica of Hippo, the mother of St. Augustine. She is the patron saint of difficult marriages. Monica dedicated most of her life to praying for her family's conversion.

https://www.heavenlybricks.com/2023/05/st-monica-of-hippo.html

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April 27 is the feast day of #Irish saint Assicus of Elphin! Assicus is the patron saint of metalworkers and was a close friend of St. Patrick. Assicus made golden chalices and patens for the Irish church.

https://www.heavenlybricks.com/2023/04/st-assicus-of-elphin.html

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April 16 is the feast day of St. Magnus of Orkney, the Viking saint! Magnus was betrayed by his cousin for resisting the violent ways of his culture. He was martyred on Easter, struck with the blunt end of an axe.

https://www.heavenlybricks.com/2023/04/st-magnus-of-orkney.html

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March 31 is the feast day of St. Benjamin the Deacon and Martyr. Patron saint of deacons and of good fortune, Benjamin was viciously tortured with reeds shoved under his nails, then killed for his faith.

https://www.heavenlybricks.com/2023/03/st-benjamin-deacon-and-martyr.html

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March 7 is the #Catholic and #Anglican feast day of Saints Perpetua and Felicity, two young mothers from Carthage who were imprisoned as catechumens and martyred for their Christian faith.

https://www.heavenlybricks.com/2023/03/sts-perpetua-and-felicity.html

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February 23 is the feast day of St. #Polycarp. An apostle of John the Apostle, he was an influential figure in the early church. He was martyred by being impaled after surviving burning at the stake.

https://www.heavenlybricks.com/2023/02/st-polycarp-of-smyrna.html

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February 10 is the feast day of St. #Scholastica, the "sister" of St. Benedict of Nursia. She so enjoyed his company that she once prayed for a rainstorm so that his visit would have to extend another night.

https://www.heavenlybricks.com/2023/02/st-scholastica.html

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February 8 is the feast day of St. Josephine Bakhita, patron saint of Sudan and victims of human trafficking. She was enslaved as a young girl and sold. After converting, she became a religious sister and forgave her abusers.

https://www.heavenlybricks.com/2021/02/st-josephine-bakhita.html

#legohagiography #Catholic

February 5 is the feast day of St. Agatha of Sicily. The patron saint of breast cancer sufferers, Agatha was tortured for her faith, had her breasts torn off with tongs, and was eventually martyred.

https://www.heavenlybricks.com/2022/02/st-agatha-of-sicily.html

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February 3 is the feast day of Blessed Justo Takayama Ukon, #samurai saint and martyr! Takayama was a daimyo (Japanese feudal lord) who was tortured and exiled for his faith. He soon after died of illness from his mistreatment.

https://www.heavenlybricks.com/2022/02/bl-justo-takayama.html

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Happy #Imbolc! February 1 is the feast day of St #Brigid of Kildare, abbess and patron saint of Ireland, and of dairy workers - owing to her red-eared cow and several miracles involving milk products.

https://www.heavenlybricks.com/2020/02/st-brigid-of-kildare.html

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Happy #Imbolc! February 1 is the feast day of St #Brigid of Kildare, abbess and patron saint of Ireland, and of dairy workers - owing to her red-eared cow and several miracles involving milk products.

https://www.heavenlybricks.com/2020/02/st-brigid-of-kildare.html

#legohagiography #Catholic #Orthodox #anglican

January 31 is the #Catholic feast day of St. John Bosco, follower of the spirituality of St. Francis de Sales. Bosco is best known for his work with abandoned and orphaned young men, as well as for his numerous biographies and essays.

https://www.heavenlybricks.com/2023/01/st.html

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January 27 is the feast day of St. Li Ban (also called St Muirgen) the mermaid, medieval #Irish saint who gave up her immortality as a mermaid to gain a soul when she converted to Christianity.

https://www.heavenlybricks.com/2020/01/st-muirgen-mermaid.html

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January 24 is the feast day of St. Francis de Sales in both the #Anglican and #Catholic churches. Francis is the patron saint of writers and famous for his book on spiritual formation, Introduction to the Devout Life.

https://www.heavenlybricks.com/2023/01/st-francis-de-sales.html

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December 22 is the Eastern feast day of St. Anastasia of Sirmium, or Anastasia the Great Martyr. The patron saint of widows, weavers, and poisoning victims, Anastasia survived multiple execution attempts before being martyred.

https://www.heavenlybricks.com/2022/12/st-anastasia-of-sirmium.html

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December 13 is the feast day of St Lucia of Syracuse. When it was established, her feast day was on the shortest day of the year, signifying the light returning to the world (as her name means "light").

https://www.heavenlybricks.com/2020/12/st-lucy-of-syracuse.html

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