National Catholic Register, Edward Pentin: As one of the oldest continuous Christian communities in the world, the Christians of Iraq — whom Pope Francis will visit March 5-8 — have not only given the world a culturally rich ecclesiastical heritage, but also accorded the Church innumerable great saints, many of whom are martyrs for the faith. Full article is here.
Saints of Iraq
Brother André Marie, M.I.C.M.“Blessed Leonard Kimura of the Society of Jesus was a descendant of a noble Kimura who was the first Japanese baptized by Saint Francis Xavier.”
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Brother André Marie, M.I.C.M.The Story of the Miraculous Medal
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Brother André Marie, M.I.C.M.“This is the feast of the lovely medal designed by the Mother of God herself and given to a beautiful nun, Sister Catherine Laboure, now a canonized saint, a Sister of Charity of Saint Vincent de Paul.”
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Brother André Marie, M.I.C.M.“Saint Leonard of Port Maurice also gave us the Divine Praises, which are said at the end of Benediction. He died a most holy death in his seventy-fifth year, after twenty-four years of uninterrupted preaching.”
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Brother André Marie, M.I.C.M.‘Catherine Wheel’ Named After Saint Catherine of Alexandria
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