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St. Rose of Lima: Patroness of the Americas

by | Aug 23, 2015 | General, Saints

The first person born in the Americas to be canonized, Isabel de Flores y del Olivia (1586 – 1617) was the daughter of Spanish parents in Peru. At a young age she had a vision of Mary, who called her the “Rose of Saint Mary”: thus, she is known as...
Bl. John of Fiesole (Fra Angelico)

Bl. John of Fiesole (Fra Angelico)

by | Feb 18, 2015 | General, Saints

The following is an excerpt from, “A Pale Light” by Br. Charles Shonk, O.P. Bl. John of Fiesole, better known as Fra Angelico, was one of the great painters of the early Renaissance. Many people don’t realize, however, that he was also a Dominican friar,...