The Basics: Died about 695 in France; canonized pre-congregation; feast day, October 14. Woman religious. The Story: It seemed like the ideal match, Angadrisma and Ansbert. They were about the same age and of the same class; both their fathers may have been in the court of King Clotaire III. However, Angadrisma felt called in a… Continue reading Wednesday’s Woman: Saint Angadrisma
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Wednesday’s Woman: St. Aurea of Cordoba
The Basics: Born about 810 in Spain; died 856 in Spain; canonized pre-congregation; feast day, July 19. Laywoman and martyr. The Story: Aurea likely was not quite a teenager when two of her brothers were executed by Cordoba’s rulers for being Christians. Small wonder, then, that after the death of her husband, Aurea, possibly with her… Continue reading Wednesday’s Woman: St. Aurea of Cordoba
Wednesday’s Woman: Blessed Veronica Antal
The Basics: Born December 7, 1935, in Romania; died August 24, 1958, in Romania; beatified September 22, 2018; feast day, August 26. Laywoman and martyr. The Story: What would you do if you felt called to serve the Lord in a particular way–but couldn’t, for reasons out of your control? That’s the situation in which Romania’s… Continue reading Wednesday’s Woman: Blessed Veronica Antal
Wednesday’s Woman: Blessed Maria Vincenza Poloni
The Basics: Born January 26, 1802, in Italy; died November 11, 1855, in Italy; beatified September 21, 2008; feast day, November 11. Woman religious. The Story: Maria Vincenza (born Luigia) was good at waiting. She was the youngest of twelve children, but only three survived to adulthood. When she was twenty, her father, who ran a… Continue reading Wednesday’s Woman: Blessed Maria Vincenza Poloni