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The Feast of Saint Columba (9 June) celebrates the 6th century Irish abbot and missionary, credited with bringing Christianity to what later became Scotland. His life is heavily associated with miracles. He is considered to be one of the Twelve Apostles of Ireland and one of the three patron saints of Ireland (along with Sts. Patrick and Brigid.)

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The Feast of St. Erasmus of Formia, a/k/a St. Elmo, (2 June) celebrates the 3rd and early 4th century saint remembered for his miraculous escapes from torture and imprisonment and ultimately for his martyrdom via brutal disembowelment.

He is a patron saint of sailors and abdominal pain.

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The Feast Day of Pentecost

+ includes a recipe for Ukrainian Beef and Buckwheat Kasha

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The Feast Day of St. Rita of Cascia (22 May), a patron of lost causes, celebrates one of history’s most venerated saints, a 14th and 15th century Catholic widow and Augustinian nun. She is known for the numerous miracles throughout her life and resulting from her intercessory prayer.

+ includes a feast day recipe for home-made fig bars.

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The Feast Day of Saint Bernadino of Siena (20 May) celebrates a 14th and 15th century Italian priest and Franciscan missionary, who was famous for his successful efforts to counter societal corruption with something very much like Christian marketing.

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The Feast Day of St. Ivo of Kermartin (19 May) celebrates the 13th and early 14th century priest, judge, and lawyer who was famous for his pious judgments and his care for the poor. He is the patron saint of lawyers, abandoned children, and Brittany.

+ Includes a recipe for a delicious Brittany dessert called ‘Far Breton.’

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The Feast Day of St. Brendan the Navigator (16 May), celebrates the 5th and 6th century Irish seafaring holy man who some believe sailed to North American five hundred years before Leif Erikson.

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The Feast Day of St. Adalbert of Prague (23 April), celebrates the life of a 10th century Bishop and missionary to the Hungarians, Poles, and Prussians, who was martyred in his efforts to convert the Baltic Prussians to Christianity. He is said to be the composer of the oldest Czech hymn Hospodine, pomiluj ny and Bogurodzica, the oldest known Polish anthem

He is a patron saint of Poland, Czech Republic, Archdiocese of Esztergom, Archdiocese of Prague, students of Polish literature, and Kaliningrad Oblast.

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The Feast Day of St. Donnán of Eigg (17 April), celebrates the 6th and 7th century Gaelic priest, likely from Ireland, who was martyred for attempting to to bring Christianity to the Picts of Northwestern Scotland.

His martyrdom, and those of his companions, were one of the largest in the history of the Celtic Church. Numerous places are named for him and he is now a Patron of Eigg.

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The Feast Day of St. Hegesippus (7 April), was a 2nd century Christian chronicler who wrote extensively, including against the heresies of Gnosticism and Marcionism.