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The Feast Day of St. Mél of Ardagh (6 February) celebrates the 5th century Irish Bishop and evangelist who was the nephew of Saint Patrick and whose feast is today celebrated as a holiday for the unmarried.

+ Includes a recipe for Irish Shepherd’s Pie

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The Feast of St. Henry, Bishop of Finland (19 January) celebrates the Patron Saint of Finland – a 12th century Bishop and martyr, associated with numerous miracles. His story is foundational folklore for the Finnish identity, though in modern times some side with Lalli, Henry’s murderer, viewing him as a nationalist hero resisting a foreign invader. Still others, due in large part to the miraculous aspects of the story and that it was exclusively an oral tradition for a century, doubt that the account happened at all.

The post includes a feast day recipe for Karelian Pies (Karjalanpiirakka), a traditional Finnish treat.

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The Feast Day of St. Thorfinn of Hamar (8 January), celebrating a 13th century Bishop from Medieval Norway who lived a holy life first under persecution and then under exile.

+ includes a recipe for Traditional Norwegian Fårikål (Lamb and Cabbage Stew)

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The Feast Day of Elizabeth Ann Seton (4 January) was a late 18th and early 19th century Catholic convert and educator. She established the parochial school system in the United States and became the first American citizen to be canonized.

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The Feast Day of St. John, the Apostle (27 December) celebrates the first century disciple of Christ who authored the Gospel of John, three epistles, and the Book of Revelation. John took in the Virgin Mary, as his own mother, after the Crucifixion of Jesus. He is a Patron Saint of Love.

+ Includes a feast day recipe for St. John’s Wine

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The Feast Day of St. Stephen (26 December), an early church deacon venerated as the first Christian martyr

+ includes a recipe for St. Stephen’s Stew (a part of the Irish Wren Day St. Stephen’s celebration tradition)

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The Feast Day of Anastasius I (19 December) a late 4th and early 5th century Pope remembered for his condemnation of the early Church theologian Origen, and for his opposition to the schism of Donatism.

+ Includes a recipe for Roman Stuffed Dates – a tasty snack dating back to the early Roman Empire.

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The Feast Day of St. Andrew, the Apostle

(includes also a clootie dumpling recipe and a long Scottish history lesson)

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The Feast Day of St. Clement of Alexandria (4 December) and 2nd and 3rd century saint who has been called “the first Christian scholar.”

Includes a recipe for Kebda Eskandarani (Alexandrian Beef Liver)

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The Feast Day of St. Clement of Rome

+ One of the earliest Church Fathers, ordained by St. Peter and believed by tradition to have been a co-laborer with St. Paul. Clement of Rome is an important source for Church teaching on Apostolic Succession, the Trinity, and the Resurrection.

+ includes a recipe for Çiberek, also called chiburekki (a Crimean Tartar fried turnover with a filling of ground or minced meat and onions)