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Born 316 • Hungary
Died November 8, 397 (aged 81) • Gaul • France
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bishop of Poitiers
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Christian Apostle
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St. Clement of Alexandria
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St. Luke
biblical author
Saint Odo of Cluny
French abbot
Patron saint of Ireland
St. Patrick
bishop and patron saint of Ireland
St. Stephen being stoned to death
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Christian martyr
Ulfilas teaching Christianity to the Goths, early 20th-century illustration.
Ulfilas
bishop of the Goths
St. Thomas, stained-glass window
St. Thomas
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Saint Germanus of Auxerre
French prelate
copy of Donatello's Saint Mark
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French missionary
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St. Ninian
Celtic missionary
Nicetas of Remesiana
bishop, theologian, and composer
St. Silas
Christian prophet

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