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SAINT FEAST DAY 5 APRIL

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN APRIL ➡️ Tomorrow ⬅️ Yesterday Saint of the Day Saint feast day April 5 Saint Crescentia Hoss, Virgin Saint Becan, Abbot Benedict of Sassoferrato, Religious Burchard, Bishop of Halberstadt Saint Catherine of Palma, Virgin and Mystic Blessed Eve, Anchoress Saint Gerald of Sauve-Majeure, Abbot Saint Honorius Magnus, Martyr Saint Irene of Thessalonica, Virgin and Martyr Peter Moosmiller, Priest and Religious Blessed Saturnina Rodriguez de Zavalia, Foundress Saint Theodora, Widow Saint Tigernach, Bishop Saint Vincent Ferrer, Priest Saint Zeno, Martyr Blessed Agnes of Liège and Companions, Virgins Conrad and Stephen, Religious and Martyrs Martyrs of Africa Martyrs of Lesbos -0504-

SAINT FEAST DAY 5 APRIL: ST CRESCENTIA HOSS

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN APRIL Saints celebrated on the 5th of April WELCOME! SAINT CRESCENTIA HOSS, VIRGIN Saint Crescentia Hoss was born in 1682 in Kaufbeuren, Germany, the sixth of eight children. St Crescentia had a very beautiful voice and many non-Catholics would attend Mass just to hear her singing.  SHE WANTED TO JOIN THE LOCAL CONVENT St Crescentia longed to join the local Franciscan Convent, but her poor family could not afford to send her there.  The convent was poor itself and needed funds in order to sustain itself. It is said that the local Mayor sorted out some funds for them on the condition that they accepted St Crescentia into their community. WRITING LETTERS St Crescentia eventually became the superior of the convent and both Catholics and Non-Catholics sought her spiritual advice and counsel. Those who could not visit would write letters to her and in just a few months she had received over 800 letters. She answered them all, advising the writers on ...