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  WELCOME! SAINT PAPOLUS, BISHOP OF GENEVA This saint was bishop of Geneva at the beginning of the seventh century; he was present at the solemn elevation of the mortal remains of the holy martyr Victor in the year 602, whose relics were later transferred from Solothurn to Geneva. He was very old at that time, and is known as a man of exceptional holiness. (Lütolf, Hoffnungsb. p. 148 ff.) (Information from  Stadler 's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints,  Volume  4, Augsburg, 1875) Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints - Sources and Abbreviations PRAYER: Grant, we beseech you, almighty God, that the venerable feast of Saint Papolus may increase our devotion and promote our salvation. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, God, for ever and ever. Amen. Sources of these articles (in the original German): books.google.co.uk,  de-academic.com, zeno.org, openlibrary.org

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN JANUARY Saints celebrated on the 24th of January WELCOME! SAINT FRANCIS DE SALES, BISHOP, CONFESSOR, AND DOCTOR OF THE CHURCH ⬅️ Doctors of the Church - Complete List Saint Francis de Sales, born of holy and noble parents at Sales, from which his family took its name, was learned in the liberal arts, studied philosophy and theology at Paris, and obtained a doctor’s degree in canon and civil law at Padua. PREACHER OF THE GOSPEL Ordained a priest and made a provost of the church in Geneva, he carried out his duties so well in his office that Bishop Granier made him a preacher of the Gospel to reclaim the people of Chablais from the heresy of Calvinism. Undertaking his mission with a joyous heart, it is said he brought seventy-two thousand back to the Catholic faith after overcoming many difficulties and dangers with the help of God. HE WAS CONSECRATED BISHOP After the death of Granier, he was consecrated Bishop and founded a new order of nuns named in honou...