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  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN MAY Saints celebrated on the 23rd of May WELCOME! SAINT ANNO, BISHOP OF VERONA Encyclopedia of Saints   Saint Anno, Bishop of Verona in Italy, was born in that city to noble parents and raised in a very pious manner. He subsequently entered the priesthood and, owing to his great holiness, was elected bishop of the same city, although he was initially reluctant to accept the office. He died in Verona around the year 780, during the reign of  Charlemagne . (Information from Stadler 's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints, Volume  1, Augsburg, 1858) Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints - Sources and Abbreviations PRAYER: Grant, we beseech you, almighty God, that the venerable feast of Saint Anno 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....

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN DECEMBER Saints celebrated on the 4th of December WELCOME!   SAINT ANNO, ARCHBISHOP OF COLOGNE, CONFESSOR Saint Anno, a young nobleman, served in the army, but was very young when, by the exhortations of an uncle, a pious canon of Bamberg, he renounced all earthly pursuits, and dedicated himself to God in an ecclesiastical state at Bamberg.  HE DEDICATED HIMSELF TO AN ECCLESIASTICAL STATE AT BAMBERG His improvement in virtue and learning was much spoken of at court, and the emperor, Henry III. or The Black, called him near his person: and some time after nominated him provost of Goslar in Lower Saxony, and, in 1056, archbishop of Cologne.  The tears he abundantly shed during the whole ceremony of his consecration were a proof of his sincere humility and devotion.  THE FOOT OF THE ALTAR WAS HIS SOUL'S DELIGHT The foot of the altar was his soul’s delight, comfort, and refuge. The poor he sought out in their cottages, and carried them, so...