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Early Life
My mother died when I was seven, and I had to be pulled out of school because of my very poor health.
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Saint Damien
He was pulled out of school at the age of thirteen to work on his family farm.
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Saint Camillus de Lellis
His mother died when he was young, and she was his supporter. His father was his only parent left and his father neglected him.

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Life Story
I was born in the Italian town Camiglano in 1878. I developed a deep love for prayer at a young age. At age twenty-one, I received the stigmata and I died at age twenty-five. Through my whole life I had many mystical experiences.
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Saint Rose of Viterbo
She also had a deep love for prayer and penance.
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Saint Gianna Molla
She lived in Italy. Daily Mass and the rosary were part of their family tradition. She openly accepted her faith. She grew up viewing life as God's beautiful gift.

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Struggle to Overcome
I had poor health basically my whole life. I felt many of the sufferings of Jesus, like the stigmata, and I almost died, but I was miraculously cured when I was twenty-one.
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Saint Marguerite Bourgeoys
She offered her life as a sacrifice of prayer for a young sister who was dying. The next day, she had a raging fever and died twelve days later.
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Saint Anna Shaffer
She had the stigmata and many illnesses. Some of these were colon cancer, brain damage, and boiled legs.

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Vision/Miracle
My guardian angel appeared to me many times, and I developed a strong relationship with him. I often sent him on errands to send letters and such. I also was seen levitating while praying.
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Saint Martin de Porres
He was also known to levitate whenever he was in deep prayer.
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Saint Teresa of Avila
She had a vision of an angel. She also levitated once during prayer.

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Relied on Christ
I relied on Christ because he often filled me with his love. He granted me the stigmata, so I had an even deeper connection with him.
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Saint Anna Shaffer
She had the stigmata, and she relied on Christ through her suffering.

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Model of Virtue
I modeled the virtue of chastity because I remained pure. I showed patience because through the many struggles I had, I trusted in God. I showed humility because even though many amazing things happened to me, I did not brag.
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Saint Marguerite Bourgeoys
She was patient with the sick and the poor. She was also patient with the orphans she taught.
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Saint Bernadette
She modeled the virtue of humility by keeping God, her family, and others first. She also always turned to prayer in times of suffering.

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Why a Saint to Follow
I had a deep relationship with Jesus especially through his Passion. I did not care if others judged me, and I was okay with struggling if it was what God wanted. I showed love, patience, and faith.
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Saint Faustina
She had a very deep relationship from a young age. At age seven she knew she wanted to devote her life to Jesus. She listened to God in her visions, even if she struggled.
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Saint Catherine of Siena
She also had a very deep relationship with God, and she also did not mind if others did not like it.

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History
In America, many people were starting to Immigrate. As I lived in Italy, some people I knew may have gone to America, but I did not. Shortly before I was born, the Civil War in America was happening. Shortly after I died, World War I began.
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Blessed Bartolo Longo
He lived in Italy as well. American conversion was happening and World War I was starting.

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Guided by the Acts of the Apostles
I helped the sick and poor like the Apostles did in the crippled man story. Also when mystical things happened to me, I was humble like the Apostles, and I told people it was Jesus' going not mine.
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Saint Marguerite Bourgeoys
She helped the poor and sick just like the Apostles did. She also taught uneducated orphans and girls of Montreal.
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Saint Catherine of Siena
She trusted in God and loved him not just because he did cool things.

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History
I lived after the American civil war. At this time a bishop realized that there were a lot of free black people with no religion, so he thought he could convert them to Catholicism. Also at this time, Catholic missionaries helped make Native American reserves.
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Saint Andrew Kim Taegon
He lived about the same time, and he converted to Christianity.

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How She Died
I died of tuberculosis of the spine at age twenty-five in 1903. I died with a smile on my face. My remains are in the chapel of the Passionist Sisters in Lucca.
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Saint Elizabeth of Hungary
She died when she was twenty-four. When she died she was working in a hospital.
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Saint Damien
He died of the disease leprosy. He prayed as he died.

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Saint Gemma Galgani                                        

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Saint Gemma Galgani                                        

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Later Life
When I was 21, I was so sick they thought I was going to die. Then Saint Gabriel Francis of Our Lady of Sorrows appeared to me and prayed with me every night. I credit my miraculous cure to his intercession.
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Saint Bernadette
She was sick her entire life, and she had a strong and unique relationship with Mary. She died while praying when she was thirty-five.
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Saint Damien
He was sick with leprosy but continued his work with lepers until death.