08 May - Désiré was born in March 512 in Sancy (Seine-et-Marne) into a family of the high aristocratic Frankish family. He is a high official of the kings Clotaire and Childebert, son of Clovis, with the title of chancellor or keeper of the royal seal.
07 May - Flavia Domitilla or Flavie Domitille, sometimes simply called Domitille, is a member of the Flavian Roman imperial family, who died after 95, and is mentioned by historians of the first three centuries. Daughter of Domitilla the Younger, and therefore granddaughter of the Roman Emperor Vespasian and niece of the emperors Titus and Domitian, she married the Roman consul Titus Flavius Clemens.
06 May - Dominic Savio, born 02 April 1842 in Riva di Chieri in the Kingdom of Sardinia. He came from a relatively poor family. His father, Charles Savio, is a blacksmith and his mother is a seamstress; they will have eight other children. Soon his parents taught Dominic to pray, to love God.
05 May - Udith von Sangerhausen, born and married in Thuringia; died in Kulmsee (former East Prussia) on 12 May 1260. Became an early widow, she left her country and her relatives.
At the end of its second General Assembly, held from 15 to 18 October 2024, the Episcopal Commission for Justice and Peace sent a message to government officials at all levels, as well as to all Malagasy and all people of goodwill.
Read more ...Christmas is a great joy, because it is the love of God that has come to us, proclaims Fr. Bizimana Innocent, Provincial Superior of the Salesians Don Bosco of Madagascar and Mauritius, presenting his Christmas greetings. Salvation is accomplished, so life is not in danger of disappearing. It is this love and this salvation that we wish to fill our life so that we have peace.
Read more ...The short film "Zatti, our brother" (Argentina, 2020) focuses on one of the most difficult episodes of his life. We are in Viedma, in 1941: at the age of 60, Zatti is forced to leave the hospital he has attended for decades. His faith and strength are tested.
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