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Congratulations to Sylvester because on this last day of the year, December 31, we celebrate Saint Sylvester. Born in 280, Sylvester is the son of Rufinus, priest and Justa, Roman citizens. His mother entrusted his education to a priest named Cyrinus.
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30 December - Saint Roger was born in Cannes around the year 1060. He lived in the ravages of war due to the opposition of the Norman barons against the authority of Robert Guiscard.
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29 December - Thomas Becket is born in 1117 to a wealthy family in London. With the support of his family, he was able to continue his studies in Paris. He worked with Thibaut, Archbishop of Canterbury, who sent him to Rome from 1151 to 1153 and to the schools of Bologna and Auxerre where he trained as a lawyer.
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December 28th - As early as the second century, the Church admitted the date of December 28th to commemorate the innocent children killed by Herod out of rage, because the birth of a child who would take the throne and reign was announced to him.
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27 December - John is the son of Zebedee, as mentioned in the Gospels of Matthew, Mark and Luke. He worked as a fisherman on Lake Tiberias, a former disciple of John the Baptist and later a disciple of Jesus, his beloved Master.
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26th December - Saint Stephen was one of the seven deacons chosen by the apostles to assist them in their mission. In the sixth and seventh chapters of the book of Acts of the Apostles we find a detailed account of his life, his mission, from his election as deacon to his arrest.
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25 December - The birth of Jesus, Son of God, Saviour of the world, is celebrated on this day. The Gospels of Saint Matthew and Luke tell of this birth of the Lord. According to the Scriptures, the mother of Jesus is Mary, the daughter of Anne and Joachim of Nazareth and Galilee. And Joseph, a descendant of David, is her foster father.
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24 december - Adele of Pfalzel is the daughter of King Dagobert II. She lived in the 8th century. She marries Odon and gives birth to Albéric who is the father of Gregory of Utrecht, the future disciple of Saint Boniface.
Diocese of Miarinarivo
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