Saints

Thomas More

Priority request. English lawyer, judge, social philosopher, author, statesman, and noted Renaissance humanist. He also served Henry VIII as Lord High Chancellor of England... More opposed the Protestant Reformation, directing polemics against the theology of Martin Luther -- wikipedia

Thomas Merton

Calibrated at 515 in Truth vs. Falsehood, "Merton wrote more than 50 books in a period of 27 years, mostly on spirituality, social justice and a quiet pacifism, as well as scores of essays and reviews" -- wikipedia

Malak Jan Nemati

"God took away my sight, but opened before me the door to the Kingdom of Heaven; no one can imagine what I have gained from this." Living from 1906 to 1993, she was a charismatic figure and a mystical writer and poet in Kurdish and Persian language --wikipedia

Arsenie Boca

Romanian Orthodox monk, d. 1989.

Michael J. McGivney (Catholic saint candidate)

On October 31, 2020, the beatification Mass of Michael McGivney was celebrated at the Cathedral of Saint Joseph in Hartford, Connecticut with Cardinal Joseph W. Tobin presiding on the Pope's behalf --wikipedia

Sandra Sabattini (beatified by Catholic church)

a 22-year-old woman who devoted herself to helping the poor and disabled before she was killed by a passing car in 1984 --angelusnews.com

Joan of Arc

In the early 15th century, stating that she was acting under divine guidance, she became a military leader who transcended gender roles and gained recognition as a savior of France --wikipedia

Mary Magdalene relics: a skull

a blackened skull, displayed in a golden reliquary at the basilica of Saint-Maximin-la-Sainte-Baume, in Southern France, which has been described as "one of the most precious [relics] in all Christendom" --wikipedia

Nicholas of Flüe

b. 1417, d. 1487. A Swiss hermit and ascetic who is the patron saint of Switzerland --Wikipedia

Saint Charbel Makhlouf

During his life, he obtained a wide reputation for holiness, and for his ability to unite Christians and Muslims. He is venerated as a saint by the Catholic Church --wikipedia

Sister Cecelia Maria

Died with a smile on her face

Saint Benedict

He was named patron protector of Europe by Pope Paul VI in 1964. In 1980, Pope John Paul II declared him co-patron of Europe, together with Cyril and Methodius --wikipedia

Nicholas of Flüe / Brother Klaus

Swiss hermit and ascetic who is the patron saint of Switzerland, b. 1417, d. 1487

"he that grows in love grows in grief"

from "Catherine of Siena (25 March 1347 – 29 April 1380)... Canonized in 1461, she is also a Doctor of the Church." --wikipedia

Saint Valentine

3rd-century Roman saint... associated with a tradition of courtly love. He is also a patron saint of Terni, epilepsy and beekeepers --wikipedia