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Saint Nicholas and the Three Bags of Gold

Saint Nicholas and the Three Bags of Gold

10 min de leitura
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A poor father had no way to care for his three daughters, until bags of gold began to appear through the window in the middle of the night. This is the most famous story of Saint Nicholas, the saint who inspired Santa Claus.

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Blessed Nhá Chica: Mother of the Poor

Blessed Nhá Chica: Mother of the Poor

8 min de leitura

Humble Nhá Chica of Baependi never learned to read, yet she gave wise counsel to everyone at her door and built a chapel for Our Lady.

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Friar Galvão: Brazil's First Saint

Friar Galvão: Brazil's First Saint

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In Guaratinguetá a boy named Antônio was born. He became a friar, built a monastery, and helped the sick with tiny pills made of prayer.

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Saint Gregory the Great

Saint Gregory the Great

8 min de leitura

A rich young Roman traded his palace for a monastery and became the pope who called himself the servant of the servants of God.

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Saint Martin of Tours: The Soldier Who Divided His Cloak

Saint Martin of Tours: The Soldier Who Divided His Cloak

14 min de leitura

On a bitterly cold night, a young soldier cut his own cloak in half to warm a beggar. That night, in a dream, he discovered who the beggar was. The story of Saint Martin of Tours, the soldier who became a bishop.

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Saint Dulce of the Poor - Part 1: The Good Angel of Bahia

Saint Dulce of the Poor - Part 1: The Good Angel of Bahia

12 min de leitura

Maria Rita was a girl from Salvador, Brazil, who could not bear to see anyone suffer. She became Sister Dulce, the nun who sheltered seventy sick people in a chicken coop and came to be known as the Good Angel of Bahia.

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