Today, Wednesday April 19, the Catholic Church honors Saint Leo IX.
Originally from Alsace, a region long disputed between France and Germany, Leo IX, Brunone of Dagsburg, came to Rome after years of episcopate in Toul.
According to the Vatican website, as Pope he fought against simony and excommunicated Miguel Cerulario, thus triggering the Eastern Schism.
The Catholic saints are the group of people recognized by the Church as saints or blessed on a specific date. The Roman Martyrology is the document that names and distributes in the calendar the almost 7,000 saints and blessed recognized by the Church.
The saints and saints are prominent men and women in the various religious traditions for their special relationships with the divinities or for a particular ethical elevation. While the consideration of blessed constitutes the third step on the path to canonization.
Today’s saints day, April 19, also celebrates the following saint’s days:
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