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Saints of the Month: February
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Saint Claude de la Colombière
Claude de la Colombière
The 15th of February is the feast day of Saint Claude de la
Clombiere S.J. (2 February 1641-15 February 1682). He is the
patron saint of the devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus.
The following is from Catholic Encyclopedia:
Missionary and ascetical writer, born of
noble parentage at Saint-Symphorien-
d’Ozon, between Lyons and Vienne, in 1641;
died at Paray-le-Monial, 15 Feb., 1682. He
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