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La Moreneta / Our Lady of Montserrat, Spain (718) St Peter Canisius, St Turibius of Mogrovejo and Memorials of these and more, most interesting Saints - 27 April

St Peter Canisius SJ (1521-1597) – The Known as “The Hammer of Protestantism,” “Second Apostle of Germany” – Confessor, Doctor of the Church, Dutch Priest of the Society of Jesus, Reformer, Teacher, Writer, Apostle of Charity. Patronages – Catholic Press, Germany, Catechists. The restoration of the Catholic Church in Germany after the Protestant Reformation is largely attributed to the work there…

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La Moreneta / Our Lady of Montserrat, Spain (718) and Memorials of the Saints - 27 April

La Moreneta / Our Lady of Montserrat, Spain (718) and Memorials of the Saints – 27 April

Tuesday of the Fourth Week of Easter +2021 La Moreneta / Our Lady of Montserrat, Spain (718) – 27 April: The one and only “Lady of Spain,” is a black Madonna who reigns from the lofty heights of Montserrat. The Virgin smiles down from her place of honour above the main Altar of the Basilica of Montserrat. Our lady of Montserrat, patroness of Catalonia. The statue of the black Madonna is in the…

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Memorial of Our Lady of Montserrat and of the Saints - 27 April

Memorial of Our Lady of Montserrat and of the Saints – 27 April

Our Lady of Montserrat:   (718) Our Lady is venerated under the invocation of the Virgin of Montserrat or “Rosa d’abril” – because of the Virolai hymn sung to her – at the Santa Maria de Montserrat monastery in the Montserrat mountain in Catalonia, Spain. It is one of the black Madonnas of Europe, hence its familiar Catalan name, la Moreneta (“The little dark-skinned one”). Believed by some to…

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La Moreneta / Our Lady of Montserrat, Spain (718) and Memorials of the Saints - 27 April

La Moreneta / Our Lady of Montserrat, Spain (718) and Memorials of the Saints – 27 April

St Peter Canisius SJ (1521-1397) – The Known as “The Hammer of Protestantism,” “Second Apostle of Germany” – Doctor of the Church, Dutch Priest of the Society of Jesus, Confessor, Reformer, Teacher, Confessor, Writer, Apostle of Charity. Patronages – Catholic Press, Germany, Catechists. The restoration of the Catholic Church in Germany after the Protestant Reformation is largely attributed to the…