Saints of the 22 of october

• Saint Abercius of Hieropolis

  In Hieropolis, city of Phrygia, St. Abercius, Bishop, disciple of Christ, the good Shepherd, is said that he made a pilgrimage by different regions announcing the faith, being fed with a mystical delicacy (s. III).

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• Saint Pope John Paul II

  Charles Joseph Wojtyla was born in Wadowic, Poland, in the year 1920. He was ordained priest and obtained his studies in theology in Rome. He then returned to his homeland where he held various University and pastoral tasks. Appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Kraków, he became the Archbishop in 1964. He participated in the Second Vatican Council. Elected Pope on October 16, 1978, he took the name of John Paul II, and he was distinguished by his extraordinary apostolic activity, especially to families, the young and the sick, and made numerous pastoral visits around the world. The most significant fruits which he left in inheritance to the Church are, among others, his rich teachings, the promulgation of the Catechism of the Catholic Church and the Codes of Canon Law for the Latin American Church and the Eastern Churches. He died piously in Rome on April 2, 2005, the eve of Easter Sunday II, or Divine Mercy.

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• Saint Alodia of Huesca
• Saint Benedict of Massérac
• Saint Córdula mártir
• Saint Duns Scotus
• Saint Leotadio of Auch
• Saint Lupencio of Chalons
• Saint Malón of Rouen
• Saint Marcos of Jerusalén
• Saint Moderano of Berceto
• Saint Nunilona of Huesca
• Saint Valerio of Langres
• Saint Verecundo obispo