October 20, 2012. (Romereports.com) On Sunday, October 21st, the Pope will canonize seven new saints. Four
of them are women and three are men. They're all from different
countries and lived in different time periods, but they all have one
thing in common: they dedicated their lives to communicating the faith
in their own unique way.
Among the new saints, are two martyrs:
Jacques Berthieu (1838-1896), who was killed in Madagascar and
Peter Calungsod, who was killed in the Philippines in 1672.
Two others dedicated their life to teaching education:
Carmen Sallés (1848-1911) was a pioneer in women's education and
Giovanni Piamarta Battista (1841-1913) taught marginalized youths a marketable trade.
The three other saints offered their pain and suffering to God.
Kateri Tekakwitha (1656-1680) was a Native American woman who helped the sick, even as she dealt with her own illness.
Mother Marianne Cope (1838-1918) worked with lepers in Hawaii.
Anna Schäffer (1884-1925) was sick most of her adult life. Despite being bedridden, through her words and letters she inspired people far beyond her native Germany.
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