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St. Roch, an eminent servant of God, was born at Montpellier, France, in the 14th century. He served the plague stricken in Italy while on a pilgrimage of devotion to Rome.

Saint Lawrence was the first of the seven Deacons of the Roman Church. He assisted the Pope when celebrating Mass, distributed the Holy Eucharist to the faithful, ad ministered the Church’s possessions, and dispensed the revenues among the poor.

Saint Jane Frances was born on January 23, 1572, the second child of Benigne Fremyot, President of the Dijon Parliament, who belonged to one of the oldest and most honorable families of Burgundy.

St. Dominic was born at Calaroga, a Spanish town near the Pyrenees, in 1170, of the Guzman family.

Saint Inigo (or Ignatius) Loyola, born in the year 1491, was a son of the illustrious, ancient family of Loyola in Spain. In his youth he served as a page to King Ferdinand of Spain

Saint Camillus was born in 1550 at Bucchianico, Italy, a town of the diocese of Chieti, of the noble family of the Lelli.