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A saint's blood, a bishop-prince, and Pius XII

The Tuesday Pillar Post

JD Flynn
Sep 19, 2023
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Hey everybody,

Today is the feast of St. Januarius, and you’re reading The Tuesday Pillar Post.

Januarius, a fourth-century bishop, was by some accounts made the bishop of Naples at the very young age of 20, amid a period of intense persecution for the Church. After hiding Christians from Roman persecutors for months, Januarius was eventually arrested, an…

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