Saint of the Day

July 23

Bridget of Sweden

Bridget of Sweden

Feast Day: July 23

Patron of: Sweden, Scandinavia, pilgrims, widows, monks, nuns, spiritual directors

Swedish mystic and reformer whose visions shaped Church renewal and founded religious order.

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John Cassian

John Cassian

Feast Day: July 23

Patron of: Spiritual formation, monastic communities, conferences, monastic literature

Desert monk who preserved Egyptian monasticism's wisdom for Western Christianity through influential writings.

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