Saint of the Day
July 31
Ignatius of Loyola
Feast Day: July 31
Patron of: Spiritual exercises, military personnel, soldiers, retreats, spiritual discernment
Founder of the Jesuits who transformed Catholic spirituality through disciplined exercises and education.
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Zdenka Schelingová
Feast Day: July 31
Patron of: Slovakia, religious persecution victims, young women
Slovak nun martyred for refusing to abandon her faith under communist torture.
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