Holy Name of Mary
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This feast is a counterpart to the Feast of the Holy Name of Jesus (January 3); both have the possibility of uniting people easily divided on other matters.
The feast of the Most Holy Name of Mary began in Spain in 1513 and in 1671 was extended to all of Spain and the Kingdom of Naples. In 1683, John Sobieski, king of Poland, brought an army to the outskirts of Vienna to stop the advance of Muslim armies loyal to Mohammed IV in Constantinople. After Sobieski entrusted himself to the Blessed Virgin Mary, he and his soldiers thoroughly defeated the Muslims. Pope Innocent XI extended this feast to the entire Church.
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St. Bonaventure (1221-1274)
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St. Oliver Plunkett (1629-1681)
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St. Adrian of Canterbury (d. 710)
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Sts. John Jones and John Wall (c. 1530-1598; 1620-1679)
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Assumption of Mary
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Blessed Junipero Serra (1713-1784)
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Sts. Pontian and Hippolytus (d. 235)
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St. Maria Goretti (1890-1902)
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Servant of God Francis Garces and Companions (c. 1781)
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St. John Francis Regis (1597-1640)