St. Fidelis of Sigmaringen

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Feastday: April 24
1577 - 1622

Franciscan Capuchin martyr. He was born Mark Rey is Sigmaringen, Germany, in 1577. A practicing lawyer, he traveled across Europe as a tutor to aristocrats but then started defending the poor. In 1612, he became a Franciscan Capuchin monk, taking the name of Fidelis. A missionary to Grisons, Switzerland, Fidelis was so successful that local Protestants claimed that he was a spy for the Austrian Emperor. Fidelis was stabbed to death in a church id Seewis. He was canonized by Pope Benedict XIV. Fidelis served also as the head of the Congregation for the Spreading of the Faith.

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Joseph Mathew
4 weeks ago
St. Fidelis of Sigmaringen, please continue to pray for me to observe the situations carefully; discern God's will regarding the same, and formulate my thinking and actions accordingly.
christopher
4 weeks ago
saint Fidelis of sigmaringen please pray for me and my family
Amen
Brian D.
1 month ago
A now closed seminary named St. Fidelis (Herman, PA), run by the Capuchin Franciscans has produced two great current leaders- Archbishop Charles Chaput of Philadelphia and Cardinal Sean Patrick O'Malley of Boston, both Capuchin friars. Pray for us, St. Fidelis!
Mona
1 month ago
Please pray for Gwen,Michelle, Jacob and all cancer patients especially the children. Dear Lord, thank you for making me cancer free.
kim rooney
1 month ago
please pray for my son you know how corrupt courts are please pray for his early release
lovealways
1 year ago
Please hwlp me to become the best I can be-I have benn denying God mu full potential-please help me to oppeose evil and come with you into heaven
Joseph Mathew
1 year ago
Dear St. Fidelis, Please pray for me, to put my service to the Lord above all things, always and everytime.
christie
1 year ago
Dear St. Fidelis, your holiness is marked by many things you did, most of all by your devotion to the Holy Eucharist, prayer life and your self discipline. Pray for us on your feast day and obtain abundant graces for all young children who are denied their faith by their careless parents. Please pray for the good health of all suffering children. Also pray for mothers-to-be who are yearning to have a healthy child. Help me to make wise and holy decisions. Amen.
Joseph mathew
2 years ago
Dear St. Fidelis, please pray for me to discern and do God's will!

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