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Born 316 • Hungary
Died November 8, 397 (aged 81) • Gaul • France
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biblical author
Saint Odo of Cluny
French abbot
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St. Patrick
bishop and patron saint of Ireland
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St. Stephen
Christian martyr
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bishop of the Goths
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French prelate
copy of Donatello's Saint Mark
Saint Mark
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bishop, theologian, and composer
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