St. Catherine Labouré joined the Sisters of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul in 1830 A.D., and was then sent to the Rue de Bac Convent in Paris. It was in this Convent that she experienced visions of Mary as the Immaculate Conception. The result of these apparitions was the minting and distribution of the popular "Miraculous Medals" all over the world (died ca. 1876 A.D.).
St. James of the March joined the Franciscans at Assisi in 1416 A.D. James was ordained and became a missionary to the northern, central and eastern parts of Europe. Then he became part of the Inquisition in 1426 A.D. The last three years of his life was spent at Naples, Italy (died ca. 1476 A.D.).
St. Stephen the Younger entered St. Auxentius Monastery and eventually became abbot. He soon resigned this post to live as a hermit. At the time, Emperor Constantine engaged in iconoclastic activities. Stephen was against this and as a result was arrested. When he continued to insist on the veneration of holy relics, Stephen was scourged, dragged through the streets, and killed (died ca. 764 A.D.).
St. Simeon Metaphrastes compiled a 'Menology' of legends and stories of the Byzantine saints. This work is one of the popular medieval Greek collections. Aside from his Menology, Simeon also wrote a chronicle, prayers, letters, and a collection of maxims from St. Basil and Macarius of Egypt (died ca. 1000 A.D.).
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