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May 16

Honorius (6th century)

Bishop

Although not much is known about his life (it is thought that he was bishop of Amiens, France), this saint became very popular in the 11th century in Picardy since the inhabitants of Amiens took out the image of the saint in a procession to pray for the end of a drought and such a torrent of water fell at that moment that the procession was barely able to return to the city.

Biography

His fame reached Paris in 1204 when a church was built in his honor; and the Parisians also demonstrated their devotion to Saint Honorius, since they have a street and a neighborhood that bears his name.

Practical advice

By collecting the heart in silence, it corrects with charity a fault that should not be ignored with external order and internal recollection.

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