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June 15

Vito or Guido

confessor of faith

He suffered martyrdom in Matera, Italy, in the early centuries.

Biography

The Germans began to venerate him from the year 836 when his relics arrived at Corvey Abbey, Saxony. Among the sanctuaries that were built in his honor, Dresselhaussen stands out, which became very famous in the 14th century during an epidemic that devastated Germany and the Netherlands. Since then this disease received the name “Saint Vitus Dance”.

Practical advice

With the desire to sanctify everyday life, wholeheartedly forgive a specific offense by placing the result in God's hands.

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