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Sunday, August 7, 2016

Saint Cajetan - August 7 (Patron Saint of the Unemployed)

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Saint Cajetan was born in 1480 at Vicenza, Italy. He studied law at the University of Padua receiving his degree at the age of 24.  He became a priest and founded the Theatine order on September 14, 1524 in Rome. Saint Cajetan dedicated himself to missions among the poor, he died in 1547.  


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Painting of Saint Cajetan by Francesco Solimena
 from Wikipedia 

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