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Solemnity of the Ascension or the Optional Memorial of St. Christopher Magallanes, priest and martyr, and his companions, martyrs; Optional Memorial of St. Eugene de Mazenod, bishop (Canada)


Today in Catholic History:


996 Pope Gregory V (ca. 970–999; reigned 996–999) crowned Otto III (980–1002) as emperor.

1864 Joseph de Veuster (better known as Father Damien, 1840–1889) was ordained priest in Honolulu. In 1873 at his own request he was sent to a settlement of lepers on the island of Molokai, where he later contracted the disease and died.

1972 Wielding a hammer, Laszlo Toth damaged one of the world's most celebrated sculptures, Michelangelo's Pietà, in the Vatican at Rome.

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