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October 20 · Optional · White

St Paul of the Cross

(1694–1775) Genoese mystic who saw in vision the black habit with the badge of the Passion and founded the Passionists, preaching Christ crucified in missions across the Papal States for fifty years, with forty-five years of interior desolation hidden beneath.

When is the feast of St Paul of the Cross?

The feast is celebrated on October 20 each year, kept as a optional in the General Roman Calendar, with white vestments.

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When is the feast of St Paul of the Cross?

The feast of St Paul of the Cross is celebrated on October 20 each year, kept as a optional in the General Roman Calendar.

Who was St Paul of the Cross?

(1694–1775) Genoese mystic who saw in vision the black habit with the badge of the Passion and founded the Passionists, preaching Christ crucified in missions across the Papal States for fifty years, with forty-five years of interior desolation hidden…

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