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Which Spanish saint is honored in the Vatican’s special postmark issued on March 19, 2025, commemorating the centenary of a minor seminary in Toledo?
  • Saint John of Ávila
  • Saint Isidore of Seville
  • Saint Thomas of Villanova
  • Saint Ignatius of Loyola

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Gian Lorenzo Bernini


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The Feast of Saint Teresa of Avila


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'The Fire in the Borgo' by Raphael


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Feast of Saint Pope John XXIII


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Giuseppe Verdi


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Saint John Henry Newman


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