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St Philip Neri blessing English Seminarians. 26 May is the feast of the founder of the Congregation of the Oratory, St Philip Neri, 16th-century 'Apostle of Rome'. In this fresco from the Venerable …More
St Philip Neri blessing English Seminarians.

26 May is the feast of the founder of the Congregation of the Oratory, St Philip Neri, 16th-century 'Apostle of Rome'. In this fresco from the Venerable English College in Rome, he is shown blessing the seminarians before they return to England to minister to the Catholic faithful at a time when this was illegal; many of these priests died as martyrs, executed by the State.

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