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THe seat (sedes) of the Church's papal or episcopal authority, vested in the Bishop of Rome for the universal Church and the local ordinary for each diocese. Episcopal sees have definite territorial boundaries, determined by the Holy See.

Thu18 September
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Thursday of the Twenty-Fourth Week in Ordinary Time

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The Roman Martyrology commemorates St. Joseph of Cupertino (1603-1663), who was born at Cupertino, Italy, and died in Osimo. He was of lowly origin and had little formal education. In his youth he was employed as an apprentice to a shoemaker. He joined the Conventual Franciscans as a lay brother but…

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