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Better known as Brother Klaus<\/a>St. Nicolas de Fl\u00fce is popular in Switzerland<\/a>. He was born into a family of farmers and peasants, and held civil and military positions. He married, had ten children, and ended up separated from the world, with the permission of his family, when he felt called to isolation, contemplation and 40 days fast<\/a>. Pius XII proclaimed him patron of Switzerland, where his feast is celebrated on September 25, as in Germany.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pope Roman Martyrology<\/a> He stresses that, by divine inspiration, he withdrew to the mountain to embrace the life of an anchorite. He only left his cell on one occasion, in order to appease<\/a> who were to face each other in a war between warring cantons. The results of his interventions earned him the title of 'Father of the Fatherland'. One of his most frequent prayers was: \"My Lord and my God, remove from me all that keeps me away from you\".<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Other saints<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Others santos<\/a> On March 21 are the Genoese Saint Benita Cambiagio Frassinello; Saint Augustine Zhao Rong, Chinese secular priest, martyred and converted to the Christian faith in the 18th century when he heard a priest in prison exhorting the faithful to remain firm in the face of martyrdom; the English Blessed Matthew Flathers, Thomas Pilchard and William Pike, martyred, and the Mexican Blessed Miguel G\u00f3mez Loza. <\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

M\u00e1s conocido como Hermano Klaus, San Nicol\u00e1s de Fl\u00fce es popular en Suiza. Naci\u00f3 en familia de agricultores y campesina, y ostent\u00f3 cargos civiles y militares. Contrajo matrimonio, tuvo diez hijos y termin\u00f3 apartado del mundo, con permiso de su familia, al sentirse llamado al aislamiento, la contemplaci\u00f3n y el ayuno. 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