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alms

Derivation

  • Greek: eleemosyne, compassionateness

Article

Material help given to the needy, prompted by Divine charity.

Associations in Art

  • Blessed Amadeus of Savoy
  • Blessed Charles the Good
  • Blessed Gonzalo de Amarante
  • Blessed Ivo of Chartres
  • Saint Adelaide of Burgundy
  • Saint Adelard of Corbie
  • Saint Anthony the Abbot
  • Saint Bathilde
  • Saint Bavo of Ghent
  • Saint Benedict Joseph Labre
  • Saint Bertulph of Renty
  • Saint Brieuc of Brittany
  • Saint Caesarius of Arles
  • Saint Elizabeth of Hungary
  • Saint Gerald of Beziers
  • Saint Gregory of Utrecht
  • Saint Guntramnus
  • Saint Irmina of Oehren
  • Saint John of God
  • Saint John the Almoner
  • Saint Margaret of Scotland
  • Saint Martin of Tours
  • Saint Matilda of Saxony
  • Saint Nicholas of Tolentino
  • Saint Olaf II
  • Saint Thomas of Villanova
  • Saint Vincent de Paul
Additional Information

  • Catholic Pocket Dictionary

MLA Citation

  • “alms”. New Catholic Dictionary. CatholicSaints.Info. 19 November 2019. Web. 26 February 2021. <>
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