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Born in the year 1126 in Germany, based and educated in a Benedictine monastery near Bonn, Germany, from 12 years of age. Elizabeth came to see the monastery as their own home, and hoped in 1147. She was sighted, starting in 1152 began to have mystical ecstasies and visions, had the gift of prophecy, and suffered attacks from demonic forces. With the help of his brother Egbert, a monk and abbot, wrote three volumes describing their visions. Schönau was abbess from 1157 until his death on June 18, 1164. This is all that is known of Elizabeth of Schönau. References: Catholic.Net

Cyrano was an abbot of the seventh century. He lived in France in the seventh century and his life has told us and later told a biographer with many details and specifics. Berry was the son of noble. Eventually, he became bishop of Tours, the diocese most desirable of those times. He was educated in the city of Saint Martin. He was introduced in court to make a brilliant career. The father had even prepared a nice girl for marriage. One day, Cyrano left the court. Following the devotion to St. Martin of Tours became a hermit near his grave. Later, the clergy of the city welcomed him. Cyrano had given his entire estate to the poor the Gospel. Without anyone noticing, he left to join the bishop Tours Flavio, an Irishman who had a community of pilgrimage throughout Europe. Once in Rome, worked hard until they returned to France to found a monastery in the town of Longoret. This community grew under the guidance of St. Cyrano. That was a great austerity of life in all the monks. In other w...