Saint of the Month
βMary of the Gaelsβ
Feast day: Feb. 1
Patron saint of: Ireland, poets, dairymaids, bla...
Giving Light to the Blind β St. Lucy
Feast day: December 13
Patron saint of sight and the blind
Meanin...
Andrew the Apostle
Feast Day: November 30
Patron of Scotland, Russia, fishermen and u...
Blessed Pauline von Mallinckrodt
Father Denis Spitzley of St. Mary Parish, Charlotte, and Bishop Ear...
The Pirate-Fighting Saint
Feast day: Oct. 11
Patron saint of Corsica
Canonized Dec. 11, 190...
St. Bridget
Feast Day: July 23
Patron saint of Sweden, co-patroness of Europe
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Do Drinking and Woodworking Mix?
Feast day: May 14
Patron saint of alcoholism and carpenters
Meani...
From Riches to Rags
Feast day: Feb. 26
Patron saint of sick people
Meaning of name: G...
Who is the Immaculate Conception?
Mary, the Mother of God
Feast of the Immaculate Conception: Dec. 8...
Tortured on a Wheel
Birthplace: Egypt
Feast Day: Nov. 25
...
From Wealthy Nobleman to Servant of God
Birthplace: Gandia, Spain
Feast Day: October 10
Patron of Portuga...
Teen Saintβs Life Was No Bed of Roses
Birthplace: Alencon, France
Feast Day: Oct. 1
Patroness of Missio...
Why Did This Beautiful Woman Rub Pepper on Her Face?
Birthplace: Lima, Peru
Feast Day: August 30
...
Saint Romuald
Saint Romuald
Birthplace: Ravenna, Italy
Feast Day: June 19
...
Who's the Real Patron Saint of Travelers?
Saint Brendan of Clonfert
Birthplace: Ireland
Feast Day: May 16
...
He Lived on a Haunted Island
Saint Guthlac of Mercia
Feast Day: April 11
...
A Bride at 13, a Nun at 52
Birthplace: Rome
Feast Day: March 9
Patron of Oblates of Mary
...
Executed for His Faith β Twice
Birthplace: Narbonne, Gaul
Feast Day: Jan. 20
Patron of athletes,...
St. Peter Wu Gousheng
Born: 1768
Died: Nov. 7, 1814
Feast Day: Nov. 7 (also Sept. 28 as...
St. Philip of Moscow
Feast Day: October 5
Claim to fame: St. Philip of Moscow, born in ...
St. Maria Forgave Her Attacker
Feast Day: July 6
Claim to fame: St. Maria Goretti is the patron s...
Ss. Joachim and Anne
Feast Day: July 26
Claim to fame: Even though they appear nowhere ...
Blessed Mary Elizabeth Hesselblad
Blessed Mary Elizabeth Hesselblad
Born: June 4, 1870
Died: April ...
St. Bernardine of Siena
St. Bernardine of Siena
Born: Sept. 8, 1380
Died: May 20, 1444
F...
St. Isidore, Schoolmaster of the Middle Ages
St. Isidore of Seville
Feast Day: April 4
Born: c. 560
in Cartag...