Lives of the Saints

Lives of the Saints

Saint Francis of Assisi

Saint Francis of Assisi (1181-1226) Feast day: October 4 Saint Francis was born in the town of Assisi in 1181, the son of a wealthy cloth merchant. He worked with his father...
Lives of the Saints

The Life of Saint Pope John XXIII

The Life of Saint Pope John XXIII (1881-1963) Angelo Giuseppe Roncalli was born on November 25, 1881, in Sotto il...
Lives of the Saints

Saint Cyprian of Antioch, Martyr, and Saint Justina, Virgin and Martyr

Saint Cyprian of Antioch, Martyr, and Saint Justina, Virgin and Martyr Cyprian was a well-known pagan in Antioch in...
Lives of the Saints

Who Is “the Little Flower of Christ”?

Who is "the Little Flower of Christ"? She is Saint Thérèse of the Child Jesus, one of the best-known...
Lives of the Saints

Feast of the Archangel Michael

Feast of the Archangel Michael (6 September) Commemoration of the Miracle of Saint Michael at Colossae Michael, leader of the...

Who Is Saint Luke?

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Saint Luke, the evangelist and physician (Colossians 4:14), is, according to Eastern tradition, one of the seventy disciples mentioned in chapter 10 of his...

Saint Ignatius of Antioch

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The name Ignatius is linked to the Latin ignis, meaning fire. This was indeed his defining trait: he was filled with the fire of...

Saint Margaret Mary Alacoque

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Saint Margaret Mary Alacoque She was born on 22 July 1647 in Burgundy, France. She was the only daughter of Claude and Philiberte Alacoque, a...

Saint Teresa of Ávila

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Saint Teresa of Ávila (1515-1582)Feast: 15 OctoberWhen Saint Teresa read Saint Augustine's Confessions, a book overflowing with love of God, with repentance and return to...

The Life of Saint Carlo Acutis

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The Life of Saint Carlo Acutis (1991-2006) Carlo Acutis was born in London on 3 May 1991. His parents, Andrea Acutis and Antonia Salzano, raised him...

The Life of Saint Charbel and the Stages of His Canonization

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The Life of Saint Charbel and the Stages of His Canonization Saint Charbel Makhlouf, or Mar Charbel, was a Lebanese Maronite monk, priest and hermit....
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