This saint of God was a great defender of our faith. He never compromised his faith with fame or wealth. He was exiled because of his refusal to evil request of the Empress Theodora. Interestingly. He knew that this refusal would cost him his life, but was not deterred. He...
Nereus and Achilleus were soldiers in the Imperial Roman Army. While they may have lived in the 1st century, what is known of them originates from a 4th century inscription by Pope Damasus, which attests to the fact these soldiers had experienced conversion and been martyred as a consequence.
BORN: 1803 – FRANCE DIED: 28 April 1841 CANONIZED: 1954 St. Peter Chanel had a strong desire to become a missionary as soon as he was ordained a priest but unfortunately he was assigned to teach in a Seminary. As a sign of an obedient child of God, he accepted...
Mary Roy was born in Swabia (Germany) in 1578. He held doctorates in philosophy, canon law and civil law and served as a tutor to nobles in France, Italy and Spain. Known as the ‘lawyer of the poor’, he gave up practicing law to ender the Capuchins in Freiburg, Switzerland,...
Little is known about George, who was killed for his faith in Palestine at the beginning of the fourth century. Believed to be a soldier in the Roman army, he was involved in the organization of a Christian community at Urmiah (modern Iran) and visited Britain on an imperial expedition....
These three martyred Saints were recognized by the Church, though not much is known about them or written about. Their graves were popular at the Cemetary of Praetextatus during the Middle Ages. It was said that Valerian was the husband of Saint Cecilia, Tiburtius her brother and Maximus a Roman...
St. Martin was a 7th century Saint. This heaven saint was a pope during the persecution of the Church by the Roman Emperors especially emperor Constans. His outspokenness in the defence of the truth, right and faith of the Church merited him his death. Emperor Constans sent his soldier to...
BORN: In 1081 in Denmark DEATH: In 1127 in the same city. This child of God was a married but never lost sight of his Creator all that he did. He was highly regarded by the people of his time for his wisdom, diligence, compassion and acts holiness. Due to...
