This saint of God was a Jesuit priest. He laboured diligently in reaching out to many people with numerous record of conversions. In Spite of these good works, he met with many difficulties and sufferings which he bore patiently while converting them to spiritual advantages. His zeal to do God’s...
Philip Neri was born was born in Florence in 1515 and educated by the Dominicans. He experienced conversion at the age of 18 and left for Rome, where he lived a life of seclusion and poverty. He studied philosophy and theology for three years before choosing to re-evangelize Rome, where...
St. Rita was born in Umbria, Italy in 1386. Although she wanted to be a nun, her parents betrothed her to a cruel, ill-tempered man whom she married at 18. When her husband was murdered 18 years later, her twin sons were determined to avenge his murder. Rita pleaded with...
St. James – Patron of Hatmakers Saint James was called the Less amongst the apostles of Jesus to differentiate from him James the brother of John. His mother was a relative of Mary the Mother of Jesus. He was also associated as one of those who witnessed the Lord’s Resurrection...
DIED: 27 April 1278 CANONIZED: 1696 Patron of Domestic Workers Saint Zita was born into a poor family devout Christian family. Her elder sister was a Nun and her brother a Hermit. Due to the family’s poverty, she was chose to join the domestic service in one of the wealthy...
This title honouring mary appears in early Christian history. In return for financial assistance in renovating the church of St. Mary Major in Rome, Pope Sixtus III (432-440) granted land to the people of Genazzano, Italy. Eventually, a church consecrated to Our Lady of Good Counsel was built there and...
The author of the earliest and shortest gospel, Mark was a member of the first Christian community in Jerusalem. Christians used his mother’s house there as a place of prayer during Peter’s imprisonment under Herod Agrippa 1 (see Acts 12.12). When Paul and Barnabas returned from Jerusalem, they took Mark...
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....
Born: March 25, 1748 in France. Died: April 16 1783. Patron of: Bachelors, mentally ill, beggars, homeless. This Saint was nicknamed “Beggar of Rome.” He tried joining the Trappist Monastery and two other Orders but was refused by all of them. Not giving up his zeal to serve God, he...
Born: in the 17TH century Died: APRIL 7TH 1719 Patron of: Teachers Saint John Baptist is called the father of Pedagogy. He was the Founder of the Institute of the Brothers of the Christian Schools. This great Saint had an immense passion for the poor especially those who could not afford...
