BORN: 956 DIED: June 19, 1027 At early years of Saint Romuald, there was a strong and sincere desire to be nearer God but like saint Paul, the body was weak and led to his quick swift to worldly things. He later made another quick turn to the monastery after...
Catherine de Longpré was born in France in 1632. At the age of 12, she entered the convent of the Hospataliers of Bayex, a branch of the Augustinians, the first order to send missionaries to Canada. In 1648 she asked to go to Quebec City to help the sisters in...
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...
Born in 1033, Anselm was motivated to enter the monastery in Bec of Normandy, due to the reputation of the great teacher, Lanfranc. Anselm became a monk at the age of 27, and a student and close friend of Lanfranc, eventually succeeding him as prior and abbot of Bec. After...
The first Native American woman to be canonized, Kateri is often called the Lily of the Mohawks. Tekakwitha was born in 1656, on the southern bank of the Mohawk River at Osserneon (Auriesville, NY). Her mother was a Christian Algonquin from Trois-Rivièrs, Quebec and her father was a non-Christian Mohawk...
BORN: July 26, 1030, Cracow, Poland DIED: April 11, 1079 Saint Stanislaus was a Canonist and a Theologian of great honor though he vehemently refused to be awarded with doctorate degree which he so justly merited. This refusal was due to his humility and quest to serve God with undivided...
Born: 1751, in France Died: April 8, 1816 Saint Julia took a vow of chastity at a very tender age precisely at fourteen years of age. She labored zealously to help alleviate her impoverished family. She experienced a very shocking incidence of an attempt to assassinate her father and as...
John Baptist de la Salle was the founder of the Institute of the Brothers of the Christian Schools, a teaching order well known in North America and around the world. John’s great achievements began quite unexpectedly. Born in 1651 in France, he inherited the position of riches of his family....
BORN…January 23, 1357 in Spain. DIED…April 5, 1455 Patron of Builders. Saint Vincent was a Dominican, a renowned preacher and a Lecturer of Philosopher. He was a great missionary of the 4th century. In humility, he rejected all honorable positions offered him by Pope Pedro de Luna and requested the...
Born…. About the year 1416 in Italy Died….. 1519 He was born into a poor but devout family. His association with the Franciscan ignited and nurtured the zeal of the solitude life. His sanctity and way of life attracted two men who assiduously embraced this same life style. As the...
