Saint Gaucherius was born in France and was fortunate to receive a good Christian education. At an early age of eighteen, he renounced things of this world and chose to live a solitary life. Many men came to love this type of life and pleaded to be allowed to join....
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...
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...
BORN: 1381 (France) DIED: 1447 Saint Colette was highly gifted with the gift of founding Convents and communities as well as reformation of already existed and dying convents.in France and Flanders. This was vividly seen in her untiring efforts in reforming the Third Order of Saint Francis and that of...
BORN: October 5, 1458 (Poland) DIED: In 1482 This twenty four year old child of God had all he needed at his beck and call but refused to be allured into a life of luxury and materialism, all because of zeal for God’s kingdom. His pure and just life, were...
BORN: March 9, 1568 DIED: June 21, 1591. Saint Aloysius from early childhood desired and longed to serve his Creator God. He was innocent and pure. He was exposed to the worldly wealth and pleasure in order to distract his love for God but all proved abortive. He later entered...
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...
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...
Saint Harvey is usually invoked against eye-sores. He was born blind and his father died while he was an infant and later his mother handed him over to a holy man called Arzian. He became an Abbot of the community his uncle founded though without being ordained. H e worked...
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...
