Saint Agostina Petrantoni

Feast: November 13

Saint Agostina Petrantoni, also known as Agostina Pietrantoni or by her birth name Livia Petrantoni, was born on March 27, 1864, in Pozzaglia Sabina, Rieti, Italy. She was the daughter of Francesco...

Saint Anne

Feast: July 26

Saint Anne is widely recognized as the mother of the Blessed Virgin Mary and the grandmother of Jesus Christ. She was the wife of Saint Joachim and, according to tradition, they were a well-off...

Saint Armogastes of Africa

Feast: March 29

Saint Armogastes of Africa, also known as "Armogastes the Martyr," was a devout servant of Theodoric, the son of the Arian Vandal King Genseric. Born during the tumultuous time of religious tension...

Saint Bernadette of Lourdes

Feast: April 16

Saint Bernadette of Lourdes, also known as Bernada, Bernardetta, Bernardette Soubirous, Bernardette, Maria Bernadette, Marie Bernarde, and the Sleeping Saint of Nevers, was born on 7 January 1844 in...

Saint Cuthman

Feast: February 8

Saint Cuthman, also known as Cuthmann, Cutmano, or Cutmanus, was a poor but pious youth who hailed from the southern region of England. Born in the 9th century, he faced numerous challenges in his...

Saint Eligius of Noyon

Feast: December 1

Saint Eligius of Noyon, also known as Alar, Elaere, Elar, Elard, Eler, Eloi, Eloy, Eloye, Iler, Loie, Loije, and Loy, was born in 588 in Catelat, near Limoges, France. He was the son of Eucherius and...

Saint Germaine Cousin

Feast: June 15

Saint Germaine Cousin, born to Laurent Cousin, a farm laborer, and Marie Laroche, endured profound hardship from infancy. Her mother died when she was very young, leaving her vulnerable. Suffering...

Saint Julia Billiart

Feast: April 8

Saint Julia Billiart, also known as Julia of Billiart, was born on July 12, 1751, in Cuvilly, a small village in Picardy, France. She was the sixth of seven children born to Jean-François Billiart...

Saint Lucy of Syracuse

Feast: December 13

Saint Lucy of Syracuse, also known as Lucia or Lucie, was a rich and young Christian woman who hailed from a Greek ancestry. She was raised in a devoutly religious family and dedicated her life to...

Saint Macrina The Elder

Feast: January 14

Saint Macrina The Elder, also known as Macrina of Caesarea, Macrina of Neo-Caesarea, Macrina the Senior, and Macrina l’Anziana, was a remarkable woman who played a significant role in the early...

Saint Margaret of Castello

Feast: April 13

Saint Margaret of Castello, also known as Margaret of Citta-di-Castello and Margaret of Metola, was born in 1287 in Mercatello sul Metauro, in the region of Pesaro-Urbino, Italy. Despite being born...

Saint Marguerite Bourgeous

Feast: January 12

Saint Marguerite Bourgeoys, also known as Margaret Bourgeoys or Marguerite Bourgeoys, was born on 17 April 1620 in Troyes, Aube, France. She was the sixth of twelve children born to devout parents....

Saint Maria Goretti

Feast: July 6

Saint Maria Goretti, also known as "nan," was a beautiful and pious farm girl born on October 16, 1890, in Corinaldo, Ancona, Italy. She was one of six children born to Luigi Goretti and Assunta...

Saint Martin of Tours

Feast: November 11

Saint Martin of Tours, also known as Martin the Merciful, Martinus Turonensis, and The Glory of Gaul, was born in approximately 316 in Upper Pannonia (modern Hungary) to pagan parents. His father was...

Saint Saturus of Africa

Feast: March 29

Saint Saturus of Africa, also known as Saturus the Martyr, was born into a wealthy family and held the prestigious position of master of the household for the anti-Christian Arian and later pagan...