Saint Afra of Brescia

Feast: May 24

Saint Afra of Brescia, also known as Saint Aphra, was a second-century lay-woman who lived in Brescia, Lombardy. She was married to a nobleman, and her conversion to Christianity occurred in her...

Saint Angela Merici

Feast: January 27

Saint Angela Merici, born on March 21, 1474, in Desenzano, Lake Garda, Italy, was a devout Franciscan tertiary who went on to establish the Institute of Saint Ursula, also known as the Ursuline...

Saint Julia of Corsica

Feast: May 22

Saint Julia of Corsica, also known as Julia of Carthage, was born in the 6th to 7th century in Carthage, to a Christian noble family. She experienced a tragic turn of events when she was captured by...