Pope Saint Marcellus I

Feast: January 16

Pope Saint Marcellus I, whose name is also sometimes spelled Marcellinus, was a significant figure in the early Christian Church during a tumultuous period. Unfortunately, very little is known about...

Saint Alorus of Quimper

Feast: October 26

Saint Alorus of Quimper, also known as Alar, Alor, or Alour, was a fifth-century bishop of Quimper, a city in the region of Brittany, located in what is now modern-day France. As a highly regarded...

Saint Anthony of Padua

Feast: June 13

Saint Anthony of Padua, also known as Antonio da Padova, António de Lisboa, and the Evangelical Doctor, was born in Lisbon, Portugal in 1195. He was born into a wealthy family, who desired for him to...

Saint Colman of Stockerau

Feast: July 17

Saint Colman of Stockerau, also known as Colman of Melk, Coloman of..., Colomannus of..., Koloman of..., and Kálmán of..., may have been of noble or royal birth. Not much is known about his early...

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 George

Feast: April 23

Saint George, also known as Jirí, Jordi, Victory Bringer, and Zorzo, was a soldier and martyr who lived during the 3rd century. While much of his life is shrouded in legend, one of the most...

Saint Giles

Feast: September 1

St. Giles, also known as Aegidius, Aegidus, Aigeides, Aigigios, Egidio, Egidius, Egydius, Gil, Gilg, Gilgen, Gilgian, Gilles, Ilg, Ilgen, Jilg, was born into a wealthy noble family in Athens, Greece....

Saint Hippolytus of Rome

Feast: August 13

Saint Hippolytus of Rome, also known as Hippolytus of Porto or Ippolito, was a third-century imperial Roman soldier who was assigned to guard Christian prisoners. It was through his interactions with...

Saint Leonard of Noblac

Feast: November 6

Saint Leonard of Noblac, also known as Leonard of Noblet, Leonard of Noblat, Leonard of Limoges, Leonard of Limousin, Leonardo, Leonhard, Lienard, Linhart, Léonard, and Leonardo Nobiliacum, was born...

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 Stephen The Martyr

Feast: December 26

Saint Stephen The Martyr, also known as Stephen the Deacon, was the first Christian martyr and a prominent figure in the early Christian Church. While preaching the Gospel in the streets, he...

Saint Teilo of Llandaff

Feast: February 9

Saint Teilo of Llandaff, also known by various other names including Dillo, Dillon, Dol, Elidius, Elios, Eliud, Teilan, Teilio, Teilou, Teilus, Teio, Teiou, Teliano, Teliarus, Teliavo, Teliou,...

Saint Vincent De Paul

Feast: September 27

Saint Vincent de Paul was born on April 24, 1581, in Ranquine, Gascony, near Dax, southwest France. He was born into a peasant family but showed exceptional intelligence from an early age. At the age...