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 Crispian

Feast: October 25

Saint Crispian, also known as Crispianus, was a member of the imperial Roman nobility and the brother of Saint Crispin. Both brothers undertook the noble task of evangelizing Gaul in the middle of...

Saint Crispin

Feast: October 25

Saint Crispin, also known as Crispinus, was a member of the imperial Roman nobility and the brother of Saint Crispian. They were born in the middle of the 3rd century and are recognized as...

Saint Elizabeth of Hungary

Feast: November 17

Saint Elizabeth of Hungary, also known as Elizabeth of Thuringia, Elisabeth, and Elisabetta, was a princess and the daughter of King Andrew of Hungary. Born in 1207 in Presburg, Hungary, she grew up...

Saint Francis of Assisi

Feast: October 4

Saint Francis of Assisi, also known as Francis Bernardone or il Poverello, was born in 1181 in Assisi, Umbria, Italy to Pietro Bernardone, a wealthy cloth merchant. Although he received a good...

Saint John Francis Regis

Feast: December 31

Saint John Francis Regis, also known as Jean-François Régis, was born on January 31, 1597, in Font-Couverte, Narbonne, Languedoc, France. He was the son of a wealthy merchant and received his...

Saint Luke The Evangelist

Feast: October 18

Saint Luke The Evangelist, also known as Lucas, was born to pagan Greek parents in Antioch. It is believed that he may have been a slave during his early life. Luke is recognized as one of the...

Saint Sebastian

Feast: January 20

Saint Sebastian, also known as Saint Sebastien, was born in Narbonne, Gaul (part of modern France), during the third century. He was the son of a wealthy Roman family and received his education in...

Saint Teresa of Ávila

Feast: October 15

Saint Teresa of Ávila, also known as Teresa de Ávila, Teresa of Jesus, and Teresa Sanchez Cepeda Davila y Ahumada, was born on March 28, 1515, in Avila, Castile, Spain. She was born into a noble...