Saint Dymphna

Feast: May 30

Saint Dymphna, also known as Dympna, Dimpna, or Dympne, was born in Ireland to a pagan Irish chieftain named Damon and a devout Christian mother whose name has been lost to history. Tragically, her...

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 Kateri Tekakwitha

Feast: April 17

Saint Kateri Tekakwitha, also known as Catherine Tekakwitha, Lily of the Mohawks, Protectress of Canada, Tegakouita, and Tegakwitha, was born in 1656 in Osserneon (Auriesville), modern New York, USA....

Saint Louise De Marillac

Feast: March 15

Saint Louise de Marillac, also known as Louise de Marillac Le Gras, was born on August 12, 1591, in Meux, France. From a young age, she felt called to religious life but was unable to find a convent...

Saint Margaret of Cortona

Feast: February 22

Saint Margaret of Cortona, also known as Margherita, was born in 1247 in Loviano, Tuscany, Italy, to a farmer's family. Unfortunately, her mother passed away when she was just seven years old,...

Saint Marguerite Dyouville

Feast: December 23

Saint Marguerite Dyouville, also known as Mary Margaret Dufrost de Lajemmarais d’Youville, was born on October 15, 1701, in Varennes, Quebec, Canada. She was the eldest of six children born to...

Saint Mary Ann De Paredes

Feast: May 26

Saint Mary Ann de Paredes, born into the noble Toledo family of Don Girolamo Flores Zenel de Paredes and Doña Mariana...

Saint Rafqa

Feast: March 23

Saint Rafqa, also known as Rebecca Ar-Rayes, was born on June 29, 1832, in Himlaya, Lebanon, as the daughter and only child of Mourad Saber Shabaq al-Rayes and Rafqa Gemayel. Unfortunately, her...

Saint Thérèse of Lisieux

Feast: October 1

Saint Thérèse of Lisieux, also known as Francoise-Marie Thérèse Martin, was born on January 2, 1873, in Alençon, Normandy, France. She was the youngest of five daughters born to Blessed Louis Martin...