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 The Apostle

Feast: December 27

Saint John the Apostle, also known as the Apostle of Charity, the Beloved Apostle, the Beloved Disciple, Giovanni Evangelista, John the Beloved, John the Divine, John the Evangelist, and John the...

Saint John The Baptist

Feast: June 24

Saint John the Baptist, also known as Iohannes Baptista, Joannes Baptista, John the Baptizer, John the Forerunner, John, son of Zachary, Juan Bautista, and Yochanan ben Zecharyah, was a prominent...

Saint Paul The Apostle

Feast: January 25

Saint Paul the Apostle, originally known as Saul, was born in approximately 3 AD in Tarsus, Cilicia (modern-day Turkey). He was a Jewish Talmudic student and a Pharisee by profession. Saul harbored a...

Saint Peter The Apostle

Feast: June 29

Saint Peter the Apostle, also known as Cephas, was a professional fisherman and the brother of Saint Andrew the Apostle. It was Andrew who introduced Peter to Jesus, and Peter became one of the...