Saint Dymphna

Feast: 30 de maio

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: 15 de junho

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: 17 de abril

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: 15 de março

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: 22 de fevereiro

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: 23 de dezembro

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 Mariana de Paredes

Feast: 26 de maio

Saint Mariana de Paredes — known as the Lily of Quito — was born in 1618 in Quito, Ecuador to Don Girolamo Flores Zenel de Paredes, a Spanish nobleman of Toledo, and Doña Mariana Cranobles de...

Saint Rafqa

Feast: 23 de março

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: 1 de outubro

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...