Catholic Saint of the Day
Pope Clement I is also known as St Clement of Rome. He was born in 35 AD in the Roman Empire. He became the Pope and Bishop of Rome from 88 AD until 99 AD [Read More …]
St Cecilia was also known as Cecily, Cicilia. She was born in the 3rd Century around 200-230 AD in Rome, Italy. She was a noblewoman is the patron saint of music and of musicians. We [Read More …]
St John the Silent was also known as John Hesychastes or Sabaites. He was the bishop of Colonia (Taxara) in Armenia and later a hermit. He was born around 454 AD in Nicopolis, Armenia now [Read More …]
St Christina of Markyate was also known as Kristina Theodora. She was an anchoress. She was born in 1097 in Huntingdon, England, and died in 1160 at Markyate, Hertfordshire, England. We celebrate her feast day [Read More …]
St Justinian was also known as Iestin or Jestin. He was a traveling priest and a hermit. He was born in the 6th century AD in Brittany, France, and murdered by servants in Ramsey Island [Read More …]
St Barbara was also known as Barbe or Great Martyr Barbara. She was a very beautiful virgin who died as a martyr for professing Christianity and refusing marriage. She was born in Mid-3rd Century AD [Read More …]
Blessed Ladislao Bukowinski was also known as Wladyslaw or Vladislav Bukovinskij. He was a Roman Catholic priest. He was born on December 22 1904 in Berdychiv, Ukraine and died on December 3 1974 at the [Read More …]
Blessed John van Ruysbroeck was also known as Jan van Ruusbroeck or John the Admirable Doctor. He was an Augustinian canon regular and mystic. He was born in 1293 AD in Ruisbroek, Flemish Brabant, Belgium, [Read More …]
St Chromatius of Aquileia was a bishop of Aquileia. He was born in the 4th Century AD in Aquileia, Italy. He died in 406 AD in Italy. We celebrate his feast day on December 2 [Read More …]
St Edmund Campion was also known as the Pope’s Champion. He was a Jesuit priest martyred by the government of Queen Elizabeth I. He was born on January 25 1540 in London, England, and died [Read More …]
St Charles Borromeo was a Cardinal and the Archbishop of Milan from 1564 to 1584. He was one of the major Counter-Reformists against the Protestant Reformation. He was born on October 2 1538 in Arona, [Read More …]
Another name for All Saints’ Day is All Hallows’ Day or Hallowmas. This is the feast that is celebrated in honour of all the known and unknown saints. This day is usually designated as a [Read More …]
Blessed James Benfatti was also referred to as James Benefatti of Mantua, or Father of the Poor. He was the Bishop of Mantua from 1303 till 1332. He was born in the late 13th century [Read More …]
St Raphael Kalinowski was also referred to as Raphael of St Joseph Kalinowski. He was a Discalced Carmelite friar (The Order of the Discalced Brothers of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Mount Carmel). He was [Read More …]
Blessed Kamen Vitchev, alternatively recognized as Peter Vitchev, was an Eastern Catholic priest belonging to the Assumptionist order. He met martyrdom at the hands of the Bulgarian communist government. He was born on May 23 [Read More …]
St Gerald of Beziers was also known as Guiraud of Puissalicon, Geraud, or Geraldo. He was born in 1070 AD in Puissalicon, France. He died on November 5 1123 in Beziers, France. We celebrate his [Read More …]
St Vitalis of Bologna was the slave of St Agricola of Bologna. He was born in the 3rd century AD in Bologna, Italy. He was tortured and died as a martyr in 304 AD together [Read More …]
Blessed Bartholomew of Vicenza was also known as Bartholomew of Breganze. He was a Dominican friar and Bishop of Vicenza. He was born in 1201 in Vicenza, Italy and died in 1271 AD. We, especially [Read More …]
St Cedd was an Anglo-Saxon monk and bishop from the Kingdom of Northumbria. He was the brother of St Chad of Mercia, Cynibil, and Cælin, all of whom became monks. He was born in 620 [Read More …]
St Proclus of Constantinople was the Patriarch of Constantinople from 434 to 447. He was born born in the late 4th century AD in Constantinople (Istanbul), Turkiye. He died in 447 AD. We celebrate his [Read More …]
St Giles was an abbot and a Hermit in Southern France. He was born born in mid 7th century AD probably in Athens, Greece. He died in the early 8th century in Southern France. We [Read More …]
St Bertin the Great was an abbot of Saint-Omer monastery which was later named the Abbey of Saint Bertin. He was born at the beginning of the 7th century in Constance in Germany. He died [Read More …]
St Boniface I was the pope from December 28 418 until his death four years later. He was born towards the end of the 4th century in Rome. He died in Rome on September 4 [Read More …]
St Bessus, also known as Besso or Besse, was a soldier of the Theban Legion who converted to Christianity. He was born in the 3rd century AD and died as a martyr in 286 AD [Read More …]
Blessed Amadeus of Portugal, also known as João de Menezes da Silva, Amedeus, Amadeus Menez de Silva, was a Franciscan Monk. He was born around 1420 in Campo Maior, Portugal and died on August 10 [Read More …]
St Nathy, also known as Cromnathy, Cruimhthir, Crumther, Cruimthir Nahi, Nath Í, Nathi, Nateo, or Nateus, was a priest who founded a monastery in Achonry which eventually led to the creation of the diocese of [Read More …]
St Maurilius of Rouen, also known as Maurilio, or Maurille, was a Benedictine archbishop. He was born in 1000 AD in the diocese of Rheims, France. He died in 1067 AD and was buried in [Read More …]
St Mary Helen MacKillop, also called Saint Mary of the Cross, was an Australian religious nun. She was born on January 15 1842 in Newtown, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. She died on August 8 1909 at [Read More …]
Blessed Miguel Agustin Pro also known as José Ramón Miguel Agustín Pro Juárez was a Jesuit Catholic Priest. He was executed after he was falsely charged with the bombing and attempted assassination of former Mexican [Read More …]
St Columbanus, also known as Columban of Bobbio or Columba of Luxeuil was an abbot. He was born in 543 AD in Leinster, Ireland. He died on November 23 615 in a cave in Bobbio, [Read More …]
This is the Saint of the Day list of Saints and Blesseds whose feast is on June 23 2023. Saint Joseph Cafasso Saint Etheldreda Blessed Mary of Oignies Saint Thomas Garnet Saint Agrippina of Rome [Read More …]
St Aloysius Gonzaga was also known as Aluigi Gonzaga, Lewis Gonzaga, Luigi Gonzaga or Aloysius de Gonzaga. He was an Italian aristocrat and Religious who was born on March 9 1568 at Castiglione delle Stivieri [Read More …]
This is the Saint of the Day list of Saints and Blesseds whose feast day is June 20 2023. Saint Adalbert of Magdeburg Saint John of Pulsano Blessed Margareta Ebner Blessed Dermot O’Hurley Blessed William [Read More …]
St Romuald was also called Romualdus. He was the founder of the Camaldolese order born in 951 AD in Ravenna, Italy. He died on June 19 1027 at ValdiCastro in Fabriano, Italy. His feast day [Read More …]
This is the Saint of the Day list of Saints and Blesseds whose feast day is June 18 2023. Saint Gregory Barbarigo Saint Elizabeth of Schonau Blessed Osanna Andreasi Blessed Euphemia of Altenmunster Saint Marcellian [Read More …]
This is the Saint of the Day list of Saints and Blesseds whose feast day is June 16 2023. Saint Benno of Meissen Saint Lutgardis Saint Cyriacus of Iconium Martyrs of Làng Cóc Saint Julitta [Read More …]
Prayer to Our Lady of Perpetual Help Oh Mother of Perpetual Help grant me the grace to always call upon your most powerful name, which serves as a shield for the living and a source [Read More …]
This is the Saint of the Day list of Saints and Blesseds whose feast day is June 15 2023. Saint Germaine Cousin Saint Vitus Saint Bernard of Menthon Blessed Albertina Berkenbrock Saint Hilarion of Espalion [Read More …]
This is the Saint of the Day list of Saints and Blesseds whose feast day is June 14 2023. Saint Caomhán of Inisheer Saint Protus of Aquileia Blessed Francisca de Paula de Jesus Isabel Saint [Read More …]
St Anthony of Padua was also known as Fernando Martins de Bulhões, Antonio di Padova, Anthony of Lisbon or António de Lisboa. He was a Catholic priest and Doctor and a Franciscan friar born on [Read More …]
This is the Saint of the Day list of Saints and Blesseds whose feast day is June 12 2023. Pope Saint Leo III Saint Gaspare Bertoni Blessed Maria Candida of the Eucharist Blessed Lorenzo Salvi [Read More …]
St Barnabas the Apostle was also known as Bernabé or Joseph. He was an early Christian disciple in Jerusalem but was a native of Cyprus and a Levite. He is the man who sold some [Read More …]
St Ephrem of Syria was also known as Ephrem of Edessa, Sun of the Syrians, Aprem of Nisibis, the Syrian, Harp of the Holy Spirit, Ephraim, Ephraem Syrus, Deacon of Edessa or Jefrem Sirin. He [Read More …]
This is the Saint of the Day list of Saints and Blesseds whose feast day is June 8 2023. Saint Medard of Noyon Blessed Maria Droste zu Vischering Saint William of York Our Lady of [Read More …]
This is the Saint of the Day list of Saints and Blesseds whose feast day is June 7 2023. Saint Robert of Newminster Saint Anthony Mary Gianelli Saint Deochar Blessed Anne of Saint Bartholomew Saint [Read More …]
St Norbert of Xanten was also known as Norbert of Kingdown, Norbert Gennep or Norbert of Magdeburg. He was a Catholic bishop and founder of the Premonstratensian order of canons regular. He was born in [Read More …]
St Boniface, Bishop and Martyr was also called Boniface of Crediton, Apostle of Germany, Boniface of Mainz, Winfrid, Winfried or Wynfrith. He was born in 675 AD in Crediton, Devon, England and died on June [Read More …]
This is the Saint of the Day list of Saints and Blesseds whose feast day is June 4 2023. Saint Petroc Saint Filippo Smaldone Blessed Stanislaw Kostka Starowieyski Saint Francis Caracciolo Saint Pacificus of Cerano [Read More …]
St Charles Lwanga and Companions are the 22 Martyrs of Uganda who were killed by orders from King Kabaka Mwanga II between November 15 1885 to January 27 1887. Their feast day is celebrated on [Read More …]
This is the Saint of the Day list of Saints and Blesseds whose feast day is June 2 2023. 👉 Saint Marcellinus and Saint Peter the Exorcist, Martyrs Saint Erasmus Saint Nicephorus of Constantinople Blessed [Read More …]
The current date of the Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary feast day, May 31, was established in 1969 with the intention of aligning it with the Annunciation of the Lord and preceding the Nativity [Read More …]
This is the Saint of the Day list of Saints and Blesseds whose feast day is May 30 2023. Saint Dymphna Saint Ferdinand III of Castille Saint Joan of Arc Blessed Otto Neururer Blessed Carlo [Read More …]
St Augustine of Canterbury was also known as Apostle to the Anglo-Saxons, Apostle to the English, or Austin of Canterbury. He was a monk and also became the first Archbishop of Canterbury in the year [Read More …]
St Philip Romolo Neri was also known as Amabile Santo or Apostle of Rome. He was an Italian priest born on July 22 1515 in Florence, Italy. He was renowned for founding the Congregation of [Read More …]
This is the Saint of the Day list of Saints and Blesseds whose feast day is May 25 2023. 👉 Saint Bede the Venerable 👉 Pope Saint Gregory VII 👉 Saint Mary Magdalen of Pazzi [Read More …]
This is the Saint of the Day list of Saints and Blesseds whose feast day is May 24 2023. 👉 Our Lady, Help of Christians Martyrs of the Small West Gate Saint Simeon Stylites the [Read More …]
This is the Saint of the Day list of Saints and Blesseds whose feast day is May 23 2023. Saint Giovanni Battista Rossi Saint William of Rochester Saint Euphrosyne of Polotsk Saint Michael of Synnada [Read More …]
This is the Saint of the Day list of Saints and Blesseds whose feast day is May 22 2023. 👉 Saint Rita of Cascia Saint Julia of Corsica Blessed John Forest Saint Humility Saint Basiliscus [Read More …]
This is the Saint of the Day list of Saints and Blesseds whose feast day is May 21 2023. 👉 Saint Christopher Magallanes Jara, Priest and Martyr and Companions, Martyrs Martyrs of the Mexican Revolution [Read More …]
This is the Saint of the Day list of Saints and Blesseds whose feast day is May 20 2023. 👉 Saint Bernadine of Siena, Priest Blessed Columba of Rieti Saint Lydia Purpuraria Saint Arcangelo Tadini [Read More …]
This is the Saint of the Day list of Saints and Blesseds whose feast day is May 19 2023. Saint Ivo of Kermartin Saint Dunstan of Canterbury Pope Saint Celestine V Saint Verena Bütler Saint [Read More …]
St John I, Pope was a native of Populonia, Tuscany, Italy. He was the bishop of Rome and 53rd pope from August 13 523 AD until he died on May 18 526 AD in Ravenna, [Read More …]
This is the Saint of the Day list of Saints and Blesseds whose feast day is May 17 2023. Saint Giulia Salzano Saint Pascal Baylon Blessed Ivan Ziatyk Saint Madron of Cornwall Blessed Antonia Mesina [Read More …]
This is the Saint of the Day list of Saints and Blesseds whose feast day is May 16 2023. Saint Simon Stock Saint Brendan the Navigator Saint Honorius of Amiens Saint Andrew Bobola Saint Ubaldus [Read More …]
St Isidore the Farmer’s real name was Isidro de Merlo y Quintanais. He was also known as Isadore the Farmer, Bonden, Isidore of Madrid, Isidore the Laborer, Isidro Labrador or Isidore the Worker. He was [Read More …]
This is the Saint of the Day list of Saints and Blesseds whose feast day is May 15 2023 every year. 👉 Saint Isidore the Farmer Blessed Andrew Abellon Saint Euphrasius of Andújar Saint Hallvard [Read More …]
St Matthias was chosen by the apostles to replace Judas Iscariot. He was born in the 1st century AD in Judaea and died in 80 AD in Jerusalem, Judaea, or in Colchis (modern-day Georgia). We [Read More …]
This is the Saint of the Day list of Saints and Blesseds whose feast day is May 14 2023. 👉 Saint Matthias the Apostle Saint Maria Mazzarello Saint Michael Garicoïts Saint Ampelio Blessed Giles of [Read More …]
This is the Saint of the Day list of Saints and Blesseds whose feast day is May 13 2023. 👉 Our Lady of Fatima Our Lady of Help Blessed Gemma of Goriano Saint Servatius of [Read More …]
This is the Saint of the Day list of Saints and Blesseds whose feast day is May 12 2023. 👉 St Nereus and Achilleus of Terracina, Martyrs 👉 St Pancras of Rome, Martyr Saint Epiphanius [Read More …]
This is the Saint of the Day list of Saints and Blesseds whose feast day is May 11 2023. Saint Ignatius of Laconi Saint Matthêô Lê Van Gam Saint Francis of Girolamo Saint Gengulphus of [Read More …]
St Damien De Veuster of Molokai, also known as Father Damien or Jozef De Veuster, was a Roman Catholic priest from Belgium and a member of the Congregation of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and [Read More …]
This is the Saint of the Day list of Saints and Blesseds whose feast day is May 10 2023. 👉 Saint John of Avila 👉 Saint Damien de Veuster of Moloka’i, Priest Blessed Vasile Aftenie [Read More …]
This is the Saint of the Day list of Saints and Blesseds whose feast day is May 9 2023. Saint Pachomius of Tabenna Saint Beatus of Lungern Blessed Maria del Carmen Rendiles Martinez Blessed Karolina [Read More …]
This is the Saint of the Day list of Saints and Blesseds whose feast day is May 8 2023. Apparition of Saint Michael the Archangel Blessed Ulrika Fransiska Nisch Blessed Clara Fey Blessed Teresa Demjanovich [Read More …]
This is the Saint of the Day list of Saints and Blesseds whose feast day is May 6 2023. Saint John Before the Latin Gate Blessed Anna Rosa Gattorno Saint Francis de Montmorency Laval Blessed [Read More …]
This is the Saint of the Day list of Saints and Blesseds whose feast day is May 5 2023. Saint Angelus of Jerusalem Blessed Caterina Cittadini Blessed Nuntius Sulprizio Saint Godehard of Hildesheim Saint Hilary [Read More …]
This is the Saint of the Day list of Saints and Blesseds whose feast day is May 4 2023. Saint Florian of Lorch Blessed Jean-Martin Moye Blessed Ladislas of Gielniow Blessed Michal Giedroyc Saint Richard [Read More …]
This is the Saints of the Day list of Saints and Blesseds whose feast day is May 3 2023. 👉 Saint James the Lesser, Apostle 👉 Saint Philip, Apostle Saint Ansfrid of Utrecht Blessed Emilia [Read More …]
This is the Saint of the Day list of Saints and Blesseds whose feast day falls on March 6 every year. Saint Colette Saint Chrodegang of Metz Saint Fridolin Blessed Sylvester of Assisi Saint Rose [Read More …]
This is the Saint of the Day list of Saints and Blesseds whose feast day falls on March 5 every year. Saint John Joseph of the Cross Saint Mark the Ascetic Saint Piran Saint Kieran [Read More …]
St Casimir Jagiellon was a prince born on October 3 1458 in Wawel, Kraków, Poland, and died on March 4 1484 at the age of 25 in Grodno, Lithuania in modern-day Belarus. We celebrate his [Read More …]
St Katharine Drexel (Catherine Mary Drexel) was born on November 26 1858 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. She died on March 3 1955 at the age of 96 in Bensalem, Pennsylvania, U.S. She was the foundress [Read More …]
This is the Saint of the Day list of Saints and Blesseds whose feast day falls on March 2 every year. 👉Saint Chad of Mercia Saint Angela of the Cross Guerrero Saint Agnes of Prague [Read More …]
This is the Saint of the Day list of Saints and Blesseds whose feast day falls on March 1 every year. Saint David of Wales Saint Albinus of Angers Saint Leolucas of Corleone Saint Rudesind [Read More …]
This is the Saint of the Day list of Saints and Blesseds whose feast day falls on February 28 every year. Saint Auguste Chapdelaine Blessed Villana de’Botti Blessed Daniel Brottier Blessed Stanislaw Antoni Trojanowski Pope [Read More …]
St Gregory of Narek Profile. Born: 950 AD in Armenia, Europe. Worked in Armenia. Died: 1005 AD in Armenia. Feast Day is celebrated on February 27 St Gregory of Narek Biography Date of Birth 950 [Read More …]
This is the Saint of the Day list of Saints and Blesseds whose feast day falls on February 26 every year. Saint Victor the Hermit Saint Paula of Saint Joseph of Calasanz Blessed Robert Drury [Read More …]
This is the Saint of the Day list of Saints and Blesseds whose feast day falls on February 25 every year. Saint Caesarius of Nanzianzen Saint Walburga Blessed Maria Adeodata Pisani Blessed Sebastian of Aparicio [Read More …]
This is the Saint of the Day list of Saints and Blesseds whose feast day falls on February 24 every year. Saint Sergius of Caesarea Saint Ethelbert of Kent Blessed Tommaso Maria Fusco Blessed Josef [Read More …]
St Polycarp, who served as the Bishop of Smyrna, was a follower of St. John. In one of his letters to the Philippians, he encouraged them to love one another and to oppose heresy. On [Read More …]
The Chair of Saint Peter (Cathedra Petri: in Latin), also known as the St Peter’s Throne, is a relic conserved in St. Peter’s Basilica in Vatican City, the independent enclave of the Pope inside Rome, Italy. The relic is a wooden seat that tradition claims the Apostle Saint Peter, the [Read More …]
St Martin de Porres Velázquez was a Dominican lay brother. He was born on December 9 1579 in Lima, Peru. He died on November 3 1639 at the age of 60 in Lima. We celebrate [Read More …]
St Marcellus the Centurion, also known as Marcellus of Tangier, was a centurion in the Roman army. He was born in the mid 3rd century AD in the Roman Empire and died as a martyr [Read More …]
St Emilina of Boulancourt, was a Cistercian lay woman born in 1115 AD in France and died in 1178 AD in Longeville, France. We celebrate her feast day on October 27 every year in the [Read More …]
St Luigi Guanella, also known as Aloisius, Aloysius, or Louis, was a Roman Catholic priest. He was born on December 19 1842 in Fraciscio, Campodolcino, Lombardy, Italy and died on October 24 1915 in Como, [Read More …]
The Canadian Martyrs are also known as the North American Martyrs. They are the eight Jesuit missionaries who worked at Sainte-Marie among the Hurons. Because they were foreign missionary Christians, they were unwelcome among the [Read More …]
St Thecla of Kitzingen, also known as Tecla, or Heilga was a Benedictine nun and abbess. She was born in England and died in 790 AD at Kitzingen Abbey, Germany. We celebrate her feast day [Read More …]
St Theodore Guerin, also known as Mother Theodora or Anne-Thérèse Guérin, was the foundress of the Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods. She was born on October 2 1798 in Etables-sur-Mer, Brittany, France, and died [Read More …]
Blessed Luigi Biraghi was a Roman Catholic priest. He was born on November 2 1801 in Vignate, Milan, Italy, and died on August 11 1879 in Milan, Italy. We celebrate his feast day on May [Read More …]
Blessed Iuliu Hossu was the Bishop of Cluj-Gherla, Romania. He was born on January 30 1885 in Milas, Bistrita-Nasaud, Romania and died as a martyr on May 28 1970 at Coletina Hospital in Bucharest, Romania. [Read More …]
Blessed Maria Bagnesi, also known as Mary Bartolomea Bagnesi, was a Dominican tertiary. She was born on August 15 1514 in Florence, Italy and died on May 28 1577 in Florence, Italy. We celebrate her [Read More …]
St Germanus of Paris, also known as Germain or Father of the Poor, was an abbot and bishop of Paris, France. He was born in 496 AD, near Augustodunum, Gaul (Modern-day Autun, France), and died [Read More …]
St Paul Hanh, also known as Phaolo Hanh, was a repentant thief who became a Christian. He was born in 1826 AD in Cho Quán, Gia Dinh, Vietnam. He was arrested, beheaded, and died as [Read More …]
St Restituta of Sora, also known as Restituta of Rome or Restitutus, was a noble lady born in the 3rd century AD in Rome, Italy. She was arrested, killed and died as a martyr in [Read More …]
Blessed Matthias of Nagasaki was a layman catechist in the archdiocese of Nagasaki, Japan. He was born in 1572 AD in Kazusagoko, Japan, and died as a martyr on May 27 1620 in Nagasaki, Japan. [Read More …]
Blessed Dionysius of Semur was a Mercedarian professor of theology. He was born in 1500 AD in France and died in mid-16th-century in the Mercedarian convent in Narbonne, France. We celebrate his feast day on [Read More …]
St Gonzaga Gonza was a Musoga born in Busoga, Bulamogi County, Uganda. He was beheaded and died as a martyr on May 27 1886 at Lubaawo on his way to Namugongo. We celebrate his feast [Read More …]
St Anthanasius Bazzekuketta was a Muganda born at Bukuma near Mulajje Parish in Bulemeezi County. He was speared and then hacked to pieces and died as a martyr on May 27 1886 at Nakivubo on [Read More …]
Blessed Richard Holiday was a priest in England, born in 1565 in Yorkshire, England. He was imprisoned for being a Catholic Priest, then hanged and died as a martyr on May 27 1590 in Durham, [Read More …]
Blessed Richard Hill was a priest in England, born in 1565 in Yorkshire, England. He was imprisoned for being a Catholic Priest, then hanged and died as a martyr on May 27 1590 in Durham, [Read More …]
St Barbara Yi, also known as Bareubara Yi, was a 14-year-old girl in Korea. She was born in 1825 in Jeongpa, Seoul, South Korea, imprisoned for her faith, and died as a martyr on May [Read More …]
St Barbara Kim, also known as Bareubara Gim, was born in 1805 in Si-heung, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea, and died as a martyr on May 27 1839 in prison in Seoul, South Korea of plague. She [Read More …]
St Melangell, also known as Monacella, was born in the 6th century in Ireland and died in 590 AD. She is the patron saint of hares. We celebrate her feast day on May 27 every [Read More …]
St Bruno of Wurzburg was the bishop of Würzburg, Germany, born in the 10th century in Germany and died on May 26 1045 in Persenberg, Austria. We celebrate his feast day on May 27 every [Read More …]
St Secundus of Troia, also known as Secondino, was the Bishop of Troia, Italy born in the 3rd century AD in North Africa. He died as a martyr either in the late 3rd or early [Read More …]
St Liberius of Ancona, also known as Liverio, or Oliviero, was a pious hermit in Ancona born in the 5th century AD. When he died, he was buried at San Silvestro Church outside Ancona, Italy. [Read More …]
St Julius the Veteran, also known as St Julius of Durostorum (or Dorostorum), was a soldier in the imperial Roman army. He was born in 255 AD and died as a martyr in 302 AD [Read More …]
St Andrew Kaggwa, also known as Anderea Kahwa, is one of the Martyrs of Uganda. He was born in 1856 in Kkooki Bugangazzi Bukuumi Parish, Uganda and died as a martyr on May 26 1886 [Read More …]
St Ponsiano Ngondwe, also known as Pontian, is one of the Martyrs of Uganda. He was born in mid 19th century in Bulimo in Kyaggwe Naggalama Parish, Uganda and died as a martyr on May [Read More …]
St Desiderius of Vienne, also known as Didier was the Bishop of Vienne, France. He was born in Autun, France and died as a martyr in 608 AD in Saint-Didier-sur-Chalaronne, France. We celebrate his feast [Read More …]
St Quadratus of Athens, also known as Saint Quadratus the Apologist, or Disciple of the Apostles was the Bishop of Athens, Greece. He was born in Athens, Greece, and died in the 2nd century AD. [Read More …]
St Eleutherius, Pope, also known as Eleutherus was the Bishop of Rome from 174 AD until 189 AD. He was born in Nicopolis, Epirus, Greece, and died as a martyr on May 24 189 AD [Read More …]
St Gioan Doan Trinh Hoan was a priest in North Cochinchina (in modern-day Vietnam). He was born in 1798 at Kim-Long, Thùa Thiên, Vietnam. He was beheaded and died as a martyr on May 26 [Read More …]
St Iosephus (Joseph) Chang Song-Jib was a married layman and Pharmacist and is one of the Martyrs of Korea. He was born in 1786 in Seoul, South Korea, and died as a martyr on May [Read More …]
St Pere Sans Jorda, also known as Pedro Sanz, is one of the Martyrs of China, born on September 3 1680 in Ascó, Tarragona, Spain. He was beheaded on May 26 1747 in Fuzhou, Fujian, [Read More …]
Blessed Lambert Peloguin of Vence was the bishop of Vence, France. He was born in 1084 AD in Bauduen, France, and died in 1154 AD in Vence, France. We celebrate his feast day on May [Read More …]
Blessed Andrea Franchi was the Bishop of Pistoia. He was born in 1335 AD in Pistoia, Italy and died on May 26 1401 in Pistoia, Italy. We celebrate his feast day on May 26 every [Read More …]
Blessed Francis Patrizzi, also known as Francesco of Siena, was a Christian member of the Servite Order. He was born in 1266 AD in Siena, Italy and died on May 26 1328 in Siena, Italy. [Read More …]
Our Lady of Caravaggio, also known as Nostra Signora di Caravaggio, is a title given to the Blessed Virgin Mary who appeared in an apparition on May 26 1432 in Caravaggio, Lombardy, Italy. We celebrate [Read More …]
St Mary Ann de Paredes, also known as Mariana of Jesus, or Mariana de Paredes y Flores, was a pious Christian and a recluse. She was born on October 31 1618 in Quito, Ecuador and [Read More …]
St Denis Ssebuggwawo, also known as Dionysius Sebuggwawo, is one of the Martyrs of Uganda. He was born at Kigoloba, Bulemeezi, Uganda around the year 1870. He was beheaded on May 25 1886 and died [Read More …]
Blessed Juan of Granada was a Mercedarian born in the 14th century AD in Granada, Spain. He died as a martyr in 1428 in Granada, Spain. We celebrate his feast day on May 25 every [Read More …]
St Pherô Doàn Van Vân, also known as Peter Doan Van Van, was a layman catechist in the apostolic vicariate of West Tonkin in modern-day Vietnam. He was born in 1780 in Ke Bói, Hà [Read More …]
Blessed Antonio Caixal was a well-educated Mercedarian friar, born in the 14th century AD in Switzerland and died on May 25 1417 in Constance, Switzerland. We celebrate his feast day on May 25 every year [Read More …]
Blessed Gerardo Mecatti was a prayerful hermit and a miracle worker, born in 1174 AD in Villamagna, Italy and died in mid 13th century AD in Villamagna, Italy. We celebrate his feast day on May [Read More …]
St Zenobius of Florence, also known as Zanobi, or Zenobio, was the first bishop of Florence, Italy. He was born in the 4th century AD in Italy and died on May 25 417 AD in [Read More …]
St Matthêô Nguyen Van Dac Phuong, also known as Matteo, or Matthew, was a married layman catechist in the apostolic vicariate of North Cochinchina. He was born in 1808 AD in Ke Lái, Quang Bình, [Read More …]
Blessed James Bertoni, also known as Andrew Bertoni or James Philip, was a pious priest born in 1444 AD in Faenza, Italy and died on May 25 1483 in Faenza, Italy. We celebrate his feast [Read More …]
Blessed Gerard of Lunel, also known as Gerio, Gerius, Gery, Girio, or Roger, was a Franciscan tertiary. He was born in 1275 AD in Lunel, Southern France and died in 1298 AD in Potenza Picena [Read More …]
Blessed Bartolomeo Magi di Anghiari was a Franciscan friar. He was born in 1460 in Anghiari, Italy, and died in 1510 in Empoli, Italy. His relics are enshrined in the church of Santa Croce in [Read More …]
Blessed Mykola Tsehelskyi, also known as Nicholas or Cehelskyj, was a Ukrainian Greek Catholic priest. He was born on December 17 1896 in Strusiv, Ternopil District, Ukraine and died as a martyr on May 25 [Read More …]
St Madeleine Sophie Barat was the founder of the Society of the Sacred Heart. She was born on December 12 1779 in Joigny, Champagne, France and died on May 25 1865 at the age of [Read More …]
St Servulo of Trieste, also known as Sérvolo, or Servulus, was a Christian who was Martyred in 283 AD in Socerb, Slovenia during the Christian persecutions in the reign of Roman emperor Numerian (Marcus Aurelius [Read More …]
Blessed Benedict of Cassino was a Benedictine monk at Monte Cassino and abbot of the monastery at Capua, Italy. He was known to live a very austere lifestyle and for charity in the neighbouring community. [Read More …]
St Rogatian of Nantes was the brother of St Donatian of Nantes who hailed from a Roman-Gallo noble family of Nantes, France in the 3rd century AD. Because of his Christian faith, he was arrested, [Read More …]
St Donatian of Nantes was the brother of Saint Rogatian of Nantes who hailed from a Roman-Gallo noble family of Nantes, France in the 3rd century AD. Because of his Christian faith, he was arrested, [Read More …]
Blessed Mario Vergara was a priest in the Pontifical Institute for Foreign Missions. He was born on November 16 1910 in Frattamaggiore, Naples, Italy and died as a martyr on May 24 1950 in Shadaw, [Read More …]
Blessed Isidore Ngei Ko Lat was a young layman catechist in the diocese of Loikaw, Myanmar. He was born on September 7 1918 in Ahtet Tawpon, Kayin, Myanmar and died as a martyr on May [Read More …]
St Afra of Brescia was a married lay-woman born in the 2nd century AD in Brescia, Lombardy, Italy. She converted to Christianity as an adult after she was baptized by Saint Apollonius of Brescia. She [Read More …]
St Nicetas of Pereaslav was a married layman, a tax collector, and later a monk in Pereaslav, Russia. He was also known as the wonder-worker or the Miracle worker. As a tax collector, he was [Read More …]
Blessed John del Prado was a Franciscan priest born in 1563 in Morgobresio, in Leon, Spain. He was sent to evangelize in Morocco by Pope Urban VIII after a plague killed the Franciscans who were [Read More …]
Blessed Louis-Zéphirin Moreau was the Bishop of Saint-Hyacinthe, Quebec and the founder of both the Sisters of Saint-Joseph of Saint-Hyacinthe and the Sisters of Sainte-Martha. He was born on April 1 1824 in Bécancour, Quebec, [Read More …]
St Joanna the Myrrhbearer was the lay woman in the 1st century who had been cured of evil spirits and infirmities by Jesus and became His follower. We celebrate her feast day on May 24 [Read More …]
Blessed Maria Gargani, also known as Maria Crocifissa of Divine Love, was a member of the secular Franciscan Order and the founder of the Sisters Apostles of the Sacred Heart. born on the evening of [Read More …]
St Julia of Corsica, also known as St Julia of Carthage or Saint Julia of Nonza, was a very pious Christian lady born in Carthage, North Africa. She was sold as a slave and martyred [Read More …]
St Alphius of Lentini was the brother of Saint Cyrinus and Saint Philadelphus. He was born in the 3rd century in Sicily, Italy and died as a martyr in 251 AD in Lentini, Sicily, Italy. [Read More …]
Blessed Sandra (Alessandra) Sabattini was an Italian laywoman who had devoted herself to helping the poor and disabled. She was born on August 19 1961 in Riccione, Rimini, Italy, and killed by a passing car [Read More …]
St Patrick was a fifth-century Christian missionary and bishop in Ireland. He is also known as the “Apostle of Ireland” and is the primary patron saint of Ireland. He was born around 387 AD in [Read More …]
Pope John Paul I was also called Albino Luciani. He was born on October 17 1912 in Canale d’Agordo, Belluno, Veneto, Italy and died on September 28 1978 at the age of 65 in the [Read More …]
Blessed Lazarus Devasahayam was also known as Neelakanta Pillai. He was born on April 23 1712 in the village of Nattalam, The Kingdom of Travancore, India. He worked in the palace of Hindu King Marthanda [Read More …]
St Joseph of Calasanz was also known as Joseph Calasanctius. He was a Spanish Catholic priest and founder of the Pious Schools. He was born on September 11 1557 in Peralta de la Sal, Kingdom [Read More …]
The title Our Lady of Loreto refers to the Holy House of Loreto, the house in which Mary was born, and where the Annunciation occurred, and to an ancient statue of Our Lady which is [Read More …]
Dedication of the Basilicas of Saints Peter and Paul, Apostles Today, November 18, we commemorate the dedication of the Basilica of St Peter on the Vatican hill and the Basilica of St Paul located on [Read More …]
St Jude was also known as Thaddaeus and was one of the twelve chosen apostles of Jesus as written in the New Testament. He was the brother of Saint James the Lesser, and a relative [Read More …]
St Maria Faustina Kowalska was also known as Helena Kowalska or Mary Faustyna of the Blessed Sacrament. She was a Polish Roman Catholic nun and mystic through whom the Lord Jesus communicated to the world [Read More …]
Saints Lawrence Ruiz and Companions, Martyrs Lorenzo was born in Manila of a Chinese father and a Filipino mother, both Christians. Thus he learned Chinese and Tagalog from them, and Spanish from the Dominicans whom [Read More …]
St Wenceslaus I or Vaclav died as a martyr on September 28 935 AD in Stará Boleslav, Bohemia (now Czechia or the Czech Republic). He was born in 907 AD near Prague and became the [Read More …]
St Hildegard of Bingen was a Benedictine abbess, writer, composer, and visionary. She was born in 1098 AD in Bermersheim vor der Höhe, County Palatine of the Rhine, Germany. She died on September 17 1179 [Read More …]
St Cornelius was the pope from March 251 AD until June 253 AD. He was born in the late 2nd century AD in Rome Italy. He was banished by Roman Emperor Trebonianus Gallus and died [Read More …]
St Athanasius of Alexandria also had these titles; the Great, the Confessor, or the Apostolic. He was a Christian theologian, Bishop and Doctor of the Church born between 296 AD and 298 AD in Alexandria [Read More …]
St Louis-Marie Grignion de Montfort was a French Roman Catholic priest who founded the religious congregations of the Daughters of Wisdom and the Company of Mary (Montfort Fathers). He was born on January 31 1673 [Read More …]
The Catholic Church observes the Solemnity of the Annunciation of the Lord on March 25th every year. However, if March 25th falls on a Sunday during Lent, the celebration is moved to the following day, [Read More …]
Saint Titus was a convert from heathenism, a disciple of St. Paul, one of the chosen companions of the Apostles in his journey to the Council of Jerusalem, and his fellow-laborers in many apostolic missions. [Read More …]
Blessed Francesco Zirano was born in 1564 AD, in Sassari, Sardinia, in the Kingdom of Sardinia. He lived as a Roman Catholic Priest and a professed religious member of the Order of the Friars Minor [Read More …]
Blessed Teresa Grillo Michel was born on September 25 1855 AD, in Alessandria, Kingdom of Sardinia. She lived as an Italian Roman Catholic Nun and founder of the Little Sisters of Divine Providence. She died [Read More …]
Blessed Henry Suso was born on March 21 1295 AD, in the Free Imperial City of Uberlingen in the Holy Roman Empire. He lived as a German Dominican Friar and a vernacular writer. He died [Read More …]
Blessed Basil Anthony Marie Moreau was born on February 11 1799, in Laigne-en-Belin, France. He was a French Priest, a Theology and Philosophy professor and the founder of the Congregation of Holy Cross. He died [Read More …]
Blessed Ursula Haider was born in 1413 AD in Leutkirch. She lived as a Swabian abbess of the Poor Clare monasteries Valduna and Villingen. She died on January 20 1498 AD, in Villingen. Her feast [Read More …]
Saint Sebastian the Martyr was born in 256 AD. He lived as a Soldier of the Roman Army and was the Captain of the Praetorian Guards under Diocletian and Maximian. He died in 288 AD, [Read More …]
Our Lady of Pontmain is the title given to the Blessed Mother Mary on her apparition at Pontmain, France on January 17 1871 AD. She is celebrated on January 17 on the day of her [Read More …]
Saint Ita of Killeedy was born in 480 AD, in County Waterford, Ireland. She lived as a nun at Killeedy, Ireland and died in 570 AD in Killeedy, possibly due to cancer. She is the [Read More …]
Blessed Odoric of Pordenone was born in 1286 AD in Pordenone, Holy Roman Empire(present Italy) and lived as a franciscan missionary explorer, travelling and preaching across Europe. He died at the age of 45, in [Read More …]
St Thomas More was also known as Sir Thomas More. He was a lawyer, judge, statesman and social philosopher born on February 7 1478 in London, England. He died as a martyr on July 6 [Read More …]
St John Fisher was also known as John of Rochester or John Fisher of Rochester. He was a Catholic bishop, cardinal, and theologian born on October 19 1469 in Beverley, Yorkshire, England. He died on [Read More …]
Pope Saint Paul VI was also called Giovanni Battista Enrico Antonio Maria Montini. He was born on September 26 1897 in Concesio, Brescia, Lombardy, Kingdom of Italy. He was pope of the Catholic Church from [Read More …]
St Mary Magdalene de Pazzi was also called Mary Magdalen de’Pazzi, Caterina or Lucrezia. She was born with the name Caterina de’ Pazzi on April 2 1566 in Florence, Duchy of Florence, Italy. She was [Read More …]
Pope Saint Gregory VII was also known as Ildebrando di Soana or Hildebrand of Soana. He was born in 1015 AD in Soana now in modern-day called Sovana, Italy. He died on May 25 1085 [Read More …]
Blessed Maria de la Cabeza was also known as Maria of the Head or Maria Torribia. She was a peasant woman married to Saint Isidore the Farmer. She was born in Caraquiz, near Uceda in [Read More …]
Every day, we will give you the Saint of the Day’s Biography, Feast Day, Patronage, Date and Place of Birth, Date and place of Death, Beatification, or Canonization Date. Saints and Blesseds are allocated specific [Read More …]
These are the feast days and Saint of the days that fall in the month of December every year. December 1 December 2 December 3 December 4 December 5 December 6 December 7 December 8 [Read More …]
These are the feast days and Saint of the days that fall in the month of November every year. November 1 November 2 November 3 November 4 November 5 November 6 November 7 November 8 [Read More …]
These are the feast days and Saint of the days that fall in the month of October every year. October 1 October 2 October 3 October 4 October 5 October 6 October 7 October 8 [Read More …]
These are the feast days and Saint of the days that fall in the month of September every year. September 1 September 2 September 3 September 4 September 5 September 6 September 7 September 8 [Read More …]
These are the feast days and Saint of the days that fall in the month of August every year. August 1 August 2 August 3 August 4 August 5 August 6 August 7 August 8 [Read More …]
These are the feast days and Saint of the days that fall in the month of July every year. July 1 July 2 July 3 July 4 July 5 July 6 July 7 July 8 [Read More …]