Catholic Saint of the Day
Saints Cosmas and Damian, martyrs were born in Arabia in the 3rd century AD. They were Arab twin brothers who studied medicine and practiced as doctors in Syria. They charged no fee for their services [Read More …]
Memorial of Saint Cleopas Feast Day. Born on 1st century AD in Israel, Asia. He was one of the two disciples of the Way to Emmaus. Luke 24:13-35 [Read More …]
Our Lady of Mercy Feast Day. Born on 10 August 1218 in Spain, Europe. Worked at Spain and died on Not Applicable in Not Applicable [Read More …]
St Padre Pio of Pietrelcina is also known as Francesco Forgione. He was a Franciscan Capuchin, friar, and priest born on May 25 1887 in Pietrelcina, Benevento, Italy. He died on September 23 1968 at [Read More …]
Memorial of Saint Ignatius of Santhia. Born on 5 June 1686 in Italy, Europe. Worked at Italy and died on 22 September 1770 in Turin, Italy [Read More …]
St Matthew the Apostle is also known as Levi. He was one of the twelve apostles of Jesus. Before being called by Jesus, he was a tax collector. He is the author of The Gospel [Read More …]
Saints Andrew Kim Tae-gŏn, Paul Chŏng Ha-sang, and Companions are the Korean Martyrs who were killed in Korea for their faith during the 19th-century persecutions of Catholic Christians. 103 Catholic Christians were canonized as saints [Read More …]
St Januarius was a 3rd-century Bishop of Benevento, Italy. He died as a martyr in 305 AD in Pozzuoli, Campania during the Diocletian’s persecutions of Christians. We celebrate his feast day on September 19 every year [Read More …]
Saint Joseph of Cupertino Feast Day. Born on 17 June 1603 in Italy, Europe. Worked at Cupertino, Italy and died on 18 September 1663 in Ossimo, Italy [Read More …]
St Robert Bellarmine was a cardinal and the Archbishop of Capua in Campania, Italy. He was born on October 4 1542 in Montepulciano, Italy. He died on September 17 1621 at the age of 78 [Read More …]
St Cyprian, bishop of Carthage was born in 190 AD in Carthage, Tunisia and died as a martyr on September 14 258 AD. He is known for fighting the Novatian Schism together with Saint Cornelius, [Read More …]
Our Lady of Sorrows or Our Lady of Dolours is a title given to the Blessed Virgin Mary in relation to the seven sorrows in her life. These seven sorrows are very popular in the [Read More …]
Today we celebrate the Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross on which our Saviour and Lord Jesus Christ died. The journey of this exaltation of the Holy Cross was started by St. Helen, [Read More …]
St John Chrysostom was the Archbishop of Constantinople and Doctor of the Church. He was born in 347 AD in Antioch, Turkey and died on September 14 407 at the age of 58 years in [Read More …]
Memorial of The Holy Name of Mary. Born on Around 18 BC in Israel, Asia. Worked at Nazareth and died on Unknown in Ephesus, Western Turkey [Read More …]
St Jean Gabriel Perboyre Biography St Jean Gabriel Perboyre Date of Birth, Country of Birth, Profession, Place of Work, Date of Death, Place of Death, Feast Day, Beatification Date, Canonization DateMatrimony/Holy OrdersPriests who became Saints [Read More …]
Saint Nicholas of Tolentino Biography St Nicholas of Tolentino Date of Birth, Country of Birth, Profession, Place of Work, Date of Death, Place of Death, Feast Day, Beatification Date, Canonization Date, Matrimony/Holy Orders, Monks who [Read More …]
St Peter Claver was born on June 26 1580 in Verdú, Urgell, Lleida, Catalonia, Spain. He was a Jesuit priest who is the patron saint of slaves. He died on September 8 1654 at the [Read More …]
We celebrate the birth or the nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary on September 8. This is nine months from December 8 when we celebrate her Immaculate Conception in the Catholic Church. The parents of [Read More …]
Memorial of Saint Grimonia of Picardy. Born on 4th century in Ireland, Europe. Worked at ireland and died on Around 572 in Picardy, France [Read More …]
Memorial of Saint Magnus of Fussen. Born on Early 7th Century AD in Germany, Europe. Worked at Bavaria, Germany and died on 666 AD in Monastery at Füssen, Bavaria, Germany [Read More …]
St Mother Teresa of Calcutta’s name at birth was Anjezë (Agnes) Gonxhe Bojaxhiu. She was born on August 26 1910 in Skopje, North Macedonia and died on September 5 1997 at the age of 87 [Read More …]
Memorial of Saint Rosalia. Born on 1130 AD in Italy, Europe. Worked at Mount Pellegrino, Italy and died on 1166 (aged 35–36) in Mount Pellegrino, Kingdom of Sicily, Italy [Read More …]
St Gregory the Great was also known as Pope Gregory I or Gregorius Anicius. He was born in 540 AD in Rome, Italy, and died on March 12 604 in Rome. He is famously known for [Read More …]
Memorial of Saint Agricola of Avignon. Born on 630 AD in France, Europe. Worked at Avignon, France and died on 700 AD in Avignon, France [Read More …]
Memorial of Saint Augustus of Campania. Born on Early 5th century in Algeria, Africa. Worked at Campania, Italy and died on Late 5th century in Campania, Italy [Read More …]
Memorial of Saint Aidan of Lindesfarne. Born on Around 590 AD in Ireland, Europe. Worked at Iona, Scotland, Northumbria, England and died on 31 August 651 AD in Bamburg, England [Read More …]
Memorial of Saint Fiacre of Breuil. Born on 7th century in Ireland, Europe. Worked at Meaux, France and died on 18 August 670 AD in France [Read More …]
Solemnity of the Nativity of St John the Baptist is celebrated on June 24. Memorial of the Passion St John the Baptist (Beheading) is held on August 29 every year. John was born six months [Read More …]
St Augustine of Hippo was also called Aurelius Augustinus. He was a philosopher, theologian, and the bishop of Hippo Regius in Numidia, North Africa. He was born on November 13 354 in Thagaste, Numidia in [Read More …]
St Monica was the mother of St Augustine of Hippo. She was born in 332 AD in Thagaste (now in modern-day it is called Souk Ahras, Algeria). She died in 387 AD in the Roman [Read More …]
Memorial of Saint Mary of Jesus Crucified. Born on 5 January 1846 in Syria, Asia. Worked at Mangalore in India, Bethlehem, Pau in France and died on 26 August 1878 (aged 31) in Bethlehem, Mutasarrifate of Jerusalem [Read More …]
St Louis, King is also known as Louis IX of France. He was the King of France from 1226 to 1270. He was born on April 25 1214 in Poissy, France and died on August [Read More …]
St Bartholomew was one of the twelve apostles of Jesus. He is also referred to as Nathanael or Nathaniel. He hailed from Cana in Galilee and was martyred in Armenia for converting Polymius, King of [Read More …]
St Rose of Lima was born and given the name Isabel Flores de Oliva. She was a member of the Third Order of Saint Dominic. She was born on April 20 1586 in Lima, Peru [Read More …]
We celebrate the Queenship of the Blessed Virgin Mary because her Divine Son is King. Pope Pius XII declared a dogma that the Immaculate Mother of God was assumed body and soul into heavenly glory. [Read More …]
St Pius X was the Pope of the Catholic Church from August 4 1903 until August 20 1914. He was born on June 2 1835 in Riese, Treviso, Italy with the birth name Giuseppe Melchiorre [Read More …]
St Bernard was an abbot of Clairvaux. He was born in 1090 in Fontaine-les-Dijon, Burgundy, France. He died August 20 1153 in Clairvaux Abbey, Clairvaux, Champagne, France at the age of 63 years. His feast [Read More …]
St John Eudes was a Roman Catholic priest and founder of the Order of Our Lady of Charity and The Eudists (Congregation of Jesus and Mary). He was born on November 14 1601 in the [Read More …]
The Memorial of Saint Helena Saint Helena is the Patron Saint of • Against fire• Against thunder• Archeologists• Converts• Difficult marriages• Divorced people• Dyers• Empresses• Nail smiths• Needle makers• Birkirkara, Malta• Helena, Montana, diocese of [Read More …]
Memorial of Saint Hyacinth. Born on 1185 AD in Poland, Europe. Worked at Many Countries in Northern Europe and died on 15 August 1257 in Kraków, Poland [Read More …]
St Stephen I of Hungary also known as King Saint Stephen. He was born in 975 AD in Esztergom, Hungary, and died on August 15 1038 in Esztergom, Hungary. He was the first King of [Read More …]
Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary solemnity commemorates that the body of the Blessed Virgin was raised by God soon after her death, and taken up to glory, by a singular privilege, before the general [Read More …]
St Maximilian Mary Kolbe was also known as Raymund Kolbe. He was a Catholic priest and a Conventual Franciscan friar born on January 8 1894 in Zduńska Wola, Poland. He died on August 14 1941 [Read More …]
St Hippolytus of Rome was born in 170 AD and died in October 235 AD on the Island of Sardinia, Italy. He was a Christian theologian in the second and third centuries. It has not [Read More …]
St Clare of Assisi was born with the name Chiara Offreduccio. The name is also spelled as Clara, Clair, or Claire. She was the founder of the Order of Saint Clare or the Poor Clares. [Read More …]
St Lawrence was one of the seven deacons of the city of Rome who were martyred together with Pope Sixtus II in 258 AD during the Christian persecution by the Roman Emperor Valerian II. He [Read More …]
St Teresa Benedicta of the Cross is also known as St Edith Stein. She was a Discalced Carmelite nun born on October 12 1891 in Breslau (Wroclaw), Poland. She died on August 9 1942 in [Read More …]
Memorial of Saint Dominic, Priest. Born on 8 August 1170 in Spain, Europe. Worked at Notre Dame de la Prouille, France and died on 6 August 1221 in Bologna (present-day Emilia-Romagna, Italy) [Read More …]
St Sixtus II, Pope and Martyr, and Companions, Martyrs Pope Sixtus II was born in Greece in the Roman Empire in the early 3rd century AD. He was the bishop of Rome and pope from [Read More …]
The Feast of the Transfiguration of the Lord is celebrated by various Christian communities in honor of the transfiguration of Jesus on the mountain. The feast was present in various forms by the 9th century, [Read More …]
This feast day of the Dedication of the Basilica of St Mary Major has the rank of a memorial and is celebrated by the Catholic Church every year on August 5. Before 1960, the feast [Read More …]
St John Vianney was born with the name Jean-Baptiste-Marie Vianney. He was born on May 8 1786 in Dardilly, Lyon, in France and died on August 4 1859 (aged 73) in Ars-sur-Formans, Ain, in Eastern [Read More …]
St Waltheof of Melrose was Born in 1095 in England to the English nobility, the second son of Simon, Earl of Huntingdon, and Maud (Matilda), grand-niece of William the Conqueror. Grandson of Saint Waldef of [Read More …]
St Eusebius of Vercelli was the first bishop in Vercelli in Northern Italy. He was born on March 2 283 AD in Sardinia. He died on August 1 371 in Vercelli, Piedmont in Northwest Italy [Read More …]
Memorial of Saint Alphonsus Maria de Liguori. Born on 27 September 1696 in Italy, Europe. Worked at Bishop of St. Agatha and died on 1 August 1787 in Pagani, Campania, Kingdom of Naples [Read More …]
St Ignatius of Loyola was born with the name Iñigo López de Oñaz on October 23 1491 in Azpeitia, Gipuzkoa, Crown of Castile, Spain. He was a founding member of the Jesuits, the Society of Jesus. [Read More …]
St Peter Chrysologus was also called “Peter the Golden-worded” because of his exceptional oratorical eloquence. He was born in 380 AD in Imola, Province of Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, North-Central Italy, and died on July 31 450 [Read More …]
Feast of Saints Martha Mary and Lazarus: St Martha was the sister of Mary of Bethany and Lazarus who was raised from the dead by Jesus Christ. Mary of Bethany was often confused with Mary [Read More …]
Memorial of Pope Saint Victor I. Born on Early 2nd Century AD in Algeria, Africa. Worked at Rome, Roman Empire and died on 199 AD in Rome, Roman Empire [Read More …]
Memorial of Pope Saint Celestine I. Born on Mid 350s AD in Italy, Europe. Worked at Rome and died on 27 July 432 in Rome, Italy [Read More …]
Saints Joachim and Anne are the parents of the Blessed Virgin Mary and the grandparents of our Lord Jesus Christ. They, however, are not mentioned in the Gospels. The name Joachim means he whom Yahweh [Read More …]
St James the Apostle is also called James, son of Zebedee, or James the Greater. He was one of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus Christ and his younger brother was St John the Apostle. He [Read More …]
St Sharbel (Charbel) Makhlouf was also known as Youssef Antoun Makhlouf. He was a Maronite monk, a priest and a hermit. He was born on May 8 1828 in Bekaa Kafra, North Governorate, Lebanon, and died [Read More …]
St Bridget of Sweden was also called Birgitta Birgersdotter, Princess of Nericia or Birgitta of Vadstena. She was the founder of the Bridgettines nuns and monks. She was born in 1303 in Uppland, Sweden, and [Read More …]
St Mary Magdalene was also known as Apostle to the Apostles or Mary of Magdala. She was the woman who is outlined in the four Gospels as the one who witnessed the crucifixion and resurrection [Read More …]
St Lawrence of Brindisi was also called Julius Caesar Rossi, Giulio Cesare Russo or Lorenzo da Brindisi. He was a Roman Catholic priest of the Order of Friars Minor Capuchin and a theologian. He was [Read More …]
St Apollinaris was made the first bishop of Ravenna by Saint Peter himself. He was born in Antioch, Syria, now in modern-day Turkey, and died on July 23 79 AD in Ravenna, Italy as a [Read More …]
Memorial of Saint John Plessington. Born on 1637 in United Kingdom, Europe. Worked at England and died on 19 July 1679 in Barrows Hill, Boughton, England [Read More …]
Feast of St. Frederick, Bishop of Utrecht, Martyr. Born on Born around 780 AD in Netherlands, Europe. Worked at Utrecht, Netherlands and died on 834/838 AD in Utrecht, Netherlands [Read More …]
Feast of Saint Clement of Ohrid. Born on 830-840 AD in Bulgaria, Europe. Worked at Ohrid, Macedonia and died on July 27, 916 (date of burial) in Ohrid [Read More …]
Our Lady of Mount Carmel is the name given to the Blessed Virgin Mary as patroness of the Carmelite Order. During the late 12th and early to mid-13th century, some Christian hermits were living on [Read More …]
St Bonaventure was the Cardinal Bishop of Albano and also known as “the Seraphic Doctor”. He was born with the name Giovanni di Fidanza in 1221 in Bagnoregio in the Province of Viterbo, Lazio, Italy. [Read More …]
St Camillus de Lellis was born on May 25 1550 in Bocchiavico, Abruzzi, Kingdom of Naples, Italy. He was the founder of the Congregation of the Servants of the Sick and Poor (the Camellians). He [Read More …]
St Henry II was also known as Saint Henry the Exuberant, Good King Henry, or Heinrich. He was the Duke of Bavaria and a Holy Roman Emperor. He was born on May 6 973 AD [Read More …]
Feast of Saint John Jones. Born on 1559 in United Kingdom, Europe. Worked at England and died on 12 July 1598 in Southwark, London [Read More …]
St Benedict of Nursia was also known as Benedetto da Norcia. He was a monk and an abbot born on March 2 480 AD in Norcia, Umbria, Italy. He died on March 21 547 AD [Read More …]
Feast of Martyrs of Damascus. Born on Early 18th Century in Syria, Asia. Worked at Damascus, Syria and died on 9-10 July 1860 in Damascus, Syria [Read More …]
St Augustine Zhao Rong and Companions are also known as the Martyr Saints of China or Martyrs of China. They are a group of 120 saints of the Catholic Church composed of 87 Chinese Catholics [Read More …]
Memorial of Saint Killian. Born on 640 in Ireland, Europe. Worked at Diocese of Würzburg, Germany and died on 8 July 689 in Würzburg Germany [Read More …]
Memorial of Saint Marcus Ji Tianxiang. Born on 1834 in China, Asia. China and died on 7 July 1900 in Yazhuangtou, Jizhou, Hebei, China [Read More …]
St Maria Goretti is also known as Maria Teresa Goretti. She was born on October 16 1890 in Corinaldo, Province of Ancona, Marche, Italy. He died as a martyr on July 6 1902 at the [Read More …]
St Anthony Maria Zaccaria, also known as St Anthony Mary Zaccaria, was born in 1502 in Cremona, Duchy of Milan. He died on July 5 1539. He was the founder of Barnabites religious order and [Read More …]
St Elizabeth of Portugal is also known as St Elizabeth of Aragon. She was born on January 4 1271 at Aljafería Palace, Zaragoza, Kingdom of Aragon. She died on July 4 1336 at the age [Read More …]
St Thomas the Apostle was also called Didymus (Twin), the Doubting Thomas or the Apostle of India. He was one of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus who doubted that Jesus had resurrected. He was born [Read More …]
Feast of Saint Bernadine Realino. Born on 1 December 1530 in Italy, Europe. Worked at Lecce, Italy and died on 2 July 1616 in Lecce, Italy [Read More …]
St Junipero Serra y Ferrer OFM was born with the name Miguel Jose Serra Ferrer on November 24 1713 in Petra, Mallorca (Majorca), Spain. He was a Roman Catholic priest and friar of the Order of [Read More …]
The First Martyrs of the Church of Rome were the Christians who were murdered in the city of Rome by orders of Emperor Nero in 64 AD. These persecutions were very well captured and recorded [Read More …]
The Church honours the martyrdom of Saint Paul and Saint Peter in Rome with the Feast of Saints Peter and Paul. This liturgical feast is celebrated on June 29 every year. This feast celebration, also [Read More …]
St Irenaeus was the Bishop of Lyon, France. He was born in 130 AD in Smyrna in Asia Minor now in modern-day İzmir, Turkey. He died as a martyr in 202 AD in Lyon, France, [Read More …]
St Cyril of Alexandria was born in 376 AD at Didouseya, Alexandria, Egypt. He was the Patriarch and Bishop of Alexandria from 412 AD to 444 AD. He died of natural causes in 444 AD [Read More …]
Feast of St. Catherine of Siena. Born on March 25, 1347 in Italy, Europe. Worked at Siena, Florence and Rome and died on April 29, 1380 (aged 33) in Rome, Italy [Read More …]
Saint Josemaria Escriva de Balaguer y Albás was a Roman Catholic priest and founder of Opus Dei. He was born on January 9 1902 in Barbastro, Aragon, Spain. He died of cardiac arrest on June [Read More …]
St Jane Frances de Chantal was the founder of the religious Order of the Visitation of Holy Mary. She was born on January 28 1572 in Dijon, France, and died on December 13 1641 at [Read More …]
Feast of Saint Teresa of Calcutta. Born on August 26, 1910 in India, Asia. Worked at Missionaries of Charity and died on 5 September 1997 in Calcutta, West Bengal, India [Read More …]
Today’s Catholic Quote by St. Gianna Beretta Molla: The secret of happiness is to live moment by moment St. Gianna Beretta Molla brief life History Date of Birth October 4, 1922 Place of Birth Magenta [Read More …]
St John of Avila was a priest, writer, and preacher in Spain. He was born on January 6 1499 in Almodóvar del Campo, Toledo in the Castile Region of Spain and died on May 10 [Read More …]
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