Saints

1265-1308 FEAST November 8 Born in Duns, Scotland, John was ordained a Franciscan priest in 1291. He studied in Paris, Oxford and Cambridge, and through his […]

ca. 912 FEAST November 6 After Demetrian’s young wife died after three months of marriage, he entered a monastery on Cyprus dedicated to St. Anthony. There […]

First Century FEAST November 5 The first chapter of Luke’s Gospel tells the story of John the Baptist’s parents. Elizabeth, a cousin of Mary, is old […]

Blessed Rupert Mayer worked with the poor and unemployed, directed a men’s sodality, and spoke out against the rise of Adolf Hitler after World War I.

1193 – 1253 Feast Date: August 11 Though 10 years younger than her townsman, Francis of Assisi, Clare was drawn to his radical message of serving […]

1170-1221 FEAST August 8 As a theology student, this Spaniard sold his books to help others during a famine, and later held positions at the Osma […]

1506 – 1546 FEAST August 1 A Savoyard shepherd who longed for education, Peter began studies in 1525 at Sainte-Barbe in Paris, where his roommates were […]

First Century FEAST July 29 Martha and her siblings, Mary and Lazarus, are Jesus’ friends in Bethany. In Luke 10:38-42, while Mary sits at Jesus’ feet, […]