Saints

1521-1597 FEAST December 21 This doctor of the church was born in Holland and studied canon law in Belgium before turning to the study of theology […]

First Century FEAST December 17 The Gospels describe Lazarus of Bethany, and his sisters Mary and Martha, as friends and disciples of Jesus. Lazarus was raised […]

1542 – 1591 FEAST December 14 A doctor of the church, John is also one of its great mystics and poets. Born Juan de Yepes de […]

died c. 720 FEAST December 13 This patroness of Alsace, according to legend, was the daughter of Frankish nobleman Adalric, who hated her for being born […]

19th century FEAST December 9 The Catholic dogma that Mary, the mother of Jesus, was free from original sin from the moment of her conception and […]

Fourth Century FEAST December 6 From the ninth century in the East and the 11th century in the West, Nicholas has been one of the most […]

1506-1552 FEAST December 3 Known as the Apostle to the Indies and to Japan, Francis was born in Spanish Navarre, the youngest in a large family. […]

First Century FEAST November 30 In the synoptic Gospels, Andrew is a Galilean fisherman grouped with his brother, Peter, and with James and John in the […]