St. James the Lesser
St. James the Lesser St. James the Less, the author of the first Catholic Epistle, was the son of Alphaeus of Cleophas. His mother Mary was either a sister or….
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St. Victoria
St. Victoria There is very little known about St. Victoria. With her sister Anatolia, she refused importunate suitors. Both were imprisoned and starved by their suitors but persisted in refusing….
St. Colette
St. Colette St. Colette was the daughter of a carpenter named DeBoilet at Corby Abbey in Picardy, France. She was born on January 13, christened Nicolette, and called Colette. Orphaned….
St. Adelaide
St. Adelaide Born c. 931 in Burgandy, St. Adelaide married, at 15 or 16, Lothair of Italy to whom her father had engaged her when she was two. When Lothair….
St. Peregrine Laziosi
St. Peregrine Laziosi St. Peregrine Laziosi was born of a wealthy family at Forli, Italy, in 1260. As a youth he was active in politics as a member of the….
St. Christina
St. Christina Few details are known of St. Christina but she lived during the third century and was the daughter of a rich and powerful magistrate believed to have been….
St. John of God
St. John of God From the time he was eight to the day he died, John followed every impulse of his heart. The challenge for him was to rush to….
Bl. Miguel Pro
Bl. Miguel Pro In 1915, Miguel was sent to a seminary in Spain, where he remained until 1924, when he went to Belgium for his ordination to the priesthood in….
St. Lawrence, Deacon and Martyr
St. Lawrence, Deacon and Martyr The year was 258 A.D. It was a difficult beginning for what would become the First Christian Millennium. Hostility against the early followers of Jesus….
St. Julia
St. Julia St. Julia of Corsica, also known as St. Julia of Carthage or St. Julia of Nonza, was born to noble, aristocratic parents in Carthage. Overtime, Carthage was subject….