St. Nicholas
St. Nicholas The great veneration with which St. Nicholas has been honored for many ages and the number of altars and churches all over the world that are dedicated in….
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St. Dominic Savio
St. Dominic Savio St. Dominic Savio was born on April 2, 1842 in the village of Riva in northern Italy. His father was a blacksmith and his mother a seamstress…..
St. Juan Diego
St. Juan Diego St. Juan Diego was born in 1474 as Cuauhtlatoatzin, a native to Mexico. He became the first Roman Catholic indigenous saint from the Americas. Following the early….
St. John the Baptist
St. John the Baptist St. John the Baptist was a contemporary of Christ who was known for evangelization and his baptizing of Jesus Christ. John the Baptist was born through….
St. Leo the Great
St. Leo the Great St. Leo the Great, also known as Pope Saint Leo I, was born into a Roman aristocratic family. His response to the call of the Lord….
St. Stephen
St. Stephen St. Stephen was one of the first ordained deacons of the Church. He was also the first Christian martyr. The Greek word from which we derive the English….
St. Francis Xavier
St. Francis Xavier St. Francis Xavier was a Navarrese-Basque Roman Catholic missionary born in the Kingdom of Navarre on April 7, 1506. His father was a privy counselor and finance….
St. Thomas More
St. Thomas More St. Thomas More was born in London on February 7, 1478. His father, Sir John More, was a lawyer and judge who rose to prominence during the….
St. Francis de Sales
St. Francis de Sales St. Francis de Sales was born to a noble family at Chateau de Sales in the Kingdom of Savoy near Geneva, Switzerland on August 21, 1567…..
St. Jerome
St. Jerome Before he was known as St. Jerome, he was named Eusebius Sophronius Hieronymus. He was born around 342 AD, in Stridon, Dalmatia. Today, the town, which ceased to….