Tag: male saints

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. 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 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 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 was born to a noble family at Chateau de Sales in the Kingdom of Savoy near Geneva, Switzerland on August 21, 1567…..

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….

St. James the Greater Nothing is known of St. James the Greater’s early life, though it has been established that he is the son of Zebedee and Salome and brother….

St. Vincent de Paul St. Vincent de Paul was born to a poor peasant family in the French village of Pouy on April 24, 1581. His first formal education was….

St. Thomas St. Thomas was born a Jew and was called to be one of the twelve Apostles. His birth and death dates are unknown, but his feast day is….