St. Catherine of Bologna
St. Catherine of Bologna St. Catherine of Bologna was an Italian nun and artist born as Catherine de’ Vigri on September 8, 1413 in Bologna, Italy. She was the member….
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Sts. Perpetua and Felicity
Sts. Perpetua and Felicity Sts. Perpetua and Felicity were Christian martyrs who lived during the early persecution of the Church in Africa by the Emperor Severus. With details concerning the….
St. Vincent de Paul
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 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….
St. John the Apostle
St. John the Apostle St. John, Apostle and Evangelist St. John the Apostle, the son of Zebedee and Salome, was one of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus. John was called….
St. Matthew
St. Matthew Little is known about St. Matthew, except that he was the son of Alpheus, and he was likely born in Galilee. He worked as a tax collector, which….
St. Pope John Paul II
St. Pope John Paul II Karol J. Wojtyla, known as St. Pope John Paul II since his October 1978 election to the papacy, was born in Wadowice, a small city….
St. John Bosco
St. John Bosco St. John Bosco, also known as Giovanni Melchiorre Bosco and Don Bosco, was born in Becchi, Italy, on August 16, 1815. His birth came just after the….
St. Gianna Beretta Molla
St. Gianna Beretta Molla St. Gianna Beretta Molla was an Italian pediatrician born in Magenta in the Kingdom of Italy on October 4, 1922. She was the tenth of thirteen….
St. Katharine Drexel
St. Katharine Drexel St. Katharine Drexel is the second American-born saint to be canonized by the Catholic Church. This amazing woman was an heiress to a large bequest who became….