St. Dymphna
St. Dymphna was born in Ireland sometime in the seventh century to a pagan father and devout Christian mother.
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St. Philomena
Little is known about the life of St. Philomena. However, it is believed she was a Greek princess who became a virgin martyr and died at 13-years-old.
St. Sebastian
Nothing is known about St. Sebastian’s youth other than the fact he may have come from southern France and he was educated in Milan.
St. Therese of Lisieux
Generations of Catholics have admired this young saint, called her the “Little Flower”, and found in her short life more inspiration for their own lives than in volumes by theologians.
St. Monica
St. Monica, also known as Monica of Hippo, is St. Augustine of Hippo’s mother. She was born in 331 A.D. in Tagaste, which is present-day Algeria.
St. Lucy
St. Lucy St. Lucy’s history has been lost and all we really know for certain is that this brave woman who lived in Syracuse lost her life during the persecution….
St. Victor and Corona
Little is known about the two Christian martyrs, St. Victor and St. Corona. Most sources believe they were killed near each other in Roman Syria during the reign of Marcus Aurelius in 170 A.D.
St. Anthony of Padua
St. Anthony of padua was born Fernando Martins in Lisbon, Portugal. He was born into a wealthy family and by the age of fifteen asked to be sent to the Abbey of Santa Cruz in Coimbra, the then capital of Portugal. During his time in the Abbey, he learned theology and Latin.
St. Teresa of Avila
St.Teresa of Avila was born Teresa Ali Fatim Corella Sanchez de Capeda y Ahumada in Avila, Spain. Less than twenty years before Teresa was born in 1515, Columbus opened up the Western Hemisphere to European colonization.
St.Jude Thaddaeus
St.Jude, known as Thaddaeus, was a brother of St. James the Less, and a relative of Our Saviour.