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Tarcisius was a young altar server during the 3rd century, a time of fierce persecution of Christians. He had the dangerous privilege of smuggling ...

Ignatius and his friend Saint Polycarp were both taught about Christ by Saint John the Apostle. Ignatius was chosen to be bishop of Antioch, and se...

Charles Borromeo was made a cardinal in 1559 by his uncle, Pope Pius IV. While the Church was suffering the effects of the Protestant reformation, ...

Brother Andre entered the Congregation of Holy Cross in Montreal with a letter from his pastor: "I am sending you a saint." For the rest of his lif...

When Ambrose was born around 340, a swarm of bees settled near his crib, leaving a drop of honey on his tongue, a sign of his future gift for publi...

Born in 1971, Chiara was a thoughtful, vibrant, and popular Italian girl. She loved spending time with her friends, coffee, music, dancing, tennis,...

The son of a Belgian shoemaker, John Berchmans served and studied in the household of a priest, making pilgrimages to a nearby Marian shrine as oft...

In 1859, northeast of Green Bay, Wisconsin, Mary appeared to a young Belgian woman named Adele Brise. In response to Mary's call to catechize child...

Devotion to Our Lady as a nursing mother began in the Holy Land, particularly near a grotto where she was believed to have nursed baby Jesus while ...

Under the title "Seat of Wisdom," Mary is often depicted holdingJesus on her lap. Jesus, Wisdom incarnate, is protected and safe with his mother wh...

The beloved title "Star of the Sea" has been given to Mary for centuries. Saint Bernard of Clairvaux wrote: "If the winds of temptation arise; if y...

Having dedicated her purity to God at a young age, Agatha became a target of Roman officials charged with carrying out the persecution of Christian...

Born in 741 near Belgium, St. Amelia was preparing to become a nun when she caught the attention of the young Charlemagne. She struggled with him, ...

Raised among nobility, Catherine became an accomplished artist, musician and writer. She discerned a religious vocation and entered the Poor Clares...

Gemma Galgani was born in 1878 in Italy. After her mother's death, young Gemma longed for Heaven and grew in holiness. She received visions of Jesu...

In the year 430, St. Germain saw young Genevieve while preaching near Paris. Foreseeing her future holiness, he invited her to consecrate herself t...

St. Irenaeus was born around 125 A.D. His passion for spreading the true Christian message - grounded in Scripture and passed down through the Apos...

Junipero Serra was an 18th-century Franciscan priest whose passionate, charitable missionary work laid the foundation for Spanish colonization of w...

As a fifth-century pope, St. Leo the Great reigned during a time of heresy and division in the church and the world. Leo faced these challenges wit...

Born in France in 1844, St. Leonie Aviat was deeply influenced by the spirituality of St. Francis de Sales. She founded, with Blessed Louis Brisson...

Louis was crowned king at the age of 12, and married at 19. He loved serving his people, and founded hospitals, cared for lepers, and invited the p...

As a teenager, Margaret Mary Alacoque experienced visions of Our Lord in the Blessed Sacrament, but assumed that this was normal for everyone. Afte...

Mary MacKillop co-founded Australia's first order of nuns, the Josephite Sisters, in 1866. The "Brown Joeys" began work in a converted stable, prov...

Born in answer to his mother's prayers, Nicholas demonstrated saintliness at an early age and later joined the Augustinian Friars. He loved feeding...

In the late 600s, Odilia of Alsace was born blind. She was rejected by her father, a French duke, and sent to live in a convent. But Odilia was hap...

Bonaventure became a Franciscan at the age of 22 and soon became a beloved professor at the University of Paris. His piety and administrative abili...

Saint Alphonsus Liguori was a promising young lawyer in Naples. However, after losing an important case, he turned to a life of prayer. He became a...