St. Luke the Younger
Born on the Greek island of Aegina, St. Luke the Younger was the son of farmers and the third of seven children. Saracen raiders forced...
St. Hugh of Lincoln
St. Hugh of Lincoln was the son of William, Lord of Avalon. He was born at Avalon Castle in Burgundy and was raised and...
St. Hilary of Poiters
Bishop of Poiters, born in that city at the beginning of the fourth century; died there according to the Roman Breviary, on 13 January,...
St. Jerome Emiliani
St. Jerome Emiliani (1481-1537) had been a careless and irreligious soldier for the city-state of Venice. St. Jerome was captured in a skirmish at...
St. Mary Magdalene
St. Mary Magdalene was one of the many “who were assisting them out of their means.” She was present at Our Lords' Crucifixion, and...
St. Quentin
Saint Quentin was a Roman, descended from a senatorial family. Full of zeal for the kingdom of Jesus Christ, he left his country and...
Sts. Justa and Rufina
These martyrs were two Christian women at Seville in Spain who maintained themselves by selling earthenware. Not to concur in idolatrous superstitions, they refused...
St. Saturninus
St. Saturninus went from Rome by the direction of Pope Fabian, about the year 245, to preach the faith in Gaul, where St. Trophimus,...
St. Jason
While on his second missionary journey, St. Paul stayed at Salonika, in the house of one, Jason. In consequence of Paul's successful preaching, the...
St. Eleutherius
A wonderful simplicity and spirit of compunction were the distinguishing virtues of this holy man. He was chosen abbot of St. Mark's near Spoleto,...
