St. Denis & Companions
The first mention we have of these three martyrs who died around 258 A.D. comes in the sixth century in the writings of Saint...
St. Mary Salome
St. Mary Salome was the wife of Zebedee and Mother of Saint John the Apostle, and Saint James the Greater. She may have been...
St. Vincent De Paul
St. Vincent was born of poor parents in the village of Pouy in Gascony, France, about 1580. He enjoyed his first schooling under the...
St. Ildephonsus
St. Ildephonsus ( 607 - 667 ) is highly regarded in Spain and closely associated with devotion to the Blessed Virgin which he fostered...
Blessed Anthony Grassi
Anthony’s father died when his son was only 10 years old, but the young lad inherited his father’s devotion to Our Lady of Loreto....
Sts. Crispin and Crispinian
Martyrs of the Early Church who were beheaded during the reign of Diocletian; the date of their execution is given as 25 October, 285...
St. Archelais and Companions
St. Archelais, St. Thecla and St. Susanna (d. 293) were Christian virgins of the Romagna region of Italy. During the persecution by Diocletian in the...
St. Anthony Mary Claret
St. Anthony Mary Claret was born in Catalonia, the northeastern corner of Spain, in a town called Sallent on December 23, 1807. He was...
St. Apollonius the Apologist
St. Apollonius was a Roman senator, a man of high social standing, and very erudite. He was particularly well read in the philosophy of...
St. Serapion the Scholastic
St. Serapion the Scholastic (died c.365-370) was a Bishop and head of the famed Catechetical School of Alexandria, Egypt, also known as Serapion of...