Martyr. Once a comedian and actor who had performed in plays that mocked Christianity, according to legend, while performing in […]

Patron saint of Christian schools. St Joseph was born in 1550, the youngest son of an Aragonese nobleman. Some time […]

Dominic Barberi was born in Viterbo, Italy on June 22, 1792. At 22 years of age, after repeated heavenly inspirations, […]

A 5th century British bishop and apostle in Whithorn and Galloway, St Ninian is traditionally also known as the 'Apostle […]

Most information about Monica comes from the writings of her son, St Augustine. He was the eldest of the three […]

Bishop and doctor of the church, Augustine was born in Tagaste, Algeria, in 354. The son of a pagan father […]

Most information about John the Baptist comes from the Gospels. The Roman historian Josephus also mentions him. He was the […]

Martyr. Margaret Clitherow was born in 1555, in Middleton, Yorkshire, into a Protestant family. Her father, Thomas Middleton, was Sheriff […]

Irish hermit, patron saint of horticulturist and those suffering venereal disease. St Fiacre sought 'exile for Christ' in the 7th […]

Monk of Iona, first bishop and abbot of Lindisfarne. Born in Ireland, Aidan came to England in the 7th century […]

Hermit. Giles was was one of the most popular saints of Western Europe in mediaeval times. He is said to […]

Bishop. This Anglo Saxon priest was chaplain to Canute, king of England and Denmark from 1016-1035. He accompanied him on […]