Apostle and evangelist. Matthew was called Levi by St Mark and St Luke. He was a Jewish tax collector for […]

The patron of soldiers, the Swiss Guards, weavers and dyers. Maurice was a black soldier in the 2nd century Roman […]

Capuchin priest. Mystic. Padre Pio is one of the most loved figures in the Catholic Church of the 20th century. […]

Patron of Moscow and all Russia, Sergius was born in Rostov of a noble family in 1315, about 100 years […]

Martyrs. Patron saints of doctors. According to legend, these two early Christian saints were twins. Born in Arabia, they are […]

Patron of charitable societies. Founder of the Vincentian Congregation and the Sisters of Charity. Vincent was born in 1581 to […]

Patron Saint of the Philippines. Catholicism reached the Philippines in the 1520s. Today Catholics comprise 85% of the population, making […]

Patron saint of Bohemia. Duke and martyr. Born in 907, the name of Saint Wenceslas was immortalised in the Victorian […]