Bishop. Mellitus was one of the second band of missionaries sent from Rome to England by Pope Gregory I. He […]

Evangelist. Mark was the first Gospel writer. He is usually associated with John Mark, whose mother's house in Jerusalem was […]

Domestic servant. Patron of maidservants. Born at Monsagrati, in 1218, Zita worked for the Farinelli household all her life, from […]

Peter Chanel was born in 1804 near Cras in France. His parents were peasants. His parish priest, the Abbe Trompier, […]

Priest, writer and founder. St Louis-Marie is perhaps most famously known for his prayer of entrustment to Our Lady, 'Totus […]

Pope John Paul II canonised Gianna Mola, a mother who died because she refused to have an abortion. The following […]

Mystic. Dominican tertiary. Catherine was born in 1347, the youngest of about 20 children of a Sienese dyer, Giacomo Benincasa. […]

Pope. Anthony Ghislieri was born in 1504 in Piedmont, Italy. He joined the Dominicans in 1518, was ordained in 1540 […]

Foster father of Jesus and husband of Our Lady. Patron saint of families, homes, hospices, manual workers, especially carpenters, and […]

Bishop. Patriarch of Alexandria. Born in 296, to Christian parents, Athanasius became deacon and secretary to Bishop Alexander. He attended […]