Blessed Dominic Barberi
Dominic Barberi was born in Viterbo, Italy on June 22, 1792. At 22 years of age, after repeated heavenly inspirations, […]
Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem
Centuries of Service to Christians in the Holy Land
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 […]
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 […]
Irish hermit, patron saint of horticulturist and those suffering venereal disease. St Fiacre sought 'exile for Christ' in the 7th […]
Martyr. Margaret Clitherow was born in 1555, in Middleton, Yorkshire, into a Protestant family. Her father, Thomas Middleton, was Sheriff […]
Monk of Iona, first bishop and abbot of Lindisfarne. Born in Ireland, Aidan came to England in the 7th century […]
Bishop. This Anglo Saxon priest was chaplain to Canute, king of England and Denmark from 1016-1035. He accompanied him on […]
Founder of the Franciscan Order, patron of animals, birds, conservationists and naturalists. Saint Francis was born in 1181 or 82, […]
Dominican lay brother. Patron saint of race relations. Born in 1579, in Lima, Peru, Martin was the illegitimate son of […]
Irish Abbot and bishop. St Finnian is sometimes called Finbar. This sixth century saint is said to have been an […]
Martyrs. St Hyacinth is notable among Roman martyrs because his grave and epitaph were found intact in recent times, with […]
Bishop and monk. This sixth century saint is said to have come from the family of Coel Godebog, a Celtic […]
Layman. Guy was a farm labourer, born in Brabant around 950, who was made sacristan of the church at Laeken […]
Archbishop. Born in 347, the son of an army officer at Antioch, St John was brought up by his widowed […]
Austrian laywoman from what is now called the Tyrol. Notburga was born around 1250 to a poor peasant family. At […]
Married woman and mystic. Born in Genoa in 1447, Catherine Fieschi entered into an arranged marriage with a wealthy young […]
The Dublin Regional Mass will take place on 15th September 2024 at 12.30pm in St. Mark’s Church in Springfield Tallaght, […]
The Dublin Mass will take place on 15th. September 2024 at 12:30 PM. In St. Mark’s Church in Springfield, Tallaght, […]
A 5th century British bishop and apostle in Whithorn and Galloway, St Ninian is traditionally also known as the 'Apostle […]
Pope and martyr. A Roman priest, Cornelius was elected Pope to succeed Fabian in an election delayed fourteen months by […]
Cardinal. Born during the Reformation at Montepulciano, Tuscany, in 1542, St Robert Bellarmine was a poet, musician and public speaker. […]
Also called Hildegard von Bingen, Sibyl of the Rhine. Doctor of the Church, German abbess, visionary mystic, and composer. born […]
Franciscan priest. Patron saint of pilots and airline passengers. Joseph was such an extraordinary saint, his fellow Christians found him […]
Martyr. Patron of Naples. This early saint was Bishop of Benevento when the Emperor Diocletian turned his fury on Christians. […]
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 […]