St Martha, Mary and Lazarus
Martha was the sister of Lazarus and Mary of Bethany. Jesus gently reproved her when she complained about Mary not […]
Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem
Centuries of Service to Christians in the Holy Land
Martha was the sister of Lazarus and Mary of Bethany. Jesus gently reproved her when she complained about Mary not […]
Bishop. His name means 'Peter the golden-worded'. Born in around 380, he was Bishop of Ravenna from about 433 AD […]
Founder of the Jesuits. Ignatius was born in 1491, the youngest son of a Basque nobleman. As a young man […]
Bishop and founder of the Redemptorists. Alphonsus was born in 1696 near Naples, the son of a Neapolitan nobleman. He […]
St Eusebius of Vercelli Bishop. Born in Sardina in the fourth century, to a Christian family who had suffered persecution […]
Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, has addressed Christians in the Holy Land with a heartfelt message in […]
French priest. Founder of the Congregation of Jesus and Mary. John was born in 1601 to a farming family in […]
Alberto Hurtado Cruchaga (1901-1952) was a Jesuit priest who gave himself to the poor and marginalised people of Chile. His […]
Cistercian monk and abbot of Clairvaux. Bernard was born in 1090 near Dijon in Burgundy. As a young man he […]
Martyr. This third or fourth century saint was one of the most revered martyrs of Roman Gaul. According to tradition, […]
The first saint of the New World, Saint Rose is the patron of South America and the Philippines. Rose was […]
Biblical scholars these days generally think Bartholomew was the same person as Nathaniel, but nothing is known for certain about […]
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 […]
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 […]