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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

Monk and doctor of the Church. Saint Jerome is considered to be one of the greatest Biblical scholars. Born of […]

Carmelite nun. Patron of the missions. Therese was born in 1873 in Alencon in France. When she was 15 she […]

Benedictine abbot. The gentle saint was born to a wealthy family in 895 near Fosse, in France. From his youth, […]

Mystic. Foundress of the Divine Mercy movement. St Faustina was born Helen Kowalska in the village of Glogowiec, Lodz Province […]

Priest. Founder of the Carthusians. Born in Cologne in 1033 to a noble family, Saint Bruno studied at the cathedral […]