Saint of the Day

St. Agatha of Sicily (c. 231 – 251 AD) was born in Catania, part of the Roman Province of Sicily, and was martyred c. 251. She is one of several virgin martyrs who are commemorated by name in the Canon of the Mass. St. Agatha is buried in the Abbey of St. Agatha, Catania, Sicily. She is […]

St. Joseph of Leonessa, born in 1556, went to Constantinople where he helped Christians who had been captured by the Turks. He tried to preach the Gospel to the Sultan, for which he was arrested, tortured and driven out. He travelled around Italy on foot, preaching the Good News to the poor, the sick, and

St. Blaise of Sebaste (died 316 AD) was a physician and bishop of Sebastea in historical Armenia (modern Sivas, Turkey) who is venerated as a saint and martyr. Blaise is venerated as a saint in the Catholic, Eastern Orthodox, and Oriental Orthodox churches and is the patron saint of wool combers and ear, nose, and

The Feast of the Presentation of the Lord, also known as Candlemas (also spelled Candlemass), the Feast of the Presentation of Jesus Christ, the Feast of the Purification of the Blessed Virgin Mary, or the Feast of the Holy Encounter, is the commemoration the presentation of Jesus at the Temple. It is based upon the

Blessed Ludovica Albertoni (1473 – 31 January 1533) was an Italian noblewoman from the Renaissance period and a professed member of the Third Order of Saint Francis. The death of her husband prompted her to dedicate her life to the service of the poor in Rome and she was also known for her ecstatic experiences.

St. John Melchior Bosco (16 August 1815 – 31 January 1888), popularly known as Don Bosco was an Italian Catholic priest, educator, writer and saint of the 19th century. While working in Turin, where the population suffered many of the ill-effects of industrialization and urbanization, he dedicated his life to the betterment and education of

St. Martina of Rome was a Roman martyr under the Emperor Severus Alexander. A patron saint of Rome, she was martyred in 226 according to some, but more probably in 228, under the pontificate of Pope Urban I. Arrested for her Christian faith and commanded to return to idolatry, she refused, whereupon she was subjected

St. Sulpicius Severus (c. 363 – c. 425) was a Christian writer and native of Aquitania in modern-day France. He is known for his chronicle of sacred history, as well as his biography of Saint Martin of Tours.

St. Thomas Aquinas, OP (1225 – 7 March 1274) was an Italian Dominican friar and priest who was an influential philosopher, theologian and jurist in the tradition of scholasticism; he is known as the Doctor Angelicus, the Doctor Communis, and the Doctor Universalis. The name Aquinas identifies his ancestral origins in the county of Aquino

St. Angela Merici (21 March 1474 – 27 January 1540) was an Italian religious educator. She founded the Company of St. Ursula in 1535 in Brescia, in which women dedicated their lives to the service of the church through the education of girls. From this organisation later sprang the monastic Order of Saint Ursula, whose