Feast Day: October 4
Francis was born to a wealthy Umbrian cloth merchant’s family. He spent his early years in song, drink, and extravagance, going through...
Feast Day: September 26
Nothing is known of their lives except that they suffered martyrdom in Syria during the persecution of Diocletian. A church erected on...
Feast Day: September 19
Januarius was the bishop of Benevento, Italy, and was beheaded during the persecution of Christians by the Roman emperor Diocletian (245-313). Those...
Feast Day: September 5
Agnes Gonzha Bojaxhiu was born in what is now Macedonia. During her years in public school, she participated in Catholic sodality. Inspired...
Feast Day: August 28
Augustine was one of the most distinguished theologians in the history of the Church and may have exercised more influence on the...
Feast Day: August 16
Born at Esztergom, Hungary, Stephen was Hungary’s first Catholic king. The son of the Magyar chieftain Geza, Stephen succeeded him as leader....
Feast Day: July 23
From age seven on, Bridget had visions of Jesus Christ crucified. Her visions formed the basis for her activity—always with emphasis on...
