Saint Bridget
Bridget of Sweden was born around 1303 into a noble Swedish family. She married Ulf Gudmarsson, raised eight children, served...
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Saint James, Apostle
James, son of Zebedee and brother of John, was a fisherman from Galilee called by Jesus near the Sea of...
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Saints Martha, Mary, and Lazarus
Martha, Mary, and Lazarus lived in Bethany, a village near Jerusalem, and appear in Luke and John as close friends...
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Saint Ignatius of Loyola
Ignatius of Loyola was born Inigo Lopez de Loyola in 1491 in the Basque region of Spain. A soldier and...
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Saint Alphonsus Liguori, Bishop and Doctor of the Church
Alphonsus Liguori was born in Naples in 1696 and became a brilliant lawyer before leaving the legal profession for the...
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Saint John Vianney, Priest
John Vianney was born in 1786 near Lyon, France, just before the French Revolution disrupted Catholic life. He struggled academically...
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The Transfiguration of the Lord
The Transfiguration is recorded in the Synoptic Gospels as Jesus takes Peter, James, and John up a high mountain, where...
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Saint Sixtus II, Pope, and Companions, Martyrs
Sixtus II became bishop of Rome in 257 during the persecution of Christians under Emperor Valerian. In 258, imperial policy...
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Saint Dominic, Priest
Dominic de Guzman was born around 1170 in Caleruega, Castile. Traveling through southern France, he encountered the Albigensian or Cathar...
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Saint Lawrence, Deacon and Martyr
Lawrence was one of the seven deacons of Rome in the third century, serving under Pope Sixtus II. Deacons were...
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Saint Maximilian Kolbe, Priest and Martyr
Maximilian Kolbe was born Raymond Kolbe in 1894 in Zdunska Wola, Poland, then under partitioned rule. A Conventual Franciscan, he...
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The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary
The Assumption celebrates the belief that Mary, at the end of her earthly life, was taken body and soul into...