Saint Zita
She grew up with a simple rule of life: “Does Jesus like this? And does this displease Him?”
Saint Paschasius Radbertus
He defended the real presence of Christ in the Eucharist and intuited the Virgin Mary's Immaculate Conception.
Saint Mark
He wrote the second Gospel on the direct appeal of the first Christians of Rome, attracted by the teachings of St. Peter.
Saint Fidelis of Sigmaringen
He was martyred by the Calvinists after having converted many of them to the true faith.
Saint George
He was already the object of an extensive and ancient cult long before the legendary image of his fight with the dragon, symbolizing the intrepid faith that triumphs over evil.
Saint Leonidas of Alexandria
His martyrdom took place during the persecutions ordered by Septimius Severus.
Saint Anselm of Aosta
Considered by some to be the founder of Scholasticism, he devised a famous argument on the existence of God, which has engaged generations of philosophers and theologians.
Saint Agnes of Montepulciano
In 1374 Our Lord revealed to Saint Catherine of Siena that in Paradise she would enjoy a glory equal to that of Saint Agnes of Montepulciano (c. 1268-1317). This fact is indicative of the greatness of this relatively little known mystic.
Saint Expeditus
His iconography has rendered the various hagiographic accounts with very suggestive symbols.
Saint Galdino
Among the holy bishops of Milan, he occupies a prominent place next to two giants, Saint Ambrose and Saint Charles Borromeo.
Saint Robert of Molesme
The principal founder of the Cistercian Order, Saint Robert of Molesme (c. 1029-1111), promoted the return to a simple and austere monastic life, docilely abandoning himself to the action of grace.
Saint Bernadette
In an age of advancing atheism, Bernadette's limpid faith was proof that God uses the littlest ones to carry out His greatest designs