Saint Stanislaus
The main patron saint of Poland was dear to John Paul II...
Saint Magdalene of Canossa
She found her perfect happiness in following Christ and serving the lowliest.
Saint Demetrius of Thessalonica
He is highly venerated in the East, where the Orthodox Churches attribute to him the title of Megalomartyr (great martyr).
Saint Julia Billiart
She was the founder of an institute rich in vocations, the Sisters of Notre Dame of Namur.
Saint John Baptist de La Salle
The educational innovations of Saint John Baptist de La Salle (1651-1719) were so important that he became a giant in the history of pedagogy. It is no coincidence that Pius XII proclaimed him patron saint of educators and teachers.
Saint Peter of Verona
He was born from parents involved with Catharism, the heresy that he fought throughout his life, accomplishing numerous conversions.
Saint Vincent Ferrer
His contemporaries called him “the Angel of Judgement”.
Saint Isidore of Seville
The first encyclopaedia was born from the genius of Saint Isidore of Seville (c. 560-636) and it is for this reason that during the pontificate of John Paul II he was proposed as patron saint of the Internet and those who work on it, based on an initiative of a group of Internet users.
Saint Richard of Chichester
He defended the Church from the king's interference and promoted a robust reform of the clergy in his diocese.
Saint Francis of Paola
Mystic and founder of the Order of Minims, he was called “the other Francis” for his charity.
Saint Hugh of Grenoble
His name is linked to the Carthusian Order, whose foundation he facilitated, and to the Gregorian Reform, which he wholeheartedly supported.
Saint Benjamin
The saint celebrated today bears the name of the youngest of Jacob's sons. Saint Benjamin, deacon and martyr, lived between the fourth and fifth centuries AD. His martyrdom took place during the persecutions in Persia.
