Bernardine propagated devotion to the Most Holy Name of Jesus, giving it liturgical relevance. He considered such devotion necessary to revive the faith: “This is my intention, to renew and clarify the name of Jesus, as it was in the early Church”.

Before the incredible succession of events that led to his election as pontiff, he had consecrated his existence to God by living for most of his life as a hermit.

His personal ordeal took place near the end of the life of the Ostrogoth king Theodoric, a follower of the Arian heresy.

He was called the “Seraph of the Eucharist” because of the angelic devotion with which he approached and spoke of the real presence of Christ in the consecrated Host

He soon developed the desire to consecrate himself to God, distinguishing himself by his spirit of prayer and chastity

Invoked as patron saint of farmers and crops, he reached the heights of holiness by trusting in Jesus' invitation to give precedence to the needs of the soul over those of the body

He was called to replace Judas Iscariot in the time immediately following the Ascension. Matthias then participated with the other apostles and Mary Most Holy in the extraordinary event of Pentecost

On May 13, 1917, 10 year old Lucia dos Santos, 9 year old Francisco and 7 year old Jacinta Marto saw a Lady dressed in white appear. This was just the beginning...

They were two Roman soldiers who converted to Christianity. Their martyrdom probably took place around 300, during Diocletian's persecutions.

This famous preacher had the gift of prophecy and several miracles were attributed to him during his lifetime

Benedict XVI proclaimed him Doctor of the Church

He is generally considered the founder of cenobitic monasticism