Saint of the day


Saint Irenaeus of Lyons

Saint Irenaeus of Lyons

He was the first theologian who lived after the apostolic age to compile an organic synthesis of Christianity. He bequeathed a very rich doctrine, ranging from the pre-eminence of the Church of Rome to the role of Mary as the new Eve

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Saint Cyril of Alexandria

Saint Cyril of Alexandria

He was called “Seal of all the Fathers” because of the way he expounded the doctrine of the Incarnation and defended orthodoxy

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Saint Josemaría Escrivá

Saint Josemaría Escrivá

The founder of Opus Dei had the merit of remembering that all men are called to holiness, which can be achieved first of all through the sanctification of daily work.

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Saint William of Vercelli

Saint William of Vercelli

He is known for the various monasteries he founded in southern Italy, the most famous of which is that of Montevergine.

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Nativity of Saint John the Baptist

Nativity of Saint John the Baptist

The birth of the Forerunner, which according to tradition took place at Ain Karem, is the first public sign of the beginning of Messianic times

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Saint Joseph Cafasso

Saint Joseph Cafasso

He was one of those giants of holiness who illuminated nineteenth-century Turin, full of social problems, striving to do everything “that can contribute to the greater glory of God and to the benefit of souls”.


Saint Thomas More

Saint Thomas More

Saint John Paul II recalled that the message of the English statesman, martyred under Henry VIII, “speaks to men of all times of the inalienable dignity of conscience”


Saint Aloysius Gonzaga

Saint Aloysius Gonzaga

His ardent desire to do the Lord's will was strengthened after his First Communion, which he received from the hands of Saint Charles Borromeo. He is patron of: young people, students, AIDS patients

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Saint John of Matera

Saint John of Matera

He was the founder of the Congregation of Pulsano Hermits

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Saint Romuald

Saint Romuald

The founder of the Camaldolese continually went in search of saintly solitude, founding hermitages and small monasteries

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Saint Gregory Barbarigo

Saint Gregory Barbarigo

He diligently took care of the teaching of the Catechism, believing it fundamental to transmit the truths of faith to Christians of all ages. He had a great love for the Eucharist

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Saint Ranieri

Saint Ranieri

Saint Ranieri (c. 1115-1160) was born in Pisa, the city of which he is patron saint, to a family of merchants. Despite the efforts of his parents to give him a Christian upbringing, he spent his early youth gallivanting with friends, ignoring the calls of his family to live more soberly.

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