Saint Luigi Orione
He was the founder of the Little Work of Divine Providence, an institute that spread like wildfire in Italy and abroad
Saint Sophronius of Jerusalem
He had the great merit of denouncing the Monothelite heresy and stood by his flock during the Islamic invasion of the Holy City.
Saint Macarius of Jerusalem
Macarius became bishop of Jerusalem in 312, when the Holy City was called Aelia Capitolina. The saint found himself leading the Jerusalemite diocese when the Church, after three centuries of persecution, had finally obtained freedom of worship, but still had to face the various heresies on the Holy Trinity.
Saint Frances of Rome
The saint remembered as a devout mother and bride, adorned with extraordinary graces, invoked for the liberation of souls in Purgatory, beloved by the people for her moving charity, did not want marriage, but marriage became her way to holiness.
Saint John of God
A true innovator of hospital care and founder of the Fatebenefratelli (Hospital Order of St. John of God), he discovered his vocation after living an adventurous life for over 43 years.
Saints Perpetua and Felicitas
Extraordinary pages on the Faith of the early Christians describe the Passion of Perpetua and Felicitas, among the most illustrious African saints
Saint Colette of Corbie
She is famous for founding the Order of the Poor Clares, known as "Colettines", inspired by her desire to return to the original austerity of the Rule of Saint Clare.
Saint Lucius I
He was elected to the papal throne in June 253 after the death in exile of Pope Cornelius. It was a very difficult phase for the Church...
Saint Casimir
The patron saint of Lithuania and Poland lived for barely over 25 years, but they were enough for him to earn the love of his people, who called him “defender of the poor”. He is particularly invoked against carnal temptations.
Saint Katharine Drexel
She was a missionary among African Americans and the American Indians, fostering their education and bringing them the proclamation of Christ.
Saint Agnes of Bohemia
With the works of charity that flowed from this love and by her example, Agnes “played a remarkable role”, as John Paul II said in his homily for her canonization, “in the civil and cultural development of her nation”.
Saint Albinus of Angers
Attracted to the life of the monks, he entered the monastery of a small Breton village and became its abbot in 504.
