Saints Nereus and Achilleus
They were two Roman soldiers who converted to Christianity. Their martyrdom probably took place around 300, during Diocletian's persecutions.
Saint Francis De Geronimo
This famous preacher had the gift of prophecy and several miracles were attributed to him during his lifetime
Saint Pachomius
He is generally considered the founder of cenobitic monasticism
Saint Victor
He is one of the most beautiful figures to have been witness to Christ during the Great Persecution, to the point of giving up his life.
Saint Rosa Venerini
The founder of the Maestre Pie (Pious Teachers) was educated according to strong Christian principles, which in time would allow her talents to bear full fruit.
Saint Angelo of Sicily
After the death of his parents, he entered the monastery of Mount Carmel, whose spirituality was inspired from the beginning by the example of the Blessed Virgin and the prophet Elijah.
Saints John Houghton, Robert Lawrence, Augustine Webster, Richard Reynolds
The saints remembered today were the first to suffer martyrdom for refusing to take the oath to the Act of Supremacy of 1534.
Saints Philip and James the Lesser
Their joint worship was established with the 1969 calendar reform.
Saint Athanasius
One cannot even imagine what would have become of the Church and Catholic truth without a man of God like Athanasius, everywhere revered as “the father of orthodoxy”.
Saint Joseph the Worker
Pius XII instituted the feast of “St. Joseph the Worker” to help workers not to lose sight of the Christian sense of labour.
