Saint Alexander of Alexandria
He is remembered above all for the important role he played in the conflict of the heresiarch Arius. St. Alexander was also the guide for St. Athanasius
Saints Aloysius Versiglia and Callistus Caravario
When these two Salesians in love with Christ first met in 1921, Monsignor Aloysius Versiglia (1873-1930) was passing through Turin...
Saint Æthelbert
He was the first English sovereign to convert to Christianity. His life came to a turning point when he married Bertha, a devout Christian woman
Saint Polycarp
He had the grace of being a direct witness of the charisms of the apostles; he was a disciple of Saint John the Evangelist, who consecrated him Bishop of Smyrna
Chair of Saint Peter
The feast of the Chair of Saint Peter has very ancient origins. From the Latin cathedra, "chair" indicates the seat of the bishop, including the Holy Father's, as Bishop of Rome
Saint Peter Damian
He drafted a Rule stressing the importance of the "rigour of the hermitage" and defining the monastic cell as the "parlour where God converses with men"
Saints Jacinta and Francisco Marto
The Church celebrates the memorial of the two little shepherds on February 20th: these are the first non-martyred children to be proclaimed saints
Saint Lucy Yi Zhenmei
This exemplary Chinese catechist, who suffered martyrdom at the age of 47, had demonstrated virtuousness from childhood
Saint Geltrude Comensoli
She founded the Institute of the Sacramentine Sisters which was consecrated to the perpetual adoration of the Blessed Sacrament
Saint Claude de la Colombière
He became the confessor of saint Margaret Mary Alacoque and worked tirelessly, both writing and preaching, to spread the devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus
