Farmer, soldier, hermit, mystic, saviour and patron of Switzerland. The Swiss call him Bruder Klaus, “Brother Nicholas”, and no one in the world knows better than they how much this saint has influenced the history of Switzerland

The Gospel does not directly attribute any words to him, but his silence and every circumstance in which he is spoken of have an enormous impact.

Today the liturgy of the Catholic Church does not celebrate the solemnity of Saint Joseph, which is postponed to tomorrow, due to the coincidence with the fourth Sunday of Lent, known as Laetare Sunday.

He took part in the theological dispute over the Arian heresy and left us inspiring pages on the preparation of catechumens for Baptism and the real presence of Christ in the Eucharist.

He carried out such important missionary work that it represented a watershed in the history of Ireland

He never lost his humility, even when the emperor chose him as his right-hand man in the Holy Roman Empire.

She underwent hard trials before understanding God's plan for her...

She was a model of Christian queen, defined by her contemporaries as “a woman of admirable piety”.

He is remembered above all for the role he played in the conversion of the Visigoth royal family from Arianism, which reigned over Spain.

He was the founder of the Little Work of Divine Providence, an institute that spread like wildfire in Italy and abroad

He had the great merit of denouncing the Monothelite heresy and stood by his flock during the Islamic invasion of the Holy City.

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.