Saint Evaristus
He was the fourth successor of St Peter. According to the Liber Pontificalis, Evaristus ordained seven deacons, first attributed the tituli to the priests, and suffered martyrdom
Saint Cedda
He carried out fundamental work in the complex historical and religious framework of 7th century Britain
Saint Gaudentius of Brescia
Similarly to what had already happened in Milan to his contemporary and admirer Saint Ambrose, Saint Gaudentius of Brescia (†410) also accepted the office of bishop, overcoming his great initial reluctance...
Saint Anthony Mary Claret
He founded the Missionary Sons of the Immaculate Heart of Mary and the Religious of Mary Immaculate. He was aware of the need for a good Catholic press. Several times Jesus and Mary confirmed the value of his writings through inner locutions.
Saint John of Capistrano
He became a friend of St Bernardine of Siena and supported both his devotion to the Most Holy Name of Jesus and the reform of the Franciscan Observance
Saint John Paul II
Flanked by Cardinal Ratzinger, whom he put in charge of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, the Polish saint left as legacy a very rich magisterium, confirming many truths of faith and morals
Saint Laura Montoya
God called her to the evangelization of indigenous peoples
Saint Maria Bertilla Boscardin
She was the daughter of illiterate peasants. Her story reminds us that every way to holiness has its charisms: “My way is the way of the carts, the most common”, a way made of many small daily gestures of charity.
Saint Paul of the Cross
He founded the Congregation of the Discalced Clerics of the Most Holy Cross and Passion of Our Lord Jesus Christ, whose members are commonly called Passionists. The rule provides for a fourth vow which consists in propagating the memory of the Passion, from which “as from source, all good derives”
Saint Luke the Evangelist
The third Gospel is rich in historical and geographical details, as if to underline - for the benefit of posterity - that the earthly mission of God the Son took place at precise times and places
Saint Ignatius of Antioch
On his deportation journey from Antioch to Rome, where he was mauled to death by beasts during Trajan's persecutions, he wrote seven letters. In them the terms “Christianity” and “Catholic Church” appear for the first time, together with an extraordinary awareness of the ecclesial mission
Saint Margaret Mary Alacoque
She promoted the devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus and the practice of the First Fridays of the month
