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Saint of the day: St. Marcellinus and St. Peter, Martyrs

During the persecution of Diocletian in the year 304, a Roman priest called Marcellinus and an exorcist named Peter were apprehended and thrown into prison. While in...

Saint of the day: St. Justin, Martyr, Patron of Lecturers

Born at Nablus, ancient Shechem in Palestine, around the year 100 AD, Justin came from a pagan family. At the age of thirty-three, after years of studying the various...

Saint of the day: St. Joan of Arc, Patroness of France and Soldiers 

Joan was born in France in 1412. She helped her brothers on the farm and often went to a nearby Chapel to pray to Jesus. When she was seventeen, Joan heard the voice of...

Saint of the day: St. Cyril, Martyr

Cyril was born in Caesarea to pagan parents around the third century. The exact date of his birth is not known. He suffered while still a boy at Cappadocia during the...

Saint of the day: St. Germanus, Bishop of Paris

One of the glories of France in the 6th century, St. Germanus was born near Autun about the year 496. He was ordained by St. Agippinus, Bishop of the diocese, and...

Saint of the day: St. Augustine Of Canterbury, Bishop

Pope St. Gregory the Great sent St. Augustine, a monk of the Benedictine monastery of St. Andrew in Rome, with 39 of his brothers to England. On reaching England, St....

Saint of the day: St. Philip Neri, Patron of Rome

Philip was born in Florence, Italy in the year 1515 to a poor family. Philip went to Rome to act as a teacher for two young boys. While there, he began to visit...

Saint of the day: St. Bede the Venerable, Priest and Doctor of the Church

St. Bede was born at Jarrow, England in 673. He joined the Benedictines and was ordained a priest in the 702. He was known far and wide as the most learned man of his...

Saint of the day: St. John Baptist Dei Rossi

John was born at Voltaggio, Italy, in 1698. He received excellent education and was ordained in 1721 and shortly after that he was afflicted with epilepsy. For the next...

Saint of the day: St. Rita of Cascia

At an early age Rita begged her parents to allow her to enter a convent. Instead, they arranged a marriage for her. Rita was a good wife and a good mother but her...