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Like St. Philomena, much of the history of the life of St. Lucy has been lost, but it is known that her death came during the time of christian persecution by the Diocletians in the early 4th centu...

Very little is known about this young saint’s life. Born on January 10th and it is believed that she was a Greek Princess. All we know about Philomena is from the visions of Sr. Maria Luisa Di Gesu...

St. Benedict was born around 480 alongside his twin St. Scholastica to a noble of Nursia. As a young man, he was sent off to Rome to finish his education. It was here that he studied Philosophy, th...

St. Anthony was born as Fernando Martins to a wealthy family in the year 1195 in Lisbon, Portugal. For the first fifteen years of his life he lived a life of wealth until he requested to be sent aw...

St. Joseph of Cupertino was born in 1603 at Cupertino in the kingdom of Naples. In his youth he was known to be a troubled child, Slow to learn, absent minded and a quick temper. Because of his man...

Born in 1602 to noble parents, Venerable Mary Agreda grew up exemplifying grace from a young age. At the age of 6 she had attained such a degree of prayer that she was allowed to receive Holy commu...

Augustine was born in 354 in North Africa and while growing up in a devout Christian home he became an intellectual and atheist. He moved to Rome and founded a rhetoric school but soon grew tired...

Born in the 4th century Saint Monica is the patron saint of mothers. We know her best through her son, Saint Augustine. After her husband’s premature death, Monica had to raise her three children a...

Born in 1207 to the King of Hungary Elizabeth chose to live a life of penance and asceticism. She was married at the age of 14 to Louis of Thuringia and they had three children. Louis died while fi...