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St. Francis was born to a wealthy merchant in the town of Assisi, Italy.  He grew up very privileged and wanted for nothing. Francis greatly desired to make incredible triumphs in his life.  This ...

Little is known of this beautiful Saint, but the Church is deeply indebted to her, Not only for her immense holiness but also because of her desire to spread devotion of the Most Holy Sacrament. ...

Gemma Galgani, who would also later be known as the Flower of Lucca was born March 12, 1878 in a small Italian town near Lucca. At a very young age Gemma developed great zeal for the faith. She ma...

Saint Dymphna was born in Ireland in the 7th century (date is unknown) to her pagan father, Damon, and Devout Christian Mother. Dymphna was greatly influenced by her mothers devotion, at the age o...

On June 29th The Church celebrates the martyrdom of Sts. Peter and Paul. Together these Saints founded the See of Rome through their bold preaching, ministry and martyrdom there.  Peter, who was c...

St. Teresa of Calcutta, also known as Mother Teresa was born in August 1910 in Skopje, she was named Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu. Her father died when she was only eight years old which put her family u...

Gianna was born in 1922 in Magenta, Italy.  She grew up in large Catholic family and enjoyed skiing and mountain climbing.  She studied medicine and eventually specialized in pediatrics.  In 1955,...

St. Maximilian Kolbe was born in January 1894 and named Raymund Kolbe. When he was twelve years old, he had a vision of Mary. He said about it, “That night I asked the Mother of God what was to be...

While most would think of these two Saints as the most unlikely pair, St. Therese had a great devotion to St. Joan of Arc, especially in relating her time of sickness to Joan’s time in prison, mak...