She was the wife of Saint Vitalis and the mother of Saints Gervase and Protase. She was martyred near Milan during the persecution of Marcus Aurelius.
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Saint Peter Louis Marie Chanel (1841)
He was a French priest, a member of the Marist Order, and a missionary to Oceania. He was martyred on the island of Futuna by cannibals he had come to convert.
Saint Paul of the Cross (1775)
He was the founder of the Passionist Order, which has done so much to revive in the hearts of all true Catholics a love for the sorrows of Jesus upon the Cross. Two other members of his Order have already … Continue reading
Saint Louis Marie de Montfort (1716)
He was born of poor parents, in France, ordained a priest in 1700, and died in 1716 when he was only forty-three years old. He founded the Order of the Daughters of Wisdom and also the Company of Mary (the … Continue reading
Saint Zita (1278)
She became a little servant maid for a wealthy family at Lucca, in Italy, at the age of twelve. She worked for them all her life, and was sixty years old when she died. Because of her radiant sanctity in … Continue reading
Saint Peter Canisius (1597)
He was a native of Holland who was received into the Society of Jesus when he was twenty-two years old. He was the great leader of the counter-Reformation against Protestants in German countries in the sixteenth century. He worked in … Continue reading
Saint Clarence (620)
Saint Clarence was a bishop of the diocese of Vienne in France.
Saint Cletus (90)
He was the third Pope. He ruled the Church for eleven years before his cruel martyrdom. He was of Roman blood. He was the first Pope to set up parishes in Rome. His name is mentioned in the Roman Canon … Continue reading
Saint Mark (68)
He was an Evangelist, the disciple of Saint Peter and the first Bishop of Alexandria, in Egypt, and the writer of the second Gospel. His full name was John Mark. He was a cousin of Saint Barnabas. His mother, Saint … Continue reading
Last Possible Date for Easter
This is the latest day on which Easter Sunday can fall. The earliest day Easter can occur is March 22.
Saint Euphrasia Pelletier (1868)
She was the foundress, in 1829, of the Good Shepherd nuns. This is one of the most charitable and apostolic orders of women in the Catholic Church. The fruits of their work among poor and wayward girls are known everywhere. … Continue reading
Saint Fidelis of Sigmaringen (1622)
He was a former lawyer who joined the Capuchins. He tried to convert to the Catholic Faith for the sake of their salvation the people of Switzerland who had lost the Faith during the Protestant Reformation. Saint Fidelis was so … Continue reading
Saint George (303)
He is known as the “great martyr.” He was an officer in the army of Diocletian, the Roman Emperor. Because he refused to offer sacrifice to a pagan god, he was tortured and beheaded. Saint George is one of the … Continue reading
Saint Soter (182)
He was the thirteenth Pope and was martyred for the Catholic Faith. He was a great opponent of the horrible heresy of Montanism, which claimed that there are unforgivable sins which even Jesus cannot absolve us from.
Saint Caius (296)
He was the twenty-ninth Pope and a relative of the Emperor Diocletian. Saint Caius shed his blood for the Catholic Faith which the cruel Emperor Diocletian was persecuting. The niece of Saint Caius was Saint Susanna, whose feast day is … Continue reading
