Memorial of Saint Agnes, Virgin and MartyrJan 21, 2022
St. Agnes of Rome was born in 291 AD and raised in a Christian family. Agnes was very beautiful and belonged to a wealthy family. Her hand in marriage was highly sought after, and she had many high-ranking men ... Read more
Sebastian (Martyr) & Fabian (Pope & Martyr)Jan 20, 2022
St Sebastian (died c. 288 AD) was an early Christian saint and martyr. St Fabian (c. 200 – January 20, 250) was the Bishop of Rome from January 10, 236 to his death in 250, succeeding Anterus ... Read more
Canute IV (Martyr)Jan 19, 2022
St Canute IV was King of Denmark from 1080 until 1086. He was an ambitious king who sought to strengthen the Danish monarchy, devotedly supported the Roman Catholic Church ... Read more
St. Anthony the AbbotJan 17, 2022
Saint Anthony the Abbot, also known as Anthony the Great, Anthony of Egypt, Anthony of the Fire, Anthony of the Desert, Anthony the Anchorite was born at Qumans, a village on the left bank of the Nile, approximately 251 AD, and died in the Thebaid Desert on January 17, 357. Read more
St Felix of NolaJan 14, 2022
Bishop. Born in Syria in the second century, Felix was a solder in the Imperial army. He left the army, gave all his possessions away and became a priest in the town of Nola near Naples in Italy. Bishop Saint Maximus chose him to be his assistant ... Read more
St Mungo, St Hilary of PoitiersJan 13, 2022
St Mungo, (also know as St Kentigern) was a missionary in the Brittonic Kingdom of Strathclyde in the late sixth century, and the founder and patron saint of the city of Glasgow. Read more
St Aelred of RievaulxJan 12, 2022
Abbot and writer. St Aelred was the son of a priest, born in Hexham in 1110. After being educated at Durham he joined the household of David I, king of Scotland as a steward. In 1134 he joined the newly-founded abbey at Rievaulx. In spite of delicate health ... Read more
