St ComgallMay 11, 2022
First abbot of Bangor, Northern Ireland. St Comgall known as the 'father of the monks of Ireland'. Born in 516, he was trained by St Fintan at Clonenagh ... Read more
Saint Damien of Molokai, St John of AvilaMay 10, 2022
Missionary. Born in Tremelo, Belgium, in 1840, Joseph de Veuster, left school at 13 to help on the family farm. He entered the Congregation of the Sacred Hearts ... Read more
St Pachomius, St Louise de MarillacMay 09, 2022
Founder of Christian monasticism. Saint Pachomius was born in 292 in Thebes (Luxor, Egypt) to pagan parents. According to his hagiography, at 21, he was ... Read more
St Edbert, St Dominic SavioMay 06, 2022
Bishop of Lindisfarne. Bede described this seventh century saint as a priest of great learning, famous for his knowledge of the Bible, and for his great generosity ... Read more
St JuttaMay 05, 2022
Married woman. St Jutta lived in 13th century Thuringia, now Eastern Germany. She was married at the age of fifteen to a nobleman and bore children by him ... Read more
The Forty English MartyrsMay 04, 2022
These forty saints died for their faith between 1535 and 1679. They were selected from 200 already beatified by earlier popes. They were canonised by Pope Paul VI ... Read more
St AthanasiusMay 02, 2022
Bishop. Patriarch of Alexandria. Born in 296, to Christian parents, Athanasius became deacon and secretary to Bishop Alexander. He attended the Council of Nicea in 325 ... Read more
