On April 16, 1879, Bernadette — or Sister Marie-Bernard, as she was known within her order — died in the

St. Paternus.The first 5th century saint. He followed his father’s path by becoming a hermit in Wales. He founded the

St. Lydwine is the patroness of sickness Lydwine of Schiedam was born at Schiedam, Holland, one of nine children of

Martin I lay too sick to fight on a couch in front of the altar when the soldiers burst into

Julius whose feast day is April 12th. Julius was the son of a Roman named Rusticus. He was elected Pope

Foundress of the Sisters of Charity, the Grey Nuns of Canada. St. Marguerite D’Youville was born at Varennes, Quebec, on

Michael de Sanctis was born in Catalonia, Spain around 1591. At the age of six he informed his parents that

Also known as Waltrude or Waudru, she was the daughter of Saints Walbert and Bertilia and sister of St. Aldegunus

St. Julie (Julia) Billiart was born in 1751 and died in 1816. As a child, playing “school” was Julie’s favorite

John Baptist de la Salle was born at Rheims, France on April 30th. He was the eldest of ten children