When St. Mamertinus was Abbot of the monastery which St. Germanus had founded at Auxerre, there came to him a

Archbishop and “the First Martyr of Canterbury.” He was born in 953 and became a monk in the Deerhurst Monastery

Martyr whose Apologia, or defense of the faith, is considered one of the most priceless documents of the early Church.

Anicetus was a Syrian from Emesa. He became pope about 155 and actively opposed Marcionism and Gnosticism. His pontificate saw

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