St. Angela Merici
When she was 56, Angela Merici said “No” to the Pope. She was aware that Clement VII was offering her
When she was 56, Angela Merici said “No” to the Pope. She was aware that Clement VII was offering her
Born at Lystra, Lycaenia, Timothy was the son of a Greek father and Eunice, a converted Jewess. He joined St.
Carmelite Latin patriarch and papal legate. Peter was born in Gascony, France and joined the Carmelites while still a young
Born in France in 1567, Francis was a patient man. He knew for thirteen years that he had a vocation
St. Ildephonsus is highly regarded in Spain and closely associated with devotion to the Blessed Virgin which he fostered by
St. Vincent Pallotti, Priest (Feast – January 22) Born in Rome in 1795, St. Vincent became a priest and dedicated
St. Agnes was a Roman girl who was only thirteen years old when she suffered martyrdom for her Faith. Agnes
Eusebius, born just a few years after Fabian’s death, tells us how Fabian came to Rome after Pope Anteros died
Fillan, son of Feriach and St. Kentigerna, was also known as Foelan. He became a monk in his youth and
Bishop of Tours, France. A senator at Tours, he was initially married, supposedly to a most unpleasant wife. Named bishop
