
St. John the Apostle
St. John, Apostle and Evangelist St. John the Apostle, the son of Zebedee and Salome, was one of the Twelve
St. John, Apostle and Evangelist St. John the Apostle, the son of Zebedee and Salome, was one of the Twelve
Stephen’s name means “crown,” and he was the first disciple of Jesus to receive the martyr’s crown. Stephen was a
There definitely was a Roman martyr named Eugenia but the rest of her story is a romantic fictitious legend. According
St. Adele, Widow. A daughter of King Dagobert II of Germany, St. Adele became a nun upon the death of
The people of Olkusz in Bohemia in 1431 had every reason to be suspicious of their new pastor. They knew
Bishop of Nilopolis, in Egypt. When the persecution was instituted by Emperor Trajanus Decius, Chaeromon Was quite elderly. He and
In 1565, the Vatican was looking for a secret agent. It was shortly after the Council of Trent and the
Martyr of Egypt. He was burned alive in Alexandria, Egypt, during the persecutions under Emperor Trajanus Decius. Nemesius was arrested
St. Rufus Feastday: December 18 Rufus and Zosimus were citizens of Antioch (or perhaps Philippi) who were brought to Rome
Olympias born into a wealthy noble Constantinople family. She was orphaned when a child and was given over to the