Francis was born at Paola, Italy and was educated at the Franciscan friary of San Marco there, and when fifteen

Benedictine bishop of Grenoble, France, patron of St. Bruno. He was born in the Dauphine region and became a canon

St. Benjamin, Martyr (Feast Day – March 31) The Christians in Persia had enjoyed twelve years of peace during the

Also Peter Regalado, Franciscan reformer. Peter was born at Valladolid, Spain, to a noble family, and entered the Franciscan Order

Considered by some historians to be the founder of the Carmelite Order. He was born in Limoges, France, and proved

Dominican preacher and missionary crusader. A native of Bergamo, Italy, he joined the Dominicans in 1319 and soon distinguished himself

Bishop and missionary, also listed as Robert of Hrodbert. A member of a noble Frankish family, he was appointed bishop

St. Margaret Clitherow was born in Middleton, England, in 1555, of protestant parents. Possessed of good looks and full of

All that is known of Dismas is that he is the Good Thief crucified with Christ on Calvary. The other

Abbot and miracle worker, called “the Wise.” Born in Capua, Italy, he became a monk in Monte Cassino and was

Bishop and defender of the rights of the native Indians in Peru, Born in Mayorga, Spain, he studied law and

A letter St. Jerome wrote to St. Marcella provides the only information we have about St. Lea, a devout fourth

Legend has him an Irishman noted for his military feats who was convinced by his sister St. Fanchea to renounce

John Buralli, the seventh minister general of the Franciscans, was born at Parma in the year 1209, and he was