St. Zita was born into a poor but holy Christian family. Her older sister became a Cistercian nun and her

St. Cletus was the third bishop of Rome, and succeeded St. Linus, which circumstance alone shows his eminent virtue among

The second Gospel was written by St. Mark, who, in the New Testament, is sometimes called John Mark. Both he

Franciscan Capuchin martyr. He was born Mark Rey is Sigmaringen, Germany, in 1577. A practicing lawyer, he traveled across Europe

Pictures of St. George usually show him killing a dragon to rescue a beautiful lady. The dragon stands for wickedness.

Also called Hebed Jesus, a deacon in the Christian community of Persia who was caught up in the persecutions conducted

St. Anselm Archbishop of Canterbury and Confessor APRIL 21,A.D. 1109 IF the Norman conquerors stripped the English nation of its

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