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March 21, 2006

St. Nicholas von Flue

St. Nicholas von Flue was born in Switzerland in 1417. He was a married father of ten before becoming a hermit in 1467 with his family’s approval. It is said he lived on the Eucharist alone. St. Nicholas von Flue settled a dispute that threatened to cause a civil war in Switzerland in 1481, and...
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March 18, 2006

St. Cyril of Jerusalem

St. Cyril of Jerusalem was born around the year 315. After he became a priest, St. Cyril was put in charge of the catechumens, and his instructions are still in existence. He eventually became bishop of Jerusalem and helped his people survive during a famine by selling church goods. The Arians, those who did not...
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March 16, 2006

Ss. Hilary and Tatian

St. Hilary was a bishop in Aquileia, Italy, in the third century. St. Tatian was a deacon in the same city. The two saints were martyred around 284 during the persecutions of Numerian. They were both beheaded.
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March 10, 2006

St. Simplicius

St. Simplicius became pope in 468 at the end of the Roman Empire. He helped organize the administration of the sacraments in order to focus on the sacraments. He also built four churches in Rome. St. Simplicius defended the church and the authority of the Holy See during a heresy in the Eastern Empire. He...
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March 6, 2006

St. Rose of Viterbo

St. Rose of Viterbo was born in Italy in 1234. When she was just 3 years old, she is said to have brought a person back from death. She began preaching when she was only 10 years old. She tried to join the Poor Clares many times, but they refused her. She died in 1252...
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March 5, 2006

St. Lucius I

St. Lucius I became the 22nd pope in 253. He forbade men and women who were not blood relatives to live together. He also condemned the Novatians for refusing sacraments to the fallen but penitent. He died in 254. St. Lucius I is the patron saint of Copenhagen, Denmark.
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March 1, 2006

St. Felix III

St. Felix III was born in Rome and became the 48th pope in March of 483. He may be an ancestor of St. Gregory the Great. While he was pope, the church faced many divisions due in part to actions of Emperor Zeno. St. Felix helped make way for the reunion of the church, which...
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February 26, 2006

St. Faustinian

St. Faustinian, the second bishop of Bologna, Italy, lived in the 300s. St. Faustinian helped strengthen the church during the persecution of Emperor Diocletian.
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February 23, 2006

St. Polycarp of Smyrna

St. Polycarp of Smyrna was converted by St. John the Apostle. He was a bishop and a respected Christian leader in the early second century. Circa the year 155, Romans tried to burn Polycarp alive in an arena, but St. Polycarp was miraculously safe. The mob then stabbed him, and St. Polycarp died a martyr....
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February 21, 2006

St. Peter Damian

St. Peter Damian was born in Italy in 1007. He left his career as a professor to become a Benedictine monk. St. Peter Damian’s health suffered when he tried to replace sleep with prayer. The Vatican called on him to help make peace among clergymen. In 1828 he was declared a doctor of the church.
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February 20, 2006

St. Leo of Catania

St. Leo of Catania lived circa 787. He was the bishop of Catania, Sicily. Known for his holiness and learning, he was called “the wonder-worker.”
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February 17, 2006

St. Alexis Falconieri

St. Alexis Falconieri was born in the 13th century in Italy. Along with six companions, he joined the Confraternity of the Blessed Virgin in Florence in 1225. After a vision of Mary in 1233, they formed a group dedicated to prayer. After a second vision, St. Alexis and his companions founded the Servants of Mary....
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