St. Blaise, a 4th-century bishop and martyr, is best known as the patron saint of throat ailments. According to tradition, he was a physician before becoming the bishop of Sebaste […]

St. Ansgar, known as the "Apostle of the North," was a 9th-century missionary who played a crucial role in spreading Christianity in Scandinavia, particularly in Denmark and Sweden. Born in […]

St. Agatha, a 3rd-century Christian martyr, is revered as the patron saint of breast cancer patients, miners, and women. Born in Sicily, she was a noblewoman who devoted her life […]

St. Paul Miki and Companions were 26 Christians martyred in Japan in 1597 during the persecution of Christians under the Tokugawa shogunate. Paul Miki, a Jesuit seminarian, was the leader […]

St. Jerome Emiliani, born in 1481 in Venice, Italy, was a priest and founder of the Congregation of Somaschi. After a dramatic conversion, he dedicated his life to serving the […]

Saint Josephine Bakhita, born in Sudan around 1869, was kidnapped at a young age and sold into slavery. Enduring unimaginable suffering, she was later purchased by an Italian family, where […]

St. Scholastica, born around 480 in Italy, was the twin sister of St. Benedict, the founder of the Benedictine order. A devoted Christian from a young age, she established a […]

Our Lady of Lourdes refers to the Marian apparition that occurred in 1858 in Lourdes, France, when the Virgin Mary appeared to 14-year-old Bernadette Soubirous. Over a period of 18 […]

Sts. Cyril and Methodius, brothers born in the 9th century in Thessalonica, are known as the "Apostles to the Slavs." They were missionaries who sought to spread Christianity to the […]

The Seven Holy Founders of the Servite Order were seven wealthy and devout men from Florence, Italy, who in 1233, founded the Order of the Servants of Mary (Servites). They […]