Saint of the Day Desk

Saint John De Brebeuf; Patron Saint of Canada

John de Brébeuf was a French Jesuit missionary who travelled to New France (Canada) in 1625. There he worked primarily with the Huron for the rest of his life, except for a few years in France from...

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Saint Alexius U Se-Yong, the Korean Martyr

Saint Alexius U Se-Yong was born in 1845 in Seoheung, Hwangae-do, North Korea. He was a young Layman born to the wealthy nobility in the apostolic vicariate of Korea. Having become interested in Ch...

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Saint Frances of Rome
Saint Mark the Ascetic
Saint Casimir of Poland

Saint Chad of Mercia, Saint of the Day, 2nd March

Saint Chad of Mercia was the brother of Saint Cedd and Saint Cynibild, and he became a missionary monk to Ireland with Saint Egbert after his ordination in 653. He studied Latin and ast...

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