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Saint Brigid of Ireland

St. Brigid directly influenced several other future saints of Ireland, and her many religious communities helped to secure the country's conversion from paganism to the Catholic faith. S...

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Saint Angela Merici

Angela Merici has the double distinction of founding the first of what are now called “secular institutes” and the first teaching order of women in the Church. Born in Desenzano, Italy, ...

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Saints Timothy and Titus
Conversion of Saint Paul
Saint Francis de Sales
St. Vincent Saragossa
Saint Agnes
Saint Sebastian

Saint Charles of Sezze

Saint Charles was born in Sezze, southeast of Rome, and was inspired by the lives of Salvator Horta and Paschal Baylon to become a Franciscan; he did that in 1635. Charles tells us in his autobiogr...

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