Saint of the Day Desk

Saint Leander of Seville

Leander of Seville was the Bishop of Seville. He was instrumental in effecting the conversion of the Visigothic kings Hermengild and Reccared to Catholicism. His brother was the encyclopedist St. I...

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Saint John of God; patron saint of hospitals and the sick

John of God was a Portuguese soldier turned health-care worker in Spain, whose followers later formed the Brothers Hospitallers of Saint John of God, a worldwide Catholic religious institute dedica...

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Saint Mark the Ascetic

Saint Gabriel of Our Lady of Sorrows, Saint of the Day, 27th February

Saint Gabriel of Our Lady of Sorrows was born Francesco Possenti in Assisi, Italy, in 1838. From an early age, he was known for his piety and love for God. At the age of 18, while attending a milit...

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