Saint of the Day Desk

Saint Maria Bertilla Boscardin; a missionary to the sick and marginalized

Maria Bertilla Boscardin was an Italian nun and nurse who displayed a pronounced devotion to duty in working with sick children and victims of the air raids of World War I. She was born...

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Saint Teresa of Avila, first female doctor of the Church; Saint of the Day, October 15

Saint Teresa of Avila lived in an age of exploration as well as political, social, and religious upheaval.It was the 16th century, a time of turmoil and reform. She was born before the Prote...

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Saint Libaire the Great

Saint Faith, the young martyr

Faith is a saint who is said to have been a young girl of Agen, in Aquitaine. She was arrested during persecution of Christians by the Roman Empire and was subjected to severe torture. Faith was fo...

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