Saint of the Day

St. Maximilian Kolbe

On January 8, 1894, in the Kingdom of Poland, then a part of the Russian Empire, Raymund Kolbe, who would later become St. Maximilian Kolbe, was born. During World War II, he was a Polish Conventua...

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St. Edith Stein, Saint of the Day, 9th August

St. Teresa Benedicta of the Cross, born Edith Stein, was born on October 12, 1891, in Breslau, which was then part of Germany but is now Wrocław, Poland. The date of her birth coincided with her fa...

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Saint John Vianney
Saint Lydia Purpuraria

Saint Ignatius Loyola

St. Ignatius of Loyola, a Spanish saint, is commemorated on July 31st by the Universal Church. He is renowned for founding the Society of Jesus, commonly known as the Jesuits, in 1540. One of St. I...

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