Today’s Saint

St. Anthony Mary Claret

by Saints Editor October 24, 2012

Weaver, archbishop, and writer
St. Anthony Claret (bishop and missionary) was born in 1807. He was a Spanish missionary priest and bishop who became known as the “Spiritual Father of Cuba.” His father was a weaver, and Anthony initially followed…

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St. John of Capistrano

by Saints Editor October 23, 2012

San John Capistrano
The Italian priest St. John of Capistrano (1386-1456) was a well-educated lawyer; when only twenty-six, he became governor of the region of Perugia.
Captured in a local war several years after this, John decided to change his…

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St. Mary Salome

by Saints Editor October 22, 2012

Saint Mary Salome was the wife of Zebedee and the mother of the apostles John and James the Greater. Known as the “Sons of Thunder”, these two great men were among the first to be chosen by Jesus to follow…

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St. Ursula

by Jeanne M. Guerin October 21, 2012

Maiden Martyr
Several legends are circulated regarding the life, journeys, and death of St. Ursula and her companions.
Ursula was the daughter of a Christian British king. The stories of her life are based primarily on the inscriptions by Clamatius,…

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St. Paul of the Cross

by Saints Editor October 20, 2012

Passionate Preacher
St. Paul of the Cross (Priest and Founder) was born in 1694 to a large middle-class family which was very devout. He was the second of their sixteen children and worked for a time to help support his…

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St. Isaac Jogues, St. John de Brébeuf, and Companions

by Saints Editor October 19, 2012

North American Martyrs
The French Jesuit priests St. Isaac Jogues (1607-1646), St. John de Brebeuf (1593-1649), and their companions St. John de Lalande, St. René Goupil, St. Anthony Daniel, St. Charles Garnier, St. Gabriel Lalemant, and St. Noel Chabanel were…

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St. Luke

by Saints Editor October 18, 2012

The Beloved Physician
St. Luke (Evangelist) lived in the first century, and is the author of the Gospel of Luke and the Acts of the Apostles. Luke was a Gentile, making him the only non-Jewish author in the entire New…

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St. Ignatius of Antioch

by Saints Editor October 17, 2012

Thrown to the Lions
St. Ignatius of Antioch (bishop and martyr) was an important bishop who suffered martyrdom early in the second century.
He was born in Syria. According to legend, he was the child whom Jesus placed in the…

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St. Margaret Mary Alacoque

by Saints Editor October 16, 2012

The visions of Christ granted to St. Margaret Mary Alacoque (virgin and religious) led to the Church’s formal veneration of the Sacred Heart of Jesus.
Margaret Mary was born in 1647; her childhood in eastern France was unhappy because of…

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St. Teresa of Avila

by Saints Editor October 15, 2012

The Interior and the Active Faith Life
St. Teresa (virgin and Doctor) was born in Avila, Spain, in 1515 and was raised in a warm and loving family. She was personally known for her engaging personality: She was beautiful, outgoing,…

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