Life of the Saint

Saint John of God (1495-1550) was a Portuguese-born soldier, nurse, and founder of the Brothers Hospitallers of St. John of God. Born as João Duarte C

In the early 3rd century, Perpetua, a young noblewoman, and Felicity, her slave, lived in Carthage, North Africa. They were part of a secret Christian

St. Colette was a French nun who lived in the 15th century. Born in 1380, she became an orphan at a young age and was raised by her relatives. At 21,

Saint Casimir was a Polish-Lithuanian prince born on October 3, 1458, in Krakow, Poland. He was the second son of King Casimir IV Jagiellon and Elizab

Born in 1858 in Philadelphia, Katharine Drexel grew up in a wealthy family. However, her life took a profound turn when she met Pope Leo XIII, who cha

Saint David, known in Welsh as Dewi Sant, was a 6th-century bishop, preacher, and monastic founder who became the patron saint of Wales. Born into a n

Pope Saint Hilary was born in Sardinia and became pope in 461 AD, succeeding Pope Leo the Great. A strong defender of Church doctrine, he worked tirel