Daily Saints

Saint Anthony was born in Catalonia, Spain, in 1807. At the age of 28, he was ordained as a priest. However, due to his health, he was prevented to enter the Order. Despite this, he still became one of the most popular preachers in Spain. At 42, he founded a religious institute of missionaries which …

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Saint John of Capistrano was considered to be one of the greatest Franciscan preachers of the 15th century. His preachings attracted a great crowd even during the time wherein there is religious apathy and confusion. At the age of 26, he was made into a governor of Perugia. However, after the battle against Malatestas, he …

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Born as Karol Jozef Wojtyla, St. John Paul II was the first non-Italian Pope in 455 years. He was the bishop and head of the Roman Catholic Church from 1978 to 2005, making his pontificate the third longest in history. He travelled to many countries as part of his efforts to promote understanding among different …

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According to a medieval story, Saint Ursula was a Christian princess in Britain. She did not wish to be married to a pagan prince and so the king granted her a period of three years to postpone the marriage. She instead went on a voyage with her ten ladies in waiting and a thousand maidens. …

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Saint Paul of the Cross was born in 1694 and was named Paul Daneo. He was from Italy and lived as a soldier for a brief period of time. But then he turned to solitary prayer and developed his devotion to Christ. Because of his devotion, he demonstrated compassion and support for a preaching ministry. …

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Saint Peter of Alcantara was from a noble family, with his father being a governor of Alcantara. He was a law student at Salamanca University. At the age of 16, he joined the discalced friars. Before being ordained as a priest, he was already named as the Superior. He was a very successful preacher. Saint …

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There is not much information about his life. He is known as Saint Luke the Evangelist. He wrote a major portion in the New Testament – the Gospel According to Saint Luke and the Acts of the Apostles. Paul refers to him as “our beloved physician”. Luke appears in Acts during Paul’s second journey, remains …

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Saint Ignatius of Antioch was born in Syria but converted to Christianity. He eventually became a bishop of Antioch. But in 107, the Emperor ruling then forced the Christians to deny their faith or face death. Saint Ignatius refused to deny his faith and was condemned to be put to death. Saint Ignatius was well …

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Saint Hedwig was the Duchess of Silesia. At the age of 12, she was married to the Duke of Henry. In the course of their marriage, they had seven children. However, in 1238, the Duke died leaving Saint Hedwig a widow. After the death of her husband, she became a Cistercain and took up the …

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Also known as Saint Teresa of Jesus, she was born on March 28, 1515 in Avila, Spain. She entered the Carmelite Convent in 1535. She developed her love for mental prayer when her health failed and she became invalid for three years. In 1555, she underwent a religious awakening and in 1558, she considered the …

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