Diocese of Lucena
 
 
Life of Saints
 
 
     
Read More
 
Most Read
St. Joan de Lestonnac -- 02 February 2021
 
Patron: of abuse victims, people rejected by religious orders, widows Birth: 1556 Death: 1640 St. Joan de Lestonnac was born in Bordeaux, France, in 1556. She married at the age of seventeen. The... READ MORE
St. Brigid of Ireland -- 01 February 2021
 
Patron: of Ireland, dairymaids, cattle, midwives, Irish nuns, and newborn babies Birth: 451 Death: 525 Saint Brigid was born Brigit, and shares a name with a Celtic goddess from whom many legends... READ MORE
St. John Bosco -- 31 January 2021
 
Patron: of apprentices, editors and publishers, schoolchildren, magicians, and juvenile delinquents Birth: August 16, 1815 Death: January 31, 1888 Beatified: June 2, 1929 by Pope Pius XI Canonized... READ MORE
St. Aldegunais -- 30 January 2021
 
Patron: of Cancer, Wounds Birth: 639 Death: 684 Virgin and abess, also known as Adelgundis, Aldegonde, or Orgonne. She was a member of the royal family of the Merovingians and was raised by two s... READ MORE
Sts. Sarbelius & Barbea -- 29 January 2021
 
Death: 101 Two martyrs, brother and sister, who were put to death at Edessa during the persecutions of Emperor Trajan. Sarbelius, also called Sharbel, was a high priest at Edessa, in Mesopotamia. T... READ MORE
PREV | NEXT
You are viewing records from 546 to 550 of total 886.
 
St. Rufus -- 18 December 2020
 
Rufus and Zosimus were citizens of Antioch (or perhaps Philippi) who were brought to Rome with St. Ignatius of Antioch during the reign of Emperor Trajan. They were condemned to death for their Christ... READ MORE
St. Francis Borgia -- 10 October 2020
 
Patron: against earthquakes; Portugal; Rota, Marianas Birth: 1510 Death: 1572 Francis was a young nobleman at the court of the King of Spain. He became a Duke when he was only thirty-three and li... READ MORE
St. Joan de Lestonnac -- 02 February 2021
 
Patron: of abuse victims, people rejected by religious orders, widows Birth: 1556 Death: 1640 St. Joan de Lestonnac was born in Bordeaux, France, in 1556. She married at the age of seventeen. The... READ MORE
St. John Almond (c.1565-1612) -- 05 December 2024
 
John Almond (or Lathom or Molyneux) was born at Allerton near Liverpool of Catholic parents about 1565 and went to school at Much Woolton. After studying at Reims he went to the English College in Rom... READ MORE
St. Francis Xavier (1506 - 1552) -- 03 December 2024
 
He was born in the Basque country of Spain in 1506. He met Ignatius Loyola when he was a student in Paris, and he was ordained priest in 1537. In 1541 the Pope sent him as part of a mission to India, ... READ MORE
PREV | NEXT
You are viewing records from 881 to 885 of total 887.
     
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Diocese of Lucena dot org                                            All Rights Reserved ©2020
This website is developed and maintained by and for the faithful of the Diocese of Lucena
 
HOME   |   BACK TO TOP    |   LOG IN