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St. Adele -- 24 December 2020

Death: 730 St. Adele, Widow. A daughter of King Dagobert II of Germany, St. Adele became a nun upon the death of her husband, making provisions for her son, the future father of St. Gregory of Utre... READ MORE



St. John of Kanty -- 23 December 2020

The people of Olkusz in Bohemia in 1431 had every reason to be suspicious of their new pastor. They knew what a Cracow professor would think of their small rural town. But even more insulting, their t... READ MORE



St. Chaeromon -- 22 December 2020

Death: 250 Bishop of Nilopolis, in Egypt. When the persecution was instituted by Emperor Trajanus Decius, Chaeromon Was quite elderly. He and several companions fled into the Arabian desert and wer... READ MORE



St. Peter Canisius -- 21 December 2020

Birth: 1521 Death: 1597 In 1565, the Vatican was looking for a secret agent. It was shortly after the Council of Trent and the pope wanted to get the decrees of the Council to all the European bis... READ MORE



St. Dominic of Silos -- 20 December 2020

Patron: against rabies; against rabid dogs; against insects; captives; pregnant women; prisoners; shepherds Birth: 1000 Death: 1073 Benedictine abbot and defender of the faith. Born in Canas, Nav... READ MORE


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St. Augustine of Canterbury -- 27 May 2021

Death: 605 At the end of the sixth century anyone would have said that Augustine had found his niche in life. Looking at this respected prior of a monastery, almost anyone would have predicted he w... READ MORE



Bl. Margaret Pole -- 28 May 2021

Birth: 1473 Death: 1541 Martyr of England. She was born Margaret Plantagenet, the niece of Edward IV and Richard III. She married Sir Reginald Pole about 1491 and bore five sons, including Regina... READ MORE



St. Boniface of Mainz -- 05 June 2021

Patron: of brewers; Fulda; Germany; World Youth Day Birth: 675 Death: 754 Winfrith had expected to return to England from Friesland (in what is now Holland) in triumph. He had left the land where... 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. Dismas -- 25 March 2022

All that is known of Dismas is that he is the Good Thief crucified with Christ on Calvary. The other thief is known as Gestas. A completely unsubstantiated myth from the Arabic Gospel of the Infancy t... READ MORE


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