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April 27, 2006

St. Zita

St. Zita was born into a Christian family near Lucca, Italy, in 1218. At age 12, she became a domestic servant for a family in Lucca. She gave her own food and the food of the family to those who were in need. Although this caused some problems with the family at first, eventually they...
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April 26, 2006

St. Cletus

St. Cletus was converted and ordained by St. Peter. He became the third pope around the year 76, and his reign ended around the year 89. During that time he ordained a number of priests. He was martyred between 89 and 91. His relics are in St. Linus Church, Vatican City. St. Cletus is mentioned...
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April 24, 2006

St. Fidelis of Sigmaringen

St. Fidelis of Sigmaringen, a martyr, was born in Germany in 1577. He was a lawyer and a philosophy teacher. However, he was appalled by the corruption of his fellow lawyers, and he decided to leave his profession to become a priest and Franciscan friar. He gave away his wealth to poor people, particularly poor...
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April 23, 2006

St. George

St. George lived in the third century. All that is definitely known about him is that he was a soldier and a martyr. The best known story about St. George involves villagers in Libya with a dragon problem. The dragon ate two sheep each day, and the villagers had to give the dragon maidens when...
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April 21, 2006

St. Anselm of Canterbury

St. Anselm of Canterbury was born to a noble family in Piedmont, Italy, in 1033. He became a Benedictine monk in Normandy, France. He was a counselor to Pope Gregory VII, Pope Urban II and William the Conqueror. St. Anselm fought against the English king’s encroachment on the independence of the church. He died in...
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April 18, 2006

St. Galdinus

St. Galdinus, a Milanese noble, was born in Milan, Italy, in 1100. He supported the Roman pope during the schism in 1159. He left Milan in 1161 when the city was besieged in support of the anti-pope, and yet St. Galdinus was still elected bishop of the city. He later became a cardinal, an archbishop...
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April 17, 2006

St. Robert of Chaise-Dieu

St. Robert of Chaise-Dieu, a Benedictine abbot and founder, was born in Auvergne, France, in the 11th century. After becoming a priest, he founded a hospice and cared for the poor. He made a pilgrimage to Rome, after which he decided to retire and live as a hermit in Auvergne. He attracted so many followers...
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April 15, 2006

Ss. Basilissa and Anastasia

Ss. Basilissa and Anastasia were disciples of Ss. Peter and Paul. Noble Roman women, Ss. Basilissa and Anastasia found and buried the remains of Ss. Peter and Paul. For that deed, Emperor Nero had the women arrested and beheaded. They died around the year 68.
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April 14, 2006

Ss. Tiburtius, Valerian and Maximus

Ss. Tiburtius, Valerian and Maximus lived in the second or third century. They are included in the Acts of St. Cecilia, and their tombs were popular during the Middle Ages. St. Tiburtius was the brother St. Cecilia, who is patron saint of musicians, and St. Valerian was St. Cecilia’s husband. The two men were arrested...
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April 13, 2006

St. Martin I

St. Martin I became the 74th pope in 649, but he did not have imperial approval. During the Lateran Council, St. Martin I condemned Monothelitism, the belief that Christ had no human will. The emperor, who had ruled that no one talk about Christ’s will at all, had St. Martin I arrested and tortured. The...
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April 12, 2006

St. Julius I

St. Julius I, the son of a Roman named Rusticus, became the 35th pope in the year 337. He built a number of churches in Rome. He supported St. Athanasius, bishop of Alexandria, when the Arians tried to keep him out of Alexandria. St. Julius I confirmed the right of bishops to appeal to the...
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April 11, 2006

St. Stanislaus

St. Stanislaus was born to noble parents in 1079 in Poland. After the death of his parents, he gave his inheritance to the poor. He became a priest and then vicar-general of the Krakow cathedral. He then became bishop of Krakow in 1072 and preached against sinful living. St. Stanislaus was murdered by King Boleslaus...
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