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October 25, 2006

Ss. Chrysanthus and Daria

Ss. Chrysanthus and Daria, a married couple, lived in the third century. They were very fervent about being Christian. They were martyred by being stoned to death circa 283 under Numerian and Carinus. They are patron saints of Salzburg, Austria.
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October 24, 2006

St. Anthony Mary Claret

St. Anthony Mary Claret was born Dec. 23, 1807, in Catalonia, Spain. Ordained in June 1835, he served as a missionary in Catalonia and the Canary Islands. He founded the congregation of Missionary Sons of the Immaculate Heart of Mary (Claretians) and the Teaching Sisters of Mary Immaculate. The saint became archbishop of Santiago de...
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October 23, 2006

St. John of Capistrano

St. John of Capistrano was born in Italy in 1386. He studied law and became a lawyer in Naples, Italy. However, when Perugia and Malatesta went to war in 1416, St. John became a prisoner after trying to broker peace. The saint later became a Franciscan in October 1416 and a disciple of St. Bernadine...
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October 22, 2006

St. Mark

St. Mark was the first bishop of Jerusalem who was not descended from a Jewish family. It is said that he was martyred after about 20 years.
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October 18, 2006

St. Luke the Apostle

St. Luke the Apostle was a physician who became one of the first converts to Christianity. According to legend, he was a painter who may have completed portraits of Jesus and Mary. After meeting St. Paul, the two evangelized Greece and Rome. St. Luke wrote the Gospel according to Luke and the Acts of the...
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October 17, 2006

St. Ignatius of Antioch

St. Ignatius of Antioch was born circa the year 50 in Syria. He converted to Christianity and eventually become the bishop of Antioch, Syria. He served during the persecutions of Domitian and Trajan. The latter ordered that St. Ignatius be killed by wild animals in Rome. The trip to Rome took months, during which the...
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October 13, 2006

St. Theophilus

St. Theophilus lived circa 181. Although he intended to read Scriptures in order to attack Christianity, he converted. He was an apologist who wrote three books. The saint developed the doctrine of Logos (Word) and the word Triad to describe the relationship of the three persons in one God – Father, Son and Holy Spirit....
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October 11, 2006

St. Bruno the Great

St. Bruno the Great, the youngest son of King Henry I and St. Matilda, was born in 925. He was a courtier for his brother, Emperor Otto I, before becoming abbot of Lorsch and Corvei. The saint later became archbishop of Cologne. He founded the monastery of St. Pantaleon at Cologne. He died in 965...
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October 10, 2006

St. Paulinus of York

St. Paulinus of York was born circa 584 in Rome. He was a monk in Rome, and Pope Gregory the Great, a saint, sent him to be a missionary among the Anglo-Saxons in 601. He converted people in Kent for more than two decades before becoming bishop of York in 625. He converted many, including...
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October 9, 2006

St. Denis

St. Denis served as a missionary in Paris, and he later became the first bishop of Paris. The non-Christians were angry over the saint’s success in converting people, so the Roman governor imprisoned him. Along with Ss. Rusticus and Eleutherius, he was martyred during Valerius’ persecutions. The saint died when he was beheaded circa 258...
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October 7, 2006

St. Justina of Padua

St. Justina of Padua lived in the third century. She took private vows of chastity and devotion to God when she was a young woman. She was martyred circa 304 during Diocletian’s persecutions. St. Justina is patron saint of Padua, Italy.
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October 5, 2006

St. Placid

St. Placid lived in the sixth century. It is said that he was placed into the care of St. Benedict after the saint saved him from drowning. St. Placid accompanied St. Benedict at Monte Cassino and Subiaco. One legend credits St. Placid with founding St. John the Baptist Monastery in Messina, Sicily. St. Placid’s disciples...
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