Saint of the Day

by Catholic Online on August 21, 2019 at 12:00 am

On June 2, 1835, Giuseppe Melchiorre Sarto saw the light of earth at Riesi, Province of Treviso, in Venice; on August 20, 1914, he saw the light of ...

by Catholic Online on August 20, 2019 at 12:00 am

St. Bernard, Abbot and Doctor of the Church St. Bernard was born of noble parentage in Burgundy, France, in the castle of Fontaines near Dijon. Under ...

by Catholic Online on August 19, 2019 at 12:00 am

John Eudes was born at Ri, Normandy, France, on November 14, 1601, the son of a farmer. He went to the Jesuit college at Caen when he was 14, and ...

by Catholic Online on August 18, 2019 at 12:00 am

St. Helena was the mother of Emperor Constantine the Great and an Empress of the Roman Empire. Very little is known about Helena's early life, but it ...

by Catholic Online on August 17, 2019 at 12:00 am

Clare was born at Montefalco, Italy, around 1268. As a young woman she joined a convent of Franciscan tertiaries. This group established Holy Cross ...

by Catholic Online on August 16, 2019 at 12:00 am

St. Stephen the Great (977-1038), was the son of the Magyar chieftain Geza, Stephen succeeded him as leader in 997. Already raised a Christian, in ...

by Catholic Online on August 15, 2019 at 12:00 am

Bishop and companion of St. Augustine. He was born in Tagaste, North Africa, and was raised as a friend of St. Augustine. He went to Rome to study ...