Saint Amator (Rocamadour)
Identified with the Zacchaeus of the Gospel and husband of Saint Veronica, Saint Amateur retired in the 1st century to the rocks of Quercy. …
Saints Calendar
August 27th
15 saints celebrated
Saint Caesarius of Arles
Born in Chalon-sur-Saône, Caesarius was a monk at Lérins before becoming Archbishop of Arles in 502. A great reformer and defender of the fa…
Saint Ebbon (Ebbes)
Nephew of Saint Goeric and Count of Tonnerre, Ebbon became abbot and then Bishop of Sens in 709. He distinguished himself in 731 by leading …
Saint Ebbon (Ebbes)
Saint Ebbon (or Ebbes) was the twenty-ninth Bishop of Sens. He is honored as a confessor on August 27.
Enrique Ernesto Shaw
Enrique Ernesto Shaw (1921-1962) was an Argentine lay business leader, recognized as Venerable, who dedicated his life to applying the Churc…
Enrique Shaw
Enrique Shaw (1921-1962) was an Argentine naval officer and business leader, declared Venerable, recognized for his exemplary application of…
Gilbert Nicolas
A Franciscan friar of the Observance and co-founder of the Order of the Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Blessed Gilbert Nicolas (Fa…
Saint Joseph Calasanz of Peralta
Saint Joseph Calasanz is the founder of the Congregation of the Pious Schools in Rome, dedicated to the free education of poor children, inc…
Saint Licar (Lizier)
Originally from Spain, Saint Licar (or Lizier) became Bishop of Conserans in the 6th century after being trained in Tarbes and ordained in R…
Blessed Margaret of Bavaria
A Palatine princess who became Duchess of Lorraine, Margaret of Bavaria distinguished herself by her deep piety and devotion to the poor aft…
Maria Pilar Izquierdo Albero
Foundress of the Missionary Work of Jesus and Mary, she offered her intense physical and moral sufferings for the salvation of souls and the…
Petro Pavlo Oros
Ukrainian Greek Catholic priest, martyr of the faith under the Soviet regime in 1953.
Saint Pimen (the Shepherd)
A 5th-century Egyptian abbot, Saint Poemen lived a life of rigorous austerity between the deserts of Scetis and Terenuthis. Renowned for his…
Severino Fabriani
An Italian priest and founder of the Daughters of Providence for the deaf-mute, Severino Fabriani dedicated his life to the education of the…
Saint Syagrius of Autun
Born into an illustrious Gallo-Roman family, Syagrius became Bishop of Autun in 560. A great builder and advisor to the Merovingian kings, h…