Saint Euphrasia Eluvathingal
Saint Euphrasia Eluvathingal (1877-1952) was an Indian Syro-Malabar Carmelite nun, known for her life of intense prayer and nicknamed the 'P…
Saints Calendar
August 29th
8 saints celebrated
Flavian Michael Melki
Syriac Catholic bishop and martyr of the 1915 genocide, beatified in 2015.
Janina Szymkowiak
A Polish religious sister of the Congregation of the Seraphic Sisters, Sister Maria Sancja heroically devoted herself to prisoners of war du…
João de Oliveira Matos Ferreira
João de Oliveira Matos Ferreira (1879-1962) was a Portuguese auxiliary bishop of Guarda, founder of the League of Servants of Jesus, recogni…
Maria Elisabetta Mazza
Maria Elisabetta Mazza (1886-1950) was an Italian teacher, foundress of the Institute of the Little Apostles of the Christian School, declar…
Saint Merry (Medericus)
A nobleman from Autun who entered the monastery at thirteen, Merry became abbot of Saint-Martin before seeking solitude in the Morvan. Recal…
Pedro Asúa Mendía
Spanish priest and architect, martyr of the Spanish Civil War and designer of the Seminary of Vitoria.
Teresa Bracco
Young Italian laywoman killed in 1944 while defending her purity against a German soldier, beatified in 1998 by John Paul II.