Adolph Kolping
German priest (1813-1865), founder of the Kolping Society for the support and training of young workers.
Saints Calendar
9 saints celebrated
German priest (1813-1865), founder of the Kolping Society for the support and training of young workers.
A Spanish layman, father of eleven children and goldsmith, Antonio Tort Reixachs was martyred in 1936 for courageously hiding the Bishop of …
Locked in a tower by her pagan father Dioscorus due to her great beauty, Barbara secretly converted to Christianity. After breaking idols an…
A scholar and converted philosopher, Clement of Alexandria directed the famous Catechetical School of Alexandria following Pantaenus. A grea…
A nobleman from Berry and cupbearer at the court of Dagobert, Cyran renounced the world to become an archdeacon in Tours and later a monk. A…
An Italian lawyer from the nobility, Francesco Maria Perez renounced his possessions to become a lay brother in the congregation of Don Giov…
A priest from Verona (1873-1954), Giovanni Calabria founded the Poor Servants and the Poor Handmaids of Divine Providence to serve poor and …
Group of 18 Cistercian martyrs (16 monks of Viaceli and 2 nuns of Fons Salutis) murdered in 1936 during the Spanish Civil War.
A comb-making artisan in Siena in the 13th century, Peter Tecelano led a life of great virtue, first in marriage and then as a Franciscan te…