Saint Anthony the Great (First Father of the hermits of Egypt)
Born in Egypt in the 3rd century, Anthony retired to the desert after distributing his wealth to the poor. Father of Christian monasticism, …
Saints Calendar
January 17th
10 saints celebrated
Cointa Jauregui Oses
A Spanish religious of the Company of Mary Our Lady, she showed heroic courage during the Spanish Civil War before living her final years in…
Felix Monasterio Ateca
Felix of the Virgin (1902-1951) was a Spanish Trinitarian priest, teacher, and master of novices, recognized as Venerable by the Catholic Ch…
Ignác Stuchlý
Ignác Stuchlý (1869-1953) was a Salesian priest, pioneer and founder of the Salesian work in Czechoslovakia, recognized as venerable in 2020…
Ignacy Posadzy
Polish priest (1898-1984), co-founder of the Society of Christ for Polish Emigrants and founder of the Missionary Sisters of Christ the King…
Isabel Larrañaga Ramirez
Isabel Larrañaga Ramirez (1836-1899) was a religious sister of Philippine and Spanish origin, foundress of the Congregation of the Sisters o…
Our Lady of Pontmain
On January 17, 1871, while France was invaded by the Prussians, the Virgin Mary appeared to children in the village of Pontmain. She deliver…
Saint Roseline of Villeneuve
Born into the Provençal nobility, Roseline of Villeneuve entered the Carthusian order after demonstrating early charity illustrated by the m…
Saints Speusippus, Eleusippus and Meleusippus
Three twin brothers from Langres, Speusippe, Eleusippe, and Meleusippe, were converted to Christianity by Saint Benignus under the influence…
Saint Sulpice the Pious
Archbishop of Bourges in the 7th century, Sulpice the Pious was initially a chaplain at the Merovingian royal court before succeeding Saint …