Saint Alexis of Rome
The son of a Roman senator, Alexis fled on his wedding night to live as a beggar in Edessa for seventeen years. Returning to Rome, he lived …
Saints Calendar
July 17th
16 saints celebrated
Carlos de Dios Murias
An Argentine Conventual Franciscan priest, Carlos de Dios Murias committed himself to the poorest in Chamical. He was assassinated in 1976 i…
Saint Ennodius of Pavia
Bishop of Pavia and a brilliant 6th-century writer, Ennodius was tasked by Pope Hormisdas with negotiating the end of the Acacian schism wit…
Enrique Angelelli
Bishop of La Rioja committed to the poor, Bishop Enrique Angelelli was assassinated in 1976 by the Argentine military dictatorship and beati…
Gabriel Longueville
A French diocesan priest sent to Argentina, Gabriel Longueville was assassinated in 1976 in hatred of the faith under the military dictators…
Saint Helier (Helibert)
Born in Tongeren and converted to Christianity, Helier became a disciple of Saint Marcouf in Normandy before retiring as a hermit on a rock …
Saint Hyacinth of Amastris
A noble Christian of Amastris in the 4th century, Hyacinth courageously opposed the idolatrous cult of a sacred tree venerated in his city. …
Saint Livaire (Livier)
A 5th-century nobleman from Metz, Livaire fought the Huns around 450 to defend his homeland and his faith. Captured and taken to Marsal, he …
Saint Marcellina
The elder sister of Saint Ambrose of Milan, Marcellina dedicated her life to virginity and the Christian education of her brothers. After re…
María Séiquer Gayá
María Séiquer Gayá (1891-1975) was a Spanish religious, foundress of the Apostolic Sisters of Christ Crucified. After the assassination of h…
Marie Theodore Voiron
A French religious sister of the Sisters of Saint Joseph of Chambéry, Marie-Théodore Voiron was a major figure in education and social assis…
Saint Marina (the Monk)
Having entered a monastery in Bithynia under a male disguise, Marina was unjustly accused of seducing an innkeeper's daughter. She accepted …
Pavel Peter Gojdič
Slovak Greek Catholic bishop, martyr under the communist regime and recognized as Righteous Among the Nations for saving 1,500 Jews.
Saint Prothade of Besançon
Bishop of Besançon in the 7th century, Prothade succeeded Saint Nicet and distinguished himself by his piety and the drafting of a ritual. H…
Teresa of Saint Augustine and 15 companions (16)
Community of sixteen Discalced Carmelites guillotined in Paris on July 17, 1794, during the Reign of Terror, led by their prioress Teresa of…
Wenceslao Pedernera
Wenceslao Pedernera (1936-1976) was an Argentine lay peasant, a member of Catholic Action, assassinated due to his social and evangelical co…