Saint Arthaud of Belley
Born in 1101 in the Valromey, Arthaud was initially a courtier before becoming a Carthusian monk at Portes. Founder of the famous Charterhou…
Saints Calendar
October 7th
8 saints celebrated
Saint Augustus (August)
A former member of the household of Bishop Désiré in Bourges, Auguste was miraculously healed of a serious infirmity before becoming abbot o…
Esteban Marcuello Zabalza
Esteban Marcuello Zabalza (Esteban de Adoáin), born in 1808 and died in 1880, was a Spanish Capuchin priest and missionary, proclaimed Vener…
Francisco Barrecheguren Montagut
A Spanish father who became a widower, Francisco Barrecheguren Montagut joined the Redemptorists at the age of 65 and was ordained a priest.…
Giuseppina Operti
Giuseppina Operti (1871-1949), in religion Sister Mary of the Angels, was an Italian religious, founder of the Institute of the Carmelites o…
Saint Justina of Padua
Born in Padua in the 1st century, Justina was the daughter of the prefect Vitalian, who was converted by Saint Prosdocimus. Consecrated to G…
Saint Palladius (Pallais)
An Auvergnat nobleman who became Bishop of Saintes in the 6th century, Pallais was a major figure of the Merovingian era. Despite political …
Saints Sergius and Bacchus
High-ranking officers under Emperor Maximian, Sergius and Bacchus were martyred around the year 300 for their refusal to sacrifice to idols.…