Imagine being part of a diocese in which 36 of your past bishops are saints (and others being considered for sanctity)!!! Holiness leads others to holy living. Today, the Church in Milan commemorates 36 holy bishops. They are: • Blessed Alfredo Ildefonso Schuster • Blessed Andrea Carlo Ferrari • Pope Pius XI • Saint Ambrose of Milan • Saint Ampelius of Milan •...

St. Gerard Sagredo (980–1046 A.D.) was born in Venice, Italy. From an early age he desired to dedicate his life to God, and as a young man became a Benedictine monk. He first served as abbot at a monastery in Venice, but left to make a pilgrimage to the Holy Land. While passing through Hungary he met the Hungarian king, St. Stephen, who asked him to stay in his country to evangelize and...

Saint Adamnan of Iona, also known as Adam, Adamnano, Adomnan, and Eunan, was a distant relative of Saint Columba. Born around 628 in Drumhome, County Donegal, Ireland, he went on to become a renowned monk and important figure in the spread of Christianity throughout Ireland. Adamnan began his monastic life in Drunhome, Donegal, where he dedicated himself to a life of prayer, meditation, and...

Saint Maurice, also known as Mauritius, Moritz, or Morris, was a layman and a courageous soldier in a legion of Christian soldiers hailing from Upper Egypt. He lived during the reign of Emperor Maximian Herculeus. Saint Maurice's legion consisted of as many as 6600 men and was known as the Theban Legion. They were martyred en masse when they refused to partake in pagan sacrifices prior to...

Saint Maura of Troyes, also known as Saint Maura of Champagne, was born in the year 827 in Troyes, Champagne, France. She hailed from a noble family and displayed a strong piety from a young age. Her fervent prayers were credited with the conversion of her father, who had previously led a dissolute life but found redemption through Maura's influence. After her father's passing, Maura...