Saint Jeanne Jugan, also known as Marie de la Croix or Marie of the Cross, was born on October 25, 1792, in the small and impoverished fishing village of Les Petites-Croix in Cancale, Ille-et-Vilaine, Brittany, France. She was the daughter of Joseph, a fisherman who spent most of his time at sea, and Marie, who worked as a farmer to support the family during a time when Christianity was...
Saint Moses The Black, also known as Moses the Ethiopian, Moses of Scete, and Moses the Robber, was born in the year 330 into slavery in Egypt to an Egyptian official's family. From an early age, he displayed a rebellious nature and a proclivity towards theft. This behavior eventually led him to be driven out of his master's house and to join a band of robbers. As Moses became more...
Saint Gebhard of Constance, also known as Gebhard II, was born in the year 949 in Austria. He is best remembered as the Bishop of Constance (Konstantz), Germany, a position he held from 979 until his death. Saint Gebhard was a prominent figure who played a significant role in the religious and cultural life of his time. One of Saint Gebhard's notable achievements was the foundation of the...
Like Saint Thérèse of Lisieux, the Little Flower, Mariam knew the pain of family loss, lived a life of purity, wholeheartedly served God in little ways, and possessed spiritual depths that were hidden from others.
She was born to Giries Baouardy and Mariam Shahine, a poor Greek Melchite Catholic family. Twelve of her thirteen brothers died in infancy, and Mary's birth was an answered...
Saint Patricia of Naples, also known as Patricia of Constantinople, was born into nobility and is believed to have been possibly related to the emperor. She lived during the 7th century and her life is marked by her deep devotion to God and her commitment to living a religious life. In order to escape an arranged marriage and dedicate herself to the service of God, Patricia embarked on a...