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...

Saint Paul Chong Hasang was one of the Korean Martyrs. His feast day is September 22 and he is also venerated along with the rest of the 103 Korean martyrs on September 20. He was the son of the martyr Augustine Jeong Yak-Jong and a nephew of noted philosopher John Jeong Yak-Yong, who were among the first converts of Korea, who wrote the first catechism for the Roman Catholic Church in Korea...

Saint Theodore of Canterbury, (born c. 602, Tarsus, Cilicia, Asia Minor—died Sept. 19, 690, Canterbury, Kent, Eng.; feast day September 19), was the seventh archbishop of Canterbury and the first archbishop to rule the whole English Church. Appointed by Pope St. Vitalian, Theodore was consecrated in 668 and then set out from Rome with SS. Adrian, abbot of Nerida, Italy, and Benedict...

Richardis was the daughter of Kenneth I, the Count of Alsace (in modern France) and a Scottish émigré, and sister of King Boso of Provence. She married Charles the Fat at age 22 and was crowned Holy Roman Empress in 881. After nineteen years of marriage, she was accused by Emperor Charles of infidelity, though the reasons behind the claim were likely political. Charles claimed she was involved...