Saint Catherine of Palma, also known as Catherine Tomas or Catalina, was born on May 1, 1533, in Valldemossa, Mallorca, Spain. She had a difficult and unhappy childhood, orphaned and raised by her paternal uncle who provided her with limited care and support. Despite her circumstances, Catherine felt a divine calling to the religious life at the tender age of 15. However, her confessor advised...

Francisco Marto (June 11, 1908 - April 4, 1919) and his sister Jacinta Marto (March 11, 1910 - February 20, 1920), also known as Saint Francisco Marto and Saint Jacinta Marto, together with their cousin, Lúcia dos Santos (1907-2005) were the children from Aljustrel near Fátima, Portugal, who witnessed three apparitions of an angel in 1916 and several apparitions of the Blessed Virgin Mary in...

St. Richard of Chichester (1197-1253), also known as St. Richard de Wyche, was born in Worcestershire, England to a land-owning squire. His father died when he was young, causing the family to suffer hardship for many years. The situation became dire enough for Richard to suspend his studies to take over the family estates and make them profitable again. He went on to Oxford to study for the...

Saint Pedro Calungsod (July 21, 1654 – April 2, 1672), also known as Peter Calungsod and Pedro Calonsor, was a Catholic Filipino migrant, sacristan and missionary catechist who, along with the Spanish Jesuit missionary Diego Luis de San Vitores, suffered religious persecution and martyrdom in Guam for their missionary work in 1672. In Guam, Pedro received basic education at a Jesuit...

Saint Hugh of Grenoble, also known as Hugh of Châteauneuf, was born in 1053 in Chateauneuf, Dauphiné, France. He was the son of a soldier named Odilo, a man known for his Christian life, and his mother was known for her life of prayer and alms-giving. Growing up, Hugh was an exceptionally good student. At the age of 25, Hugh became a canon at the cathedral of Valence, France. It was during...