Saint Jean-François-Régis Clet was born in Grenoble, France in 1748. He was the tenth child in a family of fifteen children, and his father was a farmer and merchant. Jean-François-Régis was named after Saint John Francis Regis, a renowned seventeenth-century Jesuit missionary. Raised in a pious family, Jean-François-Régis grew up with a strong faith. His brother became a priest, while one of...

Saint Alexis Falconieri, also known as Alessio Falconieri, was born in the 13th century in Florence, Italy. He was the son of Bernard Falconieri, a wealthy Florentine merchant and a Guelph. From a young age, Alexis showed a deep devotion to the Blessed Virgin Mary, and this devotion would shape his life in remarkable ways. In around 1225, Alexis joined the Laudesi, also known as the Praisers...

Saint Onesimus of Ephesus, also known as Onesimus the Priest or Onesimus of Ephesus, was a prominent figure in the early Christian Church. Although not much is known about his early life, he is believed to have been born in Ephesus, a prosperous city in Asia Minor, during the 1st century AD. Onesimus was a devout believer who embraced the teachings of Christ and became a dedicated priest in...

Claude La Colombière SJ, was a French Jesuit priest best known as the confessor of Margaret Mary Alacoque. He is venerated as a saint in the Catholic Church. He was born in 1641 in the city of Saint-Symphorien-d'Ozon, then in the ancient Province of Dauphiné, the third child of the notary Bertrand La Colombière and of Margaret Coindat. The family soon moved to the nearby city of Vienne,...

Saint Juan García Lópezrico, also known as Giovanni Battista della Concezione, Giovanni Garcia Xixon, John Baptist de la Concepción Garcia, John Baptist of the Conception, Juan Bautista Rico, Juan Bautista de la Concepción, Juan García Gijón, Juan García Xixón, and Juan Rico, was born on July 10, 1561, in Almodóvar del Campo, Ciudad Real, Spain. He was the fifth of eight children born to Xixón...