Saints

Saint John Paul II

Saint John Paul II

Saint John Paul II was born Karol Józef Wojtyla on May 18, 1920, in Wadowice, Poland. As a youth he suffered the loss of his mother and brother. John Paul enjoyed athletics as well as theater and poetry.

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Saint Anthony

Saint Anthony

Saint Anthony was born Fernando Martins de Bulhões in 1195 in Lisbon, Portugal. He was born into a wealthy family and was raised in the church. He later joined the Augustinian canons and was ordained to the priesthood.

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Saint Joseph

Saint Joseph

Saint Joseph is best known as the foster father of Jesus, and the supportive husband of the Blessed Mother Mary. Having been a skilled craftsman and carpenter like his son Jesus, Joseph is regarded as the patron saint of workers.

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Saint Nicholas

Saint Anthony

Saint Anthony was born Fernando Martins de Bulhões in 1195 in Lisbon, Portugal. He was born into a wealthy family and was raised in the church. He later joined the Augustinian canons and was ordained to the priesthood.

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Saint Patrick

Saint Patrick

Saint Patrick of Ireland is one of the world’s most popular saints. He was born in Roman Britain and when he was fourteen or so, he was captured by Irish pirates during a raiding party and taken to Ireland as a slave to herd and tend sheep. At the time, Ireland was a land of Druids and pagans.

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Saints Phillip and James

Saints Phillip and James

Saint Philip and Saint James were two of the twelve apostles, following Jesus faithfully throughout their lives.

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Saint Anslem

Saint Anslem

St. Anselm was a notable theologian, Benedictine monk, scholar, and philosopher, born in 1033. He worked throughout his life to renew the use of reason and tradition within the faith.

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Saint Gianna Beretta Molla

Saint Gianna Beretta Molla

Saint Gianna Molla was born in 1922, the tenth of thirteen children, in Magenta, Italy. She is widely remembered for her belief that life is God’s beautiful gift.

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Saint Bernadette

Saint Bernadette

In 1844, Bernadette was born to a poor family in Lourdes, France. She grew up the oldest of nine children and was ill throughout her life.

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