Saint Pope Hilarius. Feast Day February 28th. Hilarius was a native of Sardinia and served as archdeacon of Rome before becoming Pope in 461 AD. He is probably best remembered for his courage at the» Robber Synod «,where he risked his life as Pope Leo1st representative at the…
Blessed Francisco and Jacinta Marto. Feast Day 20th February. Francisco and Jacinta were brother and sister, children of Manuel Marto and Olympia de Jesus.On May 13th 1917 in Aljustrel ,a hamlet in Fatima in Portugal they experienced a series of visions of the Virgin Mary along with their cousin Lucia…
Saint Valentine . Feast Day. February 14th. The name Valentine derives form the word Valens which means powerful and worthy. According to Catholic tradition Valentine was a third century Roman saint associated with» Courtly Love». Little is known historically about his life however the Catholic encyclopedia, speaks of two Saint Valentines…
Saint Josephine Bakhita. Feast Day February 8th. Josephine was born in a small village in the western Sudanese region of Dafur in Africa in 1869. Her father was a land owner and the family were well respected. When she was only about 7 years old she was abducted by…
Saint Brigid of Ireland. Feast Day. February 1st. Brigid is a Patron saint of Ireland, she was an early Christian nun, abbess and founder of several monasteries . Brigid was the daughter of Dubtach a Scottish nobleman from Leinster and Brocca, a pictish slave baptised by St Patrick . Her father attempted…
Saint Francis de Sales. Feast Day. January 24th. Francis was born in to a noble French family in the Chateau de Sales in Thorens in France in 1567.His Father sent him to Paris to study law in the hope he would become a magistrate .Later he was enrolled in the University…
St Anthony the Great of Egypt. Feast Day January 17th. Anthony was born in Coman in Egypt in 251 AD and was the son of wealthy Christian parents. When he was 18 years old his parents died leaving him a large inheritance which he immediately distributed among the poor and…
Saint Adrian of Canterbury. Feast Day January 9th. Adrian was born in North Africa in the 7th Century ,little is known of his earlier life. He was serving as an abbot in a monastery near Naples when the new Archbishop of Canterbury St Theodore of Tarsus appointed him abbot at the…
Basil the Great. Feast Day January 2nd. Basil was born in to a pious, wealthy and well respected family in Caesarea Mazaca, modern day Turkey in 329. He was very well educated having studied at the schools of Caesarea ,Athens and Constantinople where he encountered fellow student St Gregory of Nazianzus.…
Saint John The Evangelist. Feast Day December 27th. John was born in Jerusalem around AD 15 Church tradition claims that he was on of the original 12 apostles of Christ and also known as John of Patmos. Various theological works are attributed to him ,his most enduring legacy is the Gospel…
