Saint Adalbaud of Ostrevant
A noble leude at the court of Dagobert I, Adalbaud married Saint Rictrude and founded the monastery of Marchiennes. Father of four children …
Saints Calendar
February 2nd
10 saints celebrated
Saint Catherine de' Ricci
Born into the Florentine nobility, Catherine Ricci entered the Dominican convent in Prato at the age of thirteen. A great mystic, she receiv…
Saint Cornelius (Cornelius the Centurion)
A Roman centurion in Caesarea in the 1st century, Cornelius is the first Gentile converted to Christianity after an angelic vision. Guided b…
Venerable Francis-Mary-Paul Libermann
Son of a rabbi from Metz, François-Marie-Paul Libermann converted to Catholicism in 1826. Despite severe epilepsy that delayed his ordinatio…
Saint Laurence of Canterbury
A monk sent by Gregory the Great, Laurence succeeded Saint Augustine as Archbishop of Canterbury. Faced with the apostasy of the successors …
Saint Mark, hermit of Scetis
A disciple of Abbot Silvanus in the desert of Scetis in the 4th century, Mark distinguished himself by absolute obedience and total detachme…
Venerable Mother Jeanne de Lestonnac
Widow of the Marquis de Montferrant, Jeanne de Lestonnac founded the Order of Our Lady in Bordeaux, dedicated to the education of girls, fol…
Blessed Pierre Cambian de Ruffie
A Dominican friar appointed inquisitor general in Piedmont in 1351, Pierre Cambian de Ruffie fought against the Albigensian heresy. He was a…
The Purification of the Blessed Virgin
Forty days after the birth of Jesus, the Virgin Mary submitted in humility to the Law of Moses by presenting herself at the Temple in Jerusa…
Venerable Stephen Bellesini
An Augustinian religious born in Trent, Étienne Bellesini distinguished himself through his dedication to free education during the Napoleon…