Saint Ansgar (Apostle of the North)
Born in Picardy and educated at the Abbey of Corbie, Ansgar became the tireless apostle of Denmark and Sweden in the 9th century. As the fir…
Saints Calendar
8 saints celebrated
Born in Picardy and educated at the Abbey of Corbie, Ansgar became the tireless apostle of Denmark and Sweden in the 9th century. As the fir…
Daughter of Count Odelard in the 8th century, Berlinde was disinherited by her leprous father for rinsing his cup out of disgust. She accept…
Bishop of Sebaste in Armenia, Saint Blaise lived as a hermit on Mount Argaeus among wild beasts before being martyred under Licinius. Famous…
Originally from Aquitaine, Saint Hadelin was a disciple of Saint Remaclus at Solignac, Cougnon, and then Maastricht. He founded the monaster…
A worldly poet at the court of Philip Augustus, Élinand converted following the preachings of his time and became a Cistercian monk at Froid…
In 1796, Marie-Anne Rivier founded the Congregation of the Sisters of the Presentation of Mary in Thueyts for the education of poor young gi…
Inventory of holy bodies and relics preserved in the Diocese of Tournai, including Saint Eleutherius, Saint Waltrude in Mons, and the saints…
Bishop of Marseille in the 6th century, Theodore distinguished himself by his vigorous reform of ecclesiastical morals, which earned him the…