Saint Algis (Adalgis)
An Irish monk of the 7th century and disciple of Saint Fursey, Algis settled in Thiérache to evangelize the rural populations. He founded a …
Saints Calendar
June 2nd
7 saints celebrated
Blessed Camilla Battista Varano
A princess of Camerino, Camilla Battista Varani overcame her father's opposition to enter the Poor Clares in 1481. A great mystic of the Pas…
Saint Erasmus (Elmo)
Bishop of Antioch in the 3rd century, Erasmus miraculously survived numerous tortures under Diocletian and Maximian, including a boiling cau…
Saint Eugene I
A Roman by birth, Eugene first served as vicar to the exiled Pope Martin I before succeeding him on the See of Peter in 654. Recognized for …
Saint Marcellinus and Saint Peter
Marcellinus, priest, and Peter, exorcist, were martyred in Rome under Diocletian around 304. After converting their jailer Artemius and his …
Saint Nicholas the Pilgrim (Nicetas)
A young Greek from Attica, Nicholas spent his life repeating the prayer 'Kyrie eleison'. After a life of hermitage and wandering marked by m…
Saint Pothinus and his companions (Martyrs of Lyon)
In 177, under Marcus Aurelius, forty-eight Christians from Lyon and Vienne, led by Bishop Pothinus and the slave Blandina, suffered martyrdo…