Saint Benedict (Patriarch of Western Monks)
Born in Nursia around 480, Saint Benedict abandoned his studies in Rome for the solitude of Subiaco. Founder of the Abbey of Monte Cassino a…
Saints Calendar
March 21st
4 saints celebrated
Saint Drosella (daughter of Trajan)
Daughter of Emperor Trajan and a catechumen, Drosella secretly joined a community of virgins in Rome to pray. Denounced by the advisor Hadri…
Blessed John of Parma
A 13th-century Franciscan friar, John of Parma was elected Minister General of his order in 1247. A diplomat and theologian respected by kin…
Blessed Nicholas of Flüe (Brother Klaus)
A respected magistrate and soldier from Unterwalden, Nicholas of Flüe left his family in 1467 to become a hermit at the Ranft. He lived ther…