Saint Dorothy of Caesarea
A Christian virgin of Caesarea, Dorothy refused to sacrifice to idols before the judge Sapricius. After converting two apostates and endurin…
Iconographic attribute
crown of roses
5 saints
Saint Hiltrude (Heltrude)
Daughter of the nobleman Wibert, established in Hainaut under Pepin the Short, Hiltrude refused a prestigious marriage to dedicate herself t…
Blessed Lidwina of Schiedam
Born in 1380 in Schiedam, Lidwina dedicated her life to God from childhood. Following a fall on the ice at age fifteen, she remained bedridd…
Our Lady of La Salette
On September 19, 1846, the Virgin Mary appeared to two young shepherds, Maximin and Mélanie, on the mountain of La Salette in Isère. She del…
Our Lady of Mercy
In 1218, the Virgin Mary appeared simultaneously to Saint Peter Nolasco, Saint Raymond of Penyafort, and King James I of Aragon to request t…