Saint Agatha
A young noblewoman from Sicily, Agatha refuses the advances of the consul Quintianus to remain faithful to Christ. After enduring atrocious …
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11 saints
A young noblewoman from Sicily, Agatha refuses the advances of the consul Quintianus to remain faithful to Christ. After enduring atrocious …
A Provençal noblewoman married to Saint Elzéar of Sabran, Delphine of Signe lived with him in perpetual virginity and great piety. After her…
A virgin from the East and daughter of the King of Corinth, Saint Helena is the patroness of the Diocese of Troyes, where her body was trans…
A princess of France and sister of Saint Louis, Isabelle refused royal alliances to dedicate herself to God. She founded the monastery of Lo…
Duchess of Bohemia converted by Saint Methodius, Ludmila dedicated her life to the evangelization of her people and the Christian education …
Sister of Saint Basil the Great and Saint Gregory of Nyssa, Macrina consecrated herself to God after the death of her fiancé. She played a c…
An illustrious Roman lady of the 4th century, Saint Marcella dedicated her widowhood to the study of the Scriptures under the guidance of Sa…
The elder sister of Saint Ambrose of Milan, Marcellina dedicated her life to virginity and the Christian education of her brothers. After re…
Widow of the Marquis de Montferrant, Jeanne de Lestonnac founded the Order of Our Lady in Bordeaux, dedicated to the education of girls, fol…
Sister of Saint Memmie, first bishop of Châlons, Pome left Rome in the 1st century to preserve her virginity vowed to Saint Peter. Settled i…
A noble virgin of Alexandria, Theodora refused to sacrifice to idols and was condemned to infamy. She was saved from a place of debauchery b…