Saint James the Less (Apostle)
Cousin of Jesus and first bishop of Jerusalem, James the Less was nicknamed the Just for his exemplary virtue. A member …
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Saint Justina of Padua
Born in Padua in the 1st century, Justina was the daughter of the prefect Vitalian, who was converted by Saint Prosdocim…
Saint Mark the Evangelist
Disciple and interpreter of Saint Peter, Mark wrote his Gospel in Rome before founding the illustrious see of Alexandria…
Saint Paul (Saul of Tarsus)
Born in Tarsus and initially a fierce persecutor of Christians, Saul was miraculously converted on the road to Damascus …
Saint Peter in Chains
The feast of Saint Peter in Chains commemorates the miraculous deliverance of the Apostle Peter from Herod's prison in J…
Saint Peter, Prince of the Apostles
A Galilean fisherman who became the Prince of the Apostles, Saint Peter was chosen by Christ as the foundation of His Ch…
Saints Nazarius and Celsus
Nazarius, son of a Roman saint and a pagan officer, was baptized by Saint Linus before evangelizing Italy and Gaul with …
Saints Processus and Martinian
Roman soldiers tasked with guarding Saint Peter and Saint Paul in the Mamertine Prison, Processus and Martinian converte…
Saint Sergius Paulus (Paul of Narbonne)
A former proconsul of Cyprus converted by the Apostle Paul, Sergius-Paulus became the first bishop of Narbonne in the 1s…
Saint Torpes
A Roman nobleman and officer of Nero who converted to Christianity, Tropez refused to worship Diana in Pisa. After survi…
Saint Vitalis and Saint Valeria
A Roman officer and father of Saints Gervasius and Protasius, Vitalis encouraged the martyr Ursicinus before being conde…