Saint Albin of Angers
A Breton nobleman who became a monk at Nantilly and later an abbot, Aubin was elected Bishop of Angers in 529. A tireless preacher and prote…
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Saint Germain of Paris
Born in Autun and trained in monastic life, Germain became abbot of Saint-Symphorien before being called to the bishopric of Paris by King C…
Blessed John Baptist Rossi
An 18th-century Italian priest nicknamed the 'Saint Vincent de Paul of Rome', John Baptist Rossi dedicated his life to the most destitute, p…
Joseph Cafasso
Saint Leonard of Noblac
A Frankish nobleman baptized by Saint Remi, Leonard refused the honors of Clovis's court to retire as a hermit in the Limousin. Famous for o…
Saint Matilda (Mahault)
Wife of Henry I and mother of Otto the Great, Saint Matilda was an Empress of Germany exemplary for her humility and charity towards the poo…
Saint Vincent de Paul
A 17th-century priest from the Landes, Vincent de Paul dedicated his life to the relief of all human misery. A captive in Tunis and later ch…