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St. Ildephonsus of Toledo Ildefonsus or Ildephonsus was a scholar and theologian who served as the metropolitan Bishop of Toledo for the last decade of his life ...

St. Bernard of Clairvaux Bernard of Clairvaux, O.Cist. (Latin: Bernardus Claraevallensis; 1090 – 20 August 1153), venerated as Saint Bernard, was an abbot, mystic, co-founder of the...

St. Aloysius Gonzaga Saint Aloysius de Gonzaga was an Italian aristocrat who became a member of the Society of Jesus. While still a student at the Roman College, he died as a result...

St. John of the Cross John of the Cross, venerated as Saint John of the Cross, was a Spanish Catholic priest, mystic, and a Carmelite friar of converso origin. He is a major figure of...

St. Ignatius of Loyola Ignatius of Loyola, S.J., venerated as Saint Ignatius of Loyola, was a Spanish Catholic priest and theologian, who, with Peter Faber and Francis Xavier, founded...

St. Teresa of Avila Teresa of Ávila, also called Saint Teresa of Jesus, was a Spanish noblewoman who was called to convent life in the Catholic Church. More...

St. Thérèse of Lisieux Born Marie Françoise-Thérèse Martin (2 January 1873 – 30 September 1897), also known as Saint Therese of the Child Jesus and the Holy Face (Thérèse de l'Enfant...

St. Vincent Regnault, D.C. orn illegitimate, St. Louise (1591-1660) became a great apostle of charity. Together with St. Vincent de Paul she established permanent institutions to...

St. Albert the Great Albert the Great was a 13th-century German Dominican who decisively influenced the Church’s stance toward Aristotelian philosophy brought to Europe by the spread...

St. Francis de Sales St. Francis de Sales (1567-1622) was the prominent Bishop of Geneva during the Catholic Counter-Reformation, prolific writer, and preacher on the interior life,...

Pope St. Gregory the Great Pope Gregory I, commonly known as Saint Gregory the Great, was Bishop of Rome from 3 September 590 to his death. He is known for instigating the first...

St. Leonard of Port Maurice Leonard of Port Maurice, O.F.M., was an Italian Franciscan preacher and ascetic writer. More books by author

St. Margaret Mary Alacoque Margaret Mary Alacoque, was a French Roman Catholic Visitation nun and mystic, who promoted devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus in its modern form. ...

St. Robert Bellarmine Saint Robert Bellarmine is the Patron Saint of: Catechists & Catechumens. When Robert Bellarmine was ordained in 1570, the study of Church history and the...

St. John Henry Newman John Henry Newman CO was an English theologian, scholar and poet, first an Anglican priest and later a Catholic priest and cardinal, who was an important and...

Sr. Mary of St. Peter, OCD Mary of Saint Peter was a Discalced Carmelite nun who lived in Tours, France. She is best known for starting the devotion to the Holy Face of Jesus which is...

St. Louis de Montfort Louis-Marie Grignion de Montfort (31 January 1673 – 28 April 1716) was a French Roman Catholic priest and confessor. He was known in his time as a preacher and...

St. Claude La Colombière Claude La Colombière was a Jesuit priest and the confessor of Margaret Mary Alacoque. He is formally venerated as a saint in the Catholic Church. "The...

Maryknoll Sisters of St. Dominic The Maryknoll Sisters of St. Dominic, or simply Maryknoll Sisters, are a group of Roman Catholic religious women founded in the village of Ossining,...

Mary Frances Lester The devotion to the Passion of Our Lord Jesus Christ and particularly to His Holy Face is one of the oldest in the Christian tradition. This venerable devotion was...