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August 2020

August 22, 2020

Andrew the Scot – August 22 (Everyday Saints Series)

Andrew the Scot is the brother of St. Brigid, patroness of Ireland. He was born...

August 21, 2020

Pius X- August 21 (Everyday Saints Series)

Pius X might be most well-known as the namesake of the Society of Saint Pius...

August 20, 2020

Bernard of Clairvaux- August 20 (Everyday Saints Series)

Bernard, what to say about him. My favorite thing about this great saint is that...

August 19, 2020

Emily Bicchieri- August 19 (Everyday Saints Series)

Emily Bicchieri was born at Vercelli, Italy on May 3, 1238. She lost her mother...

August 18, 2020

Alberto Hurtado Cruchaga- August 18 (Everyday Saints Series)

Luis Alberto Hurtado Cruchaga Alberto Hurtado Cruchaga was born in Viña del Mar, Chile on...

August 17, 2020

Jeanne Delanoue- August 17 (Everyday Saints Series)

Jeanne Delanoue was born on June 18, 1666 in Anjoú, France to devoutly Catholic parents....

July 2020

July 31, 2020

Ignatius of Loyola- July 31 (Everyday Saints Series)

Ignatius of Loyola. He's one of the big dogs. You probably know him as one...

July 30, 2020

Peter Chrysologus- July 30 (Everyday Saints Series)

Peter Chrysologus was a bishop and is a Doctor of the Church known as the...

July 29, 2020

Martha Wang Luo Mande- July 29 (Everyday Saints Series)

Martha Wang Luo Mande was born in 1812 in Zunji, China. She and her husband...

July 28, 2020

Alphonsa of the Immaculate Conception- July 28 (Everyday Saints Series)

Alphonsa of the Immaculate Conception is a very special saint. She is the first person...

July 27, 2020

Titus Brandsma- July 27 (Everyday Saints Series)

Titus Brandsma was born as Anno Sjoerd Brandsma to Titus Brandsma and Tjitsje Postman on...

July 26, 2020

Bartolomea Capitanio– July 26 (Everyday Saints Series)

Bartolomea Capitanio was born on January 13, 1807 in Bergamo, Italy (at the time, northern...

July 25, 2020

Magnericus- July 25 (Everyday Saints Series)

Magnericus was born in 522 AD in Trier, Germany but there is not much known...

July 24, 2020

Maria Mercedes Prat- July 24 (Everyday Saints Series)

Maria Mercedes Prat was born on March 6, 1880 in Barcelona, Spain; the eldest of...

July 23, 2020

John Cassian- July 23 (Everyday Saints Series)

John Cassian is probably the coolest person you didn't know you knew. He is especially...

July 22, 2020

Joseph of Palestine- July 22 (Everyday Saints Series)

Joseph of Tiberias, venerated as Jospeh of Palestine, was a convert from Judaism. He was...

July 21, 2020

Julia of Troyes- July 21 (Everyday Saints Series)

Julia was born in Troyes, France in the third century. She was taken captive by soldiers...

July 20, 2020

Margaret of Antioch- July 20 (Everyday Saints Series)

Margaret is venerated as a saint in the Roman Catholic, Western Rite Orthodox, Anglican, Eastern-Rite...

July 19, 2020

Justa and Rufina- July 19 (Everyday Saints Series)

Justa and Rufina were sisters born in 268 and 270 AD, respectively, near Seville, Spain....

July 18, 2020

Bruno of Segni- July 18 (Everyday Saints Series)

Bruno was a reluctant bishop. He didn't really want to be one. He wanted...

July 17, 2020

Hedwig of Poland- July 17 (Everyday Saints Series)

Hedwig (Jadwiga in Polish) was the first female monarch of Poland. She was the youngest daughter of...

July 16, 2020

Mary Magdalen Postel- July 16 (Everyday Saints Series)

Mary Magdalen Postel was born on November 28, 1756, in France and baptized as Julia...

July 15, 2020

James Andrade- July 15 (Everyday Saints Series)

James Andrade was a native of Coimbra, Portugal. He entered the Jesuits as a young...

July 14, 2020

Kateri Tekakwitha- July 14 (Everyday Saints Series)

Kateri Tekakwitha is the first Native American to be recognized as a saint. This is...

July 13, 2020

Teresa de Los Andes- July 13 (Everyday Saints Series)

Teresa de Los Andes was a discalced Carmelite nun from Chile. She was born Juanita Fernandez...

July 13, 2020

Jason- July 12 (Everyday Saints Series)

Jason met St. Paul when Paul stayed with him in Salonika. His story is told...

July 11, 2020

Benedict of Nursia- July 11 (Everyday Saints Series)

Benedict (and his famously saintly twin sister Scholastica) was born to a Roman noble around...

July 10, 2020

Amelia (Amalberga)- July 10 (Everyday Saints Series)

Amelia was a saint I didn't know existed until my goddaughter Amelia was born. It...

July 09, 2020

Veronica Giuliani- July 9 (Everyday Saints Series)

Veronica (her birth name was Ursula) was a Capuchin Poor Clares nun known for her...

July 08, 2020

Killian- July 8 (Everyday Saints Series)

Killian was an Irish monk. He was made bishop and then went to Rome with...