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St. Bernward of Hildesheim
Born: c.960 at Utrecht, Netherlands Died: 20 November 1022 of natural causes Canonized: 1193 by Pope Celestine III Patronage: architects, goldsmiths, painters, sculptors.Also known as Berward, Bernward Member of a noble Saxon family. Grandson of Athelbero, Count Palatine of Saxony. Orphaned at an early age. Raised by his uncle Volkmar, bishop of Utrecht, and educated […]
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St. Margaret of Antioch
Born: Antioch Died: beheaded, date unknown, relics claimed by several locations Patronage: against kidney disease, against loss of milk by nursing mothers, against sterility, dying people, for escape from devils, expectant mothers, pregnant women, falsely accused people, for safe childbirth, Lowestoft, Suffolk, England, martyrs, Montefiascone, Italy, nurses, peasants, people in exile, Queens College Cambridge, Rixtel, […]
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St. Victor of Marseilles
Died: 290 with three prisoners in Marseilles, France he had converted Patronage: against lightning, cabinetmakers, millers, torture victims, Marseilles, France, Davoli, Italy. Christian soldier in the imperial Roman army, he was imprisoned in Marseilles, France when he refused to worship pagan gods. While in awaiting execution, he converted other prisoners. Martyr.
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St. Arbogast of Strasbourg
Born: 7th century Aquitaine, France, some writers claim him for Scotland and/or Ireland Died: c.678 of natural causes, at his insistence, he was buried in an area normally reserved for criminals, the church of Saint Michael was soon built over his grave, relics translated to the nearby Saint Arbogast abbey, relics scattered and lost during […]
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St. Lawrence of Brindisi
Born: 22 July 1559 at Brindisi, Italy as Julius Caesar Rossi Died: 22 July 1619 at Lisbon, Portugal of natural causes, buried in the cemetery of the Poor Clares on Villafranca, Spain Canonized: 8 December 1881 by Pope Leo XIII Patronage: Brindisi, Italy. Also known as Brother Lorenzo, Julius Caesar Rossi, Laurence of Brindisi, Lorenzo […]
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St. Anna Wang
Born: c.1886 in Machiazhuang, Weixian, Hebei, China Died: beheaded on 22 July 1900 in Machiazhuang, Weixian, Hebei, China, body dumped in a mass grave, exhumed on 6 November 1901 and given proper burial Canonized: 1 October 2000 by Pope John Paul II. Additional Memorial 28 September as one of the Martyrs of China Born to […]
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St. Gualtero of Lodi
Born: c.1184 in Lodi, Lombardy, Italy Died: c.1224 in Lodi, Lombardy, Italy of natural causes, buried in the Church of Saints James and Philip in Lodi, which became a pilgrimage site for those who sought aid at the Hospital of Mercy, on 26 January 1384, some fanatical devotees, aided by some friars of San Biagio, […]
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St. John Cassian
Born: c.360 Died: 433 of natural causes. Also known as John the Roman, John the Ascetic Pilgrim with his friend Germanus to the Holy Lands. Monk in Egypt and Marseilles, France. Studied under Saint John Chrysostom, who ordained him a deacon. Defended Chrysostom in Rome, Italy. Founded the abbey of Saint Victor and a convent […]
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St. Phocas the Gardener
Died: beheaded c.303 in Sinope, Pontus (in modern Turkey) Patronage: against insect bites, against poisoning, against snake bites, agricultural workers, farm workers, farmers, field hands, boatmen, mariners, sailors, watermen, gardeners, husbandmen, market-gardeners. Also known as Phocas of Hovenier, Phocas of Sinope, Focas, Fokas Innkeeper. Gardener. Martyr. Used surplus crops to feed the poor. Even cared […]
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St. Bridget of Sweden
Born: 1302 or 1303 at Finsta Castle, Uppsala, Sweden Died: 23 July 1373 at Rome, Italy of natural causes, buried in 1374 at the Vadstena, Sweden convent she had founded Canonized: 7 October 1391 by Pope Boniface IX Patronage: Europe, Sweden, widows. Also known as Bridget of Vadstena, Birgit, Birgitta, Bridgid, Brigida Daughter of Birger […]
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