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St. Lupus of Sens
Born: near Orleans, Gaul (in modern France) Died: 623 in Brienon-sur-Armançon, Yonne, France of natural causes, buried under the gutter of Saint Columba’s basilica, Sens, France, relics transferred to the new cathedral on 23 July 853 Venerated: in Roman Catholic Church Beatified: pre-congregation Feast: September 1 Patronage: against epilepsy; of epileptics Born to the Burgundian […]
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St. Lucian the Syrian
Saint Lucian was born at Samosata in Syria. Having lost his parents in his youth, he distributed to the poor all his worldly goods, of which he had inherited an abundant share, and withdrew to Edessa, to live near a holy man named Macarius, who imbued his mind with a knowledge of Holy Scripture and […]
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Bl. Ladislao Bukowinski
Born: 22 December 1904, Berdychiv, Zhytomyr, Ukraine Died: 3 December 1974 (aged 69)Karaganda, Kazakhstan Resting place Cathedral of Our Lady of Fátima, Karaganda, Kazakhstan Venerated: in Roman Catholic Church Beatified: 11 September 2016, Cathedral of Our Lady of Fátima, Karaganda, Kazakhstan by Cardinal Angelo Amato Feast: 20 June Blessed Władysław Bukowiński (22 December 1904 – […]
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St. Lawrence O’Toole
Born: 1128 Castledermot, Ireland Died: 14 November 1180 Eu, Normandy, Angevin Empire Venerated: in Roman Catholic Church, Church of Ireland Canonized: 11 December 1225 by Pope Honorius III Major shrine: St. Lawrence’s Church in Chorley, England Feast: 14 November Patronage: Archdiocese of Dublin’ Lorcán Ua Tuathail, also known as Saint Laurence O’Toole (1128 – 14 […]
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Pope St. Leo the Great
Birth name: Leo Born: c. 400 AD Tuscany, Western Roman Empire Died: 10 November 461 Rome, Western Roman Empire Sainthood Feast day: 10 November 11 April (pre-1969 calendar) 18 February (Eastern Orthodoxy) Venerated: in Catholic Church Eastern Orthodox Church Anglican Communion Attributes: Papal vestments Papal tiara Staff Papacy began: 29 September 440 Papacy ended: 10 […]
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Bl. Ludovico Morbioli
Born: 1433 Bologna, Papal States Died: 9 November 1485 (aged 52) Bologna, Papal States Venerated: in Roman Catholic Church Beatified: 24 October 1843, Saint Peter’s Basilica, Papal States by Pope Gregory XVI Feast: 9 November Attributes: Crucifix Blessed Ludovico Morbioli (1433 – 9 November 1485) was an Italian Roman Catholic from Bologna who led a […]
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St. Leonard of Noblac
Born: 19 May Died: 559 AD Venerated: in Roman Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodox Church, Anglican Church Feast: November 6 Attributes depicted as an abbot holding chains, fetters or locks, or manacles. Patronage: political prisoners, imprisoned people, prisoners of war, and captives, women in labour, as well as horses. Leonard of Noblac (or of Limoges or […]
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St.Luigi Guanella
Born: 19 December 1842 Fraciscio, Campodolcino, Kingdom of Lombardy-Venetia Died: 24 October 1915 (aged 72) Como, Kingdom of Italy Venerated: in Roman Catholic Church Beatified: 25 October 1964, Saint Peter’s Basilica, Vatican City by Pope Paul VI Canonized: 23 October 2011, Saint Peter’s Square, Vatican City by Pope Benedict XVI Major shrine: Shrine of the […]
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St.Laura of St.Catherine of Siena
Born: 26 May 1874 Jericó, Antioquía, United States of Colombia Died: 21 October 1949 (aged 75) Belencito, Medellín, Antioquía, Colombia Venerated: in Roman Catholic Church Beatified: 25 April 2004, Saint Peter’s Square, Vatican City by Pope John Paul II Canonized: 12 May 2013, Saint Peter’s Square, Vatican City by Pope Francis Feast: 21 October Attributes: […]
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St.Luke the Evangelist
Born: Antioch, Syria, Roman Empire Died: March 84 AD Near Boeotia, Greece Venerated in In all Christian Churches Major shrine: Padua, Italy Feast: 18 October Attributes: Evangelist, Physician, a bishop, a book or a pen, a man accompanied by a winged ox/winged calf/ox, a man painting an icon of the Blessed Virgin Mary, a brush]or […]
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