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St. Ephrem
Born: c. 306 Nisibis (modern-day Turkey) Died: 9 June 373 Edessa (modern-day Turkey) Venerated: in Catholic Church Eastern Orthodox Church Church of the East Oriental Orthodoxy Anglican Communion Feast: 28 January (Byzantine Christianity), 7th Saturday before Easter (Syriac Orthodox Church), Ethiopian Christianity – June 9 (Catholic Church, Church of England), June 18 (Maronite Church; pre-1969 […]
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St. Enric de Osso y Cervello
Born: 16 October 1840 Vinebre, Tarragona, Kingdom of Spain Died: 27 January 1896 (aged 55) Gilet, Valencia, Kingdom of Spain Venerated: in Roman Catholic Church Beatified: 14 October 1979, Saint Peter’s Square, Vatican City by Pope John Paul II Canonized: 16 June 1993, Madrid, Spain by Pope John Paul II Feast: 27 January Patronage: Society […]
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Bl. Eurosia Fabris
Born: 27 September 1866 Quinto Vicentino, near Vicenza, Italy Died: 8 January 1932 (aged 65) Marola, Italy Venerated: in Roman Catholic Church Beatified: 6 November 2005, Vicenza, Italy by Pope Benedict XVI Feast: 8 January Patronage: Catechists, Families Blessed Eurosia Fabris (September 27, 1866 – January 8, 1932), also known as Mamma Rosa, was best […]
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St. Elizabeth Ann Seton
Born: Elizabeth Ann Bayley August 28, 1774 New York City, Province of New York, British America Died: January 4, 1821 (aged 46) Emmitsburg, Maryland, United States Venerated: in Roman Catholic Church, Episcopal Church (United States) Beatified: March 17, 1963, by Pope John XXIII Canonized: September 14, 1975, by Pope Paul VI Major shrine: National Shrine […]
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St. Edmund Campion
Born: 24 January 1540 London, Kingdom of England Died: 1 December 1581 (aged 41) Tyburn, Kingdom of England Venerated: in Catholic Church Beatified: 9 December 1886, Rome by Pope Leo XIII Canonized: 25 October 1970, Rome by Pope Paul VI Feast: 1 December Son of a Catholic bookseller named Edmund whose family converted to Anglicanism. […]
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St. Eligius of Noyon
Born: June 11, 588 Chaptelat, Limoges, Aquitaine (modern-day France) Died: 1 December 660 Noyon, France Venerated: in Roman Catholic Church Eastern Orthodox Church Feast: 1 December Patronage: cartwrights; clock/watch makers; coin collectors; craftsmen of all kinds; cutlers; gilders; goldsmiths; harness makers; horses; jewelers; jockeys; knife makers; laborers; locksmiths; metalworkers in general; miners; minters; Royal Electrical […]
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St. Edward III
Born: 13 November 1312 Windsor Castle, Berkshire Died: 21 June 1377 (aged 64) Sheen Palace, Richmond Burial: 5 July 1377 Westminster Abbey, London Saint Edward, son of King Ethelred, whose kingdom of England fell to the Danish invaders, was unexpectedly raised to the throne of England in 1041, at the age of forty years. God […]
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St. Elizabeth of the Trinity
Born: 18 July 1880 Avord, Farges-en-Septaine, (Cher), France Died: 9 November 1906 (aged 26) Dijon, France Venerated: in Roman Catholic Church Beatified: 25 November 1984, Paris, France by Pope John Paul II Canonized: 16 October 2016, Saint Peter’s Square, Vatican City by Pope Francis Feast: 8 November Attributes: Religious habit Patronage Sick people Loss of […]
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St. Engelbert of Cologne
Born: c.1185 at Berg in modern Germany Died: stabbed to death on the evening of 7 November 1225 near Schwelm, Germany, relics translated to the old cathedral of Cologne, Germany on 24 February 1226 Canonized: no formal canonization• proclaimed a venerated martyr by Cardinal Conrad von Urach on 24 February 1226, and by Archbishop Ferdinand […]
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St. Elizabeth (Mother of John the Baptist)
Born: 1st century BC Hebron Died: 1st century BC (or early AD) (probably Hebron) Venerated: in Roman Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodox Church, Oriental Orthodox Church, Anglican Church, Lutheran Church Canonized: Pre-Congregation Feast: November 5 (Roman Catholic, Lutheran) September 5 (Eastern Orthodox, Anglican) Patronage: Pregnant women According to the Gospel of Luke, Elizabeth was “of the […]
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