Saint Paul Aurelian, also known as Paul of Léon, was born as a Romano-Briton prince in Glamorgan, Wales. His parents were Perphius, a Welsh chieftain, and he grew up in a noble and privileged environment. From a young age, Paul displayed a strong desire to live a life devoted to God, and he was blessed with the opportunity to be educated at Llantwit Major, where he studied alongside notable...
Saint Constantine II, also known as Constantine of Strathclyde, Constantine of Britannia, Constantine of Cornwall, Constantine III, Constantin, Constantinus, Costantino, Costentyn, and Custennin, was born a Scottish prince and the son of King Kenneth II of Strathclyde. He lived a life of decadence and vice until his conversion, which is believed to have been inspired by the evangelizing...
St. Macarius of Jerusalem (4th c.) was the Bishop of Jerusalem from 312-335 A.D. Little is known of his life before this time. He took part in the Council of Nicea in 325 A.D. and vigorously opposed the Arian heresy, which greatly threatened the early Church. It is believed that he was one of the bishops who helped draft the Nicene Creed. St. Athanasius, his contemporary, refers to Macarius as...
Saint Dominic Savio, born on April 2, 1842, in Riva di Chieri, Turin, Italy, was one of ten children of a blacksmith named Carlo Savio and a seamstress named Brigida Gaiato. From a young age, Dominic showed great piety and holiness, setting him on a path to sainthood. At the tender age of five, Dominic became an altar boy, serving at Mass and assisting the priests in his local parish. His...
St. John of God (1445-1550) was born in Portugal to poor and devout Christian parents. How he came to be separated from them and homeless at the age of 8 is uncertain, but he eventually found work as a shepherd until the age of 22. At that time he enlisted as a soldier in the Roman Emperor's army to escape an offer of marriage to the shepherd's daughter. There he led a wild and...