Saint Margaret The Barefooted, also known as Margaret of Cesolo, Margaret la Picena, and Margherita, was born into poverty in the small village of Cesolo, San Severino, Italy, in the year 1325. Despite her humble beginnings, she possessed a deep faith and a strong devotion to the Church from a young age. At the tender age of fifteen, Margaret was married off to an Italian gentleman, yet her...
Saint Eleutherius of Bithynia, also known as Eleutherius of Tarso or Eleutherius of Tarsius, was an Imperial Roman senator and chamberlain to Emperor Maximian Galerius at Constantinople. Despite his prominent position in the imperial court, Eleutherius underwent a profound conversion to Christianity, which ultimately led him to withdraw from his esteemed position and retreat to his country...
Saint Anthony The Roman, also known as Anthony of Rome, was born in 1086 in Rome, Italy, during a tumultuous period known as the Great Schism, which divided the Catholic Church. Raised in a deeply religious family, Anthony's allegiance remained with the Orthodox Church. At a young age, Anthony started to feel a calling to a life of asceticism and holiness. He gave away all his possessions...
Saint Peter Julian Eymard, also known as Peter Julian Eymard, Pierre-Julien Eymard, and Pietro Giuliano Eymard, was born on 4 February 1811 in La Mure, France. He grew up in a poor family during a time when the Catholic Church faced hostility and persecution in the aftermath of the French Revolution. Despite opposition from his family, Peter felt a deep calling to the priesthood. He entered...
The names of the Holy Maccabees are Abim, Anthony, Guria, Eleazar, Eusebona, Achim, and Marcellus. They were Jews by race and exact keepers of the Laws of the Fathers. They lived during the reign of Antiochus, who was surnamed Epiphanes ("Illustrious"), the King of Syria and an implacable enemy of the Jews. Having subjugated their whole nation and done many evil things to them, not...