Teresa of Ávila (born Teresa Sánchez de Cepeda Dávila y Ahumada; 28 March 1515 – 4 or 15 October 1582), religious name Teresa of Jesus, was a Carmelite nun, prominent Spanish mystic and spiritual reformer.
Active during the Counter-Reformation, Teresa became the central figure of a movement of spiritual and monastic renewal, reforming the Carmelite orders of both women and men. The...
Saint Dominic Loricatus, also known as Domenico Loricato, was born in 995 in Italy. He is well-recognized for his extraordinary devotion to penance and asceticism throughout his life. Dominic's path as a saint began under unique circumstances, as his parents committed the sin of simony in their zeal to secure his ordination. To rectify the sinful act committed on his behalf, Dominic...
Saint Chelidonia, also known as Celidona or Quelidona, was a hermitess and Benedictine nun who dedicated her life to serving God. She was born in Ciculum, Abruzzi, Italy, and lived during the 12th century. Chelidonia began her religious journey at Saint Scholastica Abbey near Tivoli, Italy, where she joined the Benedictine order. However, she felt a strong calling to live a life of solitude...
St. Edisto is patron of an old church on the Monte Soratte, near which a town, Sant'Oreste, is named after him. The first mention of Sant'Oreste is made by Benedict of Soracte in his Chronicon in 747 AD, in which he mentions Curtis Sancii Heristi. One source states that the toponym derives from the family of the Aristi or Edisti. A member of this family was martyred for his faith...
Andronicus, Probus and Tarachus were martyrs of the Diocletian persecution (about 304), executed in Cilicia. Their feast day is 11 October. According to tradition, Tarachus was beaten with stones. Probus was thrashed with whips, and his back and sides were pierced with heated spits; finally he also was cut up with knives. Andronicus was also cut to pieces with knives.
Tarachus...