Blessed Angela Salawa (9 September 1881 - 12 March 1922) was a Polish woman who served in hospitals in World War I. She was the 11th child and lived in a very religious family. She became a member of the Secular Franciscan Order and worked in hospitals throughout World War I. She later became sick due to working alongside the sick and died in 1922.
Angela served Christ and Christ’s...
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...