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Bishr ibn Hareth better known as Bishr the Barefoot was a Muslim saint born near Merv in 767 C.E. He was converted from a life of dissipation and then studied […]

Saint Kilian also spelled Killian (or alternatively Irish: Cillian) was an Irish missionary bishop and the apostle of Franconia (nowadays the northern part of Bavaria) where he began his labours […]

Not to be confused with Blessed Alina Martain or Blessed Michelina of Pesaro.Saint Alena (also written Alène or Alina) is a Christian saint who if historical was martyred around the […]

Saint Faith or Saint Faith of Conques (Latin Sancta Fides French Sainte Foy Spanish Santa Fe) is a saint who is said to have been a girl or young woman […]

Gaudentius of Ossero (Gaudentius Auxerensis) was a bishop of Ossero (Croatian: Osor) on the island of Lošinj in the Istrian March in 1030. Falsely accused he travelled to Rome in […]

Agobard of Lyon (ca. 779-840 CE) was a Spanish-born priest and archbishop of Lyon during the Carolingian Renaissance. The author of multiple treatises ranging in subject matter from the iconoclast […]

Saint Firmilian (died c. 269) Bishop of Caesarea Mazaca from ca. 232 was a disciple of Origen. He had a contemporary reputation comparable to that of Dionysius of Alexandria or […]

Saint Dorothea of Alexandria (died ca. 320) is venerated as a virgin martyr. Her legend states that she was courted by the Emperor Maximinus. She rejected his suit in favor […]

When Roman Emperor Constantine the Great (reigned 306–337) ruled Rome Christianity became the dominant religion of the Roman Empire. Historians remain uncertain about Constantine’s reasons for favoring Christianity and theologians […]

Blessed Stefan Wincenty Frelichowski (January 22 1913 in Chełmża – February 23 1945 in Dachau) was a Polish priest and scout and is the patron of Polish Scouts. He joined […]