Explore the Saints

SaintFeast January 1 · 1st century

The Jewish woman of Nazareth whose free response to God opened her life to the Incarnation, the Blessed Virgin Mary became the Mother of Jesus, his faithful disciple and the motherly model of the Church.

SaintFeast February 5 · 3rd century

A Sicilian martyr remembered for resisting sexual coercion and maintaining faith through bodily violation.

SaintFeast January 21 · 3rd–4th century

A young Roman martyr remembered for refusing coercion and holding firmly to her dignity and Christian commitment.

SaintFeast November 15 · 12th–13th century

A Dominican scholar of extraordinary breadth who studied theology, philosophy and the natural world.

SaintFeast June 21 · 16th century

A young nobleman who rejected an expected court career, joined the Jesuits and died after serving plague patients.

SaintFeast August 1 · 17th–18th century

A brilliant lawyer who changed careers, founded the Redemptorists and taught mercy to troubled consciences.

SaintFeast December 7 · 4th century

A Roman governor unexpectedly chosen as bishop before baptism who became a courageous teacher and mentor.

SaintFeast September 20 · 19th century

The first Korean Catholic priest, formed abroad because the Church was forbidden and martyred shortly after returning home.

SaintFeast November 30 · 1st century

A fisherman and early disciple remembered for bringing other people to meet Jesus.

SaintFeast 26 · 1st century BC, traditionally

St Anne is honoured by ancient Christian tradition as the wife of St Joachim, the mother of the Blessed Virgin Mary and the grandmother of Jesus, remembered especially for patient hope, faithful parenthood and passing faith between generations.

SaintFeast 13 · 12th–13th century

St Anthony of Padua was a Portuguese-born Franciscan priest, biblical scholar and powerful preacher whose unexpected journey from Augustinian study to Franciscan mission made him one of the Church’s earliest great Franciscan theologians, a defender of the poor and one of Christianity’s most beloved intercessors.

SaintFeast May 2 · 3rd–4th century

A bishop and theologian who endured repeated exile while defending the full divinity of Christ.

SaintFeast August 28 · 5th century

A restless seeker who found Christ after years of intellectual and moral struggle, St Augustine became a bishop, pastor and writer whose teaching on grace, love and the human heart profoundly shaped Western Christianity.

SaintFeast August 24 · 1st century

An apostle traditionally identified with Nathanael, praised by Jesus for honesty and willingness to reconsider.

SaintFeast January 2 · 4th century

A Cappadocian bishop who joined theology, friendship, disciplined community and organised care for the poor.

SaintFeast July 11 · 6th century

A monk and abbot who transformed a solitary search for God into a lasting school of prayer, work, hospitality and community through the Rule that shaped Western monasticism.

SaintFeast April 16 · 19th century

A poor and frequently ill young woman of Lourdes who reported Marian apparitions, endured scrutiny and later lived a hidden religious life.

SaintFeast August 20 · 11th–12th century

A charismatic Cistercian abbot and spiritual writer with major influence in monastic reform and European politics.

SaintFeast July 15 · 13th century

A Franciscan theologian and leader who joined rigorous study with contemplation and wonder before creation.

SaintFeast July 23 · 14th century

A Swedish wife, mother, widow, pilgrim and mystic who founded a religious order and addressed leaders.

SaintFeast October 12 · 20th–21st century

A London-born Italian teenager who combined ordinary school life, computer skills, friendship, service and a deep love of the Eucharist.

SaintFeast April 29 · 14th century

A Dominican laywoman, mystic and Doctor of the Church who combined intense prayer, care for the sick and fearless counsel to Church and political leaders.

SaintFeast November 22 · 2nd–3rd century

An early Roman martyr whose enduring association with song made her the beloved patron of musicians and sacred music.

SaintFeast June 3 · 19th century

A young Ugandan court official and catechist who protected younger pages from sexual coercion and led companions during persecution.