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 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 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 July 23 · 14th century

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

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 August 11 · 12th–13th century

A noblewoman who exchanged privilege for radical Gospel poverty, St Clare founded the Poor Clares and shaped a contemplative Franciscan life of prayer, sisterhood, Eucharistic faith and complete trust in God.

SaintFeast May 15 · 7th century

A young martyr known through medieval tradition as a refugee from an abusive father and widely invoked for mental health and family safety.

SaintFeast January 4 · 18th–19th century

An American wife and mother who became a widow, entered the Catholic Church and founded a community devoted to education.

SaintFeast November 17 · 13th century

A royal wife and young widow who used wealth and status for people in poverty and founded a hospital.

SaintFeast October 5 · 20th century

A Polish religious sister whose Diary helped spread devotion to Divine Mercy and a message of trust in Christ’s compassion.

SaintFeast March 7 · 2nd–3rd century

An enslaved pregnant woman who gave birth in prison and faced martyrdom with Perpetua.

SaintFeast November 13 · 19th–20th century

An Italian founder who crossed the Atlantic repeatedly and built schools, hospitals and support networks for immigrants.

SaintFeast April 28 · 20th century

An Italian physician, wife and mother who lived medicine and family life as Christian vocations, St Gianna united professional service, joyful faith and courageous love within the ordinary responsibilities of modern life.

SaintFeast September 17 · 11th–12th century

A Benedictine abbess, composer, writer and Doctor of the Church who joined theology, music and nature.

SaintFeast May 30 · 15th century

A teenage laywoman who answered an extraordinary call through prayer and courageous action, St Joan helped secure the coronation of Charles VII and remained faithful through capture, an unjust trial and death.

SaintFeast February 8 · 19th–20th century

A Sudanese woman kidnapped and enslaved as a child who later gained legal freedom, became Catholic and entered the Canossian Sisters.

SaintFeast July 14 · 17th century

A young woman of Mohawk and Algonquin ancestry who survived disease, became Catholic and sought a community where she could live her chosen vocation.

SaintFeast March 3 · 19th–20th century

An American heiress who founded a religious community and invested her wealth in education serving Black and Indigenous communities.

SaintFeast December 13 · 3rd–4th century

A young martyr of Syracuse whose name and symbolism made her a sign of light, clear vision and courage in darkness.

SaintFeast July 6 · 19th–20th century

An Italian girl killed after resisting an attempted sexual assault, remembered for courage and forgiveness without erasing the crime.

SaintFeast January 23 · 19th–20th century

A German-born American Franciscan sister and hospital leader who established professional, compassionate care in Hawaii and Kalaupapa.