Saints

Wife, mother and queen. Matilda was born at Engern in Westphalia in 895. Married to the German King Henry I, the Fowler, she had five sons, including the Emperor Otto I and St Bruno, Archbishop of Cologne. Matilda was widowed at a young age and for 32 years suffered ill-treatment from Otto. Another son Henry, who was called The Quarrelsome, also gave her a difficult time. Otto and Henry both com... Read More

Abbot. Gerald was an Englishman who became a monk at Lindisfarne in the 8th century. He then travelled to Inishbofin in Galway with St Colman of Lindisfarne and was later made abbot of the English part of the monastery, at Mayo. The community became known as the Mayo of the Saxons. It flourished and was known as a great centre of study. St Gerald also founded the abbeys of Tempul-Gerald in Conna... Read More

Artémides Zatti was an Italian-born religious of the Salesians of Don Bosco, a noted pharmacist who dedicated his life to caring for the sick. Artémides was born in Reggio Emilia on 12 October 1880, one of eight children of Luigi Zatti and Albina Vecchi. The family emigrated to Argentina in 1897, settling in Bahía Blanca. Artémides first worked in a hotel and in a brick factory. After meeting... Read More