Saints

Apostle and evangelist. Matthew was called Levi by St Mark and St Luke. He was a Jewish tax collector for the Romans, working and living in Capernum, before he was called by Jesus. St Matthew wrote first of all for his fellow Jews, longing to show them how Jesus had fulfilled their deepest hopes. He brought a message of a Saviour who would never desert his followers. The last words of Matthew's ... Read More

Christianity first came to Korea through books, sent from China. The first Korean Christians were baptised in Peking in 1784. Ten years later, a Chinese priest visiting Korea found 4,000 Christians. He stayed with them until he was killed in 1801. For the next 30 years, the community did not have a priest. In 1837, Pope Pius VII sent Bishop Laurence Imbert with two priests from the Paris Mission... Read More

Patron of soldiers, the Swiss Guards, weavers and dyers. Maurice was a black soldier in the 2nd century Roman army. In around 287AD, he served under General Maximian Herculius, in a legion that had been recruited entirely from Christians in Upper Egypt. They were sent to Gaul to put down a revolt by Bagaudae tribe. When the army reached the River Rhone, the General ordered every soldier to make a... Read More