Saints

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

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

Fintan was an Irish abbot who lived in the sixth century. Although of Munster descent, he was born in Leinster. He is said to have suffered from a skin disease, possibly leprosy. He ruled over the monastery of Swords, north of Dublin, and possibly over Clonmore at the end of his life, where he was buried. St Fintan originally opposed the adoption of the Roman method for determining the date of E... Read More