Saints

Martyr. Little is certainly known of the life of Saint Pancras. According to legend, he came from Phrygia and was martyred in Rome at the age of 14 during the persecution under Diocletian. His parents were said to be Roman citizens. His mother Cyriada died during childbirth, while his father Cleonius died when Pancras was eight years old. Pancras was entrusted to his uncle Dionysius' care. The... Read More

First abbot of Bangor, Northern Ireland. Comgall known as the 'father of the monks of Ireland'. Born in 516, he was trained by St Fintan at Clonenagh. After his ordination he lived for some years as a hermit in very austere conditions, in Lough Erne. In 558 he founded Bangor which became the largest monastery in Ireland. Together with several smaller houses, the community is said to have reached ... Read More

On 13 May 1917, three children were shepherding their little flock in the Cova da Iria, parish of Fatima, near the town of Vila Nova de Ourém, today the diocese of Leiria-Fatima. They were called: Lucia de Jesus, aged 10, and her cousins Francisco and Jacinta Marto, aged 9 and 7. About midday, after praying the Rosary, they were amusing themselves building a little house of stones scattered arou... Read More