Saints

Monk and bishop of Lindisfarne. Born in Northumberland in 634, Bede tells us that as a boy tending sheep on the hills above Leader Water, Cuthbert had a vision in which he saw angels carrying the soul of Aidan to heaven. Later he became a monk under St Eata at Melrose. For many years he undertook long journeys on foot and on horseback, preaching in the remotest parts of the country between Berwi... Read More

Pope and doctor. Born in Rome in 540, St Gregory was the first of the sixteen Popes named Gregory. He came from a patrician family and was for a time the chief civil magistrate of Rome. He became a monk when he was about 35, having given his wealth away to establish several monasteries. From 579 to 585 he was the Pope's agent at Constantinople. Five years after his return to his monastery he wa... Read More

Nun, foundress and missionary. Born in 1910 to Albanian parents, in what is now Skopje, Macedonia (then part of the Ottoman Empire), Gonxha (Agnes) Bojaxhiu was the youngest of the three children who survived. For a time, the family lived comfortably, and her father's construction business thrived. But life changed overnight following his unexpected death. During her years in school, Agnes parti... Read More