Saints

St Josaphat Archbishop. Born in 1584 in Wolodimir, then part of Poland. His parents belonged to the Eastern Rite Church of Kiev (Ukraine) which was then separated from Rome. When John was a young child, his mother explained the icons in church. Years later he told a friend that he felt a spark of fire leave the wounded side of the Crucified and enter his own heart, which was filled with joy. Thi... Read More

Born in 316 in Hungary, Saint Martin was one of the most popular saints of the Middle Ages. His father was a pagan officer in the army, and as a young man, Martin joined up as a conscript. However, he had already come under the influence of Christianity, and realised that the military life was not compatible with his faith. St Martin was probably one of the earliest conscientious objectors. He m... Read More

St Frances Xavier Cabrini Nun. Frances Xavier Cabrini was the first American citizen to be canonised. Born in 1850, in Lodi, Italy, she was the 13th child of her family. As a young woman she worked as a teacher in a parish orphanage at Codogno. In 1874 she founded the Mother House of the Missionary Sisters of the Sacred Heart there. She dreamed of sending her sisters to China but instead her bis... Read More