Saint John of Capistrano, Patron Saint

December 5, 2009

Saint John of Capistrano was born on June 24, 1386 in Naples, Italy. Early on in John’s childhood, his father passed away. This event was hard for John to get through, but it made him a much stronger person overall. Saint John of Capistrano attended the University of Perugia, and used his education to become [...]

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Saint John Bosco, Patron Saint

December 3, 2009

Saint John Bosco was born in the year 1815 in Italy. His family owned a tiny farm and house and that is where Saint John Bosco was brought up. When John was just two years old his father passed away. John’s two brothers and their mother had to take over the farm to be able [...]

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Saint John the Apostle, Patron Saint

November 22, 2009

Saint John the Apostle was born in Galilee around the year 1. His brother is Saint James the Great, and his father is Zebedee. Jesus recruited John and James to become his first two apostles when he came to Galilee and they agreed. His is known as the patron saint of theologians. Saint John the [...]

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Saint Joan of Arc, Patron Saint

November 21, 2009

Saint Joan of Arc was born on January 6, 1412 in Domremy, France. Her parents were both considered peasants in those times, but they were both good, faithful Catholics. Saint Joan of Arc is remembered today as the patron saint of soldiers.
Saint Joan of Arc was spoken to by other saints when she was just [...]

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Saint Jerome, Patron Saint

November 19, 2009

Saint Jerome was born in the year 347 in Strido, Dalmatia. His parents were two pagans who did not care much about religion or their son. Saint Jerome basically had free reign to do whatever he pleased as a child, and got into trouble often. His misguided ways are what would eventually lead Jerome to [...]

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Saint Jane of Valois, Patron Saint

November 18, 2009

Saint Jane of Valois was born in France in the year 1464. Her father and mother were the king and queen at the time. The king was looking to extend his family’s reign on the throne and had wanted Jane to be boy.
Her father was cruel to her and attempted to take her life. This [...]

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Saint James the Greater, Patron Saint

October 4, 2009

Saint James the Greater was born in the first century in Galilee. His parents’ names were Zebedee and Salome, and his brother was Saint John the Apostle. There is some evidence that shows Saint James the Greater may have been Jesus’ cousin, however it is inconclusive. Saint James is known as the patron saint of [...]

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Saint Isidore of Seville, Patron Saint

October 3, 2009

Saint Isidore was born in Seville, Spain around the year 560. Saint Isidore of Seville had a very well known family in Spain at the time. His sister was an abbess, and his two brothers were bishops. All three of them are remembered as patron saints in Spain. His brother and sister were very hard [...]

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Saint Isabella of Portugal, Patron Saint

October 2, 2009

Saint Isabella was born in the year 1291 in a town in Spain called Aragon. Her father was the king of Aragon and his name was Pedro. Saint Isabella of Portugal was brought to Mass every day by her family and had set hours for prayer time. She was educated well and received much religious [...]

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Saint Isaac Jogues, Patron Saint

October 1, 2009

Saint Isaac was born in France on January 10, 1607 in a the city of Orleans. He was brought up to be a good Christian by his parents. Saint Isaac Jogues is known as the patron saint of North America.
Saint Isaac Jouges always wished to join a religious order and he did just that [...]

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