Sts. Francisco and Jacinta Marto

Francisco and Jacinta Marto were two of the three children (along with their cousin Lucia dos Santos) to whom the Blessed Virgin appeared at Fatima from May to October 1917. The three lived in the village of Aljustrel, near Fatima, Portugal, and

Sts. Cyril and Methodius

Cyril and Methodius were brothers, born in Thessalonica, Greece, to a senatorial family. Cyril taught in Constantinople; Methodius was a provincial governor. Renouncing their wealth, they were ordained and went as missionaries to Moravia. Their knowledge of the Slavic language proved instrumental

St. Blaise

Blaise was the bishop of Sebastea, Turkey. When the persecutions started under Emperor Diocletian (r. 284-305). Blaise took refuge in a cave, where he cared for wild animals. Years later, he was found by hunters and turned over to authorities. He was

St. Brigid of Ireland

Born in Ireland around 450, Brigid was the daughter of a pagan chieftain named Dubhthach and a Christian slave woman named Broicsech. She was raised by her mother in slave quarters but was eventually returned to her father's house around the age