St. Elizabeth of Hungary Feast day: November 17 Born in 1207, the daughter of King Andrew ll of Hungary, Elizabeth was betrothed at the age of 4. She wed Louis IV of Thuringia in 1221, and they had three children. Elizabeth was
Margaret was born in Hungary to Princess Agatha of Hungary and England's Prince Edward the Exile around 1045. Her family returned to England when she was 10 years old, but the Norman Conquest forced them into exile in Scotland. There, King Malcolm
Saint Frances was born in Italy, the youngest of 13 children. Denied admission to two religious orders due to poor health, she became the headmistress of the House of Providence orphanage in Codogno. In 1880, Frances, along with seven followers, founded the
Born in Hungary, Martin was the son of a pagan army officer. His family relocated to Italy and, at the age of 15, he joined the military. One day, he encountered a freezing beggar and generously cut his military cloak in half
Born in Rome, Leo served as a deacon to Pope St. Celestine I and Pope St. Sixtus III. Leo was elected pope in 440 while on a diplomatic mission to Gaul, now France. He is one of three popes called "the Great."
Born to a noble Italian family in 1538, Charles studied under the Benedictines for his early education. In 1560, he was named a cardinal and administrator of the Archdiocese of Milan by his
uncle, Pope Pius IV. He was kept in Rome to
Born in Lima, Peru, Martin was the illegitimate son of a Spanish knight, John de Porres, and a freed Panamanian slave named Anna. After working for several years at a Dominican monastery as a Third Order member, Martin made his profession as
All Souls’ Day is a feast day honoring all the faithful departed and is celebrated on November 2, or if this feast falls on a Sunday, November 3. Requiem Masses are celebrated on All Souls’ Day, and religious houses and priests recite
All Saints' Day is a solemnity and holy day of obligation on which the universal Church honors the martyrs, the saints and the confessors, including all known and unknown, all who have gained the reward of heaven. All Saints' Day was formally
Sts. Simon and Jude are listed among the Twelve Apostles in the New Testament. Known as "the Zealot" because of his strict adherence to Jewish law, Simon was one of the first disciples of Jesus. According to the tradition in the West,