Doctor of the Church · October 1
St. Thérèse of Lisieux
A quiet Carmelite whose “little way” found holiness in ordinary love.
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180 lives of faith. Showing 1–12.
Modern lay saint · April 28
St. Gianna Beretta Molla
A physician, wife, and mother who joined professional skill with sacrificial love.
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Modern martyr · August 14
St. Maximilian Kolbe
A Franciscan priest who offered his life for another prisoner at Auschwitz.
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Modern religious · February 8
St. Josephine Bakhita
A woman who survived enslavement and became a radiant Canossian sister.
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Modern religious · September 5
St. Teresa of Calcutta
The founder of the Missionaries of Charity who served people on society’s margins.
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Pope · October 22
St. John Paul II
A Polish pope who carried a message of faith and human dignity around the world.
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Religious
St. André Bessette
André Bessette, C.S.C. , commonly known as Brother André and since his canonization as Saint André of Montreal, was a lay brother of the Congregation of Holy Cross and a significant figure of the Catholic Church among French Canadians. He is credited with…
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Monastic / Hermit
St. Marianne Cope
Marianne Cope, OSF, also known as Marianne of Molokaʻi , was a German-born American member of the Sisters of St.
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Doctor of the Church
St. Peter Damian
Peter Damian was an Italian reforming Benedictine monk and cardinal in the circle of Pope Leo IX.
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Monastic / Hermit · October 20
St. Maria Bertilla Boscardin
Maria Bertilla Boscardin was an Italian nun and nurse who displayed a pronounced devotion to duty in working with sick children and victims of the air raids of World War I.
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Monastic / Hermit · 13 November
St. Agnes of Bohemia
Agnes of Bohemia, OSC , also known as Agnes of Prague, was a medieval Bohemian princess who opted for a life of charity, mortification of the flesh and piety over a life of luxury and comfort.
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Monastic / Hermit · March 3
St. Katharine Drexel
Katharine Drexel, SBS was an American Catholic religious sister and educator.
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