Pope
St. John XXIII
Pope John XXIII was head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of Vatican City from 28 October 1958 until his death on 3 June 1963.
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221 lives of faith. Showing 49–60.
Priest / Deacon
St. John of Capistrano
John of Capistrano, OFM was an Italian Franciscan friar and Catholic priest from the town of Capestrano, Abruzzo.
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Priest / Deacon · 11 May
St. Frei Galvão
Anthony of St. Ann Galvão , more commonly known as Frei Galvão, was a Brazilian friar of the Franciscan Order.
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Martyr
St. Nicholas Tavelic
Nicholas Tavelic, O.F.M. , was a Croatian Friar Minor, priest and missionary who was the leader of a group of friars who died a martyr's death in Jerusalem on November 14, 1391. He was beatified along with his companions, who included friars from Italy and…
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Priest / Deacon · 29 November
St. Francis Fasani
Francis Anthony Fasani, OFM Conv. was an Italian friar of the Order of Conventual Friars Minor who has been declared a saint by the Catholic Church.
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Martyr · 1 December
St. Charles de Foucauld
Charles de Foucauld, born as Charles Eugène, vicomte de Foucauld de Pontbriand , in religion Charles of Jesus, was a French monk, Catholic priest and hermit who lived among the Tuareg people in the Sahara in Algeria.
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Priest / Deacon · 3 December
St. Francis Xavier
Francis Xavier , venerated as Saint Francis Xavier, was a Navarrese cleric and missionary.
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Doctor of the Church
St. John of Damascus
John of Damascus or John Damascene, born Yūḥana ibn Manṣūr ibn Sarjūn, was a Christian monk, priest, hymnographer, and apologist.
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Priest / Deacon · December 5
St. Sabbas the Sanctified
Sabas , in Church parlance Saint Sabas or Sabbas the Sanctified , was a Cappadocian Greek monk, priest, grazer and saint, who was born in Cappadocia and lived mainly in Palaestina Prima.
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Doctor of the Church · 14 December
St. John of the Cross
St. John of the Cross was a Spanish Catholic priest, mystic, and Carmelite friar. He is a major figure of the Counter-Reformation in Spain, and he is one of the 38 Doctors of the Church.
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Doctor of the Church
St. Peter Canisius
Peter Canisius was a Dutch Jesuit priest known for his strong support for the Catholic faith during the Protestant Reformation in Germany, Austria, Bohemia, Moravia, Switzerland and the British Isles.
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Priest / Deacon · 9 June
St. Columba
Columba or Colmcille was an Irish abbot and missionary credited with spreading Christianity at the start of the Hiberno-Scottish mission in what became Scotland.
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