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St. Lydia is recognized as the first European convert to Christianity. She is described in the Acts of the Apostles as a “seller of purple,” a person who traded in […]

(283–371) Most people who know a bit about Christian history know that the Emperor Constantine the Great recognized Christianity with the Edict of Milan in 313 AD (even though he […]

(1696-1796) When St. Alphonsus was bishop he had to deal with one of his priests who was leading an entirely too “worldly” lifestyle. He invited the priest to see him. […]

(1491–1556) Iñigo Lopez de Loyola was born in the Basque region of Spain, in the town of Loiola (in his day it was spelled “Loyola,” hence, his name as we […]

(406–450) Today’s saint was known for his silver tongue — “golden words” actually, is what Chrysologus means. So how did he get this moniker? St. Peter was born in the […]

When the bodies of her martyred brothers, Simplicius and Faustinus, were tossed into the waters of the Tiber River, Beatrice did not hesitate to try to recover their bodies to […]

(C. 155–199) Pope Victor I was the 14th leader of the church. He was a Berber from North Africa who held the papal throne for more than a decade. He […]