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Last Updated on April 29, 2022 by Editor (501-530) Kieran of Saigir, also known as Ciarán mac Luaigne or St. Kieran (Welsh: Cieran), was one of the Twelve Apostles of Ireland, and is considered the first saint to have been born in Ireland. His father was Lugna (also Laighne), a nobleman of the Dál Birn […]

Last Updated on April 29, 2022 by Editor (1458-1483) Casmir was the son of the king of Poland. As a young man he led an extremely austere life. He slept on the floor, spent copious time in prayer and committed himself to celibacy. When the nobles in Hungary became dissatisfied with their king, they asked […]

Last Updated on April 29, 2022 by Editor (975-1040) St. Cunegundes was the daughter of Sigfrid, first Count of Luxemburg. She married Henry, duke of Bavaria (later to be St. Henry), who upon the death of the Emperor Otho III became King of the Romans. In 1014, the couple traveled to Rome where they were […]

Last Updated on April 29, 2022 by Editor (1205-1282) Imagine a woman refusing the proposal of the holy Roman emperor to become rather a bride of God. This is the story of today’s saint. Agnes was the daughter of Queen Constance and King Ottokar I of Bohemia. She was betrothed very young to the Duke […]

Last Updated on April 29, 2022 by Editor (Died 589) Though we have little information about his life, David probably is one of the most famous British saints. We do know that he became a priest, was a missionary, and founded many monasteries. His principal abbey is in southwestern Wales. The lives of the Welch […]

Last Updated on April 29, 2022 by Editor (Died 992) In in 10th-century England there were large groups of people who settled in England from Scandinavian countries. They brought with them their Gods but slowly adopted Christianity. Oswald was of Danish ethnicity but born in England. He was brought up by his uncle Odo, the […]

Last Updated on April 29, 2022 by Editor (1838-1862) Francesco Possenti proved that even a young man can be a role model for others. He was born in Assisi, the 11th child of Sante Possenti and Agnes Frisciotti. His mother was unable to care for him and he was placed for a year in the […]

Last Updated on April 29, 2022 by Editor (1888-1922) Maria Bertilla Boscardin was born in Italy in 1888. Growing up she lived in fear of her father, a violent man prone to jealousy and drunkenness. Her schooling was limited so that she could spend more time helping at home and working in the fields. She […]

Last Updated on April 29, 2022 by Editor (552-616) Ethelbert succeeded his father, in 560, as King of Kent (an area east of London on the English Channel) and made an unsuccessful attempt to win from Ceawlin of Wessex the overlordship of Britain. He married Bertha, daughter of Charibert, King of the Franks, thus increasing […]