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Last Updated on April 29, 2022 by Editor (Died 681) St. Agatho is the oldest man ever to become pope. There is reliable information that records that he was more than 100 years old when he stepped into “the shoes of the fisherman!” Born in Sicily, he became a Benedictine monk in Palermo. He succeeded […]

Last Updated on April 29, 2022 by Editor (Died 1374) Andrew Corsini was born in Florence at the beginning of the 14th century, one of the 12 children of Nicholas Corsini and Gemma degli Stracciabende. By 1338, he was associated with the convent of Carmel in Florence. In 1343, he was mentioned in a contract […]

Last Updated on April 29, 2022 by Editor (1248 -1309) Angela was born into a leading family in Foligno, Italy. As a member of the elite, she became immersed in the quest for wealth and social position. As a wife and mother, she continued this life of distraction. At age 40, she had an epiphany […]

Last Updated on April 29, 2022 by Editor (1175-1275) St. Raymond was born into a wealthy noble family of Peñafort, Catalonia. He studied philosophy and rhetoric in Barcelona, ​​then moved to Bologna where he graduated in law and became a professor of Canon Law. A few years later, the Count of Barcelona, Berenguer IV, traveling […]

Last Updated on April 29, 2022 by Editor (1845-1937) André Bessette was the eighth of 12 children born to a French-Canadian couple near Montreal. At age 12, his parents had died. He was adopted and he became a farmhand. He later tried his hand at various trades: shoemaker, baker, blacksmith — all failures. He was […]

Last Updated on April 29, 2022 by Editor (1811-1860) John Neumann was born in Prachatice in Bohemia (now the Czech Republic) on March 28, 1811. He studied theology in the seminary of Budweis. In his desire to lead souls to Christ, he decided to leave his homeland to dedicate himself as a missionary to the […]

Last Updated on April 29, 2022 by Editor (1774-1821) Elizabeth Ann Bayley was born Aug. 28, 1774, the second child of Dr. Richard Bayley and Catherine Charlton of New York City. As chief health officer for the Port of New York, Dr. Bayley attended to immigrants disembarking from ships onto Staten Island, and cared for […]

Last Updated on April 29, 2022 by Editor (422-512 AD) Genevieve, the patron of the city of Paris, was born in the small town of Nanterre, about four miles from Paris. She was noticed when only 7 years old by St. Germanus, who happened to be in Nanterre on his way to Britain. After preaching […]

Last Updated on April 29, 2022 by Editor (329-379) Basil was born in Caesarea, the capital of Cappadocia. His family was quite remarkable having produced six saints over three generations. His uncle was a bishop and later two of his brothers would become bishops. He received a fine education in Caesarea, Constantinople and Athens that […]