23rd February: Saint Polycarp
Saint Polycarp, Bishop of Smyrna, was a disciple of St John. He wrote to the Philippians, exhorting them to mutual love and to hatred of...
10th February: Saint Scholastica
St Scholastica, twin sister of St...
17th January: Saint Antony, Abbot
Two Greek philosophers ventured out into the Egyptian desert to the mountain where Antony lived. When they got there, Antony asked them why
2nd January: Saint Basil the Great
St Basil the Great was born at Caesarea of Cappadocia in 330. He was one of ten children of St Basil the Elder and St Emmelia. Several of hi
2nd January: Saint Gregory Nazianzen
Saint Gregory of Nazianzus, 4th-century Church Father whose defence of the doctrine of the Trinity (God as Father, Son, and Holy Spirit) mad
27th December: Saint John the Evangelist
St John the Apostle, the son of Zebedee and Salome, was one of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus. John was called to be an Apostle by our Lord in
26th December: Saint Stephen
Facts
Feast day: December 26
Patron of: Deacons, altar Servers, bricklayers, casket makers, and Stonemasons
Died: AD 34
Saint Stephen was o
14th December: Saint John of the Cross
Facts Feast Day: 14th December Born: 1542 Born in Spain in 1542, John learned the importance of self-sacrificing love from his parents....
13th December: Saint Lucy
Facts Feast Day: 13th December Patroness of Blindness Lucy's history has been lost and all we really know for certain is that this brave...
7th December: Saint Ambrose of Milan
At 33 Ambrose had it all — a successful career as a lawyer, an important position as governor of Milan, the approval and friendship of the e
