St Celestine (May 19) abdicated the chair of St Peter in 1294
Spiritual Life
Saint Of The Week
The 14-year-old beheaded for his faith whose name lives on in north London
Sunday, 12 May 2013
Saint of the week
St Pancras (May 12)
The saint who inspired an active Christianity
Thursday, 2 May 2013
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St Theodosius of Kiev (May 3) demanded a warm and charitable devotion
The servant-saint who was held up as an example by her masters
Tuesday, 30 April 2013
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The body of St Zita (Aprl 27) is paraded through the streets of Lucca every year
St George: the soldier-saint of which little is known for sure
Tuesday, 23 April 2013
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St George (April 23) is patron saint not only of England, but also Russia, Palestine, Greece and Catalonia
The saint who grew up in poverty and saw the Virgin Mary
Tuesday, 16 April 2013
Saint of the week
St Bernadette (April 16) lived a humble life of deep Catholic devotion
The saint who showed a revolutionary fervour for educating the poor
Tuesday, 9 April 2013
Saint of the week
Jean-Baptiste de la Salle (April 7) was the founder of the Institute for the Brothers of the Christian Schools
The saint who wrote The Ladder of Divine Ascent
Thursday, 28 March 2013
Saint of the week
St John of Climacus (March 20) was responsible for one of the most important devotional texts of the Middle Ages
The saint who would interrupt Mass with a public confession of her wickedness
Friday, 22 February 2013
Saint of the week
St Margaret of Cortona (February 22) lived as a mistress to a nobleman for nine years
The hermit who informed an English king that he would soon die
Thursday, 21 February 2013
Saint of the week
St Wulfric’s (February 20) reputation for prophecy and miracles earned him visits from royalty
The blind pro-life activist who puts Britain’s feminists to shame
By Madeleine Teahan