St Edmund Rich (November 16) had trouble, though, as Archbishop of Canterbury
Spiritual Life
Saint Of The Week
The scholar so committed to poverty he threw money out of the window
Friday, 16 November 2012
Saint of the week
The Austrian ruler who used his power to advance peace and virtue
Thursday, 15 November 2012
Saint of the week
St Leopold of Austria (November 15) was accorded the title Leopold the Good by his people and reigned for 40 years
The saint whose death was followed by five centuries of oblivion
Sunday, 4 November 2012
Saint of the week
St Leonard (November 6) began to gain renown in the 12th century after a prince attributed his release from a Muslim prison to the saint’s intercession
The aristocrat who died in the Tower after his wife inspired him to become a Catholic
Friday, 19 October 2012
Saint of the week
St Philip Howard (October 19) wrote spiritual works while he was imprisoned
The Borgia who became a Jesuit in secret
Wednesday, 10 October 2012
Saint of the week
St Francis Borgia (October 10), cousin of Emperor Charles V, became known as the Jesuits’ ‘second founder’
The great Church scholar who lived in a cave for 32 years
Sunday, 30 September 2012
Saint of the week
St Jerome (September 30) had a penchant for sarcasm that created enemies
The friar whose hands and side bled for 50 years
Sunday, 23 September 2012
Saint of the week
St Pio of Pietrelcina (September 23) decided to be a Capuchin friar at the age of 10
The saint who brought Christianity north of Hadrian’s wall
Sunday, 16 September 2012
Saint of the week
St Ninian (September 16)
The ‘golden-mouthed’ preacher exiled by an Empress twice
Thursday, 13 September 2012
Saint of the week
St John Chrysostom (September 13)
The monk who converted a tribe of pagans in modern-day Belgium
Wednesday, 5 September 2012
Saint of the week
St Bertin (September 5) became abbot of a flourishing monastery with some 150 monks under his rule
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