Communion of Saints

The Saints of the Church

Explore the lives of those who walked before us in holiness — martyrs, doctors, confessors, and virgins — now interceding for us in heaven.

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Painting of Saint Lawrence
martyr
August 10

Saint Lawrence

Deacon, gridiron martyrdom, humor under torture

Patron of: comedians, cooks...

Painting of Saint John of Capistrano
confessor
October 23

Saint John of Capistrano

Franciscan preacher, leading the crusade at the Siege of Belgrade at age 70

Patron of: military chaplains, judges...

Painting of Saint John Chrysostom
doctor
September 13

Saint John Chrysostom

Golden-mouthed preaching, Divine Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom

Patron of: preachers, orators...

Painting of Saint Jerome
doctor
September 30

Saint Jerome

Translating the Bible into Latin (The Vulgate), fierce temper, asceticism

Patron of: translators, librarians...

Painting of Saint Thomas Becket
martyr
December 29

Saint Thomas Becket

Martyrdom in Canterbury Cathedral, defending Church rights against the King

Patron of: secular clergy, Portsmouth...

Painting of Saint Hildegard of Bingen
doctor
September 17

Saint Hildegard of Bingen

The Sibyl of the Rhine, mystical visions, musical compositions, medicine

Patron of: musicians, writers...

Painting of Saint Robert Bellarmine
doctor
September 17

Saint Robert Bellarmine

Defending the Catholic faith during the Counter-Reformation, Doctor of the Church

Patron of: catechists, catechumens...

Painting of Saint Charles Borromeo
bishop
November 4

Saint Charles Borromeo

Reforming the Diocese of Milan, implementing the Council of Trent, serving plague victims

Patron of: bishops, catechists...

Painting of Saint Damien of Molokai
confessor
May 10

Saint Damien of Molokai

Apostle to the Lepers, volunteering to live in the leper colony of Kalaupapa

Patron of: people with leprosy, outcasts...

Painting of Saint Isaac Jogues
martyr
October 19

Saint Isaac Jogues

North American Martyr, Jesuit missionary to the Huron and Mohawk

Patron of: the Americas, Canada

Painting of Saint Gemma Galgani
virgin
April 11

Saint Gemma Galgani

Stigmatist, Mystic, 'Daughter of Passion'

Patron of: students, pharmacists...

Painting of Saint John Paul II (Repeated check)
confessor
December 9

Saint John Paul II (Repeated check)

Visionary of Our Lady of Guadalupe, the Tilma

Patron of: Indigenous peoples of the Americas

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