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 Francis of Assisi
confessor
October 4

Saint Francis of Assisi

Poverty, love of nature, founding the Franciscan Order, stigmata

Patron of: Italy, animals...

Painting of Saint Ignatius of Loyola
confessor
July 31

Saint Ignatius of Loyola

Founding the Society of Jesus (Jesuits), Spiritual Exercises, Ad Majorem Dei Gloriam

Patron of: Jesuits, soldiers...

Painting of Saint Joseph
confessor
March 19

Saint Joseph

Foster father of Jesus, Husband of Mary, Patron of the Universal Church

Patron of: fathers, workers...

Painting of Saint Padre Pio
confessor
September 23

Saint Padre Pio

Stigmata, reading hearts in confession, bilocation

Patron of: civil defense volunteers, adolescents...

Painting of Saint Benedict of Nursia
confessor
July 11

Saint Benedict of Nursia

Rule of St. Benedict, Father of Western Monasticism, St. Benedict Medal

Patron of: Europe, monks...

Painting of Saint John Bosco
confessor
January 31

Saint John Bosco

Apostle of Youth, founding the Salesians, prophetic dreams

Patron of: youth, apprentices...

Painting of Saint Dominic
confessor
August 8

Saint Dominic

Founding the Dominican Order (Order of Preachers), promoting the Rosary

Patron of: astronomers, falsely accused people...

Painting of Saint Rita of Cascia
confessor
May 22

Saint Rita of Cascia

Patroness of impossible causes, abusive marriages, stigmata of the thorn

Patron of: impossible causes, abused wives...

Painting of Saint Gianna Beretta Molla
confessor
April 28

Saint Gianna Beretta Molla

Sacrificing her life for her unborn child, modern working mother saint

Patron of: mothers, physicians...

Painting of Saint Patrick
confessor
March 17

Saint Patrick

Apostle of Ireland, using the shamrock to explain the Trinity

Patron of: Ireland, engineers...

Painting of Saint Monica
confessor
August 27

Saint Monica

Praying for 17 years for the conversion of her son, St. Augustine

Patron of: mothers, wives...

Painting of Saint Martin de Porres
confessor
November 3

Saint Martin de Porres

Miraculous healing, deep humility, bi-location, love of animals

Patron of: mixed-race people, barbers...

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