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 Aloysius Gonzaga
confessor
June 21

Saint Aloysius Gonzaga

Angelic purity, giving up a noble title, dying while caring for plague victims

Patron of: youth, students...

Painting of Saint Elizabeth of Hungary
confessor
November 17

Saint Elizabeth of Hungary

Royal princess serving the poor, miracle of the roses, Franciscan tertiary

Patron of: bakers, beggars...

Painting of Saint John Vianney
confessor
August 4

Saint John Vianney

The Curé of Ars, patron of parish priests, spending 16 hours a day in confession

Patron of: parish priests, confessors

Painting of Saint Philip Neri
confessor
May 26

Saint Philip Neri

Apostle of Rome, humor, founding the Oratorians, enlarged heart

Patron of: Rome, US Special Forces...

Painting of Saint Teresa of Calcutta (Mother Teresa)
confessor
September 5

Saint Teresa of Calcutta (Mother Teresa)

Founding the Missionaries of Charity, serving the poorest of the poor, Nobel Peace Prize

Patron of: World Youth Day, Missionaries of Charity...

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 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 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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