Saint Teresa of Ávila
Mystical prayer, reform of the Carmelites, Doctor of the Church, Interior Castle
Patron of: Spain, chess players...
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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January 28
Saint Thomas Aquinas
Scholastic theology, Summa Theologica, Five Ways proofs for God, Doctor Angelicus
Patron of: students, Catholic schools and universities...
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August 28
Saint Augustine of Hippo
Confessions, City of God, theology of grace and predestination, Bishop of Hippo
Patron of: brewers, printers...
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April 29
Saint Catherine of Siena
Mystical marriage with Christ, stigmata, persuading Pope Gregory XI to return to Rome, Doctor of the Church
Patron of: Italy, Europe...
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June 13
Saint Anthony of Padua
Evangelical Doctor, finding lost things, miraculous preaching
Patron of: lost items, lost people...
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December 14
Saint John of the Cross
Dark Night of the Soul, reforming the Carmelites with St. Teresa, mystical poetry
Patron of: contemplatives, mystics...
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May 2
Saint Athanasius
Defending the Incarnation against Arianism, 'Athanasius contra mundum' (Athanasius against the world)
Patron of: theologians, orthodox and catholic believers
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December 7
Saint Ambrose
Doctor of the Church, baptizing St. Augustine, forcing Emperor Theodosius to do penance
Patron of: Milan, beekeepers...
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September 13
Saint John Chrysostom
Golden-mouthed preaching, Divine Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom
Patron of: preachers, orators...
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September 30
Saint Jerome
Translating the Bible into Latin (The Vulgate), fierce temper, asceticism
Patron of: translators, librarians...
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September 17
Saint Hildegard of Bingen
The Sibyl of the Rhine, mystical visions, musical compositions, medicine
Patron of: musicians, writers...
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September 17
Saint Robert Bellarmine
Defending the Catholic faith during the Counter-Reformation, Doctor of the Church
Patron of: catechists, catechumens...