As a young girl, Catherine always had her nose in a book. If she didn’t have her nose in a book, she was asking the wisest men and women of the land all sorts of questions. There were plenty of books and plenty of wise people around, because Catherine lived in the great port city of Alexandria, Egypt—home of the biggest library in the world—and her father was the governor.
Saint Martin of Tours • Saint stories
How brave are you? Would you be willing to go into battle without a weapon?
Saint Cecilia • Saint stories
“You’ll see my guardian angel if you convert to Christianity.”
Meet Elizabeth of Hungary! • Saints for Kids
Meet Saint Elizabeth of Hungary! Elizabeth was a princess who wanted to bring joy to the poor people of her kingdom—even if it meant upsetting the royal court and becoming poor herself.