Sts. Perpetua and Felicity were two martyrs from the early Church who died in A.D. 203 in Carthage, today known as Tunis, Tunisia. Together with other companions, they were imprisoned […]
The story of Saints Perpetua and Felicity
Saint Scholastica • Saint stories
God listened to St. Scholastica’s prayer more than the prayers of her brother St. Benedict!
Meet St. Josephine Bakhita! • Saints for kids
Not long after being kidnapped and sold into slavery, Bakhita and a friend made a daring escape that led them deep into the Sudanese wilderness, where they quickly found themselves lost and hunted by wild animals . . . until a beautiful lady came to their aid.
Paul Miki and Companions, Japanese martyrs
St. Paul Miki (d. 1597) was a martyr of Japan, with twenty-five companions. Paul was a member of the noble Miki family, a samurai clan of Harima Province. He was […]
St. Agatha of Sicily, virgin and martyr
St. Agatha is a martyr and one of the most venerated virgins of the early Church. Like many of the early saints, her history is cloaked in time. Pope Damasus […]
