BLASE, BISHOP AND MARTYR Blase (d. ca. 316), also Blaise, was an early bishop of…

PRESENTATION OF THE LORD; ALFRED DELP, PRIEST   On the General Roman Calendar (and on…

BRIGID OF KILDARE, ABBESS   Brigid (d. ca. 525), also known as Brigit, Bridget, and…

JOHN BOSCO, PRIEST  John Bosco (1815–88) was the founder of the Society of St. Francis…

HYACINTHA MARISCOTTI, FOUNDRESS; MOHANDAS K. GANDHI, HINDU HOLY MAN   Hyacintha Mariscotti (1585–1640) was the…

GILDAS, ABBOT  Gildas (ca. 500–ca. 570) was a monastic leader who influenced the development of…

THOMAS AQUINAS, PRIEST AND DOCTOR OF THE CHURCH   Thomas Aquinas (ca. 1225–74), a Dominican…

St. ANGELA MERICI, VIRGIN Angela Merici (ca. 1470/74–1540) was the foundress of the Ursuline nuns.…

St. TIMOTHY, BISHOP AND MARTYR, AND TITUS, BISHOP Although the first-century disciples Timothy and Titus…

CONVERSION OF PAUL, APOSTLE  By RICHARD P. McBRIEN Paul (ca. 1/5–ca. 62/67) was the most…

FRANCIS DE SALES, BISHOP AND DOCTOR OF THE CHURCH  By  By RICHARD P. McBRIEN Francis de…