by RQue Royal Design | Dec 2, 2020 | Saint of the Day
St. Francis Xavier was a Navarrese-Basque Roman Catholic missionary born in the Kingdom of Navarre on April 7, 1506. His father was a privy counselor and finance minister to King John III of Navarre. He was the youngest in his family and resided in a castle which...
by RQue Royal Design | Dec 1, 2020 | Saint of the Day
St. Bibiana, Virgin and Martyr (Feast day – December 2nd) Other than the name, nothing is known for certain about this saint. However, we have the following account from a later tradition. In the year 363, Julian the Apostate made Apronianus Governor of Rome....
by RQue Royal Design | Nov 30, 2020 | Saint of the Day
Eligius (also known as Eloi) was born around 590 near Limoges in France. He became an extremely skillful metalsmith and was appointed master of the mint under King Clotaire II of Paris. Eligius developed a close friendship with the King and his reputation as an...
by RQue Royal Design | Nov 29, 2020 | Saint of the Day
St. Andrew, also known as Andrew the Apostle, was a Christian Apostle and the older brother to St. Peter. According to the New Testament, Andrew was born in the village of Bethsaida on the Sea of Galilee during the early first century. Much like his younger brother,...
by RQue Royal Design | Nov 28, 2020 | Saint of the Day
St. Saturninus Bishop of Toulouse and Martyr November 29 A.D. 257 St. Saturninus went from Rome by the direction of pope Fabian, about the year 245, to preach the faith in Gaul, where St. Trophimus, the first bishop of Arles, had some time before gathered a plentiful...
by RQue Royal Design | Nov 27, 2020 | Saint of the Day
St. Catherine LabourĂ© was born in France on May 2, 1806 as the ninth of 11 children to Pierre and Madeleine LabourĂ©. In 1815, Catherine’s mother passed away, leaving her 9-year-old daughter with the responsibility of caring for the household. After her...
