by RQue Royal Design | Nov 8, 2024 | Saint of the Day
Bishop of Ireland, the son of Sechnaa, the psalm singer of St, Patrick. Sechnan was a chief in Meath, Ireland, converted by St. Patrick. Benignus became a disciple of St. Patrick and succeeded him as the chief bishop of Ireland. He converted the Irish in Clare, Kerry,...
by RQue Royal Design | Nov 7, 2024 | Saint of the Day
St. Castorius is the patron saint of sculptors and his feast day is November 8th. Castorius, Claudius, Nicostratus, and Symphorian are called “the four crowned martyrs” who were tortured and executed in Pannonia, Hungary during the reign of Diocletian....
by RQue Royal Design | Nov 6, 2024 | Saint of the Day
St. Achillas, a revered bishop and theologian, lived during a tumultuous period in the early Church marked by significant theological disputes. He was the Bishop of Alexandria, one of the most influential cities in the ancient world, both politically and spiritually....
by RQue Royal Design | Nov 5, 2024 | Saint of the Day
According to unreliable sources, he was a Frank courtier who was converted by St. Remigius, refused the offer of a See from his godfather, King Clovis I, and became a monk at Micy. He lived as a hermit at Limoges and was rewarded by the king with all the land he could...
by RQue Royal Design | Nov 4, 2024 | Saint of the Day
What we know of St. Elizabeth comes from the Gospel, the book of Luke, in particular. In Luke, Elizabeth, a daughter of the line of Aaron, and the wife of Zechariah, was “righteous before God” and was “blameless” but childless. Elizabeth is...
by RQue Royal Design | Nov 3, 2024 | Saint of the Day
Saint Charles Borromeo was born on October 2, 1538 at the castle of Arona on Lake Maggiore near Milan. His father was the Count of Arona and his mother a member of the House of Medici. He was the third of six children born to the couple. At the age of 12, the young...
