Saints
Saints are influential religious figures honored for their faith, teachings, service, or devotion. Learn more about these martyrs, missionaries, mystics, and religious leaders who have shaped the beliefs, worship, and religious practices across the Roman Catholic, Eastern Orthodox, and other Christian traditions.
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Mary
Mary was the mother of Jesus, venerated in the Christian church since the apostolic age and a favorite subject in Western art, music, and literature. Mary is known from biblical references, which are,...
St. Paul the Apostle
St. Paul the Apostle was one of the leaders of the first generation of Christians, often considered to be the most important person after Jesus in the history of Christianity. In his own day, although...
St. John the Apostle
St. John the Apostle ; Western feast day December 27; Eastern feast days May 8 and September 26) was one of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus and traditionally believed to be the author of the three Letters...
St. Mary Magdalene
St. Mary Magdalene ; feast day July 22) was one of Jesus’ most celebrated disciples, famous, according to Mark 16:9–10 and John 20:14–17, for being the first person to see the resurrected Christ. The unchallenged...
St. Nicholas
St. Nicholas ; Western feast day December 6; Eastern feast day December 19) was one of the most popular minor saints commemorated in the Eastern and Western churches and now traditionally associated with...
St. George
St. George ; feast day April 23) was an early Christian martyr who during the Middle Ages became an ideal of martial valor and selflessness. He is the patron saint of England and of Georgia and is venerated...
St. Patrick
St. Patrick ; feast day March 17) is the patron saint and national apostle of Ireland. He is credited with bringing Christianity to Ireland and was probably responsible in part for the Christianization...
St. Francis of Assisi
St. Francis of Assisi ; canonized July 16, 1228; feast day October 4) was the founder of the Franciscan religious orders of the Friars Minor (Ordo Fratrum Minorum), the women’s Order of St. Clare (the...
St. Joan of Arc
St. Joan of Arc ; canonized May 16, 1920; feast day May 30; French national holiday, second Sunday in May) is a national heroine of France, a peasant girl who, believing that she was acting under divine...
St. Ignatius of Loyola
St. Ignatius of Loyola ; canonized March 12, 1622; feast day July 31) was a Spanish theologian and mystic who became one of the most influential figures in the Roman Catholic Counter-Reformation in the...
St. Teresa of Ávila
St. Teresa of Ávila ; canonized 1622; feast day October 15) was a Spanish nun, one of the great mystics and religious women of the Roman Catholic Church, and an author of spiritual classics. She was the...
Mother Teresa
Mother Teresa ; canonized September 4, 2016; feast day September 5) was the founder of the Order of the Missionaries of Charity, a Roman Catholic congregation of women dedicated to the poor, particularly...
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