History & Biographies

•Priests, Martyrs •Feast day: October 19 •+1642/1649 The North American Martyrs, also known as the Canadian Martyrs or Jesuit Martyrs,

•Pope •Feast day: October 22 •1920-2005 St. John Paul II, born Karol Józef Wojtyła in Wadowice, Poland, on May 18,

•Evangelist •Feast day: October 18 •First Century St. Luke, widely known as the Patron of Doctors and Painters, holds a

•Bishop and Martyr •Feast day: October 17 •+107 St. Ignatius of Antioch, one of the earliest and most revered figures

•Religious •Feast day: October 16 •1647-1690 St. Margaret Mary Alacoque, renowned as the Apostle of the Sacred Heart of Jesus,

•Religious •Feast day: October 16 •1174-1243 St. Hedwig of Silesia, born in 1174 in Bavaria, Germany, was a remarkable figure

•Virgin and Doctor •Feast day: October 15 •1515-1582 St. Teresa of Ávila, also known as St. Teresa of Jesus, was

•Pope and Martyr •Feast day: October 14 •+222 St. Callistus I, known as the Pope of forgiveness and reconciliation, was

•Priest •Feast day: October 9 •1541-1609 St. John Leonardi, a remarkable figure in the Catholic Church, was born in 1541

•Bishop •Feast day: October 9 •+258 St. Denis, known as the Patron of France, is one of the most celebrated