History & Biographies

The Catholic Church dedicates the month of September to Our Lady of Sorrows, a devotion that focuses on the profound

•Pope and Doctor •Feast day: September 3 •540-604 St. Gregory the Great, one of the most influential Popes in the

•Bishop and Doctor •Feast day: August 28 •354-430 St. Augustine, one of the greatest theologians and Doctors of the Church,

•Holy Woman •Feast day: August 27 •332-387 St. Monica, born in 332 in Tagaste, North Africa (modern-day Souk Ahras, Algeria),

•Priest •Feast day: August 25 •1557-1648 St. Joseph Calasanz, also known as José de Calasanz, was a Spanish priest and

•Holy Man •Feast day: August 25 •1214-1270 St. Louis IX, one of France’s most revered monarchs, is a unique figure

•Apostle •Feast day: August 24 •First Century St. Bartholomew, also identified as Nathanael in the Gospel of John, was born

•Virgin •Feast day: August 23 •1586-1617 St. Rose of Lima, born Isabel Flores de Oliva on April 20, 1586, in

•Pope •Feast day: August 21 •1835-1914 St. Pius X, often referred to as the Pope of the Eucharist, was born

•Priest •Feast day: August 19 •1601-1680 St. John Eudes, born in France in 1601, is a towering figure in the