History & Biographies

•Priest •Feast day: August 19 •1848-1906 St. Ezequiel Moreno, the Patron of Cancer Patients, was born on April 9, 1848,

•Holy Man •Feast day: August 16 •969-1038 St. Stephen, King of Hungary, is a revered figure in history, celebrated not

•Priest and Martyr •Feast day: August 14 •1894-1941 St. Maximilian Kolbe, a martyr of Auschwitz, was born on January 8,

•Deacon and Martyr •Feast day: August 10 •+258 St. Lawrence, the deacon of Rome and known as the Patron of

•Virgin and Martyr •Feast day: August 9 •1891-1942 On August 9, the Church honors the memory of St. Teresa Benedicta

•Priest •Feast day: August 8 •1170-1221 In the heart of medieval Spain, in the small village of Caleruega, a beacon

•Bishop and Doctor •Feast day: August 1 •1696-1787 St. Alphonsus Mary Liguori, a revered figure in the Catholic Church, was

•Priest •Feast day: July 31 •1491-1556 St. Ignatius of Loyola, born in 1491 in Loyola, Spain, embarked on a remarkable

•Bishop and Doctor •Feast day: July 30 •380-450 St. Peter Chrysologus, renowned for his eloquence and theological insight, holds a