Saint Cyril of Alexandria
Saint Cyril of Alexandria, Patriarch of Alexandria, was an anti-Nestorian theologian who clarified doctrines of the Trinity and Incarnation.
Saint Josemaria Escriva
Saint Josemaria Escriva was the founder the Priestly Society of the Holy Cross, united to Opus Dei.
Saint Irenaeus
Saint Irenaeus was an Early Church Father who exposed Gnosticism through influential writings, defending and preserving the Catholic faith.
Saint Peter
Saint Peter, Prince of the Apostles, the 1st Pope, and founder, with Saint Paul, of the see of Rome. The Rock upon which Christ built his Church.
Saint Paul
Saint Paul converted on the road to Damascus, preached Jesus Christ as the Son of God, and fled due to opposition.
The First Martyrs of the Church of Rome
The First Martyrs of the Church of Rome were early Christians persecuted and killed under Emperor Nero's reign, post the Great Fire of Rome, in 64 A.D.
Saint Junipero Serra
Junípero Serra Ferrer, O.F.M., was a Spanish Franciscan friar who founded missions 21 in California, including San Diego to San Francisco. He is often called The Apostle of California.
Saint Thomas the Apostle
Saint Thomas was a dedicated Apostle, known for his skepticism and affirmation of Jesus's Resurrection, and his evangelical work in India.
Pope Saint Benedict XI
He was the author of a volume of sermons and commentaries on a part of the Gospel of Saint Matthew, the Psalms, the Book of Job and the Apocalypse.
Saint Maria Goretti
Saint Maria Goretti, an Italian tenant farmer's daughter, forgave her attacker before dying at age 11; her killer attended her canonization.
