Pope Saint Leo the Great
Pope Saint Leo I is one of the only two Popes in two thousand years to be called "the Great," renowned for dissuading Attila the Hun from sacking Rome in 452.
Pope Saint Evaristus
Pope Saint Evaristus was the fifth pope, holding office from circa 97 to 105. He was also known as Aristus. Little is known about Saint Evaristus.
Pope Saint Callistus
Pope Callistus I, a former slave, merciful leader, championed forgiveness, faced adversity, he shaped the early Church's compassionate direction.
Pope Saint John XXIII
Pope Saint John XXIII's journey from humble beginnings to the papacy showed a life of service, faith and evangelical simplicity.
Pope Saint Cornelius
Pope Saint Cornelius faced challenges from apostates and the Rigorists, but upheld that repentant lapsi could rejoin the Church with proper penance, before dying a martyr.
Pope Saint Gregory The Great
Pope St. Gregory, a Roman noble, became a monk, then Pope, known for church reforms, aiding the poor, and Gregorian Chant.
Pope Saint Zephyrinus
The pontificate of this first third-century pope was to see a storm of heresy rage around the pontiff, who had to keep a firm hand on the tiller of Peter's barque.
Pope Saint Pius X
Pope Saint Pius X exemplified saintly virtues like piety, humility, charity, and pastoral zeal, deeply shaping the Catholic Church.
Pope Saint Pontian
Pope Saint Pontian, who reigned from 230-235, holds the distinction of being the first pontiff to abdicate.
Pope Saint Hormisdas
Pope St. Hormisdas, once married with a son who also became Pope, ended the Laurentian schism and strongly backed St. Symmachus against antipope Lawrence.
