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An aunt of Pope St. Gregory I the Great and a niece of Pope St. Felix IV. She lived with her sister, Emiliana, in Rome, where they were revered for their austerity and prayers. Tarsilla died first, followed a few days later by Emiliana. Tarsilla is also called Tharsilla.

Bishop of Bordeaux, France, who converted St. Paulinus of Nola. He attended the Synod of Saragossa, Spain, in 380, which condemned the heresy of Priscillianism. Delphinus corresponded with St. Ambrose.

Martyr of Egypt. He was burned alive in Alexandria, Egypt, during the persecutions under Emperor Trajanus Decius. Nemesius was arrested and scourged and then burned to death. Like Christ, he was executed between two criminals.  

St. Bernadette was born in Lourdes, France on January 7, 1844. Her parents were very poor and she was the first of nine children. She was baptized at St. Pierre's, the local parish church, on January 9. As a toddler, Bernadette contracted cholera and suffered extreme asthma. Unfortunately, she ...

Martyr with a group, including Navalis, Concordius, and Agricola at Ravenna, Italy. There is some question as to whether they were actually martyred in that city (as St. Peter Chrysologus wrote that St. Apollinaris was the only person martyred at Ravenna); It is also possible that they can be ...

Missionary, martyr, and patron of St. Paul. A Christian in the city of Damascus, Ananias was commanded by Christ in a vision to seek out Saul, the future Paul, who had staggered his way into the city following his dramatic encounter with the Lord on the road to Damascus. Finding Saul blind, ...

St. Jodoc (Josse) Confessor December 13 A.D. 669     Those Britons who, flying from the swords of the English-Saxons, settled in Armorica in Gaul, upon the ruins of the Roman empire in those parts formed themselves into a little state on that coast till they were obliged to receive the laws of ...

Jessica is a derivation of Joanna. Joanna was the wife of Chuza, steward of King Herod Antipas, tetrarch of Galilee. She was one of the women who helped provide for Jesus and the Apostles and was one of the three women who discovered the empty tomb of Jesus on the first Easter morning. Her feast ...

Who was Mother Teresa of Calcutta? These pages are all about the life of Mother Teresa of Calcutta. She is now known as Saint Teresa of Calcutta or Saint Teresa of Kolkata.

Virgin of Todi, Italy. She has traditionally been venerated in Todi and was revered for her holiness. Few details of her life are extant.