St Thomas Aquinas-Jan 28| ICN

St Thomas Aquinas | ICN: Dominican friar and theologian. St Thomas was born to a noble family at Rocca Secca near Aquino. He was educated from the age of five to thirteen at St Benedict's monastery at Monte Cassino. He then studied at the University of Naples for five years, where he met the Dominicans and dec...

St Francis of Sales - Doctor of The Church--Jan 24| ICN

St Francis of Sales | ICN: Bishop of Geneva. Patron saint of writers and journalists. St Francis was born in Savoy in 1567. A delicate child, he was educated at home first and then studied rhetoric, philosophy and theology at the University of Paris. In 1591 he became a Doctor of Law at Padua.Although...

St Vincent Pallotti-Jan 22 | ICN

St Vincent Pallotti | ICN: Priest and founder of the Society of the Catholic Apostolate. The son of a Roman grocer, St Vincent was ordained priest in 1817. He taught theology at Sapienza, but was much more interested in pastoral work and resigned from teaching to become chaplain to several Roman colleges includin...

St Raymond of Penafort, St Kentigerna | ICN

St Raymond of Penafort, St Kentigerna | ICN: Dominican friar and teacher. Patron of church lawyers. Raymond was born to an aristocratic family in 1175 in Catalona, Spain. He was educated at the cathedral school in Barcelona and became a priest. After completing his law degree in Bologna, Italy, he joined the Dominican order in 121...

Bl. Marie-Anne Vaillot ( see Image) & Bl. Odilia Baumgarten, Roman Catholic Nun's and Martyrs, during the French Revolution Feastday Jan 2

Bl. Marie-Anne Vaillot ( see Image) & Bl. Odilia Baumgarten, Roman Catholic Nun's and Martyrs, during the French Revolution

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St Basil the Great | ICN

St Basil the Great | ICN: Bishop and monastic founder. St Basil the Great was born at Caesarea of Cappadocia in 330. He was one of ten children of St Basil the Elder and St Emmelia. Several of his brothers and sisters are also honoured among the saints. He attended school in Caesarea, as well as Constantinople a...

Our Lady - Theotokos, Mother of God | ICN

Our Lady - Theotokos, Mother of God | ICN: Today the Church celebrates the oldest feast dedicated to Our Lady - Theotokos, Mother of God. This title was given to Mary at the Council of Ephesus in 431ADThe Second Vatican Council stated: 'Clearly from earliest times the Blessed Virgin is honoured under the title of Mo...