St Pius V | ICN
St Pius V | ICN : Pope. Anthony Ghislieri was born in 1504 in Pieddmont, Itay. He joined the Dominicans in 1518, was ordained in 1540 and then taught philosophy and ...
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Supremacy and Survival: The English Reformation: Eighth Day Institute's 2018 "Synaxis"
Supremacy and Survival: The English Reformation: Eighth Day Institute's 2018 "Synaxis" : The latest issue of Synaxis is out. Eighth Day Institute (EDI) held a Benedict Hour Friday afternoon and evening at The Ladder to distri...
St Catherine of Siena | ICN
St Catherine of Siena | ICN : Mystic. Dominican tertiary. St Catherine was born in 1347, the youngest of about 20 children of a Sienese dyer, Giacomo Benincasa. From a very earl...
St Peter Chanel and St Louis de Montfort | ICN
St Peter Chanel and St Louis de Montfort | ICN : St Peter Chanel was born in 1804 near Cras in France. His parents were peasants. His parish priest, the Abbe Trompier, took him on as a pupil becau...
St Zita | ICN
St Zita | ICN : Domestic servant. Patron of maidservants. Born at Monsagrati, in 1218, she worked for the Farinelli household all her life from the age of 12. She ...
St Pedro de Betancur | ICN
St Pedro de Betancur | ICN : Priest and the first saint of Guatemala.Born into a poor family on Tenerife in the Canary Islands, Pedro was a shepherd until he was 24 whe...