Christian Today

St Peter Claver, St Ciaran | ICN : Missionary and patron saint of the African slaves. The son of a Catalonian farmer, Peter Claver was born at Verdu, in 1581. He obtained his first degrees at the University of Barcelona. At the age of 20 he entered the Jesuit novitiate at Tarragona. While he was studying philosophy at M...

St Bartholomew | ICN : Biblical scholars these days generally think St Bartholomew was the same person as Nathaniel, but nothing is known for certain about him.The Roman Martyrology says he was one of the apostles who went to India and Armenia, and was eventually tortured and put to death there.

St Maximilian Kolbe | ICN : Franciscan priest and martyr. He is a patron saint of journalists, drug addicts, political prisoners, families, prisoners, and the pro-life movement. Maximilian was born near Lodz in Poland, in 1894, while the country was under Russian rule. His parents were Franciscan tertiaries. He jo...