Joan of Arc
French heroine & Catholic saint who led the French army in a momentous victory at Orléans in 1429.
Edith Stein
German Jewish philosopher who converted to Christianity, born in 1891. Martyr & saint of the Catholic Church.
Francis of Assisi
Italian Catholic friar, deacon, preacher, & saint associated with patronage of animals & nature.
Charles Foucauld
French cavalry officer, geographer, & Catholic priest born in 1858.
Mother Teresa
Albanian-Indian Roman Catholic nun and missionary born in 1910.
St Francis de Sales
Italian bishop & Catholic saint, born in 1567. Known for his deep faith & writings on spiritual direction.
John Henry Newman
English theologian, scholar, & poet born in 1801. First Anglican priest & later a Catholic priest, cardinal, & saint.
Seraphim of Serov
Russian saint born in 1754 & known for extending monastic teachings to the layperson.
Anandamayi Ma
Bengali Saint born in 1896 & known for precognition, faith healing, and miracles.
Catherine Labouré
French nun & Roman Catholic saint born in 1806. Believed to have had visions of the Virgin Mary.