Born on October 16 1890 in Corinaldo, in the Ancona Province in Italy, her farmworker father moved his family to Ferrier di Conca, near Anzio. When he died of malaria, Maria's mother had to struggle to feed her children
Saints
Enjoy our fully searchable index of saints. The saint bios at Catholic Brain are a perfect resource for looking up the lives of the saints to use in a classroom setting.
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Saint Maris, Martha, Audifax, and Abachum
Family martyred at Rome in 270. SS. Maris and Martha were husband and wife.
Saint Michael the Archangel
Saint Michael the Archangel isn't a saint, but rather he is an angel, and the leader of all angels and of the army of God.
Saint Mother Teresa
St.Teresa of Calcutta The remarkable woman who would be known as Mother Theresa began life named Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu. Born on August 26, 1910 in Skopje, she was the youngest child born to Nikola and Drane Bojaxhiu, Receiving her First Communion at the age of five, she was confirmed in November 1916. Her father died while she was only eight years old leaving her family in financial straits.
