The saints

The Lives of the Saints

The saints are the family of God across the ages, ordinary people whom Christ made extraordinary. Here are deep, honest accounts of their lives, beginning with the apostles Jesus himself called, the foundation of the whole church. Every one of them points to the same Lord, and the same Lord calls you.

The apostles

Saint Peter · Apostle · June 29 (with Saint Paul)

Saint Paul · Apostle · June 29 (with Saint Peter)

Saint John the Apostle · Apostle and Evangelist · December 27

Saint Andrew · Apostle · November 30

Saint James the Greater · Apostle · July 25

Saint Thomas · Apostle · July 3

Saint Matthew · Apostle and Evangelist · September 21

Saint Philip · Apostle · May 3 (with Saint James the Less)

Saint Bartholomew · Apostle · August 24

Saint James the Less · Apostle · May 3 (with Saint Philip)

Saint Jude Thaddeus · Apostle · October 28 (with Saint Simon)

Saint Simon the Zealot · Apostle · October 28 (with Saint Jude)

Saint Matthias · Apostle · May 14

Fathers, doctors, and great saints

Saint Augustine of Hippo · Bishop and Doctor of the Church · August 28

Saint Francis of Assisi · Founder and Friar · October 4

Saint Thomas Aquinas · Doctor of the Church · January 28

Saint Patrick · Bishop and Missionary · March 17

Saint Nicholas of Myra · Bishop · December 6

Saint Athanasius · Bishop and Doctor of the Church · May 2

Saint Jerome · Priest and Doctor of the Church · September 30

Saint Benedict of Nursia · Abbot and Founder · July 11

Saint Teresa of Avila · Nun, Mystic, and Doctor of the Church · October 15

Saint Ignatius of Loyola · Founder · July 31

Saint Monica · Mother of Saint Augustine · August 27

Saint Ambrose of Milan · Bishop and Doctor of the Church · December 7

Saint John Chrysostom · Archbishop and Doctor of the Church · September 13

Saint Anthony of Egypt · Hermit and Father of Monasticism · January 17

Saint Polycarp of Smyrna · Bishop and Martyr · February 23

Saints Perpetua and Felicity · Martyrs · March 7

Saint Catherine of Siena · Mystic and Doctor of the Church · April 29

Saint Clare of Assisi · Founder and Virgin · August 11

Saint Dominic · Founder · August 8

Saint John of the Cross · Mystic and Doctor of the Church · December 14

Saint Joan of Arc · Virgin and Martyr · May 30

Saint Mother Teresa of Calcutta · Founder and Missionary · September 5