St.Brigid– 1st February. Brigid is Patroness of Ireland and was an early Christian nun, abbess and founder of several monasteries. Brigid was the daughter of Dubtach a Scottish noble man from Leinster and Brocca a Pictish slave baptized by St Patrick. Her father attempted to arrange a marriage for her…
The Conversion of St Paul – 25th January. In the New Testament the conversion of Saint Paul is discussed both in his own letters and in the Acts of the Apostles. The most detailed description of what took place is recorded in the book of Acts Chap 9. Paul´s conversion…
St. Margaret of Hungary – 18th January. St Margaret was the daughter of King Bela IV of Hungary. From a very young age she was entrusted in to the care of Dominican nuns. At the age of twelve she became a novice in the monastery of “The Blessed Virgin”…
St Hilary of Poitiers – 13th January. Saint Hilary was a Bishop and Doctor of the Church, originally from a wealthy pagan family. In Gaul he received a good education including a high level in Greek. Drawn spiritually to seek a higher power he began to study the Bible…
St. John of The Cross – 14th December. Juan de Yepes y Alvarez was born in old Castille. As a young man he studied at the Jesuit college in Medina. In 1563 he enrolled with a Carmelite order and went to study theology at the university of Salamanca. In 1567…
