St. Adrian was a pagan and a Roman officer during the Diocletian persecution. Witnessing the heroic courage of the Christian martyrs, and moved by their confession, St. Adrian declared himself to …

Giving away all of his worldly possessions at age 20, St. Anthony retreated into the desert to live a life of penance and prayer. Inspired by his holy life, disciples gradually drew to St. Anthony…

St. Bartholomew, also know as St. Nathaniel, was chosen to be one of the original twelve Apostles. Little is know for sure of his missionary worker after Christ’s Ascension; however, there i…

While St. George generally is depicted slaying a dragon, little is actually known for sure about the events of his life, except that he was martyred during the Diocletian persecution around the yea…

Born to Zebedee and Salome, St. John the Evangelist grew up around the sea of Galilee. He is one of the most privileged of the disciples, witnessing the transfiguration. He was the only disciple …

St. Lawrence was a deacon who lived in the 3rd century, a time of great persecution of Christians in Rome. He was brought before a judge, who ordered a slow, painful death, that he be grilled over…

St. Luke the Evangelist was born a Greek and a Gentile and is believed to have been a physician prior by profession. A convert to Christianity, he followed Saint Paul and wrote the third Gospel and…

St. Peter was born Simon, the brother of Andrew, at Bethsaida. Peter was a fisherman who became one of the first followers of Jesus and was ordained by Christ as the first pope. He was martyred by …