According to her legend, St. Barbara secretly becaeme a Christian. When her father discovered that she had converted, he dragged her before a judge, where she was condemned, tortured and beheaded.…

St. Catherine was born in Italy in 1347. Although she had no formal education, she became the adviser to princes and popes, even admonishing the pope to return the papacy to Rome. Because of her…

St. Eustachius was a general of the Roman army. While hunting, he saw a vision of Christ’s crucifixion and instantly converted to Christianity. Because of his conversion, he lost his family…

St. Florian was a third century Roman citizen who had a very prestigious position in the army in Noricum; he oversaw brigades for firefighting and for military battle. He was told to make a sacrif…