Saints related to Patron Saint of Youth

St. Gabriel Possenti
St. Gabriel was born in 1838 and grew up in Piedmont, Italy. Although he was very worldly in his youth, resolved to becom…

St. John Berchmans
Born in 1599 and dying at the age of 22, St. John Berchmans became a great saint through fidelity to everyday duties. As …

St. John Bosco
St. John Bosco was born Becchi, Italy in 1815. After having been ordained a priest, he began to work with the street urch…

St. Maria Goretti
St. Maria Goretti was born Oct. 16, 1890 at Corinaldo, Ancona, Italy. She was stabbed repeatedly during a rape attempt whe…

St. Philomena
St. Philomena was a Greek princess in the 3rd century who was martyred at a young age. She refused Emperor Diocletian and …

St. Raphael the Archangel
St Raphael is one of the three Archangels mentioned in Sacred Scripture, along with Gabriel and Michael. His best known ap…

St. Valentine
St. Valentine was a priest who worked diligently to protect Roman Christians under the persecution of Claudius II. He was …