Monday, March 28, 2016

St. Venturino of Bergamo - Saints & Angels - Catholic Online

St. Venturino of Bergamo - Saints & Angels - Catholic Online



St. Venturino of Bergamo, Roman Catholic Dominican Monk, known for helping to organize a crusade, at the behest of Pope Clement VI (r. 1342-1352), against the Turks who were then menacing Europe. Feastday March 28

Tuesday, March 15, 2016

St. Leocrita - Saints & Angels - Catholic Online

St. Leocrita - Saints & Angels - Catholic Online



St. Leocrita. Roman Catholic Virgin Martyr. She lived in Cordoba, Spain, with her Muslim Moorish parents until her conversion. St. Eulogius sheltered her. They were both scourged and beheaded. Feastday Mar.15

Friday, March 11, 2016

St. Eulogius of Cordoba - Saints & Angels - Catholic Online

St. Eulogius of Cordoba - Saints & Angels - Catholic Online



St. Eulogius of Cordoba, Roman Catholic Martyred priest of Cordoba, Spain, slain by the Moors. He was one of the Martyrs of Córdoba. He flourished during the reigns of the Cordovan emirs Abd-er-Rahman II and Muhammad I. Feastday Mar.10