SAINTS OF THE MONTH: LISTING
Pedro Betancur
Feast Day: April 18 (25)
Venerated: July 25, 1771
Beatified: June 22, 1980
Canonized: July 30, 2002
The man we now call the “St. Francis of the Americas” began life in 1626, growing up a poor shepherd in the Canary Islands. He often lived in a cave. As he cared for the sheep, he spent his time growing closer to God in prayer. He longed to travel to Guatemala City, where he…
Read More »Leo IX (Bruno von Egisheim und Dagsburg), Pope
Feast Day: April 19
Canonized: 1082
Pope Leo IX was the first pope who worked for reform in the Church. He was born in 1002 and given the name Bruno at Baptism. He was educated at a school for the children of Germany’s royal…
Read More »Anselm of Canterbury
Feast Day: April 21
Canonized: 1492
Anselm’s desire to become a monk led him from his childhood home in Italy to a famous Benedictine monastery in France. He studied the great writers of the Church, including St. Augustine, and spent much of his time teaching and writing important books that explained some of the deepest mysteries of our faith. It is believed that Anselm gave us the term “…
Read More »Mark the Evangelist
Feast Day: April 25
Canonized: Pre-Congregation
Mark was an Evangelist—one of the four men who wrote the Gospels found in the New Testament. Mark’s Gospel was written first, and…
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Catherine of Siena
Feast Day: April 29
Canonized: July 1461
Catherine’s parents lived in Siena, Italy, and had 25 children. Catherine, who was born in 1347, was number 23. From an early age she loved to pray,…
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