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According to some accounts, he was the son of Gugliemo di Pecora, lord of Valiano, 16 km away (10 mi), not far from Montepulciano. Soon Margaret found herself installed in the castle (integral to the present town), [3] not as wife but as mistress; less defiant of convention. [1] She lived with him for nine years, bearing him a son.
Servers the sick - Saint Peter of Saint Joseph de Betancur [26] Shepherds - Bernadette of Lourdes, [5] Cuthbert, Cuthman, Dominic of Silos, Drogo of Sebourg, George, Germaine Cousin, Julian the Hospitaller, Raphael the Archangel, Regina, Solange; Shoemakers - Crispin, Gangulphus, Peter the Apostle, Theobald of Provins; Shorthand writers ...
Mél of Ardagh, also written Mel or Moel, was a 5th-century saint in Ireland who was a nephew of Saint Patrick. He was the son of Conis (or Chonis) and Patrick's sister, Darerca . [ 3 ] Saint Darerca was known as the "mother of saints" because most of her children (seventeen sons and two daughters) entered religious life, many were later ...
Monica (c. 332 – 387) was an early North African Christian saint and the mother of Augustine of Hippo.She is remembered and honored in the Catholic and Orthodox Churches, albeit on different feast days, for her outstanding Christian virtues, particularly the suffering caused by her husband's adultery, and her prayerful life dedicated to the reformation of her son, who wrote extensively of ...
Saint Dwynwen (Welsh pronunciation: [ˈdʊɨnwɛn]; fl. 5th century), sometimes known as Dwyn or Donwen, [2] is the Welsh patron saint of lovers. She is celebrated throughout Wales on 25 January. She is celebrated throughout Wales on 25 January.
However, a legend presents her as the mother of the seven martyrs whose feast is celebrated on 10 July. The Eastern Orthodox Church celebrates their martyrdom on 25 January. The legend of Saint Symphorosa is very similar and their acts may have been confused. She was a patron saint of healing. They may even be the same person. [3]
“Mothers are inscrutable beings to their sons, always.” — A.E. Coppard “Mother is her son’s first god. She must teach him the most important lesson of all — how to love.” — T. F. Hodge
Saint Joseph is well known as the patron saint of fathers, both families and virgins, workers, especially carpenters, expecting mothers and unborn children. Among many others, he is the patron saint of attorneys and barristers, emigrants, travelers and house hunters. He is invoked against hesitation and for the grace of a holy death. [112]