Blessed Aegidius (Giles) of Portugal
The son of a Portuguese nobleman, Aegidius abandoned his ecclesiastical vocation for alchemy and black magic following a pact with the demon…
Historical markers
13th century
136 saints referenced
Saint Elizabeth of Hungary (Widow)
Daughter of the King of Hungary, Elizabeth was married to the Landgrave of Thuringia before dedicating herself entirely to charity and humil…
Blessed Emiliana of Florence
Born into an illustrious family of Florence, Emiliana was a mistreated wife who eventually converted her husband through her gentleness. Hav…
Blessed Emily Bicchieri
Born in Vercelli in 1238, Emily Bicchieri entered the Third Order of Saint Dominic at the age of fourteen. Founder and superior of the Saint…
Blessed Evangelist and Peregrine
Evangelista and Peregrinus were two friends from 13th-century Verona who entered the Augustinian Order together following a heavenly vision.…
Blessed Everard of Mons
Count of Mons in the 13th century, Évrard renounced his titles after the War of Brabant to atone for a sin. After pilgrimages, he lived anon…
Hugh Canefri
A religious of the Order of Saint John of Jerusalem (Hospitallers), Hugh Canefri dedicated more than fifty years of his life to the service …
Saint Roseline of Villeneuve
Born into the Provençal nobility, Roseline of Villeneuve entered the Carthusian order after demonstrating early charity illustrated by the m…
Seven Holy Founders of the Servite Order (7)
Seven Florentine merchants who, around 1233, abandoned the world to found the Order of the Servites of Mary, dedicated to the devotion of Ou…
Blessed Thomas Helye of Biville
A 13th-century Norman priest, Thomas Hélye was first a humble schoolteacher before becoming chaplain to King Saint Louis. After pilgrimages …
Blessed Torello of Poppi
Born in Poppi in 1202, Torello led a pious youth before falling into debauchery. His sudden conversion, triggered by the crowing of a rooste…
The Triumph of the Holy Cross in Spain
Commemoration of the victory of Las Navas de Tolosa on July 16, 1212, where the kings of Castile, Aragon, and Navarre defeated the Moorish a…
Ubaldesca Taccini
Ubaldesca Taccini (1136-1206) was an Italian Hospitaller nun of the Order of Saint John of Jerusalem, renowned for her devotion to the poor …
The Blessed Virgin (Our Lady of Loreto)
The text recounts the miraculous history of the translation of the house of Nazareth, where the Annunciation took place. Transported by ange…
Zdislava Berka
A Bohemian mother and Dominican tertiary, Saint Zdislava Berka dedicated her life to relieving the poor and the sick, founding several Domin…
Saint Zita
A devoted servant in Lucca during the 13th century, Saint Zita sanctified her condition through work, prayer, and heroic charity toward the …