Saint Agatha
A young noblewoman from Sicily, Agatha refuses the advances of the consul Quintianus to remain faithful to Christ. After enduring atrocious …
Iconographic attribute
crown of flowers
3 saints
The Holy Martyrs of Avignonet
In 1242, eleven inquisitors and their companions were massacred at Avignonet by Albigensian heretics led by Raymond d'Alfaro. The martyrs di…
Blessed Jeanne Scopelli
A 15th-century Carmelite nun from Reggio, Jeanne Scopelli distinguished herself through a life of extreme austerity and intense prayer, part…