Saint Ceronne
Born to pagan parents near Béziers in the 5th century, Céronne fled with her brother Sophronius to receive baptism in Bordeaux. She then set…
Iconographic attribute
scapular
8 saints
Blessed John Baptist of the Conception
A 16th-century Spanish religious, John Baptist of the Conception was the reformer of the Trinitarian Order. Despite intense persecution from…
Marcell Boldizsar Marton
Hungarian Discalced Carmelite priest (1887-1966), confessor to major figures of the Church and clandestine spiritual guide under the communi…
Maria Pierina
An Italian religious sister of the Congregation of the Daughters of the Immaculate Conception, she was the promoter of the devotion to the H…
Our Lady of Mount Carmel (Virgin Mary)
Devotion to Our Lady of Mount Carmel finds its roots in the visions of the prophet Elijah and has been perpetuated through the Carmelite Ord…
Saint Sarre of Lambres
Born in Lambres in the 7th century into a powerful family, Sarre renounced worldly goods to become a priest in Cambrai and later a pastor in…
Saint Simon Stock
Born in England in the 12th century, Simon Stock lived for twenty years as a hermit in the hollow of a tree before joining the Carmelite Ord…
Saint Simon Stock
A Carmelite religious of English origin, Simon Stock died in Bordeaux in the 13th century. His tomb became a place of pilgrimage famous for …