Benedict Daswa
The first martyr of South Africa, Benedict Daswa was a layman, father, and school principal murdered in 1990 for refusing to participate in …
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catechists
13 saints
Venerable César de Bus
A Provençal gentleman who initially led a worldly life, César de Bus underwent a radical conversion in Cavaillon. In 1592, he founded the Co…
Saint Charles Borromeo
Nephew of Pope Pius IV, Charles Borromeo became Archbishop of Milan and was one of the major figures of the Counter-Reformation. He distingu…
Cristobal and 2 companions (3)
Three young Tlaxcalans converted by the Franciscans, put to death between 1527 and 1529 for their faith, considered the first martyrs of the…
Jean-Bernard Rousseau
Jean-Bernard Rousseau, in religion Brother Scubilion, was a French Lasallian religious, apostle of Reunion Island and catechist of the slave…
Josefa Naval Girbés
A Spanish laywoman, embroiderer, and catechist, she dedicated her life to the Christian education of young girls and to the service of her p…
Maddalena Caterina Morano
An Italian Salesian religious, Maddalena Caterina Morano dedicated her life to the education of youth and catechesis in Sicily.
Martyrs of Cajonos (2)
Juan Bautista and Jacinto de los Ángeles were two Zapotec laymen from Mexico, churchwardens (fiscales) martyred in 1700 for defending the Ch…
Miguel Febres Cordero
A religious of the Institute of the Brothers of the Christian Schools, Saint Miguel Febres Cordero was a brilliant Ecuadorian educator, ling…
Narcisa de Jesús
An Ecuadorian lay mystic, Narcisa de Jesús (1832-1869) led a life of intense prayer, penance, and charity toward the poor, first in Guayaqui…
Nazju Falzon
A Maltese lay cleric, Nazju Falzon dedicated himself to teaching the catechism and providing spiritual guidance to British soldiers in Malta…
Pedro Calungsod
Pedro Calungsod was a young Filipino lay catechist from the Visayas, martyred in Guam in 1672 alongside the Jesuit Diego Luis de San Vitores…
Peter To Rot
A Tolai lay catechist, husband, and father, Peter To Rot was put to death in 1945 by Japanese occupation forces for defending Christian marr…