Franciscan Saints

THE SERVANT OF GOD CATHARINE, QUEEN OF ENGLAND Adapted from the Franciscan Book of Saints; Marion A. Habig OFM Catharine was raised in a

Louis and Zelie Martin Louis and Zelie Martin each felt a call to consecrated religious life during their youth, however they found themselves wholeheartedly

… I am carrying my Lord Jesus Christ … When we are searching for the very first member of the Secular Franciscan Order it

…Saint Francis called her “Brother Jacoba”… Each year, on the 3rd of October, when we celebrate the death of Saint Francis of Assisi in what is

BLESSED WALDO Adapted from the Franciscan Book of Saints; Marion A. Habig OFM As a young man, Waldo became a student of the very

Saint Zita of Lucca Adapted from the Franciscan Book of Saints; Marion A. Habig OFM Zita was born in the Tuscan town of Lucca

Saint Rose of Viterbo Adapted from the Franciscan Book of Saints; Marion A. Habig OFM   Almighty God did marvellous things in the soul

Saint Angela of Foligno Adapted from the Franciscan Book of Saints; Marion A. Habig OFM Angela was born in 1248 of a prominent family

The following is taken from the address given by Pope Benedict XVI on Saint Francis of Assisi on Wednesday, 27 January 2010. 20th of

The following is taken from the address given by Pope Benedict XVI on Saint Clare of Assisi on Wednesday, 15 September 2010 at a general

The following is taken from the address given by Pope Benedict XVI on Saint Elizabeth of Hungary on the 20th of October 2010 at

Saint Louis IX, King of France sought peace in France and to this end signed a number of treaties to ensure that he did

… THE RIPPLE OF THEIR INFLUENCE DOES NOT FADE AWAY… Some people make such an impact on history that the ripple of their influence

… THE MOON SHONE SO MUCH MORE BRIGHTLY … The light of Assisi did not go out when St Francis died in 1226, but

Many men asked to join St Francis in his way of Gospel life and he founded his first Order called The Order of Friars Minor in