Saints

Abbess. This early English saint was the daughter of Merewald, king of Mercia and Ermenburga, princess of Kent. Mildred went to a convent school near Paris. Her parents wanted to arrange a marriage for her, but she refused and became a nun at Minster-in-Thanet. The abbey had been built by her mother on land provided by Egbert of Kent in compensation for murdering her brothers. St Mildred became... Read More

According to tradition, Veronica was a woman of Jerusalem who was so filled with compassion when she saw Jesus carrying his cross on the way to Golgotha, that she wiped his face with her veil. Legends say an image of his face was left on the cloth. There are many stories about St Veronica. One associates her as the woman suffering from an issue of blood who Jesus healed. Another claims she was Ma... Read More

Patron of nurses and the sick. Born in Naples in 1550, Camillus was very tall, (six foot six) and as a young man, hot-tempered and a wild gambler. He spent some time in the Venetian army fighting the Turks, before contracting a disease which left him lame in one leg. He then lost everything through gambling. For a few months he worked as labourer for the Franciscans. During this time, he experie... Read More