Saints

Saint Jeanne Delanoue Foundress of the Sisters of Providence, St Jeanne was born in Saumer, in France in 1666. As a young woman she had a reputation for being small, flirtatious and bossy. When she grew up she took charge of the family draper's shop. At the age of 26, she met the Abbe Genetau and a visionary called Francoise Suchet. From this point she gave all her goods to the poor and turned h... Read More

(This year in England and Wales, the Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary is transferred to today, 16 August, instead of on its usual date, 15 August.) Read about the Assumption of Our Lady here: https://www.indcatholicnews.com/editsaint/237 St Armel Abbot. One of the patron saints of hospitals, St Armel was invoked to cure headaches, fever, colic, gout and rheumatism. He was b... Read More

Empress. Helena was an innkeeper's daughter, born at Drepanum (later Helenopolis) in Asia Minor, around 270. Another story claims she was born in Britain and was the daughter of King Cole. She married the Roman general Constantius Chlorus, but when he became emperor in 292 he divorced her for political reasons. After his death, their son, who was to become the Emperor Constantine, reinstated his ... Read More