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He is the protomartyr of Propaganda Fide, belonging to the Order of Friars Minor Capuchin, killed at only 44 years of age. He is Fidelis of Sigmaringen, born in 1578 in Sigmaringen, in what was then the Principality of Hohenzollern, into a well-to-do family. His father was John Roy, who died in 1591, and his mother was Genoveffa Rosenberger.
At a young age she offered her life to God for the unity of Christians—this was Maria Gabriella Sagheddu. Born in Dorgali (Sardegna, Italy) on March 17, 1914, into a family of modest means, from an early age she showed a strong and determined character, at times even capricious and moody. She began her studies and pursued them successfully, but due to numerous unfortunate family affairs, she was forced to abandon her studies and work in order to support her family.
Francis Venimbeni was born in Fabriano (Ancona, Italy) in 1251 to Compagno, a physician, and Margherita. After completing his studies in philosophy, at the age of 16 he entered the Franciscan Order. He undertook his novitiate in the town of Fabriano. One day, he wished to go to Assisi to gain the indulgence of the Porziuncola, with the desire to meet Brother Leo, the most well-known of Saint Francis’s companions.
A Benedictine monk, later Abbot and Archbishop of Canterbury, and an eminent theologian, he was proclaimed a Doctor of the Church. This is Saint Anselm of Aosta, whose most famous work is the Proslogion (“Discourse”), known for its ontological argument for the existence of God. Born in Aosta in northern Italy, around 1033, he received both human and religious education from his mother, who later entrusted his formation to the Benedictines of a priory in Aosta.
The most reliable biographical source on Saint Agnes Segni is the Legenda, written in 1366 by the Dominican Blessed Raymond of Capua, who lived for four years in Montepulciano as rector of the monastery founded by the Saint. He was able to gather testimonies from several sisters and many people who had known her, and he also consulted documents from the monastery’s archive.
Emma was the daughter of the noble Saxon count Immed IV and Adela of Hamaland. Born in 982 in Saxony [modern day Germany], she married Liudger, son of the Duke of Saxony, Hermann Billung. In 1001, Emperor Otto III granted the couple the royal palace of Stiepel.
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