A Few Great Saints
- St. Peter
- St. Gabriel the Archangel
- St. Michael the Archangel
- St. Raphael the Archangel
- St. Andrew
- St. James the Great (Son of Zebedee)
- St. John the Apostle
- St. Philip
- St. Bartholomew
- St. Matthew
- St. Thomas the Apostle
- St. Jude Thaddeus
- St. Simon the Zealot
- St. Matthias
- St. James the Less
- St. Luke
- St. John the Baptist
- St. Joan of Arc
- St. Juan Diego
- St. John of Damascus
- Bl. Kateri Tekakwitha
- St. Mary Magdalene
- St. Anthony the Abbot
- St. Elizabeth Ann Seton
- St. Valentine
- St. Nicholas
- St. Padre Pio
- St. Therese of Lisieux
- St. Francis of Assisi
- St. Clare
St. Francis of Assisi
Feast Day: October 4
Patron of: Animals, the environment, stowaways
St. Francis of Assisi founded the Franciscans. He was the son of a well-off merchant, and his early life was filled with the usual pursuits and pleasures that money could buy. He began to see the emptiness in his lifestyle, however, and eventually embraced a life of poverty. His father was furious, but St. Francis renounced him and his money before founding the Franciscan order. The group grew quickly, and eventually came to include an order for religious women, called the Poor Clares.
St. Francis can help you find detachment from those things that you don’t truly need in your life.
