Saint Romain of Blaye
Saint Romain of Blaye (Sanctus Romanus Blaviae). Died around 380, Gallo-Roman priest, evangelizer of the Bordeaux region, he is recognized as one of the patron […]
Continue reading »Category: Pious images
Francis of Assisi
Francis of Assisi (Sanctus Franciscus Assisiensis). Born around 1181, monk, he is the founder of a monastic order preaching prayer, joy, love of the divine […]
Continue reading »
Saint Bernadette Soubirous
In Nevers, in 1879, Saint Bernadette Soubirous, virgin. Born in Lourdes from a very poor family, she felt, as a young girl, the presence of […]
Continue reading »
Augustine
Augustine (Sanctus Augustinus). Born in 354 in present-day Algeria, he belongs to the wealthy class of the Romans. During his life he became a Christian […]
Continue reading »
Saint Josephine Bakhita
Josephine Bakhita, born in 1869 in Sudan, province of Darfur, in Olgossa, west of Nyala, near Mount Agilerei, in the Nubian tribe of Dadjo and […]
Continue reading »
Maria Faustyna Kowalska
Maria Faustyna Kowalska (Sancta Faustina Kowalska). Born in 1905 in Poland, nun of the Order of Our Lady of Mercy, great mystic, she was canonized […]
Continue reading »
Saint John Bosco
Saint John Bosco, or Don Bosco, born Giovanni Melchior Bosco on August 16, 1815 in Castelnuovo d’Asti (village of the principality of Piedmont then part […]
Continue reading »
Benedict the Moor
Benedict the Moor (Sanctus Benedictus Africae). A freed slave from Sicily, born in 1526, he entered the orders and was canonized in 1807. He is […]
Continue reading »
Saint Thomas Aquinas
Thomas Aquinas, born January 28, 1225, died March 7, 1274, is a religious of the Dominican order, famous for his theological and philosophical work.
Continue reading »
Anthony of Padua
It’s been a few weeks since I started making pious images … First, Anthony of Padua (Sanctus Antonius Patavinus). Born in 1191, monk, he is […]
Continue reading »