The Saints

St. Charbel Makhlouf

St. Charbel Makhlouf, a Maronite hermit, died on December 24, 1898. Since photography was fairly new at that time, there are no known photos of Charbel before his death. But this wonder-working saint has even provided the world with two photographs. One of these was taken in 1950 and the other in 2016. Four Maronite …

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St. Isidore

Saint Isidore

How many poor farmers who lived almost 1000 years ago do we remember today? Saint Isidore is the patron of Madrid and loved by farmers and the poor in many places. He and his wife Maria were devoted to God, his Church, each other and the poor. They saw that all these things were united …

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St. Francisco Solano

St. Francisco SolanoFrancisco Solano was born in Spain in 1549. When he was 20, he joined the Franciscans. He was assigned to be an itinerant preacher to the surrounding towns. After the death of his father, he returned to his native town and took care of his mother. In 1589, he sailed with a group …

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