by The Saint Challenge | Oct 11, 2024 | Saint Challenge
Born to an Italian family of sharecroppers in a tiny village in 1881, Angelo Roncalli’s path toward a religious life began early. He entered the seminary at the age of 11 and he joined the Secular Franciscans at 15. Ordained a priest at 22, he was assigned as a...
by The Saint Challenge | Oct 10, 2024 | Saint Challenge
The only surviving child of a family of poor farmers in Italy, Daniel Comboni was born in 1831. While attending a school founded by a priest, Daniel felt a draw to the priesthood, and further inspired by stories from missionary priests returning from Africa he was...
by The Saint Challenge | Oct 9, 2024 | Saint Challenge
John Henry Newman was a banker’s son, born in England in 1801. When he entered school at the age of seven he was drawn by the anti-religious works of Voltaire and declared one day he didn’t believe in God. Introduced to the works of Calvin, young John suddenly found...
by The Saint Challenge | Oct 8, 2024 | Saint Challenge
Blessed Hugh Canefro was born to a family of Italian nobility in 1148. He joined the Knights Hospitaller and served in the Third Crusade, after which he joined the Knights of Malta where he was assigned to the the hospital in Genoa. He sold his armor and used the...