Facebook Twitter Newsletters Email Video News Catholic Life Shopping Saints Bible Prayers Mary Saint of the Day St. Joan of Valois Joan of Valois, 1464 - 1505, was the second daughter of Louis X1,  King of France, and Charlotte of Savoy, She was born on April 23,   1464. At the ge of two months she was betrothed to Louis, Duke of Orleans, and the marriage took place in 1476. There is no doubt  that it was invalid, for Louis of Orleans married her in fear of his life  if he did not comply with the king's orders to do so. Joan was by  no means a prepossessing figure: she was hunch-backed, lame and pock-marked. On her husband's succession to the ... Read More » More Saints of the Day St. Gilbert of Sempringham St. Aldate St. Andrew Corsini St. Aventinus of Chartres St. Vulgis St. Vincent of Troyes St. Theophilus the Penitent St. Eutychius St. John de Britto Bl. John Speed St. John Stone St. Joseph of Leonissa St. Liephard Bl. Rabanus Maurus St. Rembert St. Nicholas Studites St. Nithard St. Obitius St. Modan Tomorrow's Saint of the Day St. Agatha Although we have evidence that Agatha was venerated at least as far back as the sixth century, the only facts we have about her are that she was born in Sicily and died there a martyr. In the legend of her life, we are told that she belonged to a rich, important family. When she was young, she dedicated her life to God and resisted any men who wanted to marry her or have sex with her. One of these men, Quintian, was of a high enough rank that he felt he could force her to acquiesce. Knowing she was a Christian in a time of persecution, he ... Read More » Most Popular Grammy Awards Reveal Collapsing Culture and the Christian Mission in a Pre-Christian Nation Read More   Answering the Only Question That Matters About Abortion Read More   Waging War on Womanhood: Reject the Counterfeit Woman Read More   All Press is Good Press: Pope Francis and the Cover of Rolling Stone Magazine Read More   Atheist advertisement planned for Super Bowl ruffles some feathers Read More     News | Catholic Life | PRWire | Encyclopedia | Bible | Prayers | Vocations | Saints & Angels © Copyright 2014 Catholic Online. This e-mail is never sent unsolicited. You have received this Catholic Online e-mail because you subscribed to it or someone forwarded it to you. To opt out, see the links below. TO ADVERTISE For information on advertising at Catholic Online, please contact Advertising Sales. TO SUBSCRIBE If this email has been forwarded to you and would like a subscription, please sign up for Catholic Online Newsletters. Remove your e-mail address from our list. We respect your right to privacy. View our policy. This e-mail was sent by: Catholic Online, P.O. Box 9686 Bakersfield, CA 93389 USA