Facebook Twitter Newsletters Email Video News Catholic Life Shopping Saints Bible Prayers Mary Saint of the Day St. Francis of Paola Francis was born at Paola, Italy and was educated at the Franciscan friary of San Marco there, and when fifteen became a hermit near Paola. In 1436, he and two companions began a community that is considered the foundation of the Minim Friars. He built a monastery where he had led his eremitical life some fifteen years later and set a Rule for his followers emphasizing penance, charity, and humility, and added to the three monastic vows, one of fasting and abstinence from meat; he also wrote a rule for tertiaries and nuns. He was credited with ... Read More » More Saints of the Day St. Mary of Egypt St. Abundius St. Amphianus St. Appian St. Bronach St. Urban of Langres St. Theodosia St. Dominic Tuoc St. Ebba the Younger St. Longis & Agnofleda St. Nicetius of Lyons St. Musa of Rome St. Polycarp of Alexandria Bl. Olha Bida St. Pedro Calungsod Bl. Peter Verhun Bl. Roman Lysko Bl. Severian Baranyk Bl. Simeon Lukach Bl. Tarsykia Matskiv Bl. Vilmos Apor Bl. Vitalij Bajrak Bl. Volodymyr Pryjma Tomorrow's Saint of the Day St. Richard of Wyche Richard of Wyche, also known as Richard of Chichester, was born at Wyche (Droitwich), Worcestershire, England. He was orphaned when he was quite young. He retrieved the fortunes of the mismanaged estate he inherited when he took it over, and then turned it over to his brother Robert. Richard refused marriage and went to Oxford, where he studied under Grosseteste and met and began a lifelong friendship with Edmund Rich. Richard pursued his studies at Paris, received his M.A. from Oxford, and then continued his studies at Bologna, where he ... Read More » Most Popular As We Move Toward the End of Lent: Still Time to Clean House and Make Room for God Read More   Billions seized in China's biggest corruption scandal in six decades Read More   Bet you didn't know these 10 things about St. Patrick and Ireland! Read More   The Transfiguration of Jesus Christ: What Does it Mean For Us Right Now? Read More   Is St. Joseph worthy of commemoration? 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