Lay Saints

139 lives of faith. Showing 25–36.

Artistic interpretation of St. Rose of Lima

Lay saint · August 23

St. Rose of Lima

Rose of Lima , was a member of the Third Order of Saint Dominic in Lima, Peru, Spanish Empire, who became known for both her life of severe penance and her care of the poverty stricken of the city through her own private efforts.

Peru

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Artistic interpretation of St. Catherine of Alexandria

Martyr · November 25

St. Catherine of Alexandria

Catherine of Alexandria, also spelled Katherine, was, according to tradition, a Christian virgin and martyr, who suffered martyrdom in the early 4th century at the hands of the emperor Maxentius.

Egypt

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Artistic interpretation of St. Lucy

Martyr · December 13

St. Lucy

Lucia of Syracuse , also called Santa Lucia and better known as Saint Lucy, was a Roman Christian martyr who died during the Diocletianic Persecution.

Italy

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