Confident his son would follow in his footsteps as a lawyer, François de Sales de Boisy never anticipated the greatness the young Francis was to achieve.
St. Barbara understood that being a Christian is a gift worth the sacrifice of everything dear: exterior beauty, family relationships and even life itself.
Este santo se ganó su apellido de "boca de oro" con sus increíbles dotes de predicador, que a la postre le llevaron a caer en desgracia con los líderes eclesiásticos y políticos, porque pedía reformas.
This saint earned his “golden-mouthed” surname with his incredible preaching skills, which ultimately led to him falling out of favor with Church and political leaders because he called for reform.
Edith Stein was born in Poland in 1891 to a devout Jewish family. She gave up practicing the Jewish faith as a teenager and began to pursue a degree in philosophy.
Edith Stein nació en Polonia, en 1891, en el seno de una familia judía devota. Dejó de practicar la fe judía cuando era adolescente y empezó a estudiar filosofía.