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Walk with the saints.

Meet the people behind the feast days, then follow their stories through tombs, relics, homes, churches, martyrdom sites, and living places of devotion.

42 researched saint guides147 connected destinations38 countries

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Saint guides with a geographic memory

Each guide tells a concise story and separates lifetime places, principal tombs, relics, and later devotional shrines.

June 29

St. Paul the Apostle

Follow the places connected with St. Paul’s conversion, missions, imprisonment, martyrdom, and traditional tomb in Rome.

First century16 places8 countries
May 25

St. Mary Magdalene de’ Pazzi

Meet the Florentine Carmelite mystic whose Eucharistic prayer, recorded revelations, service, and love for the Church continue at her shrine in Careggi.

1566–16071 place1 country
October 12

St. Carlo Acutis

Meet St. Carlo Acutis, patron saint of Catholic Tourist, visit his tomb in Assisi, and explore the Eucharistic-miracle collection inspired by his digital apostolate.

1991–20061 place1 country
October 1

St. Thérèse of the Child Jesus

Trace St. Thérèse’s life from Alençon to Lisieux and discover churches and shrines that preserve her memory and relics.

1873–18979 places4 countries
October 5

St. Faustina Kowalska

Explore the Polish and Lithuanian places connected with St. Faustina, her tomb, and the Divine Mercy message recorded in her diary.

1905–19384 places2 countries
October 4

St. Francis of Assisi

Find St. Francis’s tomb in Assisi and visit places connected with Franciscan prayer, preaching, pilgrimage, and devotion.

c. 1181–12264 places4 countries
June 13

St. Anthony of Padua

Visit St. Anthony’s tomb and deathplace in Padua and discover major shrines dedicated to him around the world.

1195–12315 places4 countries
September 19

St. Januarius

Meet St. Januarius, the bishop and martyr known in Naples as San Gennaro, and visit the cathedral that preserves his relics and the city’s centuries-old public veneration.

d. c. 3051 place1 country
December 3

St. Francis Xavier

Follow St. Francis Xavier from Europe through India and Southeast Asia to his tomb in Goa and missionary memory across Asia.

1506–15525 places4 countries
September 20

St. Andrew Kim Tae-gon

Explore Korean Catholic sites connected with St. Andrew Kim Tae-gon’s priesthood, imprisonment, martyrdom, relics, and burial history.

1821–18465 places1 country
April 16

St. Bernadette Soubirous

Follow St. Bernadette’s life through Lourdes and Nevers, from her family homes and baptism to her tomb.

1844–18794 places1 country
August 8

St. Dominic

Visit St. Dominic’s tomb in Bologna and trace the places connected with his preaching and the beginnings of the Dominican family.

c. 1170–12214 places2 countries
September 5

St. Teresa of Calcutta

Visit the places connected with St. Teresa of Calcutta’s birth, vocation, Missionaries of Charity, and tomb in Kolkata.

1910–19974 places3 countries
August 8

St. Mary of the Cross MacKillop

Trace Australia’s St. Mary of the Cross MacKillop through her birthplace, schools, chapels, ministry sites, and tomb.

1842–190913 places1 country
April 17

St. Kateri Tekakwitha

Follow St. Kateri Tekakwitha from the Mohawk Valley to her baptismal landscape and principal resting place at Kahnawake.

1656–16803 places2 countries
July 1

St. Junípero Serra

Visit California mission sites connected with St. Junípero Serra, including his principal tomb at Carmel Mission.

1713–17843 places1 country
March 19

St. Joseph

Discover shrines dedicated to St. Joseph and understand which places preserve devotion rather than historical tomb claims.

First century4 places4 countries
February 5

St. Agatha of Sicily

Meet St. Agatha, the early Christian martyr and patron of Catania, and visit the churches and relic traditions associated with her in Sicily.

Third century5 places2 countries
July 29

St. Olav of Norway

Follow St. Olav from Viking warrior and Norwegian king to the medieval shrine at Nidaros Cathedral and today’s St. Olav pilgrimage routes.

c. 995–10304 places3 countries
July 26

St. Anne

Understand the Christian tradition of St. Anne, mother of the Virgin Mary, and explore the shrines and churches dedicated to her.

First century BC (tradition)3 places3 countries
July 23

St. Bridget of Sweden

Trace St. Bridget of Sweden through marriage, motherhood, reform, pilgrimage, the Brigittine order, Rome, and her resting place at Vadstena.

1303–13733 places2 countries
January 23

St. Marianne Cope

Follow St. Marianne Cope from her Franciscan vocation and hospital leadership in New York to lifelong service in Hawaii and Molokai.

1838–19183 places1 country
March 24

St. Óscar Arnulfo Romero

Visit the places that preserve St. Óscar Romero’s episcopal ministry, defense of human dignity, assassination at Mass, and tomb in San Salvador.

1917–19803 places1 country
June 29

St. Peter the Apostle

Follow St. Peter from the Sea of Galilee and Jerusalem to his ministry, martyrdom tradition, and principal tomb beneath St. Peter’s Basilica.

First century6 places6 countries
July 3

St. Thomas the Apostle

Meet St. Thomas in the Gospel of John and explore the ancient Christian tradition connecting his mission, martyrdom, and tomb with India.

First century4 places2 countries
August 28

St. Augustine of Hippo

Follow St. Augustine from North Africa through conversion and baptism in Milan to episcopal ministry at Hippo and his principal tomb in Pavia.

354–4302 places2 countries
October 22

St. John Paul II

Trace St. John Paul II from Wadowice and wartime Kraków to his global papal ministry, Marian devotion, and tomb at St. Peter’s Basilica.

1920–20052 places2 countries
January 19

St. Henry of Finland

Explore Finland’s patron saint through Turku Cathedral, Nousiainen, Kirkkokari, and the medieval traditions associated with Bishop Henry.

d. c. 1156 (tradition)3 places1 country
August 23

St. Rose of Lima

Follow St. Rose of Lima through her family home, parish church, Dominican spirituality, works of mercy, and principal relic shrine.

1586–16173 places1 country
October 25

St. Anthony of St. Ann Galvão

Meet Brazil’s first native-born canonized saint and visit the Monastery of Light, his tomb, and the shrine at Guaratinguetá.

1739–18222 places1 country
August 14

St. Antonio Primaldo and Companions

Learn the documented history of the 1480 Martyrs of Otranto and visit their relic chapel and martyrdom landscape in Puglia.

d. 14802 places1 country
February 1

St. Brigid of Kildare

Explore St. Brigid’s monastic legacy, the Christian landscape of Kildare, her shrine at Faughart, and the traditions surrounding Ireland’s patroness.

c. 451–c. 525 (traditional)2 places1 country
June 3

St. Charles Lwanga and Companions

Meet St. Charles Lwanga and his companions and visit the martyrdom landscapes and national shrines at Namugongo and Munyonyo.

d. 1885–18872 places1 country
August 28

St. Moses the Ethiopian

Meet the Desert Father also known as Moses the Black and Abba Moses the Strong, then visit ancient Scetis and the monastery preserving his relics.

c. 330–c. 405/4072 places1 country
May 10

St. Damien of Molokaʻi

Follow St. Damien from Belgium to Honolulu and Kalaupapa, where he shared the life of people forcibly isolated with Hansen’s disease.

1840–18892 places1 country
January 4

St. Elizabeth Ann Seton

Trace St. Elizabeth Ann Seton from marriage, motherhood and conversion in New York to her school, religious community, and shrine in Emmitsburg.

1774–18213 places1 country
November 13

St. Frances Xavier Cabrini

Follow Mother Cabrini from northern Italy to her ministry among immigrants and principal Catholic shrines in the United States.

1850–19172 places1 country
December 27

St. John the Apostle

Follow the received Christian memory of St. John from the Gospel to Patmos, Revelation, his later ministry at Ephesus, and the basilica built over his traditional tomb.

first century–c. 1002 places2 countries
March 9

St. Catherine of Bologna

Meet the Poor Clare artist and author of The Seven Spiritual Weapons, then visit the Bologna monastery where her body is venerated.

1413–14631 place1 country
November 22

St. Cecilia

Separate the ancient Roman cult of St. Cecilia from later narrative details, then visit her basilica and tomb in Trastevere.

d. c. third century1 place1 country
January 21

St. Agnes of Rome

Follow St. Agnes from the traditional place of martyrdom at Piazza Navona to her burial basilica and catacomb on the Via Nomentana.

d. c. 3042 places1 country
November 26

St. Leonard of Port Maurice

Discover the Franciscan missionary who spread the Stations of the Cross and established the historic Via Crucis inside the Colosseum.

1676–17511 place1 country