Saint Gertrude of Nivelles
Patron saint of cats.
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A collection of 27 posts
Patron saint of cats.
A dying saint's plank.
"The least puppy barking under the table…"
The first American-born saint.
A married virgin.
Patron saint of young brides.
A virgin martyr from Portugal.
On ascetic hallucinations.
The great mystic.
A hermit speaks from beyond the grave.
The first saint of the new millennium.
"The Little Flower"
Her simple acts supported a whole cathedral.
Inspirational mother of Saint Augustine.
She founded the Little Sisters of the Abandoned Elderly.