Portal:Saints/DYK/11

• ...that Saint Isidore of Seville, a 7th-century scholar, compiled an encyclopedia that preserved knowledge through the Middle Ages? His work earned him patronage of the internet and computers.
• ...that Saint Maria Goretti, a 12-year-old martyr, forgave her attacker on her deathbed? Her 1902 martyrdom in Italy made her a patroness of purity and victims of violence.
• ...that Saint Bonaventure, a Doctor of the Church, mediated disputes during the Second Council of Lyon? His 13th-century theological writings earned him the title "Seraphic Doctor."
• ...that Saint Roch, a 14th-century pilgrim, survived the plague after a dog brought him food? His miraculous recovery made him a patron of plague victims and dogs.
• ...that Saint Frances Xavier Cabrini, the first U.S. citizen canonized, crossed the Atlantic 23 times to aid immigrants? Her 19th-century work in America established hospitals and orphanages.