Portal:Saints/DYK/9

• ...that Saint Scholastica, twin sister of Saint Benedict of Nursia, is said to have summoned a storm to prolong their final meeting? Her 6th-century devotion made her a patroness of nuns and convents.
• ...that Saint Damien of Molokai, a missionary priest, volunteered to serve lepers in Hawaii and later died of the disease? Canonized in 2009, he is a patron of those with leprosy and outcasts.
• ...that Saint Clare of Montefalco, an Augustinian nun, bore the image of the Cross in her heart after death? Discovered in 1308, this miracle made her a symbol of intense devotion to Christ.
• ...that Saint Albert the Great, a Doctor of the Church, was called the "Universal Doctor" for his vast knowledge of science and theology? His 13th-century teachings influenced Saint Thomas Aquinas.
• ...that Saint Lucy, a 4th-century martyr, had her eyes removed but miraculously regained her sight? Her story made her a patroness of the blind and those with eye ailments.