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* ...that [[Saint Benedict of Nursia]], founder of Western monasticism, escaped poisoning attempts by his own monks? His ''Rule of Saint Benedict'', written in the 6th century, continues to guide [[Benedictine]] monasteries worldwide. | * ...that [[Saint Benedict of Nursia]], founder of Western monasticism, escaped poisoning attempts by his own monks? His ''Rule of Saint Benedict'', written in the 6th century, continues to guide [[Benedictine]] monasteries worldwide. | ||
* ...that [[Saint Joan of Arc]], a teenage peasant, led [[French]] armies to victory during the Hundred Years' War? Burned at the stake in 1431, her visions and courage made her a patroness of [[France]]. | * ...that [[Saint Joan of Arc]], a teenage peasant, led [[France|French]] armies to victory during the Hundred Years' War? Burned at the stake in 1431, her visions and courage made her a patroness of [[France]]. | ||
* ...that [[Saint Maximilian Kolbe]], a Polish priest, volunteered to die in place of a stranger at [[Auschwitz]]? Canonized in 1982, he is revered as a martyr of charity and patron of prisoners. | * ...that [[Saint Maximilian Kolbe]], a Polish priest, volunteered to die in place of a stranger at [[Auschwitz]]? [[Canonized]] in 1982, he is revered as a [[martyr]] of charity and patron of prisoners. | ||
* ...that [[Saint Philomena]], known only through rediscovered relics, became a popular saint despite limited historical records? Her shrine in [[Mugnano del Cardinale]] drew millions after her 1802 discovery. | * ...that [[Saint Philomena]], known only through rediscovered relics, became a popular saint despite limited historical records? Her shrine in [[Mugnano del Cardinale]] drew millions after her 1802 discovery. | ||
* ...that [[Saint Dominic]], founder of the [[Dominican Order]], carried only a Bible and preached against heresy in medieval [[France]]? His emphasis on intellectual rigor shaped the order’s mission of teaching and preaching. | * ...that [[Saint Dominic]], founder of the [[Dominican Order]], carried only a Bible and preached against heresy in medieval [[France]]? His emphasis on intellectual rigor shaped the order’s mission of teaching and preaching. | ||