Saints Who Grew Up in Poverty

Rita Lópes de Almeida was born in a small village in Portugal in 1848.

“We should be by grace what Jesus was by nature, a child of God and a child of Mary.” Born in Dublin in 1858, Joseph Aloysius Marmion combined a strong faith, pleasant temper, and lively sense of humor.

Charles de Foucauld was the son of French aristocrats.

Rosa Venerini was born in Italy in 1656.

The image of Our Lady of Las Lajas, imprinted on a slab of rock in Colombia, depicts Mary holding the infant Jesus.

As a boy, Luigi Orione had a fiery temper, but also a strong faith and a deep concern for the poor.

Known as the Apostle of the Ave Maria, Simón de Rojas did not speak until he was fourteen months old.

Alan was born in Brittany in the 1400s.

Sultana Maria Danil Ghattas was born in Jerusalem in 1843.