Sometimes called “the Saint Dominic of the 19th century,” Anthony Claret was born in Spain in 1807.

“If by chance your conscience is burdened with sin, take your rosary and say at least part of it….

Dominic de Guzman, founder of the Order of Preachers, was called by God to preach to the Albigensians.

“My only purpose in thirty-three years of service has been that of saving my soul and that of my brother by spreading the rosary.” Bartolo Longo was born to a family of devout Catholics near Naples, Italy.

“When parents pray the rosary, at the end of each decade they should hold the rosary aloft and say to Our Lady, ‘With these beads bind my children to your Immaculate Heart!’ She will attend to their souls.” Born in France in 1590, Louise de Marillac never knew her mother, who died shortly after she was born.

Born September 8, 1380, Bernardine lost his parents when he was small and was cared for by his aunts and an older cousin.

Francisco Marto was eight years old when an angel appeared to prepare him, his sister Saint Jacinta, and their cousin Lucia for an important mission.

The rosary has grown through the centuries.

“Make my language clear, my Savior, open my mouth and, after filling it, penetrate my heart so that my acts may correspond to my words.” Romanos was born in Syria around 490 to a family of Jewish origin that had probably converted by the time of his birth.

“For straightway, while I meditated, my thought was turned into melody of song…and by reason of the interior sweetness which was outpoured upon me, I was impelled to sing what before I had only said.” Richard Rolle was born in Yorkshire around the year 1300.