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Artemide Zatti was born in Boretto, Italy, in the province of Reggio Emilia, on 12 October 1880. From an early age he had to face the hardships of life; at just nine years old he was already working as a farm laborer to earn a living. Because of poverty, his family emigrated in 1897 to Argentina, settling in Bahía Blanca.
He is known above all for his humility, his charity toward the poor, and his dedication to the sick and the marginalized. Even during his lifetime he was regarded as a saint because of the many miracles attributed to his intercession. This is Saint Didacus or San Diego of Alcalá, born around 1400 in San Nicolás del Puerto, in the region of Seville, Andalusia (Spain). From a young age, he felt a strong call to a solitary life dedicated to prayer and humble labor. After entering the Order of Friars Minor (Franciscans), he devoted himself with humility to the simplest services within the religious community.
There is no doubt that Saint Martin of Tours is well known throughout the world, if for no other reason than his act of charity of sharing half his cloak with a beggar. According to tradition, on that same night Jesus appeared to him wrapped in the beggar’s garments, wearing half a cloak.
This “cape” that belonged to Saint Martin was preserved as a celebrated relic and became part of the collection of the Merovingian kings. Charlemagne sent the Saint’s cape to the Palatine chapel of Aachen, whose name was changed to Aix-la-Chapelle in French and Aachen in German. The chapel’s name has its roots in the place where the Merovingian kings kept Saint Martin’s cape.
Saint Leo shares with Pope Saint Gregory the title of “the Great.” He was born at the end of the 4th century in Etruria. Initially a deacon in Rome, he was ordained a priest and carried out a mission in Gaul before being elected Pope in 440, serving for twenty years during a time of great difficulty.
The Archbasilica of the Most Holy Saviour, and of Saints John the Baptist and John the Evangelist, commonly known as Saint John Lateran, is the Cathedral of Rome. Mater et Caput of all the Churches in the Urbe and Orbe, it is a point of reference for the Universal Church. On 9 November, we celebrate its dedication by Pope Sylvester, which took place in 324, 1,700 years ago.
Elizabeth Catez was born in 1880 at Camp d’Avor, near Bourges. As a child she showed a strong temperament—at times impulsive and even prone to anger—but her character changed profoundly when her mother explained the meaning of First Communion: to receive Jesus, one needed to offer a gentle and willing heart.
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