March 12
Saints of the Day... and Events

Blessed Luigi Orione, 1872-1940

    The sickly Italian priest , from Pontecurone, Allessandria, healed at the funeral of St. John Bosco, who founded several congregations:
    While still a layman and student, he opened San Luigi House at San Bernardino in 1893, a home for the poor, homeless and abandoned.
    Then, the Hermits of Divine Providence congregation, the Ladies of Divine Providence, and an orphanage in Rome in 1899. The Little Missionaries of Charity. Constructed the Marian shrine at Tortona and he traveled the world, visiting houses in Wales, Brazil, the United States, and throughout Italy.

http://www.catholic-forum.com/saints/saintl62.htm

St. Maximilian, d. 295

    Son of a Roman army veteran. Conscientious objector - when drafted into the Roman army, he refused to serve on the grounds that his faith prohibited it. Martyred for this stand.

    http://www.stthomasirondequoit.com/SaintsAlive/id415.htm
 

Events of March 12 - Saints of March 12:

http://www.saintpatrickdc.org/ss/0312.htm