Saint of the Day

November 16

Gertrude the Great

Feast Day: November 16

Patron of: Travelers, cats, the West Indies, against rats and mice, souls in purgatory

Medieval Benedictine mystic whose visionary writings shaped contemplative Christianity.

Feast Day: November 16

Patron of: physicians, medical students, sick people, healing

Italian physician who united medical excellence with faith and humble charity toward all patients.

Feast Day: November 16

Patron of: Scotland, Scottish borders, widows, difficult marriages

Scottish queen whose piety and reform reshaped the medieval Scottish church.