I.Dup. Posted September 29, 2012 Share Posted September 29, 2012 Can you give me some examples of saints who have lived through marital struggles, infidelity, troubles with their children (I know of St. Monica)...I am needing to help encourage a friend. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PrincessMommy Posted September 29, 2012 Share Posted September 29, 2012 I know that Blessed Mother Olga of Alaska (she's not been canonized yet) had a difficult marriage in the beginning and, because of her prayers her husband started going to church and even ended up the priest! I think he had been non-Churched and an alcoholic before that. There's St. Theodora whose husband was an iconoclast. She kept her icons hidden from him. When he died she was instrumental in the re-institution of Icons. St. Helena (Constantine's mother) was divorced by her husband (the Emperor) because she wasn't good enough (or something like that.). He later married a better connected woman. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
love2read Posted September 29, 2012 Share Posted September 29, 2012 St. Rita. There is a lot on the net about her. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parrothead Posted September 29, 2012 Share Posted September 29, 2012 Here is a list by category. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PrincessMommy Posted September 29, 2012 Share Posted September 29, 2012 (edited) I know that Blessed Mother Olga of Alaska (she's not been canonized yet) had a difficult marriage in the beginning and, because of her prayers her husband started going to church and even ended up the priest! I think he had been non-Churched and an alcoholic before that. There's St. Theodora whose husband was an iconoclast. She kept her icons hidden from him. When he died she was instrumental in the re-institution of Icons. St. Helena (Constantine's mother) was divorced by her husband (the Emperor) because she wasn't good enough (or something like that.). He later married a better connected woman. I meant to add that Blessed Mother Olga is known to intercede for women & children who have physically or emotionally abused. Edited September 29, 2012 by PrincessMommy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milovany Posted September 30, 2012 Share Posted September 30, 2012 Some marriage and family saints I could think of: Sts. Adrian and Natalia St. Juliana the Merciful (my patron saint) Blessed Xenia of St. Petersburg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I.Dup. Posted October 1, 2012 Author Share Posted October 1, 2012 Thank you all!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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