Married saints
Meet saints whose marriages form an important part of their stories. Their circumstances differ, but each life shows faith taking shape within the duties and relationships of a household.
St. Joseph
Feast day: March 19
A craftsman, husband, and foster father whose care protected Mary and Jesus through danger and uncertainty.
Read the life →St. Elizabeth of Hungary
Feast day: November 19
A wife and mother who shared her resources and personally cared for the poor and sick, through marriage and widowhood.
Read the life →St. Homobonus
Feast day: November 13
A married merchant who brought honesty, patience, and generosity into the responsibilities of his shop and home.
Read the life →St. Thomas More
Feast day: June 22
A husband and father who cared about his children's education while serving as a lawyer and public officer, before imprisonment tested his fidelity.
Read the life →St. Frances of Rome
Feast day: March 9
A wife and mother who made household duties part of her prayer and founded a community she later joined as a widow.
Read the life →
These are selected lives to explore, with a reason for each choice. Each saint’s page includes the story and its sources.