Footballer, teacher, father, martyr: The story of Blessed Benedict Daswa
'He was a man on fire.'
Many saints have been sports fans.
Saint John Paul II loved mountaineering, as did Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati, Blessed Michael McGivney was a baseball left fielder, Venerable Montserrat Grases loved playing basketball, Blessed Chiara Badano was a gifted tennis player, and Saint Sebastian is the patron saint of athletes.
