The son of Irish immigrants, Blessed Michael McGivney saw a need for Catholics to come together to assist widows and orphans who were often left destitute. That organization became the Knights of Columbus.
Image: CNS-McGivney beatification
Saint of the Day for August 13
(August 12, 1852 – August 14, 1890)
Source: https://www.franciscanmedia.org/saint-of-the-day/blessed-michael-j-mcgivney/
