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1156 saints referenced

Frances Xavier Cabrini

Feast: December 22nd

Italian religious sister (1850-1917), foundress of the Missionary Sisters of the Sacred Heart of Jesus and apostle to Italian immigrants in …

François-Léon Clergue

Feast: February 8th

François-Léon Clergue (1825-1907), in religion Father Marie-Antoine of Lavaur, was a French Capuchin priest known as the "Apostle of the Mid…

Franz Alexander Kern

Feast: October 20th

Austrian Premonstratensian priest (1897-1924), Father Jakob Kern offered his physical sufferings and his life in a spirit of atonement for t…

Franz de Castro Holzwarth

Feast: February 14th

A Brazilian layperson and lawyer committed to prisoners within APAC, Franz de Castro Holzwarth offered his life by taking the place of a hos…

Franz Jägerstätter

Feast: May 21st

An Austrian conscientious objector, Franz Jägerstätter refused to swear an oath to Hitler and to bear arms in the name of his Christian fait…

Franziska Streitel

Feast: March 6th

Franziska Streitel (1844-1911), in religion Mother Mary Frances of the Cross, was a German religious sister and foundress of the congregatio…

Frédéric Janssoone

Feast: August 5th

Frédéric Janssoone (1838-1916) was a French Franciscan priest, missionary in the Holy Land and later in Canada, recognized for his apostolic…

Fulton Sheen

Feast: December 9th

Fulton Sheen (1895-1979) was an American bishop, a pioneer of radio and television, famous for his program 'Life Is Worth Living' and his de…

Gabriel Longueville

Feast: July 17th

A French diocesan priest sent to Argentina, Gabriel Longueville was assassinated in 1976 in hatred of the faith under the military dictators…

Gabriele Allegra

Feast: January 26th

An Italian Franciscan missionary, Blessed Gabriele Allegra (1907-1976) was the first to translate the complete Bible into Chinese from the o…

Gaetana Tolomeo

Feast: April 19th

Gaetana Tolomeo, known as Nuccia (1936-1997), was an Italian layperson paralyzed from childhood, who offered her sufferings for the conversi…

Gaetano Catanoso

Feast: April 4th

A priest of the Archdiocese of Reggio Calabria and apostle of the devotion to the Holy Face, Gaetano Catanoso founded the congregation of th…

Gaetano Clausellas Ballvé

Feast: August 15th

A Spanish priest and chaplain of an old-age home in Sabadell, Gaetano Clausellas Ballvé was murdered in hatred of the faith during the Spani…

Gaetano Francesco Mauro

Feast: December 31st

Italian priest and founder of the Congregation of the Pious Rural Catechist Workers (Ardorini Missionaries), dedicated to the evangelization…

Gaetano Tantalo

Feast: November 13th

Italian priest (1905-1947) recognized as Righteous Among the Nations for hiding and protecting Jewish families under the Nazi occupation, pr…

Gaspare Goggi

Feast: August 4th

Gaspare Goggi (1877-1908) was an Italian priest, the first professed member of the Sons of Divine Providence (Orionines), recognized as Vene…

Geevarghese Ivanios

Feast: July 15th

Syro-Malankara archbishop and founder of the Bethany congregations, Mar Ivanios was the principal architect of the restoration of communion …

Geevarghese Mar Ivanios

Feast: July 15th

Geevarghese Mar Ivanios (1882-1953) is the founder of the Syro-Malankara Catholic Church and the Order of the Imitation of Christ. Recognize…

Gemma Galgani

Feast: April 11th

Gemma Galgani (1878-1903) was a young Italian lay mystic from Lucca, marked by the stigmata and who died of tuberculosis at twenty-five, can…

Genaro Fueyo Castañón and 3 companions (4)

Feast: October 21st

Genaro Fueyo Castañón, a diocesan priest, and three laymen of the Nocturnal Adoration of Nembra were martyred in 1936 in hatred of the faith…

Genoveffa De Troia

Feast: December 11th

An Italian layperson and Franciscan tertiary, Genoveffa De Troia (1887-1949) lived a life of profound suffering offered to God, becoming a m…

Genoveva Torres Morales

Feast: January 5th

Spanish religious (1870-1956), Genoveva Torres Morales founded the congregation of the Sisters of the Sacred Heart of Jesus and of the Holy …

Georg Häfner

Feast: August 20th

A German priest and member of the Third Order of Carmel, Georg Häfner firmly opposed the Nazi regime. Arrested by the Gestapo, he died of ex…

George Preca

Feast: May 9th

Maltese priest (1880-1962), founder of the Society of Christian Doctrine (M.U.S.E.U.M.), George Preca is the first canonized Maltese, procla…

Georges Bellanger

Feast: August 16th

Georges Bellanger (1861-1902) was a French priest, member of the Congregation of the Religious of Saint Vincent de Paul, recognized as Vener…

Gerardo Sagarduy de Lasgoitia

Feast: May 29th

Spanish Passionist lay brother, nicknamed the "holy porter" of the monastery of Saints John and Paul in Rome, recognized as Venerable by Joh…

Gerhard Hirschfelder

Feast: August 1st

A German priest and youth chaplain, Gerhard Hirschfelder courageously opposed the Nazi regime. Arrested by the Gestapo, he died a martyr at …

Germano Ruopollo

Feast: December 11th

The Venerable Germano Ruopollo (1850-1909), born Vincenzo Ruoppolo, was an Italian Passionist priest. A brilliant mind, teacher, and archaeo…

Gertrude Comensoli

Feast: February 18th

Gertrude Comensoli (1847-1903) was an Italian religious sister, foundress in Bergamo of the Sacramentine Sisters, dedicated to Eucharistic a…

Giacinto Bianchi

Feast: February 11th

An Italian priest and founder of the congregation of the Daughters of Mary Missionaries, Giacinto Bianchi dedicated himself to evangelizatio…

Giacinto Longhin

Feast: June 26th

Giacinto Longhin (1863-1936) was an Italian Capuchin bishop who led the Diocese of Treviso for thirty-two years, noted for his dedication du…

Giacomo Bulgaro

Feast: January 27th

Giacomo Bulgaro (1879-1967) was an Italian Conventual Franciscan friar, a humble shoemaker and porter at the friary of Brescia, recognized a…

Giacomo Gaglione

Feast: May 28th

An Italian layperson and spiritual son of Padre Pio, Giacomo Gaglione lived fifty years of paralysis in mystical joy, founding the Apostolat…

Giacomo Viale

Feast: April 16th

Italian Franciscan priest, devoted pastor of Bordighera for nearly fifty years, nicknamed the father of the poor.

Gianna Beretta Molla

Feast: April 28th

Saint Gianna Beretta Molla (1922-1962) is an Italian lay saint, a physician and mother who sacrificed her life to save that of her unborn ch…

Gioacchino Maria Stevan

Feast: April 28th

Italian religious of the Order of Servites of Mary, declared Venerable by John Paul II in 1997.

Giocondo Pio Lorgna

Feast: July 8th

Italian Dominican priest, pastor of the Basilica of Santi Giovanni e Paolo in Venice and founder of the Congregation of the Dominican Sister…

Giorgio La Pira

Feast: November 5th

Giorgio La Pira (1904-1977), nicknamed the "saintly mayor" of Florence, was an Italian politician of the Third Order of Saint Dominic, recog…

Giovanna Maria Bracaval

Feast: January 26th

A religious sister of Belgian origin, she restored the active life and original charism of the congregation of the Angelic Sisters of Saint …

Giovanna Meneghini

Feast: March 2nd

Foundress of the Ursuline Sisters of the Sacred Heart of Mary, Giovanna Meneghini dedicated her life to the education and spiritual and soci…

Giovanni Bacile

Feast: August 20th

An Italian priest (1880-1941) from Sicily, Giovanni Bacile was distinguished by his pastoral zeal, his educational work with youth, and his …

Giovanni Barra

Feast: January 28th

Italian priest (1914-1975) dedicated to the education and spiritual guidance of youth, founder of the Casa Alpina, and declared Venerable in…

Giovanni Battista Arista

Feast: September 27th

Giovanni Battista Arista (1863-1920) was an Italian Oratorian priest who became Bishop of Acireale, recognized for his pastoral dedication a…

Giovanni Battista Piamarta

Feast: April 25th

Giovanni Battista Piamarta (1841-1913) was an Italian priest from Brescia, educator of working-class youth, and founder of the Congregation …

Giovanni Battista Pinardi

Feast: August 2nd

Bishop Giovanni Battista Pinardi (1880-1962) was auxiliary bishop of Turin and pastor of the San Secondo parish for fifty years. Recognized …

Giovanni Battista Scalabrini

Feast: June 1st

Bishop of Piacenza and founder of the Missionaries of St. Charles (Scalabrinians), Giovanni Battista Scalabrini (1839-1905) dedicated his ep…

Giovanni Battista Zuaboni

Feast: December 12th

Italian priest (1880-1939), founder of the Istituto Pro Familia and the Company of the Holy Family, dedicated to marriage preparation and th…

Giovanni Calabria

Feast: December 4th

A priest from Verona (1873-1954), Giovanni Calabria founded the Poor Servants and the Poor Handmaids of Divine Providence to serve poor and …

Giovanni Ciresola

Italian priest and founder of the Congregation of the Poor Servants of the Precious Blood, recognized as Venerable in 2018.

Giovanni Ferro

Feast: April 18th

Giovanni Ferro (1901-1992) was an Italian archbishop of the Somascan Order, proclaimed Venerable in 2019. Recognized for his pastoral charit…

Giovanni Folci

Feast: March 31st

An Italian priest (1890-1963), Father Giovanni Folci founded the Opera Divin Prigioniero and the Saint Pius X pre-seminary at the Vatican to…

Giovanni Fornasini

Feast: October 13th

Italian priest and martyr of the Marzabotto massacre, known as the angel on a bicycle, beatified in 2021.

Giovanni Giuseppe Bonzi

Feast: February 9th

Italian Capuchin priest, theologian, and founder of charitable works such as the 'Sorriso Francescano' and the Little Servants of the Child …

Giovanni Jacono

Feast: May 25th

Giovanni Jacono (1873-1957) was an Italian bishop, recognized as Venerable by the Catholic Church, known for his charity and evangelical pov…

Giovanni Maoloni

Feast: February 26th

Giovanni Maoloni, in religion Brother Marcellin of Capradosso, is an Italian Capuchin religious recognized as Venerable by Pope Francis in 2…

Giovanni Maria Boccardo

Feast: December 30th

Italian priest and founder of the congregation of the Poor Daughters of Saint Cajetan, devoted to the poor and the sick.

Giovanni Nadiani

Feast: January 6th

A lay brother of the Congregation of the Blessed Sacrament, Giovanni Nadiani distinguished himself by his profound Eucharistic piety and hum…

Giovanni Schiavo

Feast: January 27th

An Italian Josephite priest and missionary in Brazil, Blessed Giovanni Schiavo dedicated himself to the education of youth and the guidance …

Giulia Bonifacio

Feast: December 15th

Giulia Bonifacio (1863-1926), in religion Mother Miradio of Providence of Saint Cajetan, was an Italian religious sister and founder of the …

Giulia Salzano

Feast: May 17th

Italian religious (1846-1929), Giulia Salzano was a tireless catechist in Casoria and founded the congregation of the Catechetical Sisters o…

Giulia Valle

Feast: December 18th

An Italian religious of the Sisters of Charity of Saint Jeanne-Antide Thouret, Sister Nemesia (Giulia Valle) dedicated her life to the educa…

Giulio Bocci

Feast: November 23rd

Italian Capuchin priest, founder of the Work of Vocations and the Franciscan Volunteers for Vocations, declared Venerable in 2023.

Giunio Tinarelli

Feast: January 14th

Giunio Tinarelli (1912-1956) was an Italian layperson, a worker at the Terni steelworks, who became an apostle of suffering and a model of f…

Giuseppa Scandola

Feast: September 1st

An Italian Comboni missionary sister, she dedicated her life to Central Africa and offered her life as a sacrifice to save a young sick prie…

Giuseppe Allamano

Feast: February 16th

Giuseppe Allamano (1851-1926), a diocesan priest of Turin and rector of the Consolata Shrine, founded the Consolata Missionaries in 1901 and…

Giuseppe Ambrosini

Feast: March 31st

Giuseppe Ambrosini (1889-1913) was a young Italian priest from the Diocese of Vicenza, recognized as Venerable by John Paul II in 1990.

Giuseppe Ambrosoli

Feast: July 28th

Blessed Giuseppe Ambrosoli (1923-1987) was an Italian Comboni missionary priest and doctor. Known as the "doctor of charity," he dedicated h…

Giuseppe Atonna

Feast: March 4th

An Italian Franciscan religious (1843-1917), Father Berardo of the Heart of Jesus was a zealous preacher, a sought-after confessor, and a sp…

Giuseppe Baldo

Feast: October 24th

A priest of the Diocese of Verona and pastor of Ronco all'Adige, Giuseppe Baldo dedicated himself to the poor and the sick, founding the con…

Giuseppe Beotti

Feast: July 20th

An Italian priest and martyr of Nazism, Father Giuseppe Beotti was executed by firing squad in 1944 for protecting persecuted people and sav…

Giuseppe Bernardi

Feast: September 19th

An Italian priest and pastor of Boves, Giuseppe Bernardi was martyred by the SS on September 19, 1943, after negotiating the release of Germ…

Giuseppe Beschin

Feast: October 29th

An Italian Franciscan religious (1880-1952), Father Ignazio Beschin distinguished himself by his heroic charity, notably by protecting refug…

Giuseppe Carraro

Italian bishop of Vittorio Veneto and later of Verona, Giuseppe Carraro (1899-1980) was distinguished by his pastoral zeal, his participatio…

Giuseppe Codicè

Feast: January 21st

Italian priest (1838-1915), pastor of Vedrana and founder of the Pious Union of the Visitandine Sisters of the Immaculate, recognized as Ven…

Giuseppe Di Donna

Feast: January 2nd

Giuseppe Di Donna (1901-1952) was an Italian Trinitarian missionary in Madagascar who became Bishop of Andria, where he distinguished himsel…

Giuseppe Ghezzi

Feast: February 9th

An Italian nobleman who became a simple Franciscan lay friar, Giuseppe Ghezzi (1872-1955), nicknamed the 'Count with the satchel', dedicated…

Giuseppe Giaccardo

Feast: January 24th

The first priest of the Pauline Family and a close collaborator of Father James Alberione, Giuseppe Timoteo Giaccardo dedicated his life to …

Giuseppe Girelli

Feast: May 1st

Italian priest (1886-1978) dedicated to the apostolate for prisoners, founder of the Casa San Giuseppe and recognized as Venerable by Pope F…

Giuseppe Girotti

Feast: April 1st

An Italian Dominican priest and theologian, Giuseppe Girotti distinguished himself through his heroic aid to Jews during the Second World Wa…

Giuseppe Gualandi

Feast: July 14th

Italian priest (1826-1907), founder of the Little Mission for the Deaf-Mutes, dedicated to the education and spiritual and social integratio…

Giuseppe Lazzati

Feast: May 18th

Giuseppe Lazzati (1909-1986) was an Italian academic and politician, a major figure of the consecrated laity and founder of the Secular Inst…

Giuseppe Maria Leone

An Italian Redemptorist priest, the Venerable Giuseppe Maria Leone (1829-1902) was an influential spiritual guide, notably to Blessed Bartol…

Giuseppe Marrazzo

Feast: November 30th

Italian Rogationist religious (1917-1992), nicknamed the "priest of the people," recognized for his tireless devotion to the confessional an…

Giuseppe Moscati

Feast: April 12th

An Italian lay doctor, Giuseppe Moscati (1880-1927) dedicated his life to the free care of the poor in Naples, combining science and deep fa…

Giuseppe Nascimbeni

Feast: January 22nd

Giuseppe Nascimbeni (1851-1922) was an Italian priest, pastor of Castelletto di Brenzone, and founder of the Institute of the Little Sisters…

Giuseppe Oddi

Feast: June 3rd

Giuseppe Oddi (1839-1919), in religion Brother Didacus (Diego), was an Italian Franciscan religious known for his humble service as a mendic…

Giuseppe Pesci

An Italian Passionist priest (1853-1929), the Venerable Giuseppe Pesci distinguished himself by his profound humility, charity, and pastoral…

Giuseppe Picco

Feast: August 31st

An Italian Jesuit priest, Giuseppe Picco (1867-1946) dedicated himself to leading spiritual retreats and an itinerant apostolate among the h…

Giuseppe Puglisi

Feast: October 21st

An Italian priest murdered by the mafia in 1993 in Palermo, Father Pino Puglisi was beatified in 2013 as a martyr of the faith for his commi…

Giuseppe Quadrio

Feast: October 23rd

An Italian Salesian priest and theologian, Giuseppe Quadrio distinguished himself by his theological contribution to the dogma of the Assump…

Giuseppe Rossi

Feast: February 26th

An Italian priest and martyr of Nazism, Father Giuseppe Rossi was murdered in 1945 by fascist militiamen for remaining faithful to his paris…

Giuseppe Toniolo

Feast: September 4th

An Italian Catholic economist and father of the Church's social doctrine, Giuseppe Toniolo worked for human dignity and Christian democracy.

Giuseppina Catanea

Feast: June 26th

Giuseppina Catanea (1894-1948), in religion Sister Maria Giuseppina di Gesù Crocifisso, was an Italian Discalced Carmelite from Naples, beat…

Giuseppina Gabriela Bonino

Feast: February 8th

Foundress of the congregation of the Sisters of the Holy Family of Savigliano, dedicated to the service of the poor, orphans, and the sick.

Giuseppina Nicoli

Feast: December 31st

An Italian Daughter of Charity, Giuseppina Nicoli (1863-1924) dedicated her life to the education and relief of the most destitute in Sardin…

Giuseppina Operti

Feast: October 7th

Giuseppina Operti (1871-1949), in religion Sister Mary of the Angels, was an Italian religious, founder of the Institute of the Carmelites o…

Giuseppina Suriano

Feast: May 19th

Giuseppina Suriano (1915-1950), nicknamed Pina, was a young Sicilian laywoman active in Catholic Action, who offered herself as a victim of …

Giuseppina Vannini

Feast: February 23rd

Giuseppina Vannini (1859-1911), a Roman religious sister, co-founded with Blessed Luigi Tezza the congregation of the Daughters of Saint Cam…

Gloria Esperanza Elizondo García

Feast: December 8th

Mexican religious sister and Superior General of the Catechist Missionary Sisters of the Poor, declared Venerable in 2020.

Gregor Cäsarius Buhl

Feast: December 11th

A German Lasallian religious, the Venerable Gregor Cäsarius Buhl (1896-1973) dedicated his life to the education and spiritual formation of …

Grimoaldo of the Purification

Feast: November 18th

Grimoaldo of the Purification (1883-1902), born Ferdinando Santamaria, was an Italian Passionist religious beatified in 1995.

Grimoaldo Santamaria

Feast: November 18th

A young Italian Passionist religious (1883-1902), Grimoaldo Santamaria is a model of Marian piety and serenity in the face of illness.

Guadalupe Ortiz de Landázuri

Feast: May 18th

A Spanish layperson of Opus Dei and a pioneer in chemistry, Guadalupe Ortiz de Landázuri dedicated her life to education, the social advance…

Guglielmo Giacomo Ghilardi

Feast: October 25th

An Italian Franciscan priest (1858-1937), Father Faustino Ghilardi distinguished himself through his heroic poverty, his teaching, and his h…

Guido Maria Conforti

Feast: November 5th

Bishop of Parma and founder of the Xaverian Missionaries (1895), Guido Maria Conforti dedicated his life to evangelization and was canonized…

Hanna Chrzanowska

Feast: April 28th

Polish nurse and pioneer of home care and chaplaincy for the sick, collaborator of Karol Wojtyła.

Hanna Helena Chrzanowska

Feast: April 29th

Hanna Helena Chrzanowska (1902-1973) was a Polish lay nurse, a pioneer of parish home nursing, and a close collaborator of Karol Wojtyła. Sh…

Hedwig Borzecka

Feast: September 26th

The Venerable Hedwig Borzecka (1863-1906) was a Polish religious sister who co-founded, with her mother Blessed Celine Borzecka, the Congreg…

Hermann Lange

Feast: November 10th

Hermann Lange (1912-1943) was a German Catholic priest, vicar in Lübeck, executed by the Nazi regime for his spiritual opposition and beatif…

Hermínio Pinzetta

Feast: May 31st

Hermínio Pinzetta, in religion Brother Salvador of Casca (1911-1972), was a Brazilian Capuchin religious known for his simple life of prayer…

Hieronymus Jaegen

Feast: January 26th

Hieronymus Jaegen (1841-1919) was a German layperson, engineer, banker, and member of parliament, who balanced an intense professional and p…

Hildebrand Gregori

Feast: November 12th

Abbot General of the Sylvestrine Benedictine Congregation and founder of the Congregation of the Benedictine Sisters of Reparation of the Ho…

Hildegard Burjan

Feast: June 12th

An Austrian politician of Jewish origin who converted to Catholicism, Hildegard Burjan founded the Caritas Socialis to support destitute wom…

Honorat Koźmiński

Feast: October 13th

A Polish Capuchin priest, Blessed Honorat Koźmiński founded numerous clandestine religious congregations to circumvent the persecutions of t…

Hyacinthe-Marie Cormier

Feast: May 21st

French Dominican priest, 76th Master General of the Order of Preachers, he reorganized the College of Saint Thomas in Rome (the future Angel…

Ignác Stuchlý

Feast: January 17th

Ignác Stuchlý (1869-1953) was a Salesian priest, pioneer and founder of the Salesian work in Czechoslovakia, recognized as venerable in 2020…

Ignacy Kłopotowski

Feast: September 7th

A Polish priest and founder of the Congregation of the Sisters of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Loreto, Ignacy Kłopotowski distinguished himsel…

Ignacy Posadzy

Feast: January 17th

Polish priest (1898-1984), co-founder of the Society of Christ for Polish Emigrants and founder of the Missionary Sisters of Christ the King…

Ignatius Maloyan

Feast: June 11th

Armenian Catholic Archbishop of Mardin, Ignatius Maloyan was arrested and executed in 1915 during the Armenian Genocide for refusing to reno…

Justin Russolillo

Feast: August 2nd

Justin Russolillo (1891-1955), a priest from Pianura near Naples, founded the Society of Divine Vocations and the Congregation of the Sister…

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