Saint Floscel (Flocelle)
A twelve-year-old apostle in Autun under Emperor Valerian, Floscel was martyred for strengthening the faith of Christians. After miraculousl…
Saints Calendar
September 17th
10 saints celebrated
Francis Mary of Camporosso
Francis Mary of Camporosso (1804-1866) was a Capuchin lay brother, a beggar for the convent of Genoa for about forty years, nicknamed the "P…
Saint Francis of Assisi (Stigmata)
Two years before his death, during a fast on Mount La Verna, Saint Francis of Assisi miraculously received the stigmata of Christ after the …
Saint Hildegard (Hiltegarde)
Born in 1098 in Germany, Saint Hildegard was a Benedictine abbess and a great mystic of the 12th century. Famous for her divine visions reco…
Hildegard of Bingen
A Rhenish Benedictine abbess, mystic, and visionary, Hildegard of Bingen (1098-1179) left behind a theological, musical, and scientific body…
Saint Lambert (Landebert)
Bishop of Maastricht in the 7th century, Lambert was a zealous pastor and the apostle of the Toxandrians. After a seven-year exile at the Ab…
Leonella Sgorbati
Sister Leonella Sgorbati (1940-2006), an Italian Consolata missionary nun, dedicated her life to serving the sick in Kenya and Somalia, wher…
Saint Peter of Arbues
A canon and the first inquisitor of Aragon in the 15th century, Peter of Arbues was a model of charity and religious firmness. He was assass…
Venerable Robert Bellarmine
Born in 1542, Robert Bellarmine was a Jesuit, cardinal, and Archbishop of Capua, renowned for his talents as a theologian and controversiali…
Zygmunt Szczęsny Feliński
Archbishop of Warsaw deported for twenty years to Russia after the 1863 uprising, founder of the Franciscan Sisters of the Family of Mary, Z…
Frequently asked questions
Which saints are celebrated on September 17th?
On September 17th, the Church notably celebrates: Saint Floscel (Flocelle), Francis Mary of Camporosso, Saint Francis of Assisi (Stigmata), Saint Hildegard (Hiltegarde), Hildegard of Bingen, Saint Lambert (Landebert), Leonella Sgorbati and Saint Peter of Arbues.