Adolfo Barberis
A priest of the Diocese of Turin and secretary to Cardinal Richelmy, Adolfo Barberis founded the Institute of the Sister…
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Agostino Chieppi
An Italian priest and founder of the Congregation of the Little Daughters of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary, Agosti…
Agostino Roscelli
An Italian priest of the Diocese of Genoa, Augustine Roscelli (1818-1902) dedicated himself to the poor, prisoners, and …
Albert Chmielowski
A Polish painter and 1863 insurgent who became a Franciscan religious, Albert Chmielowski (born Adam) renounced his arti…
Alcide-Vital Lataste
French Dominican priest, founder of the Congregation of the Dominican Sisters of Bethany for the rehabilitation of forme…
Blessed Alexis Falconieri
A 13th-century Florentine merchant, Alexis Falconieri founded the Order of the Servants of Mary with six companions foll…
Alfonso Maria Fusco
Italian priest from Angri, Alfonso Maria Fusco (1839-1910) founded the congregation of the Sisters of Saint John the Bap…
Ambrogio Grittani
An Italian priest and founder of the Congregation of the Oblate Sisters of Saint Benedict Joseph Labre, Ambrogio Grittan…
André-Hubert Fournet
A priest of the Diocese of Poitiers, faithful to the Holy See during the French Revolution, André-Hubert Fournet co-foun…
Annibale Maria Di Francia
Annibale Maria Di Francia (1851-1927) was an Italian priest from Messina, founder of the Rogationists and the Daughters …
Venerable Anthony Mary Zaccaria
A physician by training who became a priest in Cremona, Anthony Mary Zaccaria founded the Congregation of the Barnabites…
Antoine Chevrier
A priest from Lyon and founder of the Prado Providence work, Antoine Chevrier dedicated himself entirely to the educatio…
Anton Maria Schwartz
Austrian priest and founder of the Calasanctine Congregation, Anton Maria Schwartz dedicated his life to the spiritual a…
Antonio Angelo Cavanis
Venetian priest (1772-1858), co-founder with his brother Marco Antonio of the Congregation of the Schools of Charity (Ca…
Antonio Celona
Italian priest (1873-1952), founder of the Congregation of the Reparatory Servants of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, recogni…
Antonio Provolo
Italian priest (1801-1842), pioneer of the education of the deaf-mute using the oral method and founder of the Company o…
Antonio Rosmini-Serbati
Antonio Rosmini-Serbati (1797-1855) was an Italian priest, philosopher, and founder of the Institute of Charity, recogni…
Arcangelo Tadini
An Italian priest of the Diocese of Brescia, Arcangelo Tadini (1846-1912) dedicated his ministry to workers and founded …
Arnold Janssen
A German priest who founded the Society of the Divine Word (Divine Word Missionaries) and two female missionary congrega…
Basil Moreau
French priest and founder of the Congregation of Holy Cross, beatified in 2007.
Benedetto Menni
Italian religious of the Order of Saint John of God, Benedetto Menni restored the Fatebenefratelli in Spain and Portugal…
Bernard Tolomei
Bernard Tolomei (1272-1348), a jurist from Siena who became a hermit, founder of the Benedictine congregation of Monte O…
Bronisław Markiewicz
A Polish priest and educator of youth, Blessed Bronisław Markiewicz founded the congregations of Saint Michael the Archa…
Bruno Lanteri
A Piedmontese priest and founder of the Congregation of the Oblates of the Virgin Mary, Bruno Lanteri distinguished hims…
Carlo Cavina
Carlo Cavina (1820-1880) was an Italian priest, founder of the Congregation of the Daughters of Saint Francis de Sales, …
Venerable César de Bus
A Provençal gentleman who initially led a worldly life, César de Bus underwent a radical conversion in Cavaillon. In 159…
Clemente Marchisio
An Italian priest and pastor of Rivalba for 43 years, Clemente Marchisio is the founder of the congregation of the Daugh…
Doroteo Hernández Vera
A Spanish priest and founder of the secular institute Cruzada Evangélica, Doroteo Hernández Vera dedicated himself to th…
Edmund Ignatius Rice
Edmund Ignatius Rice (1762-1844) was an Irish educator and religious, founder of the Christian Brothers and the Presenta…
Eladio Mozas Santamera
Spanish priest and founder of the congregation of the Josephite Sisters of the Holy Trinity, recognized as Venerable in …
Emmanuel d'Alzon
Emmanuel d'Alzon (1810-1880) was a French priest, founder of the Augustinians of the Assumption and the Oblates of the A…
Enrico Mauri
An Italian priest and founder of the Opera della Madonnina del Grappa, Enrico Mauri dedicated his life to supporting war…
Enrique de Ossó y Cercelló
Spanish priest (1840-1896), great catechist of the 19th century and founder of the Company of Saint Teresa of Jesus, can…
Eugene de Mazenod
A Provençal aristocrat who became a priest and then Bishop of Marseille, Eugene de Mazenod founded the Missionaries of P…
Eugenio Reffo
Eugenio Reffo (1843-1925) was an Italian priest, co-founder of the Congregation of Saint Joseph with Saint Leonard Muria…
Eusebius of Esztergom
Canon of Esztergom who became a hermit in the Pilis Mountains, Blessed Eusebius founded in the 13th century the Order of…
Federico Albert
An Italian priest and court chaplain, Federico Albert founded numerous educational works in Lanzo Torinese and the congr…
Filippo Smaldone
Italian priest (1848-1923), known as the apostle of the deaf-mute, founder in Lecce of the Salesian Sisters of the Sacre…
Francesco Maria di Francia
A Sicilian priest and Vicar General of Messina, Francesco Maria di Francia (1853-1913) was the founder of the Congregati…
Francesco Maria Greco
Italian diocesan priest and founder of the Congregation of the Little Workers of the Sacred Hearts with Maria Teresa De …
Francesco Pianzola
An Italian priest and founder of the Missionary Sisters of the Immaculate Queen of Peace, Francesco Pianzola dedicated h…
Francesco Spinelli
Francesco Spinelli (1853-1913), a Lombard diocesan priest, founded the Adorers of the Blessed Sacrament in Rivolta d'Add…
Venerable Francis-Mary-Paul Libermann
Son of a rabbi from Metz, François-Marie-Paul Libermann converted to Catholicism in 1826. Despite severe epilepsy that d…
Francisco Coll Guitart
A Catalan Dominican priest and tireless preacher of popular missions, he founded the congregation of the Dominican Siste…
Francisco de Asís Méndez Casariego
Spanish priest (1850-1924), co-founder of the Congregation of the Sisters of the Most Holy Trinity of Madrid and founder…
Francisco Palau
Blessed Francisco Palau y Quer (1811-1872) was a Spanish Discalced Carmelite priest, founder of the Carmelite Missionari…
Gabriel Taborin
Gabriel Taborin (1799-1864), in religion Brother Gabriel, is the founder of the Congregation of the Brothers of the Holy…
Gaetano Catanoso
A priest of the Archdiocese of Reggio Calabria and apostle of the devotion to the Holy Face, Gaetano Catanoso founded th…
Gaetano Errico
Gaetano Errico (1791-1860), a Neapolitan priest and founder of the congregation of the Missionaries of the Sacred Hearts…
Gaetano Francesco Mauro
Italian priest and founder of the Congregation of the Pious Rural Catechist Workers (Ardorini Missionaries), dedicated t…
Gaspar Bertoni
Veronese priest (1777-1853), founder in 1816 of the Congregation of the Sacred Stigmata of Our Lord Jesus Christ (Stigma…
Gaspar del Bufalo
A Roman priest, Gaspar del Bufalo (1786-1837) founded the Congregation of the Missionaries of the Precious Blood in 1815…
Blessed Gerard
Blessed Gerard (c. 1040-1120) is the founder of the Order of the Hospital of Saint John of Jerusalem, recognized for his…
Blessed Géraud de Sales-Cadouin
Born in Périgord, Géraud de Sales was a disciple of Robert d'Arbrissel before becoming a hermit and itinerant preacher. …
Giacomo Cusmano
An Italian priest and physician, Giacomo Cusmano dedicated his life to the most destitute in Palermo by founding the Boc…
Giovanni Antonio Farina
Italian bishop, known as the "bishop of the poor," Giovanni Antonio Farina (1803-1888) founded in 1836 the Sisters Teach…
Giovanni Battista Piamarta
Giovanni Battista Piamarta (1841-1913) was an Italian priest from Brescia, educator of working-class youth, and founder …
Giovanni Battista Quilici
An Italian priest from Livorno, Father Giovanni Battista Quilici dedicated himself to the marginalized and founded the c…
Giovanni Battista Scalabrini
Bishop of Piacenza and founder of the Missionaries of St. Charles (Scalabrinians), Giovanni Battista Scalabrini (1839-19…
Giovanni Calabria
A priest from Verona (1873-1954), Giovanni Calabria founded the Poor Servants and the Poor Handmaids of Divine Providenc…
Giovanni Maria Boccardo
Italian priest and founder of the congregation of the Poor Daughters of Saint Cajetan, devoted to the poor and the sick.
Giuseppe Allamano
Giuseppe Allamano (1851-1926), a diocesan priest of Turin and rector of the Consolata Shrine, founded the Consolata Miss…
Giuseppe Baldo
A priest of the Diocese of Verona and pastor of Ronco all'Adige, Giuseppe Baldo dedicated himself to the poor and the si…
Giuseppe Gualandi
Italian priest (1826-1907), founder of the Little Mission for the Deaf-Mutes, dedicated to the education and spiritual a…
Giuseppe Nascimbeni
Giuseppe Nascimbeni (1851-1922) was an Italian priest, pastor of Castelletto di Brenzone, and founder of the Institute o…
Guido Maria Conforti
Bishop of Parma and founder of the Xaverian Missionaries (1895), Guido Maria Conforti dedicated his life to evangelizati…
Guy of Montpellier
Founder of the Order of the Holy Spirit in the 12th century, Guy of Montpellier dedicated his life and fortune to the po…
Blessed Herve
Treasurer of Saint-Martin de Tours in the 11th century, Hervé dedicated his life and fortune to the reconstruction of th…
Blessed Hildemar
Born in Tournai and educated in England, Hildemar was master of the chapel to William the Conqueror before retiring to t…
Blessed Hippolytus Galantini
A silk weaver in Florence, Hippolytus Galantini dedicated his life to the religious instruction of children and the uned…
Blessed Hugh of Poitiers
A monk and founder of the priory of Anzy-le-Duc in the 10th century, Hugh of Poitiers was a model of charity and monasti…
Jacques Olier
Jacques Olier (1608-1657) was the founder of the Society of Saint-Sulpice and a major figure of the Catholic Reformation…
James Alberione
An Italian priest and founder of the Pauline Family, James Alberione dedicated his life to evangelization through modern…
Jean Leon Le Prevost
Jean Leon Le Prevost (1803-1874) was a French religious, founder of the Institute of the Brothers of Saint Vincent de Pa…
Jean-Baptiste Berthier
Jean-Baptiste Berthier (1840-1908) was a French La Salette missionary priest and founder of the Congregation of the Miss…
Jean-Baptiste Delaveyne
Jean-Baptiste Delaveyne (1653-1719) was a French Benedictine monk, founder of the Sisters of Charity and Christian Instr…
Jean-Baptiste Rauzan
Jean-Baptiste Rauzan was a priest from Bordeaux and founder of the Society of the Missions of France. After enduring the…
Jean-Joseph Allemand
A priest from Marseille born at the end of the 18th century, Jean-Joseph Allemand dedicated his life to the Christian ed…
Saint Jerome Emiliani
A Venetian nobleman and military captain, Jerome Emiliani converted after a miraculous deliverance from captivity by the…
Jerónimo Mariano Usera y Alarcón
The Venerable Jerónimo Mariano Usera y Alarcón (1810-1891) was a Spanish priest and missionary, founder of the congregat…
Joaquim Alves Brás
Portuguese priest (1899-1966), founder of the Obra de Santa Zita and the Secular Institute of the Cooperators of the Fam…
Joaquim Masmitjà de Puig
Spanish priest and founder of the Congregation of the Missionary Sisters of the Heart of Mary, dedicated to the educatio…
Joaquim Rosselló i Ferrà
Spanish priest and founder of the Congregation of the Missionaries of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary, recognized as…
Johann Baptist Jordan
Johann Baptist Jordan (1848-1918), in religion Francis Mary of the Cross, was a German priest and founder of the Society…
Venerable John Baptist de La Salle
Born in Reims in 1651, Jean-Baptiste de La Salle renounced his fortune and his canonry to dedicate himself to the free e…
John Bosco
Piedmontese priest (1815-1888), founder of the Society of Saint Francis de Sales (Salesians) and the Daughters of Mary H…
Blessed John Cassian
John Cassian (c. 350-433) was a major monk and theologian, founder of the Abbey of Saint-Victor in Marseille. After expe…
Saint John Colombini of Siena
A Sienese nobleman and gonfaloniere, John Colombini underwent a radical conversion after the fortuitous reading of the l…
Venerable John Eudes
A 17th-century Norman priest, Jean Eudes is the founder of the Congregation of Jesus and Mary and the Order of Our Lady …
Saint John Gualbert
An 11th-century Florentine nobleman, John Gualbert renounced vengeance after forgiving his brother's murderer before a c…
John Leonardi
Italian priest born in Diecimo in 1541, John Leonardi founded the Clerics Regular of the Mother of God in Lucca in 1574 …
Venerable John Leonardi
A pharmacist by training in Lucca, John Leonardi became a priest in 1572 and founded the Congregation of the Clerics Reg…
Saint John of Matha
Born in Provence in the 12th century, John of Matha founded the Order of the Trinitarians after a miraculous vision duri…
Blessed John the Good of Mantua
Born in Mantua, John the Good led a dissipated youth before an illness led him to a radical conversion. Becoming a hermi…
José Gras Granollers
A Spanish priest and founder of the Institute of the Daughters of Christ the King, José Gras Granollers dedicated his li…
José María de Yermo y Parres
Mexican priest (1851-1904), founder of the Servants of the Sacred Heart of Jesus and of the Poor, dedicated to the servi…
José Pio Gurruchaga Castuariense
A Spanish priest and founder of the Parochial Auxiliaries of Christ the Priest, José Pio Gurruchaga Castuariense disting…
Saint Josemaría Escrivá
Spanish priest born in 1902 in Barbastro and died in Rome in 1975, Josemaría Escrivá founded Opus Dei in 1928 and was ca…
Josep Manyanet i Vives
Catalan priest (1833-1901), Josep Manyanet i Vives founded the Sons of the Holy Family and the Missionary Daughters of t…
Josep Tous Soler
A Spanish Capuchin priest (1811-1871), Josep Tous Soler founded the congregation of the Capuchin Sisters of the Mother o…
Joseph Savelberg
Dutch priest (1827-1907), founder of the Little Sisters of Saint Joseph and the Brothers of Saint Joseph for the care of…
Joseph-Benedict Cottolengo
Piedmontese priest (1786-1842), Joseph-Benedict Cottolengo founded the Little House of Divine Providence in Turin, a vas…
Juan José Jaime Bonal Cortada
A Spanish priest and co-founder of the Congregation of the Sisters of Charity of Saint Anne, he dedicated his life to th…
Juan Nepomuceno Zegrí Moreno
Juan Nepomuceno Zegrí Moreno (1831-1905) was a Spanish priest, founder of the Congregation of the Sisters of Charity of …
Julio María Matovelle
Julio María Matovelle (1852-1929) was an Ecuadorian priest, lawyer, and politician, founder of the Missionaries and the …
Justin Russolillo
Justin Russolillo (1891-1955), a priest from Pianura near Naples, founded the Society of Divine Vocations and the Congre…
Khalīl al-Haddād
A Lebanese Capuchin and founder of the Franciscan Sisters of the Cross of Lebanon, Father Jacques of Ghazir dedicated hi…
Kuriakose Elias Chavara
Indian priest of the Syro-Malabar Church, co-founder of the Carmelites of Mary Immaculate (1831) and the Congregation of…
Leonardo Murialdo
An Italian priest born in Turin in 1828, Leonardo Murialdo founded the Congregation of Saint Joseph (Josephites of Muria…
Lodovico Pavoni
A 19th-century priest from Brescia, Lodovico Pavoni founded the Saint Barnabas Institute for disadvantaged youth and the…
Louis Brisson
A priest of the Diocese of Troyes, Louis Brisson is the founder of the Oblates and the Oblate Sisters of Saint Francis d…
Louis-Antoine-Rose Ormières
A French priest of the Diocese of Carcassonne, Louis-Antoine-Rose Ormières is the founder of the Congregation of the Sis…
Louis-Antoine-Rose Ormières Lacase
French priest and founder of the Congregation of the Sisters of the Guardian Angel, dedicated to the education of rural …
Louis-Édouard Cestac
A priest of the Diocese of Bayonne, Louis-Édouard Cestac (1801-1868) was the founder of the Congregation of the Servants…
Venerable Louis-Marie Baudouin
A Vendéen priest and founder, Louis-Marie Baudouin lived through the French Revolution while remaining faithful to the C…
Venerable Louis-Marie Grignion de Montfort
Born in Brittany in 1673, Louis-Marie Grignon de Montfort was an indefatigable apostolic missionary who traveled through…
Louis-Marie-Joseph Querbes
French priest and founder of the Clerics of Saint Viator congregation, dedicated to the Christian education of rural you…
Ludovico of Casoria
A Neapolitan Franciscan religious, Ludovico of Casoria (1814-1885) dedicated his life to the poor, the infirm, and young…
Blessed William of Brabant
Born in Brabant, William initially led a life of wandering before responding to an angelic vision calling him to penance…
Venerable William of Champeaux
A nobleman from Brie and brilliant professor in Paris, William of Champeaux founded the Abbey of Saint-Victor before bec…