Blessed Eberhard
Count of Nellenburg in the 11th century, Eberhard founded the Benedictine monastery and the city of Schaffhausen after p…
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Étienne Pernet
A French Assumptionist priest, Étienne Pernet (1824-1899) founded the Congregation of the Little Sisters of the Assumpti…
Étienne-Pierre Morlanne
Étienne-Pierre Morlanne (1772-1862) was a French physician and obstetrician, founder of the Congregation of the Sisters …
Saint Everard of Cysoing
Count of Friuli and pious warrior of the 9th century, Everard founded the Abbey of Cysoing and transferred the relics of…
Blessed Everard of Mons
Count of Mons in the 13th century, Évrard renounced his titles after the War of Brabant to atone for a sin. After pilgri…
Saint Evroul (Evrouls)
Saint Évrou was the founder of monastic life in the Beauvaisis during the 6th century. Abbot of several monasteries incl…
Saint Paul of the Cross (Paul-Francis)
Born in Italy at the end of the 17th century, Paul of the Cross founded the Congregation of the Passionists dedicated to…
Saint Peter Celestine (Celestine V)
An Italian hermit renowned for his holiness, Peter of Morrone was elected pope against his will in 1294 under the name C…
Saint Philibert (Filibert)
Saint Philibert was the founder of the great abbeys of Jumièges and Noirmoutiers in the 7th century. After courageously …
Saint Philip Neri
Born in Florence in 1515, Philip Neri settled in Rome where he became the 'Second Apostle' of the city. Founder of the C…
Saint Pirmin
Saint Pirmin, an 8th-century abbot and bishop, was a great missionary and founder of famous abbeys such as Reichenau, Mu…
Saint Raymond of Toulouse
A regular canon in Toulouse in the 11th century, Raymond dedicated his life and fortune to the poor and public works aft…
Saint Remaclus
Originally from Berry and trained by Saint Eligius, Saint Remaclus became Bishop of Maastricht in the 7th century follow…
Saint Robert of La Chaise-Dieu
Born into the nobility of Aurillac, Robert was a canon at Brioude before founding the famous Abbey of La Chaise-Dieu in …
Saint Romanus of Condat
Saint Romain is the founder of monastic life in the Jura in the 5th century. After training in Lyon, he retired to Conda…
Saint Romaric (Remiremont)
A noble officer at the court of Austrasia, Romaric renounced honors after political setbacks to embrace the monastic lif…
Saturnino López Novoa
A Spanish priest and co-founder of the Congregation of the Little Sisters of the Abandoned Aged, Saturnino López Novoa d…
Saint Seine (Sequanus)
Born around 514 in the Doubs, Sequanus (or Sène) was a monk and priest who, after training at the Abbey of Réome, founde…
Seven Holy Founders of the Servite Order (7)
Seven Florentine merchants who, around 1233, abandoned the world to found the Order of the Servites of Mary, dedicated t…
Severino Fabriani
An Italian priest and founder of the Daughters of Providence for the deaf-mute, Severino Fabriani dedicated his life to …
Stanisław Papczyński
Polish priest (1631-1701), founder of the Congregation of Marian Fathers of the Immaculate Conception, the first male re…
Saint Stephen Harding
An English nobleman who became a monk at Molesme and later a co-founder of Cîteaux, Stephen Harding structured the Ciste…
Saint Stephen of Bourg
A canon of Saint-Ruf in Valence, Étienne de Bourg joined Saint Bruno to found the Carthusian Order in 1084. After thirty…
Saint Stephen of Muret (of Grandmont)
Son of the Viscount of Thiers, Étienne trained in Italy before founding a rigorous hermitage in the forest of Muret in L…
Saint Sylvester Gozzolini
A nobleman from Osimo born in 1177, Sylvester Gozzolini abandoned law for theology before retreating into solitude at th…
Tommaso Maria Fusco
Italian priest and founder of the Daughters of Charity of the Most Precious Blood, dedicated to the education of orphans…
Saint Trudo (Trond)
A nobleman from Hesbaye in the 7th century, Saint Trond renounced his fortune to dedicate himself to God under the guida…
Saint Vedast
Saint Vaast was the illustrious bishop of Arras and Cambrai and the principal founder of the Christian religion in Artoi…
Saint Vincent de Paul
A 17th-century priest from the Landes, Vincent de Paul dedicated his life to the relief of all human misery. A captive i…
Vincent Pallotti
Roman priest (1795-1850), founder of the Union and the Society of the Catholic Apostolate (Pallottines), he was a precur…
Vincenzo Grossi
A priest of the Diocese of Cremona, Vincenzo Grossi founded the Institute of the Daughters of the Oratory in 1885 for th…
Saint Wandrille (Wandregisilus)
A former count of the palace of King Dagobert I, Wandrille renounced honors to embrace monastic life after a marriage th…
Saint Waneng
A great captain and courtier under King Clotaire in the 7th century, Saint Waneng was the founder of the Abbey of Fécamp…
William Joseph Chaminade
A French Catholic priest and founder of the Marianist Family, William Joseph Chaminade dedicated his life to the re-Chri…
Saint Wulmer (Wilmer)
A native of Morinia, Saint Wulmer was initially a humble religious at Hautmont before becoming a priest and withdrawing …
Zephyrinus Agostini
An Italian priest from Verona, Father Zephyrinus Agostini (1813-1896) dedicated his life to his parish and founded the U…
Zygmunt Gorazdowski
Zygmunt Gorazdowski (1845-1920) was a Polish priest from Lviv, a tireless apostle of the poor and founder of the Congreg…