Blessed Aegidius (Giles) of Portugal
The son of a Portuguese nobleman, Aegidius abandoned his ecclesiastical vocation for alchemy and black magic following a…
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physician
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Venerable Anthony Mary Zaccaria
A physician by training who became a priest in Cremona, Anthony Mary Zaccaria founded the Congregation of the Barnabites…
Saint Cosmas and Saint Damian
Twin brothers from Arabia, Cosmas and Damian practiced medicine for free in Syria and Cilicia. Arrested under Diocletian…
Saint Liberatus
A Christian physician in 5th-century Africa, Liberatus was imprisoned and exiled for his faith during the persecution. D…
Saint Philip Benizi of Florence
A Florentine nobleman and physician graduated from Padua, Philip Benizi became the fifth General and the great propagato…
Saint William Firmat
Born in Tours in 1026, Guillaume Firmat was initially a physician and canon before choosing the eremitic life. After two…