Blessed Angela of Foligno
A socialite converted after the loss of her family, Angela of Foligno became a major Franciscan mystic of the 13th centu…
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A socialite converted after the loss of her family, Angela of Foligno became a major Franciscan mystic of the 13th centu…
Born in Jerusalem to converted Jewish parents, Angel became a Carmelite and lived for fifty years as a hermit before bei…
Born in Lisbon in 1195, Ferdinand became Anthony upon joining the Franciscans to seek martyrdom. A prodigious preacher a…
Arnaldo Canepa (1882-1966) was an Italian layperson, founder of the Centro Oratori Romani (COR), dedicated to the Christ…
A citizen of Assisi who became one of the first companions of Saint Francis in 1209, Giles distinguished himself by his …
A former troubadour crowned 'King of Verses' by Emperor Frederick II, he converted after seeing luminous crosses on Sain…
A noblewoman of Assisi, Clare renounced her fortune in 1212 to follow the ideal of poverty of Saint Francis. Foundress o…
Born in Swabia in 1386, Elisabeth of Waldsech entered the Third Order of Saint Francis at the age of fourteen. Her life …
A 13th-century Italian Franciscan priest and hermit, Gandolfo of Binasco was one of the first missionaries of his order …
An Italian Franciscan religious (1880-1952), Father Ignazio Beschin distinguished himself by his heroic charity, notably…
Born in 1250, John of Avellino led a tumultuous youth before converting and becoming a Franciscan lay brother. Recognize…
John Saziari (c. 1327 - 1371) was an Italian farmer and Franciscan tertiary from Cagli, known for his life of prayer, wo…
A 14th-century Franciscan religious in the diocese of Quimper, Jean le Déchaussé distinguished himself by extreme auster…
A merchant from Poggibonzi in Tuscany, Luchesius abandoned his commercial and political activities after hearing the pre…
Filippo Lo Verde, in religion Brother Luigi, was a young Italian Franciscan religious born in Tunisia, recognized as Ven…
Maria Isabel Caldeira (1889-1962), in religion Mother Maria Isabel of the Most Holy Trinity, was a Portuguese religious …
Hélène de Chappotin (Mary of the Passion) is the foundress of the Franciscan Missionaries of Mary, a missionary institut…
Born in Catalonia in 1591, Michael of the Saints joined the Trinitarian Order at a young age before embracing their Disc…
The dedication of Our Lady of the Angels, or Porziuncola, commemorates the restoration of this church by Saint Francis o…
A comb-making artisan in Siena in the 13th century, Peter Tecelano led a life of great virtue, first in marriage and the…
A noble student in Bologna, Rizzeri joined Saint Francis of Assisi after hearing him preach. Having become provincial of…