Alain de Solminihac
Alain de Solminihac (1593-1659) was a French reforming bishop, abbot of Chancelade and later bishop of Cahors, recognize…
Historical figure
Vincent de Paul
saint dont la règle des Filles de la Charité inspira sa congrégation
6 saints linked
Elizabeth Ann Seton
The first saint born in the United States, Elizabeth Ann Seton, a widow who converted to Catholicism, founded the Sister…
Jean-Gabriel Perboyre
Jean-Gabriel Perboyre (1802-1840), a French Lazarist priest, was a missionary in China where he died a martyr, strangled…
Jeanne-Antide Thouret
French religious (1765-1826), founder in Besançon of the Sisters of Charity, a congregation dedicated to the poor and th…
Louise de Marillac
A French widow, Louise de Marillac founded the Company of the Daughters of Charity in 1633 with Saint Vincent de Paul, d…
Salvatore Micalizzi
Italian Lazarist priest (1856-1937) declared Venerable by Benedict XVI, he dedicated his life to popular missions and th…