Saint Aloysius Gonzaga
Born into the illustrious House of Gonzaga, Aloysius renounced his titles and fortune to enter the Society of Jesus. A model of purity and p…
Patronage
Youth
13 saints
Carlo Acutis
Carlo Acutis, a Milanese teenager who died in 2006 at the age of fifteen from fulminant leukemia, is the first saint of the digital generati…
Chiara Badano
A young Italian laywoman of the Focolare movement, Chiara Badano (1971-1990), nicknamed 'Chiara Luce', radiated through her faith and joyful…
Cristobal and 2 companions (3)
Three young Tlaxcalans converted by the Franciscans, put to death between 1527 and 1529 for their faith, considered the first martyrs of the…
Daudi Okelo and Jildo Irwa
Daudi Okelo and Jildo Irwa were two young Ugandan catechists of the Acholi tribe, martyred in October 1918 in Paimol for their Christian fai…
Gertrude Comensoli
Gertrude Comensoli (1847-1903) was an Italian religious sister, foundress in Bergamo of the Sacramentine Sisters, dedicated to Eucharistic a…
Marcel Callo
Marcel Callo (1921-1945) was a young French worker, a militant of the Young Christian Workers (JOC), who died as a martyr in the Mauthausen …
Maria Goretti
Maria Goretti (1890-1902) was a young Italian peasant girl, mortally wounded at the age of eleven for resisting an assault. Venerated as a v…
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 Congregation of the O…
Raffaele Dimiccoli
Italian priest dedicated to the education of youth and service to the poor in Barletta, founder of the New Saint Philip Neri Patronage.
Saint Stanislaus Kostka of Poland
A young Polish nobleman, Stanislaus Kostka fled Vienna on foot to join the Society of Jesus in Rome despite his family's opposition. Marked …
Titus Zeman
A Slovak Salesian priest, Titus Zeman (1915-1969) was persecuted and imprisoned by the communist regime for organizing clandestine crossings…
Valentín Palencia Marquina and 4 companions (5)
The Spanish priest Valentín Palencia Marquina and four young laymen from the Patronato de San José were martyred together on January 15, 193…