Blessed Albert the Great
Born in Swabia at the end of the 12th century, Albert the Great was one of the greatest geniuses of the Middle Ages, exc…
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57 saints associated
Alberto Marvelli
Alberto Marvelli (1918-1946) was a young Italian engineer, a member of Catholic Action, recognized for his heroic charit…
Saint Ambrose of Milan
Bishop of Milan in the 4th century, Saint Ambrose is one of the four great Doctors of the Latin Church. A prolific autho…
Saint Andrew Corsini
Born into the noble Corsini family in Florence, Andrew initially led a life of debauchery before converting and entering…
Angelo Bughetti
Italian diocesan priest and founder of the Institute of Saint Catherine, dedicated to the education and support of orpha…
Angelo Calvi
Angelo Calvi (1909-1937), in religion Father Benigno di Santa Teresa del Bambino Gesù, was an Italian Discalced Carmelit…
Blessed Augustin Novello
A Sicilian nobleman and brilliant law professor, Matthew of Termini changed his life after narrowly escaping death at th…
Bartolomeo Maria Dal Monte
An indefatigable priest and preacher of the 18th century, Blessed Bartolomeo Maria Dal Monte dedicated his life and fort…
Battista Spagnoli (the Mantuan)
An Italian Carmelite priest, theologian, and Renaissance poet, Battista Spagnoli was nicknamed the 'Christian Virgil' an…
Bernardino Realino
An Italian jurist who became a Jesuit, Bernardino Realino dedicated more than forty years in Lecce as a confessor and sp…
Bonaventure Tornielli
Priest of the Order of the Servants of Mary and famous itinerant preacher of the 15th century, known for his rigorous as…
Bruna Pellesi
An Italian Franciscan religious, Bruna Pellesi (in religion Sister Maria Rosa of Jesus) offered 27 years of suffering li…
Carla Ronci
Carla Ronci (1936-1970) was an Italian consecrated laywoman, a member of the Secular Institute of the Servants of the Mo…
Saint Catherine of Bologna (Vigri)
Born in Bologna in 1413, Catherine Vigri was raised at the court of Ferrara before dedicating herself to religious life …
Cleonilde Guerra
Cleonilde Guerra, known as Nilde (1922-1949), was a young Italian laywoman of Catholic Action, recognized as Venerable f…
Diana degli Andalò
Diana degli Andalò (c. 1200-1236) was an Italian Dominican nun, founder of the monastery of Saint Agnes in Bologna, know…
Saint Dominic of Guzman
Born in Castile in 1170, Dominic de Guzman became the founder of the Order of Preachers. He dedicated his life to preach…
Saint Dorothy of Caesarea
A Christian virgin of Caesarea, Dorothy refused to sacrifice to idols before the judge Sapricius. After converting two a…
Egidio Malacarne
An Italian Passionist priest, Egidio Malacarne was postulator general of his congregation for over thirty years, working…
Eleonora Foresti
Italian religious and founder of the congregation of the Franciscan Adorer Sisters, recognized for her Eucharistic spiri…
Giocondo Pio Lorgna
Italian Dominican priest, pastor of the Basilica of Santi Giovanni e Paolo in Venice and founder of the Congregation of …
Giovanni Tavelli
Giovanni Tavelli (1386-1446), Bishop of Ferrara and member of the Order of Jesuates, distinguished himself by his charit…
Giuseppe Bedetti
An Italian priest devoted to the poor and marginalized, Giuseppe Bedetti was the founder of the night schools in Bologna…
Giuseppe Codicè
Italian priest (1838-1915), pastor of Vedrana and founder of the Pious Union of the Visitandine Sisters of the Immaculat…
Giuseppe Gualandi
Italian priest (1826-1907), founder of the Little Mission for the Deaf-Mutes, dedicated to the education and spiritual a…
Saint Hyacinth of Poland
A 13th-century Polish Dominican friar, Hyacinth was one of the first disciples of Saint Dominic. Known as the Apostle of…
Blessed Imelda Lambertini
Born into the noble Lambertini family of Bologna, Imelda entered the Dominican Order at a very young age. At the age of …
Blessed James of Ulm (The German)
Born in Ulm, James was first a soldier in the service of the King of Aragon before becoming a Dominican lay brother in B…
Blessed John of Parma
A 13th-century Franciscan friar, John of Parma was elected Minister General of his order in 1247. A diplomat and theolog…
John of Vercelli
John of Vercelli (c. 1205 - 1283) was the sixth Master General of the Dominicans, an esteemed papal diplomat, and the pr…
Blessed Jordan of Saxony
Successor to Saint Dominic as head of the Order of Preachers in the 13th century, Jordan of Saxony was a preacher of exc…
Joseph Pignatelli
A Spanish Jesuit of noble lineage, Joseph Pignatelli (1737-1811) maintained and prepared the rebirth of the Society of J…
Blessed Louis Morbiole
Born in Bologna in the 15th century, Louis Morbiole initially led a life of debauchery before undergoing a radical conve…
Blessed Nicholas Albergati
Niccolò Albergati was a Cardinal-Bishop of Bologna from the Carthusian Order, recognized for his diplomatic peace missio…
Odoardo Focherini
An Italian journalist and committed layman, Odoardo Focherini (1907-1944) organized the rescue of 105 Jews before dying …
Olinto Marella
An Italian priest nicknamed the 'tramp of God', Olinto Marella dedicated his life to the poor and orphans of Bologna, fo…
Orsola Mezzini
Orsola Mezzini (1853-1919) was an Italian religious sister, the first of the female branch of the Little Mission for the…
Palma Pasqua Zauli
Italian religious and founder of the congregation of the Handmaids Adorers of the Most Holy Sacrament, declared venerabl…
Saint Raymond of Penyafort
A 13th-century Spanish Dominican, Raymond of Penyafort was a brilliant jurist, confessor to popes, and compiler of the D…
Saint Richard of Chichester (Richard of Wych)
Born in the 13th century in England, Richard of Wych was a brilliant academic before becoming Chancellor of Oxford and t…
Blessed Rizzeri
A noble student in Bologna, Rizzeri joined Saint Francis of Assisi after hearing him preach. Having become provincial of…
Sandra Sabattini
A young Italian fiancée and medical student, Sandra Sabattini (1961-1984) was passionately committed to the poorest and …
Saint Simeon of Jerusalem
Cousin of Jesus and successor to Saint James as Bishop of Jerusalem, Saint Simeon led the Christian community to Pella d…
Stefano Bellesini
An Italian Augustinian priest (1774-1840), a great educator of poor youth in Trento and a devoted parish priest in Genaz…
Venerable Stephen Bellesini
An Augustinian religious born in Trent, Étienne Bellesini distinguished himself through his dedication to free education…
Saint Sylvester Gozzolini
A nobleman from Osimo born in 1177, Sylvester Gozzolini abandoned law for theology before retreating into solitude at th…
Tomás Morales Pérez
A Spanish Jesuit priest, Tomás Morales Pérez dedicated his life to the spiritual formation and apostolate of the laity, …
Uberto Mori
Uberto Mori (1926-1989) was an Italian engineer and business executive, a member of the Third Order of Saint Francis, re…
Venanzio Maria Quadri
A religious of the Order of Servites of Mary, Venanzio Maria Quadri offered himself as a victim of love following the ex…
Frequently asked questions
Which saints are connected to Bologna?
Saints associated with Bologna: Blessed Albert the Great, Alberto Marvelli, Saint Ambrose of Milan, Saint Andrew Corsini, Angelo Bughetti, Angelo Calvi, Blessed Augustin Novello and Bartolomeo Maria Dal Monte.