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