Saint Andrew of Peschiera (Andrew Grego)
An Italian Dominican of the 15th century, André Grego distinguished himself by his austerity from childhood and his refu…
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Saint Angela Merici
Born in Desenzano, Angela Merici dedicated herself to piety and penance from childhood. After pilgrimages to Jerusalem a…
Angelo Bonetta
Angelo Bonetta (1948-1963), nicknamed Angiolino, was a young Italian layperson and member of the Centre for Volunteers o…
Antonia Emma Lesino
Antonia Emma Lesino (1897-1962), in religion Chiara Giuseppina di Gesù Bambino, was an Italian religious sister and memb…
Bonaventure Tornielli
Priest of the Order of the Servants of Mary and famous itinerant preacher of the 15th century, known for his rigorous as…
Elisa Baldo Foresti
Elisa Baldo Foresti (1862-1926) was an Italian layperson, founder of the Congregation of the Humble Servants of the Lord…
Elisabetta Girelli
Elisabetta Girelli (1839-1919) was an Italian consecrated laywoman, restorer of the Company of Saint Ursula of Brescia w…
Enrichetta Alfieri
Sister Enrichetta Alfieri (1891-1951) was an Italian nun of the Sisters of Charity, famous for her heroic dedication to …
Saints Faustinus and Jovita
Brothers from a noble family of Brescia, Faustinus (priest) and Jovita (deacon) were martyred under Emperor Hadrian in t…
Fausto Gei
Fausto Gei (1927-1968) was an Italian layperson, a member of the Silent Workers of the Cross, who offered his suffering …
Forty Martyrs of Sebaste
In 320, forty soldiers of the Thundering Legion refused to renounce their Christian faith under Emperor Licinius. Condem…
Giacomo Bulgaro
Giacomo Bulgaro (1879-1967) was an Italian Conventual Franciscan friar, a humble shoemaker and porter at the friary of B…
Giovanni Battista Piamarta
Giovanni Battista Piamarta (1841-1913) was an Italian priest from Brescia, educator of working-class youth, and founder …
Giovanni Battista Zuaboni
Italian priest (1880-1939), founder of the Istituto Pro Familia and the Company of the Holy Family, dedicated to marriag…
Giuseppe Tovini
Giuseppe Tovini (1841-1897) was an Italian lawyer, father, and Catholic activist, beatified in 1998 by John Paul II.
Saint Julia of Corsica
A patrician of Carthage who became a slave after the city was taken by the Vandals, Julia remained faithful to her relig…
Lodovico Pavoni
A 19th-century priest from Brescia, Lodovico Pavoni founded the Saint Barnabas Institute for disadvantaged youth and the…
Luigi Maria Monti
Founder of the Congregation of the Sons of the Immaculate Conception, Luigi Maria Monti dedicated his life to the care o…
Maddalena Girelli
Maddalena Girelli (1838-1923) was an Italian religious sister, co-founder with her sister Elisabetta of the restored Com…
Margherita Maria Guaini
Foundress of the congregation of the Missionaries of Jesus Eternal Priest, Margherita Maria Guaini dedicated her life to…
Maria Crocifissa di Rosa
Italian religious born in Brescia in 1813, Paola di Rosa, in religion Maria Crocifissa, founded in 1840 the congregation…
Maria Maddalena Martinengo
Italian Capuchin Poor Clare religious, mystic, and abbess, known for her humility and spiritual writings.
Maria Ripamonti
Italian religious of the Institute of the Handmaids of Charity, known as Sister Lucia of the Immaculate, beatified in 20…
Mosè Tovini
Mosè Tovini (1877-1930) was an Italian priest, teacher, and rector of the seminary of Brescia, recognized for his humili…
Ottorino Zanon
An Italian priest and founder of the Pious Society of Saint Cajetan, Father Ottorino Zanon dedicated himself to the educ…
Saint Philastrius of Brescia
Bishop of Brescia in the 4th century, Philastrius was an ardent defender of orthodoxy against Arianism, traveling throug…
Riccardo Pampuri
An Italian physician and religious of the Hospitaller Order of Saint John of God, Saint Riccardo Pampuri (1897-1930) pra…
Blessed Sebastian Maggi
Coming from a noble family of Brescia, Sebastian Maggi was an exemplary Dominican, a tireless preacher, and a reformer o…
Teresa Eustochio Verzeri
Italian religious born in Bergamo in 1801, Teresa Eustochio (Ignazia) Verzeri founded the congregation of the Daughters …
Teresio Olivelli
Teresio Olivelli (1916-1945) was an Italian layman, Christian resistance fighter, and martyr, who died at the Hersbruck …
Frequently asked questions
Which saints are connected to Brescia?
Saints associated with Brescia: Saint Andrew of Peschiera (Andrew Grego), Saint Angela Merici, Angelo Bonetta, Antonia Emma Lesino, Bonaventure Tornielli, Elisa Baldo Foresti, Elisabetta Girelli and Enrichetta Alfieri.