Blessed Albert of Ogna
A plowman from Bergamo in the 13th century, Albert of Ogna lived a life of work and heroic charity despite the oppositio…
Place
Santiago de Compostela
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13 saints associated
Amato Ronconi
Amato Ronconi (c. 1226 - 1292) was an Italian layperson, member of the Third Order of Saint Francis, founder of a hospic…
Blessed Angel of Gualdo
Angelo of Gualdo was an humble Italian shepherd who became a Camaldolese lay brother and later a recluse following a pil…
Blessed Brother Giles
A citizen of Assisi who became one of the first companions of Saint Francis in 1209, Giles distinguished himself by his …
Blessed Eberhard
Count of Nellenburg in the 11th century, Eberhard founded the Benedictine monastery and the city of Schaffhausen after p…
Saint John of Valence
Initially a canon in Lyon, Jean entered Cîteaux after a divine vision. First Abbot of Bonnevaux in 1117, he became Bisho…
Blessed Lawrence
A former soldier converted after an accidental homicide, Laurent became a hermit and then a Benedictine monk near Subiac…
Luis de Trelles y Noguerol
Luis de Trelles y Noguerol (1819-1891) was a Spanish layperson, advocate for the poor, and founder of the Spanish Noctur…
Manuel Aparici Navarro
Manuel Aparici Navarro (1902-1964) is a Spanish Venerable, a major figure of the Spanish Catholic Youth Action and a pre…
María Antonia Pereira Andrade
Spanish Carmelite nun (1700-1760), founder of the first Carmel in Galicia and mystical writer, declared Venerable in 201…
Saint Theobald of Mondovi
Saint Theobald was a 12th-century Italian shoemaker and porter who chose chastity and poverty. After a pilgrimage to Com…
Saint Theobald of Provins (Camaldolese)
A nobleman from Provins, Thibaut renounced a military career and marriage to live in humility and poverty. After pilgrim…