Blessed Alda
A widow from an honorable family of Siena, Alda joined the Third Order of the Humiliati and dedicated her life to the po…
Place
Siena
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18 saints associated
Saint Ambrose of Siena
Born in Siena in 1220, Ambrose Sansedoni was an illustrious Dominican, a disciple of Albert the Great and a fellow stude…
Angelo Paoli
Angelo Paoli (1642-1720) was an Italian Carmelite religious, nicknamed the "father of the poor" for his tireless dedicat…
Venerable Anna-Maria Taigi
A mother of seven children in Rome, Anna-Maria Taïgi reconciled a humble domestic life with extraordinary mystical gifts…
Bernard Tolomei
Bernard Tolomei (1272-1348), a jurist from Siena who became a hermit, founder of the Benedictine congregation of Monte O…
Saint Bernard Tolomei
Born in Siena in 1272, Bernard Tolomei abandoned a brilliant civil career to live as a hermit. In 1319, he founded the C…
Saint Bernardino of Siena (Franciscan)
A member of the illustrious Albizeschi family, Bernardino of Siena was a major 15th-century Franciscan preacher, famous …
Bianca Piccolomini Clementini
Foundress of the Company of Saint Angela Merici of Siena, Bianca Piccolomini Clementini dedicated her life to the educat…
Saint Bruno (or Bruno) of Segni
Born into the nobility of Asti, Bruno was an ardent defender of the Eucharist and a close advisor to the popes. Bishop o…
Giuseppina Vannini
Giuseppina Vannini (1859-1911), a Roman religious sister, co-founded with Blessed Luigi Tezza the congregation of the Da…
Hugues des Hazards
Hugues des Hazards (1454-1517) was the 75th Bishop of Toul. Known as the 'Good Father', this learned prelate and builder…
Blessed Nicholas Albergati
Niccolò Albergati was a Cardinal-Bishop of Bologna from the Carthusian Order, recognized for his diplomatic peace missio…
Blessed Peter of Siena
A comb-making artisan in Siena in the 13th century, Peter Tecelano led a life of great virtue, first in marriage and the…
Savina Petrilli
Savina Petrilli (1851-1923) was an Italian religious sister, foundress of the Congregation of the Sisters of the Poor of…
Simon Fidati
An Italian Augustinian priest and itinerant preacher of the 14th century, Simon Fidati is a major spiritual writer, know…