Saint Andrew Avellino of Castronuovo
A priest of the Theatine Order born in the 16th century, Andrew Avellino was a zealous reformer and a friend of Saint Ch…
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A priest of the Theatine Order born in the 16th century, Andrew Avellino was a zealous reformer and a friend of Saint Ch…
Bishop of Pavia and later Patriarch of Venice, Angelo Ramazzotti is the founder of the Lombard Seminary for Foreign Miss…
A Venetian religious of Croatian origin, Anna Maria Marovich (1815-1887) is the co-founder of the Sisters of Reparation,…
Venetian priest (1772-1858), co-founder with his brother Marco Antonio of the Congregation of the Schools of Charity (Ca…
Italian Conventual Franciscan religious, co-founder of the Militia of the Immaculata with Saint Maximilian Kolbe, he off…
Patriarch of Alexandria in the 4th century, Saint Athanasius was the tireless defender of the divinity of Christ against…
Locked in a tower by her pagan father Dioscorus due to her great beauty, Barbara secretly converted to Christianity. Aft…
Basilio Martinelli (1872-1962) was an Italian priest and educator of the Cavanis Institute, recognized as venerable by P…
Nicolas Bocasini, who became Benedict XI, was a Dominican pope of the early 14th century. Succeeding Boniface VIII durin…
Priest of the Order of the Servants of Mary and famous itinerant preacher of the 15th century, known for his rigorous as…
A nobleman from Vicenza and doctor of law, Gaetano of Thiene founded the Order of Theatines in 1524 to reform the clergy…
An Italian priest and co-founder of the Little Work of Divine Providence alongside Saint Luigi Orione, Carlo Sterpi dist…
A German merchant established in Venice, Daniel balanced his commercial activities with a life of deep piety among the C…
Denis the Carthusian, nicknamed Rikel, is a prolific 15th-century mystical author and theologian. His numerous writings,…
Elena Silvestri (1839-1907) was an Italian religious sister, founder of the congregation of the Handmaids of the Child J…
Elisabetta Maria Satellico (1706-1745), in religion Sister Maria Crocifissa, was an Italian Poor Clare and abbess of Mon…
Elisabetta Vendramini (1790-1860) was an Italian religious, foundress of the congregation of the Franciscan Tertiary Sis…
Francesco Marinoni (1490-1562) was an Italian Venerable Theatine priest. A companion of Saint Cajetan of Thiene, he work…
A Venetian monk who became Bishop of Csanád during the reign of Saint Stephen, Gerard Sagredo was one of the great evang…
Giacinto Longhin (1863-1936) was an Italian Capuchin bishop who led the Diocese of Treviso for thirty-two years, noted f…
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 Franciscan religious (1880-1952), Father Ignazio Beschin distinguished himself by his heroic charity, notably…
Italian Franciscan priest (1822-1895), Minister General of the Order of Friars Minor, he was a great restorer of the Ord…
An Italian Catholic economist and father of the Church's social doctrine, Giuseppe Toniolo worked for human dignity and …
Italian Franciscan priest, founder of the Franciscan Missionary Sisters of the Sacred Heart, recognized as Venerable by …
Gregory Barbarigo (1625-1697), a Venetian patrician who became a cardinal and bishop of Bergamo and then Padua, was a gr…
The second of the four major prophets, Jeremiah was born around 645 BC into a priestly family. He prophesied the fall of…
A Venetian nobleman and military captain, Jerome Emiliani converted after a miraculous deliverance from captivity by the…
A Theatine religious born in Venice, John Marinoni distinguished himself by his heroic charity during the plague of 1528…
Pope with a 33-day pontificate in 1978, Albino Luciani, nicknamed the 'smiling pope', was distinguished by his humility,…
Angelo Giuseppe Roncalli (1881-1963), elected pope in 1958 under the name John XXIII, nicknamed "the Good Pope," convene…
A former Sudanese slave, Josephine Bakhita became a Canossian religious sister in Italy, radiating humility, heroic forg…
Born into the Venetian nobility, Lawrence Justinian renounced the world to join the Canons of Saint George in Alga. Beco…
Born Giulio Cesare in Brindisi, Lawrence became an eminent Capuchin, theologian, and diplomat in the service of the papa…
Leopoldina Naudet (1773-1834) was an Italian religious of French origin, foundress of the Institute of the Sisters of th…
Born in Bologna in the 15th century, Louis Morbiole initially led a life of debauchery before undergoing a radical conve…
Luca Passi (1789-1866) was an Italian priest, founder of the Work of Saint Dorothy and the Institute of the Sisters of S…
A noble virgin of Syracuse in the 4th century, Lucy dedicated her life to God following the miraculous healing of her mo…
Venetian priest and founder of the Congregation of the Daughters of Saint Joseph, dedicated to the education of poor you…
Magdalene of Canossa (1774-1835) was a marchioness of Verona who renounced her rank to serve the poor and founded the Ca…
An Italian cardinal and archbishop of Montefiascone, Marcantonio Barbarigo dedicated himself to the education of poor yo…
Venetian priest and co-founder of the Cavanis Institute, dedicated to the free education of poor children.
An Italian Capuchin priest and famous preacher, Blessed Marco d'Aviano was the spiritual advisor to Emperor Leopold I an…
Marco Pagani (1526-1589), in religion Father Antonio, was an Italian Franciscan priest, theologian at the Council of Tre…
Maria Oliva Bonaldo (1893-1976) was an Italian religious sister, foundress of the Daughters of the Church, declared Vene…
Disciple and interpreter of Saint Peter, Mark wrote his Gospel in Rome before founding the illustrious see of Alexandria…
Pope from 1903 to 1914, Giuseppe Sarto, known as Pius X, was a reformer of the liturgy and promoted frequent and early c…
Born in Montpellier with a red cross on his body, Saint Roch distributed his fortune to the poor to set out on a pilgrim…
Saint Sabas was one of the most illustrious patriarchs of the monks of Palestine in the 6th century. Founder of the Grea…
Simeon, a righteous man of Jerusalem, and Anna the prophetess welcome the Child Jesus during his presentation at the Tem…