Monastic / Hermit
St. Magdalene of Canossa
Magdalena di Canossa was an Italian religious sister and the foundress of the two Canossian congregations.
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218 lives of faith. Showing 25–36.
Monastic / Hermit · April 25
St. Peter of Saint Joseph de Betancur
Peter of Saint Joseph de Betancur y Gonzáles, OFB , also called Hermano Pedro de San José Betancurt or more simply Peter de Betancurt, Hermano Pedro , Santo Hermano Pedro , or San Pedro de Vilaflor , was a Spanish saint and missionary in Guatemala.
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Monastic / Hermit · 7 May
St. Rose Venerini
Rose Venerini , also called Rosa Venerini, was an Italian Roman Catholic saint and virgin who founded the first public schools for girls and young women in Italy.
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Priest / Deacon · 26 May
St. Philip Neri
Philip Neri , born Filippo Romolo Neri, pronounced [fiˈlippo ˈrɔːmolo ˈneːri] was an Italian Catholic priest who founded the Congregation of the Oratory, a society of secular clergy dedicated to pastoral care and charitable work.
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Bishop
St. Augustine of Canterbury
Augustine of Canterbury was a Christian monk who became the first Archbishop of Canterbury in the year 597.
Origin uncertain · Birthplace unknown
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Bishop · 6 June
St. Norbert of Xanten
Norbert of Xanten , also known as Norbert Gennep, was a German Catholic bishop who was the Archbishop of Magdeburg, founder of the Premonstratensian order of canons regular, and is venerated as a saint in the Catholic Church.
Origin uncertain · Disputed birthplace
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Religious · 17 June
St. Albert Chmielowski
Albert Chmielowski – born Adam Hilary Bernard Chmielowski – was a Polish Franciscan tertiary, painter, and disabled veteran of the Uprising of 1863.
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Priest / Deacon · 5 July
St. Anthony Zaccaria
Anthony Maria Zaccaria, CRSP was an Italian Catholic priest and early leader of the Counter-Reformation.
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Priest / Deacon
St. Camillus de Lellis
Camillus de Lellis, M.I., was an Italian Catholic priest who founded the Camillians, a religious order dedicated to the care of the sick.
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Monastic / Hermit · 8 August
St. Mary MacKillop
Mary Helen MacKillop RSJ was an Australian religious sister.
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Monastic / Hermit
St. Bridget of Sweden
Bridget of Sweden, OSsS , also known as Birgitta Birgersdotter and Birgitta of Vadstena , was a Swedish Catholic mystic and the founder of the Bridgettines.
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Doctor of the Church
St. Alphonsus Liguori
Alphonsus Maria de Liguori was an Italian Catholic bishop and saint, as well as a spiritual writer, composer, musician, artist, poet, lawyer, scholastic philosopher, and theologian.
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