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Saints from Italy

Read the full stories of 245 saints whose birth or early family origins are associated with present-day Italy.

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Artistic interpretation of St. Giuseppe Allamano

Priest / Deacon · 16 February

St. Giuseppe Allamano

Giuseppe Allamano, IMC was an Italian Catholic priest who established the Consolata Missionaries for males and another for females, the Consolata Missionary Sisters.

Italy

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Artistic interpretation of St. Giuseppe Moscati

Priest · 16 November

St. Giuseppe Moscati

Giuseppe Moscati was an Italian doctor, scientific researcher, and university professor noted both for his pioneering work in biochemistry and for his piety.

Italy

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Artistic interpretation of St. Giustino de Jacobis

Bishop · July 31

St. Giustino de Jacobis

Giustino de Jacobis was an Italian Catholic bishop and member of the Congregation of the Mission who served as Apostolic Vicar of Abyssinia and the Titular Bishop of Nilopolis.

Italy · Present-day geography

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Artistic interpretation of St. Giustino Russolillo

Priest or Deacon · August 2

St. Giustino Russolillo

Giustino Russolillo was an Italian Catholic priest and the founder of the Vocationists, the Vocationist Sisters and of the Secular Institute of the Apostles of Universal Sanctification.

Italy · Present-day geography

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Artistic interpretation of St. Gregory I

Doctor of the Church

St. Gregory I

Pope Gregory I , commonly known as Saint Gregory the Great , was the 64th Bishop of Rome from 3 September 590 until his death on 12 March 604.

Italy

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