Pope · 25 May
St. Gregory VII
Pope Gregory VII , born Hildebrand of Sovana , was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 22 April 1073 to his death in 1085.
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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.
Showing 133–144 of 245. Read each story’s origin note for traditional or disputed accounts.
Bishop · February 6
St. Guarinus of Palestrina
Guarinus of Palestrina was an Italian Catholic Augustinian canon regular and also the Cardinal-Bishop of Palestrina from December 1144 after his relative Pope Lucius II elevated him into the cardinalate.
Italy · Present-day geography
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Bishop · November 5
St. Guido Maria Conforti
Guido Maria Conforti was an Italian Roman Catholic archbishop who founded the Xaverian Missionaries on 3 December 1895.
Italy · Present-day geography
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Pope · November 17
St. Hilarius
Hilarius was the bishop of Rome from 461 to 468.
Italy · Present-day geography
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Lay saint · November 13
St. Homobonus
Saint Homobonus is the patron saint of business people, tailors, shoemakers, and clothworkers, as well as of Cremona, Italy.
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Bishop · September 30
St. Honorius of Canterbury
Honorius of Canterbury was a member of the Gregorian mission to Christianize the Anglo-Saxons from their native Anglo-Saxon paganism in 597 AD who later became Archbishop of Canterbury.
Italy · Present-day geography
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Religious · November 27
St. Humilis of Bisignano
Humilis of Bisignano was a Franciscan friar who was widely known in his day as a mystic and wonderworker.
Italy · Present-day geography
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Religious · 11 May
St. Ignatius of Laconi
Ignazio da Laconi , born Francesco Ignazio Vincenzo Peis in Sardinia, , was a Capuchin friar.
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Priest or Deacon · September 22
St. Ignatius of Santhià
Ignatius of Santhià was an Italian Roman Catholic priest and a professed member of the Order of Friars Minor Capuchin.
Italy · Present-day geography
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Lay saint
St. Isidore the Laborer
Isidore the Laborer, born Isidro de Merlo y Quintana, also known as Isidore the Farmer , was a Mozarab farmworker who lived in medieval Madrid.
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Priest · 28 November
St. James of the Marches
Jacob de Marchia, commonly known in English as Saint James of the Marches, was an Italian Friar Minor, preacher and writer.
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Martyr
St. Januarius
Januarius , also known as Januarius I of Benevento, was Bishop of Benevento and is a martyr and saint of the Catholic Church.
Italy · Traditional attribution
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