Priest / Deacon · 31 January
St. John Bosco
John Melchior Bosco, SDB , popularly known as Don Bosco , was an Italian Catholic priest, educator, and writer.
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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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Monastic / Hermit · 12 July
St. John Gualbert
Giovanni Gualberto was an Italian Roman Catholic abbot and the founder of the Vallumbrosan Order.
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Priest / Deacon · 5 March
St. John Joseph of the Cross
John Joseph of the Cross, OFM was an Italian Catholic priest and professed member of the Order of Friars Minor who hailed from the island of Ischia.
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Priest · 9 October
St. John Leonardi
John Leonardi, OMD was an Italian Catholic priest and the founder of the Clerics Regular of the Mother of God of Lucca.
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Priest / Deacon
St. John of Capistrano
John of Capistrano, OFM was an Italian Franciscan friar and Catholic priest from the town of Capestrano, Abruzzo.
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Monastic or Hermit · November 14
St. John of Tufara
John of Tufara was an Italian hermit, monastery founder, and saint in the Catholic Church.
Italy · Present-day geography
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Pope
St. John XXIII
Pope John XXIII was head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of Vatican City from 28 October 1958 until his death on 3 June 1963.
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Priest / Deacon · 23 June
St. Joseph Cafasso
Joseph Cafasso was an Italian Catholic priest who was a significant social reformer in Turin.
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Priest / Deacon · January 29
St. Joseph Freinademetz
Joseph Freinademetz , was a Ladin Catholic priest and missionary in China.
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Bishop · 30 May
St. Joseph Marello
Giuseppe Marello was an Italian Roman Catholic prelate who served as the Bishop of Acqui from 1889 until his death and was also the founder of the Oblates of Saint Joseph.
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Priest / Deacon · 18 September
St. Joseph of Cupertino
Joseph of Cupertino, OFMConv was an Italian Conventual Franciscan friar and mystic and venerated as a saint.
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Priest · February 4
St. Joseph of Leonessa
Joseph of Leonessa, OFM Cap. was an Italian Capuchin friar. He was canonized by Pope Benedict XIV in 1746.
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