Priest / Deacon · 30 March
St. Ludovico of Casoria
Ludovico da Casoria - born Arcangelo Palmentieri - was an Italian Roman Catholic priest and a professed member of the Order of Friars Minor.
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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 169–180 of 245. Read each story’s origin note for traditional or disputed accounts.
Priest · 24 October
St. Luigi Guanella
Luigi Guanella was an Italian Catholic priest who founded several religious communities. He was beatified on 25 October 1964 by Pope Paul VI and was canonized on 23 October 2011 in a celebration that Pope Benedict XVI celebrated in Saint Peter's Square.
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Priest
St. Luigi Maria Palazzolo
Luigi Maria Palazzolo was an Italian Roman Catholic priest. He established the Sisters of the Poor which was also known as the Palazzolo Institute.
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Priest / Deacon · May 16
St. Luigi Orione
Luigi Giovanni Orione was an Italian priest who was active in answering the social needs of his nation as it faced the social upheavals of the late 19th century.
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Priest or Deacon · April 3
St. Luigi Scrosoppi
Luigi Scrosoppi was an Italian priest of the Catholic Church who founded the Sisters of Providence of Saint Cajetan of Thiene.
Italy · Present-day geography
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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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Martyr · August 19
St. Magnus of Trani
Magnus of Trani is venerated by Catholics as the patron saint of Anagni in the Province of Frosinone, together with his apprentice Saint Secundina.
Italy · Present-day geography
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Religious · 13 April
St. Margaret of Castello
Margaret of Città di Castello, TOSD was an Italian Catholic educator and a Dominican tertiary. Margaret was both blind and had other physical disabilities and became known for her deep faith and holiness.
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Monastic / Hermit
St. Margaret of Cortona
Margaret of Cortona was an Italian penitent of the Third Order of Saint Francis.
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Monastic / Hermit · October 20
St. Maria Bertilla Boscardin
Maria Bertilla Boscardin was an Italian nun and nurse who displayed a pronounced devotion to duty in working with sick children and victims of the air raids of World War I.
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Monastic or Hermit · January 20
St. Maria Cristina of the Immaculate Conception Brando
Maria Cristina of the Immaculate Conception Brando was an Italian saint, nun and the founder of the Congregation of the Sisters, Expiatory Victims of Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament, an international teaching institute.
Italy · Present-day geography
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Religious · 4 February
St. Maria De Mattias
Maria Matilda De Mattias was an Italian woman who founded the religious congregation of the Sisters Adorers of the Blood of Christ.
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