Lay saint · 4 July
St. Pier Giorgio Frassati
Pier Giorgio Frassati was an Italian Catholic activist and a member of the Third Order of Saint Dominic.
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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 or Hermit · January 10
St. Pietro I Orseolo
Pietro I Orseolo was the Doge of Venice from 976 until 978.
Italy · Present-day geography
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Bishop · 3 August
St. Pietro of Anagni
Peter of Anagni was a Benedictine monk, bishop and papal legate.
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Pope
St. Pius V
Pope Pius V, OP , born Antonio Ghislieri , was head of the Catholic Church and leader of the Papal States from 7 January 1566 to his death, in May 1572.
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Pope
St. Pius X
Pope Pius X was head of the Catholic Church from 4 August 1903 until his death in August 1914.
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Martyr · 20 May
St. Plautilla
Plautilla is a name attached in late antique and medieval tradition to a pious Roman matron associated with the martyrdom of the Apostle Paul.
Italy · Traditional attribution
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Pope
St. Pontian
Pope Pontian was the bishop of Rome from 21 July 230 to 28 September 235.
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Martyr
St. Pontianus of Spoleto
Pontianus was a second century Christian martyr.
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Martyr · April 30
St. Quirinus of Neuss
Quirinus of Neuss , sometimes called Quirinus of Rome is venerated as a martyr and saint of the Catholic Church and Eastern Orthodox Church.
Italy · Traditional attribution
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Religious
St. Richard Pampuri
Riccardo Pampuri, OH - born Erminio Filippo Pampuri was an Italian medical doctor and a veteran of World War I who was also a professed member of the Brothers Hospitallers of Saint John of God.
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Monastic / Hermit · 22 May
St. Rita of Cascia
Rita of Cascia , was an Italian Catholic widow and Augustinian nun.
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Doctor of the Church
St. Robert Bellarmine
Robert Bellarmine was an Italian Jesuit and a cardinal of the Catholic Church.
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