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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. Romuald

Monastic or Hermit · June 19

St. Romuald

Romuald was the founder of the Camaldolese order and a major figure in the eleventh-century "Renaissance of eremitical asceticism ".

Italy · Present-day geography

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Artistic interpretation of St. Rose Venerini

Monastic / Hermit · 7 May

St. Rose Venerini

Rose Venerini , also called Rosa Venerini, was an Italian Roman Catholic saint and virgin who founded the first public schools for girls and young women in Italy.

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Artistic interpretation of St. Telesphorus

Martyr · January 5

St. Telesphorus

Telesphorus was the bishop of Rome from c. 126 to his death c. 137, during the reigns of Roman Emperors Hadrian and Antoninus Pius.

Italy · Present-day geography

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