Country of origin
Read the full stories of 245 saints whose birth or early family origins are associated with present-day Italy.
Showing 37–48 of 245. Read each story’s origin note for traditional or disputed accounts.
Priest · 20 May
Arcangelo Tadini was an Italian Roman Catholic priest. Tadini was ordained as a priest in 1870 and went on to found a religious congregation dedicated to the poor and ill while taking advantage of the Industrial Revolution to support women in work and education.
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Religious · March 15
Artémides Zatti was an Italian Roman Catholic professed religious of the Salesians of Don Bosco and a noted pharmacist who emigrated to Argentina in 1897.
Italy · Present-day geography
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Monastic or Hermit · December 6
Asella was a Roman virgin and hermit who was a disciple and friend of Saint Jerome, who spoke of her in his writings.
Italy · Present-day geography
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Bishop · July 15
Athanasius of Naples was the bishop of Naples from 850 to his death.
Italy · Present-day geography
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Bishop · February 19
Barbatus of Benevento was a bishop of Benevento from 663 to 682.
Italy · Present-day geography
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Monastic / Hermit
Bartolomea Capitanio was an Italian Roman Catholic professed religious and the co-foundress of the Sisters of Charity of Lovere that she established with Vincenza Gerosa.
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Bishop · January 19
Bassianus of Lodi was an Italian saint, the patron saint of Lodi, Bassano del Grappa, and Pizzighettone in Italy.
Italy · Present-day geography
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Religious
Benedetta Cambiagio Frassinello was an Italian Roman Catholic professed religious and the founder of the Benedictine Sisters of Providence.
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Priest or Deacon · April 24
Benedict Menni was an Italian Roman Catholic priest.
Italy · Present-day geography
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Monastic · July 11
The father of Western monasticism who formed communities around prayer and work.
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Monastic / Hermit
Benedict the Moor , also known as Benedict of Palermo, Benedict the Black, or Benedict the African, was an Afro-Sicilian Franciscan friar.
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Martyr · 16 January
Berard of Carbio was a thirteenth-century Franciscan friar who was executed in Morocco for attempting to promote Christianity.
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