Bishop · July 18
St. Bruno of Segni
Bruno of Segni was an Italian Roman Catholic prelate and professed member from the Order of Saint Benedict who served as Bishop of Segni and Abbot of Montecassino.
Italy · Present-day geography
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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 61–72 of 245. Read each story’s origin note for traditional or disputed accounts.
Priest or Deacon · August 7
St. Cajetan
Cajetan was an Italian Catholic priest and religious reformer, co-founder of the Theatines.
Italy · Present-day geography
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Monastic or Hermit · May 31
St. Camilla Battista da Varano
Camilla Battista da Varano was an Italian princess and a Poor Clare nun and abbess.
Italy · Present-day geography
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Priest / Deacon
St. Camillus de Lellis
Camillus de Lellis, M.I., was an Italian Catholic priest who founded the Camillians, a religious order dedicated to the care of the sick.
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Monastic or Hermit · January 27
St. Carolina Santocanale
Carolina Santocanale was an Italian Roman Catholic nun who assumed the name of " Maria of Jesus " and established the Capuchin Sisters of the Immaculata of Lourdes.
Italy · Present-day geography
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Religious · 28 December
St. Caterina Volpicelli
Caterina Volpicelli, ASCV was an Italian religious sister and the foundress of the Volpicelli Handmaids of the Sacred Heart, dedicated to education, who has been declared a saint by the Catholic Church.
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Religious · 2 February
St. Catherine de' Ricci
Catherine de' Ricci, OP, was an Italian nun in the Third Order of Saint Dominic. She is believed to have had miraculous visions and corporeal encounters with Jesus Christ.
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Monastic / Hermit · 9 March
St. Catherine of Bologna
Catherine of Bologna was an Italian Poor Clare, writer, teacher, mystic, artist, and saint.
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Lay saint · 15 September
St. Catherine of Genoa
Catherine of Genoa was an Italian saint and mystic, known for her work among the sick and the poor and remembered because of various writings describing both these actions and her mystical experiences.
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Doctor of the Church
St. Catherine of Siena
Caterina di Jacopo di Benincasa, TOSD , known as Catherine of Siena, was an Italian Catholic mystic and diplomat who engaged in papal and Italian politics through extensive letter-writing and advocacy.
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Martyr · November 22
St. Cecilia of Rome
Cecilia of Rome was a Christian virgin martyr, who is venerated in Roman Catholic, Eastern Orthodox, Anglican, and some Lutheran churches, such as the Church of Sweden.
Italy · Present-day geography
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Pope · July 27
St. Celestine I
Celestine I was the bishop of Rome from 10 September 422 to his death on 27 July 432.
Italy · Present-day geography
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