Bishop · 4 November
St. Charles Borromeo
Charles Borromeo was an Italian Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop of Milan from 1564 to 1584.
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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 / Hermit · 6 January
St. Charles of Sezze
Charles of Sezze - born Giancarlo Marchioni - was an Italian professed religious from the Order of Friars Minor.
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Founder · August 11
St. Clare of Assisi
A contemplative whose radical poverty shone with quiet strength.
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Monastic or Hermit · August 17
St. Clare of Montefalco
Clare of Montefalco was an Augustinian nun, abbess, and formerly a member of the Third Order of St. Francis.
Italy · Present-day geography
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Pope
St. Clement of Rome
Clement of Rome , also known as Pope Clement I, was the Bishop of Rome in the late first century.
Italy · Traditional attribution
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Monastic · 19 February
St. Conrad of Piacenza
Conrad Confalonieri of Piacenza, TOSF, was an Italian hermit of the Third Order of St. Francis, who is venerated as a saint.
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Monastic
St. Crispin of Viterbo
Crispino da Viterbo was an Italian Roman Catholic professed religious from Order of Friars Minor Capuchin. Fioretti was an ardent devotee of the Mother of God and was consecrated to her protection in 1674 and he even made a small altar dedicated to her when he served in the kitchens at the house in Orvieto.
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Bishop · 10 October
St. Daniele Comboni
Daniele Comboni, MCCJ was an Italian Catholic prelate who served as Vicar Apostolic of Central Africa from 1877 until his death in 1881.
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Pope · December 26
St. Dionysius
Dionysius was the Bishop of Rome from 22 July 259 to 26 December 268.
Italy · Present-day geography
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Lay saint
St. Dominic Savio
Dominic Savio was a 19th-century Italian teenager who was a student of John Bosco and became a Catholic saint.
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Monastic / Hermit · 7 February
St. Egidio Maria of Saint Joseph
Egidio Maria of Saint Joseph - born Francesco Pontillo - was an Italian professed religious of the Order of Friars Minor.
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Religious · April 11
St. Elena Guerra
Elena Guerra was an Italian Catholic religious sister who founded the Oblates of the Holy Spirit.
Italy · Present-day geography
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