Monastic / Hermit
St. Frances Xavier Cabrini
Frances Xavier Cabrini , also known as Mother Cabrini, was a prominent Italian-American religious sister in the Catholic Church.
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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 97–108 of 245. Read each story’s origin note for traditional or disputed accounts.
Religious · September 19
St. Francesco Maria da Camporosso
Francesco Maria da Camporosso was an Italian Roman Catholic professed religious from the Order of Friars Minor Capuchin.
Italy · Present-day geography
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Priest · 6 February
St. Francesco Spinelli
Francesco Spinelli was an Italian Roman Catholic priest and the founder of the Sisters Adorers of the Blessed Sacrament.
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Priest · June 4
St. Francis Caracciolo
Francis Caracciolo, born Ascanio dei Caracciolo Pisquizi, was an Italian Catholic priest who co-founded the Order of the Clerics Regular Minor with John Augustine Adorno and Fabrizio Caracciolo.
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Priest · 11 May
St. Francis de Geronimo
Francesco de Geronimo, also Francis Jerome was an Italian Roman Catholic priest and a professed member of the Jesuits. He was an energetic pastor who dedicated himself to missions across Naples either in large locations or in rural areas where he was known for succinct and concise preaching that resonated with all people regardless of their social status.
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Priest / Deacon · 29 November
St. Francis Fasani
Francis Anthony Fasani, OFM Conv. was an Italian friar of the Order of Conventual Friars Minor who has been declared a saint by the Catholic Church.
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Martyr · 9 July
St. Francis Fogolla
Francesco Fogolla, known in Chinese as Fu Zhujiao, was an Italian missionary prelate belonging to the Order of Friars Minor.
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Founder · October 4
St. Francis of Assisi
A merchant’s son who embraced poverty, peace, and joyful fraternity.
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Monastic / Hermit · 2 April
St. Francis of Paola
Francis of Paola, O.M. , was a Catholic friar from the town of Paola in Calabria who founded the Order of Minims. He was named after Francis of Assisi and like him Francis of Paola was never ordained a priest.
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Religious · 27 February
St. Gabriel of Our Lady of Sorrows
Gabriel of Our Lady of Sorrows, or Babarel of Our Lady of Sorrows was an Italian Passionist seminarian.
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Priest · 4 April
St. Gaetano Catanoso
Gaetano Catanoso was an Italian Catholic priest and the founder of the Suore Veroniche del Santo Volto. Catanoso served as a parish priest in two different parishes for his entire ecclesial life and was an ardent devotee of the Face of Jesus which he promoted to the faithful.
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Priest · 29 October
St. Gaetano Errico
Gaetano Errico, MSSCC was an Italian Catholic priest from Naples and the founder of the Missionaries of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary.
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