Saints & Hagiography
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Baseggio, Maria Felicita
BASEGGIO, MARIA FELICITA. - Mystic, b. in Ferrara on 5 May 1752, to a family of artists originally from Venice, d. in Rovigo on 11 Feb.… -
Basil and Emmelia, Saints (BASILIO E EMMELIA, SANTI)
BASIL AND EMMELIA, Saints. - Parents of St. Basil and St. Gregory of Nyssa; B., the son of a wealthy and Christian family of Pontus, was a… -
Basilides, Saint, Martyr (BASILIDE, SANTO, MARTIRE)
BASILIDES, SAINT, MARTYR. - Of this martyr of Tuscia suburbicaria, buried at the twelfth mile of the Aurelia, near Lorium, between La… -
Basil of Saint Francis (BASILIO DI SAN FRANCESCO)
BASIL OF SAINT FRANCIS. - Discalced Carmelite (in the world Francesco de Quintal), missionary; b. in 1595 at Santarem (Portugal) and… -
Bassianus (Bassano), Saint (BASSIANO (BASSANO), SANTO)
BASSIANUS (BASSANO), SAINT. - He is the first historically documented bishop of Lodi (c. 374 - c. 409). As such he took part in 381 in the… -
Bathilde, Saint (BATILDE, SANTA)
BATHILDE, SAINT. - Queen of France, wife of Clovis II, she was the mother of Chlothar, Childeric and Theodoric (Thierry). Of Anglo-Saxon… -
Beato, Saint (BEATO, SANTO)
BEATO, Saint. - Apostle of Switzerland; nothing is known about him. The legend of the 16th century made him a disciple of the Apostles.… -
Beatrice de Silva Meneses, Blessed (BEATRICE DE SILVA MENESES, BEATA)
BEATRICE DE SILVA MENESES, Blessed. - Born in Ceuta (1424) to noble Portuguese parents. Sister of the blessed Amadeus. Lady-in-waiting to… -
Beatrice I d'Este, Blessed (BEATRICE I D'ESTE, BEATA)
BEATRICE I D'ESTE, Blessed. - Benedictine nun, b. on an uncertain date (ca. 1191?) to Azzo VI d'Este and to a Savoy, probably Sofia,… -
Beatrice II d'Este, Blessed (BEATRICE II D'ESTE, BEATA)
BEATRICE II D'ESTE, Blessed. - Benedictine, daughter of Azzo VII d'Este and niece of the preceding. Already a widow, according to some, she… -
Beatrice of Nazareth, Blessed (BEATRICE DI NAZARETH, BEATA)
BEATRICE OF NAZARETH, Blessed. - Cistercian nun, b. at Tirlemont ca. 1200, d. at Notre-Dame-de-Nazareth, near Lier (Brabant) on 28 Aug.… -
Bedetti, Giuseppe, Servant of God (BEDETTI, GIUSEPPE, SERVO DI DIO)
BEDETTI, Giuseppe, Servant of God. - Priest, b. in Bologna on 23 July 1799, d. there on 4 Jan. 1889. Since in his youth he had been unable,… -
Bellacci, Tommaso da Florence, Blessed (BELLACCI, TOMMASO DA FIRENZE, BEATO)
BELLACCI, Tommaso da Florence, Blessed. - Franciscan of the Observant Friars Minor, b. in Florence in 1370, d. at Rieti on 31 Oct. 1447.… -
Bellesini, Stefano, Blessed (BELLESINI, STEFANO, BEATO)
BELLESINI, STEFANO, beato. - Born in Trent on 25 Nov. 1774, died at Genazzano on 2 Feb. 1840. At the age of sixteen he entered the… -
Bellino, Saint (BELLINO, SANTO)
BELLINO, Saint. - From Padua, of the Bertaldo family. Already a priest in 1107, he was a canon and then archpriest of the Cathedral; exiled… -
Beltrami, Andrea
BELTRAMI, ANDREA. - Salesian, b. at Omegna (Novara) on 24 June 1870, d. at Valsalice (Turin) on 30 Dec. 1897. Having attended the gymnasium… -
Benedetto da Urbino, Blessed (BENEDETTO DA URBINO, BEATO)
BENEDETTO DA URBINO, Blessed. - Capuchin, in the world Marco Passione, b. at Urbino on 13 Sept. 1560, d. at Fossombrone (Marche) on 30 Apr.… -
Benedict, Archbishop of Milan, Saint (BENEDETTO, ARCIVESCOVO DI MILANO, SANTO)
BENEDICT, Archbishop of Milan, Saint. - The surname Crispo has been arbitrarily assigned to him; he occupied the see of Milan from March… -
Benedict Biscop (Baducino), Saint (BENEDETTO BISCOP (BADUCINO), SANTO)
BENEDICT BISCOP (Baducino), Saint. - Abbot of Wearmouth-Jarrow, b. in Northumbria of noble Anglo-Saxon stock around 628, d. 12 January 690.… -
Benedict, John, Isaac, Matthew, and Christian, Called the Five Polish Brothers, Saints (BENEDETTO, GIOVANNI, ISACCO, MATTEO E CRISTINO, DETTI ANCHE I CINQUE FRATELLI POLACCHI, SANTI)
BENEDICT, JOHN, ISAAC, MATTHEW and CHRISTINUS, also called the FIVE POLISH BROTHERS, saints. - Benedict, from Benevento, at first a priest,… -
Benedict Joseph Labre, Saint (BENEDETTO GIUSEPPE LABRE, SANTO)
BENEDICT JOSEPH LABRE, Saint. - Born at Amettes (Artois) on 26 March 1748. At the age of twelve he was sent to Erin, to a priest uncle, and… -
Benedict of Aniane, Saint (BENEDETTO D'ANIANE, SANTO)
BENEDICT of ANIANE, saint. - Benedictine, the second father of Western monasticism, b. ca. 750, d. at Cornelimünster near Aachen on 11… -
Benedict, Saint, Founder of the Benedictines (BENEDETTO, SANTO, FONDATORE DEI BENEDETTINI)
BENEDICT, saint, founder of the Benedictines. SUMMARY: I. His life and mission. - II. Iconography. - III. Medal. - IV. The Rule. I. THE… -
Benedict the Moor, Saint (BENEDETTO IL MORO, SANTO)
BENEDICT THE MOOR, Saint. - Born around 1526 in San Fratello near Messina, to descendants of ancestors who had been slaves, brought to… -
Benfatti, Giacomo, Blessed (BENFATTI, GIACOMO, BEATO)
BENFATTI, Giacomo, Blessed. - Bishop of Mantua, born there around the middle of the 13th century and died there on 19 Nov. 1338; having… -
Bengy de Bonnalt d'Houet, Marie-Madeleine de (BENGY DE BONNAULT D'HOUET, MARIE-MADELEINE DE)
BENGY DE BONNALT D'HOUET, MARIE-MADELEINE DE. - Foundress of the Faithful Companions of Jesus (v.), b. at Châteauroux (Indre) on 21 Sept.… -
Benignus, Saint, Martyr (BENIGNO, SANTO, MARTIRE)
BENIGNUS, Saint, Martyr. - Venerated at Dijon; until the beginning of the 6th century he was known only to the peasants of the place; the… -
Benildo, Brother, Blessed (BENILDO, FRATEL, BEATO)
BENILDO, Brother, Blessed. - In the world Pierre Romançon, b. at Thuret on 14 June 1805, d. at Saugues on 13 Aug. 1862. He took the habit… -
Benincasa, Osanna, Venerable (BENINCASA, OBSOLA, VENERABILE)
BENINCASA, Osanna, Venerable. - Foundress of the Congregation of the Teatine, b. in Naples on 20 Oct. 1547, d. there on 20 Oct. 1618. From… -
Benno, Bishop of Meissen, Saint (BENNONE, VESCOVO DI MEISSEN, SANTO)
BENNO, BISHOP OF MEISSEN, SAINT. - Of a Saxon comital family, brother of Count Christopher, he was a canon at Goslar when he was appointed… -
Benvenuto, da Gubbio, Blessed (BENVENUTO DA GUBBIO, BEATO)
BENVENUTO, da Gubbio, Blessed. - A nobleman and soldier of Gubbio, in 1222 he was received among the Friars Minor by St. Francis, who was… -
Berardo, Pietro, Accursio, Adiuto, Ottone, Saints (BERARDO, PIETRO, ACCURSIO, ADIUTO, OTTONE, SANTI)
BERARDO, Pietro, Accursio, Adiuto, Ottone, Saints. - Protomartyrs of the Franciscan Order: of whom Otto was a priest, Berard a subdeacon,… -
Bernadette Soubirous, Saint (MARIA BERNARDA SOUBIROUS, SANTA)
BERNADETTE SOUBIROUS, Saint. - In the world Bernadette, b. at Lourdes on 7 Jan. 1844, d. at Nevers on 16 Apr. 1879. She grew up in the… -
Bernard, Archdeacon Of Aosta, Saint (BERNARDO, ARCIDIACONO DI AOSTA, SANTO)
BERNARD, Archdeacon Of Aosta, Saint. - SUMMARY: I. Life. - II. Iconography and sacred representations. - III. Hospice of the Great St.… -
Bernard II Of Baden, Blessed (BERNARDO II DI BADEN, BEATO,)
BERNARD II of BADEN, blessed, - Son of Margrave James V, born around 1430. Although he was the husband of the daughter of the King of… -
Bernardino Da Balvano
BERNARDINO DA BALVANO. - Capuchin preacher, b. at Balvano (Potenza), d. in holiness at Cosenza in 1558. He carried out his apostolate in… -
Bernardino Da Feltre, Blessed (BERNARDINO DA FELTRE, BEATO)
BERNARDINO DA FELTRE, Blessed. - Friar Minor, in the world Martino Tomitani, preacher, b. at Feltre in 1439, d. at Pavia on 28 Sept. 1494.… -
Bernardino Da Laredo
BERNARDINO DA LAREDO. - Franciscan mystic, b. in Seville in 1482, d. after Sept. 1540. After studying medicine, he entered the Observant… -
Bernardino D'Aquila (Amici), Blessed (BERNARDINO D'AQUILA (AMICI), BEATO)
BERNARDINO d'AQUILA (AMICI), beato. - Famous Franciscan preacher and writer, b. at Fossa in 1420, d. at San Giuliano near L'Aquila on 22 or… -
Bernardino Da Siena, Saint (BERNARDINO DA SIENA, SANTO)
BERNARDINO DA SIENA, Saint. - Friar Minor, distinguished for learning and holiness, for his original and highly effective preaching, for… -
Bernardino Realino, Saint (BERNARDINO REALINO, SANTO)
BERNARDINO REALINO, Saint. - Of the Society of Jesus. Born at Carpi on 1 December 1530, he pursued excellent studies at Carpi, Modena and… -
Bernard Maria Of Jesus (BERNARDO MARIA DI GESÙ)
BERNARD MARIA OF JESUS. - Passionist, in the world Cesare Silvestrelli, b. in Rome on 7 Nov. 1831, d. at Moricone, in Sabina, on 9 Dec.… -
Bernardo Da Offida, Blessed (BERNARDO DA OFFIDA, BEATO)
BERNARDO da OFFIDA, beato. - Capuchin lay brother, in the world Domenico Peroni, b. at Offida on 7 Nov. 1604, d. there on 22 Aug. 1694; he… -
Bernardo Da Rogliano, Venerable (BERNARDO DA ROGLIANO, VENERABILE)
BERNARDO DA ROGLIANO, Venerable. - Hermit, founder of the Congregation of Colloreto, b. at Rogliano (Cosenza) in 1519, to Protetto Milizia… -
Bernardo Degli Uberti, Saint (BERNARDO DEGLI UBERTI, SANTO)
BERNARDO DEGLI UBERTI, Saint. - Born into a noble Florentine family around 1060, in 1075 he became a Vallombrosan monk in the monastery of… -
Bernardo D'Osimo
BERNARDO d'OSIMO. - Capuchin, b. at Osimo (Ancona) around 1527 to a poor family, died there in the odor of sanctity on 23 Aug. 1591. He… -
Bernard Of Clairvaux (BERNARDO DI CHIARAVALLE)
BERNARD OF CLAIRVAUX. - SUMMARY: I. Life. - II. Writings: 1. Epistolae; 2. Sermones; 3. Tractatus. - III. Thought: 1. Religious life; 2.… -
Bernard Of Corleone, Blessed (BERNARDO DA CORLEONE, BEATO)
BERNARD OF CORLEONE, BLESSED. - Capuchin lay brother, in the world Filippo Latini, b. at Corleone on 6 Feb. 1605, d. at Castelnuovo… -
Bernard of Tiron (BERNARDO DI TIRON)
BERNARD OF TIRON. - Benedictine abbot and reformer, b. in the territory of Abbeville (hence also called B. of Abbeville) ca. 1046 and d. at… -
Bernice (Veronica), Prosdocia And Domnina, Saints, Martyrs (BERNICE (VERONICA), PRÔSDOCE E DOMNINA, SANTE, MARTIRI)
BERNICE (Veronica), Prosdocia And Domnina, Saints, Martyrs. - Their very peculiar martyrdom, which took place in Antioch, is attested by… -
Bernone, Blessed (BERNONE, BEATO)
BERNONE, Blessed. - Founder of Cluny, b. ca. 850 into a noble family of Burgundy, d. 13 January 927. He entered the Benedictine abbey of… -
Bernward, Saint (BERNWARD, SANTO)
BERNWARD, Saint. - Bishop of Hildesheim (c. 960 - 1022). A descendant of a noble Saxon family, he was received by his uncle Folkmar, later… -
Berrio-Ochoa, Valentin, Blessed (BERRIO-OCHOA, VALENTÍN, BEATO)
BERRIO-OCHOA, Valentin, Blessed. - Dominican martyr in Tonkin. One of the eight martyrs beatified by Pius X in 1906 (v. ANNAMITI, MARTIRI).… -
Bertarius Of Montecassino, Saint (BERTARIO DI MONTECASSINO, SANTO)
BERTARIUS OF MONTECASSINO, Saint. - He is one of the most remarkable figures in Italy in the Carolingian era. Of probably Lombard stock -… -
Bertino, Saint (BERTINO, SANTO)
BERTINO, Saint. - Second abbot of Sithiu on the river Aa, where the Irish rule and customs of St. Columbanus were followed. He appears for… -
Bertoldo, Saint (BERTOLDO, SANTO)
BERTOLDO, Saint. - First prior general of the Carmelites, b. at Solignac (Limoges, France) and descended from the noble Malefaida family;… -
Bertoni, Gaspare, Venerable (BERTONI, GASPARE, VENERABILE)
BERTONI, GASPARE, venerabile. - Founder of the Stigmatines, born in Verona on 9 October 1777, died there on 12 June 1853. As a young… -
Bertrando di Saint-Geniès (Diocese of Cahors), Blessed (BERTRANDO DI SAINT-GENIÈS (DIOCESI DI CAHORS), BEATO)
BERTRANDO DI SAINT-GENIÈS (Diocese of Cahors), Blessed. - A doctor of law at Toulouse and an auditor of the Rota, he was appointed… -
Bertulf Of Bobbio, Saint (BERTOLFO DI BOBBIO, SANTO)
BERTULF OF BOBBIO, Saint. - Born into a noble pagan Frankish family, he entered the monastery of Luxeuil. With Abbot Attala he went to… -
Bertulf Of Renty, Saint (BERTOLFO DI RENTY, SANTO)
BERTULF OF RENTY, Saint. - Born under Sigebert (639-56) of a pagan German family; having gone to Thérouanne (Belgium) and received Baptism… -
Bethencourt, Pedro de San José de, Venerable (BÉTHENCOURT, PEDRO DE SAN JOSÉ DE, VENERABILE)
BETHENCOURT, PEDRO DE SAN JOSÉ DE, VENERABLE. - Franciscan tertiary, founder of the Bethlehemites, suppressed by the Cortes in 1820, b. at… -
Bianchi, Francesco Saverio Maria, Blessed (BIANCHI, FRANCESCO SAVERIO MARIA, BEATO)
BIANCHI, FRANCESCO SAVERIO MARIA, beato. - Barnabite, b. at Arpino on 2 Dec. 1743 and d. on 31 Jan. 1815 at Naples, where he is buried in… -
Bianconi, Giacomo, Blessed (BIANCONI, GIACOMO, BEATO)
BIANCONI, Giacomo, Blessed. - Born on 7 March 1220 at Bevagna, died there on 22 Aug. 1301; a Dominican in 1236 at Spoleto, he studied at… -
Bichier Des Ages, Jeanne Elisabeth, Saint (GIOVANNA ELISABETTA BICHIER DES AGES, SANTA)
BICHIER DES AGES, Jeanne Elisabeth, Saint. - Co-foundress of the Daughters of the Cross, called Sisters of St. Andrew, b. 5 July 1773, in… -
Billiart, Marie-Rose-Julie, Blessed (BILLIART, MARIE-ROSE-JULIE, BEATA)
BILLIART, MARIE-ROSE-JULIE, beata. - Foundress of the Sisters of Our Lady of Namur (v.), born of a humble family on July 12, 1751 at… -
Biscossi, Sibillina, Blessed (BISCOSSI, SIBILLINA, BEATA)
BISCOSSI, Sibillina, Blessed. - Dominican mystic, b. in Pavia around 1287, d. there on 19 March 1367. At the age of twelve she lost her… -
Bishop of Spoleto of Spes (SPES, VESCOVO DI SPOLETO)
BISHOP OF SPOLETO OF SPES. - Born toward the end of the 4th century, he governed the Church of Spoleto for 32 years, from 420 to about 452.… -
Blaise, Saint, Martyr (BIAGIO, SANTO, MARTIRE)
BLAISE, Saint, Martyr. - The accounts of his life and martyrdom are uncertain and obscure. According to the widely circulated though highly… -
Blasucci, Domenico, Venerable (BLASUCCI, DOMENICO, VENERABILE)
BLASUCCI, Domenico, Venerable. - A Redemptorist student, regarded as the Aloysius Gonzaga of the Redemptorist Missionaries, b. 5 March 1732… -
Blessed Ursuline (ORSOLINA, BEATA)
BLESSED URSULINE. - B. in Parma on 14 May 1375, d. in Verona on 7 Apr. 1410. Still young, she devoted herself to a life of harsh penance… -
Blois, Charles de, Blessed (BLOIS, CHARLES DE, BEATO)
BLOIS, Charles de, Blessed. - Duke of Brittany (from 1341), b. at Blois in 1320, d. 29 Sept. 1364 in the battle of Auray. Piously educated,… -
Blosio (de Blois), François-Louis, Venerable (BLOSIO (DE BLOIS), FRANÇOIS-LOUIS, VENERABILE)
BLOSIO (DE BLOIS), FRANÇOIS-LOUIS, venerable. Benedictine abbot and ascetical writer, b. at Donstiennes (Hainaut) in October 1506 of an… -
Boero, Giuseppe
BOERO, GIUSEPPE. - Jesuit hagiographer and historian, b. at Ventimiglia on 15 Aug. 1814, d. at Rome on 8 Feb. 1884. After his theological… -
Bollandists (BOLLANDISTI)
BOLLANDISTS. - A scholarly society made up of a small group of Belgian Jesuit fathers, which has devoted itself for three centuries to the… -
Bolland, Jean
BOLLAND, JEAN. - Belgian Jesuit, known for founding the work that took his name (v. BOLLANDISTS), b. 13 Aug. 1596 at Julemont in the duchy… -
Bonacina, Ferdinando
BONACINA, FERDINANDO. - Missionary, died for the faith. Born at Reggio Emilia on April 7, 1804, he entered the Society of Jesus in 1826 as… -
Bonaventure da Barcelona, Blessed (BONAVENTURA DA BARCELLONA, BEATO)
BONAVENTURE DA BARCELONA, Blessed. - Before entering the Order of Friars Minor (1640) his name was Michele Battista Gran; he was born at… -
Bonaventure d'Amiens (BONAVENTURA D'AMIENS)
BONAVENTURE D'AMIENS. - Franciscan missionary, martyr in Languedoc. Born into the Lieurin family, he took the habit of the Reformed Minors… -
Bonaventure da Potenza, Blessed (BONAVENTURA DA POTENZA, BEATO)
BONAVENTURE DA POTENZA, Blessed. - Conventual, b. at Potenza on 4 Jan. 1651, d. at Ravello on 26 Oct. 1711. He became a religious in 1666.… -
Bonaventure di Peraga, Blessed (BONAVENTURA DI PERAGA, BEATO)
BONAVENTURE DI PERAGA, Blessed. - Of the family of the counts of Peraga, from whose Roman stock the Badoer of Padua descended (and he… -
Boncuori (Buoncuori, Buoncuore, sometimes erroneously Bocardo), Saint (BONCUORI (BUONCUORI, BUONCUORE, TALVOLTA ERRONEAMENTE BOCARDO), SANTE)
BONCUORI (Buoncuori, Buoncuore, sometimes erroneously Bocardo), Saint. - Conventual Franciscan, born at Monte San Pietrangeli (province of… -
Boniface, Martyr, Saint (BONIFACIO, MARTIRE, SANTO)
BONIFACE, MARTYR, SAINT. - A martyr of this name is unknown to the ancient testimonies of the Roman tradition, although he is commemorated… -
Boniface of Savoy, Blessed (BONIFACIO DI SAVOIA, BEATO)
BONIFACE OF SAVOY, Blessed. - Born in the castle of Ste-Hélène-du-Lac in 1207 to Count Thomas I and Margaret of Geneva. Having entered the… -
Boniface, Saint, Martyr (BONIFACIO, SANTO, MARTIRE)
BONIFACE, Saint, Martyr. - Apostle of Germany, b. around 675 in Wessex, in Britain. In his family he bore the name Wymfrith, and from… -
Bonnard, Jean-Louis, Blessed (BONNARD, JEAN-LOUIS, BEATO)
BONNARD, Jean-Louis, Blessed. - Of the Paris Foreign Missions, martyred in Tonkin on 1 May 1852. Born on 1 March 1824 at… -
Bono, Gaspar, Blessed (DE BONO, GASPARE, BEATO)
BONO, Gaspar, Blessed. - Born at Valencia on 5 January 1530, died there on 14 July 1604. He received the Dominican habit in 1545. In order… -
Bono, Giovanni, Blessed (BONO, GIOVANNI, BEATO)
BONO, Giovanni, Blessed. - Born of a noble family in Mantua in 1168. After a dissipated youth, enlightened by divine grace, following an… -
Bonomo, Giovanna Maria, Blessed (BONOMO, GIOVANNA MARIA, BEATA)
BONOMO, Giovanna Maria, Blessed. - Benedictine, b. 15 Aug. 1606 in Asiago (Vicenza), d. 1 March 1670 at Bassano. After her mother's death… -
Bononio, Saint (BONONIO, SANTO)
BONONIO, Saint. - Abbot of Lucedio in the Vercelli area, d. 1026. A Camaldolese monk, among the most fervent followers of St. Romuald, he… -
Bonvisi, Giovanni, Blessed (BONVISI, GIOVANNI, BEATO)
BONVISI, Giovanni, Blessed. - Franciscan, born in Lucca at the beginning of the 15th century. From childhood he showed an inclination… -
Borie (Dumoulin-Borie), Pierre-Rose-Ursule, Blessed (BORIE (DUMOULIN-BORIE), PIERRE-ROSE-URSULE, BEATO)
BORIE (Dumoulin-Borie), Pierre-Rose-Ursule, Blessed. - Of the Paris Foreign Missions, titular bishop of Acanthus, vicar apostolic of… -
Boris and Gleb (BORIS E GLIEB)
BORIS AND GLEB. - Two of the twelve sons of St. Vladimir, prince of Russia, who at Baptism received the names Roman and David. After the… -
Boscardin, Maria Bertilla
BOSCARDIN, MARIA BERTILLA. - Of the Sisters Teachers of St. Dorothy, Daughters of the Sacred Hearts, born at Brendola (Vicenza) on 6 Oct.… -
Bosone
BOSONE. - First bishop of Merseburg (968-70), one of the apostles of the Wends. He was a Benedictine monk at St. Emmeram in Regensburg when… -
Bourgeoys, Marguerite, Venerable (BOURGEOYS, MARGUERITE, VENERABILE)
BOURGEOYS, Marguerite, Venerable. - Foundress of the Congregation of Notre-Dame (v.), b. at Troyes on 17 April 1620, d. at Montreal on 12… -
Braulio of Saragossa, Saint (BRAULIO DI SARAGOZZA, SANTO)
BRAULIO OF SARAGOSSA, Saint. - Bishop of Saragossa, b. ca. 590, d. 651. From a distinguished Hispano-Roman family, he was educated at… -
Brendan (Brandan), Saint (BRENDANO (BRANDANO), SANTO)
BRENDAN (Brandan), Saint. - He belongs to the group of the great Irish monks of the 6th century. Patron saint of the Ciarraige, an ancient… -
Briant, Alexander, Blessed (BRIANT, ALEXANDER, BEATO)
BRIANT, Alexander, Blessed. - English martyr, b. in 1551 or 1553 in Somersetshire. Converted while studying at Oxford, he entered the… -
Bridget of Jesus (BRIGIDA DI GESÙ)
BRIDGET OF JESUS. - In the world Morello, foundress of the Ursulines of Piacenza, b. at Pagana, near Rapallo, on 17 June 1610, d. on 3… -
Bridget of Kildare, Saint (BRIGIDA DI KILDARE, SANTA)
BRIDGET OF KILDARE, Saint. - Virgin, patroness and protectress of Ireland, second only to St. Patrick in the veneration of her people.… -
Bridget (Swedish and Latin Birgitta), Saint (BRIGIDA (SVED. E LAT. BIRGITTA), SANTA)
BRIDGET (Swedish and Latin Birgitta), Saint. - Foundress of the Brigittine Order of St. Saviour. I. LIFE. - She was born, it seems, in the… -
Brittone, Saint (BRITTONE, SANTO)
BRITTONE, Saint. - Bishop of Trier from 373 to 386; in 374 he took part in the Council of Valence. He took part in the Roman Council of 382… -
Brizio (Briccio, Briccius, Brisius), Saint (BRIZIO (BRICCIO, BRICCIUS, BRICCIUS, BRISIUS), SANTO)
BRIZIO (Briccio, Briccius, Brisius), Saint. - Bishop of Tours from 397 to 444. A disciple of St. Martin, he at first responded little to… -
Broët, Paschase (BROËT, PASCASE)
BROËT, PASCASE. - One of the nine first companions of St. Ignatius of Loyola, b. at Bertrancourt near Amiens in France, in 1500, d. of… -
Brondi, Maria Caterina
BRONDI, MARIA CATERINA. - Mystic, b. at Sarzana on 24 March 1684, d. at Pisa on 28 July 1719. Singular phenomena accompanied her mystical… -
Bruno (Brunone), Saint (BRUNO (BRUNONE), SANTO)
BRUNO (Brunone), Saint. - Founder of the Carthusians, b. at Cologne of the noble family Hartefaust (Latinized de duro pugno) around 1030,… -
Bruno of Carinthia, Saint (BRUNO DI CARINTIA, SANTO)
BRUNO OF CARINTHIA, Saint. - Bishop of Würzburg, b. toward the end of the 10th century, son of Duke Conrad of Carinthia, he came down into… -
Bruno of Querfurt, Saint (BRUNO DI QUERFURT, SANTO)
BRUNO OF QUERFURT, Saint. - B. in 974, d. 9 March 1009. Of noble lineage, he was the last of the Germanic Saxon apostles in Germany and in… -
Bruno of Segni, Saint (BRUNO DI SEGNI, SANTO)
BRUNO OF SEGNI, Saint. - Apparently a native of Asti and of noble lineage, b. between 1044 and 1048, d. at Segni on 18 July 1123. A student… -
Bruno the Great, Saint (BRUNO IL GRANDE, SANTO)
BRUNO THE GREAT, Saint. - Archbishop of Cologne, b. in the spring of 925, d. at Reims on 11 Oct. 965. The youngest son of Henry I of… -
Brynolphus, Bishop of Skara, Saint (BRYNOLPHUS, VESCOVO DI SKARA, SANTO)
BRYNOLPHUS, Bishop of Skara, Saint. - Born toward the middle of the 13th century and died on 6 February 1317. Belonging to one of the… -
Buch (Buche, Busch), Michel-Henri, known as Le Bon Henri (BUCH (BUCHE, BUSCH), MICHEL-HENRI, DETTO LE BON HENRI)
BUCH (Buche, Busch), Michel-Henri, known as Le Bon Henri. - Founder of the "Fratelli calzolari" (Shoemakers' Brothers), b. 13 May 1598 at… -
Buck, Victor de
BUCK, Victor de. - Jesuit, b. at Oudenaarde (Belgium) on 24 April 1817, d. at Brussels on 23 May 1876; he entered the Society of Jesus in… -
Bufalo, Gaspar, Blessed (DEL BUFALO, GASPARE, BEATO)
BUFALO, GASPAR, BLESSED. - Apostle of devotion to the Most Precious Blood, b. in Rome on 6 Jan. 1786 to a noble but impoverished family, d.… -
Burali, Paolo d'Arezzo, Blessed (BURALI, PAOLO D'AREZZO, BEATO)
BURALI, PAOLO d'Arezzo, beato. - Born at Itri in 1511. He received his doctorate in law at Bologna and practiced as a lawyer in Naples with… -
Buralli, Giovanni Da Parma, Blessed (GIOVANNI (BURALLI) DA PARMA, BEATO)
BURALLI, Giovanni Da Parma, Blessed. - Sixth minister general of the Franciscan Order, b. at Parma ca. 1208, d. at Camerino on 19 March… -
Burchard of Würzburg, Saint (BURCARDO DI WÜRZBURG, SANTO)
BURCHARD OF WÜRZBURG, Saint. - Anglo-Saxon Benedictine, disciple and collaborator of St. Boniface (v.), in 741 he was ordained bishop of… -
Bus, César de, Venerable (BUS, CÉSAR DE, VENERABILE)
BUS, César de, Venerable. - Priest, b. at Cavaillon on 3 February 1544, d. at Avignon on 15 April 1607. Of a family of Italian origin,… -
Butler, Alban
BUTLER, ALBAN. - English hagiographer, b. at Appletree in the county of Northampton on 24 Oct. 1710, d. at St-Omer (France) on 15 May 1773.… -
Cacciaguerra, Bonsignore
CACCIAGUERRA, BONSIGNORE. - Priest, b. in Siena in 1494, d. in Rome on 30 June 1566. Having gone, as a young man, to Palermo, he squandered… -
Cadoc, Saint (CADOC, SANTO)
CADOC, Saint. - Of Llancarfan, a 6th-century Welsh saint, hermit, abbot, poet (an enthusiast of Virgil), and feudal lord at the same time.… -
Caedmon, Saint (CAEDMON, SANTO)
CAEDMON, Saint. - Benedictine and the first Christian English poet, d. between 670 and 680. As for the name, there has been talk of a… -
Caesarius of Nazianzus, Saint (CESARIO DI NAZIANZO, SANTO)
CAESARIUS OF NAZIANZUS, Saint. - He lived in Cappadocia in the 4th century, was the brother of St. Gregory, the youngest of the family,… -
Caesarius, Saint (CESARIO, SANTO)
CAESARIUS, SAINT. - Martyr of Terracina in Campania. According to the Passio, written between the 5th and 6th centuries by an author who… -
Cafaro, Paolo, Venerable (CAFARO, PAOLO, VENERABILE)
CAFARO, Paolo, Venerable. - B. at Cafari, near Cava, on June 5, 1707, d. on Aug. 13, 1753 at Caposele. Ordained priest on Sept. 22, 1731,… -
Caimi, Bernardino, Blessed (CAIMI, BERNARDINO, BEATO)
CAIMI, BERNARDINO, beato. - Born in Milan in the second half of the 15th century. Having entered the Order of Observant Friars Minor at a… -
Calasanz, Joseph, Saint (GIUSEPPE CALASANZIO, SANTO)
CALASANZ, Joseph, Saint. - Born at Peralta de la Sal, in Aragon, in 1556 or 1557, of a modest family but perhaps of ancient nobility; died… -
Calchi
CALCHI. - 1. LODOVICO MARIA. - Dominican reformer and apostle, b. in Milan to a senatorial family on 26 Dec. 1669, d. at Troia (prov. of… -
Calepodius (CALEPODIO)
CALEPODIUS. - No liturgical or topographical document bears witness to the cult rendered to C. as a martyr apart from the Passio s.… -
Calò, Pietro
CALÒ, PIETRO. - Dominican, hagiographer, b. at Chioggia, d. perhaps at Cividale del Friuli on 11 Dec. 1348. In 1307 he was assigned as… -
Cambry, Jeanne de
CAMBRY, Jeanne de. - Augustinian mystic, b. at Douai on 15 Nov. 1583, d. at Lille on 19 July 1639. She entered in 1604 the monastery of the… -
Camillo de Lellis, Saint (CAMILLO DE LELLIS, SANTO)
CAMILLO DE LELLIS, santo. - Born at Bucchianico di Chieti on 25 May 1550 into a noble Abruzzese family. As a boy, and then as a youth, he… -
Campion, Edmund, Blessed (CAMPION, EDMUND, BEATO)
CAMPION, Edmund, Blessed. - Jesuit, martyr, b. in London on 25 Jan. 1539, d. there on 1 Dec. 1581. A student at Oxford, he won universal… -
Canadian-American Martyrs (CANADO-AMERICANI, MARTIRI)
CANADIAN-AMERICAN MARTYRS. - They form a group of eight Jesuit martyrs, six Fathers and two Coadjutor Brothers, missionaries among the… -
Canale, Bartolomeo, Venerable (CANALE, BARTOLOMEO, VENERABILE)
CANALE, Bartolomeo, Venerable. - Milanese Barnabite, b. in 1605, d. in 1681. Educated by the Jesuits of Brera, he entered the Barnabites at… -
Canori-Mora, Elisabetta, Venerable (CANORI-MORA, ELISABETTA, VENERABILE)
CANORI-MORA, Elisabetta, Venerable. - Born in Rome on 21 Nov. 1774, died there on 5 Feb. 1825. She came from a distinguished Roman family… -
Canossa, Maddalena Gabriella dei Marchesi di, Blessed (CANOSSA, MADDALENA GABRIELLA, DEI MARCHESI DI, BEATA)
CANOSSA, MADDALENA GABRIELLA, dei marchesi di, beata. - Born in Verona on 1 March 1774, died there on 10 April 1835. Orphaned of her father… -
Canute IV, Saint, Martyr, King of Denmark (CANUTO IV, IL SANTO, MARTIRE, RE DI DANIMARCA)
CANUTO IV, the Saint, martyr, king of DENMARK. B. c. 1040. On the death of King Sven Estridson, his father, in 1076, he attempted to obtain… -
Canute, Lawrence, Saint, Martyr (CANUTO, LAWARD, SANTO, MARTIRE)
CANUTE, Lawrence, Saint, Martyr. - B. in 1096, d. in 1131; son of the Danish king Erik Ejegod, he fought the Wends before and after his… -
Canzio, Canziano, and Canzianilla, Saints (CANZIO, CANZIANO E CANZIANILLA, SANTI)
CANZIO, Canziano, and Canzianilla, Saints. - Aquileian martyrs of the end of the 3rd century or the beginning of the next, venerated on 31… -
Capece, Antonio
CAPECE, ANTONIO. - Missionary and martyr, b. in Naples on 11 Aug. 1606, d. in Japan on 25 March 1643. Having become a Jesuit on 30 July… -
Capelloni, Paolo, Venerable (CAPELLONI, PAOLO, VENERABILE)
CAPELLONI, PAOLO, venerabile. - Jesuit, preacher, b. in Rome on 21 Feb. 1776, d. in Naples on 14 Oct. 1857. A pupil of the Roman College… -
Capillas, Francisco Fernández de, Blessed (CAPILLAS, FRANCISCO FERNÁNDEZ DE, BEATO)
CAPILLAS, Francisco Fernández de, Blessed. - Spanish Dominican, missionary and martyr, b. at Baquerín de Campos, 14 Aug. 1607, d. near Fuan… -
Capitanio, Bartolomea, Blessed (CAPITANIO, BARTOLOMEA, BEATA)
CAPITANIO, BARTOLOMEA, beata. - Foundress of the Sisters of Charity, known as of the Holy Child Mary, or of the b. C., born at Lovere… -
Caprasio, Saint (CAPRASIO, SANTO)
CAPRASIO, Saint. - Hermit of Lérins, teacher and spiritual father of St. Honoratus, founder of the famous monastery of the same name. Late… -
Capreolus of Carthage, Saint (CAPREOLO CARTAGINESE, SANTO)
CAPREOLUS OF CARTHAGE, SAINT. - From 430 until the year of his death, July 437, he was archbishop of Carthage. Three letters of his are… -
Carafa, Carlo, Venerable (CARAFA, CARLO, VENERABILE)
CARAFA, Carlo, Venerable. - Founder of the Congregation of the Pii Operai (v.), born in Naples in 1561 to the dukes of Andria; he died… -
Carafa, Rosa dei Duchi di Traetto, Venerable (CARAFA, ROSA DEI DUCHI DI TRAETTO, VENERABILE)
CARAFA, ROSA dei duchi di TRAETTO, venerabile. - Handmaid of the Sacred Heart, b. in Naples on 6 April 1832, d. there on 2 May 1890. She… -
Cardoso, Jorge
CARDOSO, JORGE. - Portuguese priest and hagiographer, b. in Lisbon on 31 Dec. 1606, d. on 3 Oct. 1669. A disciple of Fr. Francisco de… -
Carpus, Papylus and Agathonice, Saints (CARPO, PÀPILO E AGATONICE, SANTI)
CARPUS, Papylus and Agathonice, Saints. - Martyred at Pergamum (Asia Minor), probably during the persecution of Decius (250-51). The acts… -
Carre de Malberg, Caroline-Barbe, Venerable (CARRÉ DE MALBERG, CAROLINE-BARBE, VENERABILE)
CARRE DE MALBERG, Caroline-Barbe, Venerable. - Born de Colchen, in Metz on 8 April 1829, at the age of 20 she married Captain, later… -
Carthagh (Carhach, Mo-Chuta), Saint (CARTHAGH (CARHACH, MO-CHUTA), SANTO)
CARTHAGH (Carhach, Mo-Chuta), Saint. - He was first abbot of the ancient monastery of Rathan (now Rahan), in the center of Ireland. As the… -
Casimir, Saint (CASIMIRO, SANTO)
CASIMIR, Saint. - B. Oct. 5, 1458, d. at Grodno on March 4, 1484. Son of Casimir IV of Poland and of Elizabeth of Habsburg and raised in… -
Cassian of Imola, Saint (CASSIANO D'IMOLA, SANTO)
CASSIAN OF IMOLA, Saint. - The place of birth and the time of death are unknown, just as the information regarding the circumstances of his… -
Cassian of Tangier, Saint (CASSIANO DI TANGERI, SANTO)
CASSIAN OF TANGIER, Saint. - He probably suffered martyrdom in 298. Although he is mentioned by Prudentius (Peristephanon, IV, 45), it… -
Castelnau, Pierre De, Blessed (CASTELNAU, PIERRE DE, BEATO)
CASTELNAU, Pierre De, Blessed. - Cistercian, b. in the castle of Château-neuf near Montpellier, killed near St-Gilles on 15 Jan. 1208.… -
Castillo, Francisco Del, Venerable (CASTILLO, FRANCISCO DEL, VENERABILE)
CASTILLO, Francisco Del, Venerable. - Peruvian Jesuit, b. in Lima on 9 Feb. 1615, d. there on 11 Apr. 1673. Received into the novitiate in… -
Castulo, Saint (CASTULO, SANTO)
CASTULO, Saint. - He is commemorated in the Hieronymian Martyrology on January 12 and March 26. A marginal note added to the De locis… -
Cataldo, Saint (CATALDO, SANTO)
CATALDO, santo. - Irish monk of the 7th century, director for several years of the great school of Lismore and then bishop of Rachau. He… -
Catherine (Marie-Catherine) of Saint Augustine (CATERINA (MARIE-CATHERINE) DI SANT'AGOSTINO)
CATHERINE (Marie-Catherine) of Saint Augustine. - Augustinian nun (in the world Catherine de Longpré), missionary in Canada, b. at… -
Catherine of Alexandria, Saint, Martyr (CATERINA D'ALESSANDRIA, SANTA, MARTIRE)
CATHERINE OF ALEXANDRIA, Saint, Martyr. - Of this martyr, called Αικατερίνη, Ecaterina, Aecaterina, whence by aphaeresis Catherina or… -
Catherine of Genoa, Saint (CATERINA DA GENOVA, SANTA)
CATHERINE OF GENOA, Saint. - Born in Genoa in 1447, posthumously, to Giacomo Fieschi and Francesca di Negro, and died there on 14 (or 15)… -
Catherine of Jesus (CATERINA DI GESÙ)
CATHERINE OF JESUS. - Discalced Carmelite, in the world C. de Nicolas, b. at Bordeaux on 5 April 1589, d. at Paris in the odour of sanctity… -
Catherine of Racconigi, Blessed (CATERINA DA RACCONIGI, BEATA)
CATHERINE OF RACCONIGI, Blessed. - Dominican, b. at Racconigi to Giorgio de Mattei and Biblia de Ferrari in 1486, d. at Caramagna on 4… -
Catherine of Santa Rosa (CATERINA DI SANTA ROSA)
CATHERINE OF SANTA ROSA. - In the world Costanza Troiani, b. at Giuliano di Roma on 9 Feb. 1813. The victim of a family drama, at the age… -
Catherine of Siena, Saint (CATERINA DA SIENA, SANTA)
CATHERINE OF SIENA, Saint. - Dominican, b. at Siena in 1347 (25 March according to tradition), d. at Rome on 29 Apr. 1380. Her father… -
Catherine of Sweden, Saint (CATERINA DI SVEZIA, SANTA)
CATHERINE OF SWEDEN, Saint. - Daughter of the great Swedish saint, Bridget (v.), born in 1331 or 1332 and died on 24 March 1381. Very young… -
Catherine, Queen of Bosnia (CATERINA, REGINA DI BOSNIA)
CATHERINE, Queen of Bosnia. - Daughter of Stephen Vukčić, duke of St. Sava (Herzegovina), b. in 1424, d. in Rome on 25 Oct. 1478. In 1445… -
Ceadda (Chad), Abbot, Saint (CEADDA (CHAD) ABATE, SANTO)
CEADDA (Chad), Abbot, Saint. - Perhaps a native of Northumbria. The year of his birth is uncertain; he died, according to Bede, who is the… -
Cecilia, Saint (CECILIA, SANTA)
CECILIA, Saint. - Roman martyr, venerated on Nov. 22. She has her elogium in acts composed in the 5th-6th centuries, which present numerous… -
Ceolfrid, Saint (CEOLFRIDO, SANTO)
CEOLFRID, Saint. - Abbot of the two English monasteries of St. Peter at Wearmouth and St. Paul at Jarrow, in Northumberland; born in 642 in… -
Cerioli, Costanza, Venerable (CERIOLI, COSTANZA, VENERABILE)
CERIOLI, COSTANZA, VENERABLE. - In religion, Sister Paola Elisabetta. Born at Soncino (Cremona), 16 January 1816, died at Comonte di… -
Cerveri, Bartolomeo, Blessed (CERVERI, BARTOLOMEO, BEATO)
CERVERI, Bartolomeo, Blessed. - Dominican, martyr, b. at Savigliano in 1420, d. at Cervere on 21 April 1466. He studied at Turin, obtaining… -
Cestac, Louis-Édouard, Venerable (CESTAC, LOUIS-EDOUARD, VENERABILE)
CESTAC, Louis-Édouard, Venerable. - Priest, b. at Bayonne on 6 Jan. 1801, d. there on 27 March 1868. He dedicated his whole life to the… -
Cevoli, Florida, Venerable (CEVOLI, FLORIDA, VENERABILE)
CEVOLI, FLORIDA, venerabile. - Capuchin nun of the monastery of Città di Castello, born in Pisa to Counts Curzio and Laura C. on 11… -
Champagnat, Marcelin, Venerable (CHAMPAGNAT, MARCELIN, VENERABILE)
CHAMPAGNAT, Marcelin, Venerable. - Founder of the institute of the Little Brothers of Mary (v.), or Marist Brothers, b. at Marlhes (diocese… -
Chanel, Pierre-Louis-Marie, Blessed (CHANEL, PIERRE-LOUIS-MARIE, BEATO)
CHANEL, Pierre-Louis-Marie, Blessed. - Marist missionary, protomartyr of Oceania, b. at Cuet, diocese of Lyon, today of Belley, on 12 July… -
Chantal, Jeanne Françoise Frémyot De, Saint (GIOVANNA FRANCESCA FRÉMYOT DE CHANTAL, SANTA)
CHANTAL, Jeanne Françoise Frémyot De, Saint. - B. at Dijon on 23 Jan. 1572, d. at Moulins on 13 Dec. 1641. Of noble birth, she married the… -
Chappuis, Marie de Sales, Venerable (CHAPPUIS, MARIE DE SALES, VENERABILE)
CHAPPUIS, Marie de Sales, Venerable. - Foundress and mystic, b. 16 June 1793 at Soghières (Swiss Jura, then annexed to France), d. 7 Oct.… -
Charles of Sezze, Blessed (CARLO DA SEZZE, BEATO)
CHARLES OF SEZZE, Blessed. - Lay Franciscan, in the world Giovanni Carlo Melchior, b. at Sezze Romano on 19 Oct. 1613, d. at Rome on 6 Jan.… -
Cherubino of Avigliana, Blessed (CHERUBINO DA AVIGLIANA, BEATO)
CHERUBINO OF AVIGLIANA, Blessed. - Piedmontese Augustinian, descended from the Testa family, born at Avigliana in 1451 and died there on 17… -
Chevrier, Antoine, Venerable (CHEVRIER, ANTOINE, VENERABILE)
CHEVRIER, Antoine, Venerable. - Born in Lyon on 16 April 1826, died there on 2 October 1879. A student at the seminary of Lyon, he left it… -
Christina of Aquila, Blessed (CRISTINA DA AQUILA, BEATA)
CHRISTINA OF AQUILA, Blessed. - Augustinian mystic, in the world Mattia di Ciccarelli, b. at Colle di Lucoli on 24 Feb. 1480, d. at… -
Christina Of Spoleto, Blessed (CRISTINA DA SPOLETO, BEATA)
CHRISTINA OF SPOLETO, Blessed. - Agostina Camozzi, b. at Porlezza, at the beginning of the 15th century. Having married before she was… -
Christina Of Stommeln, Saint (CRISTINA DA STOMMELN, SANTA)
CHRISTINA OF STOMMELN, Saint. - Born in 1242 at Stommeln near Cologne, died there on 6 Nov. 1312. Her life up to 1286 was written by the… -
Christopher, Saint, Martyr (CRISTOFORO, SANTO, MARTIRE)
CHRISTOPHER, Saint, Martyr. - Venerated by the Greeks on 9 May; by the Latins on 25 July. The accounts of his life and martyrdom are… -
Chrodegang Of Metz, Saint (CRODEGANDO (CRODEGANDO) DI METZ, SANTO)
CHRODEGANG OF METZ, Saint. - Born at the beginning of the 8th century into a noble family of Brabant. In 742 Pepin appointed him bishop of… -
Chrysanthus and Daria, Saints, Martyrs (CRISANTO E DARIA, SANTI, MARTIRI)
CHRYSANTHUS AND DARIA, Saints, Martyrs. - They appear to have been killed during the 3rd century or at the beginning of the 4th. Their… -
Cicatelli, Sanzio
CICATELLI, SANZIO. - Born in Naples in 1570, died there on 29 June 1627. Received at the age of nineteen by Camillo de Lellis (v.) into his… -
Cini, Adelaide, Venerable (CINI, ADELAIDE, VENERABILE)
CINI, Adelaide, Venerable. - B. at Valletta (Malta) on 25 Oct. 1838, d. at Hamrun (Malta) on 28 March 1885. She remained in the world,… -
Cini, Giovanni, Blessed (CINI, GIOVANNI, BEATO)
CINI, Giovanni, Blessed. - Of the Third Order of St. Francis, founder of an ephemeral Order and of a Company of Disciplinati at Pisa, b.… -
Cioni, Giovanni Battista, Venerable (CIONI, GIOVANNI BATTISTA, VENERABILE)
CIONI, Giovanni Battista, Venerable. - First member of the Clerics Regular of the Mother of God, b. in Lucca on 11 Nov. 1556, in the Cioni… -
Ciriaco, Largo and Smaragdo, Saints (CIRIACO, LARGO E SMARAGDO, SANTI)
CIRIACO, LARGO e SMARAGDO, santi. - At the seventh mile of the Via Ostiensis. In the Depositio Martyrum (v.) on August 8 are commemorated… -
Clare Mary of the Passion, Venerable (CHIARA MARIA DELLA PASSIONE, VENERABILE)
CLARE MARY OF THE PASSION, Venerable. - Discalced Carmelite mystic, Princess Giovanna Vittoria Colonna-Barberini, b. 11 April 1610 in… -
Clare of Assisi, Saint (CHIARA D'ASSISI, SANTA)
CLARE OF ASSISI, Saint. - Foundress with St. Francis of the Order of the Poor Clares, called the Second Franciscan Order, b. at Assisi in… -
Clare of Montefalco, Saint (CHIARA DA MONTEFALCO, SANTA)
CLARE OF MONTEFALCO, Saint. - Augustinian, b. at Montefalco (province of Perugia) in 1268, d. there on 17 Aug. 1308. At the age of 6 she… -
Claret, Antonio Maria, Blessed (CLARET, ANTONIO MARIA, BEATO)
CLARET, Antonio Maria, Blessed. - Founder of the Congregation of Missionary Sons of the Immaculate Heart of Mary (v.), born at Sallent… -
Claudius, Asterius, Neon, Domnina and Theonilla, Saints (CLAUDIO, ASTERIO, NEONE, DOMNINA E TEONILLA, SANTI)
CLAUDIUS, Asterius, Neon, Domnina and Theonilla, Saints. - Martyrs of Aegea (in Cilicia) in 285; the Western martyrologies commemorate them… -
Clausi, Bernardo, Venerable (CLAUSI, BERNARDO, VENERABILE)
CLAUSI, BERNARDO, venerabile. - A most pious priest of the Minims, b. at S. Sisto (Cosenza) in 1789, d. at Paola on 20 Dec. 1849. He… -
Clemente da Sant'Elpidio, Blessed (CLEMENTE DA S. ELPIDIO, BEATO)
CLEMENTE DA SANT'ELPIDIO, Blessed. - He is also called C. of Osimo by biographers, but he was born in the village of S. Elpidio, near that…