Saints & Hagiography
Agiografia · 103 articles · Principal contributors · All subjectsVenerables (Venerabili)
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Ágreda, María de, Venerable (ÁGREDA, MARIA DE, VENERABILE)
ÁGREDA, María de, Venerable. - Clarisse mystic, in the world Maria Coronel, b. at Ágreda (Burgos) on 2 April 1602, d. there on 24 May 1665.… -
Aikenhead, Mary, Servant of God (AIKENHEAD, MARY, SERVA DI DIO)
AIKENHEAD, Mary, Servant of God. - Foundress of the Irish Sisters of Charity, b. at Cork (Ireland) on 15 January 1787 to a Catholic mother… -
Anna of Jesus, Venerable (ANNA DI GESU, VENERABILE)
ANNA OF JESUS, Venerable. - Discalced Carmelite, disciple and co-worker of St. Teresa, b. at Medina del Campo (Spain) on 25 Nov. 1545, d.… -
Anna of Saint Augustine, Venerable (ANNA DI SANT'AGOSTINO, VENERABILE)
ANNA OF SAINT AUGUSTINE, Venerable. - Discalced Carmelite, disciple of St. Teresa, b. at Dueña (Palencia) in 1555, d. at Villanueva on 11… -
Antonio da Olivadi, Venerable (ANTONIO DA OLIVADI, VENERABILE)
ANTONIO DA OLIVADI, Venerable. - Preacher and ascetical writer, b. in 1653 at Olivadi (Catanzaro), entered the Capuchins of the province of… -
Baccher, Placido
BACCHER, PLACIDO. - Venerable, born in Naples on 5 April 1781, into a family originally from that city (in addition to the added surname… -
Bambozzi, Benvenuto, Venerable (BAMBOZZI, BENVENUTO, VENERABILE)
BAMBOZZI, BENVENUTO, venerabile. - Conventual Franciscan, born at Cerignano (Osimo) on 23 March 1809, professed religious on 9 Dec. 1833,… -
Bartolomeo de Martyribus, Venerable (BARTOLOMEO DE MARTYRIBUS, VENERABILE)
BARTOLOMEO DE MARTYRIBUS, Venerable. - Dominican reformer, b. in Lisbon in May 1514, where he was baptized in the church of St. Mary of the… -
Bartolomeo do Quental, Venerable (BARTOLOMEO DO QUENTAL, VENERABILE)
BARTOLOMEO DO QUENTAL, Venerable. - Portuguese religious, b. at Fenaes in 1626 and d. at Lisbon in 1698. He founded in Portugal, in… -
Bascape (A Basilica Petri), Carlo, Venerable (BASCAPÈ (A BASILICA PETRI), CARLO, VENERABILE)
BASCAPE (A Basilica Petri), Carlo, Venerable. - Barnabite, born of a noble family on 25 October 1550 at Melegnano, died on 6 October 1615… -
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,… -
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.… -
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… -
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… -
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… -
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… -
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… -
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… -
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… -
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,… -
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,… -
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… -
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… -
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… -
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… -
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… -
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… -
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… -
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.… -
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… -
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,… -
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… -
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… -
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… -
Colin, Jean-Claude, Venerable (COLIN, JEAN-CLAUDE, VENERABILE)
COLIN, Jean-Claude, Venerable. - Founder of the Society of Mary (Marist Fathers), b. at St-Bonnet-le-Troncy (Lyons) on 7 Aug. 1790, d. on… -
Couderc, Marie-Victoire-Thérèse, Venerable (COUDERC, MARIE-VICTOIRE-THÉRÈSE, VENERABILE)
COUDERC, Marie-Victoire-Thérèse, Venerable. - Co-foundress of the Institute of Our Lady of the Retreat at the Cenacle (v. SUORE DEL… -
Crescitelli, Alberico, Venerable (CRESCITELLI, ALBERICO, VENERABILE)
CRESCITELLI, Alberico, Venerable. - Missionary, killed for the faith in the apostolic vicariate of Hanchung (China). Born at Altavilla… -
Deluil-Martiny, Marie de Jésus (DELUIL MARTINY, MARIE DE JÉSUS)
DELUIL-MARTINY, MARIE DE JÉSUS. - Religious, foundress of the Daughters of the Heart of Jesus (v.), born in Marseille on 28 May 1841, and… -
De Matthias, Maria, Venerable (DE MATTHIAS, MARIA, VENERABILE)
DE MATTHIAS, Maria, Venerable. - Religious, foundress of the Adorers of the Most Precious Blood, b. at Vallecorsa (Frosinone) on 4 Feb.… -
Di Netta, Vito Michele, Venerable (DI NETTA, VITO MICHELE, VENERABILE)
DI NETTA, Vito Michele, Venerable. - Born at Vallata (Avellino) on 26 February 1787, died on 3 December 1849. From the seminary of S.… -
Diomira Maria Del Verbo Incarnato, Venerable (DIOMIRA MARIA DEL VERBO INCARNATO, VENERABILE)
DIOMIRA MARIA del VERBO INCARNATO, venerabile. - Capuchin nun, in the world Maria Teresa Serri, b. in Genoa on 27 Feb. 1708 to Swiss… -
Di Rosa, Gennaro, Venerable (DI ROSA, GENNARO, VENERABILE)
DI ROSA, GENNARO, venerable - Priest, b. in Naples on 28 June 1823, d. there on 28 Feb. 1905. Ordained a priest on 29 March 1847, he… -
Domenica da Paradiso, Venerable (DOMENICA DA PARADISO, VENERABILE)
DOMENICA da PARADISO, venerabile. - Dominican mystic, b. 8 Sept. 1473 at Paradiso (whence the nickname) on the outskirts of Florence, d. at… -
Donders, Peter, Venerable (DONDERS, PIETER, VENERABILE)
DONDERS, Peter, Venerable. - Priest, b. at Tilburg on 21 Oct. 1809, d. at Paramaribo on 15 Jan. 1887. At the age of 22 he entered the… -
Du Frost de Lajemmerais, Widow d'Youville, Marie-Marguerite, Venerable (DU FROST DE LAJEMMERAIS, VEDOVA D'YOUVILLE, MARIE-MARGUERITE, VENERABILE)
DU FROST DE LAJEMMERAIS, Widow d'Youville, Marie-Marguerite, Venerable. — A woman eminent for holiness of life, strength of character and… -
Elizabeth of the Holy Trinity, Venerable (ELISABETTA DELLA S.MA TRINITA, VENERABILE)
ELIZABETH OF THE HOLY TRINITY, Venerable. - Discalced Carmelite mystic, in the world Marie Joséphine Elisabeth Catcz, b. 18 July 1880 in… -
Errico, Gaetano, Venerable (ERRICO, GAETANO, VENERABILE)
ERRICO, GAETANO, venerable - Founder of the Missionaries of the Sacred Hearts, b. at Secondigliano (Naples) on 19 Oct. 1791, d. there on 29… -
Escobar, Marina de, Venerable (ESCOBAR, MARINA DE, VENERABILE)
ESCOBAR, Marina de, Venerable. - Brigittine mystic, among the most significant figures of Catholic Spain in the early 17th century; b. at… -
Falconi, Juan, Venerable (FALCONI, JUAN, VENERABILE)
FALCONI, Juan, Venerable. - Mercedarian, b. at Fifiana in 1596, d. in 1638. He was a professor at Segovia and at Alcalá. In his writings… -
Ferrari, Bartolomeo, Venerable (FERRARI, BARTOLOMEO, VENERABILE)
FERRARI, BARTOLOMEO, venerabile. - Cofounder of the Order of the Barnabites, b. in Milan in 1499, d. there on 25 Nov. 1544. After a serious… -
Franciotti, Cesare, Venerable (FRANCIOTTI, CESARE, VENERABILE)
FRANCIOTTI, CESARE, venerabile. - Theologian and preacher, b. in Lucca on July 3, 1557, d. there on Dec. 9, 1627. Together with the ven. G.… -
Galluzzi, Francesco Maria, Servant of God (GALLUZZI, FRANCESCO MARIA, SERVO DI DIO)
GALLUZZI, Francesco Maria, Servant of God. - Jesuit, b. 9 Jan. 1671 in Florence, d. in Rome on 7 Sept. 1731. Having entered the Society in… -
Gertrude Van Oosten
GERTRUDE VAN OOSTEN. - Mystic, b. ca. 1300 at Voorburg (Holland), d. at Delft on 6 Jan. 1358. Various writers call her either a saint or a… -
Ghellini, Gellio, Venerable (GHELLINI, GELLIO, VENERABILE)
GHELLINI, Gellio, Venerable. - B. Jan. 23, 1559 at Vicenza, d. there Aug. 29, 1616. Of a noble family, at the age of 15 he was sent to the… -
Giuseppe Maria Del Monte Carmelo, detto El Cadete
GIUSEPPE MARIA del MONTE CARMELO, detto el Cadete. - Venerable, Spanish Discalced Carmelite, b. 15 Oct. 1763 in Vigo, to Manuel Jacinto de… -
Gonzaga, Francesco
GONZAGA, FRANCESCO. - Bishop, venerable, b. at Gazzolo (Mantua) on 31 July 1546, d. at Mantua on 11 March 1620. Son of the prince and… -
Joanna Maria della Croce, Venerable (GIOVANNA MARIA DELLA CROCE, VENERABILE)
JOANNA MARIA DELLA CROCE, Venerable. - Poor Clare (secular name Bernardina Floriani), b. at Rovereto on 8 Sept. 1603, d. there on 26 March… -
Lamennais, Jean-Marie-Robert de, Venerable (LA MENNAIS, JEAN-MARIE-ROBERT DE, VENERABILE)
LAMENNAIS, Jean-Marie-Robert de, Venerable. - A meritorious educator and a feared opponent of Gallicanism, b. at St-Malo (France) on 8… -
Le Nobletz, Michel, Venerable (LE NOBLETZ, MICHEL, VENERABILE)
LE NOBLETZ, Michel, Venerable. - Popular missionary in Brittany, b. at Kerodern in Plouguerneau (formerly diocese of Léon) on 29 Sept.… -
Longo, Maria Lorenza, Venerable (LONGO, MARIA LORENZA, VENERABILE)
LONGO, MARIA LORENZA, venerabile. - Foundress of the Capuchin nuns, originally from Catalonia, born in Naples in 1463, died there on 21… -
Ludovico da Casoria, Venerable (LUDOVICO DA CASORIA, VENERABILE)
LUDOVICO DA CASORIA, Venerable. - Franciscan, b. at Casoria (Naples) on 11 March 1814, d. at Posillipo on 30 March 1885. He went to Africa… -
Margaret Of The Most Holy Sacrament, Venerable (MARGHERITA DEL S.MO SACRAMENTO, VENERABILE)
MARGARET OF THE MOST HOLY SACRAMENT, Venerable. - Carmelite mystic, in the world Marguerite Acarie, b. in Paris on 6 March 1590, d. there… -
Maria Clotilde Of Bourbon, Queen Of Sardinia, Venerable (MARIA CLOTILDE DI BORBONE, REGINA DI SARDEGNA, VENERABILE)
MARIA CLOTILDE OF BOURBON, QUEEN OF SARDINIA, VENERABLE. - Born at Versailles to Louis, dauphin of France, and Maria Josepha of Saxony on… -
Maria Cristina Of Savoy, Queen Of The Two Sicilies, Venerable (MARIA CRISTINA DI SAVOIA, REGINA DELLE DUE SICILIE, VENERABILE)
MARIA CRISTINA OF SAVOY, Queen Of The Two Sicilies, Venerable. - Youngest daughter of Victor Emmanuel I, king of Sardinia, and of Maria… -
Maria Francesca Dello Spirito Santo, Venerable (MARIA FRANCESCA DELLO SPIRITO SANTO, VENERABILE)
MARIA FRANCESCA dello SPIRITO SANTO, venerabile. - Princess Eleonora d'Este, Discalced Carmelite, b. January 2, 1643 in Modena, d. there… -
Mariano Da Rocca Casale, Venerable (MARIANO DA ROCCA CASALE, VENERABILE)
MARIANO DA ROCCA CASALE, Venerable. - Lay brother of the Friars Minor, b. at Rocca Casale (L'Aquila) on 15 Jan. 1778, d. at Civitella, now… -
Marie Eugénie Of Jesus, Servant Of God (MARIA EUGENIA DI GESÙ, SERVA DI DIO)
MARIA EUGENIA di Gesù, serva di Dio. - Anne Eugénie Milleret de Brou, foundress of the Institute of the Sisters of the Assumption, b. at… -
Mary of Jesus, Venerable (MARIA DI GESÙ, VENERABILE)
MARY OF JESUS, VENERABLE. - Discalced Carmelite, in the world Maria Lopez de Rivas, b. 18 Aug. 1560 in Tartanedo (Guadalajara, Spain), d.… -
Mary of Providence, Servant of God (MARIA DELLA PROVVIDENZA, SERVA DI DIO)
MARY OF PROVIDENCE, Servant of God. - Eugenia Maria Josefa Smet di Monthiver, foundress of the Auxiliatrices des âmes du Purgatoire, born… -
Mary of the Incarnation, Venerable (MARIA DELL'INCARNAZIONE, VENERABILE)
MARY OF THE INCARNATION, Venerable. - In the world Maria Guyart, Ursuline mystic and missionary, b. at Tours on 28 Oct. 1599, d. at Québec… -
Menocchio, Bartolomeo, Venerable (MENOCCHIO, BARTOLOMEO, VENERABILE)
MENOCCHIO, Bartolomeo, Venerable. - Of the Hermits of St. Augustine, born at Carmagnola on 10 March 1741, died at Rome on 25 March 1823. A… -
Moyé, Jean-Martin, Venerable (MOYÉ, JEAN-MARTIN, VENERABILE)
MOYÉ, Jean-Martin, Venerable. - Apostolic missionary, founder of the Sisters of Providence in Lorraine and of the "Christian Virgins"… -
Murialdo, Leonardo, Servant of God (MURIALDO, LEONARDO, SERVO DI DIO)
MURIALDO, Leonardo, Servant of God. - Founder of the Pious Society of St. Joseph of Turin (Giuseppini), b. in Turin on 26 Oct. 1828, d.… -
Olimpio, Francesco, Venerable (OLIMPIO, FRANCESCO, VENERABILE)
OLIMPIO, Francesco, Venerable. - Theatine ascetical writer, b. in Naples on 5 Aug. 1559, d. there on 21 Feb. 1639. He was distinguished for… -
Ossó y Cervelló, Enrique
OSSÓ y CERVELLÓ, ENRIQUE. - Spanish canon, b. at Vinebre (Tarragona) on 16 Oct. 1840 and d. at Sancti-Spiritus near Valencia on 27 Jan.… -
Pagni, Antonio, Venerable (PAGNI, ANTONIO, VENERABILE)
PAGNI, Antonio, Venerable. - A priest distinguished for piety and zeal, b. at Pescia (Lucca) on 21 Dec. 1556, d. there on 26 Jan. 1624. He… -
Pallotta, Maria Assunta, Venerable (PALLOTTA, MARIA ASSUNTA, VENERABILE)
PALLOTTA, Maria Assunta, Venerable. - Born at Force (Ascoli Piceno) on 20 Aug. 1878, died at Tung-Eul-Ken on 5 Apr. 1905. After a laborious… -
Paoli, Angelo, Venerable (PAOLI, ANGELO, VENERABILE)
PAOLI, Angelo, Venerable. - Carmelite, b. in Argigliano in 1642, d. in Rome in 1720. At the age of 18 he received the habit at Fivizzano… -
Pavoni, Ludovico, Venerable (PAVONI, LODOVICO, VENERABILE)
PAVONI, Ludovico, Venerable. - Founder of the Sons of the Immaculate Conception, b. at Brescia on 17 Sept. 1784; d. there on 1 April 1849.… -
Redolfi, Fortunato, Servant of God (REDOLFI, FORTUNATO, SERVO DI DIO)
REDOLFI, FORTUNATO, servo di Dio. - Barnabite, b. at Zanano (Brescia) on 8 Nov. 1777, d. at Monza on 8 Apr. 1850. He was called "the priest… -
Rémuzat, Anne-Madeleine, Venerable (RÉMUZAT, ANNE-MADELEINE, VENERABILE)
RÉMUZAT, Anne-Madeleine, Venerable. - Visitandine propagator of the cult of the Sacred Heart, b. at Marseille in 1696, d. there on 15… -
Ribera, Emanuele, Venerable (RIBERA, EMMANUELE, VENERABILE)
RIBERA, EMMANUELE, venerabile. - Mystic, Redemptorist, b. at Molfetta (Bari) on March 2, 1811, d. at Naples on Nov. 8, 1874, after having… -
Rudigier, Franz Josef, Venerable (RUDIGIER, FRANZ JOSEF, VENERABILE)
RUDIGIER, Franz Josef, Venerable. - Bishop of Linz (Upper Austria), b. at Parthenen (Vorarlberg) on 6 April 1811, d. at Linz on 19 Nov.… -
Sarnelli, Maria Gennaro, Venerable (SARNELLI, MARIA GENNARO, VENERABILE)
SARNELLI, Maria Gennaro, Venerable. - Preacher and ascetical writer, firstborn of the barons of Ciorani, b. in Naples on 12 Sept. 1702, d.… -
Serio, Rosa Maria, Venerable (SERIO, ROSA MARIA, VENERABILE)
SERIO, Rosa Maria, Venerable. - Carmelite, b. at Ostuni (Lecce) on 6 Aug. 1674, d. in the Carmel of Fasano (Bari) on 9 May 1726, where she… -
Silveira, Gonçales Da, Venerable (SILVEIRA, GONÇALES DA, VENERABILE)
SILVEIRA, Gonçales Da, Venerable. - Jesuit, missionary and martyr, b. of a noble family at Almeirim (diocese of Lisbon) on 23 February… -
Solari, Luigi Maria
SOLARI, LUIGI MARIA. - Servant of God, b. at Chiavari of an illustrious family, on 13 May 1795, d. at Benevento on 17 Aug. 1829. He studied… -
Solminihac, Alain de, Venerable (SOLMINIHAC, ALAIN DE, VENERABILE)
SOLMINIHAC, Alain de, Venerable. - Bishop of Cahors, one of the restorers of French Catholic life in the 17th century, b. 25 Nov. 1593 in… -
Sportelli, Cesare, Venerable (SPORTELLI, CESARE, VENERABILE)
SPORTELLI, Cesare, Venerable. - Redemptorist preacher, b. at Mola di Bari on 19 June 1701, d. at Pagani on 19 Apr. 1730. Having become a… -
Steiner, Agnese Chiara del Sacro Costato, Venerable (STEINER, AGNESE CHIARA DEL SACRO COSTATO, VENERABILE)
STEINER, AGNES CLARE OF THE SACRED SIDE, Venerable - Born Teresa, foundress of the Poor Clares Born on 29 Aug. 1813 at Tesido (Taisten) in… -
Sulpizio, Nunzio, Venerable (SULPRIZIO, NUNZIO, VENERABILE)
SULPIZIO, Nunzio, Venerable. - Born at Pesco Sansonesco (diocese of Sulmona) on 13 April 1817, died at Naples on 5 March 1836. Left an… -
Tekakwitha, Caterina, Venerable (TEKAKWITHA, CATERINA, VENERABILE)
TEKAKWITHA, Caterina, Venerable. - Indian virgin, b. in 1656 at Ossernenon, an Iroquois village near present-day Albany (where a decade… -
Tenderini, Giovanni Francesco, Venerable (TENDERINI, GIOVANNI FRANCESCO, VENERABILE)
TENDERINI, Giovanni Francesco, Venerable. - Bishop of Civita Castellana and Orte, b. at Carrara on 17 Oct. 1668, d. on 1 March 1739 at… -
Teresa of Saint Augustine, Venerable (TERESA DI SANT'AGOSTINO, VENERABILE)
TERESA OF SAINT AUGUSTINE, Venerable. - Discalced Carmelite, better known by the name Madame Louise de France, daughter of Louis XV and of… -
Vannini, Caterina, Venerable (VANNINI, CATERINA, VENERABILE)
VANNINI, Caterina, Venerable. - Nun, convert, known as the Thaïs of Siena, b. in Siena on 30 May 1562, d. on 30 July 1606. She soon yielded… -
Veraci, Croci Pissa (VERACI, CROCIPISSA)
VERACI, CROCI PISSA. - Camaldolese mystic of the monastery of Pratovecchio (diocese of Fiesole), b. 18 Oct. 1749 in Florence, d. there 16… -
Vernazza (Vernacia), Battista, Venerable (VERNAZZA (VERNACIA), BATTISTA, VENERABILE)
VERNAZZA (Vernacia), Battista, Venerable. - Mystic, b. in Apr. 1497 in Genoa, d. there on 9 May 1587, daughter of Ettore (ca. 1470-1524),… -
Villani, Maria, Venerable (VILLANI, MARIA, VENERABILE)
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Volpicelli, Caterina, Venerable (VOLPICELLI, CATERINA, VENERABILE)
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