Annibale Maria Di Francia
Annibale Maria Di Francia (1851-1927) was an Italian priest from Messina, founder of the Rogationists and the Daughters of Divine Zeal, dedi…
Saints Calendar
June 1st
9 saints celebrated
Saint Caprais of Lérins
A 5th-century Provençal hermit, Saint Caprais was the spiritual master of Saint Honoratus. After a journey to the East marked by the death o…
Saint Clair of Aquitaine
Saint Clair, considered one of the first apostles of Aquitaine and the first bishop of Albi, is said to have been sent from Rome during apos…
Clorinda Letizia Formai
Clorinda Letizia Formai (1876-1954), in religion Mother Serafina, was an Italian religious sister and foundress of the congregation of the M…
Saint Gaudin of Soissons
Bishop of Soissons in the 8th century, Gaudin was a zealous preacher against avarice. Victim of an ambush set by usurers, he was tortured an…
Giovanni Battista Scalabrini
Bishop of Piacenza and founder of the Missionaries of St. Charles (Scalabrinians), Giovanni Battista Scalabrini (1839-1905) dedicated his ep…
Maria Teresa Cortimiglia
Maria Teresa Cortimiglia (1867-1934), born Biagia Cortimiglia, was an Italian religious sister, founder of the Institute of the Franciscan S…
Saint Pamphilus of Caesarea
A priest of Caesarea originally from Phoenicia, Pamphilus was an illustrious scholar who built a monumental library and worked on the correc…
Saint Simeon of Trier
A monk originally from Syracuse, trained in Constantinople and on Mount Sinai, Simeon traveled throughout Europe to collect alms. After many…