Saint Angela Merici
Born in Desenzano, Angela Merici dedicated herself to piety and penance from childhood. After pilgrimages to Jerusalem and Rome, she founded…
Saints Calendar
May 31st
10 saints celebrated
Camilla Battista da Varano
A Princess of Camerino who became a Poor Clare, Camilla Battista da Varano (1458-1524) was a mystic writer on the Passion of Christ, beatifi…
Damião de Bozzano
Pio Giannotti, in religion Friar Damião de Bozzano, is an Italian Capuchin priest who dedicated 66 years of his life to the evangelization o…
Felix of Nicosia
An illiterate Sicilian Capuchin friar, Felix of Nicosia spent more than forty years as a questing friar, radiating humility, absolute obedie…
Hermínio Pinzetta
Hermínio Pinzetta, in religion Brother Salvador of Casca (1911-1972), was a Brazilian Capuchin religious known for his simple life of prayer…
Luigia Tincani
Luigia Tincani (1889-1976) was an Italian religious sister, foundress of the Union of Saint Catherine of Siena of the Missionaries of the Sc…
Mariano of Roccacasale
A Franciscan lay brother and porter at the convent of Bellegra, Mariano of Roccacasale is a model of simplicity, poverty, and charitable wel…
Massimo Rinaldi
Massimo Rinaldi (1869-1941) was an Italian Scalabrinian missionary in Brazil, then procurator general of his congregation, before becoming a…
Saint Petronilla
A daughter of Saint Peter from Galilee, Petronilla lived a life of prayer and service in Rome. She refused to marry the patrician Flaccus to…
Saints Cantius, Cantianus, Cantianilla, and Protus
Members of the family of Emperor Carinus, the brothers Cantius and Cantian, their sister Cantianilla, and their tutor Protus fled Rome for A…