Bartolo Longo
A former satanic priest who converted, Bartolo Longo (1841-1926) became the apostle of the Rosary, founding the Shrine of Pompeii and numero…
Patronage
Orphans
12 saints
Bronisław Markiewicz
A Polish priest and educator of youth, Blessed Bronisław Markiewicz founded the congregations of Saint Michael the Archangel (Michaelites) u…
Camille Costa de Beauregard
A French diocesan priest known as the father of orphans, Camille Costa de Beauregard dedicated his life to the education and protection of d…
Clement Vismara
An Italian missionary of the Pontifical Institute for Foreign Missions (PIME), Blessed Clement Vismara dedicated sixty years of his life to …
Daniel Brottier
French Spiritan priest, military chaplain during the Great War, and iconic director of the Orphelins Apprentis d'Auteuil.
Edward J. Flanagan
An Irish-born priest, Father Edward J. Flanagan is the founder of Boys Town in Nebraska, a revolutionary community dedicated to the care and…
Giuseppina Gabriela Bonino
Foundress of the congregation of the Sisters of the Holy Family of Savigliano, dedicated to the service of the poor, orphans, and the sick.
Saint Jerome Emiliani
A Venetian nobleman and military captain, Jerome Emiliani converted after a miraculous deliverance from captivity by the Virgin Mary. He ded…
Ottorino Zanon
An Italian priest and founder of the Pious Society of Saint Cajetan, Father Ottorino Zanon dedicated himself to the education of young orpha…
Saint Pulcheria, Empress of the East
Empress of the East in the 5th century, Pulcheria governed with wisdom and piety, protecting orthodoxy against Nestorian and Eutychian heres…
Saint Thomas of Villanova (the Almoner)
Born in Castile in 1488, Thomas of Villanova was an Augustinian friar famous for his scholarship and immense charity. Having become Archbish…
Saint Yves (Helory of Kermartin)
Born in Brittany in the 13th century, Saint Yves was an exemplary magistrate and priest, renowned for his integrity and his pro bono defense…