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St. Padre Pio Francesco Forgione, OFM Cap., better known as Padre Pio and also Saint Pius of Pietrelcina (Italian: Pio da Pietrelcina; 25 May 1887 – 23 September 1968), was an Italian...

St. Benedict St. Benedict was a religious reformer who lived in Italy in the late 400s and early 500s. He is known as the “father of Western monasticism,” having established a Rule...

St. Bonaventure Bonaventure born Giovanni di Fidanza, was an Italian Catholic Franciscan, bishop, cardinal, scholastic theologian and philosopher. More books by...

St. Ambrose of Milan St. Ambrose of Milan was a fourth-century bishop and doctor of the Church. He was well versed in law, literature, and rhetoric. At one point, he was governor...

Louis St. Hilaire Louis St. Hilaire is a graduate of Franciscan University of Steubenville. He works with the Saint Paul Center and is an editor for the Verbum Catholic Topical Index ...

St. Frances of Rome Saint Frances of Rome (1384-1440) was born into a noble Italian family and displayed exemplary virtue from her earliest youth. A devoted wife and mother, and...

St. John of Ávila St. John of Ávila (1499—1569) was known by all as a devout and humble priest. Reportedly, he spent two hours in prayer before Mass to anticipate receiving the Holy...

St. Vincent Ferrer St. Vincent Ferrer (1350–1419), born in Valencia, Spain, joined the Dominican Order, becoming a professor and later preaching repentance and the impending Last...

St. Isidore of Seville St. Isidore of Seville (c. 560–636) was a Spanish bishop, scholar, and Doctor of the Church, often called the last of the Latin Fathers. As Archbishop of...

St. Anselm of Canterbury Saint Anselm is best known for his work on the nature of God, which shaped both Catholic and Protestant thought in the centuries that followed. Saint Anselm's...

St. Peter of Alcantara More books by author

St. Abdias of Babylon Abdias of Babylon was a legendary early Christian figure traditionally identified as one of the Seventy Disciples of Jesus mentioned in the Gospel of Luke...

St. Julian of Norwich More books by author

St. Alphonsus Liguori Alphonsus Liguori, CSsR (27 September 1696 – 1 August 1787), sometimes called Alphonsus Maria de Liguori or Saint Alphonsus Liguori, was an Italian Catholic...

St. Bridget of Sweden Bridget of Sweden born as Birgitta Birgersdotter, also Birgitta of Vadstena, or Saint Birgitta, was a mystic and saint, and founder of the Bridgettines nuns and...

St. Justin Martyr More books by author

St. Ildephonsus of Toledo Ildefonsus or Ildephonsus was a scholar and theologian who served as the metropolitan Bishop of Toledo for the last decade of his life ...

St. Aloysius Gonzaga Saint Aloysius de Gonzaga was an Italian aristocrat who became a member of the Society of Jesus. While still a student at the Roman College, he died as a result...

St. John of the Cross John of the Cross, venerated as Saint John of the Cross, was a Spanish Catholic priest, mystic, and a Carmelite friar of converso origin. He is a major figure of...

St. John Bosco John Melchior Bosco, popularly known as Don Bosco, was an Italian Catholic priest, educator, and writer of the 19th century. More books by author