Blessed Luigi Boccardo

Feast: June 9

Blessed Luigi Boccardo was born one of ten children in Turin, Italy. He was the brother and godson of Blessed Giovanni Maria Boccardo. Educated by the Barnabite Fathers, he entered the seminary in...

Saint Alessandro Sauli

Feast: October 11

The life of this shepherd stands out in the ecclesiastical records not merely for the duration of his service, but for the rare distinction of holding the pastoral charge of two significant sees in...

Saint Francesco Saverio Maria Bianchi

Feast: January 31

Saint Francesco Saverio Maria Bianchi, also known as the Apostle of Naples and Francis Xavier Bianchi, was born on 2 December 1743 in Arpino, Frosinone, Italy. From a young age, it was apparent that...

Saint Francis Xavier Bianchi

Feast: January 31

Saint Francis Xavier Bianchi , Barnabite priest At Naples, Saint Francis Xavier Bianchi , priest of the Order of Clerics Regular of Saint Paul , who, rich in mystical gifts, induced many to live with...

Saint Giovanni of Triora

Feast: February 7

Saint Giovanni of Triora, also known as Francesco Maria Lantrua, was born on 15 March 1760 in Triora, Imperia, Italy. He was the son of Antonio Maria Lantrua and Maria Pasqua Ferraironi. Francesco...