Franciscan Saints

Blessed Symforian Ducki

Feast: April 11

Blessed Symforian Ducki, also known as Felix Ducki, Antonio Ducki, and prisoner 20364, was born on May 10, 1888, in Warsaw, Poland, to Julian and Marianna Lenardt. His father worked as a locksmith....

Blessed Teresa Manganiello

Feast: November 4

Blessed Teresa Manganiello, also known as Maria Luisa Manganiello, was born on January 1, 1849, in Montefusco, Avellino, Italy. She was born into a farm family and grew up with a deep love for the...

Blessed Thomas Of Foligno

Feast: February 12

Blessed Thomas of Foligno, also known as Thomas of Foligno, was a Franciscan friar who lived during the 14th century. Unfortunately, not much information is available regarding his early life,...

Blessed Thomas Of Tolentino

Feast: April 9

Blessed Thomas of Tolentino, a dedicated Franciscan friar, devoted his life to missionary service and unwavering adherence to the Order's Rule. Born in Italy, he entered the Franciscan friary in his...

Blessed Timoteo Da Monticchio

Feast: August 22

Blessed Timoteo Da Monticchio, also known as Timoteo de Mound, was born in the year 1444 in Monticchio, L'Aquila, Italy. He came from a humble peasant family and grew up in poverty, but his devout...

Blessed Tomás Díaz Y Díaz

Feast: August 25

Blessed Tomás Díaz Y Díaz, also known as Brother Bonaventura of Arroyo-Cerezo, was a Franciscan Capuchin friar who lived during the turbulent period of the Spanish Civil War. He was born on 7 March...

Blessed Tommaso Acerbis

Feast: May 3

Blessed Tommaso Acerbis, also known as Tommaso of Olera or Thomas, was born in 1563 in Olera, Bergamo, Italy. He came from a poor family and as a young boy, he worked as a shepherd, receiving no...

Blessed Tommaso da Tolentino

Feast: April 9

Blessed Tommaso da Tolentino , Franciscan priest and martyr of India At Tana in eastern India, Blessed Tommaso da Tolentino , priest of the Order of Minor and martyr, who, going as far as the Chinese...

Blessed Tommaso Of Celano

Feast: October 4

Blessed Tommaso of Celano, also known as Thomas of Celano, was born around the year 1185 in Celano, L'Aquila, Italy. He grew up during a time when the Catholic Church was going through significant...

Blessed Tommasuccio Of Foligno

Feast: September 15

Blessed Tommasuccio of Foligno, also known as Tommasuccio of Nocera, was a Franciscan friar and a noted preacher in the Italian regions of Tuscany and Umbria. Born in 1319 in Nocera, Italy, he spent...

Blessed Tullio Maruzzo

Feast: July 1

Blessed Tullio Maruzzo was born in Italy as a twin, sharing his early life with his brother Lucio. He entered the Order of Friars Minor, making his solemn profession on 15 July 1951. Alongside his...

Blessed Tymoteusz Trojanowski

Feast: February 28

Blessed Tymoteusz Trojanowski , Conventual Franciscan brother and martyr at Auschwitz In the extermination camp of Auschwitz near Krakow in Poland, Blessed Tymoteusz Trojanowski , priest of the Order...

Blessed Ugolino Magalotti

Feast: December 11

Blessed Ugolino Magalotti , Franciscan tertiary and hermit In the territory of Camerino in the Marches, Blessed Ugolino Magalotti , hermit of the Third Order of Saint...

Blessed Urban Of Nuremberg

Feast: September 24

Blessed Urban of Nuremberg, also known as Urban of Nuremberg, was a Franciscan priest who lived during the early 16th century. His life and actions exemplify the courageous dedication to his...

Blessed Ursula Haider

Feast: January 20

Blessed Ursula Haider, also known as Ursula of Leutkirch and Ursula of Villingen, was born in 1413 in Leutkirch, Allgáu, Swabia, which is located in modern-day Baden-Württemberg, Germany....

Blessed Valentinus Paquay

Feast: January 1

Blessed Valentinus Paquay , Franciscan priest At Hasselt near Tongeren in Belgium, Blessed Valentinus Paquay , priest of the Order of Friars Minor , who in prayer, in the ministry of reconciliation...

Blessed Vincent De Laquila

Feast: August 7

Blessed Vincent De Laquila, also known as Vincent of L'Aquila, was a Catholic saint and a member of the Friars Minor. It is believed that he may have trained as a shoemaker in his youth before he...

Blessed Vincent Of Siena

Feast: February 14

Blessed Vincent of Siena, also known as Vincent M. Kempis, was a revered Franciscan friar who dedicated 22 years of his life to serving in the Order. Born in an obscure date, Vincent's early life...

Blessed Vincenzo

Feast: August 7

Blessed Vincenzo dell’Aquila , Franciscan priest At L’Aquila, Blessed Vincenzo , religious of the Order of Minor , famous for his humility and spirit of...

Blessed Vivaldus

Feast: May 11

Blessed Vivaldus, a devoted Franciscan tertiary, lived a life of humble service and profound charity. Though the precise date and place of his birth remain unknown, his vocation was marked by a deep...

Blessed William Of Assisi

Feast: March 7

Blessed William of Assisi, also known as William the Englishman, was a devout Catholic who may have been a priest. He dedicated his life to serving God and joined the Franciscans, a religious order...

Blessed William Of Castellammare Di Stabia

Feast: August 8

Blessed William of Castellammare di Stabia, also known simply as William, was a devout Franciscan friar recognized for his courageous missionary work in Palestine during the 14th century. He was born...

Blessed Władysław z Gielniowa

Feast: May 4

Blessed Władysław z Gielniowa , Franciscan priest At Warsaw in Poland, Blessed Władysław z Gielniowa , priest of the Order of Minor , who preached the Passion of the Lord with extraordinary zeal and...

Blessed Wojciech Gondek

Feast: July 23

Blessed Wojciech Gondek, also known as Cristino Gondek or Krystyn Gondek, was born on 6 April 1909 in Slona, Malopolskie, in the diocese of Tarnow, Poland. He was a devout individual who felt called...

Blessed Wolfang Of Steinkirchen

Feast: September 24

Blessed Wolfgang of Steinkirchen, also known as Wolfang of Enzersdorf, was a devoted Franciscan priest who is remembered for his charismatic preaching and unwavering commitment to his Christian...

Blessed Zbigniew Adam Strzalkowski

Feast: August 9

Blessed Zbigniew Adam Strzalkowski was a Franciscan Conventual priest, born on July 3, 1958, in Tarnów, Poland. His life was dedicated to serving the Church and spreading the message of love and...

Blessed Zechariah

Feast: May 3

Blessed Zechariah, also known as Zaccaria, was a Franciscan friar who dedicated his life to spreading the teachings of Christianity. He was accepted into the Franciscan Order in Rome, Italy, by Saint...

Blessed Zef Palaj

Feast: December 2

Blessed Zef Palaj, also known as Bernardin, was born on 2 October 1894 in Shllak, Shkodôr, Albania. He was educated by the Franciscans and later joined the Friars Minor, taking the name Bernardin. In...

Blesseds Alfonso López y López and Miguel Remón Salvador

Feast: August 3

In the annals of the Church, there are lives where the specific details of birth and early formation fade into the background, overshadowed by the brilliance of a final offering. This is the case...

Martyrs of Ceuta

Feast: October 10

The Martyrs of Ceuta, also known as the Martyrs of Morocco, were a group of seven Franciscan Friars Minor missionaries who dedicated their lives to spreading the message of Christianity to Muslims in...

Martyrs of Nagasaki

Feast: August 17

The Martyrs of Nagasaki, also known as the Nagasaki martyrs or the Martyrs of Japan, were a group of fourteen missionaries and Japanese native Christians who were martyred for their faith in...

Saint Accursies of Morocco

Feast: January 16

Saint Accursius of Morocco, also known as Saint Accursies, was a Franciscan Friar Minor who devoted his life to spreading the teachings of Saint Francis of Assisi among the Moors of the West. Born in...

Saint Adjute of Morocco

Feast: January 16

Saint Adjute of Morocco, also known as Adiuto or Adjutus, was a Franciscan Friar Minor who, along with his fellow missionaries, dedicated his life to evangelizing the Moors of the West. Born in an...

Saint Amata of Assisi

Feast: February 20

Saint Amata of Assisi, also known as Amata of Corano, was born in 1200 in Assisi, Italy. She was the niece of Saint Clare of Assisi, the founder of the Order of Poor Clares. Amata had a close...

Saint Angela Merici

Feast: January 27

Saint Angela Merici, born on March 21, 1474, in Desenzano, Lake Garda, Italy, was a devout Franciscan tertiary who went on to establish the Institute of Saint Ursula, also known as the Ursuline...

Saint Angelo d’Acri Falcone

Feast: October 30

In the rugged terrain of southern Italy, where the mountains of Calabria descend toward the Tyrrhenian Sea, the spiritual landscape was once shaped by the tireless footsteps of a humble Franciscan....

Saint Antonino Fantosati

Feast: July 7

Saint Antonino Fantosati, also known as Antoninus, Antonio, Anthony, and Antonin, was born on October 16, 1842, in Santa Maria della Valle, Umbria, Italy. He entered the Franciscan Order of Reformed...

Saint Antônio de Sant’Ana Galvão

Feast: December 23

The profound impact of a single life dedicated to the spoken word can echo through centuries, transforming the spiritual landscape of a nation. In the colonial expanses of Brazil, a Franciscan priest...

Saint Battista da Varano

Feast: May 31

Saint Battista da Varano , abbess of the Clarisse monastery of Camerino At Camerino in the Marches, Saint Battista da Varano , abbess of the Poor Clares monastery founded by her father, who...

Saint Benedicta of Assisi

Feast: March 16

Saint Benedicta of Assisi, also known as Blessed Benedicta of Assisi, was a prominent figure in the history of the Poor Clare order. She was born in Assisi, Italy, and is believed to have been a...

Saint Berardes of Morocco

Feast: January 16

Saint Berardes of Morocco, also known as Berardes of Carbio, Berard of…., Berardo of…., and Beraldus of…., was born into the Italian nobility in Carbio, Umbria, Italy. As a young man, he was deeply...

Saint Bernadine of Siena

Feast: May 20

Saint Bernadine of Siena, also known as Bernadino or Bernardine, was a Franciscan Friar Minor, priest, itinerant preacher, and theological writer. Born in 1380 in Massa di Carrara, Italy, he became...

Saint Bernard of Corleone

Feast: January 12

Saint Bernard of Corleone, also known as Bernardo de Corleone, was born Filippo Latino on 6 February 1605 in Corleone, Palermo, Sicily. He was a shoemaker by trade and gained a reputation as the...

Saint Bonaventure of Bagnoregio

Feast: July 15

Saint Bonaventure of Bagnoregio, also known as the Seraphic Doctor of the Church, the Devout Doctor, and Doctor Seraphicus, was born in 1221 in Bagnoregio, Tuscany, Italy. He was miraculously healed...

Saint Cesidio Giacomantonio

Feast: July 4

Saint Cesidio Giacomantonio, also known as Angelo, was born on 30 August 1873 in Fossa, L’Aquila, Italy, to Giovanni and Maria Loreta Antonucci. From a young age, Cesidio felt a deep calling to...

Saint Clare of Montefalco

Feast: August 17

Saint Clare of Montefalco (c. 1220–1253) was a revered religious figure whose life bridged the Franciscan and Augustinian traditions. From her earliest years, she exhibited profound piety and a deep...

Saint Corrado Confalonieri

Feast: February 19

Saint Corrado Confalonieri , Franciscan tertiary hermit At Noto in Sicily, Saint Corrado Confalonieri , hermit of the Third Order of Saint Francis , who, putting aside worldly leisure, practised a...

Saint Déodat of Rodez

Feast: November 14

Saint Déodat of Rodez, also known as Saint Deodatus or Saint Dieudonné, was a Franciscan friar, priest, and missionary who lived during the 14th century. Born in Rodez, Aveyron, France, he dedicated...

Saint Elzear

Feast: September 27

Saint Elzear, also known as Eleazarus, was born to the nobility in Ansouis, Provence, France, in the year 1285. He was the nephew of William of Sabron, the abbot of Saint Victor’s abbey in...

Saint Felice da Cantalice Porri

Feast: May 18

In the bustling spiritual landscape of Rome, amidst the ancient stones and the constant flow of pilgrims, a figure emerged whose life spoke louder than any sermon through the quiet power of his...

Saint Felix of Nicosia

Feast: May 31

Saint Felix of Nicosia , Capuchin religious At Nicosia in Sicily, Saint Felix of Nicosia , religious, who, after being rejected for ten years, finally entered the Order of Friars Minor Capuchin ,...

Saint Fidelis of Sigmaringen

Feast: April 24

Saint Fidelis of Sigmaringen, also known as the "poor man's lawyer," was born as Mark Rey in 1577 in Sigmaringen, Hohenzollern, Germany. He was a passionate lawyer and philosophy teacher who grew...

Saint Francesco Maria da Camporosso

Feast: September 17

The witness of a martyr is often a flame that burns brightest in the darkness of uncertainty. In the case of the Capuchin friar known as Francesco Maria da Camporosso, the historical record offers a...

Saint Francis Mary of Camporosso

Feast: September 17

Saint Francis Mary of Camporosso, also known as Francesco Maria da Camporosso, Giovanni Croese, John Croese, or Padre Santo, was born as Giovanni Croese on 27 December 1804 in Camporosso, Imperia,...

Saint Francis Solanus

Feast: July 14

Few figures in the annals of the Church so clearly embody the spirit of itinerant missionary zeal as the Franciscan priest known as Saint Francis Solanus. His life was defined not by the quiet...

Saint Gabriel De Duisco

Feast: February 5

Saint Gabriel de Duisco, a devoted convert to the Catholic faith, is remembered for his steadfast witness and service. Born into a life outside the Church, he was brought to the faith through the...

Saint Giovan Giuseppe della Croce Calosirto

Feast: March 5

In the annals of the Church, where countless faithful have offered their lives to God, the figure of Giovan Giuseppe della Croce Calosirto emerges as a testament to the quiet power of religious...

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...

Saint Humilis of Bisignano

Feast: November 26

Saint Humilis of Bisignano, also known as Luca Antonio Pirozzo or Umile of Bisignano, was a Franciscan lay-brother who became renowned for his sanctity. He was born on August 26, 1582, in Bisignano,...

Saint Ignazio da Laconi Peis

Feast: May 11

In the bustling squares and the smoke-filled taverns of Cagliari, a figure of profound holiness walked among the common people, seeking not the applause of the elite but the salvation of the...

Saint Ivo of Kermartin

Feast: May 19

Saint Ivo of Kermartin, also known as Advocate of the Poor, Ivo Helory, and Ivo Herloi, was born on October 17, 1253, in Kermartin near Treguier, Brittany. He hailed from a wealthy Breton noble...

Saint Jan of Dukla

Feast: September 29

Saint Jan of Dukla, also known as Jan z Dukli, was a devout hermit, Franciscan friar, and preacher who lived during the 15th century. He was born in 1414 in Dukla, a town located in the Podkarpackie...

Saint Joachim of Saint Anne Wall

Feast: August 22

The light of his witness shines brightest in the annals of the English Church, where his name is preserved not through the splendor of a long chronicle, but through the solemnity of his sacrifice. As...

Saint John of Dukla

Feast: September 29

In the annals of holiness, there exists a category of saints whose names are whispered rather than proclaimed, whose sanctity is measured not by public acclaim but by the quiet depth of their...

Saint Juan of Tlaxcala

Feast: September 23

Saint Juan of Tlaxcala, also known as Juan de Tizatlán, was born around the year 1516-1517 in Tizatlán, Tlaxcala, Mexico. He is widely recognized as one of the Three Child Martyrs of Tlaxcala, along...

Saint Juniper

Feast: January 29

Saint Juniper, also known as a "God's fool," was one of the earliest Franciscan friars and played a significant role in the establishment of the Franciscan missions. Born in the twelfth century, his...

Saint Junipero Serra

Feast: August 28

Saint Junipero Serra, also known as the Apostle of California, was born as Miguel José Serra Ferrer on November 24, 1713, in Petra, Spanish Majorca. At the age of 15, he entered the Franciscan...

Saint Kichi Franciscus

Feast: February 5

Saint Kichi Franciscus, also known as Caius Francis or Gaius Francis, was a devout layman soldier and convert in Kyoto, Japan. He is recognized as a Franciscan tertiary, meaning he sought to live...

Saint Konrad von Parzham

Feast: April 21

Saint Konrad von Parzham , Capuchin religious At Altötting in Bavaria in Germany, Saint Konrad von Parzham , religious of the Order of Friars Minor Capuchin , who performed the humble service of...

Saint Lawrence of Brindisi

Feast: July 21

Saint Lawrence of Brindisi, also known as Brother Lorenzo, Julius Caesar Rossi, Laurence of Brindisi, and Lorenzo da Brindisi, was born on July 22, 1559, in Brindisi, Italy. He was the son of...

Saint Leopold Mandić

Feast: July 31

The spirit of Christian unity burned within him with an intensity that defined his legacy. As a priest of the Order of Friars Minor Capuchin, he carried the Franciscan charism of humility and...

Saint Ludovico da Casoria Palmentieri

Feast: March 30

Saint Ludovico da Casoria Palmentieri , Franciscan priest, founder of Congregation of the Brothers of Charity At Naples, Saint Ludovico da Casoria Palmentieri , priest of the Order of Friars Minor ,...

Saint Ludovico of Casoria

Feast: March 30

Saint Ludovico of Casoria, also known as Arcangelo Palmentieri or Louis, was born on 11 March 1814 in Casoria, Naples, Italy. He began his early life as an apprentice cabinet maker and displayed a...

Saint Margherita da Cortona

Feast: February 22

Saint Margherita da Cortona , Franciscan tertiary, penitent At Cortona in Tuscany, Saint Margherita , who, strongly shaken by the death of her lover, washed away the stains of her youth with a...

Saint Maria Bernarda Bütler

Feast: May 19

Maria Bernarda Bütler, born Verena Bütler on May 28, 1848, in Switzerland, was a Franciscan religious sister who dedicated her life to serving the poor and founding the Franciscan Missionary Sisters...

Saint Maria Crescentia Höss

Feast: April 5

Saint Maria Crescentia Höss, also known as Mary Crescentia Hoss, was born on October 20, 1682, in Kaufbeuren, Bavaria, Germany. She was the seventh of eight children born to Matthias Höss and Lucia...

Saint Maria Giovanni da Triora Lantrua

Feast: February 7

Saint Maria Giovanni da Triora Lantrua , Franciscan priest and martyr of China At the city of Changsha in the province of Hunan in China, Saint Maria Giovanni da Triora Lantrua , priest of the Order...

Saint Maximilian Kolbe

Feast: August 14

Saint Maximilian Kolbe, also known as the Apostle of Consecration to Mary, was born as Raymond Kolbe on January 7, 1894, in Zdunska Wola, a town in Russian-occupied Poland. He was the second of three...

Saint Nikola Tavelic

Feast: November 14

Saint Nikola Tavelic, also known as Nikola Tavigli, Nicholas, and Nicola, was a Franciscan friar and priest who dedicated his life to missionary work. He was born around the year 1340 in Šibenik,...

Saint Otto of Morocco

Feast: January 16

Saint Otto of Morocco, also known as Saint Otto of Coimbra, was a Franciscan Friar Minor who played a significant role in the evangelization of the Moors in the West. He was a faithful disciple of...

Saint Pacifico da San Severino Divini

Feast: September 24

Saint Pacifico da San Severino Divini , Franciscan priest At San Severino in the Marches, Saint Pacifico da San Severino , priest of the Order of Friars Minor , distinguished for his penance, love of...

Saint Pacificus of Cerano

Feast: June 4

Saint Pacificus of Cerano, also known as Pacifico Ramati, Pacificus of Ceredano, or Pacificus Ramota, was born around 1424 in the town of Cerano, Novara, Lombardy, Italy. He was orphaned at a young...

Saint Pacificus of San Severino

Feast: September 24

Saint Pacificus of San Severino, also known as Saint Pacificus Divini, was born on March 1, 1653, in San Severino, Italy. He was the son of Antonio M Divini and Mariangela Bruni, both of whom...

Saint Peter of Alcantara

Feast: October 18

Saint Peter of Alcantara, also known as Pedro Garavita or Saint Peter of Alcantara, was born in 1499 in Alcantara, Estremadura, Spain. His father, Peter Garavita, served as the governor of the...

Saint Peter of Morocco

Feast: January 16

Saint Peter of Morocco, also known as Peter of Sassari, was a Franciscan Friar Minor who dedicated his life to evangelizing the Moors of the West. Born in Sassari, Italy, Peter joined the Franciscans...

Saint Pierre of Narbonne

Feast: November 14

Saint Pierre of Narbonne was a devout Franciscan friar, priest, and missionary who dedicated his life to spreading the teachings of Christ. Born in Narbonne, Aude, France, Saint Pierre felt a strong...

Saint Pietro Regalado

Feast: March 30

Saint Pietro Regalado , Franciscan priest At Aguilera in Castile in Spain, Saint Pietro Regalado , priest of the Order of Minor , who was distinguished for his humility and rigour of penance and...

Saint Pius of Pietrelcina

Feast: September 23

Pope Pius V, born Antonio Ghislieri on January 17, 1504, and died May 1, 1572, was a cardinal before becoming head of the Catholic Church as pope from January 7, 1566, until his death. He is...

Saint Roch

Feast: August 16

Saint Roch, also known as Roc, Rocco, Roche, Rochus, Rock, Rocke, Rollock, Rollox, Roque, and Seemirookie, was a French noble who developed a strong empathy for the poor and sick from an early age....

Saint Rose of Viterbo

Feast: March 6

Saint Rose of Viterbo, also known as Rose of Viterbo or Rosa of…, was a prominent figure in the Catholic Church and a revered Franciscan tertiary. She was born in 1234 in the town of Viterbo, Italy,...

Saint Rose Venerini

Feast: May 7

Rose Venerini, born on February 9, 1656, and died on May 7, 1728, was an Italian Roman Catholic saint who founded the first public schools for girls and young women in Italy. Her work had a profound...

Saint Salvator of Horta

Feast: March 18

Saint Salvator of Horta, also known as Salvatore Grionesos da Horta, Salvador, or Salvatore, was born in 1520 in the town of Santa Columba, Gerona, Spain. Little is known about his early life, but it...

Saint Serafino da Montegranaro

Feast: October 12

Saint Serafino da Montegranaro , Capuchin religious At Ascoli, Saint Serafino da Montegranaro , religious of the Order of the Friars Minor Capuchin , who, truly poor, shone with humility and...

Saint Stefano of Cuneo

Feast: November 14

Saint Stefano of Cuneo, also known as Stefan of Cuneo, was a Franciscan friar, priest, and missionary who lived during the 14th century. Born in Cuneo, Italy, his exact birth date is unknown, but it...

Saint Szymon z Lipnicy

Feast: July 18

Saint Szymon z Lipnicy , Franciscan priest At Krakow in Poland, Saint Szymon z Lipnicy , priest of the Order of Minors , who was famous for his preaching and devotion to the name of Jesus and, moved...

Saint Teofilo da Corte Arrighi

Feast: May 19

Theophilus of Corte, born Biagio Arrighi on 30 October 1676 in Corsica, Italy, was an Italian Roman Catholic priest and a professed member from the Order of Friars Minor. Known for his preaching and...

Saint Titus Brandsma

Feast: July 26

St. Titus Brandsma, originally known as Anno Sjoera Brandsma and affectionately referred to as Shorty, was born on 23 February 1881 in Oegeklooster, Friesland, Netherlands. He grew up in a devoutly...

Saint Tommaso da Cori Placidi

Feast: January 11

Tommaso da Cori, born Francesco Antonio Placidi on 4 June 1655 and died on 11 January 1729, was an Italian Roman Catholic priest who lived as a hermit for much of his religious life. He joined the...

Saint Vincent De Paul

Feast: September 27

Saint Vincent de Paul was born on April 24, 1581, in Ranquine, Gascony, near Dax, southwest France. He was born into a peasant family but showed exceptional intelligence from an early age. At the age...