Category: Italian Saints
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Saint Carlo Acutis
Born: May 3, 1991, London, EnglandDied: October 12, 2006, Monza, Italy Patronage: The internet Motto:“The more often we receive the Eucharist, the more we become like Jesus and the more we get a foretaste of heaven” What I appreciate about St. Carlo Acutis: He was only a few months younger…
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Saint Pier Giorgio Frassati
Born: April 6, 1901, Turin, ItalyDied: July 4, 1925, Turin, Italy Patronage:Youth, Young Adults Motto:“Verso l’alto!” (“To the heights!”) What I appreciate about St. Pier Giorgio Frassati: He was a laid-back, cool dude living in the twentieth-century! He had a great sense of humor and could talk to just about…
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Saint Frances Xavier Cabrini
Born: July 15, 1850, S’ant Angelo Lodigiano, ItalyDied: December 22, 1917, Chicago, Illinois Patronage: immigrants, hospital administrators, orphans, and impossible causes Quote:“I will go anywhere and do anything in order to communicate the love of Jesus to those who do not know Him or have forgotten Him.” What I appreciate about…
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Saint Catherine of Siena
Born: March 25, 1347, Siena, Tuscany [Italy]—died April 29, 1380Died: April 29, 1380, Rome, Italy Patronage: Journalists, Media, Nursing Quote:“Be who God meant you to be and you will set the world on fire.” What I appreciate about St. Catherine of Siena: She was a determined woman who desired to follow…
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Saint Gabriel of Our Lady of Sorrows
Born: March 1st, 1838, Assisi, ItalyDied: February 27, 1862, Isola del Gran Sasso d’Italia, Italy Patronage: young people, priests, students, Catholic Action, and Abruzzi, Italy Quote:“I will attempt day by day to break my will into pieces. I want to do God’s Holy Will, not my own” What I appreciate about…
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Saint Catherine de Ricci
Born: 23 April 1522 Florence, Republic of FlorenceDied: 2 February 1590 (aged 67) Prato, Grand Duchy of Tuscany Patronage:Women studying in higher education, Philosophers, Preachers Quote:“He has done everything out of the great love He bears to His creatures.” What I appreciate about St. Catherine de Ricci: She had such an incredible…
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Saint John Bosco
Born: August 16, 1815 -Becchi, near Turin, ItalyDied: January 31, 1888 – Turin, Italy Patronage:Editors, Publishers, Youth, magicians Quote:“It is not enough to love the young; they must know that they are loved.” What I appreciate about St. John Bosco: He was very dedicated to serving the poor and orphaned…
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