Confirmation Saint FinderSaints of Italy
60 saints on this site whose lives are tied to Italy. Read their stories and notice who stays with you.
St. Agatha
Young Christian woman of Sicily martyred at Catania c. 251 for refusing to give up her faith.
For anyone facing illness, or those who care for the sick.
Meet St. Agatha
St. Agnes of Rome
Roman girl of about twelve or thirteen martyred c. 304 for refusing to renounce Christ.
For candidates who want courage to stay true under peer pressure.
Meet St. Agnes
St. Aloysius Gonzaga
Italian nobleman who became a Jesuit and died in 1591, aged 23, after nursing plague victims in Rome.
A classic patron of young people.
Meet St. Aloysius
St. Alphonsus Liguori
Neapolitan lawyer turned priest who founded the Redemptorists and became a Doctor of the Church.
For hard-working students, future lawyers, and anyone who struggles with worry or scruples.
Meet St. Alphonsus
St. Ambrose
Roman governor chosen bishop of Milan in 374, who later baptized Saint Augustine.
For candidates who want courage to speak up to authority.
Meet St. Ambrose
St. Anastasia
Fourth-century martyr of Sirmium named in the Roman Canon and remembered on Christmas Day.
For those who visit the lonely and imprisoned, and anyone drawn to a name that means resurrection.
Meet St. AnastasiaSt. Angela of Foligno
Worldly wife of Foligno who converted, became a Franciscan tertiary, and was a great mystic.
For anyone who has drifted from God and wants to come back with their whole heart.
Meet St. Angela
St. Anthony of Padua
Portuguese Franciscan preacher of the 1200s who worked in Italy and died near Padua in 1231.
For anyone who loses things, and those who want to preach well.
Meet St. Anthony
St. Benedict of Nursia
Italian monk of the 500s who founded Monte Cassino and wrote the Rule for monks.
For those who want balance between prayer and work.
Meet St. BenedictSt. Bibiana
Fourth-century Roman virgin martyr whose ancient church stands near the Esquiline Hill.
For anyone trying to stay faithful when their whole family is suffering for its faith.
Meet St. Bibiana
St. Bonaventure
Italian Franciscan theologian of the 1200s who led his order and became a cardinal.
For those who want to join love and learning.
Meet St. Bonaventure
St. Cajetan
Priest of Vicenza who co-founded the Theatines and served the poor of Rome and Naples.
For anyone looking for work or trusting God with money worries.
Meet St. Cajetan
St. Camillus de Lellis
Former soldier and gambler who founded the Camillians to care for the sick and dying.
For future nurses and doctors, and anyone with a past they want to turn into something good.
Meet St. Camillus
St. Carlo Acutis
Italian teenager and computer lover who catalogued Eucharistic miracles online and died in 2006, aged 15.
For tech lovers and gamers.
Meet St. Carlo
St. Catherine of Bologna
Poor Clare abbess, painter, writer and musician whose body rests in Bologna.
For artists and musicians who want to use their gifts for God.
Meet St. Catherine
St. Catherine of Siena
Italian Dominican laywoman of the 1300s who cared for the sick and urged the pope back to Rome.
For bold young women who want to change the world.
Meet St. Catherine
St. Cecilia
Roman Christian woman martyred in the early centuries, long honored as patron of music.
A favorite for musicians and singers.
Meet St. Cecilia
St. Charles Borromeo
Archbishop of Milan in the 1500s who carried out the reforms of the Council of Trent.
For future catechists and Church leaders.
Meet St. Charles
St. Christina of Bolsena
Early virgin martyr of Bolsena, Italy, whose tomb lies in the town's ancient catacomb.
For girls who need courage to stand firm in their faith at home.
Meet St. Christina
St. Clare of Assisi
Noblewoman of Assisi who left home in 1212 to follow Saint Francis and founded the Poor Clares.
For those drawn to prayer and simplicity, and future media workers.
Meet St. ClareSt. Clelia Barbieri
Italian village girl who founded a religious community and died in 1870, aged 23.
For young people who feel too young to do something great for God.
Meet St. Clelia
St. Dominic Savio
Italian student of Saint John Bosco in Turin who died in 1857, aged 14.
For teens who want to be holy now.
Meet St. DominicSt. Emiliana
Sixth-century Roman consecrated woman, aunt of Pope St. Gregory the Great.
For anyone who wants to make their family home a place of prayer.
Meet St. Emiliana
St. Erasmus
Bishop of Formia martyred c. 303, also known as St. Elmo, patron of sailors.
For sailors, and for anyone who needs strength to keep going through pain.
Meet St. Erasmus
St. Felix of Cantalice
Joyful Capuchin lay brother who begged for the friars in the streets of Rome for forty years.
For anyone who wants to stay cheerful and grateful while doing ordinary work.
Meet St. Felix
St. Francis of Assisi
Merchant's son from Assisi who embraced poverty and founded the Franciscans c. 1209.
For lovers of animals and nature and anyone wanting a simpler life.
Meet St. Francis
St. Gemma Galgani
Young Italian woman from Lucca with a deep prayer life who died in 1903, aged 25.
For those who suffer.
Meet St. Gemma
St. Genesius
Legendary Roman actor converted on stage while mocking baptism, then martyred.
For actors, dancers, comedians, and theater kids.
Meet St. Genesius
St. Gerard Majella
Italian Redemptorist lay brother of the 1700s, falsely accused yet patient, who died at twenty-nine.
For anyone falsely accused, and for families praying for a safe birth.
Meet St. Gerard
St. Gianna Beretta Molla
Italian doctor, wife and mother who gave her life for her unborn daughter in 1962.
For future doctors and anyone who values life.
Meet St. Gianna
St. Gregory the Great
Roman official turned monk who served as pope from 590 to 604 and sent missionaries to England.
For musicians and future leaders who want to serve.
Meet St. GregorySt. Homobonus
Married merchant and tailor of Cremona known for honesty and charity to the poor.
For future business owners who want to be honest and generous.
Meet St. HomobonusBl. Imelda Lambertini
Young Dominican pupil of Bologna who died in prayer after her First Communion in 1333.
For anyone preparing for the Eucharist or longing to grow closer to Jesus.
Meet Bl. Imelda
St. John Bosco
Italian priest of Turin who gave homes, schools and trades to poor boys and founded the Salesians.
A top choice for those who love working with kids.
Meet St. John
St. John XXIII
Italian farmer's son who became pope in 1958 and opened the Second Vatican Council.
For peacemakers and cheerful candidates.
Meet St. John XXIII
St. Joseph of Cupertino
Humble Italian Franciscan friar of the 1600s, famed for his ecstasies in prayer.
Great for students who struggle with tests.
Meet St. Joseph
St. Josephine Bakhita
Sudanese woman kidnapped into slavery as a child who became a Canossian sister in Italy.
For those who care about victims of human trafficking.
Meet St. JosephineSt. Lawrence of Rome
Deacon of the Roman Church who cared for the poor and was martyred in 258.
For those who love serving the poor, and for cooks with a sense of humor.
Meet St. Lawrence
St. Leonard of Port Maurice
Franciscan friar who preached parish missions across Italy and spread the Stations of the Cross; died in Rome in 1751.
For those who want to walk the Way of the Cross and bring others back to God.
Meet St. Leonard
St. Lucy
Young Christian woman of Syracuse in Sicily martyred c. 304.
For candidates who want to bring light to dark places.
Meet St. Lucy
St. Margaret of Cortona
Former mistress who became a Franciscan penitent and served the poor and sick of Cortona.
For anyone who regrets their past and wants a new beginning with God.
Meet St. Margaret
St. Maria Goretti
Italian farm girl stabbed in 1902, aged 11, who forgave her attacker before she died.
For teens learning forgiveness and purity.
Meet St. MariaSt. Nunzio Sulprizio
Orphaned Italian blacksmith's apprentice who bore illness and abuse with patience and died in Naples in 1836, aged 19.
For anyone carrying pain or a hard situation they cannot change.
Meet St. NunzioSt. Patricia of Naples
Consecrated virgin from Constantinople who died in Naples, where she is a patron of the city.
For girls who want to give their whole lives to God.
Meet St. PatriciaSt. Peregrine Laziosi
Italian Servite friar of the 1300s, a former rebel who became patron of cancer patients.
For anyone facing cancer or a long illness, and for those who need a fresh start.
Meet St. Peregrine
St. Peter of Verona
Dominican preacher killed near Milan in 1252, canonized within a year of his death.
For anyone who needs courage to speak the truth.
Meet St. Peter
St. Peter the Apostle
Galilean fisherman whom Jesus named the rock, leader of the apostles and first pope.
Perfect for anyone who has failed and wants to know God still calls them.
Meet St. Peter
St. Philip Neri
Florentine priest in Rome in the 1500s, known for his joy, who founded the Oratory.
For candidates who love to laugh.
Meet St. Philip
St. Philomena
Young girl whose catacomb tomb, found in 1802, inspired a devotion loved by St. John Vianney.
For girls who want courage and purity, and anyone drawn to a quiet, hidden saint.
Meet St. Philomena
St. Pier Giorgio Frassati
Young man of Turin who loved mountains and served the poor, dying in 1925 at 24.
For athletes and outdoor lovers.
Meet St. Pier Giorgio
St. Pio of Pietrelcina
Italian Capuchin friar of San Giovanni Rotondo who bore wounds like Christ's for fifty years.
For those who want to grow in prayer.
Meet St. Pio
St. Rita of Cascia
Italian wife and widow of the 1400s who later became an Augustinian nun in Cascia.
For anyone in a hard family situation.
Meet St. Rita
St. Robert Bellarmine
Jesuit cardinal and theologian who wrote famous catechisms and defended the faith with charity.
For students, debaters, and future teachers of the faith.
Meet St. Robert
St. Scholastica
Italian nun of the 500s, by tradition the twin sister of Saint Benedict.
For candidates with a close bond with a sibling.
Meet St. Scholastica
St. Sebastian
Roman Christian martyred c. 300, later remembered as a soldier who survived arrows.
A classic choice for athletes.
Meet St. Sebastian
St. Thomas Aquinas
Italian Dominican friar of the 1200s who wrote the Summa Theologiae.
Number one for students and deep thinkers.
Meet St. Thomas
St. Valentine
Roman priest martyred c. 269 on the Via Flaminia, whose feast became a day of love.
For couples, and for anyone who wants to love the way Christ loves.
Meet St. Valentine
St. Veronica Giuliani
Capuchin Poor Clare abbess and mystic of CittĂ di Castello who reported the stigmata.
For anyone who wants to love Jesus through suffering.
Meet St. Veronica
St. Vitus
Young martyr of Sicily or Lucania, one of the Fourteen Holy Helpers, patron of dancers.
For dancers, performers, and anyone who needs strength while young.
Meet St. Vitus
St. Zita
Household servant of Lucca who worked for one family for decades and shared all she could with the poor.
For anyone doing humble work who wants to serve God through it.
Meet St. Zita