Saint Alphonsus Liguori
A brilliant lawyer in Naples, Alphonsus Liguori left the world after a judicial error to dedicate himself to God. Founder of the Redemptoris…
Historical markers
18th century
16 saints referenced
Blessed Angelo of Acri
A Capuchin religious born in Calabria in 1669, Angelo of Acri overcame difficult beginnings in religious life to become a tireless apostolic…
Saint Benedict Joseph Labre
Born in Artois in 1748, Benedict Joseph Labre renounced monastic life to become a mendicant pilgrim, traveling through the sanctuaries of Eu…
Venerable Brother Egidio of Saint Joseph
An 18th-century Franciscan religious, Egidio de Saint-Joseph distinguished himself by his humility and charity in Naples. A questing friar f…
Saint Émilie de Rodat
Born in 1787 in Aveyron, Émilie de Rodat dedicated her life to the free instruction of poor girls and the care of the needy. She founded the…
Jean-Baptiste Rauzan
Jean-Baptiste Rauzan was a priest from Bordeaux and founder of the Society of the Missions of France. After enduring the turmoil of the Fren…
Jean-Joseph Allemand
A priest from Marseille born at the end of the 18th century, Jean-Joseph Allemand dedicated his life to the Christian education of young peo…
Blessed John Baptist Rossi
An 18th-century Italian priest nicknamed the 'Saint Vincent de Paul of Rome', John Baptist Rossi dedicated his life to the most destitute, p…
Saint Leonard of Port Maurice
An 18th-century Franciscan friar, Leonard of Port Maurice was one of the greatest missionaries in Italy. Founder of the solitude of the Inco…
Venerable Louis-Marie Grignion de Montfort
Born in Brittany in 1673, Louis-Marie Grignon de Montfort was an indefatigable apostolic missionary who traveled throughout western France. …
Marie-Anne Rivier
In 1796, Marie-Anne Rivier founded the Congregation of the Sisters of the Presentation of Mary in Thueyts for the education of poor young gi…
Venerable Marie-Clotilde of France
A French princess born in Versailles, Marie-Clotilde became Queen of Sardinia through her marriage to Charles-Emmanuel. Known for her deep p…
Saint Mary Frances of the Five Wounds of Jesus
Born Anna-Maria Gallo in Naples, she endured her father's violence for refusing marriage and choosing religious life in the Third Order of S…
Saint Paul Ni Tok-ei
A zealous Korean Christian and potter by trade, Paul Ni Tok-ei converted many pagans before being arrested in 1797. Despite atrocious tortur…
Saint Paul of the Cross (Paul-Francis)
Born in Italy at the end of the 17th century, Paul of the Cross founded the Congregation of the Passionists dedicated to the meditation of t…
Reverend Father Marie-Joseph Coudrin
A priest from Poitou, Marie-Joseph Coudrin exercised a heroic and clandestine ministry during the French Revolution. In 1800, he founded the…