Saint Benedict the Moor (Benedict of San Fratello)
Born a slave in Sicily to African parents, Benedict was freed at birth and initially led a rigorous life as a hermit bef…
Historical figure
Pius IV
pape ayant autorisé le culte
5 saints linked
Blessed Conrad of Ascoli
Born in Ascoli in 1234, Conrad of Ascoli was a Franciscan friar renowned for his missionary zeal in Africa and his theol…
Saint Gerald (Géraud)
Saint Gérault, founder of the abbey of Aurillac, is honored for his great purity, manifested by a posthumous miracle. Hi…
Saint Gonsalvo of Amarante
A 13th-century Portuguese priest, Gonçalo of Amarante retired as a hermit after a long pilgrimage to the Holy Land. Havi…
Blessed Paul of Arezzo
Of noble origin and an upright lawyer in Naples, Paul of Arezzo joined the Theatines before becoming Bishop of Piacenza …