Saint Andrew of Peschiera (Andrew Grego)
An Italian Dominican of the 15th century, André Grego distinguished himself by his austerity from childhood and his refu…
Place
Brescia
IT
8 saints associated
Saint Angela Merici
Born in Desenzano, Angela Merici dedicated herself to piety and penance from childhood. After pilgrimages to Jerusalem a…
Forty Martyrs of Sebaste
In 320, forty soldiers of the Thundering Legion refused to renounce their Christian faith under Emperor Licinius. Condem…
Saint Julia of Corsica
A patrician of Carthage who became a slave after the city was taken by the Vandals, Julia remained faithful to her relig…
Saint Philastrius of Brescia
Bishop of Brescia in the 4th century, Philastrius was an ardent defender of orthodoxy against Arianism, traveling throug…
Saints Faustinus and Jovita
Brothers from a noble family of Brescia, Faustinus (priest) and Jovita (deacon) were martyred under Emperor Hadrian in t…
Blessed Sebastian Maggi
Coming from a noble family of Brescia, Sebastian Maggi was an exemplary Dominican, a tireless preacher, and a reformer o…