Blessed Albert the Great
Born in Swabia at the end of the 12th century, Albert the Great was one of the greatest geniuses of the Middle Ages, exc…
Place
University of Padua
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Today: Padua
5 saints associated
Venerable Anthony Mary Zaccaria
A physician by training who became a priest in Cremona, Anthony Mary Zaccaria founded the Congregation of the Barnabites…
Saint Francis de Sales (Bishop and Prince of Geneva)
Bishop of Geneva residing in Annecy, Francis de Sales was one of the great Catholic reformers of the 17th century. Famou…
Blessed John Marinoni of Venice
A Theatine religious born in Venice, John Marinoni distinguished himself by his heroic charity during the plague of 1528…
Saint Philip Benizi of Florence
A Florentine nobleman and physician graduated from Padua, Philip Benizi became the fifth General and the great propagato…