Blessed Helen of Udine
While still a young girl, Helen married Antonio Cavalcanti, an official of the city of Udine. The couple raised six children before Antonio died in 1441....
Blessed Simon of Todi
Simon Rinalducci was born sometime in the middle of the thirteenth century in Todi, Perugia, Italy. He joined the Order of Saint Augustine around the year...
Blessed Andrew of Montereale
Born around 1397 in Mascioni, Italy, Andrew is believed to have worked as a shepherd from his childhood. As a young man he met the Prior...
Blessed Mariano de la Mata
Mariano de la Mata was an Augustinian missionary in Brazil known for his faithful observance of his religious obligations, for the loving way in which he...
Blessed Hugh Zefferini
Hugh was born in Cortona, Arezzo, Italy around 1320. Civil strife forced the family to flee to Mantua when Hugh was still a baby. Hugh became...
St Joseph, Husband of Mary and Protector of the Order
Prayer to St Joseph, Patron of the Augustinian Order. Almighty and ever living God, at the beginning of our salvation, when Mary conceived your Son...
Blessed Jerome of Recanati
Little is known of the early life of Jerome Ghirarducci. He lived in the Augustinian Monastery in Recanati, Macerata, Italy. As part of his...
Blessed Simon of Cascia
Simon was born in Cascia in about 1295 to a noble family and entered the Augustinian Order as a young man. At first he dedicated himself...
Blessed Julia of Certaldo
Born Julia della Rena in Certaldo, Italy, around 1319, she was orphaned while a young child. She went to Florence, where she found employment as...
Blessed Christine of Spoleto
Agostina Camozzi was born near Lake Lugano in Italy in 1435 and was the daughter of a well known doctor. At a very young age and against...
