Saint Alexander Sauli

Also known as

• Apostle of Corsica
• Alessandro Sauli
• Alexander Mary Sauli

Memorial

• 11 October

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Priest. Clerk Regular of the Congregation of Saint Paul (Barnabite). Taught philosophy and theology at the University of Pavia, Italy. Superior-General of the Barnabites in 1565. Bishop of Aleria, Corsica from 1571 to 1591; there the faith was all but dead, and the clergy and people were in a state of deplorable ignorance. With three companions, he reclaimed the inhabitants, corrected abuses, rebuilt churches, founded colleges and seminaries, and returned the Church in Corsica to health. Bishop of Pavia, Italy in 1591. Left a number of catechetical works. Spiritual director of Saint Charles Borromeo.

Born

• 1534 at Milan, Italy

Died

• 11 October 1592 at Pavia, Italy

Beatified

• 23 April 1741 by Pope Benedict XIV

Canonized

• 11 December 1904 by Pope Saint Pius X

Patronage

• Corsica

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• medals and pendants

Additional Information

• Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
• Catholic Encyclopedia
• Katherine Rabenstein
• New Catholic Dictionary
• Our Sunday Visitor’s Encyclopedia of Saints

MLA Citation

• “Saint Alexander Sauli“. Saints.SQPN.com. 10 April 2013. Web. 22 May 2013. <>