Luigi Guanella

Luigi Guanella (19 December 1842 – 24 October 1915) was an Italian Catholic priest who founded several religious communities. He was beatified on 25 October 1964 by Pope Paul VI and was canonized on 23 October 2011 in a celebration that Pope Benedict XVI celebrated in Saint Peter's Square.

Patron saint of Daughters of Saint Mary of Providence; Servants of Charity; Pious Union of Saint Joseph