Luigi Biraghi
Italian priest (1801-1879)
Feast: 11 August (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Who they were
Luigi Biraghi was born at Vignate near Milan on 2 November 1801, the fifth of eight children of farmers, and studied at the seminaries of Castello, Monza and Milan. From 1833 he was spiritual director of the major seminary, a living example to his students of love for Christ and the Church and of total obedience.
He founded the Sisters of St Marcellina, the Marcellines. In 1864, under his direction, the urn of St Ambrose and the martyrs Gervase and Protase was rediscovered. In 1873 Pius IX made him a domestic prelate.
The miracles
The Dicastery's biography does not describe the miracles approved in the cause.
Why that counted as sanctity
A seminary director who formed priests by his example and founded sisters to educate girls.
The cause
The cause continues. No postulation address is published here yet. Favours received through this person’s intercession, and offers of help, are best sent to the religious order or congregation they belonged to, or to the diocese where the cause was opened; either will pass them to the postulation.
Connected on this site
- Pius IX Blessed“In 1873 Pius IX made him a domestic prelate.” — this site's research
- Dicastery for the Causes of Saints - biography: Luigi Biraghi
- Wikidata Q3839346 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Luigi Biraghi (CC BY-SA)
Checked against the sources listed on 21 September 2026. Corrections welcome.