Luigi Monti
Italian religious brother (1825-1900)
Feast: 22 September (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Who they were
At Saronno near Varese, Blessed Luigi Maria Monti, religious, who, while keeping the lay state, founded the Sons of the Immaculate Conception, whom he directed in a spirit of charity towards the poor and needy, attending in particular to the care of the sick and orphans and the formation of the young.
The miracles
The Roman Martyrology does not describe the miracles approved in the cause.
Why that counted as sanctity
The Roman Martyrology remembers him on 1 October as a lay religious who founded the Sons of the Immaculate Conception to care for the sick, orphans and the young.
Connected on this site
- Lodovico Pavoni Saint“Monti also considered entering the religious life and joined the order of Lodovico Pavoni for a brief period of time.” — Wikipedia
- Roman Martyrology, 1 October (Italian Bishops' Conference, Santo del giorno)
- Wikidata Q1876210 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Luigi Maria Monti (CC BY-SA)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.