Category:Saint Cajetan

Saint Cajetan - Confessor Born: October 1, 1480 in Vicenza, Veneto, Republic of Venice (now Italy) Died: August 7, 1547 (aged 66) in Naples, Campania, Kingdom of Naples Honored in: Roman Catholic Church Beatified: October 8, 1629, Rome by Pope Urban VIII Canonized: April 12, 1671, Rome by Pope Clement X Feast: August 7 Patronage: workers; gamblers; job seekers; unemployed people; Albania; Italy; Ħamrun (Malta); Argentina; Brazil; El Salvador; Guatemala

Saint Cajetan (October 1, 1480 – August 7, 1547), was born Gaetano dei Conti di Tiene (also Thiene). He was the founder of the order of the Clerics Regular, better known as the Theatines. He is not to be confused with his contemporary, Cardinal Thomas Cajetan. Saint Cajetan (Maltese: "San Gejtanu") is one of the patron saints of Ħamrun (Malta).