ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN JULY Saints celebrated on the 26th of July WELCOME! SAINT GLISENS, CONFESSOR Saint Glisens ( Glisentus ) (feast day: July 26) was a confessor who likely lived as a hermit near Brescia (Brixia) during the 8th century. No accounts of his life exist that could lay claim to historical credibility. A chapel - created from the cave where he had prayed and performed penance - is the only historical monument we possess regarding him and his veneration. Legend has it that he fought against the pagans under Emperor Charlemagne and, through the struggle against and victory over his own self, exchanged his earthly life for a heavenly one. Forest animals - specifically a female bear and a goat - would come to him, bringing the food he needed. His veneration is tolerated within the Diocese of Brescia but has not been formally sanctioned. (Information from Stadler 's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints, Volume 2, Augsburg, 1861) Stadler's Complete Encycl...