ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN JUNE Saints celebrated on the 19th of June WELCOME! SAINT JULIANA FALCONIERI, VIRGIN The illustrious family of Falconieri in Italy received great honour from the sanctity of this holy virgin. Her father, Charissimus Falconieri , and his pious lady, Reguardata , were both advanced in years, and seemed to have lost all hopes of issue, when in 1270 they were wonderfully blessed with the birth of our saint. Devoting themselves afterwards solely to the exercises of religion, they built and founded at their own expense the stately church of the Annunciation of our Lady in Florence, which for riches and the elegance of the structure, may at this day be ranked among the wonders of the world. Alexius Falconieri , the only brother of Charissimus, and uncle of our saint, was with St Philip Beniti, one of the seven first propagators and pillars of the Order of Servites , or persons devoted to the service of God under the special patronage of the Virgin Mary....