Philip Neri
July 22, 1515 — May 26, 1595 · Feast day: May 26
Philip Neri transformed the Counter-Reformation through laughter, friendship, and reckless joy, gathering cardinals and street sweepers alike in his Roman Oratory. A mystical experience enlarged his heart permanently, and he died on May 26, 1595 — the night he had predicted — after hearing confessions.