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The Blesseds

On the path to sainthood, these holy men and women have been recognized by the Church for their heroic virtue. Their lives remind us that holiness is a journey each of us is called to walk.

Friday, September 11

Blesseds Celebrated Today

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23 records

01Blessed

Blessed Bonaventura de Barcelona

Blessed Bonaventura de Barcelona , Franciscan religious At Rome, Blessed Bonaventura de Barcelona Gran Peris…

02Blessed

Blessed Franciscus Takeya

Blessed Franciscus Takeya, also known as Blessed Franciscus Takeya Sozaburo, was born in Nagasaki, Japan, in…

03Blessed

Blessed Dominic Dillon

Blessed Dominic Dillon, also known as Dominic of the Holy Cross, was a remarkable Catholic priest and one of…

04BlessedMartyr

Blessed Petrus Kawano

Blessed Petrus Kawano, also known as Blessed Peter Kawano, was born in 1615 in Nagasaki, Japan. He was the…

05Blessed

Blessed José María Segura Penadés

Blessed José María Segura Penadés , priest and martyr of Spain At the village of Genovés in the territory of…

06BlessedMartyr

Blessed Rafael Vinagre Torres Muñoz

Blessed Rafael Vinagre Torres Muñoz, also known as Blessed Rafael Vinagre, was a Vincentian priest who was…

07Blessed

Blessed Richard Overton

Blessed Richard Overton, also known as Father Richard Overton, was a Dominican priest who is recognized as…

08Blessed

Blessed Bonincontri Of San Miniato

Blessed Bonincontri of San Miniato, also known as Bonincontro, was a revered figure in the Catholic Church,…

San Miniato
09Blessed

Blessed John Bathe

Blessed John Bathe was an Irish Jesuit priest and one of the Irish Martyrs, who dedicated his life to serving…

10Blessed

Blessed Peter Taaffe

Blessed Peter Taaffe was an Augustinian priest and one of the Irish Martyrs. He was born in Ireland, where he…

11Blessed

Blessed José Piquer Arnáu

Blessed José Piquer Arnáu, also known as Blessed José Piquer, was a Catholic priest and member of the…

12Blessed

Blessed Josep Pla Arasa

Blessed Josep Pla Arasa was a Catholic priest and member of the Diocesan Laborer Priests of the Sacred Heart…

13Blessed

Blessed Antonio González Alonso

Blessed Antonio González Alonso, born on April 11, 1912, in the parish of Saint James in Nembra, Asturias,…

14Blessed

Blessed Charles Spinola

Blessed Charles Spinola, born into the noble Spinola family of Genoa, Italy, dedicated his life to the…

15Blessed

Blessed Baldassarre Velasquez

Blessed Baldassarre Velasquez, also known as Baldassarre of La Muela, was a Mercedarian friar who lived…

16Blessed

Blessed Gaspar Koteda

Blessed Gaspar Koteda, also known as Gaspar Kodawake, was a young layman catechist in the archdiocese of…

17Blessed

Blessed François Mayaudon

Blessed François Mayaudon, also known as Father François Mayaudon, was born on 2 May 1739 in Terrasson,…

18Blessed

Blessed Joan Roig I Diggle

Blessed Joan Roig I Diggle, born on 12 May 1917 in Barcelona, Spain, was a devout Catholic young man who…

19Blessed

Blessed Bonaventure Of Barcelona

Blessed Bonaventure of Barcelona, also known as Bonaventure of Riudoms, Bonaventura Gran, Fra Bonaventure of…

Barcelona
20Blessed

Blessed Francesco Giovanni Bonifacio

Blessed Francesco Giovanni Bonifacio, born on September 7, 1912, in Piran, Istarska, Italy (now in Croatia),…

21Blessed

Blessed Lorenzo Villanueva Larrayoz

Blessed Lorenzo Villanueva Larrayoz, also known as Pedro de Alcántara, was born on 20 July 1881 in Osinaga,…

22Blessed

Blessed José María Segura Panadés

Blessed José María Segura Panadés was born on 13 October 1896 in Ontinyent, Valencia, Spain. From a young…

23Blessed

Blessed Thomas Bathe

Blessed Thomas Bathe, also known as Thomas Bath, was a revered priest in the archdiocese of Armagh, Ireland,…

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Blessed Cadwgan Of BangorBlessedCadwgan was born in the 12th century in England.Bangor
Blessed CaiusBlessed
Blessed Caius Of KoreaBlessedBlessed Caius, also known as Caio or Augustus Gaius, was a layman catechist in the archdiocese of Nagasaki, Japan, during the late 16th and…Korea
Blessed Calimerius Of MontechiaroBlessedBlessed Calimerius of Montechiaro, also known as Calimerio or Calimero, was a renowned Dominican preacher who dedicated his life to…Montechiaro
Blessed Camila Díez BlancoBlessedShe was baptized on the day she was born and later confirmed in 1892.
Blessed Camilla GentiliBlessedShe was born into the Italian nobility, coming from a family devoutly Catholic.
Blessed Camille Costa de BeauregardBlessedCamille Costa de Beauregard was born at Chambéry on 17 February 1841, the fifth of eleven children of the Marquis Pantaléon, a gentleman of…
Blessed Camillo Giovanni Battista CostanzoBlessed
Blessed Camillus CostanzoBlessedHe was born in the town of Bovalino, Reggio Calabria, Italy in 1571.
Blessed Candelaria of Saint JosephBlessedSusana Paz Castillo Ramírez was born at Altagracia de Orituco in Venezuela in 1863.Saint Joseph
Blessed Candida Of ComoBlessedBlessed Candida of Como, also known as Candida the Blessed, was an Augustinian nun at the monastery of the Holy Cross in Brescia, Italy.Como
Blessed Carl LampertBlessedHe felt a calling to the priesthood from a young age and was ordained on 12 May 1918 in the cathedral in Brixen, Italy.
Blessed Carles Barrufet TostBlessedMartyrHe was born on April 9, 1888, in La Selva del Camp, Tarragona, Spain.
Blessed Carles Canyes SantacanaBlessedHe dedicated his life to following the teachings of Jesus Christ and serving others through his religious vocation.
Blessed Carlo CatalanoBlessedBorn in Spain, his exact birth date is not known, but it is believed that he was born in the early 1300s.
Blessed Carlo GnocchiBlessedHe was the youngest of three boys born to Henry and Clementine Gnocchi.
Blessed Carlo LivieroBlessedHe was the son of a railway worker and was baptized on 30 May 1866.
Blessed Carlo SteebBlessed
Blessed Carlos De Dios MuriasBlessedInitially, he pursued a career in civil engineering, but he felt a strong calling to religious life and the priesthood.
Blessed Carlos Díaz GandíaBlessedAs a devout Catholic, he was baptized at the age of one day, and his strong faith would guide him throughout his life.