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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 Edward ShelleyBlessedHe was the son of Edward Shelley and Joan of Penshurst, hailing from prominent families in Sussex and Kent, respectively.
Blessed Edward StapletonBlessedHe is best known as one of the Irish Martyrs, a group of men who suffered persecution and martyrdom for their unwavering faith during a…
Blessed Edward StranshamBlessedHe was a devoted Catholic who pursued his education at Oxford University.
Blessed Edward ThwingBlessedHe received his education at the English College in Rheims, France, where he studied under the Jesuits at Pont-à-Mousson, France, and later…
Blessed Edward WatersonBlessedAs a young man, he embarked on a journey to Turkey with a group of English merchants.
Blessed Egbert Of VillersBlessedBlessed Egbert of Villers, also known as Egbert of Villers, was a convert and Cistercian monk at the Villers Abbey in Wallonia, Belgium.Villers
Blessed Egidio da LaurenzanaBlessed
Blessed Einard Of ZurichBlessedBlessed Einard of Zurich, also known as Einard of Zurich, is revered as a Catholic priest hailing from Zurich, Switzerland.Zurich
Blessed Ejëll DedaBlessedBorn in the Archdiocese of Shkodrë-Pult, his path to the priesthood was formed through study with the Franciscans and at the Shkodrë…
Blessed Ekbert Of MuensterschwarzachBlessedBlessed Ekbert of Muensterschwarzach, also known as Egbert of Muensterschwarzach, Eckbert, or Ekkbert, was a prominent figure in the…Muensterschwarzach
Blessed Ela Of LacockBlessedBlessed Ela of Lacock, also known as Ela of Laycock, Ela of Salisbury, or Ella, was born in 1187 in Amesbury, Wiltshire, England.Lacock
Blessed Eladi Peres BoriBlessedHe was born on 26 April 1883 in the town of Maldá, Lleida, Spain.
Blessed EleanoraBlessedAt the young age of ten, she married King Henry III of England on 14th January 1236, becoming the Queen of England.
Blessed Elena AielloBlessedElena Emilia Aiello was born at Montalto Uffugo in Calabria in 1895 and grew up in an exemplary Christian household, losing her mother…
Blessed Elena DuglioliBlessed
Blessed Elena EnselminiBlessed
Blessed Elena ValentinisBlessed
Blessed Eleuterio Angulo AyalaBlessedHe was born on 14 December 1894 in Quintanilla-Valdegovia, Alava, Spain.
Blessed Eleuterio Castillo GómezBlessedHe lived during a tumultuous period in Spanish history, marked by the Spanish Civil War and its severe persecution of Catholics.
Blessed Eleuterio Mancho LópezBlessedHe was a dedicated member of the Brothers of the Christian Schools, also known as the De La Salle Brothers.