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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 Ioannes Hara MondoBlessedHe was a member of the Franciscan Tertiary Order and is revered as a martyr for his unwavering commitment to his faith.
Blessed Ioannes Hattori JingoroBlessedHe was born around 1570 in Muro, Nara, Japan, and is best known as the father of Blessed Petrus Hattori.
Blessed Ioannes KisakuBlessedBorn around 1605 in Kuchinotsu, Nagasaki, Japan, not much is known about his early life or family background.
Blessed Ioannes Minami GorozaemonBlessedHe was born around the year 1568 in Yamato, Kagoshima, Japan.
Blessed Ioannes Nishi MataishiBlessedBorn into a family
Blessed Ioannes Yoshida ShounBlessedHe was born in Miyako, Japan, and was baptized by Jesuit missionaries in the archdiocese of Nagasaki.
Blessed Ion CostistBlessedFrom a young age, Ion displayed deep piety and a strong desire to seek out the greatest Christians.
Blessed Ippolita Of MelegnanoBlessedBlessed Ippolita of Melegnano, also known as Blessed Ippolita Capelli, was a Poor Clare nun who lived in the monastery of Santa Chiara in…Melegnano
Blessed Ippolito GalantiniBlessed
Blessed Irene Of HungaryBlessedBlessed Irene of Hungary, also known as Irene Komnenos, Piroska, and Xene, was born in 1088 in Esztergom, Hungary.Hungary
Blessed Irene StefaniBlessedBorn on 22 August 1891 in Anfo, Brescia, Italy, she felt a deep calling to serve God and devoted herself to a life of missionary work.
Blessed Ireneo Rodríguez GonzálezBlessedMartyrHe was born on 10 February 1879 in the town of Los Balbases in Burgos, Spain.
Blessed IrmengardBlessedShe was a descendant of the great Emperor Charlemagne, which added to her prestigious background.
Blessed IrmgardBlessed
Blessed IrmtrudBlessedAlthough limited information is available about her life, her correspondence with Saint Clare of Assisi and her involvement in the…
Blessed Isaac Carrascal MosoBlessedHe was born on 11 April 1896 in Castrillo de Don Juan, Palencia, Spain.
Blessed Isabel Calduch RoviraBlessedMartyrShe was born on May 9, 1882, in Alcalá de Chivert, Castellón, Spain.
Blessed Isabel Cristina Mrad CamposBlessedMartyrIsabel Cristina Mrad Campos was born on 29 July 1962 at Barbacena in Minas Gerais, Brazil, into a family of modest means.
Blessed Isabel Sánchez RomeroBlessedAt the age of 17, she made the decision to join the Dominicans and took the name Sister Ascensión de San José.
Blessed Isabelino Carmona FernándezBlessedMartyrIsabelino Carmona Fernández, was a Dominican priest who was martyred during the Spanish Civil War.