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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…

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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 Ludovico MorbioliBlessedHe was one of six children born to the lower middle-class family of Francesco Antonio and Agnes Morbioli.
Blessed Ludovicus BabaBlessedHe was a devout member of the Secular Franciscans and served as a catechist, dedicating his life to spreading the teachings of the Catholic…
Blessed Ludovicus Maki SoetsuBlessedAs a devoted member of this lay religious family, he embodied the Franciscan spirit of humility and service in his daily life.
Blessed Ludovicus MinamiBlessedOrphaned in his youth, he was adopted by the devout couple, Blessed Magdalena Minami and Blessed Ioannes Minami Gorozaemon, who nurtured…
Blessed Ludovicus SasadaBlessedHe served as a priest and is recognized as a martyr for his unwavering faith.
Blessed Ludovicus YakichiBlessedBorn in Japan, his specific birth date and location remain unrecorded in historical accounts.
Blessed Ludwik BartosikBlessedHe was the eldest son of Wojciech, a poor shoemaker, and Wiktoria Tomczyk.
Blessed Ludwik MzykBlessedHe was the fifth of ten children born into a devout Catholic family, and his father worked as a coal miner.
Blessed Ludwik Roch GietyngierBlessedHe grew up in a devout Catholic family and exhibited a strong faith from a young age.
Blessed Luigi Beltrame QuattrocchiBlessedHe was the son of Carlo and Francesca Quattrocchi and grew up in a deeply religious family that instilled in him a strong sense of…
Blessed Luigi BiraghiBlessedHe was the fifth of eight children in his family.
Blessed Luigi BlancBlessedHe lived during the thirteenth century and dedicated his life to the mission of rescuing Christians who were enslaved by Muslim Saracens in…
Blessed Luigi BoccardoBlessedHe was the brother and godson of Blessed Giovanni Maria Boccardo.
Blessed Luigi CaburlottoBlessedFrom a young age, Luigi felt a calling to serve the Lord and dedicated his life to the priesthood.
Blessed Luigi CampidelloBlessedHe was the fourth of six children born to Joseph and Filomena Belpani.
Blessed Luigi Carrara, Giovanni Didonè, Vittorio Faccin and Albert JoubertBlessedMartyrThe cause concerns three Xaverian missionaries, two priests and a religious, and a diocesan priest, killed at Baraka and Fizi in the…
Blessed Luigi ConcisoBlessedNot much is known about his early life, including his birth details, but his contributions to the Mercedarian order and his valiant acts in…
Blessed Luigi LenziniBlessedMartyrLuigi Lenzini was born at Fiumalbo near Modena in 1881 into a well-off and deeply Christian family.
Blessed Luigi Maria MontiBlessedHe was the eighth of eleven children, and his father died when Luigi was just twelve years old.