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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 Valburga Of NeuenheerseBlessedBiography of Blessed Valburga of Neuenheerse, also known as Walburga or Waldburg:Neuenheerse
Blessed Valentin PaquayBlessedHe was the fifth of eleven children born to Hendrik Paquay and Anne Neven, a pious couple who instilled in their children a deep faith and…
Blessed Valentinus PaquayBlessed
Blessed Valentín Gil ArribasBlessedBaptized at the tender age of only four days, Valentín grew up with a strong religious foundation.
Blessed Valentín Palencia Marquina and CompanionsBlessedMartyrValentín Palencia Marquina was born at Burgos in 1871 and ordained in 1895.
Blessed Valeriano Rodríguez GarcíaBlessedMartyrHe was born on June 10, 1906, in Villaviciosa de San Miguel, León, Spain.
Blessed Valeriu Traian FrentiuBlessedHe was born on 25 April 1875 in Resita, Caras-Severin, Romania.
Blessed Vasil HopkoBlessed
Blessed Vasile AftenieBlessedHe lived during a tumultuous period in history, marked by World War I and the rise of communism in Romania.
Blessed Vasyl Vsevolod VelychkovskyiBlessedHe was the son of devout Greek Catholic catechists, Volodymyr and Anne Theodorowych Velychkovsky.
Blessed Venerandus Of ClermontBlessedBlessed Venerandus of Clermont, also known as Venerandus of Clermont, was a significant figure in the early Catholic Church.Clermont
Blessed Ventura Of SpelloBlessedBlessed Ventura of Spello, also known as Ventura Spellucci, was born into a wealthy family in Spello, Italy.Spello
Blessed Ventureta Sauleda PaulísBlessedMartyrShe was born on 30 July 1885 in San Pol de Mar, Barcelona, Spain.
Blessed Venturino Of BergamoBlessedBlessed Venturino of Bergamo, also known as Venturinus or by his birth name Lorenzo de Apibus, was born on 9 April 1304 in Bergamo, Italy.Bergamo
Blessed Veronica AntalBlessedShe was the eldest of four children in her family and was raised in a home deeply rooted in the Christian faith.
Blessed Veronica Negroni da BinascoBlessed
Blessed Veronica Of MilanBlessedBlessed Veronica of Milan, also known as Veronica of Binasco, was born around 1445 in the small village of Binasco near Milan, Italy.Milan
Blessed Vicenta Achurra GogenolaBlessedShe dedicated her life to serving God and others, ultimately becoming a revered figure in the Catholic Church.
Blessed Vicenta Chávez OrozcoBlessedShe was the youngest of four children and grew up in Mexicaltzingo, a neighborhood inhabited by poor and unskilled workers.
Blessed Vicente Alamano JiménezBlessedMartyrHe was born on August 3, 1901, in Fondón, Almería, Spain.