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Saint Mary Mackillop
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Saint Mary Mackillop

15 January 1842 at Fitzroy, Melbourne, Australia as Maria Ellen MacKillop

Saint Dominic De Guzman
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Saint Dominic De Guzman

1170 at Calaruega, Burgos, Old Castile

Saint Altman of Passau
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Saint Altman of Passau

c.1020 at Paderborn, Westphalia, Germany

Saint Bonifacia Rodriguez Castro
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Saint Bonifacia Rodriguez Castro

6 June 1837 in Salamanca, Spain

Saint Famianus of Compostela
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Saint Famianus of Compostela

1090 at Cologne, Germany

Saint Ternatius of Besançon
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Saint Ternatius of Besançon

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Saint Ultan of Crayke
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Saint Ultan of Crayke

Ireland

Saint Etelgita of Northumbria
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Saint Etelgita of Northumbria

England

Blessed John Felton
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Blessed John Felton

at Bermondsey, Southwark, England

Saint Severus of Vienne
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Saint Severus of Vienne

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Saint Rathard of Diessen
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Saint Rathard of Diessen

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Saint Leobald of Fleury
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Saint Leobald of Fleury

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Saint Mary Mackillop

Saint Mary Mackillop, also known as Maria Ellen MacKillop or Mother Mary of the Cross, was born on January 15, 1842, in...

15 January 1842 at Fitzroy, Melbourne, Australia as Maria Ellen MacKillop

Saint Dominic De Guzman

Saint Dominic de Guzman, also known as Dominic of Osma and Dominic of Caleruega, was born in 1170 in Calaruega, Burgos,...

1170 at Calaruega, Burgos, Old Castile

Saint Altman of Passau

Saint Altman of Passau, also known as Altmann or Altmanno, was born around 1020 in Paderborn, Westphalia, Germany.

c.1020 at Paderborn, Westphalia, Germany

Saint Bonifacia Rodriguez Castro

Saint Bonifacia Rodriguez Castro was born on June 6, 1837, in Salamanca, Spain.

6 June 1837 in Salamanca, Spain

Saint Famianus of Compostela

Saint Famianus of Compostela, also known as Famian, Famiano, or Quardus, was born in 1090 in Cologne, Germany, into a...

1090 at Cologne, Germany

Saint Ternatius of Besançon

Saint Ternatius of Besançon, also known as Terniscus of Besançon, was a renowned figure in the Catholic Church as the...

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Saint Ultan of Crayke

Saint Ultan of Crayke was a prominent priest at the monastery of Saint Peter in Crayke, Yorkshire, England.

Ireland

Saint Etelgita of Northumbria

Saint Etelgita of Northumbria, also known as Elfgitha, was a prominent figure in the early Christian Church in England.

England

Saint Severus of Vienne

Saint Severus of Vienne, also known as St.

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Saint Rathard of Diessen

Saint Rathard of Diessen, also known as Ratard or Rathart, was born into a noble family in Germany.

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Saint Leobald of Fleury

Saint Leobald of Fleury, also known as Leodebod, was a Benedictine monk and the founder of Fleury Abbey.

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Saint Aemilian of Cyzicus

Saint Aemilian of Cyzicus, also known as Emilian or Emiliano, was a prominent ninth-century bishop of Cyzicus, located...

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Saint Smaragdus

Saint Smaragdus, also known as Smaragdo, Smaragdos, Smaracdus, or Emerald, was a prominent figure in the early...

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Saint Myron The Wonder Worker

Saint Myron The Wonder Worker, also known as Myron of Crete, was a layman farmer and family man in his younger years.

250 at Raucia, Crete

Saint Gedeon of Besancon

Saint Gedeon of Besançon, also known as Gideon, was a prominent figure in the early medieval Catholic Church.

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Saint Cyriacus The Martyr

Martyr

Saint Cyriacus The Martyr was a member of the Roman patrician nobility who lived during the reign of Emperor Diocletian.

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Saint Mummolus of Fleury

Saint Mummolus of Fleury, also known as Mummolo, Mommolus, Mommolenus, or Munmolo, was a Benedictine monk and abbot at...

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Martyrs of El Saler

Martyr

The Martyrs of El Saler, also known as the Five Nuns of El Saler, were a courageous group of women who dedicated their...

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Saint Paulus Ge Tingzhu

Saint Paulus Ge Tingzhu, also known as Baolu or Paul Ke Tingzhu, was a dedicated Catholic layman hailing from Xiaotun,...

c.1839 in Xiaotun, Shenzhou, Hebei, China

Saint Sigrada

Saint Sigrada, also known as Sigrade or Sigrate, was a notable figure in the early Christian history of France.

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Saint Largus

Saint Largus, also known as Largo, was a Christian martyr who ministered to the Christian slaves who were tasked with...

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Saint Hormisdas of Persia

Saint Hormisdas of Persia, also known as Hormisdas the Martyr, was born into the Persian nobility in the fourth century...

Persia

Saint Ellidius

Saint Ellidius, also known as Illod or Illog, was a Welsh saint who lived in the 7th century.

Welsh

Saint Marinus of Anzarba

Saint Marinus of Anzarba, also known as Marinus of Cilicia, was a devout Christian who lived in ancient Asia Minor...

Cilicia, Asia Minor (modern Çukurova region of Turkey)

Martyrs of Albano

Martyr

The Martyrs of Albano, also known as Carpóforo Secondo Severiano Vittorino, were four courageous Christians who were...

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Saint Eusebius of Milan

Saint Eusebius of Milan, also known as Eusebio, was a prominent figure in the Catholic Church during the 5th century.

Greece

Saint Leonidas of Constantinople

Saint Leonidas of Constantinople, also known as Leonidas of Alexandria, is a venerated Christian martyr whose life and...

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Blesseds

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Blessed John Felton

Blessed John Felton, a wealthy layman of Southwark, England, was born in Bermondsey, Southwark, a district in the...

at Bermondsey, Southwark, England

Blessed Antero Mateo García

Blessed Antero Mateo García, born on March 4, 1875, in Valdevimbre, León, Spain, was a devout layman in the archdiocese...

4 March 1875 in Valdevimbre, León, Spain

Blessed Maria Anna Rosa Caiani

Blessed Maria Anna Rosa Caiani, also known as Maria Margherita, was born on 2 November 1863 in Poggio a Caiano,...

2 November 1863 in Poggio a Caiano, Florence, Italy

Blessed María Del Consuelo González Rodríguez

Blessed María Del Consuelo González Rodríguez, also known as María Josefa, was born on 26 July 1850 in Córdoba, Spain.

26 July 1850 in Córdoba, Spain

Blessed William Of Castellammare Di Stabia

Blessed William of Castellammare di Stabia, also known simply as William, was a devout Franciscan friar recognized for...

Castellammare di Stabia, Naples (in modern Italy)

Blessed Antonio Silvestre Moya

Blessed Antonio Silvestre Moya, also known as Blessed Antonio Moya, was born on 26 October 1892 in L’Ollería, Valencia,...

26 October 1892 in L’Ollería, Valencia, Spain

Blessed Leoncio López Ramos

Blessed Leoncio López Ramos, also known as Father Eladio, was a Spanish priest and member of the Picpus Fathers, a...

16 November 1904 in Laroco, Orense, Spain

Blessed Santiago Aparicio López

Blessed Santiago Aparicio López, a devout Dominican friar, was born on 24 September 1913 in the town of Revilla de...

24 September 1913 in Revilla de Collazos, Palencia, Spain

Blessed Nicolás De La Torre Merino

Blessed Nicolás De La Torre Merino, also known as Nicolás Merino, was a Salesian coadjutor brother who exhibited...

4 March 1892 in Béjar, Spain

Blessed Ricardo López Y López

Blessed Ricardo López Y López, a Dominican friar, was born on January 13, 1914, in Olmos de Atapuerca, Burgos, Spain.

13 January 1914 in Olmos de Atapuerca, Burgos, Spain

Blessed John Fingley

Blessed John Fingley was a Catholic priest in the Apostolic Vicariate of England during the reign of Queen Elizabeth I.

c.1553 in Barnley, Yorkshire, England

Blessed Paulino Reoyo García

Blessed Paulino Reoyo García, also known as Blessed Paulino of Almagro, was born on 22 June 1913 in Atapuerca, Burgos,...

22 June 1913 in Atapuerca, Burgos, Spain

Blessed Wlodzimierz Laskowski

Blessed Wlodzimierz Laskowski, also known as Vladimir, was born on 30 January 1886 in Rogozno, Wielkopolskie, Poland.

30 January 1886 in Rogozno, Wielkopolskie, Poland

Blessed Fernando Español Berdie

Blessed Fernando Español Berdie, also known as "Blessed Fernando," was a Roman Catholic priest from the diocese of...

11 October 1875 in Anciles, Huesca, Spain

Blessed Mariano Pina Turón

Martyr

Blessed Mariano Pina Turón was a Mercedarian priest who was martyred during the Spanish Civil War.

13 April 1867 in Híjar, Teruel, Spain

Blessed Dionysius Rabinis

Blessed Dionysius Rabinis, also known as Dionisio, was a renowned Mercedarian friar who dedicated his life to the study...

France

Blessed Pedro Álvarez Pérez

Blessed Pedro Álvarez Pérez, also known as Felipe José, was born on June 27, 1914, in Carmena, Toledo, Spain.

27 June 1914 in Carmena, Toledo, Spain

Blessed Manuel Aranda Espejo

Blessed Manuel Aranda Espejo, a seminarian of the diocese of Jaén, Spain, was born on 22 March 1916 in Monte Lope...

22 March 1916 in Monte Lope Alvarez, Jaén, Spain

Blessed Cruz Laplana Laguna

Blessed Cruz Laplana Laguna, also known as Cruz Laplana y Laguna, was a Catholic priest and bishop who was born on 3...

3 May 1875 in Plan, Huesca, Spain