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Blessed Isidore Bakanja
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Blessed Isidore Bakanja

c.1887 at northeast Republic of the Congo

Blessed Vicente Soler Munárriz
Blessed

Blessed Vicente Soler Munárriz

4 April 1867 in Malón, Zaragoza, Spain

Blessed Elvira Moragas Cantarero
Blessed

Blessed Elvira Moragas Cantarero

8 January 1881 in Lillo, Toledo, Spain

Saint David Roldánlara
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Saint David Roldánlara

2 March 1907 at Chalchihuites, Zacatecas, Mexico

Saint Alipius of Tagaste
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Saint Alipius of Tagaste

Tagaste, North Africa

Saint Manuel Moralez
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Saint Manuel Moralez

8 February 1898 at Mesillas, Zacatecas, Mexico

Saint Tarcisius
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Saint Tarcisius

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Blessed Luis Belda Soriano De Montoya
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Blessed Luis Belda Soriano De Montoya

11 December 1901 in Palma de Mallorca, Islas Baleares Spain

Blessed José María Peris Polo
Blessed

Blessed José María Peris Polo

1 November 1889 in Cinctorres, Castellón, Spain

Saint Stanislaus Kostka
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Saint Stanislaus Kostka

28 October 1550 at Rostkovo, Poland

Saint Luis Batiz Sainz
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Saint Luis Batiz Sainz

13 September 1870 at San Miguel del Mezquital, Mexico

Saint Arduinus of Rimini
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Saint Arduinus of Rimini

Rimini, Italy

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Saint David Roldánlara

Saint David Roldánlara, also known simply as David, was born on 2 March 1907 in Chalchihuites, Zacatecas, Mexico.

2 March 1907 at Chalchihuites, Zacatecas, Mexico

Saint Alipius of Tagaste

Saint Alipius of Tagaste, also known as Alipio or Alypius, was a prominent figure in the early Christian Church.

Tagaste, North Africa

Saint Manuel Moralez

Saint Manuel Moralez, also known as Manuel Morales or Emmanuel, was born on 8 February 1898 in Mesillas, Zacatecas,...

8 February 1898 at Mesillas, Zacatecas, Mexico

Saint Tarcisius

Saint Tarcisius, also known as Tarsicius or Tarcissus, was a third to fourth century layman or deacon (sources vary),...

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Saint Stanislaus Kostka

Saint Stanislaus Kostka, also known as Stanislaw Kostka, was born on October 28, 1550, in Rostkovo, Poland.

28 October 1550 at Rostkovo, Poland

Saint Luis Batiz Sainz

Saint Luis Batiz Sainz, also known as Luis Batis Sáinz, was born on 13 September 1870 in San Miguel del Mezquital,...

13 September 1870 at San Miguel del Mezquital, Mexico

Saint Arduinus of Rimini

Saint Arduinus of Rimini, also known as Arduino, was a spiritual student of Venerio, a revered figure in the Catholic...

Rimini, Italy

Saint Salvador Lara Puente

Saint Salvador Lara Puente, also known as Salvator, was born on 13 August 1905 in Berlín, Durango, Mexico.

13 August 1905 in Berlín, Durango, Mexico

Saint Napoleon of Alexandria

Martyr

Saint Napoleon of Alexandria, also known as Neópolo, was a courageous and devout Catholic saint who was martyred during...

Egyptian

Saint Simplician of Milan

Saint Simplician of Milan, also known as Simpliciano, was born around the year 320 in Rome, Italy.

c.320 in Rome, Italy

Assumption of The Blessed Virgin Mary

Assumption of The Blessed Virgin Mary, also known as Lady Day, Marymass, Dies Mariae Deiparae, or the Day of Mary...

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Saint Arnulphus of Soissons

Saint Arnulfus of Soissons, also known as Arnulphus of Aldenberg, was born in the eleventh century into a noble family...

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Blesseds

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Blessed Isidore Bakanja

Blessed Isidore Bakanja, also known as "the Martyr of Congo," was born around 1887 in northeast Republic of the Congo.

c.1887 at northeast Republic of the Congo

Blessed Vicente Soler Munárriz

Blessed Vicente Soler Munárriz, also known as Father Vicente of Saint Aloysius Gonzaga, was born on 4 April 1867 in...

4 April 1867 in Malón, Zaragoza, Spain

Blessed Elvira Moragas Cantarero

Martyr

Blessed Elvira Moragas Cantarero, also known as Sister María Sagrario of Saint Aloysius Gonzaga, was born on 8 January...

8 January 1881 in Lillo, Toledo, Spain

Blessed Luis Belda Soriano De Montoya

Blessed Luis Belda Soriano De Montoya, also known as Luis Belda Soriano, was born on December 11, 1901, in Palma de...

11 December 1901 in Palma de Mallorca, Islas Baleares Spain

Blessed José María Peris Polo

Blessed José María Peris Polo, also known as José María Polo, was born on 1 November 1889 in the town of Cinctorres,...

1 November 1889 in Cinctorres, Castellón, Spain

Blessed Jaume Bonet Nadal

Martyr

Blessed Jaume Bonet Nadal, also known as Blessed James Bonet Nadal, was a member of the Salesians and a Catholic priest...

4 August 1884 in Sta. Maria de Montmagastrell, Lleida, Spain

Blessed George Halley

Blessed George Halley, also known as Angelus of Saint Joseph, was a Carmelite and one of the Irish Martyrs.

Irish

Blessed Aimo Taparelli

Blessed Aimo Taparelli, also known as Aimon or Aimone, was born in 1395 into the esteemed Italian noble family, the...

1395 at Savigliano, Piedmont, Italy

Blessed Juan José Vivaspérez Bustos

Blessed Juan José Vivaspérez Bustos, also known as Juan José Vivaspérez Bustos, was born on 29 January 1901 in Almeria,...

29 January 1901 in Almeria Spain

Blessed Joan Ceró Cedó

Blessed Joan Ceró Cedó was a Catholic priest in the archdiocese of Tarragona, Spain.

20 October 1908 in Flix, Tarragona, Spain

Blessed Alfred Of Hildesheim

Blessed Alfred of Hildesheim, also known as Alfrid, Altfried, or Altfrid, was a Benedictine monk and bishop who played...

early 9th century in Cologne, Germany

Blessed Alberto Berdini Of Sarteano

Blessed Alberto Berdini of Sarteano, also known as Alberto Berdini, Alberto of Sarteano, and the King of Preachers, was...

1385 in Sarteano, Tuscany, Italy

Blessed Ferdinando De Pazos

Blessed Ferdinando De Pazos was a Mercedarian friar who dedicated his life to the arduous task of freeing Christians...

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Blessed Ildefonso Alberto Flos

Blessed Ildefonso Alberto Flos, also known as Brother Luis Alberto, was a Salesian brother, teacher, and martyr during...

12 November 1881 in Benicarló, Castellón, Spain

Blessed Isidoro Fernández Rubio

Blessed Isidoro Fernández Rubio was a married layman hailing from the diocese of Córdoba, Spain.

1887

Blessed Claudio Granzotto

Blessed Claudio Granzotto, also known as Claudius Granzotto and Riccardo Granzotto, was born on 23 August 1900, in San...

23 August 1900 at San Lucia di Piave, Treviso, Italy

Blessed Carmelo Sastre Y Sastre

Blessed Carmelo Sastre Y Sastre was a notable figure in the Catholic Church, particularly recognized for his dedication...

21 December 1890 at Alicante, Spain

Blessed Teodoro Martín Camacho

Blessed Teodoro Martín Camacho, also known as Teodoro Martín Camacho, was a revered Catholic priest of the diocese of...

2 September 1895 in Carcabuey, Córdoba, Spain

Blessed Fructuoso Pérez Márquez

Blessed Fructuoso Pérez Márquez, born on 9 February 1884 in Almería, Spain, was a devout Catholic known for his strong...

9 February 1884 in Almería, Spain

Blessed Pio Alberto Del Corona

Blessed Pio Alberto Del Corona, also known as Alberto Corsi, was born on July 5, 1837, in Livorno, Italy.

5 July 1837 in Livorno, Italy

Blessed Juan Francisco Barahona Martín

Martyr

Blessed Juan Francisco Barahona Martín, also known as Alejandro of Sobradillo, was a Franciscan Capuchin priest who was...

10 January 1902 in Sobradillo, Salamanca, Spain

Blessed Laurentí Basil Matas

Blessed Laurentí Basil Matas, also known as Father Anselm de Olot, was a devout Franciscan Capuchin who dedicated his...

28 December 1878 in Olot, Girona, Spain

Blessed Josep Santonja Pinsach

Blessed Josep Santonja Pinsach, a Dominican priest, was born on April 1, 1879, in Olot, Girona, Spain.

1 April 1879 in Olot, Girona, Spain

Blessed Severiano Montes Fernández

Blessed Severiano Montes Fernández, an Augustinian priest, was born on 14 March 1887 in the town of San Julián de...

14 March 1887 in San Julián de Bimenes, Asturias, Spain

Blessed Manuel Formigo Giráldez

Martyr

Blessed Manuel Formigo Giráldez, also known as Blessed Manuel, was an Augustinian priest who was martyred during the...

13 November 1894 in Pazos Hermos, Orense, Spain

Blessed Elisabetta Del Paradiso

Blessed Elisabetta Del Paradiso, also known as Sister Elisabetta Del Paradiso, was a devout Mercedarian nun who lived...

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Blessed Clemente Vea Balaguer

Blessed Clemente Vea Balaguer, also known as Brother Clemente Adolfo, was a Salesian brother, teacher, and martyr who...

9 June 1898 in La Jana, Castellón, Spain

Blessed Francisco Míguez Fernández

Blessed Francisco Míguez Fernández, also known as Francisco Fernández González, was a Salesian priest who is recognized...

9 February 1887 in Corvillón, Pontevedra, Spain

Blessed Isidra Fernández Palomero De Fernández

Martyr

Blessed Isidra Fernández Palomero De Fernández was a married laywoman in the diocese of Córdoba, Spain, who was...

1893

Blessed Luis Ros Ezcurra

Blessed Luis Ros Ezcurra, also known as Father Mario, was a Spanish Catholic priest and member of the Picpus Fathers.

30 April 1910 in Lezáun, Navarra, Spain

Blessed Agustín Hurtado Soler

Blessed Agustín Hurtado Soler, also known as Father Domingo María from Alboraya, was born on August 18, 1872, in...

18 August 1872 in Alboraya, Valencia, Spain

Blessed Miguel Alberto Flos

Blessed Miguel Alberto Flos, also known as Brother Exuperio, was a devout Salesian brother, esteemed teacher, and...

12 November 1881 in Benicarló, Castellón, Spain

Blessed Cayetano García Martínez

Blessed Cayetano García Martínez, also known as Father Cayetano, was a Catholic priest in the diocese of Cartagena,...

6 January 1895 in Jumilla, Murcia, Spain

Blessed Pedro Gambín Pérez

Blessed Pedro Gambín Pérez, also known as Pedro Gambín, was a Catholic priest in the diocese of Cartagena, Spain.

17 July 1886 in Cartagena, Murcia, Spain

Blessed Juan Mesonero Huerta

Blessed Juan Mesonero Huerta, also known as "Blessed Juan Mesonero," was a priest in the diocese of Ávila, Spain.

12 September 1913 in Rágama, Salamanca, Spain

Blessed Bartolomé Cantador González

Martyr

Blessed Bartolomé Cantador González was a married layman of the diocese of Córdoba, Spain, who was martyred during the...

10 June 1892 in Belalcázar, Córdoba, Spain

Blessed Juliana Puricelli

Blessed Juliana Puricelli, an Augustinian contemplative nun of the late 14th century, lived a life dedicated to prayer...

1427 at Busto Arizio, Varese, Italy

Blessed Agustì Ibarra Angüela

Blessed Agustì Ibarra Angüela, a priest of the Archdiocese of Tarragona in Spain, is commemorated for his steadfast...

2 March 1911 in Alió, Tarragona, Spain

Blessed Maria Del Paradiso

Blessed Maria Del Paradiso, a humble religious of the Mercedarian Order, dedicated her life to a profound union of...

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Blessed Sebastià Balcells Tonijuan

Martyr

Blessed Sebastià Balcells Tonijuan, a devoted member of the Claretian Missionaries, stands as a witness to the faith...

3 December 1885 in Fuliola, Lleida, Spain