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Saint Raymond Nonnatus
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Saint Raymond Nonnatus

1204 at Portella, diocese of Urgel, Catalonia, Spain; delivered by caesarean operation (c-section) when his mother died in childbirth; hence the name non natus = not born

Saint Nicodemus
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Saint Nicodemus

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Blessed Fernando Grund Jiménez
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Blessed Fernando Grund Jiménez

14 February 1907 in Málaga, Spain

Blessed Andrew Dotti
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Blessed Andrew Dotti

1256 at Borgo San Sepolcro, Tuscany, Italy

Saint Ammi of Caesarea
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Saint Ammi of Caesarea

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Saint Aidan of Lindesfarne
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Saint Aidan of Lindesfarne

Irish

Saint Barbolenus of Bobbio
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Saint Barbolenus of Bobbio

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Saint Joseph of Arimathea
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Saint Joseph of Arimathea

Arimathea, Palestine

Saint Theodotus of Caesarea
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Saint Theodotus of Caesarea

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Saint Aristides The Philosopher
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Saint Aristides The Philosopher

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Saint Honoratus of Marseille
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Saint Honoratus of Marseille

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Saint Rufina of Caesarea
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Saint Rufina of Caesarea

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Saint Raymond Nonnatus

Saint Raymond Nonnatus, also known as Raymund Nonnatus or Raimundo Nonato, was born in 1204 to the Spanish nobility in...

1204 at Portella, diocese of Urgel, Catalonia, Spain; delivered by caesarean operation (c-section) when his mother died in childbirth; hence the name non natus = not born

Saint Nicodemus

Saint Nicodemus, also known simply as Nicodemus, was a prominent figure during the time of Jesus Christ in Israel.

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Saint Ammi of Caesarea

Martyr

Saint Ammi of Caesarea, also known as Ammia or Ammia of Aquae Caesarea, holds a significant place in Christian history...

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Saint Aidan of Lindesfarne

Saint Aidan of Lindesfarne, also known as Aidan of Lindisfarne, Apostle of Northumbria, Aedan, or Aidano, was a monk...

Irish

Saint Barbolenus of Bobbio

Saint Barbolenus of Bobbio, also known as Saint Barbolenus of Bobbio, was a revered Abbot in Bobbio, Italy.

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Saint Joseph of Arimathea

Saint Joseph of Arimathea, also known as Joseph of Glastonbury, was a prominent figure in the life of Jesus Christ and...

Arimathea, Palestine

Saint Theodotus of Caesarea

Martyr

Saint Theodotus of Caesarea, also known as Saint Theodotus the Martyr, was a devout Christian who lived during the...

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Saint Aristides The Philosopher

Saint Aristides The Philosopher, also known as Aristides of Athens, was an eminent figure in early Christianity.

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Saint Honoratus of Marseille

Saint Honoratus of Marseille, also known as Onorato or Onoratus, was a renowned bishop and spiritual scholar in the...

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Saint Rufina of Caesarea

Saint Rufina of Caesarea, also known as Rufina of Capadocia, was a devout Christian woman who lived during the third...

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Saint Optatus of Auxerre

Saint Optatus of Auxerre, also known as Optatus of Auxerre, was a significant figure in the early Christian Church as...

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Saint Paulinus of Trier

Saint Paulinus of Trier, also known as Saint Paulinus of Gascony, was a renowned missionary and Bishop of Trier in the...

Gascony, France

Martyrs of Pozo De La Lagarta

Martyr

The Martyrs of Pozo de la Lagarta, also known as the Pozo de la Lagarta Martyrs, were a group of eighteen priests who...

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Saint Cuthburgh of Wimborne

Saint Cuthburgh of Wimborne, also known as Cuthburg or Cuthburga, was a sister of King Ina of Wessex in England and...

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Saint Cwenburgh of Wimborne

Saint Cwenburgh of Wimborne, also known as Saint Quenburga or Saint Cwénburga, was a Benedictine nun and renowned...

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Saint Caesidius

Saint Caesidius, also known as Cesidio, was a devout Catholic priest who lived during the 3rd century in Rome, Italy.

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Blesseds

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Blessed Fernando Grund Jiménez

Blessed Fernando Grund Jiménez, also known as Fernando Grund or Father Fernando Grund, was born on 14 February 1907 in...

14 February 1907 in Málaga, Spain

Blessed Andrew Dotti

Blessed Andrew Dotti, also known as Andrea Dotti, was born in 1256 in Borgo San Sepolcro, Tuscany, Italy, into a noble...

1256 at Borgo San Sepolcro, Tuscany, Italy

Blessed Isidoro Primo Rodríguez

Blessed Isidoro Primo Rodríguez, also known as Edmigio or Edmigius, was a devoted member of the Brothers of the...

4 April 1881 in Adalia, Palencia, Spain

Blessed José María Palacio Montes

Martyr

Blessed José María Palacio Montes, also known as Blessed José María of Sama, was a Dominican priest who was martyred...

9 November 1901 in Bimenes, Siero, Asturias, Spain

Blessed Rafael Martínez Navarro

Blessed Rafael Martínez Navarro was a devoted Catholic priest of the diocese of Córdoba, Spain.

21 June 1877 in Córdoba, Spain

Blessed Ventureta Sauleda Paulís

Martyr

Blessed Ventureta Sauleda Paulís, also known as Sister Josefina, was a Dominican nun who was martyred during the...

30 July 1885 in San Pol de Mar, Barcelona, Spain

Blessed Justo Zariquiegui Mendoza

Blessed Justo Zariquiegui Mendoza, also known as Amalio, was a dedicated member of the Brothers of the Christian...

6 August 1886 in Salinas de Oro, Navarra, Spain

Blessed Félix Paco Escartín

Blessed Félix Paco Escartín, also known as "Blessed Paco," was a Salesian priest who met a martyr's death during the...

21 February 1867 in Aldeahuesca, Huesca, Spain

Blessed Germán Martín Y Martín

Blessed Germán Martín Y Martín was born on 9 February 1899 in San Cristóbal de Priero, Oviedo, Spain.

9 February 1899 in San Cristobál de Priero, Oviedo, Spain

Blessed Bernardo Cembranos Nistal

Blessed Bernardo Cembranos Nistal, also known as Eustaquio of Villaquite, was born on 20 August 1903 in Villaquite,...

20 August 1903 in Villaquite, León, Spain

Blessed José Vargas Nevado

Blessed José Vargas Nevado, also known as José Vargas Nevado, was a married layman in the diocese of Córdoba, Spain,...

1902

Blessed Isidro Ordóñez Díez

Martyr

Blessed Isidro Ordóñez Díez, also known as Isidro from Campohermoso, was a Dominican priest who was martyred during the...

15 May 1909 in Campohermoso, León, Spain

Blessed Antonio Torres García

Blessed Antonio Torres García, also known as Blessed Antonio of Guadix, was a Catholic priest of the diocese of Guadix...

24 April 1890 in Caniles, Granada Spain

Blessed Tomás Alonso Sanjuán

Martyr

Blessed Tomás Alonso Sanjuán, also known as Blessed Tomás Sanjuán Alonso, was a Salesian priest who was martyred during...

13 March 1893 in Vitigudino, Salamanca, Spain

Blessed Joan Blanch Badía

Blessed Joan Blanch Badía was born on 1 March 1873 in Puigpelat, Tarragona, Spain.

1 March 1873 in Puigpelat, Tarragona, Spain

Blessed Dionisio Ullivarri Barajuán

Blessed Dionisio Ullivarri Barajuán was born on 9 October 1880 in Vitoria, Spain.

9 October 1880 in Vitoria, Spain

Blessed Enrique Vidaurreta Palma

Blessed Enrique Vidaurreta Palma was a dedicated Catholic priest in the diocese of Málaga, Spain during the early 20th...

16 October 1896 in Antequera, Málaga, Spain

Blessed Marciano Herrero Martínez

Blessed Marciano Herrero Martínez, also known as Valerio Bernardo or Marziano Herrero Martinez, was born on July 11,...

11 July 1909 in Sta. María de Porquera de los Infantes, Burgos, Spain

Blessed Miguel Menéndez García

Martyr

Blessed Miguel Menéndez García was a Dominican priest who was martyred during the Spanish Civil War.

29 June 1885 in San Julián de Quintana, Belmonte, Asturias, Spain

Blessed Rafael Machuca Juárez De Negrón

Blessed Rafael Machuca Juárez De Negrón, also known as Rafael Machuca, was born on 30 April 1881 in Estepa, Sevilla,...

30 April 1881 in Estepa, Sevilla, Spain

Blessed Pere Tarrés I Claret

Blessed Pere Tarrés I Claret was born to Francesco and Carmen Tarres i Claret in a devout Christian household.

30 May 1905 in Manresa, Barcelona, Spain

Blessed Tomás Morales Y Morales

Blessed Tomás Morales Y Morales, a Dominican priest, dedicated his life to scholarship and the service of the Church.

12 July 1907 in Carrizal de Ingenio, Las Palmas, Islas Canarias, Spain