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Pope Saint John Paul II
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Pope Saint John Paul II

18 May 1920 as Karol Wojtyla at Wadowice, Poland

Saint Verecundus of Verona
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Saint Verecundus of Verona

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Saint Benedict of Macerac
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Saint Benedict of Macerac

Greece

Saint Mellon
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Saint Mellon

near Cardiff, Wales; the district is now called Saint Mellon’s

Saint Bertharius of Monte Cassino
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Saint Bertharius of Monte Cassino

c.810

Saint Apollo of Bawit
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Saint Apollo of Bawit

316 in Egypt

Saint Ingbert
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Saint Ingbert

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Saint Moderan of Rennes
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Saint Moderan of Rennes

Rennes, France

Saint Nunctus of Mérida
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Saint Nunctus of Mérida

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Saint Maroveus of Precipiano
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Saint Maroveus of Precipiano

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Saint Heraclius The Martyr
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Saint Heraclius The Martyr

No Information

Saint Abercius Marcellus
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Saint Abercius Marcellus

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Pope Saint John Paul II

Pope Saint John Paul II, also known as Karol Wojtyla, was born on 18 May 1920 in Wadowice, Poland.

18 May 1920 as Karol Wojtyla at Wadowice, Poland

Saint Verecundus of Verona

Saint Verecundus of Verona, also known simply as Saint Verecundus, was a revered figure in the history of the Catholic...

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Saint Benedict of Macerac

Saint Benedict of Macerac, also known as Benedict of Massérac, Benito, and Benedetto, was a revered monk and abbot who...

Greece

Saint Mellon

Saint Mellon, also known as Mallone, Mallonous, Melanius, Mello, Mellonin, Mellouns, and Mellonius, was a remarkable...

near Cardiff, Wales; the district is now called Saint Mellon’s

Saint Bertharius of Monte Cassino

Saint Bertharius of Monte Cassino, also known as Saint Bertharius of Italy, was born around the year 810 into the royal...

c.810

Saint Apollo of Bawit

Saint Apollo of Bawit was an esteemed hermit and monk in Thebes, Egypt during the fourth century.

316 in Egypt

Saint Ingbert

Saint Ingbert, also known as Ingebert, Ingobert, or Ingobertus, was a hermit who lived near the modern-day town of...

No Information

Saint Moderan of Rennes

Saint Moderan of Rennes, also known as Moderan of Berceto, Moderamnus, Moderanno, Moderano, Modran, and Moran, was a...

Rennes, France

Saint Nunctus of Mérida

Saint Nunctus of Mérida, also known as Nancto, Noint, or Nuncto, was a monk and abbot of a monastery near Mérida, Spain.

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Saint Maroveus of Precipiano

Saint Maroveus of Precipiano, also known as Maroveus of Bobbio, Maroneo, Maroneus, Marovenus, Marvuteus, Mereveus,...

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Saint Heraclius The Martyr

Martyr

Saint Heraclius The Martyr, also known as Heraclius of Alexandria, was a soldier who witnessed the martyrdom of Saint...

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Saint Abercius Marcellus

Saint Abercius Marcellus, also known as Abercius of Geropoli, Abercius of Hieropolis, or Abercio, was a renowned figure...

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Saint Lupenzius

Saint Lupenzius, also known simply as Lupenzius, was a revered Monk and the Abbot of the Basilica of...

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Saint Cordula

Saint Cordula, also known as Kordula, was a revered Christian martyr and one of the companions of Saint Ursula.

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Saint Leothadius of Auch

Saint Leothadius of Auch, also known as Leotaldo or Léothade, was born in the 7th century in Gaul, which is now...

7th century Gaul (in modern France)

Saint Donatus of Fiesoli

Saint Donatus of Fiesoli, also known as Donat or Donagh, was a pious and well-educated poet and scholar, born in Ireland.

Irish

Saint Hermes of Adrianople

Saint Hermes of Adrianople, also known as Ermete, was a prominent figure in the early Christian Church during the...

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Saint Alexander The Martyr

Martyr

Saint Alexander The Martyr, also known simply as Alexander of Rome, was a renowned missionary bishop in imperial Rome.

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Saint Nepotian of Clermont

Saint Nepotian of Clermont, also known as Nepoziano, Népotien, and Nepotianus, was a priest and the bishop of Clermont...

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Saint Rufus of Egypt

Saint Rufus of Egypt, also known as Rufus the Hermit, was an ascetic hermit who lived in the desert of 5th century Egypt.

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Martyrs of Heraclea

Martyr

The Martyrs of Heraclea, also known as Eusebius, Hermes, Philip, and Severus, were a group of four courageous clerics...

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Saint Symmachus of Capua

Saint Symmachus of Capua, also known as Símaco, Simbrico, Simmaco, Simmio, or Simo, was born in the late 4th century...

late 4th century

Saint Philip of Fermo

Saint Philip of Fermo, also known simply as Philip, was a Bishop of Fermo, Italy, during the third century.

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Saint Philip of Adrianople

Saint Philip of Adrianople, also known as Philip of Heraclea, was a devout deacon and martyr during the persecutions of...

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Saint Mark of Jerusalem

Saint Mark of Jerusalem, also known as Mark of Jerusalem, was the first Gentile bishop of Jerusalem during the years...

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Saint Alodia of Huesca

Saint Alodia of Huesca, also known as Alodia of Spain, was born in Huesca, Spain, to a Muslim father and a Christian...

Huesca, Spain

Saint Valerius of Langres

Saint Valerius of Langres, also known as Valerius of Besancon, was a devoted Deacon of the early Catholic Church who...

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Saint Nunilo of Huesca

Saint Nunilo of Huesca, also known as Nunilone, was born in Huesca, Spain, to a Muslim father and a Christian mother.

Huesca, Spain

Blesseds

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Blessed Esclaramunda Of Majorca

Blessed Esclaramunda of Majorca, also known as Esclaramunda of Foix, Esclarmonde, or Esclarmonda, was born in 1255 in...

1255

Blessed Andrés Zarraquino Herrero

Blessed Andrés Zarraquino Herrero, also known as Brother Honorato Andrés, was a devout member of the Brothers of the...

18 April 1908 in Bañón, Teruel, Spain

Blessed Teodoro Gómez Cervero

Blessed Teodoro Gómez Cervero, a Catholic priest and member of the Vincentian Congregation of the Mission, was born on...

7 December 1877 in Deza, Soria, Spain

Blessed Luis Minguel Ferrer

Martyr

Blessed Luis Miguel Ferrer, also known as Father Luis María of the Virgin of Mercy, was a Discalced Carmelite priest...

13 June 1902 in Pola de Gordón, León, Spain

Blessed Pedro Lorente Vicente

Blessed Pedro Lorente Vicente, also known as Brother Ambrosio León, was born on 7 January 1914 in Ojos Negros, Teruel,...

7 January 1914 in Ojos Negros, Teruel, Spain

Blessed Álvaro Ibáñez Lázaro

Blessed Álvaro Ibáñez Lázaro, also known as Brother Florencio Martín, was born on 12 June 1913 in Godos, Teruel, Spain.

12 June 1913 in Godos, Teruel, Spain

Blessed Germán Caballero Atienza

Martyr

Blessed Germán Caballero Atienza, also known as "Blessed German of Castromacho," was a Dominican priest who was...

11 October 1880 in Castromacho, Palencia, Spain

Blessed José Menéndez García

Blessed José Menéndez García, a Dominican priest, was born on February 19, 1888, in Genestosa, Oviedo, Spain.

19 February 1888 in Genestosa, Oviedo, Spain

Blessed Estanislao García Obeso

Martyr

Blessed Estanislao García Obeso, also known as Estanislao García, was a Dominican priest who was martyred during the...

19 September 1875 in Requejo, Santander, Cantabria, Spain

Blessed Victoriano Ibañez Alonso

Blessed Victoriano Ibañez Alonso was a Dominican friar who became a martyr during the Spanish Civil War.

2 November 1864 in Santibáñez de Resoba, Palencia, Spain

Blessed Corrado Of Spoleto

Blessed Corrado of Spoleto, also known as Corrado of Sarnano, was a Franciscan friar who lived during the 13th and 14th...

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Blessed Josep Casas Lluch

Blessed Josep Casas Lluch, also known as Brother Ildefons Lluís, was a devout Catholic and a member of the Brothers of...

20 June 1886 in Sampedor, Barcelona, Spain