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Saint John Roberts
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Saint John Roberts

1577 at Trawsfynydd, Merionethshire, Gwynedd, northern Wales

Blessed María Emilia Riquelme Y Zayas
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Blessed María Emilia Riquelme Y Zayas

5 August 1847 in Granada, Spain

Blessed Giuseppe Antonio Migliavacca
Blessed

Blessed Giuseppe Antonio Migliavacca

13 June 1849 in Trigolo, Cremona, Kingdom of Lombardy-Venetia (modern Italy)

Saint Caesarius of Epidamnus
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Saint Caesarius of Epidamnus

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Saint Eulalia of Merida
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Saint Eulalia of Merida

c.290 in Spain

Saint Lucerius
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Saint Lucerius

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Our Lady of Loreto
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Our Lady of Loreto

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Saint Sindulf of Vienne
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Saint Sindulf of Vienne

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Pope Saint Gregory III
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Pope Saint Gregory III

in Syria; last pope born outside Europe until the ascension of Pope Francis

Saint Mercury of Lentini
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Saint Mercury of Lentini

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Blessed John Mason
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Blessed John Mason

at Kendal, Westmoreland, England

Saint Thomas of Farfa
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Saint Thomas of Farfa

at Maurienne, Savoy, France

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Saint John Roberts

Saint John Roberts, also known as Saint John Roberts of Trawsfynydd, was born in 1577 in Trawsfynydd, Merionethshire,...

1577 at Trawsfynydd, Merionethshire, Gwynedd, northern Wales

Saint Caesarius of Epidamnus

Saint Caesarius of Epidamnus, also known as Caesarius of Durazzo, Caesarius of Durrës, Caesarius of Dyrrachium, or...

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Saint Eulalia of Merida

Saint Eulalia of Mérida, also known as Aulaire of Mérida, Aulazie of Mérida, or Olalla of Mérida, was a consecrated...

c.290 in Spain

Saint Lucerius

Saint Lucerius, also known as Lucerio, was a devout Benedictine monk who lived during the early medieval period.

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Our Lady of Loreto

Our Lady of Loreto, also known as the Holy House of Loreto, holds a significant place in Catholic devotion and has been...

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Saint Sindulf of Vienne

Saint Sindulf of Vienne, also known as Dreiuls, Sindolf, Sindulfe, Sindulfus, Sindulphe, Sindulphus, or Syndulphe, was...

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Pope Saint Gregory III

Pope Saint Gregory III, originally named Pope Gregory, was born in Syria and is recognized as the 90th pope of the...

in Syria; last pope born outside Europe until the ascension of Pope Francis

Saint Mercury of Lentini

Saint Mercury of Lentini, also known as Mercury of Leontium or Mercurius, was an officer in the imperial Roman army...

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Saint Thomas of Farfa

Saint Thomas of Farfa, also known as Thomas of Maurienne, was a Benedictine monk and a significant figure in the...

at Maurienne, Savoy, France

Saint Florentius of Carracedo

Saint Florentius of Carracedo was a Benedictine monk and the abbot of the house at Carracedo in Leon, Spain.

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Saint Gemellus of Ancyra

Martyr

Saint Gemellus of Ancyra, also known as Gemellus of Edessa and Gemellus of Paphlagonia, was a Christian saint who was...

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Saint Deusdedit of Brescia

Saint Deusdedit of Brescia, also known as Adeodato or Diodato, was a prominent figure in the latter seventh century as...

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Saint Hildemar of Beauvais

Saint Hildemar of Beauvais, also known as Hildemarus, was a Benedictine monk and bishop of Beauvais, France during the...

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Saint Swithun Wells

Saint Swithun Wells was a devout layman teacher in the apostolic vicariate of England during the time of Queen...

1536 in Bambridge, Hampshire, England

Holy House of Loreto

The Holy House of Loreto holds a significant place in Catholic history and devotion.

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Saint Julia of Merida

Saint Julia of Merida, also known as Saint Julia of Mérida, is a revered Catholic Saint who is believed to have been...

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Saint Guitmarus

Saint Guitmarus, also known as Guimar, Guimare, Guimer, Guimero, Guitmaire, Guitmar, Guitmer, Gutmaire, Vitmar,...

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Saint Polydore Plasden

Saint Polydore Plasden, also known as Oliver Palmer, was born in 1563 in London, England.

1563 in London, England

Saint Valeria

Saint Valeria, also known as Saint Valeria of Limoges, was a Roman martyr whose cultus was particularly prominent in...

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Saint Angelina of Serbia

Saint Angelina of Serbia, also known as Angelina of Krusedol, Angelina of Krushedol, Angelina Arianit Komneni, Angelina...

late 15th-century in modern day Berat, Albania as Angelina Arianit Komneni

Pope Saint Miltiades

Pope Saint Miltiades, also known as Melchiades, was a significant figure in the history of the Catholic Church.

Africa

Saint Eustace White

Saint Eustace White, born in England during the late sixteenth century, embraced the Catholic faith at a cost of...

1559 in Louth, Lincolnshire, England

Saint Abundius

Saint Abundius, a deacon of the early Church, stands as a witness to the faith during the brutal persecution of...

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Saint Edmund Gennings

Saint Edmund Gennings (c.

1567 in Lichfield, Staffordshire, England

Blesseds

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Blessed María Emilia Riquelme Y Zayas

Blessed María Emilia Riquelme Y Zayas, also known as Mother María Emilia of Jesus, was born on August 5, 1847, in...

5 August 1847 in Granada, Spain

Blessed Giuseppe Antonio Migliavacca

Blessed Giuseppe Antonio Migliavacca, also known as Arsenio of Trigolo or Arsenio Migliavacca of Trigolo, was born on...

13 June 1849 in Trigolo, Cremona, Kingdom of Lombardy-Venetia (modern Italy)

Blessed John Mason

Blessed John Mason, also known as Blessed John Maskell, was a devout layman from Kendal, Westmoreland, England, born in...

at Kendal, Westmoreland, England

Blessed Brian Lacey

Blessed Brian Lacey, a Yorkshire country gentleman, is remembered for his unwavering dedication to the Catholic faith...

Brockdish, Norfolk, England

Blessed Albert Of Sassovivo

Blessed Albert of Sassovivo, also known as Albert of Foligno, was born to the nobility as the son of Count Gualterio of...

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Blessed Emérico Martín Rubio

Martyr

Blessed Emérico Martín Rubio, also known as Brother Marcelino, was a Trappist novice who was martyred during the...

4 November 1913 in Espinosa de Villagonzalo, Palencia, Spain

Blessed Bruno Of Rommersdorf

Blessed Bruno of Rommersdorf, also known as Bruno von Braunsberg or Brun, was born into the noble family of...

12th century Germany

Blessed Sidney Hodgson

Blessed Sidney Hodgson was a devout English layman who converted to Catholicism during a period when Catholicism was...

English

Blessed Antonio Martín Hernández

Blessed Antonio Martín Hernández, born on 18 July 1885, in Calzada de Béjar, Salamanca, Spain, was a devoted Catholic...

18 July 1885 in Calzada de Béjar, Salamanca, Spain

Blessed Fulgentius Of Afflighem

Blessed Fulgentius of Afflighem, also known as Fulgentius of Verdun, was a Benedictine monk and later abbot who lived...

latter 11th century in Wallonia (in modern Belgium)

Blessed Marco Antonio Durando

Blessed Marco Antonio Durando, also known as Marcantonio Durando, was a revered Catholic priest and founder of the...

22 May 1801 in Mondovi, Italy

Blessed Thomas Somers

Blessed Thomas Somers, also known as Thomas Wilson, was a dedicated schoolmaster, seminarian, and priest who made...

Skelsmergh, Westmoreland, England

Blessed Sebastian Montanol

Blessed Sebastian Montanol was a devout Dominican missionary known for his dedicated service to the Catholic Church in...

Spanish

Blessed Guglielmo De Carraria

Blessed Guglielmo De Carraria, also known as William of Carraria, was a renowned soldier who dedicated his life to the...

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Blessed Agustín García Calvo

Blessed Agustín García Calvo, also known as Agustín García, was born on February 3, 1905, in Santander, Cantabria, Spain.

3 February 1905 in Santander, Cantabria, Spain

Blessed Gonzalo Viñes Masip

Blessed Gonzalo Viñes Masip, also known as Gonzalo Viñes i Masip, was born on 19 January 1883 in XÖtiva, Valencia, Spain.

19 January 1883 in Xàtiva, Valencia, Spain