Capuchin Saints

Blessed Petra María Victoria Quintana Argos

Feast: August 23

Blessed Petra María Victoria Quintana Argos, also known as Sister Rosario of Soano, was born on 13 May 1866 in Soano, Santander, Spain. She was the daughter of Antonio Quintana and Luisa Cuesta de...

Blessed Protais de Séez Bourdon

Feast: August 23

Blessed Protais de Séez Bourdon , Capuchin priest and martyr of France At anchor in the sea in front of Rochefort on the French coast, Blessed Protais de Séez Bourdon , priest of the Order of Friars...

Blessed Quirino Díez Del Blanco

Feast: August 27

Blessed Quirino Díez Del Blanco, also known as Gregorio of La Mata, was a devout Catholic who dedicated his life to serving God as a Franciscan Capuchin priest. He was born on March 25, 1889, in the...

Blessed Rafaél Severiano Rodríguez Navarro

Feast: August 7

Blessed Rafaél Severiano Rodríguez Navarro, also known as Pacifico of Ronda, was a Franciscan Capuchin monk who was martyred during the Spanish Civil War. He was born on November 8, 1882, in Ronda,...

Blessed Ramon Gros Ballbé

Feast: July 29

Blessed Ramon Gros Ballbé, also known as Brother CebriÖ of Terrassa or Ramon Gros Ballvé, was a Franciscan Capuchin friar. He was born on 23 January 1871 in Terrassa, Barcelona, Spain. From a young...

Blessed Ramón Juan Costa

Feast: November 30

Blessed Ramón Juan Costa, also known as Honorio of Orihuela, was a Franciscan Capuchin priest who was martyred during the Spanish Civil War. He was born on 23 November 1888 in Orihuela, Alicante,...

Blessed Ramona Solans Ballester

Feast: August 1

Blessed Ramona Solans Ballester, also known as Sister Andrea, was a devout Catholic nun and a member of the Capuchin Sisters of the Mother of the Divine Shepherd. She was born on 3rd April 1875 in...

Blessed Salvador Ferrer Cardet

Feast: September 16

Blessed Salvador Ferrer Cardet, also known as Father Laureano María of Burriana, was a Catholic priest and member of the Capuchin Tertiary Fathers and Brothers of Our Lady of Sorrows. He was martyred...

Blessed Santiago de Rafelbuñol Mestre Iborra

Feast: September 29

Blessed Santiago de Rafelbuñol Mestre Iborra , Capuchin priest and martyr of Spain At the village of Gilet near Valencia in Spain, Blessed Santiago de Rafelbuñol Mestre Iborra , priest of the Order...

Blessed Sebastià Sonet Romeu

Feast: August 25

Blessed Sebastià Sonet Romeu, a dedicated Franciscan Capuchin, entered the religious life of his order, making his solemn profession on 2 August 1903. He continued his path of service by being...

Blessed Segundo Pérez Arias

Feast: August 14

Blessed Segundo Pérez Arias, also known as Ildefonso of Armellada, was a Franciscan Capuchin priest and martyr in the Spanish Civil War. He was born on 2 May 1874 in Armellada, León, Spain. As a...

Blessed Symforian Ducki

Feast: April 11

Blessed Symforian Ducki, also known as Felix Ducki, Antonio Ducki, and prisoner 20364, was born on May 10, 1888, in Warsaw, Poland, to Julian and Marianna Lenardt. His father worked as a locksmith....

Blessed Timoteo Valero Pérez

Feast: September 17

Blessed Timoteo Valero Pérez, born on 24 January 1901 in Terriente, Teruel, Spain, was a devout Catholic priest and a member of the Capuchin Tertiary Fathers and Brothers of Our Lady of Sorrows. He...

Blessed Tomás Díaz Y Díaz

Feast: August 25

Blessed Tomás Díaz Y Díaz, also known as Brother Bonaventura of Arroyo-Cerezo, was a Franciscan Capuchin friar who lived during the turbulent period of the Spanish Civil War. He was born on 7 March...

Blessed Tommaso Acerbis

Feast: May 3

Blessed Tommaso Acerbis, also known as Tommaso of Olera or Thomas, was born in 1563 in Olera, Bergamo, Italy. He came from a poor family and as a young boy, he worked as a shepherd, receiving no...

Blessed Urbano Gil Sáez

Feast: August 23

Blessed Urbano Gil Sáez was a devout Catholic priest and member of the Capuchin Tertiary Fathers and Brothers of Our Lady of Sorrows. He was born on March 9, 1901, in Bronchales, Teruel, Spain. From...

Blessed Vicente Gay Zarzo

Feast: September 18

Blessed Vicente Gay Zarzo, also known as Father Modesto María of Torrent, was a Spanish Catholic priest and a member of the Capuchin Tertiary Fathers and Brothers of Our Lady of Sorrows. He was born...

Blessed Vicente Jaunzarás Gómez

Feast: September 18

Blessed Vicente Jaunzarás Gómez, also known as Father Valentín María of Torrent, was a Catholic priest and member of the Capuchin Tertiary Fathers and Brothers of Our Lady of Sorrows. He was born on...

Blessed Virgin of Sorrows

Feast: August 1

Blessed Bienvenido María de Dos Hermanas Arahal de Miguel , Amigonian priest, martyr of Spain At Madrid in Spain, Blessed Bienvenido María de Dos Hermanas Arahal de Miguel , priest of the Capuchin...

Blesseds Agathange de Vendôme Noury and Cassien de Nantes Lopez Netto

Feast: August 7

Blesseds Agathange de Vendôme Noury and Cassien de Nantes Lopez Netto , Capuchin priests and martyrs of Ethiopia At the city of Gondar in Ethiopia, Blesseds Agathange de Vendôme Noury and Cassien de...

Saint Angelo d’Acri Falcone

Feast: October 30

In the rugged terrain of southern Italy, where the mountains of Calabria descend toward the Tyrrhenian Sea, the spiritual landscape was once shaped by the tireless footsteps of a humble Franciscan....

Saint Bernard of Corleone

Feast: January 12

Saint Bernard of Corleone, also known as Bernardo de Corleone, was born Filippo Latino on 6 February 1605 in Corleone, Palermo, Sicily. He was a shoemaker by trade and gained a reputation as the...

Saint Bernardo da Corleone

Feast: January 12

In the annals of the Franciscan family, certain lives burn with a quiet intensity that outlasts the written record. For the friar known as Bernardo da Corleone, that intensity was forged in the fires...

Saint Felice da Cantalice Porri

Feast: May 18

In the bustling spiritual landscape of Rome, amidst the ancient stones and the constant flow of pilgrims, a figure emerged whose life spoke louder than any sermon through the quiet power of his...

Saint Francesco Maria da Camporosso

Feast: September 17

The witness of a martyr is often a flame that burns brightest in the darkness of uncertainty. In the case of the Capuchin friar known as Francesco Maria da Camporosso, the historical record offers a...

Saint Francis Mary of Camporosso

Feast: September 17

Saint Francis Mary of Camporosso, also known as Francesco Maria da Camporosso, Giovanni Croese, John Croese, or Padre Santo, was born as Giovanni Croese on 27 December 1804 in Camporosso, Imperia,...

Saint Gerard Majella

Feast: October 16

Saint Gerard Majella, also known as Geraldo Magela or Gerardo Maiella, was born on April 23, 1725, in the town of Muro, Italy. He was the son of a tailor who unfortunately passed away when Gerard was...

Saint Giovanni Battista Rossi

Feast: May 23

Saint Giovanni Battista Rossi, also known as John Baptist de Rossi, John Baptist Rossi, and John Baptist de Rubeis, was born on February 22, 1698, in Voltaggio, Italy. He was one of four children of...

Saint Giuseppe da Leonessa

Feast: February 4

The daring journey to the heart of the Ottoman Empire stands as the defining testament to his charity. While many of his contemporaries remained within the safety of Italian convents, this Capuchin...

Saint Ignazio da Laconi Peis

Feast: May 11

In the bustling squares and the smoke-filled taverns of Cagliari, a figure of profound holiness walked among the common people, seeking not the applause of the elite but the salvation of the...

Saint Leopold Bogdan Mandic

Feast: July 30

Saint Leopold Bogdan Mandic, also known as Adeodato Bogdan Mandic, was born on May 12, 1866, in Herceg Novi, Dubrovacko-Neretvanska, Croatia. He was the twelfth child of Peter and Caroline Mandic....

Saint Leopold Mandić

Feast: July 31

The spirit of Christian unity burned within him with an intensity that defined his legacy. As a priest of the Order of Friars Minor Capuchin, he carried the Franciscan charism of humility and...

Saint Maria Francesca di Gesù Rubatto

Feast: August 6

Saint Maria Francesca di Gesù Rubatto , virgin and founder of Capuchin Sisters of Loano At Montevideo in Uruguay, Saint Maria Francesca di Gesù Rubatto , virgin, who founded the Institute of Capuchin...

Saint Padre Pio

Feast: September 23

Saint Padre Pio, also known as Francesco Forgione, was born on 25 May 1887 in Pietrelcina, Benevento, Italy. He came from a humble farming family, and at the age of 15, he entered the novitiate of...

Saint Pius of Pietrelcina

Feast: September 23

Pope Pius V, born Antonio Ghislieri on January 17, 1504, and died May 1, 1572, was a cardinal before becoming head of the Catholic Church as pope from January 7, 1566, until his death. He is...