Saints & Hagiography
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Lambertini, Imelda, Blessed (LAMBERTINI, IMELDA, BEATA)
LAMBERTINI, Imelda, Blessed. - Dominican, b. in Bologna around 1321-22, d. there on 12 May 1333. Of the noble Lambertini family, she… -
La Rochefoucauld-Bayers, François-Joseph de, Blessed (LA ROCHEFOUCAULD-BAYERS, FRANÇOIS-JOSEPH DE, BEATO)
LA ROCHEFOUCAULD-BAYERS, François-Joseph de, Blessed. - Bishop, b. at Angoulême on 28 Apr. 1736, d. at Paris on 2 Sept. 1792. A descendant… -
Lawrence of Ripafratta, Blessed (LORENZO DA RIPAFRATTA, BEATO)
LAWRENCE OF RIPAFRATTA, Blessed. - Dominican, b. at Ripafratta (Pisa) on 24 March 1359, d. at Pistoia on 28 Sept. 1457. He received the… -
Lawrence the Corazzato, Blessed (LORENZO IL CORAZZATO, BEATO)
LAWRENCE THE CORAZZATO, Blessed. - Monk and hermit, b. at Fanello near Foggia, d. at Subiaco on 16 Aug. 1243. For an involuntary homicide,… -
Leo of Assisi, Blessed (LEONE D'ASSISI, BEATO)
LEO OF ASSISI, Blessed. - B. in the last decades of the 13th century, d. in 1271. An intimate and faithful companion of St. Francis, who… -
Leopold of Gaiche, Blessed (LEOPOLDO DA GAICHE, BEATO)
LEOPOLD OF GAICHE, BLESSED. - Apostolic missionary of the Friars Minor, b. at Gaiche (Perugia) on 30 Oct. 1732, d. at Monteluco (Spoleto)… -
Licci(o), Giovanni, Blessed (LICCI(O), GIOVANNI, BEATO)
LICCI(o), Giovanni, Blessed. - Dominican preacher, b. at Caccamo (Palermo) ca. 1426, d. 14 Nov. 1511. At the age of fifteen he took the… -
Lidwina (Lidwige), Blessed (LIDWINA (LIDWIGE), BEATA)
LIDWINA (Lidwige), Blessed. - Born at Schiedam (Holland) in 1380, died there on 14 April 1433. Even as a very small child she gave signs of… -
Lippi, Franco, Blessed (LIPPI, FRANCO, BEATO)
LIPPI, FRANCO, beato. - Carmelite, better known under the name Franco of Siena, b. 3 Dec. 1211 at Grotti (near Siena), d. 11 Dec. 1291 at… -
López y Vicuña, Vincenza Maria, Blessed (LOPEZ Y VICUÑA, VINCENZA MARIA, BEATA)
LÓPEZ Y VICUÑA, Vincenza Maria, Blessed. - Born at Cascante (Navarre) on 22 March 1847, died at Madrid on 26 Dec. 1890, foundress of the… -
Lorenzo da Villamagna, Blessed (LORENZO DA VILLAMAGNA, BEATO)
LORENZO da VILLAMAGNA, beato. - Franciscan, b. at Villamagna (Chieti) on 15 May 1476, d. at Ortona a Mare on 6 June 1535. Having entered… -
Lucchesio da Poggibonsi, Blessed (LUCCHESIO DA POGGIBONSI, BEATO)
LUCCHESIO DA POGGIBONSI, Blessed. - First Franciscan tertiary. Born c. 1181, died 28 April 1260. Having given himself in his youth to a… -
Lucy of Narni, Blessed (LUCIA DA NARNI, BEATA)
LUCY OF NARNI, Blessed. - A religious of the Third Order of St. Dominic, b. on 13 Dec. 1476 at Narni, d. at Ferrara on 15 Nov. 1544. At the… -
Ludovica of Savoy, Blessed (LUDOVICA DI SAVOIA, BEATA)
LUDOVICA OF SAVOY, Blessed. - Daughter of Amadeus IX, Duke of Savoy, and of Yolande of France, born in Geneva on 28 December 1462. In 1479… -
Magalotti, Ugolino, Blessed (MAGALOTTI, UGOLINO, BEATO)
MAGALOTTI, Ugolino, Blessed. - Hermit of the Third Order of St. Francis, b. near Camerino at the beginning of the 14th century, d. there on… -
Maggi, Sebastiano, Blessed (MAGGI, SEBASTIANO, BEATO)
MAGGI, SEBASTIANO, beato. - Dominican, b. at Brescia in 1414, d. at Genoa in Nov. 1496. A religious in his homeland in 1430, he was prior… -
Maillé, Jeanne-Marie de, Blessed (MAILLÉ, JEANNE-MARIE DE, BEATA)
MAILLÉ, Jeanne-Marie de, Blessed. - A most virtuous French lady, Franciscan tertiary, b. in the castle of Roche-St-Quentin (Touraine) on 14… -
Mancini, Maria, Blessed (MANCINI, MARIA, BEATA)
MANCINI, Maria, Blessed. - Dominican, b. in Pisa ca. 1355, d. there on 22 Jan. 1431. Having become a widow for the second time and having… -
Marco da Bologna, Blessed (MARCO DA BOLOGNA, BEATO)
MARCO DA BOLOGNA, Blessed. - Born in Bologna to the senatorial Fantuzzi family ca. 1405, died at Piacenza on 10 April 1479. He studied at… -
Margaret of Bavaria, Blessed (MARGHERITA DI BAVIERA, BEATA)
MARGARET OF BAVARIA, Blessed. - Duchess of Lorraine, b. in 1373 to Robert III, Count Palatine of the Rhine, later Emperor of Germany… -
Margaret Of Città Di Castello, Blessed (MARGHERITA DI CITTÀ DI CASTELLO, BEATA)
MARGARET OF CITTÀ DI CASTELLO, Blessed. - Dominican tertiary, called the blind woman of Metola after the village where she was born in… -
Margaret Of Faenza, Blessed (MARGHERITA DA FAENZA, BEATA)
MARGARET OF FAENZA, Blessed. - Vallombrosan mystic, died at a hundred years of age in 1330. A disciple of St. Humility (v.) in the… -
Margaret of Ravenna, Blessed (MARGHERITA DA RAVENNA, BEATA)
MARGARET OF RAVENNA, BLESSED. - B. at Russi (Faenza) in 1442, d. at Ravenna on 23 Jan. 1505. Blind from the age of two, she led from… -
Margaret of Savoy, Blessed (MARGHERITA DI SAVOIA, BEATA)
MARGARET OF SAVOY, Blessed. - Daughter of Amadeus of Savoy, prince of Achaea, and of Catherine of Geneva, born at Pinerolo around 1390. In… -
Margaret of Ypres, Blessed (MARGHERITA D'YPRES, BEATA)
MARGARET OF YPRES, Blessed. - Mystic, b. at Ypres (Flanders) in 1216 to a bourgeois family, d. there on 20 July 1237; she belongs to the… -
Maria Of Cervelló, Blessed (MARIA DI CERVELLÓ, BEATA)
MARIA OF CERVELLÓ, Blessed. - B. in Barcelona to a noble family on 7 Dec. 1230, d. there on 19 Sept. 1290. She was also called di… -
Marie Of The Incarnation, Blessed (MARIA DE'L'INCARNAZIONE, BEATA)
MARIE OF THE INCARNATION, Blessed. - Carmelite, born Barbe Avrillot in Paris on 26 February 1566, died at Pontoise on 18 April 1618. She… -
Marinoni, Giovanni, Blessed (MARINONI, GIOVANNI, BEATO)
MARINONI, Giovanni, Blessed. - In the world Francesco Maria, born in Venice in 1490 to a family from Bergamo, died in Naples on 13 Dec.… -
Martinengo, Maria Maddalena of Barco, Blessed (MARTINENGO, MARIA MADDALENA, DI BARCO, BEATA)
MARTINENGO, MARIA MADDALENA, di Barco, beata. - Capuchin Poor Clare, b. in Brescia on 5 Oct. 1687, d. there on 27 July 1737. Beatified on… -
Martyrs of Aubenas, Blessed (AUBENAS, MARTIRI DI, BEATI)
MARTYRS OF AUBENAS, Blessed. - This name designates two Jesuits, Father Giacomo Salès and the coadjutor brother Guglielmo Saltamochio,… -
Martyrs of September, Blessed (SETTEMBRE, MARTIRI DI, BEATI)
MARTYRS OF SEPTEMBER, Blessed. - This is the designation given to the group of 191 martyrs, led by the archbishop of Arles, Jean Marie de… -
Mary of Oignies, Blessed (MARIA D'OIGNIES, BEATA)
MARY OF OIGNIES, Blessed. - Brabantine mystic, b. at Nivelles in 1177, d. at Oignies on 23 June 1213; she is the most representative figure… -
Mary of the Angels, Blessed (MARIA DEGLI ANGELI, BEATA)
MARY OF THE ANGELS, BLESSED. - Born Marianna Fontanella, on 7 Jan. 1661 in Turin, where she became a Discalced Carmelite in the monastery… -
Massias, Juan, Blessed (MASSIAS, JUAN, BEATO)
MASSIAS, Juan, Blessed. - Dominican, b. at Ribera (Plasencia) on 2 March 1585, d. at Lima on 17 Sept. 1645. Driven by the desire to feel… -
Matthew of Bascio (MATTEO DA BASCIO)
MATTHEW OF BASCIO. - B. at Bascio (Carpegna), diocese of Montefeltro, around 1495, d. at Venice on 5 Aug. 1552. He entered the Observant… -
Maunoir, Julien, Blessed (MAUNOIR, JULIEN, BEATO)
MAUNOIR, Julien, Blessed. - Jesuit, missionary of Brittany, b. at St-Georges-de-Reintembault on 1 Oct. 1606, d. at Plévin on 28 Jan. 1683.… -
Mazzinghi, Angelo Agostino, Blessed (MAZZINGHI, ANGELO AGOSTINO, BEATO)
MAZZINGHI, Angelo Agostino, Blessed. - Carmelite, b. in Florence ca. 1380, d. September 17, 1438. Of a noble family, he entered the… -
Meda, Felice (Felix), Blessed (MEDA, FELICE (FELIX), BEATA)
MEDA, Felice (Felix), Blessed. - Poor Clare, born in Milan ca. 1378, died in Pesaro on 30 September 1444. She made rapid progress in piety… -
Negroni, Veronica, Blessed (NEGRONI, VERONICA, BEATA)
NEGRONI, Veronica, Blessed. - Augustinian mystic, b. at Binasco (Milan) in 1445, d. 13 Jan. 1497 in the convent of St. Martha in Milan,… -
Néron, Pierre-François, Blessed (NÉRON, PIERRE-FRANÇOIS, BEATO)
NÉRON, Pierre-François, Blessed. - Of the Paris Foreign Missions, martyred in Tonkin on 3 Nov. 1860. Born on 21 Sept. 1818 at Bornay… -
Nevolone (Novellone) da Faenza, Blessed (NEVOLONE (NOVELLONE) DA FAENZA, BEATO)
NEVOLONE (Novellone) da Faenza, Blessed. - A shoemaker, who turned from a pleasure-seeker into a penitent, a Franciscan tertiary, a… -
Notker The Stammerer (Balbulus), Blessed (NOTKERO IL BALBUZIENTE (BALBULUS), BEATO)
NOTKER THE STAMMERER (Balbulus), Blessed. - Benedictine, poet and writer, b. ca. 840 at Heiligau (today Elgg) in the canton of Zurich or,… -
Oddone of Cambrai, Blessed (ODDONE DI CAMBRAI, BEATO)
ODDONE OF CAMBRAI, Blessed. - Benedictine theologian and bishop, b. at Orléans around the middle of the 11th century, d. in the monastery… -
Odorico of Pordenone, Blessed (ODORICO DA PORDENONE, BEATO)
ODORICO OF PORDENONE, Blessed. - Born at Villanova di Pordenone between 1269 and 1272, of the Mattiussi, an Italian family. While still… -
Ogilvie (Ogilby), John, Blessed (OGILVIE (OGILBY), JOHN, BEATO)
OGILVIE (Ogilby), John, Blessed. - Jesuit, martyr, b. at Drum-na-Keith (Scotland) in 1580, d. at Glasgow on 10 March 1615. Educated as a… -
Oglerio of Trino, Blessed (OGLERIO DI TRINO, BEATO)
OGLERIO OF TRINO, Blessed. - Cistercian abbot, d. 10 Sept. 1214. From about 1205 until his death he was abbot of the monastery of S. Maria… -
Orozco, Alfonso de, Blessed (OROZCO, ALFONSO DE, BEATO)
OROZCO, Alfonso de, Blessed. - Augustinian, ascetical writer, b. at Oropesa (Toledo) on 17 Oct. 1500, d. at Madrid on 19 Sept. 1591. From… -
Orsini, Giovanni, Blessed (ORSINI, GIOVANNI, BEATO)
ORSINI, Giovanni, Blessed. - Bishop of Traù, b. in Rome in 1032, d. at Traù in 1110-11. A member of a pontifical legation sent to Dalmatia… -
Osanna da Cattaro, Blessed (OSANNA DA CATTARO, BEATA)
OSANNA DA CATTARO, Blessed. - B. at Releza, near Cettigne, on 25 Nov. 1493 to Orthodox parents, d. at Cattaro on 27 Apr. 1565; at the age… -
Pacifico, Blessed (PACIFICO, BEATO)
PACIFICO, Blessed. - Companion of St. Francis, a native of the March of Ancona. He was called "king of verses": in the secular state he was… -
Pacifico of Cerano, Blessed (PACIFICO DA CERANO, BEATO)
PACIFICO OF CERANO, Blessed. - Franciscan, also called P. da Novara, b. at Cerano (Novara) in 1426, d. at Sassari on June 4, 1482. He was… -
Pallotti, Vincenzo, Blessed (PALLOTTI, VINCENZO, BEATO)
PALLOTTI, Vincenzo, Blessed. - Born in Rome on 21 April 1795, died there on 22 January 1850. Ordained a priest on 16 May 1818, he began his… -
Panattieri, Maddalena, Blessed (PANATTIERI, MADDALENA, BEATA)
PANATTIERI, MADDALENA, beata. - Dominican tertiary, b. at Trino Vercellese in 1443, d. there on 13 Oct. 1503. From childhood she made a vow… -
Paola, Montaldi, Blessed (MONTALDI, PAOLA, BEATA)
PAOLA, Montaldi, Blessed. - Poor Clare, b. at Volta Mantovana in 1443, d. 18 Aug. 1514. As a girl she was called "the little saint." At the… -
Pavoni, Antonio, Blessed (PAVONI, ANTONIO, BEATO)
PAVONI, Antonio, Blessed. - Dominican inquisitor and martyr, b. at Savigliano in 1326, d. at Bricherasio on 9 April 1374. He took the… -
Pelingotto, Giovanni Pelino Goto, detto il, Blessed (PELINGOTTO, GIOVANNI PELINO GOTO, DETTO IL, BEATO)
PELINGOTTO, GIOVANNI PELINO GOTO, detto il, beato. - Franciscan tertiary, b. in Urbino of illustrious parents in 1240, d. there on 1 June… -
Perboyre, Jean-Gabriel, Blessed (PERBOYRE, JEAN-GABRIEL, BEATO)
PERBOYRE, Jean-Gabriel, Blessed. - Born at Puech (Montgesty, France) on 6 January 1802, died at Wuchang (China) on 11 September 1840. From… -
Peter (Cambiani) of Ruffia, Blessed (PIETRO (CAMBIANI) DI RUFFIA, BEATO)
PETER (Cambiani) of Ruffia, Blessed. - Dominican preacher, b. at Ruffia (Cuneo), at the beginning of the 14th century, martyred at Susa on… -
Peter Geremia of Palermo, Blessed (PIETRO GEREMIA DA PALERMO, BEATO)
PETER GEREMIA OF PALERMO, Blessed. - Dominican orator and reformer, b. in Palermo, of the noble Geremia (or De Jeremiis) family, on 1… -
Peter Gonzalez, Blessed (PIETRO GONZALEZ, BEATO)
PETER GONZALEZ, Blessed. - Spanish Dominican popularly called St. Elmo or St. Telmo, b. at Fromista (Palencia) toward the close of the 12th… -
Peter Igneus (PIETRO IGNEO)
PIETRO IGNEO, blessed - The Blessed one passes unharmed through the flames. Sculpture by Benedetto da Rovezzano (15th century) - Florence,… -
Peter Igneus, Blessed (PIETRO IGNEO, BEATO)
PETER IGNEUS, Blessed. - Of Florentine origin, born at the beginning of the 11th century. He entered the Order of Vallombrosa while the… -
Peter Monoculus, Blessed (PIETRO MONOCOLO, BEATO)
PETER MONOCULUS, Blessed. - Cistercian, relative of Philip II king of France, b. in the castle of Marlac near Cluny, d. at Poigny on 29… -
Peter of Luxembourg, Blessed (PIETRO DI LUSSEMBURGO, BEATO)
PETER OF LUXEMBOURG, Blessed. - Cardinal, b. at Ligny-en-Barrois (department of Meuse) on 20 July 1369, d. at Villeneuve-lès-Avignon on 2… -
Picenardi, Elisabetta, Blessed (PICENARDI, ELISABETTA, BEATA)
PICENARDI, Elisabetta, Blessed. - Mystic, b. in Mantua in 1428, d. there on 19 February 1468. She was admitted as a young girl into the… -
Pignatelli, Giuseppe Maria, Blessed (PIGNATELLI, GIUSEPPE MARIA, BEATO)
PIGNATELLI, Giuseppe Maria, Blessed. - Jesuit and first organizer of the revived Society of Jesus in Italy, b. in Zaragoza to the Italian… -
Pini, Michele, Blessed (PINI, MICHELE, BEATO)
PINI, MICHELE, beato. - Camaldolese recluse, b. in Florence in 1442, d. at Camaldoli on 21 Jan. 1522. Raised at the court of the Medici, he… -
Pinot, Noël, Blessed (PINOT, NOËL, BEATO)
PINOT, Noël, Blessed. - Martyr of the French Revolution, b. at Angers on 19 Dec. 1747, d. there on 21 Feb. 1794. A priest in 1771, in that… -
Plunket, Oliver, Blessed, Martyr (PLUNKET, OLIVER, BEATO, MARTIRE)
PLUNKET, Oliver, Blessed, Martyr. - Of a noble Irish family, b. at Loughcrew (county Meath) in 1629, d. in London on 11 July 1681. Having… -
Pole, Margaret, Blessed (POLE, MARGARET, BEATA)
POLE, Margaret, Blessed. - English martyr, b. at Castle Farley, near Bath, on 14 Aug. 1473, to George Plantagenet, Duke of Clarence, d. in… -
Porres, Martín de, Blessed (PORRES, MARTÍN DE, BEATO)
PORRES, Martín de, Blessed. - Dominican lay brother, b. in Lima on 9 Dec. 1579, d. there on 3 Nov. 1639. A black mulatto, the bl. M. was… -
Porro, Giovanni Angelo, Blessed (PORRO, GIOVANNI ANGELO, BEATO)
PORRO, Giovanni Angelo, Blessed. - Servant of Mary, born in Milan around 1450 to a noble family, died there on 24 Oct. 1506. At the age of… -
Posadas, Francisco de, Blessed (POSADAS, FRANCISCO DE, BEATO)
POSADAS, Francisco de, Blessed. - Spanish Dominican, b. at Cordova on 25 Nov. 1644, d. there on 20 Nov. 1713. He exercised the apostolate,… -
Pucci, Antonio Maria, Blessed (PUCCI, ANTONIO MARIA, BEATO)
PUCCI, Antonio Maria, Blessed. - Servite, in the world Eustachio, b. at Poggiola di Vernio (diocese of Pistoia) on 16 April 1819, d. at… -
Quinzani, Stefana, Blessed (QUINZANI, STEFANA, BEATA)
QUINZANI, Stefana, Blessed. - B. at Orzinuovi (Brescia) on 5 Feb. 1457, d. at Soncino (Cremona) on 2 Jan. 1530. She lived for many years at… -
Raffaella Maria of the Sacred Heart, Blessed (RAFFAELLA MARIA DEL SACRO CUORE, BEATA)
RAFFAELLA MARIA OF THE SACRED HEART, Blessed. - In the world Raffaella Porras y Ayllon, foundress of the Handmaids of the Sacred Heart of… -
Raymond of Capua, Blessed (RAIMONDO DA CAPUA, BEATO)
RAYMOND OF CAPUA, Blessed. - Born at Capua ca. 1330, into a noble family descended from Pier delle Vigne, died at Nuremberg in Sept. 1399.… -
Réginald of Saint-Gilles, Blessed (RÉGINALDO DI SAINT-GILLES, BEATO)
RÉGINALD OF SAINT-GILLES, Blessed. - B. at St-Gilles in 1183, d. 1 February 1220. By 1206 he was already a professor of canon law in Paris.… -
Ribera, Juan De, Blessed (RIBERA, JUAN DE, BEATO)
RIBERA, Juan De, Blessed. - Spanish archbishop, b. in Seville on 20 March 1532 to Perafan de R., viceroy of Catalonia and of Naples, d. at… -
Robert of Arbrissel, Blessed (ROBERTO D'ARBRISSEL, BEATO)
ROBERT OF ARBRISSEL, Blessed. - Born at Arbrissel around 1047, he came early to Paris, where he obtained a doctorate in theology; died at… -
Robert of Salle (Salla), Blessed (ROBERTO DI SALLE (SALLA), BEATO)
ROBERT OF SALLE (Salla), Blessed. - Celestine monk, b. at Salla near Maiella in 1273, d. in the monastery of Morrone on 18 July 1341. He… -
Rojas, Simón de, Blessed (ROJAS, SIMÓN DE, BEATO)
ROJAS, Simón de, Blessed. - Friar of the Trinitarian Order, b. in Valladolid on 28 Oct. 1552, d. in Madrid on 28 Sept. 1624. Having entered… -
Ruffino of Assisi, Blessed (RUFFINO D'ASSISI, BEATO)
RUFFINO OF ASSISI, Blessed. - One of the first companions of St. Francis, related to St. Clare of Assisi. He distinguished himself as a man… -
Ruusbroec, Jan of, Blessed (RUUSBROEC, JAN DI, BEATO)
RUUSBROEC, Jan of, Blessed. - Prince of Flemish mysticism, called Admirabilis and Doctor divinus, b. at Ruisbroek (Brussels) in 1293, d. at… -
Saggio, Nicola, Blessed (SAGGIO, NICOLA, BEATO)
SAGGIO, Nicola, Blessed. - Minim friar, b. at Longobardi (Cosenza) on 6 Jan. 1650, d. at Rome on 3 Feb. 1709. The son of peasants, he… -
Salomon (Salomonius), Giacomo, Blessed (SALOMONI (SALOMONIUS), GIACOMO, BEATO)
SALOMON (Salomonius), Giacomo, Blessed. - (phot. Fides) SALOMONE SETTENTRIONALI, APOSTOLIC VICARIATE of the Islands - Dwelling and school… -
Sanz, Pedro, Blessed (SANZ, PEDRO, BEATO)
SANZ, Pedro, Blessed. - Dominican, martyr, b. at Ascó (diocese of Tortosa) on 1 September 1680, d. at Foyán (China) on 26 May 1747. Having… -
Sarkander, Johann, Blessed (SARKANDER, JOHANN, BEATO)
SARKANDER, Johann, Blessed. - Martyr of the seal of Confession, b. at Skotschau (on the border of Austrian Silesia) on 20 Dec. 1576, d. in… -
Savio, Domenico, Blessed (SAVIO, DOMENICO, BEATO)
SAVIO, Domenico, Blessed. - A young member of the Turin Salesian Oratory, b. at Riva di Chieri on 2 April 1842, d. at Mandonio di Asti on 9… -
Scopelli, Giovanna, Blessed (SCOPELLI, GIOVANNA, BEATA)
SCOPELLI, Giovanna, Blessed. - Carmelite nun, b. at Reggio Emilia in 1428, d. in 1491. She took the Carmelite habit, and at the death of… -
Sebastian of the Apparition, Blessed (SEBASTIANO DELL'APPARIZIONE, BEATO)
SEBASTIAN OF THE APPARITION, Blessed. - Of the Friars Minor, b. in the province of Galicia in 1502, d. at Puebla de los Angeles (Mexico) on… -
Serrano, Francesco, Blessed (SERRANO, FRANCESCO, BEATO)
SERRANO, Francesco, Blessed. - Spanish Dominican missionary and martyr, b. at Hueneja (Guadix, Andalusia) on 4 Dec. 1695, d. at Fuceu… -
Sforza, Serafina (Sveva), Blessed (SFORZA, SERAFINA (SVEVA), BEATA)
SFORZA, Serafina (Sveva), Blessed. - Poor Clare, b. at Urbino ca. 1434 to Guido duke of Montefeltro, d. at Pesaro in 1478. Sister of… -
Simon of Lipnica, Blessed (SIMONE DA LIPNICZA, BEATO)
SIMON OF LIPNICA, Blessed. - Franciscan priest, disciple of St. John of Capistrano, b. at Lipnicza (Cracow), d. 18 July 1482. A student at… -
Soareth, Jean, Blessed (SORETH, JEAN, BEATO)
SOARETH, Jean, Blessed. - Prior General of the Carmelites, b. at Caen in 1394-95, d. at Angers in 1471. Appointed to teach the Bible and… -
Soubiran, Marie-Thérèse de, Blessed (SOUBIRAN, MARIE-THÉRÈSE DE, BEATA)
SOUBIRAN, Marie-Thérèse de, Blessed. - Born Sophie Augustine, foundress of the Society of Mary Help of Christians, b. at Castelnauadary… -
Southwell, Robert, Blessed (SOUTHWELL, ROBERT, BEATO)
SOUTHWELL, Robert, Blessed. - Jesuit, poet and martyr, b. at Horsham St. Faith's (Norfolk) in 1561, d. in London on 21 Feb. 1595. Educated… -
Spadafora, Domenico, Blessed (SPADAFORA, DOMENICO, BEATO)
SPADAFORA, Domenico, Blessed. - Dominican preacher, b. in Messina in 1450, d. at Montecerignone on 21 Dec. 1521. For 8 years he preached in… -
Spagnuolo (Spagnoli), Battista (Baptista Mantuanus), Blessed (SPAGNUOLO (SPAGNOLI), BATTISTA (BAPTISTA MANTUANUS), BEATO)
SPAGNUOLO (Spagnoli), Battista (Baptista Mantuanus), Blessed. - Born in Mantua on 17 April 1448, died there in 1516. After pursuing his… -
Taigi, Anna Maria, Blessed (TAIGI, ANNA MARIA, BEATA)
TAIGI, Anna Maria, Blessed. - B. in Siena on May 29, 1769, d. in Rome on June 9, 1837. Having moved to Rome with her family in 1774, she… -
Tavella, Giovanni, known as da Tossignano, Blessed (TAVELLA, GIOVANNI, DETTO DA TOSSIGNANO, BEATO)
TAVELLA, Giovanni, known as da Tossignano, Blessed. - Bishop of Ferrara, b. at Tossignano in 1368, d. at Ferrara on 24 July 1446. Of a… -
Theophilus de Angelis, Blessed (TEOFILO DE ANGELIS, BEATO)
THEOPHILUS DE ANGELIS, BLESSED. - Celestine monk, abbot of the hermitage of S. Spirito della Maiella, b. in Naples on 2 Oct. 1592, d. on 18… -
Thomas Elia (Hélye) of Biville, Blessed (TOMMASO ELIA (HÉLYE) DI BIVILLE, BEATO)
THOMAS ELIA (Hélye) of Biville, Blessed. - Priest, b. at Biville (Manche) in 1187, son of Elias and Matilda, d. in the castle of Vauville… -
Thomas of Cori, Blessed (TOMMASO DA CORI, BEATO)
THOMAS OF CORI, Blessed. - Franciscan, in the world Francesco Antonio Placidi, b. at Cori on 4 June 1655, d. at Bellegra on 11 Jan. 1729.… -
Thomas of Tolentino, Blessed Martyr (TOMMASO DA TOLENTINO, MARTIRE, BEATO)
THOMAS OF TOLENTINO, Blessed Martyr. - B. at Tolentino in the Marches ca. 1260, d. in India in 1321. Having entered the Franciscan Order,… -
Tommassuccio (Thomas Unzio) of Foligno, Blessed (TOMMASUCCIO (TOMMASO UNZIO) DA FOLIGNO, BEATO)
TOMMASSUCCIO (Thomas Unzio) of Foligno, Blessed. - Franciscan tertiary, author of a prophetic poem, b. at Valmaciniana (Nocera Umbra) in… -
Torres Acosta, Maria Soledad, Blessed (TORRES ACOSTA, MARIA SOLEDAD, BEATA)
TORRES ACOSTA, Maria Soledad, Blessed. - In the world Emmanuela Bibiana, foundress of the Servants of Mary, Ministers of the Sick, b. in… -
Valfrè, Sebastiano, Blessed (VALFRÈ, SEBASTIANO, BEATO)
VALFRÈ, Sebastiano, Blessed. - Oratorian, apostle of Turin, b. at Verduno (Alba) on 9 March 1629, d. at Turin on 30 Jan. 1710. Born into a… -
Varano, Battista da, Blessed (VARANO, BATTISTA DA, BEATA)
VARANO, BATTISTA da, beata. - Mystic of the Order of St. Clare, born Camilla, in Camerino on 9 April 1458 to Giulio Cesare, lord of that… -
Varmondo, Blessed (VARMONDO, BEATO)
VARMONDO, blessed - Sermon by V. to the people against Arduino, Amedeo his brother and Eurardo, a figure not otherwise known, on the… -
Varmondo (Veremondo, Warmundus), Blessed (VARMONDO (VEREMONDO, WARMUNDUS), BEATO)
VARMONDO (Veremondo, Warmundus), Blessed. - Bishop of Ivrea from c. 969 to the first decades of the 11th century. Elected to the see of… -
Vedruna, Joaquína de, Blessed (VEDRUNA, JOAQUINA DE, BEATA)
VEDRUNA, Joaquína de, Blessed. - Foundress of the Carmelites of Charity, b. in Barcelona on 16 April 1783, d. at Vich on 28 Aug. 1854.… -
Venard, Jean-Théophane, Blessed (VENARD, JEAN-THÉOPHANE, BEATO)
VENARD, Jean-Théophane, Blessed. - B. Nov. 21, 1829 at St-Loup-sur-Thouet (Deux-Sèvres, France) and d. Feb. 2, 1861. Already a subdeacon,… -
Venerini, Rosa, Blessed (VENERINI, ROSA, BEATA)
VENERINI, Rosa, Blessed. - Foundress of the Maestre Pie, b. at Viterbo on 9 Feb. 1656, d. at Rome on 7 May 1728. Educated with Christian… -
Verzeri, Teresa Eustochio, Blessed (VERZERI, TERESA EUSTOCHIO, BEATA)
VERZERI, Teresa Eustochio, Blessed. - Foundress of the Daughters of the Sacred Heart, b. at Bergamo on 31 July 1801, d. there on 1 March… -
Viel, Placida, Blessed (VIEL, PLACIDA, BEATA)
VIEL, Placida, Blessed. - In the world Eulalia Vittoria, b. at Quettehou (diocese of Coutances) on 26 Sept. 1805, d. at St-Sauveur-le-Comte… -
Villana dei Botti, Blessed (VILLANA DEI BOTTI, BEATA)
VILLANA DEI BOTTI, Blessed. - Dominican tertiary, b. in Florence in 1332, d. there on 28 February 1360. Daughter of a wealthy patrician,… -
Wagner, Johann (Hans), Blessed (WAGNER, JOHANN (HANS), BEATO)
WAGNER, Johann (Hans), Blessed. - Hermit, b. at Riedlingen on the Danube (between Ulm and Sigmaringen), d. 19 May 1516. In 1476 he entered… -
Wilburga (Wildburgis), Blessed (VILBURGA (WILDBURGIS), BEATA)
WILBURGA (WILDBURGIS), BLESSED. - Virgin recluse at St. Florian (Upper Austria), born of a pious and well-to-do family at the beginning of… -
William of Hirsau, Blessed (GUGLIELMO DI HIRSAU, BEATO)
WILLIAM OF HIRSAU, BLESSED. - Bavarian, d. 4 July 1091 at Hirsau. As a child he was an oblate at the monastery of St. Emmeram in… -
Yvette (Iutta, Ida, Ita) of Huy, Blessed (IVETTA (IUTTA, IDA, ITA) DI HUY, BEATA)
YVETTE (Iutta, Ida, Ita) of Huy, Blessed. - Widow and recluse, b. at Huy near Leiden in 1158, d. there on 13 January 1228. Even as a girl… -
Zanfredine (Zanferdini), Francesco, known as Cecco da Pesaro, Blessed (ZANFREDINE (ZANFERDINI), FRANCESCO, DETTO CECCO DA PESARO, BEATO)
ZANFREDINE (Zanferdini), Francesco, known as Cecco da Pesaro, Blessed. - Hermit of the Third Order of St. Francis, b. in 1270, d. at…