Saints & Hagiography
Agiografia · 322 articles · Principal contributors · All subjectsBlessed (Beati)
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Abel (Able, Abble), Thomas, Blessed (ABEL (ABLE, ABBLE), THOMAS, BEATO)
ABEL (Able, Abble), Thomas, Blessed. - English theologian, d. at Smithfield on 30 July 1540. In 1516 he was "Magister artium" at Oxford and… -
Achard (Achardus), Blessed (ACARDO (ACHARDUS), BEATO)
ACHARD (Achardus), Blessed. - Abbot of St. Victor, then bishop of Avranches. A descendant of a noble Norman family that had settled in… -
Acquaviva, Rodolfo, Blessed (ACQUAVIVA, RODOLFO, BEATO)
ACQUAVIVA, RODOLFO, beato. - Jesuit missionary and martyr, b. at Atri on 2 Oct. 1550, son of the duke of Atri Giangirolamo, nephew of… -
Adalbero II, Bishop of Metz (ADALBERONE, II, VESCOVO DI METZ)
ADALBERO II, Bishop of Metz. - Son of Frederick, duke of Upper Lorraine, and of Beatrice, niece of Adalberone I. He was elected bishop of… -
Adimari, Ubaldo, Blessed (ADIMARI, UBALDO, BEATO)
ADIMARI, Ubaldo, Blessed. - Born around 1247 in Florence, he took part from his youth in the heated party struggles of that time. Of… -
Agatangelo of Vendôme and Cassiano of Nantes, Blessed (AGATANGELO DA VENDÔME E CASSIANO DA NANTES, BEATI)
AGATANGELO OF VENDÔME AND CASSIANO OF NANTES, Blessed. - The first was born on 31 July 1598 at Vendôme, the second on 15 Jan. 1607 at… -
Agazzari, Stefano, Blessed (AGAZZARI, STEFANO, BEATO)
AGAZZARI, Stefano, Blessed. - Regular canon, reformer of the regular canonical life, b. at Siena in 1354, d. at Bologna on 28-29 Oct. 1433.… -
Agnes of Bohemia, Blessed (AGNESE DI BOEMIA, BEATA)
AGNES OF BOHEMIA, Blessed. - B. in Prague in 1208 and d. there on 2 March 1282. Daughter of Ottokar I, king of Bohemia, and of Constance of… -
Agostino Detto Novello, Blessed (AGOSTINO DETTO NOVELLO, BEATO)
AGOSTINO DETTO NOVELLO, Blessed. - B. at Tarano in Sabina, d. May 19, 1309. He completed his studies of law at Bologna. Having risen to… -
Albergati, Niccolò, Blessed (ALBERGATI, NICCOLÒ, BEATO)
ALBERGATI, Niccolò, Blessed. - Cardinal, b. in Bologna in 1375 to Pier Nicola, of a noble local family, d. in Siena on 9 May 1443. In 1395,… -
Alberico (Aubry), Blessed (ALBERICO (AUBRY), BEATO)
ALBERICO (Aubry), Blessed. - Second abbot of Cîteaux. We know nothing of his birth, of his intellectual and moral formation before he… -
Albertoni, Ludovica degli, Blessed (ALBERTONI, LUDOVICA DEGLI, BEATA)
ALBERTONI, Ludovica degli, Blessed. - Born in Rome to the patrician Albertoni family in 1473, died on 31 January 1533. She lost her father… -
Albrici, Maddalena, Blessed (ALBRICI, MADDALENA, BEATA)
ALBRICI, Maddalena, Blessed. - Born toward the end of the 14th century, in Como, into a noble family, died on 13 or 15 May 1465. Left an… -
Alemán, Louis, Blessed (ALEMAN, LOUIS, BEATO)
ALEMÁN, Louis, Blessed. - Cardinal, archbishop of Arles, b. at Arbent (Bugey, in France) around 1390, d. at Salon (Bouches-du-Rhône) on 15… -
Alessandrina da Letto, Blessed (ALESSANDRINA DA LETTO, BEATA)
ALESSANDRINA DA LETTO, Blessed. - B. at Letto (Sulmona) in 1385, d. at Foligno in 1458. She took the habit of the Poor Clares in 1400. She… -
Alluccio (Lucio), Blessed (ALLUCCIO (LUCIO), BEATO)
ALLUCCIO (Lucio), Blessed. - Son of a certain Homodei, born in the Val di Nievole, on an uncertain date, he was a shepherd in his early… -
Almatò, Pedro-José, Blessed (ALMATÒ, PEDRO-JOSÉ, BEATO)
ALMATÒ, Pedro-José, Blessed. - Dominican, martyred in Tonkin on 1 Nov. 1861. Born on 1 Nov. 1830 at S. Feliz Saserra (Spain), he entered… -
Álvarez Pereira, Nuno, Blessed (ÁLVAREZ PEREIRA, NONIO, BEATO)
ÁLVAREZ PEREIRA, Nuno, Blessed. - Constable of Portugal, born at Bom Jardim in 1360 to a noble family. Although honored by Queen Eleanor,… -
Amedeo Menes de Sylva, Blessed (AMEDEO MENEZ DE SYLVA, BEATO)
AMEDEO MENES DE SYLVA, Blessed. - Franciscan, b. at Ceuta in 1420 to Rodrigo Gomez de Sylva, royal prince of Castile, and Isabella Menez of… -
Amedeus IX, Third Duke of Savoy, Blessed (AMEDEO IX, TERZO DUCA DI SAVOIA, BEATO)
AMEDEUS IX, Third Duke of Savoy, Blessed. - B. at Thonon on 1 February 1435, d. at Vercelli on 30 March 1472. He was the son of Duke… -
Ancina, Giovanni Giovenale, Blessed (ANCINA, GIOVANNI GIOVENALE, BEATO)
ANCINA, GIOVANNI GIOVENALE, beato. - Born on 19 Oct. 1545 at Fossano, died at Saluzzo on 31 Aug. 1604. Having taken his degree in… -
Andrea Grego da Peschiera, Blessed (ANDREA GREGO DA PESCHIERA, BEATO)
ANDREA GREGO da PESCHIERA, beato. - Dominican, b. in 1400 to poor peasants at Peschiera del Garda, d. between 16 and 19 January 1485. He… -
Andreasi, Osanna, Blessed (ANDREASI, OSANNA, BEATA)
ANDREASI, OSANNA, BLESSED. - Dominican tertiary, b. in Mantua to Nicola Andreasi (not Andreassi) and Agnese Gonzaga on 17 Jan. 1449, d.… -
Andrew of Jesus (of Granada), Blessed (ANDREA DI GESÙ (DA GRANATA))
ANDREW OF JESUS (of Granada), Blessed. - Discalced Carmelite mystical writer, b. at Granada (Spain) in the second half of the 16th century,… -
Angelina da Marsciano, Blessed (ANGELINA DA MARSCIANO, BEATA)
ANGELINA DA MARSCIANO, Blessed. - Born in the castle of Montegiove, near Orvieto, around 1377, to Giacomo count of Marsciano and Anna of… -
Angelo of Acri, Blessed (ANGELO D'ACRI, BEATO)
ANGELO OF ACRI, Blessed. - Born at Acri (Cosenza) on 19 Oct. 1669, he received the name Luca Antonio in baptism. A tender and singular… -
Angelo of Chivasso, Blessed (ANGELO DA CHIVASSO, BEATO)
ANGELO OF CHIVASSO, Blessed. - Famous Franciscan theologian, b. in Chivasso (Piedmont) probably in the year 1411, from the noble and… -
Annamites, Martyrs (ANNAMITI, MARTIRI)
ANNAMITES, MARTYRS. - Under this name are understood the one hundred and five who were beatified among the very numerous missionaries,… -
Anna Of Saint Bartholomew, Blessed (ANNA DI SAN BARTOLOMEO, BEATA)
ANNA OF SAINT BARTHOLOMEW, BLESSED. - Discalced Carmelite, in the world Anna García, b. Oct. 1, 1549 in Almendral (near Ávila), d. at… -
Anthony Primaldo (Grimaldo) And Companions, Blessed Martyrs (ANTONIO PRIMALDO (GRIMALDO) E COMPAGNI, BEATI, MARTIRI)
ANTHONY PRIMALDO (Grimaldo) And Companions, Blessed Martyrs. - Gedik Ahmed Pasha, admiral of the fleet of Mehmed II, having conquered… -
Armengol, Pedro, Blessed (ARMENGOL, PEDRO, BEATO)
ARMENGOL, Pedro, Blessed. - B. probably in 1238 in the village of Guardia del Prats, in the province of Tarragona, into the family of the… -
Arras, Blessed Martyrs of (ARRAS, MARTIRI DI, BEATE)
ARRAS, Blessed Martyrs of. - This is the name given to the four "Daughters of Charity" of the religious house of Arras: Marie-Madeleine… -
Ascanio, Nicanore, Blessed (ASCANIO, NICANORE, BEATO)
ASCANIO, Nicanore, Blessed. - Spanish Franciscan, martyred in Damascus on 10 July 1860. Born at Villarejo de Salvanco (Madrid) on 10… -
Ávila, Juan de, Blessed (ÁVILA, JUAN DE, BEATO)
ÁVILA, Juan de, Blessed. - B. at Almodóvar del Campo (Spain) in 1499 or 1500 and d. at Montilla (province of Córdoba) on 10 May 1659. He… -
Azevedo, Inácio, Martyr, Blessed (AZEVÊDO, INÁCIO, MARTIRE, BEATO)
AZEVEDO, INÁCIO, MARTYR, BLESSED. - Jesuit, born near Porto in 1528 into a family of old nobility, he became a religious at Coimbra in… -
Badoer (Baduario) da Peràga, Bonaventura, Blessed (BADOER (BADUARIO) DA PERÀGA, BONAVENTURA, BEATO)
BADOER (Baduario) da Peràga, Bonaventura, Blessed. - Born in Padua on 22 June 1332 to a noble family, died in Rome on 10 June 1389. He… -
Bagnesi, Maria Bartolomea, Blessed (BAGNESI, MARIA BARTOLOMEA, BEATA)
BAGNESI, MARIA BARTOLOMEA, beata. - Born in Florence on 15 Aug. 1514, died there on 28 May 1577. A strange illness kept her immobilized for… -
Barbarigo, Gregorio, Blessed (BARBARIGO, GREGORIO, BEATO)
BARBARIGO, Gregorio, Blessed. - Born in Venice to Gian Francesco and Lucrezia Leoni on Sept. 16, 1625, died in Padua on June 18, 1697.… -
Bartolo da San Gimignano, Blessed (BARTOLO DA SAN GIMIGNANO, BEATO)
BARTOLO da SAN GIMIGNANO, beato. - Parish priest, b. in 1228 of a noble family, in the castle of Mucchio near San Gimignano. In order to… -
Bartolomeo da Bologna, Blessed (BARTOLOMEO DA BOLOGNA, BEATO)
BARTOLOMEO DA BOLOGNA, Blessed. - Dominican, probably Italian, commonly but falsely called B. da Bologna, while the oldest documents call… -
Bartolomeo of Vicenza, also called of Breganze, Blessed (BARTOLOMEO DI VICENZA, DETTO ANCHE DI BREGANZE, BEATO)
BARTOLOMEO OF VICENZA, also called of Breganze, Blessed. - Dominican, b. Sept. 18, ca. 1200, d. at Vicenza in 1270; a celebrated preacher,… -
Beatrice de Silva Meneses, Blessed (BEATRICE DE SILVA MENESES, BEATA)
BEATRICE DE SILVA MENESES, Blessed. - Born in Ceuta (1424) to noble Portuguese parents. Sister of the blessed Amadeus. Lady-in-waiting to… -
Beatrice I d'Este, Blessed (BEATRICE I D'ESTE, BEATA)
BEATRICE I D'ESTE, Blessed. - Benedictine nun, b. on an uncertain date (ca. 1191?) to Azzo VI d'Este and to a Savoy, probably Sofia,… -
Beatrice II d'Este, Blessed (BEATRICE II D'ESTE, BEATA)
BEATRICE II D'ESTE, Blessed. - Benedictine, daughter of Azzo VII d'Este and niece of the preceding. Already a widow, according to some, she… -
Beatrice of Nazareth, Blessed (BEATRICE DI NAZARETH, BEATA)
BEATRICE OF NAZARETH, Blessed. - Cistercian nun, b. at Tirlemont ca. 1200, d. at Notre-Dame-de-Nazareth, near Lier (Brabant) on 28 Aug.… -
Bellacci, Tommaso da Florence, Blessed (BELLACCI, TOMMASO DA FIRENZE, BEATO)
BELLACCI, Tommaso da Florence, Blessed. - Franciscan of the Observant Friars Minor, b. in Florence in 1370, d. at Rieti on 31 Oct. 1447.… -
Bellesini, Stefano, Blessed (BELLESINI, STEFANO, BEATO)
BELLESINI, STEFANO, beato. - Born in Trent on 25 Nov. 1774, died at Genazzano on 2 Feb. 1840. At the age of sixteen he entered the… -
Benedetto da Urbino, Blessed (BENEDETTO DA URBINO, BEATO)
BENEDETTO DA URBINO, Blessed. - Capuchin, in the world Marco Passione, b. at Urbino on 13 Sept. 1560, d. at Fossombrone (Marche) on 30 Apr.… -
Benfatti, Giacomo, Blessed (BENFATTI, GIACOMO, BEATO)
BENFATTI, Giacomo, Blessed. - Bishop of Mantua, born there around the middle of the 13th century and died there on 19 Nov. 1338; having… -
Benildo, Brother, Blessed (BENILDO, FRATEL, BEATO)
BENILDO, Brother, Blessed. - In the world Pierre Romançon, b. at Thuret on 14 June 1805, d. at Saugues on 13 Aug. 1862. He took the habit… -
Benvenuto, da Gubbio, Blessed (BENVENUTO DA GUBBIO, BEATO)
BENVENUTO, da Gubbio, Blessed. - A nobleman and soldier of Gubbio, in 1222 he was received among the Friars Minor by St. Francis, who was… -
Bernard II Of Baden, Blessed (BERNARDO II DI BADEN, BEATO,)
BERNARD II of BADEN, blessed, - Son of Margrave James V, born around 1430. Although he was the husband of the daughter of the King of… -
Bernardino Da Feltre, Blessed (BERNARDINO DA FELTRE, BEATO)
BERNARDINO DA FELTRE, Blessed. - Friar Minor, in the world Martino Tomitani, preacher, b. at Feltre in 1439, d. at Pavia on 28 Sept. 1494.… -
Bernardino D'Aquila (Amici), Blessed (BERNARDINO D'AQUILA (AMICI), BEATO)
BERNARDINO d'AQUILA (AMICI), beato. - Famous Franciscan preacher and writer, b. at Fossa in 1420, d. at San Giuliano near L'Aquila on 22 or… -
Bernardo Da Offida, Blessed (BERNARDO DA OFFIDA, BEATO)
BERNARDO da OFFIDA, beato. - Capuchin lay brother, in the world Domenico Peroni, b. at Offida on 7 Nov. 1604, d. there on 22 Aug. 1694; he… -
Bernard Of Corleone, Blessed (BERNARDO DA CORLEONE, BEATO)
BERNARD OF CORLEONE, BLESSED. - Capuchin lay brother, in the world Filippo Latini, b. at Corleone on 6 Feb. 1605, d. at Castelnuovo… -
Bernone, Blessed (BERNONE, BEATO)
BERNONE, Blessed. - Founder of Cluny, b. ca. 850 into a noble family of Burgundy, d. 13 January 927. He entered the Benedictine abbey of… -
Berrio-Ochoa, Valentin, Blessed (BERRIO-OCHOA, VALENTÍN, BEATO)
BERRIO-OCHOA, Valentin, Blessed. - Dominican martyr in Tonkin. One of the eight martyrs beatified by Pius X in 1906 (v. ANNAMITI, MARTIRI).… -
Bertrando di Saint-Geniès (Diocese of Cahors), Blessed (BERTRANDO DI SAINT-GENIÈS (DIOCESI DI CAHORS), BEATO)
BERTRANDO DI SAINT-GENIÈS (Diocese of Cahors), Blessed. - A doctor of law at Toulouse and an auditor of the Rota, he was appointed… -
Bianchi, Francesco Saverio Maria, Blessed (BIANCHI, FRANCESCO SAVERIO MARIA, BEATO)
BIANCHI, FRANCESCO SAVERIO MARIA, beato. - Barnabite, b. at Arpino on 2 Dec. 1743 and d. on 31 Jan. 1815 at Naples, where he is buried in… -
Bianconi, Giacomo, Blessed (BIANCONI, GIACOMO, BEATO)
BIANCONI, Giacomo, Blessed. - Born on 7 March 1220 at Bevagna, died there on 22 Aug. 1301; a Dominican in 1236 at Spoleto, he studied at… -
Billiart, Marie-Rose-Julie, Blessed (BILLIART, MARIE-ROSE-JULIE, BEATA)
BILLIART, MARIE-ROSE-JULIE, beata. - Foundress of the Sisters of Our Lady of Namur (v.), born of a humble family on July 12, 1751 at… -
Biscossi, Sibillina, Blessed (BISCOSSI, SIBILLINA, BEATA)
BISCOSSI, Sibillina, Blessed. - Dominican mystic, b. in Pavia around 1287, d. there on 19 March 1367. At the age of twelve she lost her… -
Blessed Ursuline (ORSOLINA, BEATA)
BLESSED URSULINE. - B. in Parma on 14 May 1375, d. in Verona on 7 Apr. 1410. Still young, she devoted herself to a life of harsh penance… -
Blois, Charles de, Blessed (BLOIS, CHARLES DE, BEATO)
BLOIS, Charles de, Blessed. - Duke of Brittany (from 1341), b. at Blois in 1320, d. 29 Sept. 1364 in the battle of Auray. Piously educated,… -
Bonaventure da Barcelona, Blessed (BONAVENTURA DA BARCELLONA, BEATO)
BONAVENTURE DA BARCELONA, Blessed. - Before entering the Order of Friars Minor (1640) his name was Michele Battista Gran; he was born at… -
Bonaventure da Potenza, Blessed (BONAVENTURA DA POTENZA, BEATO)
BONAVENTURE DA POTENZA, Blessed. - Conventual, b. at Potenza on 4 Jan. 1651, d. at Ravello on 26 Oct. 1711. He became a religious in 1666.… -
Bonaventure di Peraga, Blessed (BONAVENTURA DI PERAGA, BEATO)
BONAVENTURE DI PERAGA, Blessed. - Of the family of the counts of Peraga, from whose Roman stock the Badoer of Padua descended (and he… -
Boniface of Savoy, Blessed (BONIFACIO DI SAVOIA, BEATO)
BONIFACE OF SAVOY, Blessed. - Born in the castle of Ste-Hélène-du-Lac in 1207 to Count Thomas I and Margaret of Geneva. Having entered the… -
Bonnard, Jean-Louis, Blessed (BONNARD, JEAN-LOUIS, BEATO)
BONNARD, Jean-Louis, Blessed. - Of the Paris Foreign Missions, martyred in Tonkin on 1 May 1852. Born on 1 March 1824 at… -
Bono, Gaspar, Blessed (DE BONO, GASPARE, BEATO)
BONO, Gaspar, Blessed. - Born at Valencia on 5 January 1530, died there on 14 July 1604. He received the Dominican habit in 1545. In order… -
Bono, Giovanni, Blessed (BONO, GIOVANNI, BEATO)
BONO, Giovanni, Blessed. - Born of a noble family in Mantua in 1168. After a dissipated youth, enlightened by divine grace, following an… -
Bonomo, Giovanna Maria, Blessed (BONOMO, GIOVANNA MARIA, BEATA)
BONOMO, Giovanna Maria, Blessed. - Benedictine, b. 15 Aug. 1606 in Asiago (Vicenza), d. 1 March 1670 at Bassano. After her mother's death… -
Bonvisi, Giovanni, Blessed (BONVISI, GIOVANNI, BEATO)
BONVISI, Giovanni, Blessed. - Franciscan, born in Lucca at the beginning of the 15th century. From childhood he showed an inclination… -
Borie (Dumoulin-Borie), Pierre-Rose-Ursule, Blessed (BORIE (DUMOULIN-BORIE), PIERRE-ROSE-URSULE, BEATO)
BORIE (Dumoulin-Borie), Pierre-Rose-Ursule, Blessed. - Of the Paris Foreign Missions, titular bishop of Acanthus, vicar apostolic of… -
Briant, Alexander, Blessed (BRIANT, ALEXANDER, BEATO)
BRIANT, Alexander, Blessed. - English martyr, b. in 1551 or 1553 in Somersetshire. Converted while studying at Oxford, he entered the… -
Bufalo, Gaspar, Blessed (DEL BUFALO, GASPARE, BEATO)
BUFALO, GASPAR, BLESSED. - Apostle of devotion to the Most Precious Blood, b. in Rome on 6 Jan. 1786 to a noble but impoverished family, d.… -
Burali, Paolo d'Arezzo, Blessed (BURALI, PAOLO D'AREZZO, BEATO)
BURALI, PAOLO d'Arezzo, beato. - Born at Itri in 1511. He received his doctorate in law at Bologna and practiced as a lawyer in Naples with… -
Buralli, Giovanni Da Parma, Blessed (GIOVANNI (BURALLI) DA PARMA, BEATO)
BURALLI, Giovanni Da Parma, Blessed. - Sixth minister general of the Franciscan Order, b. at Parma ca. 1208, d. at Camerino on 19 March… -
Caimi, Bernardino, Blessed (CAIMI, BERNARDINO, BEATO)
CAIMI, BERNARDINO, beato. - Born in Milan in the second half of the 15th century. Having entered the Order of Observant Friars Minor at a… -
Campion, Edmund, Blessed (CAMPION, EDMUND, BEATO)
CAMPION, Edmund, Blessed. - Jesuit, martyr, b. in London on 25 Jan. 1539, d. there on 1 Dec. 1581. A student at Oxford, he won universal… -
Canossa, Maddalena Gabriella dei Marchesi di, Blessed (CANOSSA, MADDALENA GABRIELLA, DEI MARCHESI DI, BEATA)
CANOSSA, MADDALENA GABRIELLA, dei marchesi di, beata. - Born in Verona on 1 March 1774, died there on 10 April 1835. Orphaned of her father… -
Capillas, Francisco Fernández de, Blessed (CAPILLAS, FRANCISCO FERNÁNDEZ DE, BEATO)
CAPILLAS, Francisco Fernández de, Blessed. - Spanish Dominican, missionary and martyr, b. at Baquerín de Campos, 14 Aug. 1607, d. near Fuan… -
Capitanio, Bartolomea, Blessed (CAPITANIO, BARTOLOMEA, BEATA)
CAPITANIO, BARTOLOMEA, beata. - Foundress of the Sisters of Charity, known as of the Holy Child Mary, or of the b. C., born at Lovere… -
Castelnau, Pierre De, Blessed (CASTELNAU, PIERRE DE, BEATO)
CASTELNAU, Pierre De, Blessed. - Cistercian, b. in the castle of Château-neuf near Montpellier, killed near St-Gilles on 15 Jan. 1208.… -
Catherine of Racconigi, Blessed (CATERINA DA RACCONIGI, BEATA)
CATHERINE OF RACCONIGI, Blessed. - Dominican, b. at Racconigi to Giorgio de Mattei and Biblia de Ferrari in 1486, d. at Caramagna on 4… -
Catherine, Queen of Bosnia (CATERINA, REGINA DI BOSNIA)
CATHERINE, Queen of Bosnia. - Daughter of Stephen Vukčić, duke of St. Sava (Herzegovina), b. in 1424, d. in Rome on 25 Oct. 1478. In 1445… -
Cerveri, Bartolomeo, Blessed (CERVERI, BARTOLOMEO, BEATO)
CERVERI, Bartolomeo, Blessed. - Dominican, martyr, b. at Savigliano in 1420, d. at Cervere on 21 April 1466. He studied at Turin, obtaining… -
Chanel, Pierre-Louis-Marie, Blessed (CHANEL, PIERRE-LOUIS-MARIE, BEATO)
CHANEL, Pierre-Louis-Marie, Blessed. - Marist missionary, protomartyr of Oceania, b. at Cuet, diocese of Lyon, today of Belley, on 12 July… -
Charles of Sezze, Blessed (CARLO DA SEZZE, BEATO)
CHARLES OF SEZZE, Blessed. - Lay Franciscan, in the world Giovanni Carlo Melchior, b. at Sezze Romano on 19 Oct. 1613, d. at Rome on 6 Jan.… -
Cherubino of Avigliana, Blessed (CHERUBINO DA AVIGLIANA, BEATO)
CHERUBINO OF AVIGLIANA, Blessed. - Piedmontese Augustinian, descended from the Testa family, born at Avigliana in 1451 and died there on 17… -
Christina of Aquila, Blessed (CRISTINA DA AQUILA, BEATA)
CHRISTINA OF AQUILA, Blessed. - Augustinian mystic, in the world Mattia di Ciccarelli, b. at Colle di Lucoli on 24 Feb. 1480, d. at… -
Christina Of Spoleto, Blessed (CRISTINA DA SPOLETO, BEATA)
CHRISTINA OF SPOLETO, Blessed. - Agostina Camozzi, b. at Porlezza, at the beginning of the 15th century. Having married before she was… -
Cini, Giovanni, Blessed (CINI, GIOVANNI, BEATO)
CINI, Giovanni, Blessed. - Of the Third Order of St. Francis, founder of an ephemeral Order and of a Company of Disciplinati at Pisa, b.… -
Claret, Antonio Maria, Blessed (CLARET, ANTONIO MARIA, BEATO)
CLARET, Antonio Maria, Blessed. - Founder of the Congregation of Missionary Sons of the Immaculate Heart of Mary (v.), born at Sallent… -
Clemente da Sant'Elpidio, Blessed (CLEMENTE DA S. ELPIDIO, BEATO)
CLEMENTE DA SANT'ELPIDIO, Blessed. - He is also called C. of Osimo by biographers, but he was born in the village of S. Elpidio, near that… -
Clet, François-Régis, Martyr, Blessed (CLET, FRANÇOIS-RÉGIS, MARTIRE, BEATO)
CLET, François-Régis, Martyr, Blessed. - Born in Grenoble on 19 Aug. 1748. As a boy he was distinguished for innocence, piety and a great… -
Clitherow, Margaret, Blessed, Martyr (CLITHEROW, MARGARET, BEATA, MARTIRE)
CLITHEROW, Margaret, Blessed, Martyr. - Called "the Pearl of York," born in York around 1552 to Thomas Middleton, a wax merchant and… -
Colombini, Giovanni, Blessed (COLOMBINI, GIOVANNI, BEATO)
COLOMBINI, Giovanni, Blessed. - Sienese, b. in 1304; a wealthy merchant and respected citizen, married to Biagia Cerretani (1342); urged by… -
Compiègne, The Martyrs of, Blessed (COMPIÈGNE, LE MARTIRI DI, BEATE)
COMPIÈGNE, The Martyrs of, Blessed. - They are the sixteen Carmelites of the convent of the city, guillotined in Paris on 17 July 1794 "for… -
Conrad of Offida, Blessed (CORRADO DA OFFIDA, BEATO)
CONRAD OF OFFIDA, Blessed. - He was a Franciscan who revived the characteristic figures of the friars of the Fioretti. Born in Offida in… -
Conrad of Zähringen, Blessed (CORRADO DI ZÄHRINGEN, BEATO)
CONRAD OF ZÄHRINGEN, Blessed. - Cistercian, cardinal, also called of Urach (because he was the son of that Count Egino IV), b. in the last… -
Constantius da Fabriano, Blessed (COSTANZO DA FABRIANO, BEATO)
CONSTANTIUS DA FABRIANO, Blessed. - Dominican, born at the beginning of the 15th century in Fabriano to the humble family of Bernardo de… -
Corrado d'Ascoli, Blessed (CORRADO D'ASCOLI, BEATO)
CORRADO D'ASCOLI, Blessed. - Franciscan, b. at Ascoli on 18 Sept. 1234 to the nobles Francesco Milani and Agnese Saladini, d. there on 17… -
Cosma da Carboniano (Der Gomidas Kennmurjian), Blessed (COSMA DA CARBONIANO (DER GOMIDAS KENNMURGIAN), BEATO)
COSMA DA CARBONIANO (Der Gomidas Kennmurjian), Blessed. - Armenian, b. in Constantinople in 1656; d. in 1707. Married and parish priest of… -
Costanzo, Camillo, Blessed (COSTANZO, CAMILLO, BEATO)
COSTANZO, Camillo, Blessed. - Martyr in Japan, b. at Motta Bovalina (diocese of Gerace) in Calabria, in 1572, entered the Society of Jesus… -
Cresci, Pietro Da Foligno, Blessed (CRESCI, PIETRO DA FOLIGNO, BEATO)
CRESCI, Pietro Da Foligno, Blessed. - Austere ascetic, b. ca. the year 1243, d. July 18, 1323. He was a Franciscan tertiary, an intimate of… -
Crispin Of Viterbo, Blessed (CRISPINO DA VITERBO, BEATO)
CRISPIN OF VITERBO, Blessed. - Capuchin lay brother of the Roman province, in the world Pietro Fioretti, b. at Viterbo on 13 Nov. 1668, d.… -
Cristiana of Santa Croce (of Lucca), Blessed (CRISTIANA DA SANTA CROCE (DA LUCCA), BEATA)
CRISTIANA OF SANTA CROCE (of Lucca), Blessed. - Born of poor parents at S. Croce sull'Arno in 1240, died there on 4 January 1310. At… -
Cuénot, Étienne-Théodore, Blessed (CUENOT, ETIENNE-THÉODORE, BEATO)
CUÉNOT, Étienne-Théodore, Blessed. - Of the Paris Foreign Missions, titular bishop of Metellopolis, vicar apostolic of Eastern Cochinchina,… -
Czesław of Poland (of Silesia), Blessed (CESLAO DI POLONIA (DI SLESIA), BEATO)
CZESŁAW OF POLAND (of Silesia), Blessed. - Dominican, b. in 1180 at Gross-Stein in Upper Silesia, d. at Wrocław on 15 July 1242. Late… -
Davanzo, Blessed (DAVANZATO, BEATO)
DAVANZO, Blessed. - Franciscan tertiary, b. at Poggibonsi in 1200, d. in 1295. In the very year (1221) in which St. Francis established the… -
Delgado y Cebrián, Clemente Ignacio, Blessed (DELGADO Y CEBRIAN, CLEMENTE IGNACIO, BEATO)
DELGADO Y CEBRIÁN, Clemente Ignacio, Blessed. - Dominican, b. 23 Nov. 1761 (according to others in 1762; in the brief of beatification:… -
Della Torre, Antonio, Blessed (DELLA TORRE, ANTONIO, BEATO)
DELLA TORRE, Antonio, Blessed. - A physician of great renown and great holiness, b. in Milan in 1424, he received his doctorate at the… -
Delphina de Glandèves, Blessed (DELFINA DE GLANDÈVES, BEATA)
DELPHINA DE GLANDÈVES, BLESSED. - Franciscan tertiary, wife of St. Elzéar, count of Ariano (v.). Born at Puimichel in Provence in 1284 to… -
Diana d'Andalò, Blessed (DIANA D'ANDALÒ, BEATA)
DIANA D'ANDALÒ, Blessed. - Dominican, b. ca. 1200, d. at Bologna on 10(?) June 1236. Daughter of Andrea (Andalò) and niece of Pietro… -
Diego Giuseppe Da Cadice, Blessed (DIEGO GIUSEPPE DA CADICE, BEATO)
DIEGO GIUSEPPE da CADICE, beato. - Preacher and Capuchin writer of the province of Andalusia, b. at Cadiz on 30 March 1743, entered the… -
Dionigi Della Natività And Redento Della Croce, Blessed (DIONIGI DELLA NATIVITÀ E REDENTO DELLA CROCE, BESTI)
DIONIGI DELLA NATIVITÀ AND REDENTO DELLA CROCE, Blessed. - D. della N., Discalced Carmelite, in the world Pietro Berthelot, b. 12 Dec. 1600… -
Di Rosa, Maria Crocifissa, Blessed (DI ROSA, MARIA CROCIFISSA, BEATA)
DI ROSA, Maria Crocifissa, Blessed. - In the world, Paolina Di Rosa, Foundress of the Ancelle della Carità (v.), born in Brescia to a noble… -
Dorothea of Montau (Montoviensis), Blessed (DOROTEA DI MONTAU (MONTOVIENSIS), BEATA)
DOROTHEA OF MONTAU (Montoviensis), Blessed. - B. at Montau (near Marienburg, Prussia) on 6 February 1347, d. at Marienwerder on 25 June… -
Dotti, Andrea, Blessed (DOTTI, ANDREA, BEATO)
DOTTI, Andrea, Blessed. - Priest, b. at Borgo Sansepolcro around 1250, d. 31 August 1315. At about the age of 28 he received the habit of… -
Duchesne, Philippine-Rose, Blessed (DUCHESNE, PHILIPPINE-ROSE, BEATA)
DUCHESNE, Philippine-Rose, Blessed. - B. at Grenoble on 29 Aug. 1769, d. at St. Charles of Missouri on 18 Nov. 1852. In 1787 she entered… -
Edward the Confessor (EDOARDO [III] IL CONFESSORE)
EDWARD THE CONFESSOR. - B. at Islip (Oxfordshire) in 1002, d. 5 Jan. 1066 at Westminster. Son of King Ethelred and of Emma of Normandy,… -
Egidio Maria of Saint Joseph, Blessed (EGIDIO MARIA DI SAN GIUSEPPE, BEATO)
EGIDIO MARIA OF SAINT JOSEPH, BLESSED. - Francesco, in the world Francesco Antonio Pasquale, b. at Taranto on 16 Nov. 1729 to Cataldo… -
Elizabeth of Reute, Blessed (ELISABETTA DI REUTE, BEATA)
ELIZABETH OF REUTE, Blessed. - Mystic, commonly called E. Bona, and "Betta the good," b. at Waldsee (Württemberg) on 25 Nov. 1386, d. at… -
Enselmini, Helen, Blessed (ENSELMINI, ELENA, BEATA)
ENSELMINI, Helen, Blessed. - Poor Clare, b. in 1208 in Padua to the noble E. family, d. at the Arcella near Padua on 4 November 1242. At… -
Eugenius III, Pope (EUGENIO III, PAPA)
EUGENIUS III, POPE. - In the world Pietro Bernardo, b. in the environs of Pisa, d. at Tivoli on 8 July 1153. He was a canon of the… -
Eve, Blessed (EVA, BEATA)
EVE, Blessed. - Recluse of St. Martin of Liège, b. ca. 1205 at Liège, d. there ca. 1265. A confidante of St. Juliana of Cornillon, she… -
Eymard, Pierre-Julien, Blessed (EYMARD, PIERRE-JULIEN, BEATO)
EYMARD, Pierre-Julien, Blessed. - Born at La Mure d'Isère (Grenoble) on 4 February 1811, died there on 1 August 1868. Having overcome… -
Faber (Favre, Lefèvre), Pierre, Blessed (FABER (FAVRE, LEFÈVRE), PIERRE, BEATO)
FABER (FAVRE, LEFÈVRE), PIERRE, beato. - Jesuit, b. 13 April 1506 at Villaret in Savoy. From 1525 he was a student at the Sorbonne in… -
Facchini, Elia, Blessed (FACCHINI, ELIA, BESTO)
FACCHINI, Elia, Blessed. - B. at Reno Centesc (Ferrara) on 2 July 1839, d. in China at Tai-Yuan-fu (Shansi) on 9 July 1900, a victim of the… -
Fanti, Bartolomeo, Blessed (FANTI, BARTOLOMEO, BEATO)
FANTI, Bartolomeo, Blessed. - Carmelite priest, b. in Mantua ca. 1415, d. in 1495. He took the Carmelite habit in 1433 in the convent of… -
Fantosati, Antonino, Blessed (FANTOSATI, ANTONINO, BEATO)
FANTOSATI, Antonino, Blessed. - Born at S. Maria in Valle, a suburb of Trevi, on 16 Oct. 1842. At the age of 16 he entered the Franciscan… -
Fattore, Niccolò (Factor Nicolas), Blessed (FATTORE, NICCOLÒ (FACTOR NICOLAS), BEATO)
FATTORE, Niccolò (Factor Nicolas), Blessed. - Born in Valencia on 29 June 1537 to a Sicilian father, died there on 23 Dec. 1583. In 1557,… -
Felice Da Nicosia, Blessed (FELICE DA NICOSIA, BEATO)
FELICE DA NICOSIA, Blessed. - Lay brother Capuchin of the Messina province, b. at Nicosia (Enna) on 5 Nov. 1715, entered the novitiate at… -
Ferdinand (Fernando) of Portugal, the Beato (FERDINANDO (FERNANDO) DI PORTOGALLO, BESTO)
FERDINAND (Fernando) of Portugal, the Beato. - Son of John I, King of Portugal, and of Philippa, daughter of John of Gaunt, Duke of… -
Ferretti, Gabriele, Blessed (FERRETTI, GABRIELE, BEATO)
FERRETTI, Gabriele, Blessed. - Observant Friar Minor, b. in Ancona ca. 1385, d. there on 12 Nov. 1456. A descendant of a noble Ancona… -
Ferrini, Contardo, Blessed (FERRINI, CONTARDO, BEATO)
FERRINI, Contardo, Blessed. - Jurist, b. in Milan on 5 Apr. 1859, d. at Suna (Novara) on 5 Oct. 1902. He graduated in jurisprudence at… -
Fogolla, Francesco, Beato (FOGOLLA, FRANCESCO, BESTO)
FOGOLLA, Francesco, Beato. - Bishop, missionary and martyr, b. at Montereggio in the Tuscan Garfagnana on 4 Oct. 1838, d. on 9 July 1900 in… -
Forest, John, Blessed (FOREST, JOHN, BEATO)
FOREST, John, Blessed. - Born into a noble family in 1471, died on 22 May 1538. Having entered the Franciscan Order in 1492, he pursued his… -
Fornari Strada, Maria Vittoria, Blessed (FORNARI STRADA, MARIA VITTORIA, BEATA)
FORNARI STRADA, Maria Vittoria, Blessed. - Foundress of a religious order, b. in Genoa in 1562, d. there on 15 Dec. 1617. Married, she had… -
Francesca d'Amboise, Blessed (FRANCESCA D'AMBOISE, BESA)
FRANCESCA D'AMBOISE, Blessed. - Carmelite, born in the year 1427 at Rieux, to Louis d'Amboise, viscount of Thouars (Normandy); in 1448 she… -
Francis Mary of Camporosso, Blessed (FRANCESCO MARIA DA CAMPOROSSO, BEATO)
FRANCIS MARY OF CAMPOROSSO, BLESSED. - Lay Capuchin brother, b. at Camporosso (Imperia) on 27 Dec. 1804, d. at Genoa on 17 Sept. 1866. From… -
Francis of Fabriano, Blessed (FRANCESCO DA FABRIANO, BEATO)
FRANCIS OF FABRIANO, Blessed. - Franciscan, b. 2 Sept. 1251, d. 22 Apr. 1322. Of the Venimbeni family, he entered the Franciscan Order in… -
Frassinetti, Paola, Blessed (FRASSINETTI, PAOLA, BEATA)
FRASSINETTI, Paola, Blessed. - Foundress of the Institute of the Sisters of St. Dorothy, b. in Genoa on 3 March 1809, d. in Rome on 11 June… -
Furcheri, Damiano, Blessed (FURCHERI, DAMIANO, BEATO)
FURCHERI, Damiano, Blessed. - Dominican preacher, also called Damiano da Finale, b. at Perri di Finale Ligure (Savona) at the beginning of… -
Gabriel Maria, Blessed (GABRIELE MARIA, BEATO)
GABRIEL MARIA, Blessed. - Gilbert Nicolai (whose name was changed in 1518 to that of G. M. by Pope Leo X), b. at Riom in Auvergne (France)… -
Gagelin, François-Istidore, Blessed (GAGELIN, FRANÇOIS-ISTIDORE, BEATO)
GAGELIN, François-Istidore, Blessed. - Of the Paris Foreign Missions, martyred in Cochinchina on 17 Oct. 1833. Born on 17 May 1799 at… -
Galantini, Ippolito, Blessed (GALANTINI, IPPOLITO, BEATO)
GALANTINI, Ippolito, Blessed. - Born in Florence on 12 Oct. 1565 to a family of the common people, he was a weaver and remained a layman… -
Gallerani, Andrea, Blessed (GALLERANI, ANDREA, BEATO)
GALLERANI, Andrea, Blessed. - Son of Ghezzolino, a Sienese nobleman, born toward the end of the 12th century, died on 19 March 1251. He was… -
Gambacorta, Chiara, Blessed (GAMBACORTA, CHIARA, BEATA)
GAMBACORTA, Chiara, Blessed. - Born in Pisa in 1362 to Pietro G., governor of the city. At the age of seven she was betrothed to the young… -
Gambacorta (Gambacorti, Lat. Gambacorta), Pietro, Blessed (GAMBACORTA (GAMBACORTI, LAT. GAMBACORTA), PIETRO, BEATO)
GAMBACORTA (Gambacorti, Lat. Gambacorta), Pietro, Blessed. - Founder of the Poor Hermits of St. Jerome, or Gerolamini, b. at Pisa on 15… -
Garnet, Thomas, Blessed (GARNET, THOMAS, BEATO)
GARNET, Thomas, Blessed. - Jesuit, martyr, b. at Southwark (London) in 1575, d. on the scaffold, at Tyburn in London, on 23 June 1608. He… -
Gazotti (Casotti), Agostino, Beato (GAZOTTI (CASOTTI), AGOSTINO, BESTO)
GAZOTTI (Casotti), Agostino, Beato. - Dominican bishop and confessor, b. at Traù (Dalmatia) ca. 1260, d. at Lucera (Apulia) on 3 Aug. 1323.… -
Gebardo, Archbishop of Salzburg, Beato (GEBARDO, ARCIVESCOVO DI SALISBURGO, BESTO)
GEBARDO, Archbishop of Salzburg, Beato. - Probably of the family of the counts of Helfenstein, between 1057-59 he was chancellor of the… -
Gentile da Matelica, Blessed (GENTILE DA MATELICA, BEATO)
GENTILE DA MATELICA, Blessed. - Franciscan. He flourished in the first half of the 14th century and was in all likelihood minister of the… -
Gerardesca, Blessed (GERARDESCA, BEATA)
GERARDESCA, Blessed. - Mystic, b. in Pisa ca. 1210 to Gherardo della G. Having received her first education in a monastery of cloistered… -
Ghebri, Michael, Blessed (GHEBRÉ, MICHAEL, BEATO)
GHEBRI, Michael, Blessed. - Abyssinian martyr, member of the Congregation of the Mission. Born at Dibo (Gojjam) in 1791, after attending… -
Gherardo Maletta dei Boccabadati, Blessed (GHERARDO MALETTA DEI BOCCABADATI, BEATO)
GHERARDO MALETTA DEI BOCCABADATI, Blessed. - A very active preacher of the Friars Minor, from Modena, b. toward the end of the 12th… -
Gianelli, Antonio, Blessed (GIANELLI, ANTONIO, BEATO)
GIANELLI, Antonio, Blessed. - Bishop of Bobbio, b. at Cereta (La Spezia) on 12 Apr. 1789, d. at Piacenza on 7 June 1846. Born into a poor… -
Giles of Santarém, Blessed (EGIDIO DI SANTARÉM, BEATO)
GILES OF SANTARÉM, Blessed. - Portuguese Dominican, b. around 1184 at Vacele (diocese of Vizeu), to a family of the local nobility, d. at… -
Giordano of Saxony, Blessed (GIORDANO DI SASSONIA, BEATO)
GIORDANO OF SAXONY, Blessed. - Dominican master general, b. at Burgberg near Dassel (Westphalia) around 1185, d. on 13 February 1237 off… -
Giovanni da Penna, Saint John, Blessed (GIOVANNI DA PENNA S. GIOVANNI, BEATO)
GIOVANNI DA PENNA, Saint John, Blessed. - One of the first disciples of St. Francis of Assisi, b. at Penna S. Giovanni (Macerata) ca. 1193,… -
Gorcum, Martyrs of (GORCUM, MARTIRI DI)
GORCUM, MARTYRS of - A group of 19 religious and secular priests who fell into the hands of the Calvinists (the Sea Beggars) at the capture… -
Grassi, Gregorio, Blessed (GRASSI, GREGORIO, BEATO)
GRASSI, GREGORIO, beato. - Observant Friar Minor, bishop and martyr in China, b. at Castellazzo Bormida (Alessandria) on 13 Dec. 1833, d.… -
Gregory X, Pope (GREGORIO X, PAPA)
GREGORY X, POPE. - Tedaldo Visconti, b. in Piacenza ca. 1210; he became a canon and professor in his native city; having entered the… -
Griesinger, Jakob, Blessed, Called Alemanno (GRIESINGER, JAKOB, DETTO ALEMANNO, BEATO)
GRIESINGER, JAKOB, detto ALEMANNO, beato. - Dominican converso and artist, b. in 1407 at Ulm, d. at Bologna on 11 Oct. 1491. Son of the… -
Guerric of Igny (of Tournai), Blessed (GUERRICO D'IGNY (DI TOURNAI), BEATO)
GUERRIC OF IGNY (OF TOURNAI), BLESSED. - Aesthetic writer and Cistercian abbot, b. at Tournai ca. 1075, d. at Igny (diocese of Reims) on 19… -
Guido da Cortona, Blessed (GUIDO DA CORTONA, BEATO)
GUIDO da CORTONA, beato. - Born in Cortona of a noble family ca. 1187, died there on June 12, 1247. He was admitted into the Franciscan… -
Guido Lombardo, Blessed (GUIDO LOMBARDO, BEATO)
GUIDO LOMBARDO, Blessed. - Founder of the Humiliati, b. in Milan and lived in the first half of the 11th century. Few and uncertain reports… -
Henares, Domingo, Blessed (HENARES, DOMINGO, BEATO)
HENARES, Domingo, Blessed. - Spanish Dominican, titular bishop of Pesseita, pro-vicar apostolic of eastern Tonkin, martyred there on 25… -
Henry of Bolzano (of Treviso), Blessed (ENRICO DA BOLZANO (DI TREVISO), BEATO)
HENRY OF BOLZANO (of Treviso), Blessed. - Born at Bolzano, died at Treviso at a very advanced age on 10 June 1315. Still an adolescent, in… -
Henry of Clairvaux, Blessed (ENRICO DI CHIARAVALLE, BEATO)
HENRY OF CLAIRVAUX, Blessed. - Born in the castle of Marey near Cluny in Burgundy to noble parents, he entered the monastery at Clairvaux… -
Hermann Joseph Of Steinfeld, Blessed (ERMANNO GIUSEPPE DI STEINFELD, BEATO)
HERMANN JOSEPH OF STEINFELD, BLESSED. - Premonstratensian mystic, born in Cologne after 1150, died in the monastery of the Cistercian nuns… -
Hibernon, Andrés, Blessed (HIBERNON, ANDRÉS, BEATO)
HIBERNON, Andrés, Blessed. - Franciscan, b. in 1534 at Alcantarilla near Murcia, d. April 18, 1602. In 1556, having suffered a robbery that… -
Höss, Marie Kreszentia, Blessed (HÖSS, MARIE KRESZENTIA, BEATA)
HÖSS, Marie Kreszentia, Blessed. - B. Oct. 20, 1682 at Kaufbeuren (diocese of Augsburg), d. Apr. 5, 1744. In 1703 she entered the monastery… -
Ida of Leuven, Blessed (IDA DI LOVANIO, BEATA)
IDA OF LEUVEN, Blessed. - Flemish mystic, lived in the 13th century, died perhaps on April 13, 1300 or 1290. Of a noble family, even as a… -
Ida of Toggenburg, Blessed (IDA DI TOGGENBURG, BEATA)
IDA OF TOGGENBURG, Blessed. - Conversa or recluse among the Benedictines of Fischingen from 1218, where she was buried. Died in 1226. Feast… -
Ignatius Of Laconi, Blessed (IGNAZIO DA LÁCONI, BEATO)
IGNATIUS OF LACONI, BLESSED. - Lay Capuchin brother of the province of Sardinia, b. at Láconi (Nuoro) on 17 (or 10?) Dec. 1701. During a… -
ISABELLA OF FRANCE, BLESSED (ISABELLA DI FRANCIA, BEATA)
ISABELLA OF FRANCE, BLESSED. - Daughter of Louis VIII and Blanche of Castile, sovereigns of France, b. in March 1225 and d. 23 Feb. 1270.… -
Isnardo da Chiampo, Blessed (ISNARDO DA CHIAMPO, BEATO)
ISNARDO DA CHIAMPO, Blessed. - Dominican (also I. da Vicenza or da Pavia), b. at Chiampo (Vicenza) toward the end of the 12th century, d.… -
Jaccard, François, Blessed (JACCARD, FRANÇOIS, BEATO)
JACCARD, François, Blessed. - Born on 6 September 1799 at Onion (Haute-Savoie), he entered the seminary of the Foreign Missions of Paris in… -
Jacobis, Giustino, Blessed (DE JACOBIS, GIUSTINO, BEATO)
JACOBIS, Giustino, Blessed. - Titular bishop of Nilopolis and first vicar apostolic of Abyssinia, b. in S. Fele (Potenza) on 9 Oct. 1800,… -
James of Varazze (Jacobus a Voragine), Blessed (GIACOMO DA VARAZZE (JACOBUS A VARAGINE), BEATO)
JAMES OF VARAZZE (Jacobus a Voragine), Blessed. - Born at Varazze around 1230, he took the Dominican habit in 1244; he taught theology and… -
James of Viterbo, Blessed (GIACOMO DA VITERBO, BEATO)
JAMES OF VITERBO, Blessed. - Augustinian theologian, b. at Viterbo around the middle of the 13th century, d. at Naples between the end of… -
Javouhey, Anne-Marie, Blessed (JAVOUHEY, ANNE-MARIE, BEATA)
JAVOUHEY, Anne-Marie, Blessed. - Born at Jallanges, in Burgundy, on 10 Nov. 1779, died in Paris on 15 July 1851. A woman of the highest… -
Joanna (Vanna) of Orvieto, Blessed (GIOVANNA (VANNA) DI ORVIETO, BEATA)
JOANNA (Vanna) of Orvieto, Blessed. - B. at Carniola in 1264, d. at Orvieto on 23 July 1306. She entered the Dominican monastery of… -
John Baptist De Luca, Blessed (GIOVANNI BATTISTA DE LUCA, BEATO)
JOHN BAPTIST DE LUCA, Blessed. - Celestine, born at Guardiagrele, died in the monastery of St. Onofrio in Campli in the year 1590. In 1570… -
John Baptist of the Conception, Blessed (GIOVANNI BATTISTA DELLA CONCEZIONE, BEATO)
JOHN BAPTIST OF THE CONCEPTION, Blessed. - Born in Almodovar del Campo (Spain) on 10 Aug. 1561. In 1581 he entered the Order of the Most… -
John (Bernardo) dei Tolomei, Blessed (GIOVANNI (BERNARDO) DEI TOLOMEI, BEATO)
JOHN (Bernardo) dei Tolomei, Blessed. - Founder of the Congregation of St. Mary of Monte Oliveto, b. in Siena on 10 May 1272, from the… -
John Grande, the Sinner, Blessed (GIOVANNI GRANDE, IL PECCATORE, BEATO)
JOHN GRANDE, the Sinner, Blessed. - A member of the Brothers Hospitallers, b. at Carmona (Andalusia) in 1546, d. at Jerez de la Frontera… -
John of Dukla, Blessed (GIOVANNI DE DUKLA, BEATO)
JOHN OF DUKLA, Blessed. - Franciscan, b. at Dukla (Poland) in 1414, d. at Lviv in 1484. Still young, he entered the Order of Friars Minor… -
John of Fermo (Di Fermo), Blessed (GIOVANNI DELLA VERNA (DI FERMO), BEATO)
JOHN OF FERMO (Di Fermo), Blessed. - Preacher of the Friars Minor, b. at Fermo in 1259. From childhood he was a lover of solitude and… -
John of Lodi, Blessed (GIOVANNI DI LODI, BEATO)
JOHN OF LODI, Blessed. - Camaldolese, b. at Lodi around 1040, d. at Gubbio on 7 September 1105. He embraced the eremitical life at Fonte… -
John of Vercelli, Blessed (GIOVANNI DA VERCELLI, BEATO)
JOHN OF VERCELLI, Blessed. - Born at the beginning of the 13th century at Mosso S. Maria (province of Vercelli), died at Montpellier on 30… -
Josephine of Saint Agnes, Blessed (GIUSEPPA MARIA DI SANT'AGNESE, BEATA)
JOSEPHINE OF SAINT AGNES, Blessed. - Augustinian nun of the Congregation of the Discalced in the monastery of Benigànim, in the province of… -
Juliana of Cornillon, Blessed (GIULIANA DI CORNILLON, BEATA)
JULIANA OF CORNILLON, Blessed. - Promoter of the feast of Corpus Christi, b. at Retinne (near Liège) between 1191 and 1192, d. at Fosses… -
Kinga («Cunegonda»), Blessed (KINGA («CUNEGONDA»), BEATA)
KINGA («Cunegonda»), Blessed. - Patroness of Poland and Lithuania, b. in 1224, d. at Stary Sącz on 24 July 1292. Sister of Blessed Jolanda… -
La Colombière, Claude, Blessed (LA COLOMBIÈRE, CLAUDE, BEATO)
LA COLOMBIÈRE, Claude, Blessed. - Jesuit, propagator of devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus, b. at St-Symphorien d'Ozon (Dauphiné) on 2… -
Ladislas of Gielniów, Blessed (LADISLAO DI GIELNIÓW, BEATO)
LADISLAS OF GIELNIÓW, Blessed. - Born at Gielniów (diocese of Gniezno, in Poland) around 1440, died as guardian of the convent in Warsaw on…