Aureliano Landeta Azcueta
A Spanish Discalced Carmelite priest and missionary in India, the Venerable Aurelian of the Blessed Sacrament dedicated his life to the form…
Saints Calendar
November 16th
9 saints celebrated
Saint Ceronne
Born to pagan parents near Béziers in the 5th century, Céronne fled with her brother Sophronius to receive baptism in Bordeaux. She then set…
Saint Edmund (Edmund Rich)
Born in Abingdon, Edmund was a brilliant doctor at the University of Paris before becoming Archbishop of Canterbury in 1234. A rigorous defe…
Saint Eucherius the Elder
A wealthy 5th-century Lyonnais senator, Eucherius retired with his wife's consent to the monastery of Lérins and then to the island of Lero.…
Saint Galla of Valence
A 6th-century virgin of Valence, Saint Galla refused a noble marriage to dedicate herself to God. She lived a life of charity and miracles w…
Giuseppe Marcinò
Italian Capuchin priest (1589-1655), zealous preacher and Minister General of his order, he was a great peacemaker and propagator of Euchari…
Luisa Aveledo
Luisa Aveledo (Mother Marcelina de San José) was a Venezuelan religious sister, foundress of the congregation of the Little Sisters of the P…
Maria Crocifissa Costantini
Faustina Geltrude Costantini (1713-1787), who took the religious name Mother Maria Crocifissa of Jesus, is the co-foundress of the Passionis…
Veronica of the Passion
Sophie Leeves (Mother Veronica of the Passion) was a British religious sister, a convert from Anglicanism, and the foundress of the Apostoli…
Frequently asked questions
Which saints are celebrated on November 16th?
On November 16th, the Church notably celebrates: Aureliano Landeta Azcueta, Saint Ceronne, Saint Edmund (Edmund Rich), Saint Eucherius the Elder, Saint Galla of Valence, Giuseppe Marcinò, Luisa Aveledo and Maria Crocifissa Costantini.