Alonso de Orozco
A Spanish Augustinian religious of the Golden Age, royal court preacher and spiritual writer, Alonso de Orozco led a lif…
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42 saints associated
Alonzo de Barcena
Alonzo de Barcena (1530-1597) was a Spanish Jesuit priest and missionary in South America. Nicknamed the 'Francis Xavier…
Ángela de la Cruz
A Spanish religious sister born in Seville in 1846, Ángela de la Cruz (María de los Ángeles Guerrero González) founded t…
Saint Braulio of Saragossa
A disciple of Saint Isidore of Seville, Braulio became Bishop of Zaragoza following a heavenly sign. For twenty years, h…
Celia Méndez y Delgado
Celia Méndez y Delgado (1844-1908), co-foundress of the Congregation of the Handmaids of the Divine Heart with Blessed M…
Saint Didacus (Diego) of Saint Nicholas
A 15th-century Spanish Franciscan religious, Didacus distinguished himself by his profound humility, his charity toward …
Diego José of Cádiz
Spanish Capuchin priest and famous popular preacher, defender of the faith against the ideas of the Enlightenment.
Dolores Márquez Romero
Dolores Márquez Romero (1817-1904) was a Spanish religious sister, foundress of the Congregation of the Philippian Siste…
Saint Ferdinand III (King of Leon and Castile)
King of Castile and León in the 13th century, Ferdinand III was an exemplary Christian monarch, cousin of Saint Louis. H…
Saint Florentina (Florence)
Sister of the great Spanish doctors Leander, Fulgentius, and Isidore, Florentina dedicated herself to God from her youth…
Francisco de Paula Tarin Arnau
Francisco de Paula Tarín Arnau (1847-1910) was a Spanish Jesuit priest, a tireless missionary in Andalusia, and known as…
Saint Hermenegild (John)
A Visigothic prince converted to Catholicism through the influence of his wife Ingund and Saint Leander, Hermenegild opp…
Saint Ildefonsus (Alonzo)
Born in Toledo in 606, Ildefonsus was a monk of Agali and the illustrious disciple of Saint Isidore before becoming Arch…
Blessed John Baptist of the Conception
A 16th-century Spanish religious, John Baptist of the Conception was the reformer of the Trinitarian Order. Despite inte…
Saint John Baptist of the Conception
Saint John Baptist of the Conception (1561-1613) was a Spanish religious, reformer of the Trinitarian Order and mystical…
Blessed John Grande (the Sinner)
Born in Andalusia in 1546, Jean Grandé dedicated his life to the service of the poor, prisoners, and the sick, first as …
Blessed John Massias
Originally from Spain, John Massias emigrated to Peru where he became a Dominican lay brother at the convent of Lima. A …
Venerable John of Avila
A 16th-century Spanish priest, John of Avila was an indefatigable preacher in Andalusia and the spiritual director of gr…
John of Avila
A 16th-century Spanish priest, known as the "Apostle of Andalusia", John of Avila was a great preacher and spiritual mas…
José Torres Padilla
Spanish priest and co-founder of the Company of the Sisters of the Cross, José Torres Padilla (1811-1878) was a renowned…
Juan de Ribera
Archbishop of Valencia and Latin Patriarch of Antioch, Tridentine reformer, founder of the Real Colegio Seminario de Cor…
Saints Justa and Rufina
Sisters and potters in Seville in the 3rd century, Justa and Rufina refused to sell their vases for a sacrifice to Venus…
Saint Laurien of Seville
Originally from Pannonia and Bishop of Seville, Saint Laurien was a fervent opponent of Arianism. Forced into exile, he …
Leopold of Alpandeire
A Spanish Capuchin lay brother, Leopold of Alpandeire spent more than forty years as a begging brother in Granada, becom…
Manuel González García
Spanish bishop (1877-1940), founder of the Eucharistic Missionaries of Nazareth and apostle of the "abandoned tabernacle…
Manuel González y García
Manuel González García (1877-1940) was a Spanish bishop, founder of the Eucharistic Reparation Family, beatified in 2001…
Manuel González-Serna Rodríguez and 19 companions (20)
Group of twenty martyrs (priests, seminarian, and laypeople) of the Archdiocese of Seville, murdered in hatred of the fa…
Marcelo Spínola y Maestre
Marcelo Spínola y Maestre (1835-1906), Cardinal-Archbishop of Seville known as the "advocate of the poor" and the "beggi…
María de la Purísima Salvat Romero
A Spanish religious sister and Mother General of the Sisters of the Company of the Cross, Saint María de la Purísima Sal…
María Emilia Riquelme y Zayas
María Emilia Riquelme y Zayas (1847-1940) was a Spanish religious sister, foundress of the Congregation of the Missionar…
Martyrs of England 1929 (136)
Group of 136 Catholics (priests, religious, and laypeople) executed in England between 1541 and 1680 for their fidelity …
Miguel Mañara
A Spanish venerable layperson, Miguel Mañara (1627-1679) dedicated his life and fortune to the poor of Seville within th…
Victoria Díez Bustos de Molina
Victoria Díez Bustos de Molina (1903-1936) was a Spanish schoolteacher, a member of the Teresian Association, who was ma…
Frequently asked questions
Which saints are connected to Seville?
Saints associated with Seville: Alonso de Orozco, Alonzo de Barcena, Ángela de la Cruz, Saint Braulio of Saragossa, Celia Méndez y Delgado, Saint Didacus (Diego) of Saint Nicholas, Diego José of Cádiz and Dolores Márquez Romero.