233 Spanish Martyrs
Group of 233 Catholic priests, religious, and laypeople murdered in Spain between 1936 and 1939 in hatred of the faith, …
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Group of 233 Catholic priests, religious, and laypeople murdered in Spain between 1936 and 1939 in hatred of the faith, …
Group of 522 bishops, priests, religious, and laypeople murdered in hatred of the faith in Spain between 1934 and 1939, …
The son of a Portuguese nobleman, Aegidius abandoned his ecclesiastical vocation for alchemy and black magic following a…
A merchant in Segovia, Alphonsus Rodriguez lost his family and joined the Society of Jesus as a lay brother at the age o…
Mother Ángeles de San José Lloret Martí and her 16 companions, religious of the Christian Doctrine, were martyred in Spa…
Coming from an illustrious family of Vienne, Apollinaris became Bishop of Valence in the 5th century, restoring a ruined…
A prince of the House of Savoy and a Carthusian monk, Boniface became Archbishop of Canterbury in the 13th century. He w…
A giant of Canaanite origin, Christopher sought to serve the greatest prince in the world. After serving a king and then…
Cardinal-Archbishop of Toledo and founder of the congregation of the Sisters of Charity of Cardinal Sancha, he was disti…
Spanish Capuchin priest and famous popular preacher, defender of the faith against the ideas of the Enlightenment.
The first known Bishop of Valence in the 4th century, Saint Aemilianus participated in the great councils of his time, n…
Spanish priest (1836-1909), founder of the Brotherhood of Diocesan Worker Priests of the Heart of Jesus and the Pontific…
Faustino Pérez-Manglano (1946-1963) was a young Spanish layperson, a member of the Marianist family, declared Venerable …
Francisca Pascual Doménech (1833-1903), in religion Francisca de la Concepción, was a Spanish religious sister and found…
A 6th-century virgin of Valence, Saint Galla refused a noble marriage to dedicate herself to God. She lived a life of ch…
Spanish religious (1870-1956), Genoveva Torres Morales founded the congregation of the Sisters of the Sacred Heart of Je…
Bishop of Grenoble for fifty-two years, Hugh was a zealous reformer who fought against simony and corruption. He is famo…
Humbert of Romans was the fifth Master General of the Order of Preachers in the 13th century. Renowned for his scholarsh…
Originally from Asia Minor and a disciple of Saint Polycarp, Irenaeus became the second Bishop of Lyon following the mar…
A canon of Lyon who became Bishop of Die in 1099, Ismidon of Sassenage was an exemplary pastor who participated in pilgr…
An Austrian Marianist priest, Jakob Gapp firmly opposed National Socialism. Arrested by the Gestapo, he was sentenced to…
Initially a canon in Lyon, Jean entered Cîteaux after a divine vision. First Abbot of Bonnevaux in 1117, he became Bisho…
José Bau Burguet (1867-1932) was a Spanish priest of the Diocese of Valencia, known for his pastoral zeal, his dedicatio…
Spanish archbishop and founder of the Congregation of the Oblate Sisters of Christ the Priest, José María García Lahigue…
Archbishop of Valencia and Latin Patriarch of Antioch, Tridentine reformer, founder of the Real Colegio Seminario de Cor…
Spanish Discalced Carmelite, missionary in India, and founder of the magazine La Obra Máxima, declared Venerable in 1996…
Foundress of the Congregation of the Handmaids of Mary Immaculate, dedicated to the protection and education of young wo…
Louis Alleman was an illustrious prelate of the 15th century, Archbishop of Arles and Cardinal, involved at the forefron…
Son of the King of Naples and grand-nephew of Saint Louis, Louis of Anjou renounced the throne to embrace Franciscan pov…
A Spanish laywoman, wife, and mother of eleven children, Amparo Portilla was declared Venerable by Pope Francis in 2021 …
A Madrid aristocrat, Maria Micaela Desmaisières, Viscountess of Jorbalán, founded the Handmaids of the Blessed Sacrament…
Archbishop of Lyon in the 5th century, Saint Patient distinguished himself through immense charity, saving several provi…
Born in Reims, Paul first lived as a humble plowman near Saint-Remy after fleeing barbarian invasions with his wife, wit…
A religious of the Order of Mercy and Bishop of Jaén, Peter Paschal dedicated his life to the ransom of Christian captiv…
Saturnina Jassa Fontcuberta (1851-1936) was the first Superior General of the Company of Saint Teresa of Jesus, working …
A Spanish priest and co-founder of the Congregation of the Little Sisters of the Abandoned Aged, Saturnino López Novoa d…
A Carmelite religious of English origin, Simon Stock died in Bordeaux in the 13th century. His tomb became a place of pi…
A member of the Third Order of Saint Francis of Paola in Valence, Sister Grâce lived for 112 years in extreme austerity,…
Born in Castile in 1488, Thomas of Villanova was an Augustinian friar famous for his scholarship and immense charity. Ha…
Vicenç Queralt Lloret and his 20 companions, members of the Vincentian Family, were martyred in Spain in hatred of the f…
Spanish priest (1896-1975), founder of the Secular Institute of the Workers of the Cross, declared Venerable by Pope Fra…
A 14th-century Spanish Dominican, Vincent Ferrer was a preacher of immense influence, traveling across Europe to announc…
A deacon of the Church of Saragossa in the 4th century, Vincent was martyred in Valencia under the prefect Dacian. After…