Priest · 10 May
St. John of Ávila
John of Ávila was a Spanish priest, preacher, scholastic author, and religious mystic, who has been declared a saint and Doctor of the Church by the Catholic Church.
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Priest · February 4
St. Joseph of Leonessa
Joseph of Leonessa, OFM Cap. was an Italian Capuchin friar. He was canonized by Pope Benedict XIV in 1746.
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Martyr · 19 September
St. José Maria de Yermo y Parres
José María de Yermo y Parres was a Mexican Roman Catholic priest and the founder of the Servants of the Sacred Heart of Jesus and of the Poor.
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Martyr · May 21
St. José María Robles Hurtado
José María Robles Hurtado was a Mexican priest and one of several priests martyred during the Cristero War.
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Priest · 2 May
St. José María Rubio
Jose Maria Rubio, SJ was a Spanish Jesuit, known as the "Apostle of Madrid ". He was canonised in 2003 by Pope John Paul II.
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Priest · 27 November
St. Leonard of Port Maurice
Leonard of Port Maurice,, was an Italian Franciscan preacher and ascetic writer.
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Priest · 9 October
St. Louis Bertrand
Louis Bertrand, OP was a Spanish Dominican friar who preached in South America during the 16th century, and is known as the "Apostle to the Americas".
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Priest · 28 April
St. Louis de Montfort
Louis-Marie Grignion de Montfort, SMM was a French Catholic priest known for his influence on Catholic Mariology. He wrote a number of books that went on to become classic Catholic titles, including Secret of the Rosary and True Devotion to Mary, and influenced several popes.
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Priest · 24 October
St. Luigi Guanella
Luigi Guanella was an Italian Catholic priest who founded several religious communities. He was beatified on 25 October 1964 by Pope Paul VI and was canonized on 23 October 2011 in a celebration that Pope Benedict XVI celebrated in Saint Peter's Square.
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St. Luigi Maria Palazzolo
Luigi Maria Palazzolo was an Italian Roman Catholic priest. He established the Sisters of the Poor which was also known as the Palazzolo Institute.
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Priest · 8 March
St. Manuel Míguez González
Manuel Míguez González – in religion Faustino of the Incarnation – was a Spanish priest and a professed member of the Piarists, as well as the founder of the Daughters of the Divine Shepherdess – better known as the Calasanzian Institute.
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Martyr · 12 November
St. Margarito Flores García
Margarito Flores García was a priest of the Catholic Church and was canonized in 2000. During his ministry in Chilpancingo-Chilapa, he was persecuted in the Mexican Revolution and died as a martyr.
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