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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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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Religious · May 9
St. Louise de Marillac
Louise de Marillac D.C., also known as Louise Le Gras, was the co-founder, with Vincent de Paul, of the Daughters of Charity.
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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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Religious · 25 May
St. Madeleine Sophie Barat
Madeleine Sophie Barat, RSCJ,, was a French religious sister who founded the Society of the Sacred Heart, a worldwide religious institute of educators.
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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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Religious · October 16
St. Margaret Mary Alacoque
Margaret Mary Alacoque VSM was a French Visitation nun and mystic who promoted devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus in its modern form.
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Religious · 13 April
St. Margaret of Castello
Margaret of Città di Castello, TOSD was an Italian Catholic educator and a Dominican tertiary. Margaret was both blind and had other physical disabilities and became known for her deep faith and holiness.
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St. Maria Crescentia Höss
Maria Crescentia Höss, TOR was a religious sister of the Third Order Regular of St. Francis.
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