Religious · July 30
St. María Natividad Venegas de la Torre
María Natividad Venegas de la Torre was a Mexican religious sister and founder who devoted her life to caring for the sick.
Mexico · Present-day geography
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Religious · February 9
St. Miguel Febres Cordero
Miguel Febres Cordero was an Ecuadorian Roman Catholic religious brother.
Ecuador · Present-day geography
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Monastic or Hermit · March 23
St. Rafqa Pietra Choboq Ar-Rayès
Rafqa Pietra Choboq Ar-Rayès was a Lebanese Maronite nun who was canonized by Pope John Paul II on June 10, 2001.
Lebanon · Present-day geography
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Monastic or Hermit · September 1
St. Teresa Margaret of the Sacred Heart
Teresa Margaret of the Sacred Heart was an Italian Discalced Carmelite nun.
Italy · Present-day geography
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Monastic or Hermit · October 15
St. Thecla of Kitzingen
Thecla of Kitzingen was an Anglo-Saxon Benedictine nun, abbess, and missionary.
United Kingdom · Present-day geography
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Martyr · November 16
St. Alfonso Rodríguez Olmedo
Alfonso Rodríguez Olmedo was a Spanish Jesuit priest who was sent as a missionary among the Guarani people in Paraguay.
Spain · Present-day geography
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Monastic or Hermit · February 20
St. Amata of Assisi
Amata of Assisi was a saint, a Poor Clare nun, and one of Saint Clare of Assisi's original followers.
Italy · Present-day geography
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St. Bonifacia Rodríguez y Castro
Bonifacia Rodríguez y Castro was the co-foundress of the Religious Congregation of the Servants of St. Joseph, who developed the "Nazareth workshop" as both a new format for consecrated life and to help poor and unemployed women.
Spain · Present-day geography
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Monastic or Hermit · August 17
St. Clare of Montefalco
Clare of Montefalco was an Augustinian nun, abbess, and formerly a member of the Third Order of St. Francis.
Italy · Present-day geography
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Priest or Deacon · April 7
St. Hermann Joseph von Steinfeld
Hermann Joseph von Steinfeld was a German Premonstratensian canon regular and mystic.
Germany · Present-day geography
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Monastic or Hermit · May 23
St. Jeanne-Antide Thouret
Jeanne-Antide Thouret was a French Catholic nun who founded a branch of the Sisters of Charity.
France · Present-day geography
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Martyr · February 4
St. John de Britto
John de Britto was a Portuguese Jesuit missionary and an evangelist, often called "the Portuguese St. Francis Xavier " by Indian Catholics.
Portugal · Present-day geography
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