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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Saints from Spain
Read the full stories of 67 saints whose birth or early family origins are associated with present-day Spain.
Showing 1–12 of 67. Read each story’s origin note for traditional or disputed accounts.
Religious · October 31
St. Alphonsus Rodriguez
Alphonsus Rodríguez was a Spanish Jesuit religious brother who is venerated as a saint in the Catholic Church.
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Religious · 2 March
St. Angela of the Cross
Angela of the Cross Guerrero y González, HCC was a Spanish religious sister and the foundress of the Sisters of the Company of the Cross, a Catholic religious institute dedicated to helping the abandoned poor and the ill with no one to care for them.
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Bishop
St. Anthony Mary Claret
Anthony Mary Claret, was a Spanish Catholic prelate and missionary who served as Archbishop of Santiago de Cuba and was the confessor of Queen Isabella II.
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Religious
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 9
St. Candida Maria of Jesus
Candida Maria of Jesus was a Spanish nun and the founder of the Daughters of Jesus.
Spain · Present-day geography
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Religious
St. Carmen Salles y Barangueras
María del Carmen Sallés y Barangueras, religious name Carmen of Jesus, was a Spanish religious sister. She founded the Missionary Sisters of the Immaculate Conception.
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Lay Saint · April 9
St. Casilda of Toledo
Casilda of Toledo is venerated as a saint of the Catholic Church and the Eastern Orthodox Church.
Spain · Present-day geography
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Religious
St. Catherine of Palma
Catherine of Palma was a Spanish canon and mystic from Mallorca. She is venerated as a saint in the Roman Catholic Church and her feast day is commonly celebrated on 5 April although in her home town of Valldemossa she is remembered on the 27 and 28 of July.
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Lay saint · 13 November
St. Didacus of Alcalá
Didacus of Alcalá, also known as Diego de San Nicolás, was a Spanish Franciscan lay brother who served among the first group of missionaries to the newly conquered Canary Islands.
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Priest / Deacon
St. Dominic de Guzmán
Dominic de Guzmán , almost exclusively known as Saint Dominic , was a Castilian religious priest and the founder of the Order of Preachers .
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Lay Saint · May 12
St. Dominic de la Calzada
Dominic de la Calzada was a Spanish hermit remembered for building roads, bridges, and a hospital to help pilgrims on the Way of Saint James.
Spain · Present-day geography
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