Doctor of the Church · 4 April
St. Isidore of Seville
Isidore of Seville was a Hispano-Roman scholar, theologian and archbishop of Seville.
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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 25–36 of 67. Read each story’s origin note for traditional or disputed accounts.
Martyr · January 18
St. Jaime Hilario Barbal
Jaime Hilario Barbal was a Spanish Catholic and professed Brother of the Christian Schools.
Spain · Present-day geography
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Monastic / Hermit
St. Joaquina Vedruna de Mas
Joaquima de Vedruna Vidal de Mas, CCV was a Spanish Catholic religious sister and the founder of the Carmelite Sisters of Charity.
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Priest · 18 September
St. John Macias
John Macías, OP, was a Spanish -born Dominican friar who evangelized in Peru in 1620. He was canonized in 1975 by Pope Paul VI.
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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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Doctor of the Church · 14 December
St. John of the Cross
St. John of the Cross was a Spanish Catholic priest, mystic, and Carmelite friar. He is a major figure of the Counter-Reformation in Spain, and he is one of the 38 Doctors of the Church.
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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 or Deacon · June 26
St. Josemaría Escrivá
Josemaría Escrivá was a Spanish Catholic priest who founded Opus Dei, an organization of laypeople and priests dedicated to the principle of everyday holiness.
Spain · Present-day geography
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Priest or Deacon · December 17
St. Josep Manyanet i Vives
Josep Manyanet i Vives was a Catalan Roman Catholic priest and the founder of the Sons of the Holy Family and the Missionary Daughters of the Holy Family.
Spain · Present-day geography
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Priest / Deacon
St. Joseph Calasanz
Joseph Calasanz , also known as Joseph Calasanctius and Josephus a Matre Dei, was a Spanish Catholic priest, educator and the founder of the Pious Schools, which provided free education to poor boys.
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Priest or Deacon · June 9
St. Joseph of Anchieta
Joseph of Anchieta was a Spanish missionary to the Portuguese colony of Brazil in the second half of the 16th century.
Spain · Present-day geography
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Priest or Deacon · November 14
St. Joseph Pignatelli
Joseph Pignatelli was a Spanish priest who was the unofficial leader of the Jesuits in exile in Sardinia, after the suppression of the Society.
Spain · Present-day geography
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