Bishop · January 6
St. Juan de Ribera
Juan de Ribera was a Spanish archbishop and patriarch who served in Valencia during the late sixteenth and early seventeenth centuries.
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 37–48 of 67. Read each story’s origin note for traditional or disputed accounts.
Priest or Deacon · February 14
St. Juan García López-Rico
Juan García López-Rico was a Spanish Roman Catholic priest from the Trinitarian Order who would establish a branch of his order which he named the Order of Discalced Trinitarians.
Spain · Present-day geography
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Religious · June 3
St. Juan Grande Román
Juan Grande Román was a Spanish Catholic member of the Brothers Hospitallers of Saint John of God.
Spain · Present-day geography
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Bishop · January 28
St. Julian of Cuenca
Julian of Cuenca was a Spanish Roman Catholic prelate who served as the Bishop of Cuenca from 1196 until his death.
Spain · Present-day geography
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St. Leander of Seville
Leander of Seville was a Hispano-Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Seville.
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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 · 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 · 18 September
St. María de la Purísima Salvat Romero
María de la Purísima Salvat Romero, born María Isabel Salvat Romero, was a Spanish religious sister of the Sisters of the Company of the Cross.
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Monastic / Hermit · 11 December
St. María de las Maravillas de Jesús
María de las Maravillas de Jesús, OCD was a Spanish Discalced Carmelite.
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Priest or Deacon · January 12
St. Martin of León
Martin of León was a priest and canon regular of the Augustinian Order known for his biblical commentaries and sermons.
Spain · Present-day geography
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Religious · July 6
St. Nazaria Ignacia March Mesa
Nazaria Ignacia March Mesa was a Spanish religious sister and the founder of the Missionaries of the Crusade.
Spain · Present-day geography
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Religious · 17 May
St. Paschal Baylón
Paschal Baylón was a Spanish Catholic religious brother in the Order of Friars Minor.
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