Monastic / Hermit · 26 February
St. Paula Montal Fornés
Paula Montal Fornés was a Spanish Roman Catholic professed religious and the foundress of the Sisters of the Pious Schools.
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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 49–60 of 67. Read each story’s origin note for traditional or disputed accounts.
Priest / Deacon
St. Pedro Armengol
Pedro Armengol , born Pedro Armengol Rocafort, was a Spanish Roman Catholic who was of noble stock and a thief during his adolescence.
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Martyr · September 17
St. Pedro de Arbués
Pedro de Arbués was a Spanish Roman Catholic priest and a professed Augustinian canon.
Spain · Present-day geography
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Martyr · July 28
St. Pedro Poveda Castroverde
Pedro Poveda Castroverde was a Spanish Catholic priest, humanitarian, and educator.
Spain · Present-day geography
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Priest / Deacon · 9 September
St. Peter Claver
Peter Claver was a Spanish Jesuit priest and missionary born in Verdú, Spain, Spanish Empire, who, due to his life and work, became the patron saint of slaves, Colombia, and ministry to African Americans.
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Priest / Deacon · 13 May
St. Peter de Regalado
Peter Regalado y de la Constanilla, O.F.M.
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Monastic / Hermit · April 25
St. Peter of Saint Joseph de Betancur
Peter of Saint Joseph de Betancur y Gonzáles, OFB , also called Hermano Pedro de San José Betancurt or more simply Peter de Betancurt, Hermano Pedro , Santo Hermano Pedro , or San Pedro de Vilaflor , was a Spanish saint and missionary in Guatemala.
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Monastic or Hermit · November 3
St. Pirmin
Pirmin was a Merovingian-era monk and missionary who founded or restored numerous monasteries in Alemannia.
Spain · Present-day geography
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Religious · 6 January
St. Rafaela Porras Ayllón
Rafaela Porras Ayllón, religious name Mary of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, was a Spanish religious sister who established the Handmaids of the Sacred Heart of Jesus in conjunction with her sister Dolores.
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Religious · 31 August
St. Raymond Nonnatus
Raymond Nonnatus was a Mercedarian friar and missionary from Catalonia in Spain. His byname, meaning "not born" in Latin, refers to his birth by Caesarean section, his mother having died in labour.
Spain · Traditional attribution
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Bishop · 7 January
St. Raymond of Peñafort
Raymond of Penyafort was a Catalan friar with the Dominicans who was a canon lawyer.
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Religious · February 9
St. Rosa Francisca Dolors Molas Vallvé
Rosa Francisca Dolors Molas Vallvé was a Spanish religious sister who founded the Sisters of Our Lady of Consolation.
Spain · Present-day geography
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