9 August • yesterday
• tomorrow
Optional Memorial of Saint Teresa Benedicta of the Cross, Virgin and Martyr


Saint Marianne Cope

Also known as

• Barbara Cope
• Barbara Koob
• Maria Anna Barbara Cope
• Mother Marianne
• Sister Marianne

Profile

Born to a poor working class family, one of eight children. Came to the United States when her parents emigrated in 1840, and she grew up in the Utica, New York area. Left school after the eight grade to work in a factory for nine years and help raise her younger siblings. Joined the Sisters of Saint Francis in Syracuse, New York in 1862, taking the name Sister Marianne, and making her vows in 1863. Teacher. Superior of a convent. Member of the council that governed her community. Supervisor of Saint Joseph's Hospital in 1870; it was the only hospital in Syracuse, and cared for the sick regardless of race or religion, a rarity in the day. Directress of novices. Provincial Superior of her community in 1877. In November 1883 she and six of her sister Franciscans went to Honolulu, Hawaii to care for lepers. Mother Marianne had planned to stay a few weeks, help establish the facilities, and then return to Syracuse; she spent 35 years there and only returned when her remains were moved in 2005 as part of her beatification preparations. They completely revamped the conditions of the patients, vastly improving their housing and care. In 1885 she founded a home for the daughters of patients who lived in the colony. In November 1888 she and two sisters founded a home and school for girls on Molokai. In 1895 she took over the boy's home that had been founded by Blessed Damien de Veuster. In her later years she was confined to a wheelchair due to chronic kidney disease.

Born

23 January 1838 in Heppenheim, grand duchy of Hesse-Darmstadt, Germany as Barbara Koob

Died

• 9 August 1918 at Kalaupapa, Maui County, Hawaii of a heart attack
• most relics are being housed and conserved at the Saint Marianne Cope Shrine and Museum in Syracuse, New York, having been transferred there in 2005 as part of the canonization investigation
• there are display relics at each of the five provinces of the Sisters of Saint Francis
• there are two display relics held in Rome, Italy, one given to Pope John Paul II at the time of the beatification of Saint Marianne, and one given to Pope Benedict XVI at the time of her canonization
• there is a display relic in possession of the bishop of the diocese of Syracuse
• there are two display relics in possession of the diocese of Honolulu, Hawaii, one of them enshrined in the Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Peace, Honolulu on 31 July 2014
• there is a display relic in the parish of Saint Joseph and Saint Patrick in Utica, New York, the home parish of Saint Marianne
• there is a display relic in the Church of the Assumption in Syracuse where Saint Marianne took her vows, lived and worked

Beatified

• 14 May 2005 by Pope Benedict XVI
• beatification recognition celebrated by Cardinal Saraiva Martins at Saint Peter's Basilica, Vatican City, Rome, Italy

Canonized

21 October 2012 by Pope Benedict XVI

Video

YouTube PlayList

Readings

I now turn to Marianne Cope, born in eighteen thirty-eight in Heppenheim, Germany. Only one year old when taken to the United States, in eighteen sixty-two she entered the Third Order Regular of Saint Francis at Syracuse, New York. Later, as Superior General of her congregation, Mother Marianne willingly embraced a call to care for the lepers of Hawaii after many others had refused. She personally went, with six of her fellow sisters, to manage a hospital on Oahu, later founding Malulani Hospital on Maui and opening a home for girls whose parents were lepers. Five years after that she accepted the invitation to open a home for women and girls on the island of Molokai itself, bravely going there herself and effectively ending her contact with the outside world. There she looked after Father Damien, already famous for his heroic work among the lepers, nursed him as he died and took over his work among male lepers. At a time when little could be done for those suffering from this terrible disease, Marianne Cope showed the highest love, courage and enthusiasm. She is a shining and energetic example of the best of the tradition of Catholic nursing sisters and of the spirit of her beloved Saint Francis. - Pope Benedict XVI's canonization homily for Saint Marianne

https://catholicsaints.info/saint-marianne-cope/


Saint Teresa Benedicta of the Cross

Also known as

• Edith Stein
• Teresia Benedicta

Profile

Youngest of seven children in a Jewish family. Edith lost interest and faith in Judaism by age 13. Brilliant student and philospher with an interest in phenomenology. Studied at the University of Göttingen, Germany and in Breisgau, Germany. Earned her doctorate in philosophy in 1916 at age 25. Witnessing the strength of faith of Catholic friends led her to an interest in Catholicism, which led to studying a catechism on her own, which led to "reading herself into" the Faith. Converted to Catholicism in Cologne, Germany; baptized in Saint Martin's church, Bad Bergzabern, Germany on 1 January 1922.

Carmelite nun in 1934, taking the name Teresa Benedicta of the Cross. Teacher in the Dominican school in Speyer, Germany and lecturer at the Educational Institute in Munich, Germany. However, anti-Jewish pressure from the Nazis forced her to resign both positions. Profound spiritual writer.

Both Jewish and Catholic, she was smuggled out of Germany, and assigned to Echt, Netherlands in 1938. When the Nazis invaded the Netherlands, she and her sister Rose, also a convert to Catholicism, were captured and sent to the concentration camp at Auschwitz where they died in the as chambers like so many others.

Born

12 October 1891 at Breslaw, Dolnoslaskie, Germany (now Wroclaw, Poland) as Edith Stein

Died

• gassed on 9 August 1942 in the ovens of Oswiecim (a.k.a. Auschwitz), Malopolskie, Poland
• body cremated

Canonized

11 October 1998 by Pope John Paul II

Patronage

• against the death of parents
• Europe
• martyrs

Representation

Star of David

Video

YouTube PlayList

Readings

Whatever did not fit in with my plan did lie within the plan of God. I have an ever deeper and firmer belief that nothing is merely an accident when seen in the light of God, that my whole life down to the smallest details has been marked out for me in the plan of Divine Providence and has a completely coherent meaning in God's all-seeing eyes. And so I am beginning to rejoice in the light of glory wherein this meaning will be unveiled to me. - Saint Teresa Benedicta of the Cross

God is there in these moments of rest and can give us in a single instant exactly what we need. Then the rest of the day can take its course, under the same effort and strain, perhaps, but in peace. And when night comes, and you look back over the day and see how fragmentary everything has been, and how much you planned that has gone undone, and all the rasons you have to be embarrassed and ashamed: just take everything exactly as it is, put it in God's hands and leave it with Him. Then you will be able to rest in Him - really rest - and start the next day as a new life. - Saint Teresa Benedicta of the Cross

Learn from Saint Thérèse to depend on God alone and serve Him with a wholly pure and detached heart. Then, like her, you will be able to say 'I do not regret that I have given myself up to Love'. - Saint Teresa Benedicta of the Cross

O my God, fill my soul with holy joy, courage and strength to serve You. Enkindle Your love in me and then walk with me along the next stretch of road before me. I do not see very far ahead, but when I have arrived where the horizon now closes down, a new prospect will prospect will open before me, and I shall meet it with peace. - Saint Teresa Benedicta of the Cross

https://catholicsaints.info/saint-teresa-benedicta-of-the-cross/


Saint Maurilio of Rouen

Also known as

Maurilius, Maurille

Profile

Born to the Gallic nobility. Studied theology in Liege, Belgium and in Saxony in modern Germany; member of the cathedral chapter of Halberstadt. By 1030 he was a monk at Fécamp, France. After some years, he withdrew from communal life to live as a hermit in Vallombrosa, Italy. Maurilio’s wisdom and holiness led the Marquis Bonifacio to order him to become the abbot the San Maria abbey in Florence, Italy. The monks there objected so strongly to his reform attempts that they tried to poison Maurilio; he returned to Fécamp. In 1055 he was appointed the archbishop of Rouen by Duke William the Conqueror of Normandy. He worked to restore discipline to his priests, presided over councils, helped impose a truce between warring families and feudal houses, and united them to fight against highway robbers and brigands. Helped Saint Anselm of Canterbury come to see that he had a call to religious life. Maurilio built several churches, consecrated the cathedral of Rouen in 1063, and the abbey church of Jumièges on 1 July 1067.

Born

c.1000 in the diocese of Rheims, France

Died

• 9 August 1067 of natural causes
• legend says that when they were preparing to take the body to the local church for his funeral Mass, Maurilio suddenly sat up and described what he had seen in the afterlife including places near Jerusalem with crowds of saints, others with crowds of demons, and the damned suffering in Hell; he gave his clergy a warning to guard their souls, then laid down for the final time
• buried in the Rouen cathedral
• tomb destoyed by Huguenots in 1562

https://catholicsaints.info/saint-maurilio-of-rouen/


Saint Nathy

Also known as

• Cromnathy
• Cruimhthir Nathy
• Crumther Nathy
• Nathy Cruimthir
• Nathy the Priest
• Nahi, Nath Í, Nathi, Nateo, Nateus

Profile

Nothing reliable is known about his early life. Spiritual student of Saint Finnian of Clonnard. Priest. Founded a church and monastery at Achonry, Ireland. The monastery became a noted center for learning and piety. Spiritual teacher of Saint Fechin of Fobar. May have been a bishop, but records are scant and varied. Known for his personal sanctity, he spent a very long life spreading the faith.

Born

at Luighne, Sligo, Ireland

Canonized

1903 (cultus confirmed)

Patronage

• Achonry, Ireland, city of
• Achonry, Ireland, diocese of

Readings

The impression...which his works produced on the minds of his contemporaries has been handed down in the tribute which the successive writers that mention the name of Nathy never fail to pay to his extraordinary sanctity. Other Irish saints are noted for characteristic virtues: Columbkille, for love of churches; Finnian of Clonard, for zeal in teaching; Brendan for pious voyages; Columbanus and others, for missionary activity; but the patron of Achonry shines chiefly by preeminent sanctity. It is a great distinction. - Archdeacon Terence O'Rorke, writing on Saint Nathy

https://catholicsaints.info/saint-nathy/


Blessed Florentino Asensio Barroso

Also known as

Florentinus Asensio Barroso

Profile

Born to a poor but devout family. Ordained on 1 June 1901 in Valladolid, Spain. Graduated as a doctor of theology from the Pontifical University of Valladolid, and then taught there. Priest at the metropolitan cathedral of Valladolid; many of his homilies have survived. Spiritual director and confessor to several religious congregations. Bishop and apostolic administrator of Barbastro, Spain on 26 January 1936. His five months as bishop were noted for his charity to the poor and sick. However, this was a period of hostility to the Church by the state. Bishop Florentino was put under house arrest, then imprisoned, then on 1 August 1936 was moved to solitary confinement. He was tortured and mutilated and finally murdered. One of the martyrs of the Spanish Civil War.

Born

16 October 1877 at Villasexmir, Valladolid, Spain

Died

• shot three times through the temple on 2 August 1936 in a cemetery outside Barbastro, Huesca, Spain
• buried in a common grave with other victims
• later exhumed and re-interred in the cathedral crypt

Beatified

4 May 1997 by Pope John Paul II

https://catholicsaints.info/blessed-florentino-asensio-barroso/


Blessed Faustino Oteiza Segura

Also known as

Faustino of Our Lady of Sorrows

Profile

Son of Isidoro Oteiza and Angela Segura. Baptized at the age of one day. Studied at the Piarist College of Estella, Spain. A bout of pneumonia when he was 14 was so sever that he was given last rites, but managed to recover. Entered the Piarist novitiate on 9 November 1905 at Peralta de la Sal, Spain, and made his solemn vows on 15 July 1912. Priest, ordained on 14 September 1913 in Terrassa, Spain. Novice master at Peralta de la Sal, Spain. Primary school teacher for several years. Had a great devotion to Jesus in the Eucharist, and to the Blessed Virgin Mary. Suffered from Parkinson’s Disease, but never let it interfere with his work. Arrested on 23 July 1936 with his entire religious community in the persections of the Spanish Civil War; he spent his time in prison writing letters, all of which report that he and his brothers never lost their faith. Martyr.

Born

14 February 1890 in Ayegui, Navarra, Spain

Died

• shot in the afternoon of 9 August 1936 in Azanuy, Huesca, Spain
• body doused with gasoline and set on fire
• remains buried in Azanuy

Beatified

1 October 1995 by Pope John Paul II

https://catholicsaints.info/blessed-faustino-oteiza-segura/


Saint Candida Maria de Jesus Cipitria y Barriola

Also known as

Juana Josefa Cipitria y Barriola

Profile

Oldest of seven children born to Juan Miguel Cipitria and María Jesús Barriola. The family were weavers, and Juana learned the craft as a child. At age 18 she left home to work as a maid to a family in Burgos, Spain. Juana early felt a call to religious life, and on 8 December 1871 she founded the Congregation of the Daughters of Jesus to work for a Christian upbringing of children, and to improve the condition of woman in Salamanca, Spain. She took the name Mother Candida Maria de Jesus, and the Congregation received papal approval from Pope Leo XIII on 30 July 1901. Mother Candida based her spirituality on the Spiritual Exercises of Saint Ignatius of Loyola.

Born

31 May 1845 in Andoáin, Guipúzcoa, Spain as Juana Josefa Cipitria y Barriola

Died

9 August 1912 in Salamanca, Spain of natural causes

Canonized

17 October 2010 by Pope Benedict XVI

Video

YouTube PlayList

https://catholicsaints.info/saint-candida-maria-de-jesus-cipitria-y-barriola/


Blessed John of Salerno

Profile

Related to Norman princes. Educated at Bologna, Italy. Physically small, he was noted by all for his leadership and organizational skills. Dominican friar, receiving the habit from Saint Dominic in 1219 while still in university. With twelve brother Dominicans, he founded a friary near Florence, Italy in 1220. The men in this house caused a great evangelical stirring in Florence, and they were given the monastery of Santa Maria Novella; under the Dominican's direction, it became a noted center for art and education.

Born

c.1190 at Salerno, Italy

Died

• 1242 of natural causes
• buried at the church of Saint Maria Novella in Florence, Italy
• relics translated several times, the last being on 18 February 1571

Beatified

1783 by Pope Pius VI (cultus confirmed)

Readings

God of truth, for the spread of the faith you made Blessed John a renowned preacher of your word. By the help of his prayers may we confess with our mouths unto salvation what we believe with our hearts unto justice. We ask this through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. - General Calendar of the Order of Preachers

https://catholicsaints.info/blessed-john-of-salerno/


Blessed Cayetano Giménez Martín

Profile

Ordained a priest of the archdiocese of Granada, Spain, Father Cayetano continued studying canon law for several years. He served in parishes in Alfornón, Alboloduy, and Loja, and was noted for a devotion to the Blessed Virgin Mary. At the outbreak of the Spanish Civil War, his church was burned by anti–Catholic forces. Father Cayetano went into hiding, but was soon located, arrested, imprisoned and executed for his faith. When he and his fellow prisoners were taken out to be murdered, Father Cayetano asked that he be killed last so he could hear final confessions and give absolution to each of the others. Martyr.

Born

27 November 1866 in Alfornón, Granada, Spain

Died

• 9 August 1936 in the cemetery of Loja, Granada, Spain
• buried in an unmarked grave in that cemetery

Venerated

28 November 2019 by Pope Francis (decree of martyrdom)

https://catholicsaints.info/blessed-cayetano-gimenez-martin/

Readings

Viva Cristo Rey! (Long live Christ the King!) - Blessed Cayetano's last words


Blessed José María Garrigues Hernández

Also known as

Father Germán of Carcagente

Profile

Franciscan Capuchin friar, making his profession on 15 August 1912. Priest, ordained on 9 February 1919. School teacher with a strong ministry to the poor. Taught at the College of San Buenaventura de Totana in Murcia, Spain. Taught at the Seraphic Seminary of Massamgrell. In the persecutions of the Spanish Civil War, he was forced into hiding. Arrested on 9 August 1936, he was beaten and abused for a day, then dragged to a nearby bridge and murdered for the crime of being a priest. Martyr. His final acts and words were to forgive his executioners.

Born

12 February 1895 in Carcagente, Valencia, Spain

Died

• shot on the night of the 10 August 1936 on an iron railroad bridge in Carcagente, Valencia, Spain
• body thrown into the river
• body later recovered and buried in the cemertery at Carcagente

Beatified

11 March 2001 by Pope John Paul II

https://catholicsaints.info/blessed-jose-maria-garrigues-hernandez/


Blessed Florentín Felipe Naya

Also known as

Florentín of Saint Francis Borgia

Profile

Son of Miguel Felipe and Francisca Naya; he was baptized on the day of his birth. Entered the Piarist novitiate on 27 February 1876 in Paralta de la Sal, Spain as a lay brother; he made his solemn profession on 29 April 1883. Served for over 50 years in the kitchens and schools of a number of Piarist houses in Aragon, Spain. In his late 70’s, his eyesight dimming, nearly deaf, he retired to spend his days in prayer. Martyred in the Spanish Civil War.

Born

10 October 1856 in Alquézar, Huesca, Spain

Died

• shot on the afternoon of 9 August 1936 in Azanuy, Huesca, Spain
• body doused with gasoline and set on fire
• remains later buried in Azanuy

Beatified

1 October 1995 by Pope John Paul II

Readings

What do you say, Father, shall we go to heaven? – Blessed Florentin as the Piarists were being readied for transport to their place of execution

https://catholicsaints.info/blessed-florentin-felipe-naya/


Blessed Richard Bere

Also known as

John Bere

Additional Memorials

• 4 May as one of the Carthusian Martyrs
• 1 December as one of the Martyrs of Oxford University

Profile

Nephew of Richard Bere, abbot of Glastonbury. Educated at the Glastonbury abbey school and then Oxford. He refused an arranged marriage, and studied law at the Chancery in London. He then abandoned the law and in 1523 became a Carthusian choir monk at the London Charterhouse. Imprisoned and martyred with several of his brothers for refusing to take the Oath of Supremacy acknowledging King Henry VIII as head of the Church.

Born

Glastonbury, England

Died

starved to death on 9 August 1537 in Newgate prison, London, England

Beatified

20 December 1886 by Pope Leo XIII

Video

YouTube PlayList

https://catholicsaints.info/blessed-richard-bere/


Blessed Narcís Sitjà Basté

Profile

Priest. Member of the Sons of the Holy Family. Novice master and general counsel of Saint Jose Manyanet and the Sons. Teacher and spiritual advisor, noted for his ascetic lifestyle, personal piety, ability as a preacher and devotion to the Holy Family. Poet. Martyred in the anti-Catholic excesses of the Spanish Civil War.

Born

1 November 1867 in Sant Andreu de Palomar, Barcelona, Spain

Died

• morning of 9 August 1936 in the Riera de Sant Andreuin, Barcelona, Spain
• buried in the cemetery of Sant Andreu de Palomar in Barcelona

Beatified

13 October 2013 by Pope Francis

https://catholicsaints.info/blessed-narcis-sitja-baste/


Saints Firmus and Rusticus of Verona

Also known as

Fermo

Profile

Martyrs. Saint Zeno of Verona, also from North Africa, brought their relics to his diocese; some locals revised the story of the martyrdom to indicate that the two were Italian nobles, but this seems unlikely.

Born

3rd century North Africa

Died

c.290

Patronage

Berzo San Fermo, Italy

https://catholicsaints.info/saint-firmus-of-verona/
https://catholicsaints.info/saint-rusticus-of-verona/


Blessed Zbigniew Adam Strzalkowski

Profile

Franciscan Conventual priest. One of the Martyrs of Chimbote, murdered by Shining Path Communist guerillas.

Born

3 July 1958 in Tarnów, Poland

Died

9 August 1991 in Pariacoto, Ancash, Peru

Beatified

• 5 December 2015 by Pope Francis
• beatification celebrated at the Estadio Centenario Manuel Rivera Sánchez, Chimbote, Peru, presided by Cardinal Angelo Amato

https://catholicsaints.info/blessed-zbigniew-adam-strzalkowski/


Blessed Claude Richard

Profile

Benedictine monk at the monastery in Metz, France. Priest. Imprisoned on a ship in the harbor of Rochefort, France and left to die during the anti-Catholic persecutions of the French Revolution. One of the Martyrs of the Hulks of Rochefort.

Born

19 May 1741 in Lérouville, Meuse, France

Died

9 August 1794 aboard the prison ship Deux-Associés, in Rochefort, Charente-Maritime, France

Beatified

1 October 1995 by Pope John Paul II

https://catholicsaints.info/blessed-claude-richard/


Blessed Michal Tomaszek

Profile

Franciscan Conventual priest. One of the Martyrs of Chimbote, murdered by Shining Path Communist guerillas.

Born

23 September 1960 in Lekawica, Zywiec, Poland

Died

9 August 1991 in Pariacoto, Ancash, Peru

Beatified

• 5 December 2015 by Pope Francis
• beatification celebrated at the Estadio Centenario Manuel Rivera Sánchez, Chimbote, Peru, presided by Cardinal Angelo Amato

https://catholicsaints.info/blessed-michal-tomaszek/


Blessed John of Alvernia

Profile

Joined the Franciscan Friars Minor in 1272. Part-time hermit, part-time evangelist and spiritual advisor in the area around Mount Alvernia, central and northern Italy. Had the gifts of infused knowledge, visions, ecstacies, and mind-reading.

Born

1259 at Fermo, Italy

Died

10 August 1322 of natural causes

Beatified

1880 by Pope Leo XIII (cultus confirmed)

https://catholicsaints.info/blessed-john-of-alvernia/


Blessed Falco the Hermit

Also known as

• Falco of Palena
• Falcon

Profile

Hermit in the Abruzzi region of Italy.

Born

in the Calabria region of Italy

Died

• 1440 of natural causes
• relics enshrined at Palena, Italy

Beatified

1893 by Pope Leo XIII (cultus confirmed)

https://catholicsaints.info/blessed-falco-the-hermit/


Saint Romanus Ostiarius

Profile

Soldier. Converted to Christianity by the example of Saint Lawrence of Rome, by whom he was baptized. Church ostiarius in Rome, Italy. Martyr. Figured in early fiction about the martyrs.

Died

• c.258 in Rome, Italy
• relics in the churches of San Lorenzo and Santa Catarina dei Funari in Rome

https://catholicsaints.info/saint-romanus-ostiarius/


Saint Bandaridus of Soissons

Also known as

Banderik, Bandery

Profile

Bishop of Soissons, France in 540. Founded at monastery at Crépin, France. Exiled from his see, he worked as a gardener for seven years without revealing his identity, but was eventually found out and recalled.

Died

566

https://catholicsaints.info/saint-bandaridus-of-soissons/


Saint Phelim

Also known as

Fedhlimidh, Fedlemid, Fedlimid, Felim, Felix, Fidleminus, Fedlimino

Profile

Sixth century spiritual student of Saint Columba. Hermit. His reputation for holiness attracted would-be students who founded the city of Kilmore, Ireland around his cell. First bishop of Kilmore.

Patronage

diocese of Kilmore, Ireland

https://catholicsaints.info/saint-phelim/


Saint Numidicus of Carthage

Profile

Seminarian. One of a group of Christians killed in the persecutions of Decius. Just before Numidicus died, Saint Cyprian of Carthage dragged him out of the fire and ordained him so that he died a priest.

Died

burned at the stake in 251 in Carthage, North Africa

https://catholicsaints.info/saint-numidicus-of-carthage/


Saint Autor of Metz

Also known as

Adinctor, Auteur

Profile

Fifth-century bishop of Metz, France.

Died

relics translated to the Marmoutier Abbey in 830

https://catholicsaints.info/saint-autor-of-metz/


Saint Amor of Franche-Comté

Also known as

Amour

Profile

Venerated in Franche-Comté, France, but his story has been lost over time.

Died

relics enshrined at Saint-Amour in Burgundy, France

https://catholicsaints.info/saint-amor-of-franche-comte/


Saint Stephen of Burgos

Profile

Ninth-century Benedictine monk. Abbot in Burgos, Spain. Martyred with 200 of his brother monks by invading Muslims.

Died

put to the sword in 872 in Burgos, Spain

https://catholicsaints.info/saint-stephen-of-burgos/


Saint Rusticus of Sirmium

Profile

Martyr.

Died

4th century Sirmium, Pannonia (modern Sremska Mitrovica, Serbia)

https://catholicsaints.info/saint-rusticus-of-sirmium/


Saint Domitian of Châlons

Profile

Fourth-century bishop of Châlons-sur-Marne, France

https://catholicsaints.info/saint-domitian-of-chalons/


Martyred Colombians of Barcelona

Additional Memorial

30 July as one of the Martyred Hospitallers of Spain

Profile

A group of Colombian members of the Hospitallers of Saint John of God who worked together in Spain, and who were martyred together in the Spanish Civil War.

Blessed Alfonso Antonio Ramírez Salazar
Blessed Gabriel Maya Gutiérrez
Blessed José Velázquez Peláez
Blessed Luis Ayala Niño
Blessed Luis Modesto Páez Perdomo
Blessed Ramón Ramírez Zuluoga
Blessed Rubén de Jesús López Aguilar

Died

9 August 1936 in Barcelona, Spain

Beatified

25 October 1992 by Pope John Paul II

https://catholicsaints.info/martyred-colombians-of-barcelona/


Martyrs of Civitavecchia

Profile

Three Christians martyred together in the persecutions of Decius. We know little more than the names - Marcellian, Secundian and Verian.

Died

250 near Civitavecchia, Italy


Martyrs of Constantinople

Profile

A group of ten Christians who were arrested, tortured and executed for defending an icon of Christ in defiance of orders from Emperor Leo the Isaurian. We know the names of three, but nothing else about them – Julian, Marcian and Mary.

Died

beheaded in Constantinople

https://catholicsaints.info/martyrs-of-constantinople-9-august/


Martyred in the Spanish Civil War

Thousands of people were murdered in the anti-Catholic persecutions of the Spanish Civil War from 1934 to 1939. I have pages on each of them, but in most cases I have only found very minimal information. They are available on the CatholicSaints.Info site through these links:

Blessed Antonio Mateo Salamero
Blessed Cayetano Giménez Martín
Blessed Cayetano Giménez Martín
Blessed Faustino Oteiza Segura
Blessed Florentín Felipe Naya
Blessed Francisco López-Gasco Fernández-Largo
Blessed Guillermo Plaza Hernández
Blessed Joan Vallés Anguera
Blessed José María Celaya Badiola
Blessed José María Garrigues Hernández
Blessed Josep Figuera Rey
Blessed Josep Maria Aragones Mateu
Blessed Julián Pozo Ruiz de Samaniego
Blessed Mateo Molinos Coloma
Blessed Narcís Sitjà Basté


CatholicSaints.Info Portable Edition