Jesuit on Christian Saints

Peter Canisius

Sat, 21 Dec 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Peter Canisius, dutch, Jesuit priest, Doctor of the Church, Roman Catholic saint. Born 1521, Nijmegen, died 1597, Fribourg. Kept on 21 December, the day the General Roman Calendar gives to Peter Canisius. Invoked as patron of Roman Catholic Diocese of Innsbruck. Religious order: Society of Jesus.

Francis Xavier

Tue, 03 Dec 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Francis Xavier, spanish Catholic saint and missionary (1506-1552). Born 1506, Javier, died 1552, Shangchuan Island. Kept on 3 December, the day the General Roman Calendar gives to Francis Xavier. Invoked as patron of missionaries, missionary, navarre. Patron of Asia, El Puerto de Santa María, Far East, Gressoney-La-Trinité, Nuevo Baztán, Ponte di Ferro, Raminho, Salvador, San Javier, Sant Francesc de Formentera, Sant’Anastasia, Sorbo San Basile, and 1 more places. Religious order: Society of Jesus.

Edmund Campion

Sun, 01 Dec 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Edmund Campion, english Jesuit priest, martyr and saint. Born 1540, London, died 1581, Tyburn. Kept on 1 December. Religious order: Society of Jesus.

Joseph Pignatelli

Sun, 24 Nov 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Joseph Pignatelli, spanish Jesuit priest (1737-1811), led the restoration of the Order. Born 1737, Zaragoza, died 1811, Rome. Kept on 24 November. Religious order: Society of Jesus.

Miguel Pro

Sat, 23 Nov 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Miguel Pro, mexican Jesuit priest and martyr (1891-1927). Born 1891, Guadalupe, died 1927, Mexico City. Kept on 23 November. Religious order: Society of Jesus.

Léonard Kimura

Mon, 18 Nov 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Léonard Kimura, japanese religious servant. Born 1575, Nagasaki, died 1619, Nagasaki. Kept on 18 November. Religious order: Society of Jesus.

Juan del Castillo

Sun, 17 Nov 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Juan del Castillo, paraguayan priest (1596-1628). Born 1596, Belmonte, died 1628, Asunción. Kept on 17 November. Religious order: Society of Jesus.

Alfonso Rodríguez Olmedo

Sat, 16 Nov 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Alfonso Rodríguez Olmedo, spanish Jesuit priest. Born 1599, Zamora, died 1628, Rio Grande do Sul. Kept on 16 November. Religious order: Society of Jesus.

Roque González de Santa Cruz

Fri, 15 Nov 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Roque González de Santa Cruz, paraguayan missionary. Born 1576, Asunción, died 1628, São Miguel das Missões. Kept on 15 November. Religious order: Society of Jesus.

Rupert Mayer

Sun, 03 Nov 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Rupert Mayer, german Jesuit priest and leading figure of the Catholic resistance movement in Nazi Germany in Munich (1876-1945). Born 1876, Stuttgart, died 1945, Munich. Kept on 3 November. Religious order: Society of Jesus.

Alphonsus Rodriguez

Thu, 31 Oct 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Alphonsus Rodriguez, lay brother and saint. Born 1532, Segovia, died 1617, Palma. Kept on 31 October. Patron of Mallorca. Religious order: Society of Jesus.

Alexander Briant

Fri, 25 Oct 2024 00:00:00 +0100

Alexander Briant, jesuit martyr. Born 1556, Somerset, died 1581, Tyburn. Kept on 25 October. Religious order: Society of Jesus.

Philip Evans

Fri, 25 Oct 2024 00:00:00 +0100

Philip Evans, welsh Jesuit missionary to England and Wales, Roman Catholic martyr. Born 1645, Monmouth, died 1679, Cardiff. Kept on 25 October. Religious order: Society of Jesus.

Thomas Garnet

Fri, 25 Oct 2024 00:00:00 +0100

Thomas Garnet, english Jesuit priest and martyr. Born 1575, London Borough of Southwark, died 1608, Tyburn. Kept on 25 October. Religious order: Society of Jesus.

Antoine Daniel

Sat, 19 Oct 2024 00:00:00 +0100

Antoine Daniel, jesuit missionary and martyr (1601-1648). Born 1601, Dieppe, died 1648, Springwater. Kept on 19 October. Religious order: Society of Jesus.

Charles Garnier

Sat, 19 Oct 2024 00:00:00 +0100

Charles Garnier, french Jesuit missionary (1606-1649). Born 1606, Paris, died 1649, Lake Huron. Kept on 19 October. Religious order: Society of Jesus.

Jean de Lalande

Sat, 19 Oct 2024 00:00:00 +0100

Jean de Lalande, jesuit lay missionary. Born 1620, Dieppe, died 1646, Auriesville. Kept on 19 October. Religious order: Society of Jesus.

Noël Chabanel

Sat, 19 Oct 2024 00:00:00 +0100

Noël Chabanel, jesuit missionary and martyr (1613-1649). Born 1613, Saugues, died 1649, Sainte-Marie among the Hurons. Kept on 19 October. Religious order: Society of Jesus.

Isaac Jogues

Fri, 18 Oct 2024 00:00:00 +0100

Isaac Jogues, beatified Martyred Jesuit Priest. Born 1607, Orléans, died 1646, Auriesville. Kept on 18 October. Religious order: Society of Jesus.

Francis Borgia, 4th Duke of Gandía

Thu, 10 Oct 2024 00:00:00 +0100

Francis Borgia, 4th Duke of Gandía, grandee of Spain and Jesuit priest (1510-1572). Born 1510, Gandia, died 1572, Camere di San Ignazio. Kept on 10 October. Patron of Gandia, Turís. Religious order: Society of Jesus.

André de Soveral

Thu, 03 Oct 2024 00:00:00 +0100

André de Soveral, brazilian Roman Catholic saint. Born 1572, Seridó, died 1645, Cunha. Kept on 3 October. Religious order: Society of Jesus.

René Goupil

Sun, 29 Sep 2024 00:00:00 +0100

René Goupil, french Jesuit lay brother and missionary (1608-1642). Born 1608, Saint-Martin-du-Bois, died 1642, Auriesville. Kept on 29 September. Invoked as patron of anesthesiologists, nurse anesthetists. Religious order: Society of Jesus.

Robert Bellarmine

Tue, 17 Sep 2024 00:00:00 +0100

Robert Bellarmine, catholic cardinal, saint, and Doctor of the Church. Born 1542, Montepulciano, died 1621, Rome. Kept on 17 September, the day the General Roman Calendar gives to Robert Bellarmine, and Hildegard of Bingen. Invoked as patron of catechists. Religious order: Society of Jesus.

Sébastien Kimura

Tue, 10 Sep 2024 00:00:00 +0100

Sébastien Kimura, japanese catholic priest. Born 1565, Hirado, died 1622, Nagasaki. Kept on 10 September. Religious order: Society of Jesus.

Peter Claver

Mon, 09 Sep 2024 00:00:00 +0100

Peter Claver, jesuit missionary. Born 1580, Verdú, died 1654, Cartagena. Kept on 9 September, the day the General Roman Calendar gives to Peter Claver. Religious order: Society of Jesus.

Melchior Grodziecki

Sat, 07 Sep 2024 00:00:00 +0100

Melchior Grodziecki, polish Jesuit, saint, martyr. Born 1584, Cieszyn, died 1619, Košice. Kept on 7 September. Religious order: Society of Jesus.

Stephen Pongracz

Sat, 07 Sep 2024 00:00:00 +0100

Stephen Pongracz, slovak-hungarian saint. Born 1582, Vințu de Jos, died 1619, Košice. Kept on 7 September. Religious order: Society of Jesus.

Edmund Arrowsmith

Wed, 28 Aug 2024 00:00:00 +0100

Edmund Arrowsmith, lancaster Jesuit priest; one of the Forty Martyrs of England and Wales. Born 1585, Haydock, died 1628, Lancaster. Kept on 28 August. Religious order: Society of Jesus.

David Lewis

Tue, 27 Aug 2024 00:00:00 +0100

David Lewis, english Jesuit Catholic priest and martyr. Born 1616, Abergavenny, died 1679, Usk. Kept on 27 August. Religious order: Society of Jesus.

Alberto Hurtado

Sun, 18 Aug 2024 00:00:00 +0100

Alberto Hurtado, chilean Jesuit saint (1901-1952). Born 1901, Viña del Mar, died 1952, Santiago. Kept on 18 August. Religious order: Society of Jesus.

Stanislaus Kostka

Thu, 15 Aug 2024 00:00:00 +0100

Stanislaus Kostka, polish Jesuit, saint, secondary patron of Poland (1550-1568). Born 1550, Rostkowo, died 1568, Noviciate of Sant’Andrea, Rome. Kept on 15 August. Invoked as patron of seminarian. Religious order: Society of Jesus.

John Berchmans

Tue, 13 Aug 2024 00:00:00 +0100

John Berchmans, catholic Jesuit saint. Born 1599, Diest, died 1621, Rome. Kept on 13 August. Invoked as patron of altar servers, students, youth. Religious order: Society of Jesus.

Peter Faber

Thu, 01 Aug 2024 00:00:00 +0100

Peter Faber, jesuit priest and evangelist. Born 1506, Saint-Jean-de-Sixt, died 1546, Rome. Kept on 1 August. Religious order: Society of Jesus.

Ignatius of Loyola

Wed, 31 Jul 2024 00:00:00 +0100

Ignatius of Loyola, spanish Catholic priest and theologian (1491-1556). Born 1491, Oratory of the Holy House of Loyola, died 1556, Camere di San Ignazio. Kept on 31 July, the day the General Roman Calendar gives to Ignatius of Loyola. Invoked as patron of basques, educators, soldier, soldiers. Patron of Musei, Oliena, Piedimonte Etneo, Sucre. Religious order: Society of Jesus.

Léon-Ignace Mangin

Tue, 09 Jul 2024 00:00:00 +0100

Léon-Ignace Mangin, french presbyter (1857-1900). Born 1857, Verny, died 1900, Jing County. Kept on 9 July. Religious order: Society of Jesus.

Paul Denn

Tue, 09 Jul 2024 00:00:00 +0100

Paul Denn, french priest (1847-1900). Born 1847, Lille, died 1900, Hebei. Kept on 9 July. Religious order: Society of Jesus.

Rémy Isoré

Tue, 09 Jul 2024 00:00:00 +0100

Rémy Isoré, french priest (1852-1900). Born 1852, Bambecque, died 1900. Kept on 9 July. Religious order: Society of Jesus.

Bernardino Realino

Tue, 02 Jul 2024 00:00:00 +0100

Bernardino Realino, italian Jesuit. Born 1530, died 1616, Lecce. Kept on 2 July. Religious order: Society of Jesus.

Aloysius Gonzaga

Fri, 21 Jun 2024 00:00:00 +0100

Aloysius Gonzaga, italian aristocrat and Jesuit seminarian and saint. Born 1568, Castiglione delle Stiviere, died 1591, Rome. Kept on 21 June, the day the General Roman Calendar gives to Aloysius Gonzaga. Invoked as patron of catholic students, jesuit scholastics, the blind. Patron of Alconada de Maderuelo, Aliano, Brusasco, Campello sul Clitunno, Castiglione delle Stiviere, Cuorgnè, Marmirolo, Monzuno, Muina, Muisne, Riale, Rifreddo, and 4 more places. Religious order: Society of Jesus.

Modeste Andlauer

Wed, 19 Jun 2024 00:00:00 +0100

Modeste Andlauer, french jesuit, missionary, martyr, Catholic saint (1847-1900). Born 1847, Rosheim, died 1900, Wuyi County. Kept on 19 June. Religious order: Society of Jesus.

John Francis Regis

Sun, 16 Jun 2024 00:00:00 +0100

John Francis Regis, french Jesuit priest. Born 1597, Fontcouverte, died 1640, Lalouvesc. Kept on 16 June. Invoked as patron of medical social workers. Religious order: Society of Jesus.

Joseph of Anchieta

Sun, 09 Jun 2024 00:00:00 +0100

Joseph of Anchieta, spanish Jesuit missionary (1534-1597). Born 1534, San Cristóbal de La Laguna, died 1597, Anchieta. Kept on 9 June. Invoked as patron of those who suffer scoliosis, against animal attacks. Religious order: Society of Jesus.

Jacques Berthieu

Sat, 08 Jun 2024 00:00:00 +0100

Jacques Berthieu, french Jesuit missionary (1838-1896). Born 1838, Polminhac, died 1896, Madagascar. Kept on 8 June. Religious order: Society of Jesus.

Andrzej Bobola

Thu, 16 May 2024 00:00:00 +0100

Andrzej Bobola, polish Jesuit, saint of the Catholic Church. Born 1591, Strachocina, died 1657, Ivanava. Kept on 16 May. Religious order: Society of Jesus.

Francis de Geronimo

Sat, 11 May 2024 00:00:00 +0100

Francis de Geronimo, jesuit priest and missionary. Born 1642, Grottaglie, died 1716, Naples. Kept on 11 May. Religious order: Society of Jesus.

José María Rubio

Thu, 02 May 2024 00:00:00 +0100

José María Rubio, spanish Jesuit and saint (1864-1929). Born 1864, Dalías, died 1929, Aranjuez. Kept on 2 May. Religious order: Society of Jesus.

Henry Walpole

Sun, 07 Apr 2024 00:00:00 +0100

Henry Walpole, english saint. Born 1558, Docking, died 1595, York. Kept on 7 April. Religious order: Society of Jesus.

Nicholas Owen

Fri, 22 Mar 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Nicholas Owen, jesuit lay brother and martyr. Born 1550, Oxford, died 1606, London. Kept on 22 March. Religious order: Society of Jesus.

Gabriel Lalemant

Sun, 17 Mar 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Gabriel Lalemant, jesuit missionary (1610-1649). Born 1610, Paris, died 1649, Ontario. Kept on 17 March. Religious order: Society of Jesus.

Jean de Brébeuf

Sat, 16 Mar 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Jean de Brébeuf, jesuit missionary and martyr (1593-1649). Born 1593, Condé-sur-Vire, died 1649, Georgian Bay. Kept on 16 March. Patron of Canada. Religious order: Society of Jesus.

Camillus Costanzo

Fri, 15 Mar 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Camillus Costanzo, italian Jesuit missionary. Born 1571, Bovalino, died 1622, Hirado. Kept on 15 March. Religious order: Society of Jesus.

John Ogilvie

Sun, 10 Mar 2024 00:00:00 +0000

John Ogilvie, scottish Jesuit saint and martyr. Born 1579, Keith, died 1615, Glasgow. Kept on 10 March. Religious order: Society of Jesus.

María Antonia de Paz y Figueroa

Thu, 07 Mar 2024 00:00:00 +0000

María Antonia de Paz y Figueroa, catholic saint of the River Plate. Born 1730, Villa Silípica, died 1799, Buenos Aires. Kept on 7 March. Religious order: Society of Jesus, Daughters of the Divine Saviour (El Salvador).

Robert Southwell

Wed, 21 Feb 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Robert Southwell, english Jesuit and poet (1561-1595). Born 1561, Norfolk, died 1595, Tyburn. Kept on 21 February. Religious order: Society of Jesus.

Claude de la Colombière

Thu, 15 Feb 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Claude de la Colombière, french Jesuit priest and saint (1641-1682). Born 1641, Saint-Symphorien-d’Ozon, died 1682, Paray-le-Monial. Kept on 15 February. Invoked as patron of toymakers. Religious order: Society of Jesus.

James Kisai

Tue, 06 Feb 2024 00:00:00 +0000

James Kisai, one of the Twenty-six Martyrs of Japan. Born 1533, Okayama, died 1597, Nagasaki. Kept on 6 February. Religious order: Society of Jesus.

John of Goto

Tue, 06 Feb 2024 00:00:00 +0000

John of Goto, one of the Twenty-six Martyrs of Japan. Born 1578, Goto, died 1597, Nagasaki. Kept on 6 February. Religious order: Society of Jesus.

Paul Miki

Tue, 06 Feb 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Paul Miki, roman Catholic Japanese Jesuit seminarian and martyr. Born 1564, Osaka, died 1597, Nagasaki. Kept on 6 February, the day the General Roman Calendar gives to Paul Miki and Companions. Religious order: Society of Jesus.

John de Brito

Sun, 04 Feb 2024 00:00:00 +0000

John de Brito, portuguese Jesuit missionary and martyr. Born 1647, Lisbon, died 1693, Oriyur. Kept on 4 February. Religious order: Society of Jesus.

Henry Morse

Thu, 01 Feb 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Henry Morse, catholic martyr from England. Born 1595, Brome, died 1645, Tyburn. Kept on 1 February. Religious order: Society of Jesus.

Peter Kasui Kibe

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Peter Kasui Kibe, japanese Jesuit. Born 1587, died 1639, Edo. Religious order: Society of Jesus.