Fr John Ogilvie, SJBorn: 1579 Died: March 10, 1615 Beatified: December 22, 1929 Canonized: October 17, 1976 Fr John Ogilvie was born in Drum-na-Keith, Banffshire in Scotland. As his father had conformed to the state-established religion, young John was raised as a Calvinist. When hewas about twelve, John left Scotland to tour and study in…
Venerable Paul Anthony Capelloni, SJBorn: February 21, 1776 Died: October 13, 1857 Cause introduced: June 23, 1909 Paul Anthony Capelloni was born in Rome and attended the Roman College which was then operated by Diocesan priests because the Society of Jesus had been suspended since 1773. Later in 1794, he entered the Capranica, a distinguished…
Servant of God JAMES REM, SJ Born: June 1546 Died: October 12, 1618 James Rem was born in Bregenz, Belgium. His first contact with the Jesuits was when he enrolled at the Jesuit-run college in Dillingen where after two years under the Jesuits tutelage, he asked to be admitted into the society. He was sent…
Servants of God John Baptist Messari and Francis Mary Bucherelli, SJServant of God JOHN BAPTIST MESSARI, SJ Born: August 12, 1673 Died: June 15, 1723 Servant of God FRANCIS MARY BUCHERELLI, SJ Born: May 21, 1686 Died: October 11, 1723 The Jesuits presence in Tonkin, present day northern Vietnam, began when the first mission led…
St. Francis Borgia SJBorn : October 28, 1510 Died : September 30, 1572 Feast: 10 October (General Roman Calendar 1688–1969) Beatified : November 23, 1624 Canonised : June 20, 1670 Francis Borgia was born in his family’s palace in Valencia, Spain and was the oldest son of the third duke of Gandia. His great paternal…
Fr Emile Martinez & Bro John Baptist Arconada, SJEMILE MARTINE, SJ Born: May 18, 1893 Died: October 7, 1934 JOHN BAPTIST ARCONDA , SJ Born: February 15, 1890 Died: October 7, 1934 Fr Emile Martinez was born in Ahedo de las Pueblas, in the province of Burgos in Spain. When the Martinez family moved to…
Blessed Diego Aloysius de San Vitores, SJBorn: November 12, 1627 Died: April 2, 1672 Beatified : October 6, 1985 Diego Aloysius de san Vitores was born of noble parents in Burgos, Spain. While studying in the Imperial College in Madrid at the tender age of eleven, he had already made up his mind to enter…
Servant of God Salvador Garciduenas, SJBorn: August 6, 1856 Died: October 4, 1927 Beatified : Dec 21, 1992 Salvador Garciduenas, a Mexican, was born at Santa Clara del Cobre (today’s Villa Escalante), in the state of Michoacan. He came from a family of six children whose parents set great value on a good education for…
Blessed Jan Beyzym, SJBorn: May 15, 1850 Died: Oct 2, 1912 Beatified : Dec 21, 1992 Jan Beyzym, known in Madagascar as the Servant of Lepers, was a true pioneer in caring for lepers during the time when leprosy was incurable and those afflicted with leprosy were banished from society. He was born in the…
Servant of God FRANCIS RODRIGUES da CRUZ, SJ Born: July 29, 1859 Died: October 1, 1948 Francis Rodrigues da Cruz, was born in Alcochete, near Lisbon, Portugal. He was the fourth of six children of a timber lumberer. When he was nine, he and his brother went to Lisbon to continue their studies at the…