Saint John de Britto, SJBorn : March 1, 1647 Died : February 4, 1693 Beatified : May 18, 1852 Canonized : June 22, 1947 John de Brito was born in Lisbon, Portugal of Portuguese aristocracy. His father was governor of Rio de Janeiro and John became a member of the royal court when he was…
Blessed John Nelson, SJBorn: Circa 1535 Died: February 3, 1578 Beatified: December 9, 1886 John Nelson was born in Yorkshire round about 1535 and was the son of Sir Nicholas Nelson. He was known for his intense practice of the faith and never feared to practice Catholicism openly although Queen Elizabeth’s government was unfavourable to…
Saint Henry Morse, SJBorn : 1595 Died : February 1, 1645 Beatified : December 15, 1929 Canonized : October 25, 1997 Henry Morse was born of Protestant parents in Suffolk, England. He began his studies at Corpus Christie College, Cambridge but left at the age of seventeen to study law at Barnard’s Inn, London. During…
Servant of God Peter John Cayron, SJBorn: January 13, 1672 Died: January 31, 1754 Peter Cayron was born in Rodez, in southern France. He studied at the Jesuit school in his native city from the age of ten and decided to enter the Society when he was fifteen. To change his mind, his parents who…
Servant of God Thomas Esteban, SJBorn: September 23, 1879 Died: January 30 1934 (date when all hope to save him ended) Thomas Esteban was born in Sesma, a small village in Navarre, Spain. He studied at the local school but at twelve, he was sent to the school in Irache operated by the Piarist Fathers.…
Blessed Julian Maunoir, SJBorn : Oct 1, 1606 Died : Jan 28, 1683 Beatified : May 20, 1951 Julian Maunoir was born in Brittany, in a small hamlet in Rennes. At fourteen he entered the Jesuit College in Rennes for his studies. When his superiors came to know of his interest for a spiritual life,…
Blessed William Ireland, SJBorn : 1636 Died : Jan 24, 1679 Beatified : Dec 15, 1929 William Ireland was born in Lincolnshire, England. He was educated at the English College at Saint-Omer, Flanders and entered the English Jesuit Novitiate at Watten, Flanders at nineteen. He did theology at Liege and was ordained in 1667. For…
Servants of God - Bartholomew Alvares, Emmanuel de Abreu, Vincent da Cunha, John Caspar Kratz, SJDied: Jan 12, 1737 Born: S. G. Bartholomew Alvares Aug 10,1706 S. G. Emmanuel de Abreu Oct 14,1708 S. G. Vincent da Cunha Feb 2, 1708 S. G. John Caspar Kratz Sep 14, 1698 Frs Alvares, Abreu, Cunha and Kratz,…
Servant of God Paul Ginhac, SJBorn : May 13, 1824 Died : Jan 10, 1895 Fr Paul Ginhac was born at Mazel-Serverette, Languedoc, France. He was the seventh of twelve children. At twelve he entered the Mende Academy but three years later his father enrolled Paul in the Chirac Seminary in the hope that the…
Servant of God Peter de Cloriviere, SJBorn : June 29, 1735 Died : Jan 9, 1820 Fr Peter de Cloriviere was born at Saint-Malo, Brittany, France. He studied at the Benedictine school at Douai from 1749 to 1753. At eighteen he joined the navy but gave up after one year as he did not like…