SM-July

July 31st: Saint Ignatius of Loyola, SJ Founder of The Society of Jesus (Jesuits)Born : December 2, 1870 Died : July 29, 1936 St Ignatius of Loyola, the founder of the Society of Jesus, was born of noble family in the Basque province of Spain. He was the youngest of thirteen children. At fifteen he…

July 29th: Servant of God - Emmanuel Peypoch, SJBorn : December 2, 1870 Died : July 29, 1936 Fr Emmanuel Peypoch was born in Estany, near Barcelona, Spain. He entered the Society on July 30, 1888 at Veruela, completed his noviceship and went on to Saragossa for his philosophy which he completed in 1893 at…

July 27th: Servant of God - Anthony Pepiso Martinez, SJBorn : February 8, 1856 Died : July 27, 1929 Fr Anthony Repiso was born in Venta de Cordoba, a small town, twenty-five miles from Mexico City, on the main road to Pueblo. He was the fifth and youngest child – an only son – of…

July 25th: Blessed Alphonsus Pacheco and Anthony Francisco, SJBl. Alphonsus Pacheco, SJ Born : 1549 Died : July 25, 1583 Beatified : April 2, 1893 Bl. Anthony Francisco, SJ Born : 1550 Died : July 25, 1583 Beatified : April 2, 1893 Alphonsus Pacheco was born in Minaya, Spain. His family was one of the…

July 25th: Blessed Peter Berno and Francis Aranha, SJBl. Peter Berno, SJ Born : 1552 Died : July 25, 1583 Beatified : April 2, 1893 Bl. Francis Aranha, SJ Born : 1551 Died : July 25, 1583 Beatified : April 2, 1893 Peter Berno was born in Ascona, Switzerland on the shores of Lago Maggiore,…

July 25th: Blessed Rudolph Aquaviva, SJBorn : Oct 25, 1550 Died : July 25, 1583 Beatified : April 2, 1893 Rudolph Acquaviva, son of the duke of Atri, was born in the family castle in Italy’s Abruzzi region and his illustrious family was related to many of the noble houses of Italy. His uncle Claudio…

July 24th: S.G. Braulio Martinez & S.G. Lawrence Isla, SJServant of God - Braulio Martinez: Born: March 26, 1852 Died: July 25, 1936 Servant of God - Lawrence Isla: Born: August 10, 1865 S.G Martinez and S.G. Isla, two of the Martyrs of the Spanish Civil War were among the oldest of the Jesuit martyrs…

July 22nd: Saint Philip Evans, SJBorn: 1645 Died: July 22, 1679 Beatified: Dec 15, 1929 Canonized: Oct 25, 1970 Fr Philip was born in Gwent, Wales. At 20 he entered the Jesuit novitiate at Flanders in 1665. He studied philosophy and theology there and was ordained in 1675. He belonged to the English mission and…

July 21st: Servant of God - John Baptist Reus, SJBorn : July 10, 1868 Died : July 21, 1947 John Baptist was born in Pottenstein, Bravaria in Germany. He was the eighth of eleven children. He went to the elementary school in his hometown and went to Bamberg for his secondary studies. Though his desire…

July 20th: Blessed Leo Ignatius Mangin & Paul Denn, SJBoth Died: July 20, 1900 Beatified : April 17, 1955 Leo Mangin was born at Verny, near Metz in France. He first studied with the Christian Brothers and subsequently attended colleges in Metz and Amiens. He entered the Society at Saint-Acheul on November 5, 1857, studied…