SM-July

July 20th: Servant of God Raymond Artigues, SJBorn : December 29, 1902 Died : July 20, 1936 Fr Raymond Artigues, the first priest to be martyred in the diocese of Lerida during the Spanish Civil War, was born in Lerida, Spain. He began his studies for the priesthood at the local diocesan seminary in 1915…

July 18th: Servant of God Jacques Sevin, SJBorn : December 7, 1882 Died : July 19, 1951 Fr Jacques Sevin was born in Lille, France but spent most of his youth in Tourcoing, Belgium where he studied, first at the Franciscan Sisters of Our Lady of the Angels and later at the Sacred Heart College.…

July 15th: Blessed Ignatius de Azevedo and 39 Companion, SJBorn : 1527 Died : July 15, 1570 (aged 42–43) Atlantic Ocean, near the Canary islands Beatified : 11 May 1854 by Pope Pius IX Feast : 17 July Ignatius de Azevedo was born in Oporto, Portugal. He entered the Society at Coimbra on December 28,…

July 4th: Saint Anthony Daniel, SJBorn: May 27, 1601 Died: July 4, 1648 Beatified: June 21, 1925 Canonized: June 29, 1930 Fr Daniel was born in Dieppe, France. He gave up his law studies to enter the Jesuit novitiate at Rouen. He studied Theology at Clermont College in Paris and was ordained in 1631. He…

July 2nd: Blessed John Cornelius, SJBorn : 1557 Died : July 2, 1594 Beatified : December 15, 1929 John Cornelius’ true name was John Conor O’Mahony as he latinized his middle name. He was born of Irish parents in Bodmin, Cornwall. His father worked for Sir John Arundell who took great interest in young John…

July 2nd: Saint Bernardino Realino, SJBorn: Dec 1, 153 Died: Jul 2, 1616 Beatified: Sept 27, 1895 Canonized: Jun 22, 1947 St Bernardino Realino, born of noble birth in Capri, Italy studied medicine initially but changed to law. At 26, he became Mayor of Felizzano, a position that included judge as well. The people found…