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Saints of 7 July

46 saints, blessed, and feasts kept on 7 July, with short facts.

Marian titles (1)

  • Our Lady of Soviore

Saints (22)

  • St. Alexander
  • St. Angelelmus of Auxerre Died: 828.
  • St. Antonino Fantosati Born: 16 October 1842 at Santa Maria della Valle, Umbria, Italy. Died: 4 July 1900 in Hengzhou, Hunan, China. Canonized: 1 October 2000 by Pope John Paul II. Also called Antoninus Fantosati, Antonio Fantosati, and Anthony Fantosat.
  • St. Apollonius of Brescia
  • St. Bonitus of Monte Cassino Died: c.582.
  • St. Carissima of Rauzeille Born: 7th century Limousin, France. Also called Careme.
  • St. Eoaldus of Vienne Died: 716. Also called Eoalde.
  • St. Ethelburga of Faremoutier Died: 664 at Faremoutier, France. Also called Aubierge, Edelburga, Edilberga.
  • St. Hedda of Wessex Born: England. Died: 705.
  • St. Hesychius Born: Italian. Died: drowned by being loaded.
  • St. Maelruan Died: 791 at Ulster, Ireland. Also called Maolruain, Melruan, Molruan.
  • St. Marcus Ji Tianxiang Born: c.1834 in Yazhuangtou, Jizhou, Hebei, China. Died: beheaded on 7 July 1900 in Yazhuangtou, Jizhou, Hebei, China. Canonized: 1 October 2000 by Pope John Paul II. Also called Magu, Marco, Mark.
  • St. Medran
  • St. Merryn
  • St. Odo of Urgell Born: c.1065. Died: 1122. Canonized: 1133. Patronage: La Seu d'Urgell, Spain. Also called Ot of Urgell and Dot of Urgell.
  • St. Odran
  • St. Pantaenus of Alexandria Born: Sicily. Died: c.190. Also called Sicilian Bee.
  • St. Partinimus
  • St. Prosper of Aquitaine Born: c.390 in Aquitaine, France. Died: 436.
  • St. Syrus of Genoa Died: c.380. Patronage: Genoa, Italy. Also called Siro. Also kept on 29 June in some calendars.
  • St. They Patronage: Lothey, France. Also called Dei, Dey, Teï, Tey.
  • St. Willibald of Eichstätt Born: 21 October 700 in Wessex, England. Died: 7 July 781. Canonized: 938 by Pope Leo VII. Patronage: diocese of Eichstätt, Germany. Also called Willebald.

Blessed (15)

  • Blessed Pope Benedict XI Born: 1240 at Treviso, Italy as Niccolo Boccasini. Died: 7 July 1304 at Perugia, Italy. Beatified: 24 April 1736 by Pope Clement XII (cultus confirmed). Also called Niccolo Boccasini.
  • Blessed Bodard of Poitiers Born: late 7th century near Poitiers, France. Died: c.740 near Poitiers, France.
  • Blessed Francisco Polvorinos Gómez Born: 29 January 1910 in Calaveras de Arriba, León, Spain. Died: shot on 24 July 1936 in Pozuelo de Alarcon, Madrid, Spain. Beatified: 17 December 2011 by Pope Benedict XVI.
  • Blessed Joseph Juge de Saint-Martin Born: 14 June 1739 in Limoges, Huate-Vienne, France. Died: 7 July 1794 aboard the prison ship Deux-Associés. Beatified: 1 October 1995 by Pope John Paul II.
  • Blessed Juan Antonio Pérez Mayo Born: 19 November 1907 in Santa Marina del Rey. Died: shot on 24 July 1936 in Pozuelo de Alarcon, Madrid, Spain. Beatified: 17 December 2011 by Pope Benedict XVI.
  • Blessed Juan Pedro del Cotillo Fernández Born: 1 May 1914 in Siero de la Reina, León, Spain. Died: shot on 24 July 1936 in Pozuelo de Alarcon, Madrid, Spain. Beatified: 17 December 2011 by Pope Benedict XVI.
  • Blessed Justo González Lorente Born: 14 October 1915 in Villaverde de Arcayos, León, Spain. Died: shot on 24 July 1936 in Pozuelo de Alarcon, Madrid, Spain. Beatified: 17 December 2011 by Pope Benedict XVI.
  • Blessed Manuel Gutiérrez Martín Born: 1 January 1913 in Fresno del Río, Palencia, Spain. Died: shot on 24 July 1936 in Pozuelo de Alarcon, Madrid, Spain. Beatified: 17 December 2011 by Pope Benedict XVI.
  • Blessed María Del Consuelo Ramiñán Carracedo Born: 17 June 1876 in Seavía, La Coruña, Spain. Died: 7 July 1936 in Madrid, Spain. Beatified: 13 October 2013 by Pope Francis. Also called Isabel.
  • Blessed Maria Romero Meneses Born: 13 January 1902 at Granada, Nicaragua. Died: 7 July 1977 in Las Peñitas, León, Nicaragua. Beatified: 14 April 2002 by Pope John Paul II. Also called Daughter of Mary Help of Christians and Social Apostle of Costa Rica.
  • Blessed Marie-Gabrielle-Françoise-Suzanne de Gaillard de Lavaldène Born: 23 September 1761 in Bollène, Vaucluse, France. Died: guillotined on 7 July 1794 in Orange, Vaucluse, France. Beatified: 10 May 1925 by Pope Pius XI. Also called Francesca Maria Susanna and Sister Iphigénie of Saint Matthew.
  • Blessed Oddino Barrotti Born: 1324 at Fossano, Piedmont, Italy. Died: 1400 in Fossano, Italy. Beatified: 1808 by Pope Pius VII (cultus confirmation). Also called Oddino of Fossano and Oddin....
  • Blessed Pascual Aláez Medina Born: 11 May 1917 in Villaverde de Arcayos, León, Spain. Died: shot on 24 July 1936 in Pozuelo de Alarcon, Madrid, Spain. Beatified: 17 December 2011 by Pope Benedict XVI.
  • Blessed Peter To Rot Born: 1912 in Rakunai, East New Britain (part of modern Papua New Guinea). Beatified: 17 January 1995 by Pope John Paul II.
  • Blessed Ralph Milner Born: Slackstead, Hampshire, England. Also called Randolph, Ranulphe, Raoul, Rodolfo.

Martyr groups (1)

  • Martyrs of Durres Born: Italy. Died: drowned at sea c.117 off the coast of Dyrrachium (Durazzo), Macedonia (modern Durres, Albania). Also called Martyrs of Dyrrachium and Martyrs of Durazzo.

Other (7)

  • Boswell of Melrose
  • Joseph Maria Gambaro
  • Kyriaki
  • Lawrence Humphrey
  • Maria Guo Lizhi
  • Roger Dickinson
  • Théodoric Balat

This list combines the Vatican News “Saint of the day” pages with a long-form calendar of saints, blessed, and feasts (credited on our Resources page). Calendars differ, so a note marks each place the sources disagree. This is not the General Roman Calendar. Resources · Sources & method

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