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Saints of 16 July

55 saints, blessed, and feasts kept on 16 July, with short facts.

Feasts (1)

Feast of Our Lady of Mount Carmel

Marian titles (2)

Our Lady of Ziteil
Blessed Virgin of the Graces

Saints (30)

Blessed André de Soveral Born: 1572 in São Vicente, São Paulo, Brazil. Died: hacked to death on 16 July 1645 in Cunhaú, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil. Canonized: 15 October 2017 by Pope Francis.
St. Andrew the Hermit Born: Poland. Died: 1020.
St. Antiochus of Sebaste Born: Sebaste, Armenia. Died: beheaded by Saint Cyriacus the Executioner. Also called Antiochus of Anastasiopoli. Also kept on 15 July in some calendars.
St. Athenogenes of Sebaste Died: 302 in Sebaste, Armenia.
St. Benedict the Hermit Born: Poland. Died: 1020.
Blessed Domingos Carvalho Died: hacked to death on 16 July 1645 in Cunhaú, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil. Canonized: 15 October 2017 by Pope Francis.
St. Domnin Died: beheaded in the 3rd century in Normandy, France.
St. Domnio of Bergamo Died: beheaded c.295 in Bergamo, Italy.
St. Elvira of Ohren Died: 12th century Trier, Germany. Also called Elbirah, Elveza, Erlvira, Erlwira.
St. Eugenius of Noli Died: Noli.
St. Faustus Died: crucified and then shot.
St. Faustus of Rome and Milan Died: Rome, Italy. Also called Fausto.
St. Fulrad of Saint Denis Born: 710 in Alsace, France. Died: 16 July 784. Also called Fulrade.
St. Generosus of Poitou Died: c.682.
St. Gobbán Beg Also called Gobbán the Small.
St. Gondolf of Saintes Died: c.700 outside a chapel in Saintes (in modern Halle), Belgium.
St. Gondulf of Tongeren-Maastricht Born: c.524 in Maastricht, Netherlands. Patronage: Achel, Belgium, Berg-en-Terblijt, Netherlands, Maastricht, Netherlands, city of, Maastricht, Netherlands, diocese of, Mechelen-aan-de-Maas, Belgium, Rotem, Belgium, and Sint-Huibrechts-Lille, Belgium.
St. Grimoald of Saintes Died: c.700 outside a chapel in Saintes (in modern Halle), Belgium.
St. Helier of Jersey Born: at Tongres, Belgium. Died: Jersey. Also called Elerio, Elier, Helerous, Hielier, Helerius, Hélyi.
St. Landericus of Séez Also called Landri, Landry.
St. Marie-Madeleine Postel Born: 28 November 1756 at Barfleur, Normandy, France as Julie Postel. Died: 16 July 1846 at Saint-Sauveur-le-Vicoste, France. Canonized: 24 May 1925 by Pope Pius XI. Also called Julie Postel, Marie Madeline Postel, and Mary Magdalen Postel.
St. Monulphus of Tongeren-Maastricht Patronage: Achel, Belgium, Berg-en-Terblijt, Netherlands, Maastricht, Netherlands, city of, Maastricht, Netherlands, diocese of, Mechelen-aan-de-Maas, Belgium, Rotem, Belgium, and Sint-Huibrechts-Lille, Belgium. Also called Monulph, Monulphe, Monulfo, Monulf, Monulfus.
St. Paulus Lang Fu Born: c.1893 in Lu, Qinghe, Hebei, China. Died: tied to an ash tree. Canonized: 1 October 2000 by Pope John Paul II. Also called Paolo Lang-Eull and Baolu.
St. Reinildis of Saintes Born: c.630 in her father's house in Kontich, Belgium. Died: beheaded c.700 outside a chapel in Saintes (in modern Halle), Belgium. Also called Reinildis of Condacum and Reinildis of Kontich.
St. Sisenando of Cordoba Born: Badajoz, Extremadura, Spain. Died: beheaded in 851 in Cordoba, Spain.
St. Tenenan of Léon
St. Teresia Zhang Heshi Born: c.1864 in Yuan, Ningjing, Hebei, China. Died: stabbed. Canonized: 1 October 2000 by Pope John Paul II. Also called Teresa Zhang Hezhi and Delan.
St. Valentine of Trier Died: c.305. Also called Valentine of Treves, Valentine of Tongres, Valentine of Cologne, and Valentino of....
St. Vitaliano of Osimo
St. Yangzhi Lang Born: c.1871 in Lu, Qinghe, Hebei, China. Died: tied to an ash tree. Canonized: 1 October 2000 by Pope John Paul II. Also called Lang-Yang-Cheu.

Blessed (19)

Blessed Arnold of Clairvaux Born: 12th century Belgium. Died: 12th century. Also called Arnoldus.
Blessed Arnold of Hildesheim Born: 12th century. Died: 16 July 1180.
Blessed Bartolomeu dei Martiri Fernandes Born: 3 May 1514 in Lisboa, Portugal. Died: 16 July 1590 in the monastery of Viana do Castelo, Minho, Portugal. Beatified: 4 November 2001 by Pope John Paul II.
Blessed Claude Beguignot Born: 19 September 1736 in Langres, Haute-Marne, France. Died: 16 July 1794 aboard the prison ship Deux-Associés. Beatified: 1 October 1995 by Pope John Paul II.
Blessed Dorothée-Madeleine-Julie de Justamond Born: 27 May 1743 in Bollène, Vaucluse, France. Died: guillotined on 16 July 1794 in Orange, Vaucluse, France. Beatified: 10 May 1925 by Pope Pius XI. Also called Sister of the Heart of Mary and Martyrs of Orange.
Blessed Guadalupe Ortiz de Landázuri Fernández de Heredia Born: 12 December 1916 in Madrid, Spain. Died: 6:30am on 16 July 1975 in Pamplona, Navarra, Spain. Beatified: 18 May 2019 by Pope Francis.
Blessed Irmengard Died: 16 July 866 in Frauenwörth (Chiemsee, Bavaria, Germany). Beatified: 1928 by Pope Pius XI (cultus confirmed). Patronage: against infertility and safety in multiple births.
Blessed John Sugar Born: c.1558 in Wombourne, South Staffordshire, England. Died: 16 July 1604 in Warwick, Warwickshire, England. Beatified: 22 November 1987 by Pope John Paul II. Also called John Cox.
Blessed Madeleine-Françoise de Justamond Born: 26 July 1754 in Bollène, Vaucluse, France. Died: guillotined on 16 July 1794 in Orange, Vaucluse, France. Beatified: 10 May 1925 by Pope Pius XI. Also called Sister Madeleine of the Blessed Sacrament.
Blessed Marguerite-Rose de Gordon Born: 29 September 1733 in Mondragon, Vaucluse, France. Died: guillotined on 16 July 1794 in Orange, Vaucluse, France. Beatified: 10 May 1925 by Pope Pius XI. Also called Aimée of Jesus.
Blessed Marguerite-Thérèse Charensol Born: 28 February 1758 in Richerenches, Vaucluse, France. Died: guillotined on 16 July 1794 in Orange, Vaucluse, France. Beatified: 10 May 1925 by Pope Pius XI.
Blessed Marie-Anne Béguin-Royal Born: 1736 in Bouvante, Drôme, France. Died: guillotined on 16 July 1794 in Orange, Vaucluse, France. Beatified: 10 May 1925 by Pope Pius XI. Also called Sister Saint Joachim.
Blessed Marie-Anne Doux Born: 8 April 1739 in Bollène, Vaucluse, France. Died: guillotined on 16 July 1794 in Orange, Vaucluse, France. Beatified: 10 May 1925 by Pope Pius XI. Also called Sister Saint Michael.
Blessed Marie-Rose Laye Born: 26 September 1728 in Bollène, Vaucluse, France. Died: guillotined on 16 July 1794 in Orange, Vaucluse, France. Beatified: 10 May 1925 by Pope Pius XI. Also called Sister Saint Andrew.
Blessed Milon of Thérouanne Died: 1158. Also called Milon of Sélincourt, Milon of Dommartin, and Milo of....
Blessed Nicolas Savouret Born: 27 February 1773 in Jouvelle, Haute-Saône, France. Died: 16 July 1794 aboard the prison ship Deux-Associés. Beatified: 1 October 1995 by Pope John Paul II.
Blessed Ornandus of Vicogne
Blessed Robert Grissold Born: c.1575 in Rowington, Warwickshire, England. Died: 16 July 1604 in Warwick, Warwickshire, England. Beatified: 22 November 1987 by Pope John Paul II.
Blessed Simão da Costa Born: Porto, Portugal. Died: 16 July 1570 by being thrown off the ship Santiago near Palma, Canary Islands. Beatified: 11 May 1854 by Pope Pius IX (cultus confirmation).

Martyr groups (1)

Martyrs of Antioch Died: Antioch, Syria.

Other (2)

Egidius Biervliet
Justinian

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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