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Saints of 24 July

60 saints, blessed, and feasts kept on 24 July, with short facts.

Saints (29)

  • St. Aliprandus of Pavia Also called Leuprandus.
  • St. Antinogenes of Merida Died: 304 in Merida, Estremadura, Spain.
  • St. Aquilina the Martyr
  • St. Arnulf of Gruyere Born: Lorraine (in modern France). Also called Arnulfus, Arnulphus.
  • St. Boris of Kiev Died: 1010. Canonized: 1724 by Pope Benedict XIII (cultus confirmed). Patronage: Moscow, Russia, princes, and Russia. Also called Romanus.
  • St. Charbel Makhlouf Born: 8 May 1828 at Beka-Kafra, Lebanon as Joseph Zaroun Makhlouf. Died: 24 December 1898 at Annaya. Canonized: 9 October 1977 by Pope Paul VI. Also called Joseph Zaroun Makhlouf.
  • St. Christiana Born: 7th century England. Died: Flanders, Belgium. Patronage: Termonde, Belgium. Also called Christine.
  • St. Christina of Bolsena Born: 3rd century. Died: c.250 near Lake Bolsena, Tuscany, Italy. Patronage: archers, mariners, and millers. Also called Christina Anicii.
  • St. Christina of Tyre Born: at Tyre.
  • St. Christina the Astonishing Born: 1150 at Brusthem near Liege, Belgium. Died: 24 July 1224 at Saint Catherine's convent, Sint-Truiden, Belgium. Patronage: lunatics, mentally ill people. Also called Christina Mirabilis.
  • St. Cyriacus of Ziganeos Died: c.311 at Ziganeos.
  • St. Declan of Ardmore Born: 5th century at Desi, Waterford, Ireland. Patronage: Ardmore, Ireland and diocese of Waterford and Lisman, Ireland. Also called Déaglán.
  • St. Euphrasia Born: 380. Died: 420. Also called Eufrasia, Eupraxia. Also kept on 25 July in some calendars.
  • St. Gleb Died: stabbed in the throat between 1010 and 1015 (sources vary). Canonized: 1724 by Pope Benedict XIII (cultus confirmed). Patronage: princes. Also called Glev, David.
  • St. Godo of Oye Born: at Verdun, France. Died: c.690. Also called Gaon.
  • St. John Boste Born: c.1544 at Dufton, Westmoreland, England. Died: hanged. Canonized: 25 October 1970 by Pope Paul VI. Also called John Boast.
  • St. José Fernández de Ventosa Born: 3 September 1775 at Ventosa de la Cueva, ávila, Spain. Died: beheaded on 24 July 1838 in Nam Ðinh, Vietnam. Canonized: 19 June 1988 by Pope John Paul II. Also called Joseph Fernandez.
  • St. Kinga Born: 1224 in Buda, Hungary. Died: 24 July 1292 in the convent at Stary Sacz, Malopolskie, Poland. Beatified: 11 June 1690 by Pope Alexander VIII (cultus confirmation). Canonized: 16 June 1999 by Pope John Paul II.
  • St. Lewina of Seaford Born: British Isles.
  • St. Menefrida Died: 5th century. Patronage: Tredresick, Cornwall, England.
  • St. Rainofle Also called Rainofre, Ragnulph.
  • St. Rufinus of Mercia Died: at Stone, Staffordshire, England. Also called Ruffin of Mercia.
  • St. Sigolena of Trocar Died: c.769. Also called Segoulème.
  • St. Stercatius of Merida Died: 304 in Merida, Estremadura, Spain.
  • St. Ursicinus of Sens Died: c.380.
  • St. Victor of Merida Died: 304 in Merida, Estremadura, Spain.
  • St. Victorinus of Amiterno
  • St. Vincent of Rome
  • St. Wulfhad of Mercia Died: at Stone, Staffordshire, England.

Blessed (23)

  • Blessed Balduino of Rieti Born: Italy. Died: 1140. Beatified: 1701. Also called Baldovino, Baldwin, Baudoin, Baudouin and Additioanl Memorials.
  • Blessed Cándido Castán San José Born: 5 August 1894 in Benifaió, Valencia, Spain. Died: shot on 24 July 1936 in Pozuelo de Alarcon, Madrid, Spain. Beatified: 17 December 2011 by Pope Benedict XVI.
  • Blessed Cecilio Vega Domínguez Born: 8 September 1913 in Villamor de Órbigo. Died: shot at dawn on 24 July 1936 in Pozuelo de Alarcon, Madrid, Spain. Beatified: 17 December 2011 by Pope Benedict XVI. Also called Caecilius.
  • Blessed Cristóbal López de Valladolid Orea Born: 25 July 1638 at 8 Calle Baños, Mérida, Badajoz, Spain. Died: 21 July 1690 in Córdoba, Spain. Beatified: 7 April 2013 by Pope Benedict XVI; if was the first beatification of his papacy. Patronage: Franciscan Hospitallers of Jesus of Nazareth. Also called Cristóbal of Saint Catherine.
  • Blessed Diego Martinez Died: 1536 in Peru.
  • Blessed Donatus of Urbino Born: 15th century in Urbino, Italy. Died: 1504 in the Franciscan monastery of San Bernardino, Urbino, Italy. Also called Donato.
  • Blessed Giovanni Tavalli Born: latter 1386 in Tossignano, Bologna, Italy. Died: 24 July 1446 in Ferrara, Italy. Beatified: by Pope Clement VIII (cultus confirmation). Also called Giovanni Tavelli and Giovanni of Tossignano.
  • Blessed Jaume Baríau y Martí Born: 25 July 1891 in Barcelona, Spain. Died: shot on 24 July 1936 just outside Manresa, Barcelona, Spain. Beatified: 6 November 2021 by Pope Francis. Also called Josep Oriol of Barcelona and Giuseppe Oriol of Barcelona.
  • Blessed José Máximo Moro Briz Born: 29 May 1882 in Santibáñez de Béjar, Salamanca, Spain. Died: 24 July 1936 in the Cebreros highway, El Tiemblo, ávila, Spain. Beatified: 27 October 2013 by Pope Francis.
  • Blessed Josep Olivé Vivó Born: 14 September 1894 in Pla de Cabra, Tarragona, Spain. Died: 24 July 1936 in Almacelles, Lleida, Spain. Beatified: 13 October 2013 by Pope Francis. Also called Bartolomeo della Passione, Bartomé de la Pasión, Bartomeu of the Passion, and José Olivé Vivó.
  • Blessed Joseph Lambton Born: 1568 in Malton, North Yorkshire, England. Died: hanged. Beatified: 22 November 1987 by Pope John Paul II.
  • Blessed Juan Solorzano Died: c.1500 in Cuba.
  • Blessed Louise of Savoy Born: 28 December 1462. Died: 1503. Beatified: 1839 by Pope Gregory XVI (cultus confirmed). Also called Luisa.
  • Blessed Maria Angeles of Saint Joseph Born: 6 March 1905 at Getafe, Madrid, Spain. Died: shot and stabbed on the street by Communists on 24 July 1936 in Guadalajara, Spain. Beatified: 29 March 1987 by Pope John Paul II. Also called Marciana Valtierra Tordesillas.
  • Blessed Maria Mercedes Prat Born: 6 March 1880 in Barcelona, Spain as Mercedes Prat. Died: 24 July 1936 at Barcelona, Spain. Beatified: 29 April 1990 by Pope John Paul II. Also called Mercedes of the Sacred Heart, Mercedes Prat y Prat, Mercè Prat i Prat, and Maria Mercè of the Sacred Heart.
  • Blessed Maria Pilar of Saint Francis Borgia Born: 30 December 1877 at Tarazona, Zaragoza, Spain. Died: shot and stabbed on the street by Communists on 24 July 1936 in Guadalajara, Spain. Beatified: 29 March 1987 by Pope John Paul II. Also called Jacoba Martínez García.
  • Blessed Nicholas Garlick Born: c.1555 in Dinting, Derbyshire, England. Died: 24 July 1588 in Derby, Derbyshire, England. Beatified: 22 November 1987 by Pope John Paul II.
  • Blessed Paulus Yi Do-gi Born: 1743 in Cheongyang, Chungcheong-do, South Korea. Died: 24 July 1798 in Jeongsan, Chungcheong-do, South Korea. Beatified: 15 August 2014 by Pope Francis.
  • Blessed Pierre de Barellis Died: Ascoli Piceno, Italy.
  • Blessed Richard Simpson Born: c.1554 in Well. Died: 24 July 1588 in Derby, Derbyshire, England. Beatified: 22 November 1987 by Pope John Paul II.
  • Blessed Robert Ludlam Born: c.1551 in Radborne. Died: 24 July 1588 in Derby, Derbyshire, England. Beatified: 22 November 1987 by Pope John Paul II.
  • Blessed Teresa of the Child Jesus and of Saint John of the Cross Born: 5 March 1909 at Mochales, Guadalajara, Spain. Died: shot and stabbed on the street by Communists on 24 July 1936 in Guadalajara, Spain. Beatified: 29 March 1987 by Pope John Paul II. Also called Eusebia García y García.
  • Blessed Xavier Bordas Piferrer Born: 4 September 1914 in San Pol de Mar, Barcelona, Spain. Died: shot on 23 July 1936 in Sarria, Barcelona, Spain. Beatified: 11 March 2001 by Pope John Paul II.

Other (8)

  • Anthony della Torre of l'Aquila
  • Emanuele Gutierrez Martin
  • Fantin the Elder
  • Gerberge of Gandersheim
  • Modestinus Mazzarella
  • Pavace
  • Salvian of Marseille
  • Theophilus of Zakynthos

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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