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Saints of 15 November

35 saints, blessed, and feasts kept on 15 November, with short facts.

Saints (22)

  • St. Albert the Great Born: 1206 at Lauingen an der Donau, Swabia (part of modern Germany). Died: 15 November 1280 at Cologne, Prussia (part of modern Germany). Beatified: 1622 by Pope Gregory XV. Canonized: 1931 by Pope Pius XI. Also called Albert of Lauingen, Albertus Magnus, Doctor Expertus, and Doctor Universalis.
  • St. Alonso Rodriguez Born: 14 September 1595 in Belmonte, Cuenca, Spain. Died: hacked to death. Canonized: 16 May 1988 by Pope John Paul II. Patronage: native traditions. Also called Alphonsus Rodriquez and Alphonso Rodriquez.
  • St. Anianus of Wilparting Died: 697 at Mount Irschenberg, Bavaria, Germany. Also called Anianus of Irschenberg and Aniano.
  • St. Arnulf of Toul Died: 871.
  • St. Desiderius of Cahors Born: c.580 in Albi, France. Died: 655. Also called Didier.
  • St. Eugene of Toledo Also called Eugenius.
  • St. Felix of Nola
  • St. Findan of Rheinau Born: Leinster, Ireland. Died: 879 at the Rheinau Abbey, Rheinau, Switzerland. Canonized: 1114 by Pope Paschal II (cultus confirmation). Also called Findanus, Fintan.
  • St. Fintan the Missionary Born: Ireland. Died: 827.
  • St. Gurias of Edessa Born: Sarcigitua. Died: beheaded in 305 at Edessa, Syria. Also called Guria, Gury.
  • St. Joseph Mukasa Born: 1860 at Buganda, Uganda. Died: beheaded on 15 November 1885 at Nakivubo, Uganda. Canonized: 18 October 1964 by Pope Paul VI at Rome, Italy. Also called Josef Mukasa, Joseph Balikuddembe, Joseph Mkasa Balikuddembe, Joseph Mkasa, and Yosefu Mkasa.
  • St. Joseph Pignatelli Born: 27 December 1737 at Zaragoza, Spain. Died: 15 November 1811 in Rome, Italy. Canonized: 12 June 1954 by Pope Pius XII. Also called Giuseppe Maria Pignatelli and José Pignatelli Moncayo.
  • St. Leopold III Born: 1073 at Melk, Lower Austria, Austria. Died: 1136 at the abbey of Klosternburg, Niederosterrich, Austria. Canonized: 6 January 1485 by Pope Innocent VIII. Patronage: against the death of children, large families, Lower Austria, step-parents, Upper Austria, and Abetone, Italy.
  • St. Luperius of Verona
  • St. Machudd of Llanfechel Died: 7th century. Also called Machell, Mechell.
  • St. Malo of Aleth Born: c.520 in Wales. Died: 15 November c.620 at Archingeay, France. Also called Malo of Brittany.
  • Sts. Marinus of Wilparting Died: 697 at Mount Irschenberg, Bavaria, Germany. Also called Marianus of Irschenberg and Mariano.
  • St. Paduinus of Le Mans Died: c.703. Also called Pavin of Le Mans.
  • St. Raphael Kalinowski Born: 1 September 1835 at Vilna, Russian Poland (modern Vilnius, Lithuania) as Joseph Kalinowski. Died: 15 November 1907 at Wadowice, Malopolskie, Poland. Canonized: 17 November 1991 by Pope John Paul II.
  • St. Rocco Gonzalez Born: 1576 at Asunción, Paraguay. Died: martyred on 15 November 1628 at Caaro, Brazil. Canonized: 16 May 1988 by Pope John Paul II. Patronage: native traditions. Also called Roch Gonzalez and Roque Gonzalez.
  • St. Shamuna of Edessa Born: Ganas. Died: beheaded in 305 at Edessa, Syria. Also called Samonas.
  • St. Sidonius of Saint-Saëns Born: 7th century Ireland. Died: c.684.

Blessed (11)

  • Blessed Assone of Torgau Died: c.1250. Also called Asso, Hassi, Hasso, Hassus.
  • Blessed Caius of Korea Born: 1571 in Korea. Died: burned alive on 15 November 1624 in Nagasaki, Japan. Beatified: 7 May 1867 by Pope Pius IX. Also called Caio.
  • Blessed Hélène-Marie-Philippine de Chappotin de Neuville Born: 21 May 1839 in Nantes, Loire-Atlantique, France. Died: 15 November 1904 in San Remo, Imperia, Italy. Beatified: 20 October 2002 by Pope John Paul II. Also called Marie of the Passion and Marie de la Passion de Chappotin.
  • Blessed Hugh Faringdon Born: in Faringdon, Berkshire, England as Hugh Cook. Died: 15 November 1539 in Reading, Berkshire, England. Beatified: 13 May 1895 by Pope Leo XIII (cultus confirmation). Also called Hugh Cook and Hugh Farrington.
  • Blessed John Eynon Born: English. Died: hanged on 15 November 1539 at the entrance of the abbey in Reading, Berkshire, England. Beatified: 13 May 1895 by Pope Leo XIII (cultus confirmation). Also called John Oynon.
  • Blessed John Rugg Born: English. Died: dragged through the streets. Beatified: 13 May 1895 by Pope Leo XIII.
  • Blessed John Thorne Died: dragged through the streets by horses then hanged. Beatified: 13 May 1895 by Pope Leo XIII.
  • Blessed Lucy of Narni Born: 13 December 1476 in Narni, Umbria, Italy as Lucy Brocolelli. Died: 15 November 1544 at the Saint Catherine of Siena convent in Ferrara, Italy. Beatified: 1 March 1710 (cultus confirmed) by Pope Clement XI. Also called Lucy Brocolelli, Lucy de Alessio, and Lucia Broccadelli.
  • Blessed Miguel Díaz Sánchez Born: 30 July 1879 in Caudete, Orihuela, Spain. Died: 15 November 1936 in Almansa, Albacete, Spain. Beatified: 28 October 2007 by Pope Benedict XVI.
  • Blessed Richard Whiting Born: Wrington, Somerset, England. Died: hanged. Beatified: 13 May 1895 by Pope Leo XIII.
  • Blessed Roger James Born: England. Died: dragged through the streets by horses then hanged. Beatified: 13 May 1895 by Pope Leo XIII.

Martyr groups (2)

  • Martyrs of Hippo Died: Hippo, Numidia (in north Africa).
  • Martyrs of North Africa

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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