June 20th: Blessed William Harcourt, John Gavan, Anthony Turner, SJBl. William Harcourt, SJ; Bl.John Gavan, SJ; Bl. Anthony Turner, SJ Died : June 20, 1679 Beatified : Dec 15, 1929 Frs Harcourt, Gavan and Turner were three of the five Jesuits who were caught in the web of lies concocted by Titus Oates who falsely…
June 20th: Blessed Thomas Whitbread and BL John Fenwick, SJBL Thomas Whitbread: Born: circa 1618 Died : June 20, 1679 Beatified : December 15, 1929 BL John Fenwick: Born: circa 1626 Died : June 20, 1679 Beatified : December 15, 1929 Fr Thomas Whitbread, the provincial superior of the English Jesuits, Frs John Fenwick, William…
June 19th: Blessed Modeste Andlauer,SJ and Bl Remy Isore, SJBl Modeste Andlauer, SJ Born : May 22, 1847 Died : June 19, 1900 Beatrified : April 17 Bl Remy Isore, SJ Born : January 22, 1852 Died : June 19, 1900 Beatified : April 17, 1955 Catholic missionaries were permitted to reenter China following the…
June 18th - Servant of God Edward Billotet & 5Companions, SJBorn: May 3, 1812 Died : June 18, 1860 Edward Billotet, a Frenchman was born in Villefrancon. He studied at the minor seminary of Luxeuil and later at the major seminary at Besancon. He was ordained a diocesan priest in 1836 and served for about…
June 15th - Venerables Apollinaris de Almeida, SJ, Hyacinth Franceschi, SJ, Francis Rodrigues, SJVen Apollinaris de Almeida, SJ Born : July 22, 1587 Died : circa 9-15 June, 1638 Ven Hyacinth Franceschi, SJ Born : 1598 Died : circa 9-15 June, 1638 Ven Francis Rodrigues, SJ Born : 1603 Died : circa 9-15 June, 1638…
June 9th - Blessed Joseph Imbert, SJ and John Nicholas Cordier, SJBlessed Joseph Imbert, SJ Born : 1720 Died : June 9, 1794 Beatified: October 1, 1995 Bl John Nicholas Cordier, SJ Born : December 3, 1710 Died : September 30, 1794 Beatified: October 1, 1995 Joseph Imbert was born in Marseilles, France in 1720.…
June 9th - Blessed Blessed Joseph Anchieta, SJBorn: March 19, 1534 Died: June 9, 1597 Beatified: June 22, 1980 Blessed Joseph Anchieta was born in the Canary Islands, Spain, and son of a wealthy and prominent family. He attended the Jesuit College in Portugal and entered the Jesuit Novitiate at the age of 17. During…
June 8th - Blessed James Berthieu, SJBorn : November 27, 1838 Died : June 8, 1896 Beatified : October 17, 1965 James Berthieu, a Frenchman, was born on a small farm in Monlogis, Polminhac, in the diocese of Saint-Flour. As a youth he studied at the minor seminary at Pleaux before he joined the major…
June 6th - Servant of God Sebastian Vieira, SJBorn: circa 1571 or 1574 Died : June 6, 1634 Sebastian Vieira was born in Castro d’Airo, in northern Portugal. He entered the Society on February 3, 1591 and studied for the priesthood in Evora. In 1602, Fr Vieira together with a group of other zealous missionaries…