SM-October

Saint Alphonsus Rodriguez , SJ Born : July 25, 1533 Died : Oct 31, 1617 Beatified : May 29, 1825 Canonised : Jan 15, 1888 Alphonsus Rodriquez was born in Segovia, Spain, the second of eleven children of a wealthy wool and cloth merchant. It was at their home that Fr Peter Favre stayed when…

Blessed Dominic Collins, SJ Born: 1566 Died: October 31, 1602 Beatified : September 27, 1992 Dominic Collins was born in the seaport town of Youghal, in County Cork, Ireland. His family was well established and respected and both his father and brother were mayors of Youghal. As Elizabeth 1 was queen of England and Ireland,…

Venerable Aloysius La Nuza, SJBorn : Jan10, 1607 Born: 1591 Died: October 21, 1656 Aloysius, the son of a Spanish officer, was born in Licata, Sicily. He spent his early youth in Spain but returned to Sicily for his studies where he enrolled at the Jesuit school in Palermo. He thought of becoming a Jesuit…

St Isaac Jogues, SJBorn : Jan10, 1607 Died : Oct 18, 1646 Beatified : June 21, 1925 Canonised : June 29, 1930 Issac Jogues was born in Orleans, France. At seventeen, he entered the Jesuit novitiate in Rouen, did his philosophy at La Fleche and theology at Clermont College in Paris. He was ordained in…

Fr John Ogilvie, SJBorn: 1579 Died: March 10, 1615 Beatified: December 22, 1929 Canonized: October 17, 1976 Fr John Ogilvie was born in Drum-na-Keith, Banffshire in Scotland. As his father had conformed to the state-established religion, young John was raised as a Calvinist. When hewas about twelve, John left Scotland to tour and study in…

Venerable Paul Anthony Capelloni, SJBorn: February 21, 1776 Died: October 13, 1857 Cause introduced: June 23, 1909 Paul Anthony Capelloni was born in Rome and attended the Roman College which was then operated by Diocesan priests because the Society of Jesus had been suspended since 1773. Later in 1794, he entered the Capranica, a distinguished…

Servant of God JAMES REM, SJ Born: June 1546 Died: October 12, 1618 James Rem was born in Bregenz, Belgium. His first contact with the Jesuits was when he enrolled at the Jesuit-run college in Dillingen where after two years under the Jesuits tutelage, he asked to be admitted into the society. He was sent…

Servants of God John Baptist Messari and Francis Mary Bucherelli, SJServant of God JOHN BAPTIST MESSARI, SJ Born: August 12, 1673 Died: June 15, 1723 Servant of God FRANCIS MARY BUCHERELLI, SJ Born: May 21, 1686 Died: October 11, 1723 The Jesuits presence in Tonkin, present day northern Vietnam, began when the first mission led…

St. Francis Borgia SJBorn : October 28, 1510 Died : September 30, 1572 Feast: 10 October (General Roman Calendar 1688–1969) Beatified : November 23, 1624 Canonised : June 20, 1670 Francis Borgia was born in his family’s palace in Valencia, Spain and was the oldest son of the third duke of Gandia. His great paternal…

Fr Emile Martinez & Bro John Baptist Arconada, SJEMILE MARTINE, SJ Born: May 18, 1893 Died: October 7, 1934 JOHN BAPTIST ARCONDA , SJ Born: February 15, 1890 Died: October 7, 1934 Fr Emile Martinez was born in Ahedo de las Pueblas, in the province of Burgos in Spain. When the Martinez family moved to…