Blessed Alvarez of Cordoba
A Spanish Dominican of the 14th and 15th centuries, Alvarez of Cordova was a great preacher in Europe and Palestine. Con…
Place
Cordoba
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17 saints associated
Cosme Muñoz Pérez
Spanish priest (1573-1636), founder of the College of Our Lady of Piety in Cordoba for the education of poor young girls…
Cristóbal de Santa Catalina
Spanish priest (1638-1690), hermit and later founder of the Hospital of Our Father Jesus the Nazarene and the Hospital S…
Dolores Márquez Romero
Dolores Márquez Romero (1817-1904) was a Spanish religious sister, foundress of the Congregation of the Philippian Siste…
Saint Eulogius of Cordoba
A priest of Córdoba in the 9th century, Eulogius was the great defender of Christians under Moorish rule. After encourag…
Felix Monasterio Ateca
Felix of the Virgin (1902-1951) was a Spanish Trinitarian priest, teacher, and master of novices, recognized as Venerabl…
Saint Ferdinand III (King of Leon and Castile)
King of Castile and León in the 13th century, Ferdinand III was an exemplary Christian monarch, cousin of Saint Louis. H…
Blessed Francis of Posadas
A Dominican religious born in Cordoba in the 17th century, Francisco de Posadas distinguished himself by his early devot…
Saint Hermenegild (John)
A Visigothic prince converted to Catholicism through the influence of his wife Ingund and Saint Leander, Hermenegild opp…
Blessed John Baptist of the Conception
A 16th-century Spanish religious, John Baptist of the Conception was the reformer of the Trinitarian Order. Despite inte…
Saint John Baptist of the Conception
Saint John Baptist of the Conception (1561-1613) was a Spanish religious, reformer of the Trinitarian Order and mystical…
María Aurelia Iglesias Fidalgo
Spanish religious sister of the Congregation of the Religious of Mary Immaculate, known as Sister María Stella de Jesús,…
Maria Nieves Sánchez y Fernandez
A Spanish religious of the Congregation of the Daughters of Mary of the Pious Schools, Sister María Nieves de la Sagrada…
Saint Peter Gonzalez (Saint Elmo)
A Spanish nobleman who became a Dominican after a humiliating fall from his horse, Peter Gonzalez served as an advisor t…
Santiago Masarnau Fernández
Santiago Masarnau Fernández (1805-1882) was a Spanish musician and layperson, founder of the Society of Saint Vincent de…
Frequently asked questions
Which saints are connected to Cordoba?
Saints associated with Cordoba: Blessed Alvarez of Cordoba, Cosme Muñoz Pérez, Cristóbal de Santa Catalina, Dolores Márquez Romero, Saint Eulogius of Cordoba, Felix Monasterio Ateca, Saint Ferdinand III (King of Leon and Castile) and Blessed Francis of Posadas.