Ana de Jesús
A companion of Saint Teresa of Ávila, Ana de Jesús (1545-1621) spread the Discalced Carmelite reform in France and Belgi…
Place
Granada
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28 saints associated
Andrés Manjón y Manjón
A Spanish priest and brilliant jurist, Andrés Manjón y Manjón (1846-1923) was the founder of the Ave Maria Schools and a…
Diego Ventaja, Manuel Medina and companions
Diego Ventaja Milán, Bishop of Almería, and Manuel Medina Olmos, Bishop of Guadix, along with seven Brothers of the Chri…
Francisco Barrecheguren Montagut
A Spanish father who became a widower, Francisco Barrecheguren Montagut joined the Redemptorists at the age of 65 and wa…
José Gras Granollers
A Spanish priest and founder of the Institute of the Daughters of Christ the King, José Gras Granollers dedicated his li…
Juan Nepomuceno Zegrí Moreno
Juan Nepomuceno Zegrí Moreno (1831-1905) was a Spanish priest, founder of the Congregation of the Sisters of Charity of …
Leopold of Alpandeire
A Spanish Capuchin lay brother, Leopold of Alpandeire spent more than forty years as a begging brother in Granada, becom…
María Aurelia Iglesias Fidalgo
Spanish religious sister of the Congregation of the Religious of Mary Immaculate, known as Sister María Stella de Jesús,…
Maria Concepción Barrecheguren García
María de la Concepción Barrecheguren García (1905-1927), affectionately nicknamed Conchita, is a young Spanish laywoman …
María Dolores Segarra Gestoso
A Spanish religious sister and foundress of the Missionaries of Christ the Priest, María Dolores Segarra Gestoso dedicat…
María Elisea Oliver Molina
María Elisea Oliver Molina (1869-1931) was a Spanish religious sister, founder of the Congregation of the Sisters of the…
María Emilia Riquelme y Zayas
María Emilia Riquelme y Zayas (1847-1940) was a Spanish religious sister, foundress of the Congregation of the Missionar…
María Josefa Recio
María Josefa Recio Martín (1846-1883) was a Spanish religious sister, co-foundress and first Superior General of the Con…
Martin Lumbreras Peralta and Melchor Sánchez Pérez
Martin Lumbreras Peralta and Melchor Sánchez Pérez, Spanish Augustinian Recollect priests, were sent as missionaries to …
Blessed Peter Armengol
A former bandit leader who converted, Peter Armengol became a religious of the Order of Mercy. He surrendered himself as…
Saint Peter Paschal
A religious of the Order of Mercy and Bishop of Jaén, Peter Paschal dedicated his life to the ransom of Christian captiv…
Santiago Masarnau Fernández
Santiago Masarnau Fernández (1805-1882) was a Spanish musician and layperson, founder of the Society of Saint Vincent de…
Tiburcio Arnáiz Muñoz
Tiburcio Arnáiz Muñoz (1865-1926) was a Spanish Jesuit priest, founder of the Missionaries of Rural Doctrines, and beati…
Tomás Morales Pérez
A Spanish Jesuit priest, Tomás Morales Pérez dedicated his life to the spiritual formation and apostolate of the laity, …
Saint Toribio of Mogrovejo
A Spanish magistrate appointed Archbishop of Lima in the 16th century, Toribio dedicated his life to the evangelization …
Frequently asked questions
Which saints are connected to Granada?
Saints associated with Granada: Ana de Jesús, Andrés Manjón y Manjón, Diego Ventaja, Manuel Medina and companions, Francisco Barrecheguren Montagut, José Gras Granollers, Juan Nepomuceno Zegrí Moreno, Leopold of Alpandeire and María Aurelia Iglesias Fidalgo.