Alonso de Orozco
A Spanish Augustinian religious of the Golden Age, royal court preacher and spiritual writer, Alonso de Orozco led a lif…
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Salamanca
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31 saints associated
Ana de Jesús
A companion of Saint Teresa of Ávila, Ana de Jesús (1545-1621) spread the Discalced Carmelite reform in France and Belgi…
Antonia Luzmila Rivas López
Peruvian religious sister of the Congregation of Our Lady of Charity of the Good Shepherd, martyred in 1990 by the Shini…
Bonifacia Rodríguez y Castro
Bonifacia Rodríguez y Castro (1837-1905), a working ropemaker from Salamanca, founded the congregation of the Servants o…
Candida Maria of Jesus
A Spanish religious sister of Basque origin, Candida Maria of Jesus (1845-1912) founded the congregation of the Daughter…
Eusebia Palomino Yenes
A Spanish Salesian religious of humble origin, Eusebia Palomino Yenes distinguished herself through her holiness lived i…
Francisco Cástor Sojo López and 3 companions (4)
Four Spanish priests of the Brotherhood of Diocesan Worker Priests of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, martyrs of the Spanish …
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…
Venerable John of Avila
A 16th-century Spanish priest, John of Avila was an indefatigable preacher in Andalusia and the spiritual director of gr…
Saint John of Sahagún (John Gonzalez de Castrillo)
A 15th-century Spanish Augustinian friar, John of Sahagún was a zealous preacher famous for restoring peace to Salamanca…
Saint John of the Cross
A 16th-century Spanish religious and collaborator of Saint Teresa of Avila, John of the Cross is the co-founder of the D…
José Merino Andrés
José Merino Andrés (1905-1968) was a Spanish Dominican priest, novice master, and preacher, declared Venerable by Pope L…
Jose Rivera Ramírez
Spanish priest of the Diocese of Toledo, formator of seminarians and spiritual director, nicknamed the 'Father of the Po…
Juan Sánchez Hernández
Spanish priest (1902-1975), member of the Brotherhood of Diocesan Worker Priests and founder of the Secular Institute of…
Manuel Aparici Navarro
Manuel Aparici Navarro (1902-1964) is a Spanish Venerable, a major figure of the Spanish Catholic Youth Action and a pre…
Manuel García Nieto
Manuel García Nieto (1894-1974) was a Spanish Jesuit priest, recognized as Venerable in 2019, famous for his role as a s…
María Antonia Bandrés Elósegui
María Antonia Bandrés Elósegui (1898-1919) was a young Spanish religious of the Congregation of the Daughters of Jesus, …
Maria della Mercede Cabezas Terrero
Foundress of the religious institute of the Missionary Workers of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, dedicated to the service of…
María Natividad Sánchez Viloria
A Spanish Poor Clare nun, Sister María Francisca del Niño Jesús distinguished herself through her life of contemplative …
María Rafaela Rodríguez Xuarez De La Guardia
Spanish religious sister of the Congregation of the Sisters of the Love of God, declared Venerable by Pope Francis in 20…
Pere Tarrés i Claret
A Catalan doctor devoted to the poor, Pere Tarrés i Claret became a priest after the Spanish Civil War and co-founded a …
Blessed Sebastian of Aparicio
Sebastian of Aparicio was a 16th-century Spanish entrepreneur who emigrated to Mexico, where he laid out major roads. Af…
Simon de Rojas
Spanish Trinitarian (1552-1624) nicknamed "Father Ave Maria", founder of the Congregation of the Slaves of the Most Swee…
Saint Simon Stock
A Carmelite religious of English origin, Simon Stock died in Bordeaux in the 13th century. His tomb became a place of pi…
Saint Thomas of Villanova (the Almoner)
Born in Castile in 1488, Thomas of Villanova was an Augustinian friar famous for his scholarship and immense charity. Ha…
Saint Toribio of Mogrovejo
A Spanish magistrate appointed Archbishop of Lima in the 16th century, Toribio dedicated his life to the evangelization …
Vicenta Guilarte Alonso
A Spanish religious of the Congregation of the Daughters of Jesus, she was one of the first missionaries of her congrega…
Vicente Bernedo
Vicente Bernedo (1562-1619) was a Spanish Dominican religious, missionary, and tireless evangelizer of the Bolivian Alti…
Frequently asked questions
Which saints are connected to Salamanca?
Saints associated with Salamanca: Alonso de Orozco, Ana de Jesús, Antonia Luzmila Rivas López, Bonifacia Rodríguez y Castro, Candida Maria of Jesus, Eusebia Palomino Yenes, Francisco Cástor Sojo López and 3 companions (4) and Saint John Baptist of the Conception.