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St. Miguel Febres Cordero (1854–1910), De La Salle brother (Ecuador) Declared venerable: 16 March 1970; Beatified: 30 October 1977 by Pope Paul VI; Canonized: 21 October 1984 by Pope John Paul II; St. Roque González de Santa Cruz, Juan del Castillo, and Alfonso Rodríguez Olmedo (d. 1628), Jesuits (Paraguay and Peru) Declared martyrdom: 3 ...
Santa Marina de Aguas Santas, Seville. The traditional account of the life of Santa Marina points to the town of Xinzo de Limia as the place of her birth. At that time, the region of La Limia was a highly Romanized town (Forum Limicorum), through which the Vía Nova, which linked the towns of Bracara (Braga, Portugal) and Asturica (Astorga), passed.
Eulalia (c. 289 – February 12, 303), co-patron saint of Barcelona, was a 13-year-old Roman Christian virgin who was martyred in Barcelona during the persecution of Christians in the reign of emperor Diocletian (the Sequence of Saint Eulalia mentions his co-emperor the "pagan king" Maximian).
Devotees praying to Santa Muerte in Mexico. Santa Muerte can be translated into English as either "Saint Death" or "Holy Death", although R. Andrew Chesnut, Ph.D. in Latin American history and professor of Religious studies, believes that the former is a more accurate translation because it "better reveals" her identity as a folk saint.
Previously married to Catalina del Peso y Henao, with whom he had three children, in 1509, Sánchez de Cepeda married Teresa's mother, Beatriz de Ahumada y Cuevas, in Gotarrendura. [7] A brother, Lorenzo de Cepeda y Ahumada, was the father of Teresa de Ahumada. [8] Teresa's mother brought her up as a dedicated Christian.
The "twin" churches of Santa Maria di Montesanto (left) and Santa Maria dei Miracoli (right), seen from Piazza del Popolo.Between the two churches Via del Corso starts. . Although very similar, differences can be seen in this image in the two small belfries and in the two domes (noticeable from the number of windows in the tympanum of each chu
The Basilica of Santa Pudenziana (Spanish—Filipino: Santa Potenciana) is the old Catholic basilica built in the fourth century. The original shrine building dates back from the second century and is dedicated to Saint Pudentiana, sister to Praxedes the Martyress and both daughters of Saint Pudens (whom mentioned by Saint Paul the Apostle in 2 Timothy, 4: 21).
Español: La obra representa a las vírgenes y mártires Santa Justa y Santa Rufina, y pertenece a la serie realizada por Murillo para la iglesia del convento de Capuchinos de Sevilla, donde se situaba en el retablo mayor. Las santas, que son prototipos de belleza popular sevillana, es una de las pinturas más famosas del pintor, y las hermanas ...