Saint Francis Borgia
A Grandee of Spain and Duke of Gandia, Francis Borgia left the court of Charles V after being struck by the vanity of ea…
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Catalonia
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6 saints associated
Saint Louis of Anjou (Bishop of Toulouse)
Son of the King of Naples and grand-nephew of Saint Louis, Louis of Anjou renounced the throne to embrace Franciscan pov…
Our Lady of Mercy
In 1218, the Virgin Mary appeared simultaneously to Saint Peter Nolasco, Saint Raymond of Penyafort, and King James I of…
Blessed Peter Armengol
A former bandit leader who converted, Peter Armengol became a religious of the Order of Mercy. He surrendered himself as…
Saint Raymond Nonnatus
A religious of the Order of Mercy in the 13th century, Raymond Nonnatus dedicated himself to the ransom of Christian cap…
Blessed Rostang II de Capre
Born in Grans and from a Neapolitan family, Rostang II de Capre was Archbishop of Arles from 1287 to 1303. A jurist by t…