Saints of the day july 16
Our Lady of Carmel
The Blessed Virgin promised this Saint a special aid at the time of death of the members of the Carmelite Order and to the ones who engage in devotion carrying their Holy scapular.
Celebrate today: Carme, Carmela, Carmen, Carmenza, Mari Carmen, María del Carmen, Maricarmen.
View moreSaint Athenogenes (s. IV)
Blessed Aimée of Jesus of Gordon and companions (s. XVIII)
Saint Anthiocus of Anastasiópolis (s. IV)
Blessed Bartolomeu dei Martiri Fernandes (s. XVI)
Saint Helerio of Jersey (s. VI)
On the island of Jersey, in the sea British, saint Helerio, hermit, martyred by pirates, according to the tradition (s. VI).
Blessed Irmengarde of Frauenwörth (s. IX)
Saint María Magdalena Postel (s. XIX)
In Saint-Sauveur-le-Vicomte, village in Normandy, in France, saint María Magdalena Postel, Virgin, who, during the same revolution, when having been expelled all priests, provided all kinds of services to patients and, in general, to all the faithful. Turned peace, he founded the Congregation of the daughters of mercy, for the formation of the young poor in complete poverty.
Saint Teresa Zhang Hezhi y dos hijos (s. XX)
In Zhangjiaji, village of Ningjin, also in the Chinese province of Hebei, saint Teresa Zhang Hezhi, martyr, who during the same persecution, having been born to a pagan pagoda, refused to worship idols, so she and her two children were thus.
Blessed Nicolas Savouret (s. XVIII)
Blessed Simon da Costa (s. XVI)
Saint Sisenando of Córdoba (s. VII)
In the city of Cordoba, in the Spanish region of Andalusia, saint Sisenando, Deacon and martyr, beheaded by the Saracens for their faith in Christ.