Confirmation Saint FinderSaints of Spain
12 saints on this site whose lives are tied to Spain. Read their stories and notice who stays with you.
St. Beatrice da Silva
Portuguese noblewoman who founded the Conceptionist nuns in Toledo.
For anyone treated unfairly out of jealousy who wants to respond with peace.
Meet St. Beatrice
St. Ferdinand III
King of Castile and León who united the two kingdoms and was known for justice and prayer.
For future leaders, engineers, and anyone carrying a lot of responsibility.
Meet St. Ferdinand
St. Ignatius of Loyola
Spanish soldier wounded in 1521 who converted and founded the Jesuits in 1540.
For candidates at Jesuit schools and anyone discerning big decisions.
Meet St. Ignatius
St. Isidore of Seville
Seventh-century archbishop and scholar of Seville, author of a famous encyclopedia.
For bookworms, researchers, and anyone who spends a lot of time online.
Meet St. Isidore
St. Isidore the Farmer
Spanish farm laborer near Madrid in the 1100s who joined daily prayer with hard work.
For farm kids and hard workers.
Meet St. Isidore
St. John of God
Portuguese-born soldier and bookseller who founded a hospital for the poor in Granada.
For future nurses and caregivers, and anyone who has struggled and wants to start over.
Meet St. John
St. John of the Cross
Spanish Carmelite friar and poet of the 1500s who helped Saint Teresa reform their order.
For poets and anyone going through a dark time.
Meet St. John
St. Peter of Alcántara
Spanish Franciscan reformer and mystic who guided and supported St. Teresa of Ávila.
For anyone who wants to live simply and give themselves fully to prayer.
Meet St. Peter
St. Rafael Arnáiz Barón
Spanish architecture student turned Trappist monk who lived joyfully with diabetes and died in 1938.
For anyone whose plans are changed by illness, and for young people seeking God.
Meet St. Rafael
St. Raymond Nonnatus
Mercedarian friar who ransomed captives in North Africa, patron of expectant mothers.
For anyone who wants to give themselves for others, and for expectant mothers.
Meet St. Raymond
St. Teresa of Avila
Spanish Carmelite nun of the 1500s who reformed her order and wrote classics on prayer.
For those who want to grow in prayer.
Meet St. Teresa
St. Vincent Ferrer
Spanish Dominican who preached to huge crowds across Europe in the late 1300s and early 1400s.
For future preachers and anyone who wants to share their faith with energy.
Meet St. Vincent