Bl. Archangela Girlani, Virgin
29 January Optional Memorial in the Italian Provinces
Bl. Archangela Girlani was born Elanor Girliani in 1460 at Trino, on Monte Ferrato in northern Italy to a noble family.
St. Andrew Corsini, Bishop
January 9 Feast
Born in Florence at the beginning of the 14th century, he entered religious life in the Carmelite house in his native city.
St. Simon Stock, Religious
16 May Optional Memorial
(Obligatory Memorial the province of Great Britain)
As far as can be ascertained from the earliest references, Simon Stock was an English Prior General, known for his holy way of life, who died about 1265 in Bordeaux in France.
St. George Preca, Priest
9 May Optional Memorial
(Obligatory Memorial in the province of Malta)
Saint George Preca was born in Malta on 12 February 1880. He lived in Valletta, the capital of Malta, near the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Mount Carmel.
Blessed Aloysius Rabatà, Priest
8 May Optional Memorial
Information about the Blessed comes from witness statements gathered for the Acts of the 1533 diocesan process for the beatification of Aloysius Rabatà. The Acts do contain, as expected, details about his character, the works he performed, and his death as well as his physical appearance and his eating habits.
St. Angelus, Priest and Martyr
5 May Memorial
Angelus is thought to have been one of the first Carmelites to return to Sicily from Mount Carmel and, according to a long-standing tradition, he was murdered in Licata during the first half of the 13th century.
Bl. Baptist Spagnoli, Priest
17 April Memorial
Born in Mantua on 17th April 1447, Bl. Baptist's father was of Spanish origin. He entered the Carmelites in Ferrara and professed his religious vows in 1464.
St. Nuno Alvares Pereira, Religious
6 November Memorial
Nuno Álvares Pereira was born in Portugal on 24th June 1360, most probably at Cernache do Bomjardin, son of Brother Álvaro Gonçalves Pereira, Hospitalier Knight of St. John of Jerusalem.
Bl. Francis Palau y Quer, (OCD), Priest
7 November Optional Memorial in the Provinces of Spain
Francis Palau y Quer was born on 29th December 1811 at Aytona in Spain.
St. Joseph, Principal Protector of the Order
19 March Solemnity
This celebration has profound Biblical roots; Joseph is the last Patriarch who receives the communications of the Lord through the humble way of dreams (cf. Gn 28, 12-14; Mt 1, 20-24).
