Francis Xavier Seelos
German-American Roman Catholic priest (1819–1867)
Feast: 4 October (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Who they were
At New Orleans in Louisiana in the United States of America, Blessed Francis Xavier Seelos, priest of the Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer, a native of Bavaria, always attentive to the needs of children, young people and immigrants.
The miracles
The Roman Martyrology does not describe the miracles approved in the cause.
Why that counted as sanctity
The Roman Martyrology remembers him on 4 October as a Bavarian-born Redemptorist priest in New Orleans, attentive to children, the young and immigrants.
The cause
The cause continues. No postulation address is published here yet. Favours received through this person’s intercession, and offers of help, are best sent to the religious order or congregation they belonged to, or to the diocese where the cause was opened; either will pass them to the postulation.
- Roman Martyrology, 4 October (Italian Bishops' Conference, Santo del giorno)
- Wikidata Q75940 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Francis Xavier Seelos (CC BY-SA)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.