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Jerónimo Hermosilla
Spanish catholic bishop
SaintFull write-upSpainDominican OrderDocumented cause
Feast: 1 November (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
1800
Died
1861
Beatified
20 May 1906
unverified
Canonised
19 June 1988
unverified
Who they were
Among those named in the Roman Martyrology's list of saints for this day is Saint Jerónimo Hermosilla, bishop.
The miracles
The Roman Martyrology does not describe the miracles approved in the cause.
Why that counted as sanctity
The Roman Martyrology names him on 24 November in its list of saints, among the bishops.
Connected on this site
- Vietnamese Martyrs Saint honoured together
- Pere Almató Saint“In the city of Hai Duong in Tonkin, now Viet Nam, the holy martyrs Jerónimo Hermosilla and Valentine Berrio-Ochoa, bishops, and Pere Almató, priest, of the Order of Preachers, beheaded by order of the emperor Tu Duc.” — this site's research
- Yosefu Khang Duy Nguyen Saint“In the city of Hai Duong in Tonkin, now Viet Nam, Saint Joseph Nguyen Duy Khang, martyr, who, a catechist and travelling companion of the holy bishop Jerónimo Hermosilla, was captured together with him, flogged and kept in prison during the persecution of the emperor Tu Duc, and finally beheaded.” — this site's research
Sources
- Roman Martyrology, 24 November (Italian Bishops' Conference, Santo del giorno)
- Wikidata Q6801709 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.