40 Martyrs of England and Wales (40)
Group of forty Catholics — men and women, clergy and laity — executed for their faith in England and Wales between 1535 and 1679, and collec…
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145 saints referenced
85 Martyrs of England and Wales
Group of 85 Catholics (63 priests and 22 laypeople) executed in England and Wales for their fidelity to the Catholic Church between 1584 and…
Venerable Agnes of Jesus
Born in Le Puy-en-Velay in 1602 into a modest family, Agnes of Jesus manifested exceptional piety and great spiritual maturity from childhoo…
Agnes of Langeac
Agnes of Langeac (1602-1634), in religion Sister Agnes of Jesus, was a French Dominican nun known for her mystical life and her role as a sp…
Alain de Solminihac
Alain de Solminihac (1593-1659) was a French reforming bishop, abbot of Chancelade and later bishop of Cahors, recognized for his pastoral z…
Alix Le Clerc
Alix Le Clerc (1576-1622) was a religious sister from Lorraine, who founded the Congregation of Our Lady (Canonesses of Saint Augustine) wit…
Alonso Rodríguez Olmedo
A Spanish Jesuit born in Zamora, Alonso Rodríguez was martyred on November 15, 1628, in the Caaró reduction, alongside Roque González de San…
Blessed Alphonse Rodriguez of Segovia
A merchant in Segovia, Alphonsus Rodriguez lost his family and joined the Society of Jesus as a lay brother at the age of 39. Serving as por…
Ana de Jesús
A companion of Saint Teresa of Ávila, Ana de Jesús (1545-1621) spread the Discalced Carmelite reform in France and Belgium, where she died i…
Ana de los Ángeles Monteagudo
A 17th-century Peruvian Dominican nun, Ana de los Ángeles Monteagudo was prioress and reformer of the Santa Catalina de Siena monastery in A…
Blessed Andrew Bobola
A 17th-century Polish Jesuit, Andrew Bobola dedicated his life to the evangelization of Lithuania and the struggle against schism. In 1657, …
Andrew de Soveral and 29 companions (30)
Group of thirty protomartyrs of Brazil (Andrew de Soveral, Ambrósio Francisco Ferro, Mateus Moreira and companions) massacred in 1645 by Dut…
Andrew of Phu Yen
Andrew of Phu Yen (1625-1644), known as the protomartyr of Vietnam, was a young lay catechist who died for his faith, beatified by Pope John…
Andrew of Phu Yen
Andrew of Phu Yen (c. 1624/1625 - 1644) is the protomartyr of Vietnam. A young catechist trained by Father Alexandre de Rhodes, he was arres…
Anne de Xainctonge
Foundress of the Company of Saint Ursula of Dole, Anne de Xainctonge (1567-1621) dedicated her life to the free education of young girls wit…
Anne of Saint Bartholomew
Intimate companion and secretary to Saint Teresa of Avila, she propagated the Discalced Carmelite reform in France and Belgium.
Anne-Élisabeth of Lorraine (Princess of Vaudémont)
A princess of the House of Lorraine born in 1649, Anne-Élisabeth lived a life marked by the political turmoil of the reign of Charles IV and…
Antonio Franco
Antonio Franco (1585-1626) was an Italian prelate, royal chaplain, and prelate of Santa Lucia del Mela, beatified in 2013 by Pope Francis.
Bedřich Bachstein and companions (14)
Bedřich Bachstein and his thirteen companions, Franciscans of various European nationalities, were martyred in hatred of the faith on Februa…
Venerable Benoîte Rencurel
Benoîte Rencurel, a humble shepherdess from the Dauphiné, was the recipient of daily Marian apparitions for fifty-six years starting in 1664…
Blessed Bernard of Corleone
Born Filippo Latini in Sicily, this shoemaker with a violent temperament converted after a life of duels and excess. Becoming a Capuchin fri…
Bernard of Corleone
Filippo Latino, known as Bernard of Corleone (1605-1667), was a Sicilian Capuchin lay brother. A former skilled swordsman who converted afte…
Blessed Bernard of Offida
A 17th-century Capuchin lay brother, Bernard of Offida distinguished himself by his humility as a questor and porter in Italy. Renowned for …
Bernardino Realino
An Italian jurist who became a Jesuit, Bernardino Realino dedicated more than forty years in Lecce as a confessor and spiritual director. Ca…
Bonaventure of Barcelona
Spanish Franciscan religious (1620-1684), founder of the Riformella and spiritual retreat convents (Ritiri) in Italy, beatified in 1906.
Brigida Morello Zancano
Brigida Morello Zancano (1610-1679) was an Italian widow and foundress of the Congregation of the Ursulines of Mary Immaculate in Piacenza.
Canadian Martyrs (8)
Group of eight Jesuit missionaries of New France, including Jean de Brébeuf and Isaac Jogues, put to death between 1642 and 1649 and canoniz…
Cardinal Pierre de Bérulle
Pierre de Bérulle was a major figure of the Catholic Reformation in France in the 17th century. Founder of the Oratory and introducer of the…
Carlo Bascapè
Carlo Bascapè (1550-1615) was an Italian Barnabite bishop, a close collaborator of Saint Charles Borromeo, and a key figure of the Catholic …
Catherine Mechtilde of the Blessed Sacrament
Catherine de Bar, in religion Mother Mechtilde of the Blessed Sacrament, is the founder of the Institute of the Benedictines of Perpetual Ad…
Catherine of Saint Augustine
Blessed Catherine of Saint Augustine (1632-1668) was a French hospital nun, a pioneer of New France, and a co-founder of the Canadian Church…
Charles of Sezze
Charles of Sezze (1613-1670), lay brother of the Order of Friars Minor Reformed, Italian mystic and spiritual writer, was beatified by Leo X…
Claude de la Colombière
A French Jesuit priest, spiritual director of Saint Margaret Mary Alacoque at Paray-le-Monial and one of the first apostles of the devotion …
Cosme Muñoz Pérez
Spanish priest (1573-1636), founder of the College of Our Lady of Piety in Cordoba for the education of poor young girls, declared Venerable…
Crispin of Viterbo
Italian Capuchin friar and questor, famous for his joy, humility, and Marian devotion, canonized in 1982.
Blessed Crispin of Viterbo
A Capuchin lay brother born in Viterbo, Crispin (Pietro Fioretti) led a life of simplicity and intense Marian devotion. Successively a shoem…
Cristóbal de Santa Catalina
Spanish priest (1638-1690), hermit and later founder of the Hospital of Our Father Jesus the Nazarene and the Hospital Sisters in Córdoba.
Diego Luis de San Vitores
Diego Luis de San Vitores (1627-1672) was a Spanish Jesuit priest, missionary, and martyr in Guam, recognized as the Apostle of the Mariana …
English Martyrs of 1886 (54)
Group of 54 Catholics (bishops, priests, religious, and laypeople) executed in England and Wales between 1535 and 1679 for their fidelity to…
English Martyrs of 1895 (9)
The English Martyrs of 1895 form a group of nine Catholics (abbots, monks, priests, a knight, and a nobleman) executed in England between 15…
Francesco Zirano
A Sardinian Franciscan priest, Francesco Zirano was martyred and flayed alive in Algiers in 1603 for refusing to renounce his Christian fait…
Blessed Francis of Posadas
A Dominican religious born in Cordoba in the 17th century, Francisco de Posadas distinguished himself by his early devotion to the Virgin an…
Giovanni Ancina
A Piedmontese physician who became a priest of the Oratory under the influence of Saint Philip Neri, and later Bishop of Saluzzo, he was a z…
Giovanni Antonio Solinas
Giovanni Antonio Solinas (1643-1683) was a Sardinian Jesuit priest, a missionary in South America, who was martyred in the Zenta Valley in A…
Giuseppe Marcinò
Italian Capuchin priest (1589-1655), zealous preacher and Minister General of his order, he was a great peacemaker and propagator of Euchari…
Gregory Barbarigo
Gregory Barbarigo (1625-1697), a Venetian patrician who became a cardinal and bishop of Bergamo and then Padua, was a great reformer of the …
Blessed Hippolytus Galantini
A silk weaver in Florence, Hippolytus Galantini dedicated his life to the religious instruction of children and the uneducated. He founded t…
Irish Martyrs (17)
Group of seventeen Catholic faithful (bishops, priests, and laypeople) martyred in Ireland for their faith between 1579 and 1654, beatified …
Jacques Olier
Jacques Olier (1608-1657) was the founder of the Society of Saint-Sulpice and a major figure of the Catholic Reformation in France. As pasto…
Jan Sarkander
Jan Sarkander (1576-1620), a Catholic priest from Moravia, died in Olomouc from the effects of torture for refusing to violate the seal of t…
Saint Jane Frances de Chantal
Widowed at twenty-eight after the accidental death of her husband, Jane Frances Frémyot dedicated herself to the education of her children a…
Jeanne Chézard de Matel
Jeanne Chézard de Matel (1596-1670) was a French mystic and the foundress of the Order of the Incarnate Word and Blessed Sacrament.
Jeanne Mance
Co-founder of Montreal and Canada's first lay nurse, Jeanne Mance (1606-1673) founded the Hôtel-Dieu de Montréal and was declared Venerable …
Jeremiah of Wallachia
The first Romanian blessed, Jeremiah of Wallachia (1556-1625) was a Capuchin friar who dedicated forty years of his life to serving the sick…
Jérôme le Royer de la Dauversière
Jérôme Le Royer de La Dauversière (1597-1659) was a French layperson, founder of the congregation of the Religious Hospitallers of Saint Jos…
Venerable John Baptist de La Salle
Born in Reims in 1651, Jean-Baptiste de La Salle renounced his fortune and his canonry to dedicate himself to the free education of poor chi…
Saint John Baptist of the Conception
Saint John Baptist of the Conception (1561-1613) was a Spanish religious, reformer of the Trinitarian Order and mystical writer of the Golde…
Blessed John Berchmans
A young 17th-century Belgian Jesuit novice, John Berchmans distinguished himself by his angelic piety, perfect obedience to the rules, and d…
John de Brito
A Portuguese Jesuit missionary in South India, John de Brito adopted the lifestyle of Tamil ascetics and was beheaded in the Maravar country…
Blessed John de Britto
A 17th-century Portuguese Jesuit, John de Britto dedicated his life to the evangelization of India, adopting local customs to convert thousa…
Venerable John Eudes
A 17th-century Norman priest, Jean Eudes is the founder of the Congregation of Jesus and Mary and the Order of Our Lady of Charity. A great …
Saint John Francis Regis
A 17th-century Jesuit priest, Jean-François Régis dedicated his life to the evangelization of the Vivarais and Velay countryside. Known as t…
John Leonardi
Italian priest born in Diecimo in 1541, John Leonardi founded the Clerics Regular of the Mother of God in Lucca in 1574 and worked for the C…
Saint John Macias
A Spanish Dominican friar who emigrated to Peru, John Macias spent his life as the porter of the Convent of Saint Mary Magdalene in Lima, de…
Blessed John Massias
Originally from Spain, John Massias emigrated to Peru where he became a Dominican lay brother at the convent of Lima. A charitable porter an…
John Ogilvie
A Scottish Jesuit who converted to Catholicism, John Ogilvie was hanged in Glasgow in 1615 for his refusal to recognize the spiritual suprem…
Josefa María de Santa Inés
Josefa María de Santa Inés (1625-1696), known as Inés de Benigánim, was a Spanish Discalced Augustinian nun known for her humility and mysti…
Blessed Joseph Oriol
A 17th-century priest from Barcelona, Joseph Oriol distinguished himself by extreme austerity, living on bread and water and dedicating hims…
Blessed Joseph-Marie Tommasi
Son of the Duke of Palma, Joseph-Marie Tommasi renounced his titles to join the Theatines. A liturgical scholar and theologian, he lived a l…
Juan Bautista and Jacinto de los Ángeles
Juan Bautista and Jacinto de los Ángeles, Zapotec laymen and prosecutors in San Francisco Cajonos, were martyred in 1700 for defending the C…
Juan de Palafox y Mendoza
Juan de Palafox y Mendoza (1600-1659) was a Spanish bishop, reformer, writer, and protector of the indigenous people in Mexico, beatified in…
Juan de Ribera
Archbishop of Valencia and Latin Patriarch of Antioch, Tridentine reformer, founder of the Real Colegio Seminario de Corpus Christi, canoniz…
Juan del Castillo
A Spanish Jesuit, Juan del Castillo was one of the three protomartyrs of the Guarani Reductions of the Río de la Plata, put to death in 1628…
Juan San Pedro Ustárroz
Juan de San Pedro Ustárroz (1564-1615), in religion John of Jesus-Mary, was a Spanish Discalced Carmelite, spiritual writer, and Superior Ge…
Blessed Julian of Saint Augustine
Born in Castile to a Béarnais father exiled for his faith, Julian became a Franciscan lay brother after initially being rejected for his exc…
Kateri Tekakwitha
A Mohawk virgin born in 1656 and died in 1680, Kateri Tekakwitha was, in 2012, the first North American Indigenous person raised to the hono…
Liborius Wagner
A Catholic priest converted from Lutheranism, Liborius Wagner was martyred in 1631 in Franconia during the Thirty Years' War for his fidelit…
Louise de Marillac
A French widow, Louise de Marillac founded the Company of the Daughters of Charity in 1633 with Saint Vincent de Paul, dedicated to the serv…
Marco d'Aviano
An Italian Capuchin priest and famous preacher, Blessed Marco d'Aviano was the spiritual advisor to Emperor Leopold I and played a major his…
Margaret Mary Alacoque
A nun of the Visitation at Paray-le-Monial, Margaret Mary Alacoque (1647-1690) received the great apparitions of the Sacred Heart of Jesus a…
Marguerite Bourgeoys
Born in Troyes in 1620, Marguerite Bourgeoys left in 1653 for Ville-Marie (Montreal), where she founded the Congregation of Notre-Dame, the …
Venerable Marguerite of the Blessed Sacrament
A Carmelite nun in Beaune in the 17th century, Marguerite du Saint-Sacrement dedicated herself from childhood to the devotion to the Infant …
Maria Allegri
Maria Allegri, in religion Sister Maria Margherita Diomira of the Incarnate Word (1651-1677), was an Italian religious mystic of the Congreg…
Maria Angela Astorch
A Spanish Capuchin Poor Clare nun and great mystic, Maria Angela Astorch (1592-1665) is known as the "mystic of the breviary" for her deeply…
María de Jesús López Rivas
María de Jesús López Rivas (1560-1640) was a Spanish Discalced Carmelite nun, a mystic, and a close associate of Saint Teresa of Avila, beat…
María Quintero Malfaz
Spanish Cistercian nun, founder of the Monastery of the Holy Cross in Casarrubios del Monte, and mystic.
Blessed Mariana de Jesús (de Paredes y Flores)
Born in Quito in the 17th century, Marianne of Jesus dedicated herself from childhood to a life of extreme austerities and solitary prayer. …
Mariana de Jesús de Paredes
Ecuadorian mystic (1618-1645), recluse and Franciscan tertiary nicknamed the "Lily of Quito", who offered herself as a victim for her city d…
Mariana de Manzanedo Herrera
Mariana de Manzanedo Herrera (1568-1638), in religion Mariana de San José, was a Spanish religious sister and founder of the female branch o…
Marie de La Ferre
The Venerable Marie de La Ferre (1589-1652) was a French religious sister, co-founder of the Religious Hospitallers of Saint Joseph with Jér…
Martin Lumbreras Peralta and Melchor Sánchez Pérez
Martin Lumbreras Peralta and Melchor Sánchez Pérez, Spanish Augustinian Recollect priests, were sent as missionaries to the Philippines and …
Martyrs of Cajonos (2)
Juan Bautista and Jacinto de los Ángeles were two Zapotec laymen from Mexico, churchwardens (fiscales) martyred in 1700 for defending the Ch…
Martyrs of Gondar (2)
Agathangelus of Vendôme and Cassian of Nantes, 17th-century French Capuchin priests, were sent to Ethiopia to work for the unity of Christia…
Martyrs of Indonesia (2)
Denis of the Nativity and Redemptus of the Cross are two Discalced Carmelites martyred in 1638 in Sumatra, recognized as the protomartyrs of…
Martyrs of Japan (16)
Lorenzo Ruiz of Manila and fifteen companions, priests, religious, and laypeople associated with the Dominican Order, put to death for their…
Martyrs of Košice (3)
Three priests — Mark Crisin, Stephen Pongrácz, and Melchior Grodziecki — tortured and killed for the faith in Košice on September 7, 1619, b…
Blessed Mary Anne of Jesus
A 17th-century noblewoman from Madrid, Marie-Anne de Jésus overcame her family's opposition to dedicate herself to God. She founded the inst…
Blessed Mary of the Angels
Born into the Turinese nobility, Maria Anna Fontanella entered the Carmel of Turin under the name Mary of the Angels after a childhood marke…
Mary Ward
Mary Ward (1585-1645) was an English religious sister, foundress of the Institute of the Blessed Virgin Mary (IBVM), and a pioneer of active…
Mary Ward
Mary Ward was an English religious sister, foundress of the Institute of the Blessed Virgin Mary (IBVM) and the Congregatio Jesu, and a pion…
Matteo Ricci
Matteo Ricci (1552-1610) was an Italian Jesuit priest, missionary in China, and a pioneer of intercultural dialogue and inculturation.
Miguel Mañara
A Spanish venerable layperson, Miguel Mañara (1627-1679) dedicated his life and fortune to the poor of Seville within the Brotherhood of the…
Venerable Mother Jeanne de Lestonnac
Widow of the Marquis de Montferrant, Jeanne de Lestonnac founded the Order of Our Lady in Bordeaux, dedicated to the education of girls, fol…
Blessed Nicholas of Longobardi
Nicholas of Longobardi was an Italian peasant who joined the Minims, where his piety and miracles drew admiration. Although not a priest due…
Nicolas Barré
A priest of the Order of Minims and a brilliant theologian, Nicolas Barré is the founder of the Sisters of the Infant Jesus, dedicated to th…
Nicolas Roland
Nicolas Roland (1642-1678) was a French priest, founder of the Congregation of the Sisters of the Holy Child Jesus, and spiritual guide to S…
Nicolas Steno
A learned anatomist and father of modern geology, Nicolas Steno converted to Catholicism before becoming a bishop of immense charity in Nort…
Nicolò Rusca
A priest and archpriest of Sondrio, Nicolò Rusca died a martyr in 1618 in Thusis after being tortured by radical Protestant factions. He was…
Oliver Plunkett
Archbishop of Armagh and Primate of All Ireland, Oliver Plunkett was hanged, drawn and quartered at Tyburn in 1681, the last Catholic martyr…
Our Lady of Good Help (Compiègne)
The sanctuary of Notre-Dame de Bon-Secours in Compiègne was founded in 1637 by Father Boniface, a Capuchin, following a vow to protect the c…
Our Lady of Lights
In 1661, a landowner from Goult was healed of a twelve-year infirmity after seeing a mysterious light in the ruins of a chapel. This miracle…
Pedro Calungsod
Pedro Calungsod was a young Filipino lay catechist from the Visayas, martyred in Guam in 1672 alongside the Jesuit Diego Luis de San Vitores…
Pedro Ortiz de Zárate
Argentine priest and missionary, former mayor of Jujuy, martyred in the Zenta Valley in 1683 and beatified in 2022.
Pedro Urraca
Pedro Urraca (1583-1657), a Spanish priest of the Order of Mercy, was distinguished by his heroic charity in Lima and his deep devotion to t…
Blessed Peter Claver
A 17th-century Spanish Jesuit, Peter Claver dedicated his life to the salvation of African slaves in Cartagena. Defining himself as 'the sla…
Peter Kibe and 187 companions (188 Martyrs of Japan)
Peter Kibe and his 187 companions are a group of Japanese Catholic martyrs put to death for their faith in the 17th century under the Tokuga…
Peter Kibe Kasui and companions (188)
Peter Kibe Kasui and his 187 companions are Japanese Catholic martyrs put to death for their faith between 1603 and 1639 under the Tokugawa …
Peter of Saint Joseph Betancur
A Franciscan religious from Tenerife, Peter of Saint Joseph Betancur (1626-1667) dedicated himself to the poor and sick in Guatemala and fou…
Pietro Casani
Pietro Casani (1572-1647), in religion Peter of the Nativity of Mary, was an Italian priest and co-founder of the Order of Poor Clerics Regu…
Regina Protmann
Blessed Regina Protmann (1552-1613), foundress of the Congregation of the Sisters of Saint Catherine, a pioneer in the education of girls an…