Félix Varela
Félix Varela (1788-1853) was a Cuban priest, philosopher, and politician, recognized as venerable by the Catholic Church, famous for his rol…
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19th century
390 saints referenced
Fr. Henri-François de Paule Tempier
Father Tempier was the first companion of Saint Eugene de Mazenod in the founding of the Oblates of Mary Immaculate. An indefatigable admini…
Venerable Francis-Mary-Paul Libermann
Son of a rabbi from Metz, François-Marie-Paul Libermann converted to Catholicism in 1826. Despite severe epilepsy that delayed his ordinatio…
François Gaschon
François Gaschon (1732-1815) was a French priest, missionary in the Auvergne countryside, and chaplain of the Ambert Hospice, recognized as …
Frederic Baraga
A Slovenian missionary in the United States, nicknamed the "Snowshoe Priest," Frederic Baraga evangelized the Native Americans of Michigan a…
Frédéric Ozanam
Frédéric Ozanam (1813-1853) was a French layperson, founder of the Society of Saint Vincent de Paul and a precursor of the Church's social d…
Gabriel of Our Lady of Sorrows
Italian Passionist religious who died at 23 in 1862, canonized in 1920, venerated as the patron of youth, students, and seminarians.
Gabriel Taborin
Gabriel Taborin (1799-1864), in religion Brother Gabriel, is the founder of the Congregation of the Brothers of the Holy Family of Belley, d…
Gaetana Sterni
Gaetana Sterni (1827-1889) was an Italian religious sister, foundress of the Congregation of the Sisters of the Divine Will, beatified in 20…
Gaetano Errico
Gaetano Errico (1791-1860), a Neapolitan priest and founder of the congregation of the Missionaries of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary, …
Galileo Nicolini
Galileo Nicolini (1882-1897) was a young Italian Passionist novice who died of tuberculosis at the age of 14 and was declared Venerable by P…
Gaspar Bertoni
Veronese priest (1777-1853), founder in 1816 of the Congregation of the Sacred Stigmata of Our Lord Jesus Christ (Stigmatines), apostolic mi…
Gaspar del Bufalo
A Roman priest, Gaspar del Bufalo (1786-1837) founded the Congregation of the Missionaries of the Precious Blood in 1815 and dedicated himse…
Georg Michael Wittmann
Auxiliary bishop of Regensburg, Georg Michael Wittmann dedicated his life to the formation of the clergy, heroic charity, and the founding o…
Gertrude Prosperi
An Italian mystical Benedictine abbess, Gertrude Prosperi (in religion Maria Luisa Angelica) reformed her monastery in Trevi and experienced…
Gesualdo Melacrino
Gesualdo Melacrino (1725-1803) was an Italian Capuchin friar, nicknamed the "Apostle of Calabria," recognized as Venerable by John Paul II i…
Ghebre-Michael
An Ethiopian Orthodox monk who converted to Catholicism, Ghebre-Michael was ordained a priest by Saint Justin de Jacobis. Arrested under Emp…
Giacomo Cusmano
An Italian priest and physician, Giacomo Cusmano dedicated his life to the most destitute in Palermo by founding the Boccone del Povero and …
Giovanna Francesca Michelotti
Anna Michelotti (1843-1888), in religion Sister Giovanna Francesca, is the foundress of the congregation of the Little Servants of the Sacre…
Giovanni Antonio Farina
Italian bishop, known as the "bishop of the poor," Giovanni Antonio Farina (1803-1888) founded in 1836 the Sisters Teachers of Saint Dorothy…
Giovanni Battista Mazzucconi
The first martyr of the Pontifical Institute for Foreign Missions (PIME), Giovanni Battista Mazzucconi gave his life for the Gospel in Ocean…
Giovanni Battista Quilici
An Italian priest from Livorno, Father Giovanni Battista Quilici dedicated himself to the marginalized and founded the congregation of the D…
Giovanni Battista Rubino
Piedmontese priest and founder of the Congregation of the Oblate Sisters of Saint Aloysius Gonzaga (the Luigines), declared Venerable in 199…
Giovanni Bruni
Giacomo Bruni, in religion Father John of the Holy Spirit, was a young Italian Passionist priest born in 1882 and died in 1905, recognized a…
Giovanni Merlini
An Italian priest and the third Moderator General of the Congregation of the Missionaries of the Precious Blood, Giovanni Merlini was a man …
Giuseppe Bartolomeo Menochio
An Augustinian bishop and confessor to Pope Pius VII, the Venerable Giuseppe Bartolomeo Menochio demonstrated heroic fidelity to the Church …
Giuseppe Bedetti
An Italian priest devoted to the poor and marginalized, Giuseppe Bedetti was the founder of the night schools in Bologna for the education o…
Giuseppe Benedetto Dusmet
A Benedictine cardinal and Archbishop of Catania, Blessed Giuseppe Benedetto Dusmet (1818-1894) is famous for his heroic charity and his dev…
Giuseppe Dal Vago
Italian Franciscan priest (1822-1895), Minister General of the Order of Friars Minor, he was a great restorer of the Order in the 19th centu…
Giuseppe Marchetti
An Italian Scalabrinian priest and missionary in Brazil, Giuseppe Marchetti dedicated himself to emigrants and orphans, co-founding the Scal…
Giuseppe Morgera
An Italian priest from Ischia, Giuseppe Morgera (1844-1898) heroically devoted himself to his parish of Casamicciola after the devastating e…
Giuseppe Tovini
Giuseppe Tovini (1841-1897) was an Italian lawyer, father, and Catholic activist, beatified in 1998 by John Paul II.
Giustina Schiapparoli
Co-foundress of the Benedictine Sisters of Divine Providence of Voghera, Giustina Schiapparoli dedicated her life to the education and care …
Gregorio Fioravanti
Italian Franciscan priest, founder of the Franciscan Missionary Sisters of the Sacred Heart, recognized as Venerable by Pope Francis in 2017…
Guglielmo Massaia
Guglielmo Massaia (1809-1889) was an Italian Capuchin cardinal, famous for his thirty-five years of evangelizing and humanitarian mission in…
Helena Stollenwerk
Co-foundress of the Missionary Sisters Servants of the Holy Spirit, Helena Stollenwerk (Mother Maria) dedicated her life to missions and con…
Henri-Mathieu Planchat and 4 companions (5)
Henri-Mathieu Planchat and his four companions are martyr priests, executed by firing squad on May 26, 1871, in Paris during the tragic even…
Henriette Delille
Henriette Delille (1813-1862) was a free woman of color and religious sister, foundress of the Sisters of the Holy Family congregation in Ne…
The Immaculate Conception of the Most Holy Virgin
On December 8, 1854, Pope Pius IX solemnly defined the dogma of the Immaculate Conception in St. Peter's Basilica. This act confirms that th…
Isabel Larrañaga Ramirez
Isabel Larrañaga Ramirez (1836-1899) was a religious sister of Philippine and Spanish origin, foundress of the Congregation of the Sisters o…
Isora María del Tránsito Ocampo
Argentine Dominican nun (1841-1900), known as Sister Leonor de Santa María, she led a life of contemplation, humility, and service at the mo…
Jacinto Vera
The first bishop of Montevideo, Jacinto Vera (1813-1881) was a tireless pastor, known as the Gaucho Bishop, beatified in 2023.
Jacques Berthieu
Jacques Berthieu, a French Jesuit priest born in 1838, was a missionary in Madagascar where he was put to death for the faith on June 8, 189…
Jacques-Désiré Laval
A French Spiritan priest and missionary, Jacques-Désiré Laval is the Apostle of Mauritius, where he devoted himself entirely to former slave…
Jaume Clotet Fabres
Co-founder of the Congregation of the Claretian Missionaries, Jaume Clotet Fabres distinguished himself by his dedication to the education o…
Jean Leon Le Prevost
Jean Leon Le Prevost (1803-1874) was a French religious, founder of the Institute of the Brothers of Saint Vincent de Paul, recognized as ve…
Jean-Bernard Rousseau
Jean-Bernard Rousseau, in religion Brother Scubilion, was a French Lasallian religious, apostle of Reunion Island and catechist of the slave…
Jean-Gabriel Perboyre
Jean-Gabriel Perboyre (1802-1840), a French Lazarist priest, was a missionary in China where he died a martyr, strangled on a cross in Wucha…
Jeanne Jugan
Breton religious sister (1792-1879), foundress of the Little Sisters of the Poor, dedicated to the service of the destitute elderly. Beatifi…
Jeanne-Antide Thouret
French religious (1765-1826), founder in Besançon of the Sisters of Charity, a congregation dedicated to the poor and the sick which she est…
Jeanne-Elisabeth Bichier des Ages
A religious sister from Poitou, Jeanne-Elisabeth Bichier des Ages (1773-1838) founded with Saint Andre-Hubert Fournet the congregation of th…
Jeanne-Germaine Castang
Jeanne-Germaine Castang (1878-1897), Sister Marie-Céline of the Presentation, was a French Poor Clare nun beatified in 2007.
Jerónimo Mariano Usera y Alarcón
The Venerable Jerónimo Mariano Usera y Alarcón (1810-1891) was a Spanish priest and missionary, founder of the congregation of the Sisters o…
Joaquim Masmitjà de Puig
Spanish priest and founder of the Congregation of the Missionary Sisters of the Heart of Mary, dedicated to the education of young girls.
Joaquina de Vedruna
A wife and mother of nine children who became a widow, Joaquina de Vedruna founded the congregation of the Carmelite Sisters of Charity in 1…
Johann Evangelist Wagner
A Bavarian priest and theologian, Johann Evangelist Wagner (1807-1886) is the founder of the Regens-Wagner-Stiftungen, a network of care ins…
Johann Nepomuk von Tschiderer
Johann Nepomuk von Tschiderer (1777-1860) was an exemplary Bishop of Trent, renowned for his boundless charity towards the poor and the sick…
John Bosco
Piedmontese priest (1815-1888), founder of the Society of Saint Francis de Sales (Salesians) and the Daughters of Mary Help of Christians, h…
John Henry Newman
English theologian converted to Catholicism, figure of the Oxford Movement, founder of the Birmingham Oratory and cardinal, canonized in 201…
John Neumann
A Redemptorist of Bohemian origin who became Bishop of Philadelphia, John Nepomucene Neumann (1811-1860) organized the network of Catholic p…
Saint John Vianney (Curé of Ars)
A 19th-century French priest, Jean-Marie Vianney became famous as the parish priest of the small village of Ars. Known for his extreme ascet…
José Antônio de Maria Ibiapina
Brazilian priest (1806-1883) nicknamed the Apostle of the Northeast, recognized as venerable in 2025 for his missionary and social work amon…
José Antonio Plancarte y Labastida
The Venerable José Antonio Plancarte y Labastida (1840-1898) was a Mexican priest, founder of the Daughters of Mary Immaculate of Guadalupe …
José Olallo Valdés
A Hospitaller of Saint John of God, José Olallo Valdés dedicated his life to serving the sick and the poor in Camagüey, Cuba.
José Torres Padilla
Spanish priest and co-founder of the Company of the Sisters of the Cross, José Torres Padilla (1811-1878) was a renowned spiritual director …
Josefa Naval Girbés
A Spanish laywoman, embroiderer, and catechist, she dedicated her life to the Christian education of young girls and to the service of her p…
Josep Tous Soler
A Spanish Capuchin priest (1811-1871), Josep Tous Soler founded the congregation of the Capuchin Sisters of the Mother of the Divine Shepher…
Joseph Amand Passerat
A French Redemptorist priest, successor to Saint Clement Mary Hofbauer as Vicar General of the transalpine communities, he propagated the or…
Joseph Cafasso
Piedmontese priest (1811-1860), professor of moral theology at the Convitto Ecclesiastico of Turin, spiritual director of Saint John Bosco, …
Venerable Joseph Marchand
A missionary from the Diocese of Besançon, Joseph Marchand was captured in Cochinchina in 1835. Imprisoned in an iron cage and subjected to …
Joseph Marello
Joseph Marello (1844-1895), a Piedmontese priest, founder of the Congregation of the Oblates of Saint Joseph and Bishop of Acqui, was canoni…
Joseph Pignatelli
A Spanish Jesuit of noble lineage, Joseph Pignatelli (1737-1811) maintained and prepared the rebirth of the Society of Jesus during the deca…
Joseph-Benedict Cottolengo
Piedmontese priest (1786-1842), Joseph-Benedict Cottolengo founded the Little House of Divine Providence in Turin, a vast work for the recep…
Juan José Jaime Bonal Cortada
A Spanish priest and co-founder of the Congregation of the Sisters of Charity of Saint Anne, he dedicated his life to the poor and the sick,…
Julie Billiart
French religious sister and foundress of the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur (1804), dedicated to the Christian education of poor girls, para…
Julien-Nicolas Rèche
A French religious of the Institute of the Brothers of the Christian Schools, Blessed Julien-Nicolas Rèche (Brother Arnould) dedicated himse…
Juliette Colbert de Barolo
Juliette Colbert de Barolo (1786-1864) was a French layperson and philanthropist, based in Turin, recognized as Venerable for her reformativ…
Justin de Jacobis
An Italian Lazarist priest, Justin de Jacobis was the first Vicar Apostolic of Abyssinia: he evangelized Tigray, formed an indigenous clergy…
Karolina Gerhardinger
Karolina Gerhardinger (1797-1879), in religion Maria Theresia of Jesus, was a Bavarian religious sister and foundress of the School Sisters …
Kaspar Stanggassinger
Kaspar Stanggassinger (1871-1899) was a Bavarian Redemptorist priest and dedicated educator of young seminarians, beatified in 1988.
Kuriakose Elias Chavara
Indian priest of the Syro-Malabar Church, co-founder of the Carmelites of Mary Immaculate (1831) and the Congregation of the Mother of Carme…
Leo Dupont
Léon Papin-Dupont (1797-1876), nicknamed the "Holy Man of Tours," is a French layperson recognized as Venerable, famous for his charity and …
Leonardo Murialdo
An Italian priest born in Turin in 1828, Leonardo Murialdo founded the Congregation of Saint Joseph (Josephites of Murialdo) in 1873 for the…
Leopoldina Naudet
Leopoldina Naudet (1773-1834) was an Italian religious of French origin, foundress of the Institute of the Sisters of the Holy Family in Ver…
Lliberada Ferrarons i Vives
Lliberada Ferrarons i Vives (1803-1842) was a Spanish textile worker, member of the Third Order of Carmel, declared Venerable by Benedict XV…
Lodovico Pavoni
A 19th-century priest from Brescia, Lodovico Pavoni founded the Saint Barnabas Institute for disadvantaged youth and the congregation of the…
Lorenzo Maria of Saint Francis Xavier
Italian Passionist priest (1782-1856), known as the apostle of the Child Jesus, beatified by John Paul II in 1989.
Lorenzo Maria of Saint Francis Xavier
Italian Passionist religious (1782-1856), known as the apostle of the Child Jesus, beatified by John Paul II in 1989.
Louis Martin
Louis Martin (1823-1894), a watchmaker and jeweler from Alençon and father of Saint Thérèse of Lisieux, was canonized on October 18, 2015, b…
Louis-Antoine-Rose Ormières
A French priest of the Diocese of Carcassonne, Louis-Antoine-Rose Ormières is the founder of the Congregation of the Sisters of the Guardian…
Louis-Antoine-Rose Ormières Lacase
French priest and founder of the Congregation of the Sisters of the Guardian Angel, dedicated to the education of rural children and the car…
Louis-Édouard Cestac
A priest of the Diocese of Bayonne, Louis-Édouard Cestac (1801-1868) was the founder of the Congregation of the Servants of Mary and a pione…
Venerable Louis-Marie Baudouin
A Vendéen priest and founder, Louis-Marie Baudouin lived through the French Revolution while remaining faithful to the Church, experiencing …
Venerable Louis-Marie Chanel
A French Marist priest sent on a mission to Futuna in 1837, Louis-Marie Chanel encountered the hostility of King Niuliki following the conve…
Louis-Marie-Joseph Querbes
French priest and founder of the Clerics of Saint Viator congregation, dedicated to the Christian education of rural youth.
Louise-Thérèse de Montaignac
Louise-Thérèse de Montaignac (1820-1885) was a French religious sister, foundress of the Oblates of the Heart of Jesus, beatified in 1990.
Louise-Thérèse de Montaignac de Chauvance
Foundress of the Oblates of the Heart of Jesus, Louise-Thérèse de Montaignac de Chauvance (1820-1885) dedicated her life to the apostolate a…
Luca Passi
Luca Passi (1789-1866) was an Italian priest, founder of the Work of Saint Dorothy and the Institute of the Sisters of Saint Dorothy, dedica…
Ludovico of Casoria
A Neapolitan Franciscan religious, Ludovico of Casoria (1814-1885) dedicated his life to the poor, the infirm, and young Africans, founding …
Luigi Balbiano
Italian priest (1812-1884), vicar of Avigliana for 47 years, recognized as Venerable by John Paul II in 1981.
Luigi Biraghi
Luigi Biraghi (1801-1879) was an Italian priest of the Archdiocese of Milan, founder of the Sisters of St. Marcellina congregation dedicated…
Luigi Caburlotto
Venetian priest and founder of the Congregation of the Daughters of Saint Joseph, dedicated to the education of poor young girls.
Luigi Maria Monti
Founder of the Congregation of the Sons of the Immaculate Conception, Luigi Maria Monti dedicated his life to the care of the sick and the e…
Luigi Maria Palazzolo
A priest of Bergamo entirely devoted to the poor and abandoned children, Luigi Maria Palazzolo founded the congregation of the Sisters of th…
Luigi Scrosoppi
An Italian priest from Udine and Oratorian of Saint Philip Neri, Luigi Scrosoppi (1804-1884) dedicated his life to orphans and abandoned you…
Luigi Sodo
Luigi Sodo (1811-1895) was an Italian bishop renowned for his pastoral charity, doctrinal firmness, and dedication to the poor, declared Ven…
Luis de Trelles y Noguerol
Luis de Trelles y Noguerol (1819-1891) was a Spanish layperson, advocate for the poor, and founder of the Spanish Nocturnal Adoration, recog…
Madeleine-Sophie Barat
A French religious sister born in Joigny in 1779, Madeleine-Sophie Barat founded the Society of the Sacred Heart in 1800, dedicated to the e…
Magdalene of Canossa
Magdalene of Canossa (1774-1835) was a marchioness of Verona who renounced her rank to serve the poor and founded the Canossian Daughters of…
Mamerto Esquiú
A Franciscan friar and Bishop of Córdoba, Mamerto Esquiú is a major figure of 19th-century Argentina, famous for his role as a national peac…
Manuel Ruiz López and 10 companions (11)
Group of eleven martyrs of Damascus, consisting of eight Franciscans led by the guardian Manuel Ruiz López and the three Maronite Massabki b…
Marcantonio Durando
An Italian Lazarist priest (1801-1880), Marcantonio Durando dedicated himself to popular missions and the organization of charity in Turin, …
Marcellin Champagnat
A French priest (1789-1840), Marcellin Champagnat founded the congregation of the Little Brothers of Mary, known as the Marist Brothers, in …
Marco Antonio Cavanis
Venetian priest and co-founder of the Cavanis Institute, dedicated to the free education of poor children.
Margherita Occhiena
Mother of Saint John Bosco, Margherita Occhiena (Mama Margaret) dedicated her life to the education of her children and then to welcoming th…
Marguerite Bays
A Swiss mystic seamstress and Franciscan tertiary, Marguerite Bays (1815-1879) sanctified her daily life in service to the poor and bore the…
Maria Adeodata Pisani
A Maltese Benedictine of noble origin, Maria Adeodata Pisani (1806-1855) shone through her contemplative life, her charity towards the poor,…
Maria Caterina Troiani
Italian religious sister and founder of the Franciscan Missionary Sisters of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, she dedicated her life to educati…
Sister Rosalie (Jeanne-Marie Rendu)
Jeanne-Marie Rendu, in religion Sister Rosalie, was an iconic figure of Parisian charity in the 19th century. Superior of the Rue de l'Épée-…
Teresa Eustochio Verzeri
Italian religious born in Bergamo in 1801, Teresa Eustochio (Ignazia) Verzeri founded the congregation of the Daughters of the Sacred Heart …