Frances Xavier Cabrini
Italian religious sister (1850-1917), foundress of the Missionary Sisters of the Sacred Heart of Jesus and apostle to Italian immigrants in …
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François-Léon Clergue
François-Léon Clergue (1825-1907), in religion Father Marie-Antoine of Lavaur, was a French Capuchin priest known as the "Apostle of the Mid…
Franz Alexander Kern
Austrian Premonstratensian priest (1897-1924), Father Jakob Kern offered his physical sufferings and his life in a spirit of atonement for t…
Franz de Castro Holzwarth
A Brazilian layperson and lawyer committed to prisoners within APAC, Franz de Castro Holzwarth offered his life by taking the place of a hos…
Franz Jägerstätter
An Austrian conscientious objector, Franz Jägerstätter refused to swear an oath to Hitler and to bear arms in the name of his Christian fait…
Franziska Streitel
Franziska Streitel (1844-1911), in religion Mother Mary Frances of the Cross, was a German religious sister and foundress of the congregatio…
Frédéric Janssoone
Frédéric Janssoone (1838-1916) was a French Franciscan priest, missionary in the Holy Land and later in Canada, recognized for his apostolic…
Fulton Sheen
Fulton Sheen (1895-1979) was an American bishop, a pioneer of radio and television, famous for his program 'Life Is Worth Living' and his de…
Gabriel Longueville
A French diocesan priest sent to Argentina, Gabriel Longueville was assassinated in 1976 in hatred of the faith under the military dictators…
Gabriele Allegra
An Italian Franciscan missionary, Blessed Gabriele Allegra (1907-1976) was the first to translate the complete Bible into Chinese from the o…
Gaetana Tolomeo
Gaetana Tolomeo, known as Nuccia (1936-1997), was an Italian layperson paralyzed from childhood, who offered her sufferings for the conversi…
Gaetano Catanoso
A priest of the Archdiocese of Reggio Calabria and apostle of the devotion to the Holy Face, Gaetano Catanoso founded the congregation of th…
Gaetano Clausellas Ballvé
A Spanish priest and chaplain of an old-age home in Sabadell, Gaetano Clausellas Ballvé was murdered in hatred of the faith during the Spani…
Gaetano Francesco Mauro
Italian priest and founder of the Congregation of the Pious Rural Catechist Workers (Ardorini Missionaries), dedicated to the evangelization…
Gaetano Tantalo
Italian priest (1905-1947) recognized as Righteous Among the Nations for hiding and protecting Jewish families under the Nazi occupation, pr…
Gaspare Goggi
Gaspare Goggi (1877-1908) was an Italian priest, the first professed member of the Sons of Divine Providence (Orionines), recognized as Vene…
Geevarghese Ivanios
Syro-Malankara archbishop and founder of the Bethany congregations, Mar Ivanios was the principal architect of the restoration of communion …
Geevarghese Mar Ivanios
Geevarghese Mar Ivanios (1882-1953) is the founder of the Syro-Malankara Catholic Church and the Order of the Imitation of Christ. Recognize…
Gemma Galgani
Gemma Galgani (1878-1903) was a young Italian lay mystic from Lucca, marked by the stigmata and who died of tuberculosis at twenty-five, can…
Genaro Fueyo Castañón and 3 companions (4)
Genaro Fueyo Castañón, a diocesan priest, and three laymen of the Nocturnal Adoration of Nembra were martyred in 1936 in hatred of the faith…
Genoveffa De Troia
An Italian layperson and Franciscan tertiary, Genoveffa De Troia (1887-1949) lived a life of profound suffering offered to God, becoming a m…
Genoveva Torres Morales
Spanish religious (1870-1956), Genoveva Torres Morales founded the congregation of the Sisters of the Sacred Heart of Jesus and of the Holy …
Georg Häfner
A German priest and member of the Third Order of Carmel, Georg Häfner firmly opposed the Nazi regime. Arrested by the Gestapo, he died of ex…
George Preca
Maltese priest (1880-1962), founder of the Society of Christian Doctrine (M.U.S.E.U.M.), George Preca is the first canonized Maltese, procla…
Georges Bellanger
Georges Bellanger (1861-1902) was a French priest, member of the Congregation of the Religious of Saint Vincent de Paul, recognized as Vener…
Gerardo Sagarduy de Lasgoitia
Spanish Passionist lay brother, nicknamed the "holy porter" of the monastery of Saints John and Paul in Rome, recognized as Venerable by Joh…
Gerhard Hirschfelder
A German priest and youth chaplain, Gerhard Hirschfelder courageously opposed the Nazi regime. Arrested by the Gestapo, he died a martyr at …
Germano Ruopollo
The Venerable Germano Ruopollo (1850-1909), born Vincenzo Ruoppolo, was an Italian Passionist priest. A brilliant mind, teacher, and archaeo…
Gertrude Comensoli
Gertrude Comensoli (1847-1903) was an Italian religious sister, foundress in Bergamo of the Sacramentine Sisters, dedicated to Eucharistic a…
Giacinto Bianchi
An Italian priest and founder of the congregation of the Daughters of Mary Missionaries, Giacinto Bianchi dedicated himself to evangelizatio…
Giacinto Longhin
Giacinto Longhin (1863-1936) was an Italian Capuchin bishop who led the Diocese of Treviso for thirty-two years, noted for his dedication du…
Giacomo Bulgaro
Giacomo Bulgaro (1879-1967) was an Italian Conventual Franciscan friar, a humble shoemaker and porter at the friary of Brescia, recognized a…
Giacomo Gaglione
An Italian layperson and spiritual son of Padre Pio, Giacomo Gaglione lived fifty years of paralysis in mystical joy, founding the Apostolat…
Giacomo Viale
Italian Franciscan priest, devoted pastor of Bordighera for nearly fifty years, nicknamed the father of the poor.
Gianna Beretta Molla
Saint Gianna Beretta Molla (1922-1962) is an Italian lay saint, a physician and mother who sacrificed her life to save that of her unborn ch…
Gioacchino Maria Stevan
Italian religious of the Order of Servites of Mary, declared Venerable by John Paul II in 1997.
Giocondo Pio Lorgna
Italian Dominican priest, pastor of the Basilica of Santi Giovanni e Paolo in Venice and founder of the Congregation of the Dominican Sister…
Giorgio La Pira
Giorgio La Pira (1904-1977), nicknamed the "saintly mayor" of Florence, was an Italian politician of the Third Order of Saint Dominic, recog…
Giovanna Maria Bracaval
A religious sister of Belgian origin, she restored the active life and original charism of the congregation of the Angelic Sisters of Saint …
Giovanna Meneghini
Foundress of the Ursuline Sisters of the Sacred Heart of Mary, Giovanna Meneghini dedicated her life to the education and spiritual and soci…
Giovanni Bacile
An Italian priest (1880-1941) from Sicily, Giovanni Bacile was distinguished by his pastoral zeal, his educational work with youth, and his …
Giovanni Barra
Italian priest (1914-1975) dedicated to the education and spiritual guidance of youth, founder of the Casa Alpina, and declared Venerable in…
Giovanni Battista Arista
Giovanni Battista Arista (1863-1920) was an Italian Oratorian priest who became Bishop of Acireale, recognized for his pastoral dedication a…
Giovanni Battista Piamarta
Giovanni Battista Piamarta (1841-1913) was an Italian priest from Brescia, educator of working-class youth, and founder of the Congregation …
Giovanni Battista Pinardi
Bishop Giovanni Battista Pinardi (1880-1962) was auxiliary bishop of Turin and pastor of the San Secondo parish for fifty years. Recognized …
Giovanni Battista Scalabrini
Bishop of Piacenza and founder of the Missionaries of St. Charles (Scalabrinians), Giovanni Battista Scalabrini (1839-1905) dedicated his ep…
Giovanni Battista Zuaboni
Italian priest (1880-1939), founder of the Istituto Pro Familia and the Company of the Holy Family, dedicated to marriage preparation and th…
Giovanni Calabria
A priest from Verona (1873-1954), Giovanni Calabria founded the Poor Servants and the Poor Handmaids of Divine Providence to serve poor and …
Giovanni Ciresola
Italian priest and founder of the Congregation of the Poor Servants of the Precious Blood, recognized as Venerable in 2018.
Giovanni Ferro
Giovanni Ferro (1901-1992) was an Italian archbishop of the Somascan Order, proclaimed Venerable in 2019. Recognized for his pastoral charit…
Giovanni Folci
An Italian priest (1890-1963), Father Giovanni Folci founded the Opera Divin Prigioniero and the Saint Pius X pre-seminary at the Vatican to…
Giovanni Fornasini
Italian priest and martyr of the Marzabotto massacre, known as the angel on a bicycle, beatified in 2021.
Giovanni Giuseppe Bonzi
Italian Capuchin priest, theologian, and founder of charitable works such as the 'Sorriso Francescano' and the Little Servants of the Child …
Giovanni Jacono
Giovanni Jacono (1873-1957) was an Italian bishop, recognized as Venerable by the Catholic Church, known for his charity and evangelical pov…
Giovanni Maoloni
Giovanni Maoloni, in religion Brother Marcellin of Capradosso, is an Italian Capuchin religious recognized as Venerable by Pope Francis in 2…
Giovanni Maria Boccardo
Italian priest and founder of the congregation of the Poor Daughters of Saint Cajetan, devoted to the poor and the sick.
Giovanni Nadiani
A lay brother of the Congregation of the Blessed Sacrament, Giovanni Nadiani distinguished himself by his profound Eucharistic piety and hum…
Giovanni Schiavo
An Italian Josephite priest and missionary in Brazil, Blessed Giovanni Schiavo dedicated himself to the education of youth and the guidance …
Giulia Bonifacio
Giulia Bonifacio (1863-1926), in religion Mother Miradio of Providence of Saint Cajetan, was an Italian religious sister and founder of the …
Giulia Salzano
Italian religious (1846-1929), Giulia Salzano was a tireless catechist in Casoria and founded the congregation of the Catechetical Sisters o…
Giulia Valle
An Italian religious of the Sisters of Charity of Saint Jeanne-Antide Thouret, Sister Nemesia (Giulia Valle) dedicated her life to the educa…
Giulio Bocci
Italian Capuchin priest, founder of the Work of Vocations and the Franciscan Volunteers for Vocations, declared Venerable in 2023.
Giunio Tinarelli
Giunio Tinarelli (1912-1956) was an Italian layperson, a worker at the Terni steelworks, who became an apostle of suffering and a model of f…
Giuseppa Scandola
An Italian Comboni missionary sister, she dedicated her life to Central Africa and offered her life as a sacrifice to save a young sick prie…
Giuseppe Allamano
Giuseppe Allamano (1851-1926), a diocesan priest of Turin and rector of the Consolata Shrine, founded the Consolata Missionaries in 1901 and…
Giuseppe Ambrosini
Giuseppe Ambrosini (1889-1913) was a young Italian priest from the Diocese of Vicenza, recognized as Venerable by John Paul II in 1990.
Giuseppe Ambrosoli
Blessed Giuseppe Ambrosoli (1923-1987) was an Italian Comboni missionary priest and doctor. Known as the "doctor of charity," he dedicated h…
Giuseppe Atonna
An Italian Franciscan religious (1843-1917), Father Berardo of the Heart of Jesus was a zealous preacher, a sought-after confessor, and a sp…
Giuseppe Baldo
A priest of the Diocese of Verona and pastor of Ronco all'Adige, Giuseppe Baldo dedicated himself to the poor and the sick, founding the con…
Giuseppe Beotti
An Italian priest and martyr of Nazism, Father Giuseppe Beotti was executed by firing squad in 1944 for protecting persecuted people and sav…
Giuseppe Bernardi
An Italian priest and pastor of Boves, Giuseppe Bernardi was martyred by the SS on September 19, 1943, after negotiating the release of Germ…
Giuseppe Beschin
An Italian Franciscan religious (1880-1952), Father Ignazio Beschin distinguished himself by his heroic charity, notably by protecting refug…
Giuseppe Carraro
Italian bishop of Vittorio Veneto and later of Verona, Giuseppe Carraro (1899-1980) was distinguished by his pastoral zeal, his participatio…
Giuseppe Codicè
Italian priest (1838-1915), pastor of Vedrana and founder of the Pious Union of the Visitandine Sisters of the Immaculate, recognized as Ven…
Giuseppe Di Donna
Giuseppe Di Donna (1901-1952) was an Italian Trinitarian missionary in Madagascar who became Bishop of Andria, where he distinguished himsel…
Giuseppe Ghezzi
An Italian nobleman who became a simple Franciscan lay friar, Giuseppe Ghezzi (1872-1955), nicknamed the 'Count with the satchel', dedicated…
Giuseppe Giaccardo
The first priest of the Pauline Family and a close collaborator of Father James Alberione, Giuseppe Timoteo Giaccardo dedicated his life to …
Giuseppe Girelli
Italian priest (1886-1978) dedicated to the apostolate for prisoners, founder of the Casa San Giuseppe and recognized as Venerable by Pope F…
Giuseppe Girotti
An Italian Dominican priest and theologian, Giuseppe Girotti distinguished himself through his heroic aid to Jews during the Second World Wa…
Giuseppe Gualandi
Italian priest (1826-1907), founder of the Little Mission for the Deaf-Mutes, dedicated to the education and spiritual and social integratio…
Giuseppe Lazzati
Giuseppe Lazzati (1909-1986) was an Italian academic and politician, a major figure of the consecrated laity and founder of the Secular Inst…
Giuseppe Maria Leone
An Italian Redemptorist priest, the Venerable Giuseppe Maria Leone (1829-1902) was an influential spiritual guide, notably to Blessed Bartol…
Giuseppe Marrazzo
Italian Rogationist religious (1917-1992), nicknamed the "priest of the people," recognized for his tireless devotion to the confessional an…
Giuseppe Moscati
An Italian lay doctor, Giuseppe Moscati (1880-1927) dedicated his life to the free care of the poor in Naples, combining science and deep fa…
Giuseppe Nascimbeni
Giuseppe Nascimbeni (1851-1922) was an Italian priest, pastor of Castelletto di Brenzone, and founder of the Institute of the Little Sisters…
Giuseppe Oddi
Giuseppe Oddi (1839-1919), in religion Brother Didacus (Diego), was an Italian Franciscan religious known for his humble service as a mendic…
Giuseppe Pesci
An Italian Passionist priest (1853-1929), the Venerable Giuseppe Pesci distinguished himself by his profound humility, charity, and pastoral…
Giuseppe Picco
An Italian Jesuit priest, Giuseppe Picco (1867-1946) dedicated himself to leading spiritual retreats and an itinerant apostolate among the h…
Giuseppe Puglisi
An Italian priest murdered by the mafia in 1993 in Palermo, Father Pino Puglisi was beatified in 2013 as a martyr of the faith for his commi…
Giuseppe Quadrio
An Italian Salesian priest and theologian, Giuseppe Quadrio distinguished himself by his theological contribution to the dogma of the Assump…
Giuseppe Rossi
An Italian priest and martyr of Nazism, Father Giuseppe Rossi was murdered in 1945 by fascist militiamen for remaining faithful to his paris…
Giuseppe Toniolo
An Italian Catholic economist and father of the Church's social doctrine, Giuseppe Toniolo worked for human dignity and Christian democracy.
Giuseppina Catanea
Giuseppina Catanea (1894-1948), in religion Sister Maria Giuseppina di Gesù Crocifisso, was an Italian Discalced Carmelite from Naples, beat…
Giuseppina Gabriela Bonino
Foundress of the congregation of the Sisters of the Holy Family of Savigliano, dedicated to the service of the poor, orphans, and the sick.
Giuseppina Nicoli
An Italian Daughter of Charity, Giuseppina Nicoli (1863-1924) dedicated her life to the education and relief of the most destitute in Sardin…
Giuseppina Operti
Giuseppina Operti (1871-1949), in religion Sister Mary of the Angels, was an Italian religious, founder of the Institute of the Carmelites o…
Giuseppina Suriano
Giuseppina Suriano (1915-1950), nicknamed Pina, was a young Sicilian laywoman active in Catholic Action, who offered herself as a victim of …
Giuseppina Vannini
Giuseppina Vannini (1859-1911), a Roman religious sister, co-founded with Blessed Luigi Tezza the congregation of the Daughters of Saint Cam…
Gloria Esperanza Elizondo García
Mexican religious sister and Superior General of the Catechist Missionary Sisters of the Poor, declared Venerable in 2020.
Gregor Cäsarius Buhl
A German Lasallian religious, the Venerable Gregor Cäsarius Buhl (1896-1973) dedicated his life to the education and spiritual formation of …
Grimoaldo of the Purification
Grimoaldo of the Purification (1883-1902), born Ferdinando Santamaria, was an Italian Passionist religious beatified in 1995.
Grimoaldo Santamaria
A young Italian Passionist religious (1883-1902), Grimoaldo Santamaria is a model of Marian piety and serenity in the face of illness.
Guadalupe Ortiz de Landázuri
A Spanish layperson of Opus Dei and a pioneer in chemistry, Guadalupe Ortiz de Landázuri dedicated her life to education, the social advance…
Guglielmo Giacomo Ghilardi
An Italian Franciscan priest (1858-1937), Father Faustino Ghilardi distinguished himself through his heroic poverty, his teaching, and his h…
Guido Maria Conforti
Bishop of Parma and founder of the Xaverian Missionaries (1895), Guido Maria Conforti dedicated his life to evangelization and was canonized…
Hanna Chrzanowska
Polish nurse and pioneer of home care and chaplaincy for the sick, collaborator of Karol Wojtyła.
Hanna Helena Chrzanowska
Hanna Helena Chrzanowska (1902-1973) was a Polish lay nurse, a pioneer of parish home nursing, and a close collaborator of Karol Wojtyła. Sh…
Hedwig Borzecka
The Venerable Hedwig Borzecka (1863-1906) was a Polish religious sister who co-founded, with her mother Blessed Celine Borzecka, the Congreg…
Hermann Lange
Hermann Lange (1912-1943) was a German Catholic priest, vicar in Lübeck, executed by the Nazi regime for his spiritual opposition and beatif…
Hermínio Pinzetta
Hermínio Pinzetta, in religion Brother Salvador of Casca (1911-1972), was a Brazilian Capuchin religious known for his simple life of prayer…
Hieronymus Jaegen
Hieronymus Jaegen (1841-1919) was a German layperson, engineer, banker, and member of parliament, who balanced an intense professional and p…
Hildebrand Gregori
Abbot General of the Sylvestrine Benedictine Congregation and founder of the Congregation of the Benedictine Sisters of Reparation of the Ho…
Hildegard Burjan
An Austrian politician of Jewish origin who converted to Catholicism, Hildegard Burjan founded the Caritas Socialis to support destitute wom…
Honorat Koźmiński
A Polish Capuchin priest, Blessed Honorat Koźmiński founded numerous clandestine religious congregations to circumvent the persecutions of t…
Hyacinthe-Marie Cormier
French Dominican priest, 76th Master General of the Order of Preachers, he reorganized the College of Saint Thomas in Rome (the future Angel…
Ignác Stuchlý
Ignác Stuchlý (1869-1953) was a Salesian priest, pioneer and founder of the Salesian work in Czechoslovakia, recognized as venerable in 2020…
Ignacy Kłopotowski
A Polish priest and founder of the Congregation of the Sisters of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Loreto, Ignacy Kłopotowski distinguished himsel…
Ignacy Posadzy
Polish priest (1898-1984), co-founder of the Society of Christ for Polish Emigrants and founder of the Missionary Sisters of Christ the King…
Ignatius Maloyan
Armenian Catholic Archbishop of Mardin, Ignatius Maloyan was arrested and executed in 1915 during the Armenian Genocide for refusing to reno…
Justin Russolillo
Justin Russolillo (1891-1955), a priest from Pianura near Naples, founded the Society of Divine Vocations and the Congregation of the Sister…