First name and chronology

Mary

156 saints and blesseds bear the name Mary, between 1 and 2006; the most famous is Virgin Mary, celebrated on August 15th.

Chronology of the name Mary

Dated figures are ordered from earliest to latest.

  1. 1893-1953 Mariantonia Samà Blessed Mariantonia Samà (1875-1953) was an Italian lay mystic who lived bedridden for fifty-seven years, offering her s…
  2. 1893-1965 Ante Antić Ante Antić (1893-1965) was a Croatian Franciscan priest, recognized as Venerable by Pope Francis in 2015, famous for his…
  3. 1893-1953 Marie-Teresa Dupouy Bordes French religious sister (1873-1953), founder of the congregation of the Missionary Sisters of the Sacred Heart of Jesus …
  4. 1896-1951 Maria Pia Mastena Foundress of the congregation of the Sisters of the Holy Face, Maria Pia Mastena dedicated her life to education, the ca…
  5. 1897-1936 Mariano Mullerat i Soldevila Mariano Mullerat i Soldevila (1897-1936) was a Spanish lay doctor, mayor of Arbeca, and a martyr of the Spanish Civil Wa…
  6. 1897-1957 Mary Glowrey An Australian medical missionary in India, Sister Mary of the Sacred Heart (Mary Glowrey) is the first religious sister-…
  7. 1898-1958 Satoko Kitahara Satoko Kitahara (1929-1958), a Japanese convert from the aristocracy, dedicated herself to the ragpickers of the 'Ant Vi…
  8. 1899-1948 Pedro María Ramírez Ramos Pedro María Ramírez Ramos (1899-1948), known as the "Martyr of Armero," was a Colombian priest murdered in hatred of the…
  9. 1901-1936 Rita Josefa Pujalte Sánchez and María Sagrario Moragas Rita Josefa Pujalte Sánchez and María Sagrario Moragas were two Spanish religious sisters martyred in 1936 during the Ci…
  10. 1902-1957 María Josefa Segovia Morón María Josefa Segovia Morón (1891-1957), nicknamed Pepita, was the first Director General of the Teresian Association. Sh…
  11. 1902-1962 Maria Isabel Caldeira Maria Isabel Caldeira (1889-1962), in religion Mother Maria Isabel of the Most Holy Trinity, was a Portuguese religious …
  12. 1904-1916 Maria Antonella Bordoni Maria Antonella Bordoni (1916-1978) was an Italian foundress, creator of the Mater Dei Work for orphans and children in …
  13. 1906-1941 Maria Jula Ivanišević and companions (5) Group of five religious sisters of the congregation of the Daughters of Divine Charity, martyred in December 1941 in Bos…
  14. 1906-1966 Marija Petković Blessed Marija Petković (1892-1966) was a Croatian religious sister, foundress of the congregation of the Daughters of M…
  15. 1906-1966 Carmen Caterina Bueno A Brazilian Carmelite religious, Mother Carminha founded the Carmel of Tremembé and dedicated herself to the most destit…
  16. 1906-1966 Maria Julitta Ritz Maria Julitta Ritz (1882-1966) was a German religious sister of the Congregation of the Sisters of the Redeemer, known f…
  17. 1907-1967 Laura Evangelista Alvarado Cardozo Laura Evangelista Alvarado Cardozo (1875-1967), in religion Mary of Saint Joseph, is the first blessed of Venezuela. She…
  18. 1908-1943 Maria Restituta Kafka An Austrian Franciscan sister of Czech origin and a dedicated nurse, she opposed the Nazi regime by refusing to remove c…
  19. 1909-1969 Maria Troncatti Italian Salesian religious sister, missionary in Ecuador among the Shuar people, recognized for her medical, social, and…
  20. 1917-1977 Maria Romero Meneses A Salesian religious of Nicaraguan origin, she dedicated her life to serving the most destitute in Costa Rica, where she…
  21. 1921-1945 Mária Magdolna Bódi Mária Magdolna Bódi (1921-1945), known as Magdi, was a young Hungarian lay worker and martyr for purity, killed by a Sov…
  22. 1924-1989 José María García Lahiguera Spanish archbishop and founder of the Congregation of the Oblate Sisters of Christ the Priest, José María García Lahigue…
  23. 1926-1938 Maria Teresa of St. Joseph Foundress of the Carmelite Sisters of the Divine Heart of Jesus, she united the contemplation of Carmel with charitable …
  24. 1928-1988 Marie Vojtěcha Hasmandová Marie Vojtěcha Hasmandová (1914-1988) was a Czechoslovak religious sister, Superior General of the Sisters of Mercy of S…
  25. 1936-1996 Maria de Lourdes Guarda A Brazilian layperson paralyzed for nearly fifty years, she dedicated her life to the apostolate and the Christian Frate…
  26. 1940-2006 Leonella Sgorbati Sister Leonella Sgorbati (1940-2006), an Italian Consolata missionary nun, dedicated her life to serving the sick in Ken…
  27. 1943-1998 María de la Purísima Salvat Romero A Spanish religious sister and Mother General of the Sisters of the Company of the Cross, Saint María de la Purísima Sal…
  28. 1945-2005 Tereza Margarida do Coração de Maria Tereza Margarida do Coração de Maria (1915-2005) was a Brazilian Carmelite, founder of the Saint Joseph Carmel in Três P…
  29. 1946-2001 María Félix Torres María Félix Torres (1907-2001) was a Spanish religious sister, foundress of the Company of the Savior dedicated to the C…
  30. 1955-1970 Maria Orsola Bussone Young Italian layperson involved in the Focolare movement, who died accidentally at the age of 15 and was declared Vener…
  31. 1957-1969 Maria Cristina Cella Mocellin Maria Cristina Cella Mocellin (1969-1995) was an Italian mother declared Venerable by Pope Francis in 2021. Suffering fr…
  32. 1960-1995 Mariam Vattalil Mariam Vattalil (Sister Rani Maria) was an Indian Franciscan Clarist nun, a martyr for social justice among the poor and…
  33. 1960-1995 Rani Maria Vattalil An Indian Franciscan Clarist nun, Sister Rani Maria dedicated herself to defending poor farmers before being assassinate…
  34. 1965-2000 Maria Laura Mainetti Sister Maria Laura Mainetti, Daughter of the Cross, was murdered in the year 2000 by three teenagers during a satanic ri…

All records linked to Mary

Female saints (29)

Male saints (4)

Other records (3)