The Most Holy Virgin Mary
After surviving her Son for twenty-three years, the Virgin Mary passed away in Jerusalem from a pure excess of love. Surrounded by the miraculously ga…
First name and chronology
113 saints and blesseds bear the name Marie, between 1 and 2005; the most famous is Virgin Mary, celebrated on August 15th.
Dated figures are ordered from earliest to latest.
After surviving her Son for twenty-three years, the Virgin Mary passed away in Jerusalem from a pure excess of love. Surrounded by the miraculously ga…
The Feast of the Holy Name of Mary celebrates the power and sweetness of the Virgin's name, established universally by Innocent XI after the victory o…
Born in Judea to Joachim and Anne after long sterility, Mary was preserved from original sin from her conception. Her birth is celebrated on September…
The text recounts the miraculous history of the translation of the house of Nazareth, where the Annunciation took place. Transported by angels in 1291…
The feast of the Immaculate Conception celebrates the unique privilege of the Virgin Mary, conceived without the stain of original sin. Born to Joachi…
The Annunciation recounts the visit of the angel Gabriel to the Virgin Mary in Nazareth to announce that she would conceive the Son of God. Through he…
The feast of the Presentation commemorates the offering of the Blessed Virgin in the Temple of Jerusalem by her parents Joachim and Anne. Mary lived t…
Forty days after the birth of Jesus, the Virgin Mary submitted in humility to the Law of Moses by presenting herself at the Temple in Jerusalem. There…
Celebration dedicated to the miracles performed through the intercession of the Blessed Virgin Mary. The text specifically mentions a feast commemorat…
A former sinner from Alexandria, Mary converted in Jerusalem before an icon of the Virgin. She lived for forty-seven years in the desert of the Jordan…
An ancient Roman forum that became a Marian sanctuary in 840 under the name Notre-Dame du Bon Conseil, Fourvières is the spiritual heart of Lyon. Afte…
Venerated since the 11th century in the mountains of Auvergne, Our Lady of Vassivière is a Black Madonna whose sanctuary was rebuilt after the wars ag…
Born in Nivelles into a wealthy family, Marie d'Oignies chose a life of poverty and chastity at an early age, which she shared with her husband. A fam…
A recluse virgin in Woluwe-Saint-Pierre in the 13th century, Mary was falsely accused of stealing a silver cup by a man whose advances she had rejecte…
Born in Barcelona in 1230 through the prayers of Saint Peter Nolasco, Mary of Cervellione dedicated her life to God, refusing marriage. She became the…
Devotion to Our Lady of Mount Carmel finds its roots in the visions of the prophet Elijah and has been perpetuated through the Carmelite Order. In 124…
Born into the high nobility of Touraine, Jeanne-Marie de Maillé lived a virginal marriage with Robert de Sillé before dedicating herself entirely to t…
A Dominican nun in Pisa in the 15th century, Marie Mancini distinguished herself by her zeal for the strict observance of the Rule and her charity tow…
A Spanish noblewoman who became a widow in Naples, Maria Lorenza Longo dedicated her life to the poor and the sick after her miraculous healing. She f…
Mary Ward (1585-1645) was an English religious sister, foundress of the Institute of the Blessed Virgin Mary (IBVM), and a pioneer of active female ed…
Born Barbe Avrillot in Paris, she led an exemplary life as a mother before becoming the central figure in the introduction of the Reformed Carmel in F…
María de Jesús López Rivas (1560-1640) was a Spanish Discalced Carmelite nun, a mystic, and a close associate of Saint Teresa of Avila, beatified in 1…
Maria Allegri, in religion Sister Maria Margherita Diomira of the Incarnate Word (1651-1677), was an Italian religious mystic of the Congregation of t…
The Venerable Marie de La Ferre (1589-1652) was a French religious sister, co-founder of the Religious Hospitallers of Saint Joseph with Jérôme Le Roy…
Spanish Cistercian nun, founder of the Monastery of the Holy Cross in Casarrubios del Monte, and mystic.
Notre-Dame du Valsuzenay is a miraculous image of the Virgin Mary honored near Vendeuvre. According to tradition, she appeared to a man whose cart was…
Spanish Carmelite nun (1700-1760), founder of the first Carmel in Galicia and mystical writer, declared Venerable in 2018.
Born into the Turinese nobility, Maria Anna Fontanella entered the Carmel of Turin under the name Mary of the Angels after a childhood marked by piety…
Elisabetta Maria Satellico (1706-1745), in religion Sister Maria Crocifissa, was an Italian Poor Clare and abbess of Montenovo (Ostra Vetere), known f…
Maria Antonia Solimani (1688-1758), in religion Sister Giovanna Maria Battista, was an Italian religious, foundress of the Hermits and Missionaries of…
Mary Aikenhead (1787-1858) was the Irish foundress of the Religious Sisters of Charity of Ireland, the country's first congregation of non-cloistered …
Caterina Carrasco Tenorio (1840-1917), in religion Mary of the Incarnation of Saint Francis of Assisi, was a Spanish religious sister, foundress of th…
Maria Güell Puig (1848-1921) was a Spanish religious sister, founder of the Missionary Daughters of the Heart of Mary, recognized as Venerable by the …
Joaquina María Mercedes Barceló y Pagés (Mother Consuelo) was a Spanish religious sister, co-founder of the Congregation of the Augustinian Sisters of…
María Rafols Bruna (1781-1853) was a Spanish religious sister, co-founder of the Congregation of the Sisters of Charity of Saint Anne, recognized as a…
Italian Franciscan religious (Sister Maria Elisabetta della Santa Croce), known as the angel of the coast for her dedication to orphans and the poor.
A 19th-century Carmelite nun of Tours, Sister Marie de Saint-Pierre received divine communications requesting the creation of an association to make r…
A religious sister of Belgian origin, she restored the active life and original charism of the congregation of the Angelic Sisters of Saint Paul, of w…
Pauline Jaricot (1799-1862) was a French laywoman, founder of the Society for the Propagation of the Faith and the Living Rosary, beatified in 2022.
Mother Natalina Bonardi (1864-1945) was an Italian religious sister, founder of the Congregation of the Sisters of Saint Mary of Loreto, declared Vene…
Foundress of the congregation of the Poor Daughters of the Holy Stigmata of Saint Francis of Assisi (the Stigmatines), dedicated to the education of p…
Elisabeth Eppinger (Mother Alphonse-Marie) is the foundress of the Congregation of the Sisters of the Most Holy Saviour, dedicated to the care of the …
Maria Luisa Merkert (1817-1872) was a Polish religious sister, co-founder and first Superior General of the Congregation of the Sisters of Saint Eliza…
Queen of the Two Sicilies nicknamed the "Reginella Santa," Maria Cristina of Savoy distinguished herself by her immense charity toward the poor and he…
Founder of the Institute of the Franciscan Missionary Sisters of the Immaculate, she dedicated her life to Eucharistic adoration and reparation.
Italian religious sister (1796-1875), founder of the Poor Clares of the Holy Annunciation, dedicated to the education of poor young girls and declared…
Maria Matilde Bucchi (1812-1882) was an Italian religious sister, founder of the Congregation of the Sisters of the Precious Blood in Monza.
Foundress of the Oblate Sisters of Providence, the first Catholic religious congregation for women of African descent in the United States.
Foundress of the Institute of the Sisters of Saint Joseph of Girona, Maria Rosa Teresa Gay Tibau dedicated her life to the care of the poor sick.
Anna Maria Janer Anglarill (1800-1885) was a Spanish religious sister, foundress of the Institute of the Sisters of the Holy Family of Urgell, beatifi…
A humble peasant from Piedmont, Antonia Maria Verna dedicated her life to the free education of poor children and the care of the sick, founding the S…
The first blessed from Central America, Maria Vicenta Rosal (Sister Mary of the Incarnation) reformed the Order of Bethlehem and founded the Bethlemit…
Co-foundress of the Benedictine Sisters of Divine Providence, Maria Schiapparoli dedicated her life to the reception and education of poor and abandon…
An Italian religious of the congregation of the Sisters of Our Lady of Refuge in Mount Calvary, Maria Repetto (1807-1890) distinguished herself throug…
Peregrina Mogas Fontcuberta (María Ana) was a Spanish religious sister, foundress of the congregation of the Franciscan Missionaries of the Mother of …
Maria Di Majo (Sister Maria Dolores di Cristo Re, 1888-1967) is the founder of the Congregation of the Missionary Servants of Christ the King in Paler…
A religious of the Congregation of the Good Shepherd, she inspired Pope Leo XIII to consecrate the human race to the Sacred Heart of Jesus.
A Carmelite in Tours in the 19th century, Sister Marie de Saint-Pierre was the promoter of the work of Reparation. Favored with divine communications,…
Maria Domenica Bottani (Sister Maria Dositea Eucaristica), an Italian religious sister and Superior General of the Ursuline Sisters of Gandino, was de…
Colombian religious sister and foundress of the Congregation of the Little Sisters of the Annunciation, beatified in 2022.
Blessed Marie Deluil-Martiny (1841-1884), foundress of the Daughters of the Heart of Jesus, was a French contemplative nun who died a martyr in Marsei…
Franciszka Siedliska (1842-1902), in religion Mary of Jesus the Good Shepherd, was a Polish religious sister and foundress of the Congregation of the …
Hélène de Chappotin (Mary of the Passion) is the foundress of the Franciscan Missionaries of Mary, a missionary institute marked by Franciscan spiritu…
A German Trinitarian nun, Sister Angela Maria Autsch opposed the Nazi regime before being deported to Ravensbrück and then to Auschwitz, where she die…
Orphaned at a very young age, Emilia Pasqualina Addatis (Sister Maria Consiglio dello Spirito Santo) founded the congregation of the Servants of Mary …
An Italian Passionist nun (1908-1953), Sister Leonarda of Jesus Crucified distinguished herself by her joyful acceptance of suffering and her dedicati…
Italian religious of the Institute of the Handmaids of Charity, known as Sister Lucia of the Immaculate, beatified in 2021.
Maria Schininà, from the Sicilian nobility, abandoned her worldly life to dedicate herself to the poor and found the congregation of the Sisters of th…
Foundress of the religious institute of the Missionary Workers of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, dedicated to the service of the poorest and most marginal…
Italian religious of the congregation of the Crucified Sisters Adorers of the Eucharist, known for her life of adoration, offered sufferings, and Euch…
Baroness Therese von Wüllenweber, in religion Mother Mary of the Apostles, is the co-foundress of the Congregation of the Sisters of the Divine Savior…
Mary Potter (1847-1913) was the foundress of the congregation of the Sisters of the Little Company of Mary, dedicated to the care of the sick and the …
Mary Jane Wilson (1840-1916), in religion Sister Mary of St. Francis, was an English-born religious, foundress in Madeira of the Congregation of the F…
Maria Anna Donati (1848-1925), in religion Mother Celestina of the Mother of God, is the foundress of the Congregation of the Poor Daughters of Saint …
Suzanne Aubert (1835-1926) was a French religious sister, foundress of the Sisters of Compassion in New Zealand, recognized for her dedication to the …
Maria Olga Tambelli (Sister Teresa), a Daughter of Charity, dedicated 57 years of her life to the service of the destitute and street children in Cagl…
Maria Karłowska (1865-1935) was a Polish religious sister, foundress of the Sisters of the Good Shepherd of Divine Providence, beatified in 1997 by Jo…
An Italian religious sister and nurse of the Palazzolo Institute, Sister Annelvira died in 1995 in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, a victim of t…
Italian Trappist nun, Maria Gabriella Sagheddu (1914-1939) offered her life for the unity of Christians and was beatified by John Paul II in 1983.
Co-foundress of the Congregation of the Daughters of Divine Zeal with Saint Annibale Maria Di Francia, she dedicated her life to the poor and orphans.
Italian religious, Superior General of the Servants of Mary of the Addolorata of Florence, recognized as Venerable by Pope Francis in 2013.
Foundress of the Congregation of the Servants of Mary Reparatrix, she dedicated her life to education, the poor, and Marian reparation.
Maria Raffaella Cimatti (1861-1945) was an Italian religious sister of the Hospital Sisters of Mercy. Known as the Angel of the Sick, she dedicated he…
Italian Passionist nun (1888-1960), known as Sister Maria Maddalena of Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament, she founded several monasteries in Spain and wr…
Maria Gargani (1892-1973), in religion Sister Maria Crocifissa del Divino Amore, was an Italian schoolteacher, foundress of the congregation of the Si…
Blessed Mariantonia Samà (1875-1953) was an Italian lay mystic who lived bedridden for fifty-seven years, offering her sufferings for the salvation of…
French religious sister (1873-1953), founder of the congregation of the Missionary Sisters of the Sacred Heart of Jesus and Mary, declared Venerable i…
An Australian medical missionary in India, Sister Mary of the Sacred Heart (Mary Glowrey) is the first religious sister-doctor in the history of the C…
Rita Josefa Pujalte Sánchez and María Sagrario Moragas were two Spanish religious sisters martyred in 1936 during the Civil War and beatified in 1998.
Blessed Marija Petković (1892-1966) was a Croatian religious sister, foundress of the congregation of the Daughters of Mercy, dedicated to the service…
A Brazilian Carmelite religious, Mother Carminha founded the Carmel of Tremembé and dedicated herself to the most destitute through charitable works.
Maria Julitta Ritz (1882-1966) was a German religious sister of the Congregation of the Sisters of the Redeemer, known for her humble service as a por…
Laura Evangelista Alvarado Cardozo (1875-1967), in religion Mary of Saint Joseph, is the first blessed of Venezuela. She founded the congregation of t…
Italian Salesian religious sister, missionary in Ecuador among the Shuar people, recognized for her medical, social, and spiritual dedication, canoniz…
A Salesian religious of Nicaraguan origin, she dedicated her life to serving the most destitute in Costa Rica, where she founded numerous social works…
Marie Vojtěcha Hasmandová (1914-1988) was a Czechoslovak religious sister, Superior General of the Sisters of Mercy of St. Charles Borromeo, imprisone…
A Spanish religious sister and Mother General of the Sisters of the Company of the Cross, Saint María de la Purísima Salvat Romero dedicated her life …
Tereza Margarida do Coração de Maria (1915-2005) was a Brazilian Carmelite, founder of the Saint Joseph Carmel in Três Pontas, recognized as Venerable…
An Indian Franciscan Clarist nun, Sister Rani Maria dedicated herself to defending poor farmers before being assassinated in 1995. She was beatified i…
The feast commemorates the miracle of the snow in Rome which designated the site of the Basilica of Saint Mary Major, founded by the patrician John. T…
Celebration of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, traditionally located in Jerusalem at the Probatic Pool. This day of September 8 is marked by …
A physician by training who became a priest in Cremona, Anthony Mary Zaccaria founded the Congregation of the Barnabites and the Order of the Angelics…
Born in Brittany in 1673, Louis-Marie Grignon de Montfort was an indefatigable apostolic missionary who traveled throughout western France. Founder of…
A Vendéen priest and founder, Louis-Marie Baudouin lived through the French Revolution while remaining faithful to the Church, experiencing imprisonme…
Son of a rabbi from Metz, François-Marie-Paul Libermann converted to Catholicism in 1826. Despite severe epilepsy that delayed his ordination, he foun…
Alain-Marie Guynot de Boismenu (1870-1953) was a French missionary, bishop in Papua New Guinea, recognized as Venerable for his heroic virtues and pas…
A 19th-century Burgundian priest, Jean-Baptiste Muard was an apostle of diocesan missions before founding the monastery of La Pierre-qui-Vire. Marked …
Brazilian priest (1806-1883) nicknamed the Apostle of the Northeast, recognized as venerable in 2025 for his missionary and social work among the poor…
An Eritrean priest and the first Ethiopian Cistercian monk, Felix Mary Ghebreamlak worked for the introduction of Eastern-rite monasticism to foster C…
French Dominican priest, 76th Master General of the Order of Preachers, he reorganized the College of Saint Thomas in Rome (the future Angelicum) and …
Pedro María Ramírez Ramos (1899-1948), known as the "Martyr of Armero," was a Colombian priest murdered in hatred of the faith during the period of La…
Spanish archbishop and founder of the Congregation of the Oblate Sisters of Christ the Priest, José María García Lahiguera dedicated his life to the h…
The feast of Marie is celebrated on August 15th, in memory of Virgin Mary.
113 saints and blesseds bear the name Marie, including Virgin Mary, María de Jesús López Rivas, Saint Mary, Mary and Mary.
The most famous saint named Marie is Virgin Mary (1st century).