Adele Bonolis
Italian layperson (1909-1980), declared Venerable in 2021, she dedicated her life to the rehabilitation of marginalized …
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168 saints
Alberto Marvelli
Alberto Marvelli (1918-1946) was a young Italian engineer, a member of Catholic Action, recognized for his heroic charit…
Alessandro Nottegar
An Italian layperson and physician, Alessandro Nottegar dedicated his life to serving lepers in Brazil before founding t…
Alexia González-Barros
Alexia González-Barros (1971-1985) was a young Spanish layperson, declared Venerable in 2018. Stricken with an aggressiv…
Amato Ronconi
Amato Ronconi (c. 1226 - 1292) was an Italian layperson, member of the Third Order of Saint Francis, founder of a hospic…
Anfrosina Berardi
Anfrosina Berardi (1920-1933) was a young Italian layperson declared Venerable, renowned for her heroic patience in illn…
Angela Salawa
Angela Salawa (1881-1922) was a Polish layperson, a domestic servant in Krakow, and a Franciscan tertiary, known for her…
Angelina Pirini
Angelina Pirini (1922-1940) was a young Italian layperson, an active member of Catholic Action, who offered her sufferin…
Angelo Bonetta
Angelo Bonetta (1948-1963), nicknamed Angiolino, was a young Italian layperson and member of the Centre for Volunteers o…
Anita Cantieri
Anita Cantieri (1910-1942) was an Italian layperson, a member of the Secular Order of Discalced Carmelites, whose life w…
Anna Fulgida Bartolacelli
Anna Fulgida Bartolacelli (1928-1993) was an Italian layperson, a member of the Silent Workers of the Cross, recognized …
Antoni Gaudí
Architect of the Sagrada Família in Barcelona, Antoni Gaudí was a genius of modern architecture, combining artistic crea…
Antonietta Meo
Antonietta Meo (1930-1937), nicknamed Nennolina, was a young Roman girl who died at the age of six from osteosarcoma. Sh…
Armida Barelli
Armida Barelli (1882-1952) was an Italian laywoman, co-founder of the Catholic University of the Sacred Heart and presid…
Arnaldo Canepa
Arnaldo Canepa (1882-1966) was an Italian layperson, founder of the Centro Oratori Romani (COR), dedicated to the Christ…
Attilio Giordani
An Italian layperson and Salesian cooperator, Attilio Giordani dedicated himself to the education of youth in Milan befo…
Bartolo Longo
A former satanic priest who converted, Bartolo Longo (1841-1926) became the apostle of the Rosary, founding the Shrine o…
Benedetta Bianchi Porro
A young Italian laywoman suffering from neurofibromatosis, Benedetta Bianchi Porro offered her suffering with heroic fai…
Bernard II of Baden
Margrave of Baden and diplomat in the service of Emperor Frederick III, Bernard II of Baden renounced his sovereign righ…
Bernhard Lehner
Bernhard Lehner (1930-1944) was a young German boy, a precocious seminarian, recognized as Venerable for his piety and s…
Bertilla Antoniazzi
Bertilla Antoniazzi (1944-1964) was a young Italian layperson who lived her serious heart condition as a mission of offe…
Carla Ronci
Carla Ronci (1936-1970) was an Italian consecrated laywoman, a member of the Secular Institute of the Servants of the Mo…
Carlo Acutis
Carlo Acutis, a Milanese teenager who died in 2006 at the age of fifteen from fulminant leukemia, is the first saint of …
Carlo Tancredi Falletti di Barolo
A philanthropic marquis and mayor of Turin, Carlo Tancredi Falletti di Barolo dedicated his life and fortune to the poor…
Carlos Manuel Rodríguez Santiago
The first lay Blessed from Puerto Rico, Carlos Manuel Rodríguez Santiago (1918-1963) was a pioneer of the liturgical ren…
Caroline-Barbe Colchen Carré de Malberg
Caroline-Barbe Colchen Carré de Malberg (1829-1891) was a French layperson, founder of the Society of the Daughters of S…
Casimiro Barello Morello
Casimiro Barello Morello (1857-1884) was an Italian layperson, a tireless pilgrim nicknamed the "pilgrim of the Eucharis…
Catherine Jarrige
An Auvergnat Dominican tertiary, Catherine Jarrige (1754-1836), nicknamed Catinon Menette, distinguished herself by her …
Cecilia Eusepi
Cecilia Eusepi (1910-1928) was a young Italian layperson, a member of the Third Order of the Servants of Mary. Following…
Ceferino Namuncurá
Ceferino Namuncurá (1886-1905) was a young Argentine Mapuche indigenous person, a Salesian student inspired by Dominic S…
Cesare Guasti
Cesare Guasti (1822-1889) was an Italian scholar, archivist, and layperson, member of the Third Order of Saint Francis, …
Charles of Blois
Charles of Blois (1319-1364), Duke of Brittany and member of the Third Order of Saint Francis, combined military courage…
Concetta Bertoli
An Italian layperson and Franciscan tertiary, Concetta Bertoli lived through total paralysis and blindness in a heroic m…
Daniela Zanetta
Daniela Zanetta (1962-1986) was a young Italian layperson, a member of the Focolare Movement, declared Venerable for her…
Domenica Bedonni Bernardini
An Italian mother, Domenica Bedonni Bernardini was declared Venerable in 2015 along with her husband Sergio Bernardini, …
Dominic Savio
A young Piedmontese layperson born in 1842, a student of Saint John Bosco at the Oratory of Turin, Dominic Savio founded…
Dorothy Day
Co-founder of the Catholic Worker Movement, Dorothy Day dedicated her life to the poor, social justice, and radical paci…
Edda Maria Caterina Roda
An Italian Capuchin nun (1940-1996), Sister Edda Maria Caterina Roda dedicated herself to catechesis and popular mission…
Edel Quinn
Edel Quinn (1907-1944) was an Irish lay missionary for the Legion of Mary who established the movement in East Africa de…
Edmund Bojanowski
Edmund Bojanowski was a 19th-century Polish layman, founder of the Congregation of the Sisters Servants of the Immaculat…
Egidio Bullesi
Egidio Bullesi (1905-1929) was a young Italian worker, member of the Third Order of Saint Francis and Catholic Action, d…
Elena Da Persico
Elena da Persico (1869-1948) was an Italian laywoman, journalist, and founder of the Secular Institute of the Daughters …
Elisa Baldo Foresti
Elisa Baldo Foresti (1862-1926) was an Italian layperson, founder of the Congregation of the Humble Servants of the Lord…
Elisabeth Canori Mora
A Roman wife and mother, Elisabeth Canori Mora heroically lived through the trials of a difficult marriage. Having becom…
Elisabetta Sanna Porcu
A Sardinian layperson and widow, Elisabetta Sanna Porcu overcame a severe physical disability to dedicate herself to the…
Elisabetta Tasca Serena
An Italian layperson and mother, Elisabetta Tasca Serena lived a simple and hardworking life of family devotion and aban…
Enrichetta Beltrame Quattrocchi
Enrichetta Beltrame Quattrocchi (1914-2012) was an Italian layperson, daughter of the first spouses to be beatified toge…
Enrico Medi
A renowned Italian physicist, science communicator, and committed politician, Enrico Medi lived his faith and science in…
Enrique Ernesto Shaw
Enrique Ernesto Shaw (1921-1962) was an Argentine lay business leader, recognized as Venerable, who dedicated his life t…
Enrique Shaw
Enrique Shaw (1921-1962) was an Argentine naval officer and business leader, declared Venerable, recognized for his exem…
Ernesto Cofiño
Ernesto Cofiño (1899-1991) was a Guatemalan pediatrician, a pioneer in pediatrics and the fight against infant mortality…
Eurosia Fabris
Eurosia Fabris (1866-1932), known as "Mamma Rosa," was an Italian mother and Franciscan tertiary, a model of lay holines…
Fathi Baladi
A young Lebanese layperson of the Melkite Greek Catholic Church, Fathi Baladi died tragically at the age of 19 in 1980. …
Faustino Pérez-Manglano
Faustino Pérez-Manglano (1946-1963) was a young Spanish layperson, a member of the Marianist family, declared Venerable …
Fausto Gei
Fausto Gei (1927-1968) was an Italian layperson, a member of the Silent Workers of the Cross, who offered his suffering …
Francesca Lancellotti
Francesca Lancellotti (1917-2008) was an Italian layperson, mother, and mystic, recognized as Venerable by the Catholic …
Francisca de Paula de Jesus
Francisca de Paula de Jesus, known as Nhá Chica (1808-1895), was a Brazilian laywoman, daughter of a slave, famous for h…
Francisco Marto
Francisco Marto is one of the three shepherd children of Fatima to whom the Virgin Mary appeared in 1917; canonized on M…
Franz de Castro Holzwarth
A Brazilian layperson and lawyer committed to prisoners within APAC, Franz de Castro Holzwarth offered his life by takin…
Frédéric Ozanam
Frédéric Ozanam (1813-1853) was a French layperson, founder of the Society of Saint Vincent de Paul and a precursor of t…
Gaetana Tolomeo
Gaetana Tolomeo, known as Nuccia (1936-1997), was an Italian layperson paralyzed from childhood, who offered her sufferi…
Genoveffa De Troia
An Italian layperson and Franciscan tertiary, Genoveffa De Troia (1887-1949) lived a life of profound suffering offered …
Giacomo Gaglione
An Italian layperson and spiritual son of Padre Pio, Giacomo Gaglione lived fifty years of paralysis in mystical joy, fo…
Gianna Beretta Molla
Saint Gianna Beretta Molla (1922-1962) is an Italian lay saint, a physician and mother who sacrificed her life to save t…
Giovanni Bruni
Giacomo Bruni, in religion Father John of the Holy Spirit, was a young Italian Passionist priest born in 1882 and died i…
Giunio Tinarelli
Giunio Tinarelli (1912-1956) was an Italian layperson, a worker at the Terni steelworks, who became an apostle of suffer…
Giuseppe Lazzati
Giuseppe Lazzati (1909-1986) was an Italian academic and politician, a major figure of the consecrated laity and founder…
Giuseppe Moscati
An Italian lay doctor, Giuseppe Moscati (1880-1927) dedicated his life to the free care of the poor in Naples, combining…
Giuseppe Toniolo
An Italian Catholic economist and father of the Church's social doctrine, Giuseppe Toniolo worked for human dignity and …
Giuseppe Tovini
Giuseppe Tovini (1841-1897) was an Italian lawyer, father, and Catholic activist, beatified in 1998 by John Paul II.
Giuseppina Suriano
Giuseppina Suriano (1915-1950), nicknamed Pina, was a young Sicilian laywoman active in Catholic Action, who offered her…
Guadalupe Ortiz de Landázuri
A Spanish layperson of Opus Dei and a pioneer in chemistry, Guadalupe Ortiz de Landázuri dedicated her life to education…
Guido Schäffer
A Brazilian doctor, surfer, and seminarian, Guido Schäffer dedicated his life to the poor and the sick before dying trag…
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 …
Hemma of Gurk
Saint Hemma of Gurk (c. 980 - 1045) was a Carinthian noblewoman who dedicated her immense fortune to the founding of mon…
Hieronymus Jaegen
Hieronymus Jaegen (1841-1919) was a German layperson, engineer, banker, and member of parliament, who balanced an intens…
Blessed Hippolytus Galantini
A silk weaver in Florence, Hippolytus Galantini dedicated his life to the religious instruction of children and the uned…
Isidoro Zorzano Ledesma
Isidoro Zorzano Ledesma (1902-1943) was an Argentine industrial engineer, one of the first members of Opus Dei, recogniz…
Ismael Molinero Novillo
Ismael Molinero Novillo (1917-1938), known as Ismael of Tomelloso, was a young Spanish layperson and member of Catholic …
Ivan Merz
Ivan Merz (1896-1928) was a Croatian Catholic layperson, pioneer of Catholic Action and apostle of youth, beatified by J…
Jacinta Marto
Jacinta Marto (1910-1920) was the youngest of the three shepherds of Fatima, witnesses to the Marian apparitions of 1917…
Jan Tyranowski
A Polish layperson and tailor, Jan Tyranowski was the spiritual mentor of the young Karol Wojtyła and the heroic leader …
Janina Woynarowska
Janina Woynarowska (1923-1979) was a Polish nurse, a consecrated layperson within the Secular Institute of Christ the Re…
Jeanne Mance
Co-founder of Montreal and Canada's first lay nurse, Jeanne Mance (1606-1673) founded the Hôtel-Dieu de Montréal and was…
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 Hospi…
Jérôme Lejeune
A French physician and geneticist, Jérôme Lejeune discovered trisomy 21 in 1958. Committed to the defense of human life,…
Jerzy Ciesielski
Jerzy Ciesielski (1929-1970) was a Polish civil engineer, university professor, and committed member of the Focolare Mov…
João Luiz Pozzobon
A Brazilian permanent deacon and lay missionary, João Luiz Pozzobon is the founder of the Schoenstatt Rosary Campaign, h…
José Gregorio Hernández
Venezuelan physician and professor, known as the "physician to the poor," José Gregorio Hernández (1864-1919) was canoni…
Saint Juan Diego Cuauhtlatoatzin
A Mexican indigenous man converted to Christianity, Juan Diego Cuauhtlatoatzin received the apparitions of Our Lady of G…
Juliette Colbert de Barolo
Juliette Colbert de Barolo (1786-1864) was a French layperson and philanthropist, based in Turin, recognized as Venerabl…
Kunegunda Siwiec
Kunegunda Siwiec (1876-1955), known as Kundusia, was a Polish layperson and mystic, a member of the Secular Order of Dis…
László Batthyány-Strattmann
László Batthyány-Strattmann (1870-1931) was a Hungarian prince and ophthalmologist, a member of the Third Order of Saint…
Leo Dupont
Léon Papin-Dupont (1797-1876), nicknamed the "Holy Man of Tours," is a French layperson recognized as Venerable, famous …
Lliberada Ferrarons i Vives
Lliberada Ferrarons i Vives (1803-1842) was a Spanish textile worker, member of the Third Order of Carmel, declared Vene…
Lorena D'Alessandro
Lorena D'Alessandro (1964-1981) was a young Italian layperson, declared Venerable by Pope Francis in 2023. Despite a ser…
Louis Martin
Louis Martin (1823-1894), a watchmaker and jeweler from Alençon and father of Saint Thérèse of Lisieux, was canonized on…
Lucia Burlini
Lucia Burlini (1710-1789) was an Italian layperson and weaver, a spiritual disciple of Saint Paul of the Cross, recogniz…
Ludovico Coccapani
Ludovico Coccapani (1849-1931) was an Italian layperson, member of the Third Order of Saint Francis, and president of th…
Luigi Beltrame Quattrocchi and Maria Corsini
The first married couple beatified together by the Catholic Church in 2001, Luigi Beltrame Quattrocchi and Maria Corsini…
Luigi Rocchi
An Italian layperson who suffered from Duchenne muscular dystrophy, Luigi Rocchi transformed his suffering into a path o…
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 Noctur…
Luisa Guidotti Mistrali
Luisa Guidotti Mistrali (1932-1979) was an Italian missionary doctor and member of the International Medical Association…
Maggiorino Vigolungo
A young Italian layperson and aspirant of the Society of Saint Paul, Maggiorino Vigolungo (1904-1918) distinguished hims…
Manuel Aparici Navarro
Manuel Aparici Navarro (1902-1964) is a Spanish Venerable, a major figure of the Spanish Catholic Youth Action and a pre…
Manuel Lozano Garrido
Manuel Lozano Garrido (1920-1971), nicknamed Lolo, was a Spanish lay journalist. Despite total paralysis and blindness, …
Marcello Candia
Marcello Candia (1916-1983) was an Italian industrialist who sold his factories to dedicate himself to the poor and lepe…
Margalida Amengual i Campaner
Margalida Amengual i Campaner (1888-1919), known as Na Cativa, was a Spanish layperson and mystic from Majorca, and a me…
Margaret of Città di Castello
Saint Margaret of Città di Castello (1287-1320), known as the 'little blind girl of Metola', was an Italian Dominican la…
Margaret Sinclair
Margaret Sinclair (1900-1925) was a Scottish factory worker from Edinburgh who entered the Poor Clare Colettines in Lond…
Margherita Occhiena
Mother of Saint John Bosco, Margherita Occhiena (Mama Margaret) dedicated her life to the education of her children and …
Marguerite Bays
A Swiss mystic seamstress and Franciscan tertiary, Marguerite Bays (1815-1879) sanctified her daily life in service to t…
Maria Carmelina Leone
Maria Carmelina Leone (1923-1940) was a young Italian layperson from Palermo, a member of Catholic Action, declared Vene…
Maria Clotilde Adelaide Saveria of Bourbon
Sister of Louis XVI and Queen of Sardinia, Marie-Clotilde of France lived in exile with faith and charity, committing he…
Maria Concepción Barrecheguren García
María de la Concepción Barrecheguren García (1905-1927), affectionately nicknamed Conchita, is a young Spanish laywoman …
Maria Cristina Cella Mocellin
Maria Cristina Cella Mocellin (1969-1995) was an Italian mother declared Venerable by Pope Francis in 2021. Suffering fr…
Maria Cristina Ogier
Maria Cristina Ogier (1955-1974) was a young Italian layperson, a member of the Third Order of Saint Francis, recognized…
Maria Di Majo
Maria Di Majo (Sister Maria Dolores di Cristo Re, 1888-1967) is the founder of the Congregation of the Missionary Servan…
Sándor Bálint
Sándor Bálint (1904-1980) was a Hungarian ethnographer and politician, declared venerable by the Catholic Church in 2021…