Adelaide of Vilich
A German Benedictine abbess, Adelaide of Vilich is known for her piety, heroic charity during famines, and the miracle o…
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Agata Maria Jacobucci
Italian Franciscan religious (Sister Maria Elisabetta della Santa Croce), known as the angel of the coast for her dedica…
Agnes of Bohemia
A princess of Bohemia, Agnes refused royal marriages to dedicate herself to the poor. She founded the Hospital of Saint …
Venerable Agnes of Jesus
Born in Le Puy-en-Velay in 1602 into a modest family, Agnes of Jesus manifested exceptional piety and great spiritual ma…
Aimée-Adèle Le Bouteiller
Aimée-Adèle Le Bouteiller (1816-1883), in religion Sister Marthe, was a French religious of the Congregation of the Sist…
Albertina Violi Zirondoli
Italian teacher and mother, Albertina Violi Zirondoli (1901-1972) distinguished herself through her social commitment, e…
Blessed Alda
A widow from an honorable family of Siena, Alda joined the Third Order of the Humiliati and dedicated her life to the po…
Alfonsa Clerici
An Italian religious of the Congregation of the Sisters of the Precious Blood, Alfonsa Clerici (1860-1930) dedicated her…
Alphonsa Muttathupadathu
A Franciscan Clarist religious from Kerala, Alphonsa Muttathupadathu (1910-1946) offered her life of suffering to God. C…
Ana de Jesús
A companion of Saint Teresa of Ávila, Ana de Jesús (1545-1621) spread the Discalced Carmelite reform in France and Belgi…
Ana de los Ángeles Monteagudo
A 17th-century Peruvian Dominican nun, Ana de los Ángeles Monteagudo was prioress and reformer of the Santa Catalina de …
Andrea Maria Borello
A lay brother of the Society of Saint Paul, the Venerable Andrea Maria Borello (1916-1948) sanctified his humble work as…
Angela Giorgi
Italian religious, Superior General of the Servants of Mary of the Addolorata of Florence, recognized as Venerable by Po…
Angela Maria Autsch
A German Trinitarian nun, Sister Angela Maria Autsch opposed the Nazi regime before being deported to Ravensbrück and th…
Angela Maria Boidi
An Italian Passionist nun (1908-1953), Sister Leonarda of Jesus Crucified distinguished herself by her joyful acceptance…
Anna Maria Marovich
A Venetian religious of Croatian origin, Anna Maria Marovich (1815-1887) is the co-founder of the Sisters of Reparation,…
Anna Mezzacapo
Italian Discalced Carmelite nun (1914-1969), declared Venerable in 2021, known for her heroic patience in the face of co…
Anna Sorti
An Italian religious of the Sisters of the Poor, Sister Danielangela Sorti dedicated herself to the sick in the Democrat…
Venerable Anne of Jesus
Anne de Lobera, known as Anne of Jesus, was a Spanish Carmelite nun born in 1545. A disciple of Saint Teresa, she founde…
Anne of Saint Bartholomew
Intimate companion and secretary to Saint Teresa of Avila, she propagated the Discalced Carmelite reform in France and B…
Antonia Emma Lesino
Antonia Emma Lesino (1897-1962), in religion Chiara Giuseppina di Gesù Bambino, was an Italian religious sister and memb…
Antonietta Farani
Maria Concetta Farani, in religion Sister Antonietta of Saint Michael the Archangel (1906-1963), was a Brazilian Passion…
Antonina de Angelis
An Italian religious of the Daughters of Our Lady of Mercy, Maria Ludovica De Angelis (born Antonina) dedicated her life…
Ascensión Sacramento Sánchez y Sánchez
Ascensión Sacramento Sánchez y Sánchez (1911-1946) was a Spanish Venerable, member of the secular institute of the Cruza…
Ave Maria Pisano
Cesare Pisano, in religion Brother Ave Maria (1900-1964), was an Italian blind hermit of Divine Providence, recognized a…
Blessed Beatrice of Este
A princess of the illustrious House of Este and widow of the Lord of Vicenza, Beatrice followed her aunt's example by de…
Benigna Victim of Jesus
A Brazilian religious sister of the Congregation of the Auxiliary Sisters of Our Lady of Piety, Sister Benigna Victim of…
Bernadette Soubirous
Bernadette Soubirous (1844-1879), a native of Lourdes, received eighteen apparitions of the Virgin Mary in 1858 and ende…
Blessed Bertha of Mardais
A Flemish noblewoman and relative of Countess Joan of Constantinople, Berthe became the widow of the Lord of Mulembais b…
Blandine Merten
Blandine Merten (1883-1918) was a German Ursuline nun and dedicated teacher, beatified in 1987 by Pope John Paul II.
Bruna Pellesi
An Italian Franciscan religious, Bruna Pellesi (in religion Sister Maria Rosa of Jesus) offered 27 years of suffering li…
Blessed Camilla Battista Varano
A princess of Camerino, Camilla Battista Varani overcame her father's opposition to enter the Poor Clares in 1481. A gre…
Carme Badosa Cuatrecasas
Carme Badosa Cuatrecasas (Sister Arcángela) was a Spanish religious sister of the Congregation of the Sisters of the Vir…
Carmen Caterina Bueno
A Brazilian Carmelite religious, Mother Carminha founded the Carmel of Tremembé and dedicated herself to the most destit…
Carolina Beltrami
Italian religious sister (1869-1932), founder of the congregation of the Immacolatine Sisters dedicated to the education…
Caterina Dominici
Caterina Dominici (1829-1894), in religion Sister Maria Enrichetta, was the second Superior General of the Sisters of Sa…
Catherine Labouré
French Daughter of Charity (1806-1876), visionary of the 1830 Rue du Bac apparitions which led to the Miraculous Medal, …
Catherine Mechtilde of the Blessed Sacrament
Catherine de Bar, in religion Mother Mechtilde of the Blessed Sacrament, is the founder of the Institute of the Benedict…
Catherine of Palma
A Majorcan mystic born in Valldemossa in 1531, Catalina Tomàs was a canoness regular of Saint Augustine at the convent o…
Catherine of Saint Augustine
Blessed Catherine of Saint Augustine (1632-1668) was a French hospital nun, a pioneer of New France, and a co-founder of…
Blessed Catherine Thomas
An orphan from Majorca mistreated by her uncle, Catherine Thomas was a pious shepherdess before entering the Augustinian…
Celestina Ossoli
An Italian religious sister and nurse of the Palazzolo Institute, Sister Annelvira died in 1995 in the Democratic Republ…
Blessed Christine Ligarelli (Licarelli)
Born in Lodi in 1481, Christine Ligarelli distinguished herself from childhood by her piety and refusal of finery. At tw…
Blessed Christine of Stommeln
A religious in Cologne in the 13th century, Christine of Stommeln endured appalling physical and spiritual persecutions …
Blessed Clara Gambacorti
Daughter of the ruler of Pisa, Clare (born Thora) Gambacorti lived a brief marriage before dedicating herself to God amo…
Blessed Clare of Rimini
A noble lady of Rimini in the 13th century, Clare turned to heroic penance after a second marriage and family tragedies.…
Clemenza Adelaide Cesira Ticchi
An Italian contemplative religious of the Order of Capuchin Poor Clares, she offered her life and sufferings for the spi…
Cleonilde Guerra
Cleonilde Guerra, known as Nilde (1922-1949), was a young Italian laywoman of Catholic Action, recognized as Venerable f…
Cointa Jauregui Oses
A Spanish religious of the Company of Mary Our Lady, she showed heroic courage during the Spanish Civil War before livin…
Blessed Columba of Rieti
Born in Rieti in 1477, Colomba dedicated herself to God at an early age under the influence of Saint Catherine of Siena.…
Consolata Betrone
Italian Capuchin Poor Clare nun, mystic, and promoter of the 'very little way of love'.
Consuelo Utrilla Lozano
Consuelo Utrilla Lozano (1925-1956), in religion Sister Consuelo of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, was a Spanish contempl…
Costanza Ricci Curbastro
Co-founder of the congregation of the Handmaids of the Sacred Heart of the Agonizing Jesus, dedicated to reparatory cont…
Diana degli Andalò
Diana degli Andalò (c. 1200-1236) was an Italian Dominican nun, founder of the monastery of Saint Agnes in Bologna, know…
Dina Bélanger
Dina Bélanger (1897-1929), in religion Sister Marie Sainte-Cécile-de-Rome, was a Canadian religious sister, musician, an…
Dina Bosatta
Blessed Chiara Bosatta (1858-1887), born Dina Bosatta, was an Italian religious sister and co-founder of the Daughters o…
Dulce Lopes Pontes
Saint Dulce Lopes Pontes (1914-1992), nicknamed the Good Angel of Bahia, was a Brazilian religious sister famous for her…
Elena Raparelli
Founder of the congregation of the Basilian Sisters, Daughters of Saint Macrina, Elena Raparelli (Mother Macrina) worked…
Elena Silvestri
Elena Silvestri (1839-1907) was an Italian religious sister, founder of the congregation of the Handmaids of the Child J…
Eleonora Foresti
Italian religious and founder of the congregation of the Franciscan Adorer Sisters, recognized for her Eucharistic spiri…
Eleonore Margarete Weiss
Eleonore Margarete Weiss (Sister Maria Fidelis) was a German Franciscan nun and mystic, known for her visions of the Pas…
Elisa Angela Meneguzzi
An Italian religious of the Congregation of the Sisters of Saint Francis de Sales, Sister Liduina was a missionary in Et…
Elisabetta Maria Satellico
Elisabetta Maria Satellico (1706-1745), in religion Sister Maria Crocifissa, was an Italian Poor Clare and abbess of Mon…
Emanuela Maria Maddalena Kalb
A Polish religious sister of Jewish origin, member of the Congregation of the Sisters of the Canonesses of the Holy Spir…
Emilie Engel
Emilie Engel (1893-1955) was a German religious sister, co-founder of the Secular Institute of the Sisters of Mary of Sc…
Emilie Schneider
A German religious of the Daughters of the Cross, Emilie Schneider (1820-1859) dedicated herself to the service of the s…
Emmanuela Giovanna Scribano
An Italian religious sister of the Institute of the Sisters of the Sacred Heart of Ragusa, Sister Santina di Gesù offere…
Enrichetta Alfieri
Sister Enrichetta Alfieri (1891-1951) was an Italian nun of the Sisters of Charity, famous for her heroic dedication to …
Esperança González i Puig
Founder of the congregation of the Missionary Slaves of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, dedicated to the rehabilitation of…
Eufemia Gemma Giannini
Eufemia Gemma Giannini (1884-1971) was an Italian religious sister, a close friend of Saint Gemma Galgani, and the found…
Eugénie Joubert
Eugénie Joubert (1876-1904) was a French religious sister of the congregation of the Sisters of the Holy Family of the S…
Saint Euphrasia Eluvathingal
Saint Euphrasia Eluvathingal (1877-1952) was an Indian Syro-Malabar Carmelite nun, known for her life of intense prayer …
Eusebia Palomino Yenes
A Spanish Salesian religious of humble origin, Eusebia Palomino Yenes distinguished herself through her holiness lived i…
Eustochia Smeralda Calafato
Saint Eustochia Smeralda Calafato (1434-1485) was an Italian Poor Clare nun, founder of the Montevergine monastery in Me…
Felisa Pérez de Iriarte Casado
A Spanish Dominican nun (1904-1954), Sister Teresita of the Child Jesus distinguished herself through her contemplative …
Filomena D'Urso
Filomena D'Urso (1909-1954), in religion Sister Ambrogina di San Carlo, was an Italian religious of the Congregation of …
Filomena Ferrer Galcerán
A religious of the Order of Minims, Filomena Ferrer Galcerán (1841-1868) is known for her life of asceticism, her mystic…
Fiorina Cecchin
Italian religious of the Little House of Divine Providence (Cottolengo), a dedicated missionary in Kenya for twenty year…
Fleur of Beaulieu
A Hospitaller nun of the Order of Saint John of Jerusalem in the 14th century, Fleur of Beaulieu is known for her life o…
Flora Manfrinati
Flora Manfrinati (1906-1954) was an Italian laywoman, founder of the Family of Educator Apostles and the Work of Our Lad…
Florida Cevoli
An Italian Capuchin Poor Clare religious, Florida Cevoli was a disciple of Saint Veronica Giuliani before succeeding her…
Francesca Farolfi
Italian religious (1853-1917), founder of the Franciscan Missionary Sisters of the Most Blessed Sacrament, declared Vene…
Francesca Paola Prestigiacomo
Italian religious and founder of the Institute of the Sisters of the Sacred Heart of the Incarnate Word, recognized as v…
Francisca Ana María Alcover Morell
Francisca Ana María Alcover Morell (1912-1954) was a Spanish laywoman from Majorca. Committed to Catholic Action, an off…
Blessed Françoise d'Amboise
Françoise d'Amboise, Duchess of Brittany in the 15th century, distinguished herself by her early piety and wise influenc…
Gertrude Prosperi
An Italian mystical Benedictine abbess, Gertrude Prosperi (in religion Maria Luisa Angelica) reformed her monastery in T…
Giovanna Maria Bracaval
A religious sister of Belgian origin, she restored the active life and original charism of the congregation of the Angel…
Giulia Bonifacio
Giulia Bonifacio (1863-1926), in religion Mother Miradio of Providence of Saint Cajetan, was an Italian religious sister…
Giulia Valle
An Italian religious of the Sisters of Charity of Saint Jeanne-Antide Thouret, Sister Nemesia (Giulia Valle) dedicated h…
Giuseppa Scandola
An Italian Comboni missionary sister, she dedicated her life to Central Africa and offered her life as a sacrifice to sa…
Giuseppina Catanea
Giuseppina Catanea (1894-1948), in religion Sister Maria Giuseppina di Gesù Crocifisso, was an Italian Discalced Carmeli…
Giuseppina Nicoli
An Italian Daughter of Charity, Giuseppina Nicoli (1863-1924) dedicated her life to the education and relief of the most…
Giuseppina Operti
Giuseppina Operti (1871-1949), in religion Sister Mary of the Angels, was an Italian religious, founder of the Institute…
Hedwig Borzecka
The Venerable Hedwig Borzecka (1863-1906) was a Polish religious sister who co-founded, with her mother Blessed Celine B…
Blessed Imelda Lambertini
Born into the noble Lambertini family of Bologna, Imelda entered the Dominican Order at a very young age. At the age of …
Inés Arango Velásquez
Inés Arango Velásquez (1937-1987) was a Colombian Capuchin nun and missionary in Ecuador. She offered her life while att…
Isabel Méndez Herrero
Isabel Méndez Herrero (1924-1953), in religion Sister Isabel de María Inmaculada, was a Spanish religious of the Congreg…
Isora María del Tránsito Ocampo
Argentine Dominican nun (1841-1900), known as Sister Leonor de Santa María, she led a life of contemplation, humility, a…
Jadwiga Jaroszewska
Jadwiga Jaroszewska (Mother Wincenta of the Passion of the Lord) was a Polish religious sister, founder of the Congregat…
Saint Jane Frances de Chantal
Widowed at twenty-eight after the accidental death of her husband, Jane Frances Frémyot dedicated herself to the educati…
Janina Szymkowiak
A Polish religious sister of the Congregation of the Seraphic Sisters, Sister Maria Sancja heroically devoted herself to…
Blessed Jeanne Scopelli
A 15th-century Carmelite nun from Reggio, Jeanne Scopelli distinguished herself through a life of extreme austerity and …
Jeanne-Germaine Castang
Jeanne-Germaine Castang (1878-1897), Sister Marie-Céline of the Presentation, was a French Poor Clare nun beatified in 2…
Blessed Joan Soderini of Florence
A Florentine noblewoman who entered the Mantelatte at the age of twelve under the guidance of Saint Juliana Falconieri, …
Joaquina Maria Mercedes Barcelo Pages
Joaquina María Mercedes Barceló y Pagés (Mother Consuelo) was a Spanish religious sister, co-founder of the Congregation…
Josefa Campos Talamanes
Spanish religious and founder of the Congregation of the Catechist Religious Workers of Our Lady of Sorrows, dedicated t…
Josefa María de Santa Inés
Josefa María de Santa Inés (1625-1696), known as Inés de Benigánim, was a Spanish Discalced Augustinian nun known for he…
Josephine Bakhita
A former Sudanese slave, Josephine Bakhita became a Canossian religious sister in Italy, radiating humility, heroic forg…
Juana Clara de la Concepción Sanchez Garcia
Spanish Poor Clare nun (1902-1973), she reformed the monastery of Soria by returning to the strict Rule of Saint Clare a…
Juana Méndez Romero
Juana Méndez Romero (1937-1990), nicknamed Juanita, was a Spanish religious of the Workers of the Heart of Jesus. Afflic…
Justa Domínguez de Vidaurreta e Idoy
A Spanish religious sister of the Company of the Daughters of Charity of Saint Vincent de Paul, Justa Domínguez de Vidau…
Kinga
Daughter of the King of Hungary and wife of Bolesław V of Poland, Saint Kinga lived in perpetual chastity. A charitable …
Laura Meozzi
Italian Salesian religious sister, pioneer of the work of Don Bosco in Poland, she devoted herself body and soul to orph…
Laura of Saint Catherine of Siena
Colombian religious and missionary, the first saint native to Colombia, she is the founder of the Congregation of the Mi…
Leonia Maria Nastał
A Polish religious sister of the Congregation of the Sisters Servants of the Immaculate Conception, declared venerable i…
Libera Italia Maria Inglese
Italian religious and founder of the Servants of Mary Reparators, she spread the devotion of Marian reparation.
Blessed Louise of Savoy
Having become a widow at twenty-seven, Louise of Savoy dedicated herself to charity and penance before joining the Franc…
Maria Euthymia Üffing
Sister Maria Euthymia Üffing (1914-1955) was a German religious of the Sisters of Charity of Münster, beatified in 2001 …
Venerable Mother Jeanne de Lestonnac
Widow of the Marquis de Montferrant, Jeanne de Lestonnac founded the Order of Our Lady in Bordeaux, dedicated to the edu…
Sister Rosalie (Jeanne-Marie Rendu)
Jeanne-Marie Rendu, in religion Sister Rosalie, was an iconic figure of Parisian charity in the 19th century. Superior o…