Hieronymus Jaegen
Hieronymus Jaegen (1841-1919) was a German layperson, engineer, banker, and member of parliament, who balanced an intens…
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Benoît XVI
successeur qui le béatifie en 2011
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Hildegard Burjan
An Austrian politician of Jewish origin who converted to Catholicism, Hildegard Burjan founded the Caritas Socialis to s…
Ignacia del Espíritu Santo
Foundress of the Congregation of the Religious of the Virgin Mary, the first native religious congregation for women in …
Ignacy Kłopotowski
A Polish priest and founder of the Congregation of the Sisters of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Loreto, Ignacy Kłopotowski …
Irene Stefani
Sister Irene Stefani (1891-1930), an Italian Consolata missionary, dedicated her life to the sick and the poor in Kenya,…
Isabela de Rosis
Isabela de Rosis (1842-1911) was an Italian religious sister, foundress of the Congregation of the Reparation Sisters of…
István Kaszap
István Kaszap (1916-1935) was a young Hungarian Jesuit, recognized as venerable in 2006. Despite a devastating illness t…
Jacques Berthieu
Jacques Berthieu, a French Jesuit priest born in 1838, was a missionary in Madagascar where he was put to death for the …
Jacques Sevin
A French Jesuit priest, Father Jacques Sevin is the co-founder of the Scouts de France and the founder of the congregati…
Jakov Varingez
A Franciscan lay brother of Croatian origin, Jakov Varingez (c. 1400 - 1496) lived humbly in Bitetto, Italy, dedicating …
James Miller
American Lasallian Brother and missionary, assassinated in Guatemala in 1982 due to his dedication to the Mayan youth.
Jan van den Boer
Jan van den Boer (Brother Andreas) was a Dutch religious of the Brothers of Tilburg congregation. Dedicated to the educa…
János Scheffler
Bishop of Satu Mare and martyr of communism, Blessed János Scheffler died in prison in 1952 for his absolute fidelity to…
Jeanne Jugan
Breton religious sister (1792-1879), foundress of the Little Sisters of the Poor, dedicated to the service of the destit…
Jeanne-Germaine Castang
Jeanne-Germaine Castang (1878-1897), Sister Marie-Céline of the Presentation, was a French Poor Clare nun beatified in 2…
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…
Jerzy Popiełuszko
Chaplain of the Solidarity trade union, Father Jerzy Popiełuszko was an indefatigable defender of human rights and freed…
Joaquim Alves Brás
Portuguese priest (1899-1966), founder of the Obra de Santa Zita and the Secular Institute of the Cooperators of the Fam…
Joaquim Rosselló i Ferrà
Spanish priest and founder of the Congregation of the Missionaries of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary, recognized as…
Johann Baptist Jordan
Johann Baptist Jordan (1848-1918), in religion Francis Mary of the Cross, was a German priest and founder of the Society…
Johann Evangelist Wagner
A Bavarian priest and theologian, Johann Evangelist Wagner (1807-1886) is the founder of the Regens-Wagner-Stiftungen, a…
Johannes Prassek
German Catholic priest, vicar in Lübeck, beheaded by the Nazis in 1943 for his opposition to the regime and his ecumenic…
John Duns Scotus
Scottish Franciscan theologian and philosopher of the 13th century, nicknamed the 'Subtle Doctor', he is famous for his …
John Duns Scotus
John Duns Scotus (1266-1308), nicknamed the Subtle Doctor, is a Scottish Franciscan theologian and philosopher, famous f…
John Henry Newman
English theologian converted to Catholicism, figure of the Oxford Movement, founder of the Birmingham Oratory and cardin…
John Paul II
Karol Wojtyła, pope from 1978 to 2005 under the name John Paul II, the first Polish pope and a major figure of the 20th …
José María García Lahiguera
Spanish archbishop and founder of the Congregation of the Oblate Sisters of Christ the Priest, José María García Lahigue…
José Olallo Valdés
A Hospitaller of Saint John of God, José Olallo Valdés dedicated his life to serving the sick and the poor in Camagüey, …
José Trinidad Rangel Montaño and companions (3)
Three martyrs of the Cristero War in Mexico (two priests and one layman), executed on April 25, 1927, at Rancho de San J…
Josefa Stenmanns
Co-foundress of the Missionary Sisters Servants of the Holy Spirit, Josefa Stenmanns dedicated her life to the service o…
Josep Samsó Elías
Spanish priest and martyr of the Civil War, pastor of Mataró and great catechist, beatified in 2010.
Josep Tàpies and 6 companions
Group of seven diocesan priests from the Diocese of Urgell martyred on August 13, 1936, in Salàs de Pallars at the begin…
Josep Tous Soler
A Spanish Capuchin priest (1811-1871), Josep Tous Soler founded the congregation of the Capuchin Sisters of the Mother o…
Joseph Tàpies Sirvant and companions (7)
Group of seven diocesan priests from Urgell (Catalonia) martyred in 1936 at the beginning of the Spanish Civil War for t…
Josephine Bakhita
A former Sudanese slave, Josephine Bakhita became a Canossian religious sister in Italy, radiating humility, heroic forg…
Józef Bilczewski
Józef Bilczewski (1860-1923), theologian and Latin Archbishop of Lviv, was a tireless pastor and apostle of the Eucharis…
Juan de Palafox y Mendoza
Juan de Palafox y Mendoza (1600-1659) was a Spanish bishop, reformer, writer, and protector of the indigenous people in …
Juan José Jaime Bonal Cortada
A Spanish priest and co-founder of the Congregation of the Sisters of Charity of Saint Anne, he dedicated his life to th…
Juan Manuel Martín del Campo
Mexican priest (1917-1996) of the Diocese of Xalapa, recognized for his pastoral zeal, his ministry as an exorcist, and …
Kateri Tekakwitha
A Mohawk virgin born in 1656 and died in 1680, Kateri Tekakwitha was, in 2012, the first North American Indigenous perso…
Khalīl al-Haddād
A Lebanese Capuchin and founder of the Franciscan Sisters of the Cross of Lebanon, Father Jacques of Ghazir dedicated hi…
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…
Leo Dehon
Leo Dehon (1843-1925) was a French priest, founder of the Congregation of the Priests of the Sacred Heart of Jesus (Deho…
Leonella Sgorbati
Sister Leonella Sgorbati (1940-2006), an Italian Consolata missionary nun, dedicated her life to serving the sick in Ken…
Leopold of Alpandeire
A Spanish Capuchin lay brother, Leopold of Alpandeire spent more than forty years as a begging brother in Granada, becom…
Leopoldina Naudet
Leopoldina Naudet (1773-1834) was an Italian religious of French origin, foundress of the Institute of the Sisters of th…
Libera Italia Maria Inglese
Italian religious and founder of the Servants of Mary Reparators, she spread the devotion of Marian reparation.
Lindalva Justo de Oliveira
Lindalva Justo de Oliveira (1953-1993) was a Brazilian religious sister of the Daughters of Charity, a martyr of purity …
Lliberada Ferrarons i Vives
Lliberada Ferrarons i Vives (1803-1842) was a Spanish textile worker, member of the Third Order of Carmel, declared Vene…
Lojze Grozde
Lojze Grozde (1923-1943) was a young Slovenian layman, a member of Catholic Action, murdered in hatred of the faith by c…
Louise-Marguerite Claret de la Touche
A Visitation nun and later founder of the Sisters of Bethany of the Sacred Heart, she dedicated her life to prayer for t…
Lübeck Martyrs (4)
The Lübeck Martyrs were four German Christian clergymen (three Catholic priests and one Lutheran pastor) executed by beh…
Luca Passi
Luca Passi (1789-1866) was an Italian priest, founder of the Work of Saint Dorothy and the Institute of the Sisters of S…
Lucia Cavallo
An Italian religious of the congregation of the Little Sisters of Divine Providence, Sister Maria Plautilla dedicated he…
Lucien Botovasoa
Lucien Botovasoa (1908-1947) was a Malagasy lay teacher, father, and member of the Third Order of Saint Francis, who die…
Ludwika Szczęsna
Ludwika Szczęsna (1863-1916), in religion Mother Klara, was a Polish religious sister and co-foundress of the Congregati…
Luigi Boccardo
Italian priest, spiritual director and founder of the Sisters of Jesus the King, beatified in 2007.
Luigi Guanella
Italian priest (1842-1915), founder of the Servants of Charity and the Daughters of St. Mary of Providence, canonized in…
Luigi Novarese
An Italian priest and apostle to the sick, Blessed Luigi Novarese founded the Centre for the Volunteers of Suffering to …
Luigia Mazzotta
Luigia Mazzotta (1900-1922) is an Italian Venerable from Lecce, known for her heroic patience in the face of numerous se…
Luigia Tincani
Luigia Tincani (1889-1976) was an Italian religious sister, foundress of the Union of Saint Catherine of Siena of the Mi…
Luisa Aveledo
Luisa Aveledo (Mother Marcelina de San José) was a Venezuelan religious sister, foundress of the congregation of the Lit…
Małgorzata Szewczyk
Polish foundress of the Congregation of the Seraphic Sisters, dedicated to the care of the poor and the elderly.
Mamerto Esquiú
A Franciscan friar and Bishop of Córdoba, Mamerto Esquiú is a major figure of 19th-century Argentina, famous for his rol…
Manuel Gómez González
Spanish missionary priest in Brazil, martyred in 1924 with the young Adílio Daronch.
Manuel Lozano Garrido
Manuel Lozano Garrido (1920-1971), nicknamed Lolo, was a Spanish lay journalist. Despite total paralysis and blindness, …
Marcantonio Barbarigo
An Italian cardinal and archbishop of Montefiascone, Marcantonio Barbarigo dedicated himself to the education of poor yo…
Marco Morelli
Italian priest and founder of the congregation of the Handmaids of the Sacred Heart of the Agonizing Jesus.
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…
Margaretha Flesch
Margaretha Flesch (1826-1906), in religion Mother Maria Rosa, is the foundress of the congregation of the Franciscan Sis…
Marguerite Rutan
A Daughter of Charity and martyr of the French Revolution, Marguerite Rutan dedicated her life to the poor and the sick …
María Angélica Pérez
Argentine religious of the Congregation of the Daughters of Our Lady of the Garden, nicknamed 'Sister Sweetness' for her…
Maria Anna Donati
Maria Anna Donati (1848-1925), in religion Mother Celestina of the Mother of God, is the foundress of the Congregation o…
Maria Bernarda Bütler
A Swiss religious sister born in 1848, Maria Bernarda Bütler founded the Franciscan Missionary Sisters of Mary Help of C…
Maria Carmelina Leone
Maria Carmelina Leone (1923-1940) was a young Italian layperson from Palermo, a member of Catholic Action, declared Vene…
Maria Clara of the Child Jesus
Portuguese Blessed (1843-1899), foundress of the Congregation of the Franciscan Hospitaller Sisters of the Immaculate Co…
Maria del Carmen Albarracín Pascual
Spanish Claretian nun (1927-1946) recognized as Venerable, famous for her constant joy and faithfulness in small things …
María del Carmen González-Ramos
María del Carmen González-Ramos (1834-1899), in religion Mary of Mount Carmel of the Child Jesus, was a Spanish widow an…
María del Monte Carmelo Sallés y Barangueras
Spanish religious born in Vic in 1848, Carmen Sallés y Barangueras founded the congregation of the Conceptionist Mission…
Maria Elisa Andreoli
Foundress of the Congregation of the Servants of Mary Reparatrix, she dedicated her life to education, the poor, and Mar…
Maria Grazia Tarallo
Italian religious of the congregation of the Crucified Sisters Adorers of the Eucharist, known for her life of adoration…
María Guggiari Echeverría (Chiquitunga)
María Felicia Guggiari Echeverría, known as Chiquitunga, was a Paraguayan Carmelite, the first blessed of her country, k…
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…
Maria Julitta Ritz
Maria Julitta Ritz (1882-1966) was a German religious sister of the Congregation of the Sisters of the Redeemer, known f…
Maria Kaupas
Foundress of the Sisters of Saint Casimir, she dedicated herself to the education and healthcare of Lithuanian immigrant…
Maria Merkert
Maria Luisa Merkert (1817-1872) was a Polish religious sister, co-founder and first Superior General of the Congregation…
Maria Pia Mastena
Foundress of the congregation of the Sisters of the Holy Face, Maria Pia Mastena dedicated her life to education, the ca…
Maria Pierina
An Italian religious sister of the Congregation of the Daughters of the Immaculate Conception, she was the promoter of t…
María Pilar López de Maturana
Spanish Blessed, foundress of the Missionary Mercedarian Sisters of Berriz, she transformed her cloistered monastery int…
María Pilar Solsona Lambán
María Pilar Solsona Lambán (1881-1966), in religion María Pilar of the Sacred Heart, was a Spanish religious of the cong…
Maria Teresa of St. Joseph
Foundress of the Carmelite Sisters of the Divine Heart of Jesus, she united the contemplation of Carmel with charitable …
Maria Theresia Bonzel
Maria Theresia Bonzel (1830-1905) was a German religious sister, foundress of the Poor Sisters of Saint Francis of Perpe…
Maria Troncatti
Italian Salesian religious sister, missionary in Ecuador among the Shuar people, recognized for her medical, social, and…
Marianna Amico Roxas
Marianna Amico Roxas, foundress of the Company of Saint Ursula in Sicily, dedicated her life to God in the heart of the …
Mariano de la Mata
Mariano de la Mata (1905-1983) was a Spanish Augustinian priest and missionary in Brazil, recognized for his dedication …
Marie-Eugène of the Child Jesus
A French Carmelite priest and founder of the Notre-Dame de Vie Institute, Blessed Marie-Eugène of the Child Jesus (1894-…
Marie-Louise-Élisabeth de Lamoignon
Marie-Louise-Élisabeth de Lamoignon (1763-1825), in religion Mother Saint-Louis, is the foundress of the Congregation of…
Marta Anna Wiecka
A Polish Daughter of Charity, Sister Marta Anna Wiecka devoted herself to the service of the sick and offered her life b…
Mary MacKillop
Australian religious (1842-1909), foundress of the Sisters of Saint Joseph of the Sacred Heart and the first canonized s…
Mary Ward
Mary Ward (1585-1645) was an English religious sister, foundress of the Institute of the Blessed Virgin Mary (IBVM), and…
Mary Ward
Mary Ward was an English religious sister, foundress of the Institute of the Blessed Virgin Mary (IBVM) and the Congrega…
Massimo Rinaldi
Massimo Rinaldi (1869-1941) was an Italian Scalabrinian missionary in Brazil, then procurator general of his congregatio…
Michael Joseph McGivney
American priest and founder of the Knights of Columbus, a pioneer of lay engagement and fraternal aid.
Michael McGivney
American priest and founder of the Knights of Columbus, the world's largest fraternal organization of Catholic laymen.
Michael Sopoćko
A Polish priest and confessor of Saint Faustina Kowalska, Blessed Michael Sopoćko is the founder of the Congregation of …
Michał Sopoćko
A Polish priest and confessor of Saint Faustina, Blessed Michał Sopoćko dedicated his life to promoting and providing th…
Miroslav Bulešić
Miroslav Bulešić (1920-1947) was a Croatian Catholic priest, a martyr for the faith under the Yugoslav communist regime,…
Mosè Tovini
Mosè Tovini (1877-1930) was an Italian priest, teacher, and rector of the seminary of Brescia, recognized for his humili…
Nelson Baker
Nelson Baker (1842-1936) was an American Catholic priest, famous for his monumental charitable work in Lackawanna, known…
Nuno Álvares Pereira
An exceptional military general and Portuguese national hero, Nuno Álvares Pereira (1360-1431) abandoned his titles and …
Odoardo Focherini
An Italian journalist and committed layman, Odoardo Focherini (1907-1944) organized the rescue of 105 Jews before dying …
Paolo Roasenda
Paolo Roasenda (1906-1972), in religion Father Mariano da Torino, was an Italian Capuchin priest, famous for his pioneer…
Pasquale Uva
Italian priest (1883-1955), founder of the Congregation of the Handmaids of Divine Providence for the care of the disabl…
Paul Joseph Nardini
A German diocesan priest and founder of the congregation of the Franciscan Sisters of the Holy Family (Sisters of Maller…
Peter Kibe and 187 companions (188 Martyrs of Japan)
Peter Kibe and his 187 companions are a group of Japanese Catholic martyrs put to death for their faith in the 17th cent…
Peter Kibe Kasui and companions (188)
Peter Kibe Kasui and his 187 companions are Japanese Catholic martyrs put to death for their faith between 1603 and 1639…
Pierre-Adrien Toulorge
A French Premonstratensian priest, Pierre-Adrien Toulorge was guillotined in 1793 for refusing to lie about his exile in…
Pietro Riminucci
Italian Capuchin lay brother, known as Brother Seraphin of Pietrarubbia, renowned for his simplicity, charity, and heroi…
Pius XII
Pope from 1939 to 1958, the Venerable Pius XII guided the Church through the Second World War and the Cold War, leaving …