László Batthyány-Strattmann
László Batthyány-Strattmann (1870-1931) was a Hungarian prince and ophthalmologist, a member of the Third Order of Saint…
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Leo Dehon
Leo Dehon (1843-1925) was a French priest, founder of the Congregation of the Priests of the Sacred Heart of Jesus (Deho…
Luis Navarro
Luis Obdulio Arroyo Navarro (1950-1981) was a Guatemalan lay catechist, a member of the Third Order of Saint Francis, wh…
Luisa Ferrari
Mother Giovanna Francesca dello Spirito Santo, born Luisa Ferrari (1888-1984), was an Italian religious sister, foundres…
Luiza Maria Andaluz
Luiza Maria Andaluz (1877-1973) was a Portuguese religious sister, foundress of the Congregation of the Servants of Our …
Magdalena Aulina Saurina
Magdalena Aulina Saurina (1897-1956) was a Spanish foundress, a pioneer of consecrated secularity, and declared Venerabl…
Magdeleine Hutin
Foundress of the Little Sisters of Jesus, she dedicated her life to the poorest and the nomads of the Sahara before expa…
Magín Morera y Feixas
A Spanish priest of the Congregation of the Sons of the Holy Family, the Venerable Magín Morera y Feixas dedicated himse…
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 Aparici Navarro
Manuel Aparici Navarro (1902-1964) is a Spanish Venerable, a major figure of the Spanish Catholic Youth Action and a pre…
Manuel González García
Spanish bishop (1877-1940), founder of the Eucharistic Missionaries of Nazareth and apostle of the "abandoned tabernacle…
Manuel González y García
Manuel González García (1877-1940) was a Spanish bishop, founder of the Eucharistic Reparation Family, beatified in 2001…
Manuel Lozano Garrido
Manuel Lozano Garrido (1920-1971), nicknamed Lolo, was a Spanish lay journalist. Despite total paralysis and blindness, …
Manuel Nunes Formigão
A Portuguese priest and key witness to the apparitions of Fatima, Venerable Manuel Nunes Formigão founded the Congregati…
Marcello Candia
Marcello Candia (1916-1983) was an Italian industrialist who sold his factories to dedicate himself to the poor and lepe…
Marcello Labor
A devoted doctor known as the "doctor of the poor" in Pola, then a priest and seminary rector, Marcello Labor endured th…
Marco Pagani
Marco Pagani (1526-1589), in religion Father Antonio, was an Italian Franciscan priest, theologian at the Council of Tre…
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…
Margherita Maria Guaini
Foundress of the congregation of the Missionaries of Jesus Eternal Priest, Margherita Maria Guaini dedicated her life to…
Maria Anna Rosa Caiani
Maria Anna Rosa Caiani (1863-1921), in religion Mother Maria Margherita of the Sacred Heart, was an Italian religious, f…
Maria Antonella Bordoni
Maria Antonella Bordoni (1916-1978) was an Italian foundress, creator of the Mater Dei Work for orphans and children in …
Maria Antonia Solimani
Maria Antonia Solimani (1688-1758), in religion Sister Giovanna Maria Battista, was an Italian religious, foundress of t…
María Beatriz del Rosario Arroyo
María Beatriz del Rosario Arroyo (1884-1957), in religion Sister Maria Rosario of the Visitation, was a Filipino Dominic…
María Benita Arias
Foundress of the congregation of the Servants of Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament in Argentina, María Benita Arias dedicat…
Maria Costanza Panas
An Italian Capuchin Poor Clare nun and abbess of the monastery of Fabriano, Maria Costanza Panas (1896-1963) is a mystic…
Maria Cristina of Savoy
Queen of the Two Sicilies nicknamed the "Reginella Santa," Maria Cristina of Savoy distinguished herself by her immense …
Maria Cristina Ogier
Maria Cristina Ogier (1955-1974) was a young Italian layperson, a member of the Third Order of Saint Francis, recognized…
Maria del Refugio Aguilar y Torres
Foundress of the congregation of the Mercedarian Sisters of the Blessed Sacrament in Mexico, Maria del Refugio Aguilar y…
Maria della Mercede Cabezas Terrero
Foundress of the religious institute of the Missionary Workers of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, dedicated to the service of…
Maria Di Majo
Maria Di Majo (Sister Maria Dolores di Cristo Re, 1888-1967) is the founder of the Congregation of the Missionary Servan…
María Dolores Segarra Gestoso
A Spanish religious sister and foundress of the Missionaries of Christ the Priest, María Dolores Segarra Gestoso dedicat…
Maria Domenica Bottani
Maria Domenica Bottani (Sister Maria Dositea Eucaristica), an Italian religious sister and Superior General of the Ursul…
Maria Dulce Rodrigues dos Santos
Maria Dulce Rodrigues dos Santos (Mother Maria Teresa of Jesus Eucharist) is the Brazilian founder of the Congregation o…
María Félix Torres
María Félix Torres (1907-2001) was a Spanish religious sister, foundress of the Company of the Savior dedicated to the C…
Maria Gabriella Sagheddu
Italian Trappist nun, Maria Gabriella Sagheddu (1914-1939) offered her life for the unity of Christians and was beatifie…
María Guggiari Echeverría (Chiquitunga)
María Felicia Guggiari Echeverría, known as Chiquitunga, was a Paraguayan Carmelite, the first blessed of her country, k…
Maria Guzmán Figueroa
Mexican Catholic priest, member of the Missionaries of the Holy Spirit and founder of the Congregation of the Eucharisti…
Maria Hueber
Maria Hueber (1653-1705) was a Tyrolean religious sister, foundress of the first free school for girls in Tyrol and the …
Maria Josefa Alhama y Valera
Maria Josefa Alhama y Valera (Mother Esperanza) was a Spanish religious sister, foundress of the Handmaids and the Sons …
Maria Krzysztofa Klomfass and 14 companions (15)
Group of fifteen religious sisters of the Congregation of the Sisters of Saint Catherine martyred in 1945 by Red Army so…
Maria Laura Baraggia
Maria Laura Baraggia (1851-1923) was an Italian religious sister, foundress of the Congregation of the Sisters of the Fa…
Maria Maddalena Frescobaldi Capponi
Maria Maddalena Frescobaldi Capponi (1771-1839) was a Florentine noblewoman, foundress of the Congregation of the Passio…
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…
Maria Nieves Sánchez y Fernandez
A Spanish religious of the Congregation of the Daughters of Mary of the Pious Schools, Sister María Nieves de la Sagrada…
Maria Oliva Bonaldo
Maria Oliva Bonaldo (1893-1976) was an Italian religious sister, foundress of the Daughters of the Church, declared Vene…
Maria Paola Muzzeddu
Maria Paola Muzzeddu (1913-1971) was an Italian religious sister, founder of the Company of the Daughters of Mater Puris…
María Rafaela Rodríguez Xuarez De La Guardia
Spanish religious sister of the Congregation of the Sisters of the Love of God, declared Venerable by Pope Francis in 20…
Maria Rosa Teresa Gay Tibau
Foundress of the Institute of the Sisters of Saint Joseph of Girona, Maria Rosa Teresa Gay Tibau dedicated her life to t…
Maria Rosa Zorza
An Italian religious of the Congregation of the Sisters of the Poor, Sister Vitarosa Zorza sacrificed herself in 1995 in…
Maria Speranza della Croce
Spanish religious and missionary in China, she is the founder of the congregation of the Augustinian Recollect Missionar…
Maria Teresa Camera
Maria Teresa Camera (1818-1894) was an Italian religious sister, foundress of the Congregation of the Daughters of Our L…
Maria Teresa Casini
Maria Teresa Casini (1864-1937) was an Italian religious sister, foundress of the Oblate Sisters of the Sacred Heart of …
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…
Mariam Baouardy
A Discalced Carmelite of Greek-Melkite origin born in Galilee, Mariam Baouardy (Mary of Jesus Crucified), nicknamed "the…
Mariana de Manzanedo Herrera
Mariana de Manzanedo Herrera (1568-1638), in religion Mariana de San José, was a Spanish religious sister and founder of…
Mariantonia Samà
Blessed Mariantonia Samà (1875-1953) was an Italian lay mystic who lived bedridden for fifty-seven years, offering her s…
Marie Vojtěcha Hasmandová
Marie Vojtěcha Hasmandová (1914-1988) was a Czechoslovak religious sister, Superior General of the Sisters of Mercy of S…
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-Léonie Paradis
A Quebec religious sister, Marie-Léonie Paradis founded the Little Sisters of the Holy Family in 1880, dedicated to the …
Mario Ciceri
A diocesan priest from Milan, Father Mario Ciceri distinguished himself through his heroic charity toward the poor, the …
Mary Elizabeth Lange
Foundress of the Oblate Sisters of Providence, the first Catholic religious congregation for women of African descent in…
Mary Jane Wilson
Mary Jane Wilson (1840-1916), in religion Sister Mary of St. Francis, was an English-born religious, foundress in Madeir…
Matt Talbot
A Dublin laborer who converted from severe alcoholism, Matt Talbot led a life of heroic asceticism, prayer, and charity.…
Matteo Ricci
Matteo Ricci (1552-1610) was an Italian Jesuit priest, missionary in China, and a pioneer of intercultural dialogue and …
Max Josef Metzger
German pacifist priest and pioneer of ecumenism, martyr of Nazism beheaded in 1944 and beatified in 2024.
Melchior de Marion Brésillac
Melchior de Marion Brésillac (1813-1859) was a French bishop, founder of the Society of African Missions (SMA), declared…
Mercurio Maria Teresi
Archbishop of Monreale and tireless missionary in Sicily, Mercurio Maria Teresi was declared Venerable in 2021.
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.
Michał Kozal
Auxiliary Bishop of Włocławek and Polish martyr, Michał Kozal died at the Dachau concentration camp in 1943 after heroic…
Michał Tomaszek
Michał Tomaszek (1960-1991) was a Polish Conventual Franciscan priest and missionary in Peru. Committed to the poor and …
Michele Maura Montaner
Spanish priest and founder of the Congregation of the Zelatrices of the Eucharistic Cult, recognized as Venerable by Pop…
Miguel Ángel Builes
A Colombian bishop and founder of missionary congregations, Bishop Miguel Ángel Builes left his mark on the religious hi…
Miquel Costa i Llobera
Spanish priest and poet from Mallorca, Miquel Costa i Llobera is a major figure in Catalan literature, recognized as Ven…
Miroslav Bulešić
Miroslav Bulešić (1920-1947) was a Croatian Catholic priest, a martyr for the faith under the Yugoslav communist regime,…
Moisés Lira Serafín
Mexican priest and founder of the Congregation of the Missionary Sisters of the Charity of Mary Immaculate, beatified in…
Nazareno Lanciotti
Italian missionary priest in Brazil, member of the Marian Movement of Priests, murdered in 2001 due to his commitment to…
Nelson Lemus
Nelson Lemus (1960-1977) was a young Salvadoran layman, a martyr of the Catholic Church, assassinated at the age of 16 a…
Nicola Saggio
An oblate religious of the Order of Minims, Nicola Saggio (1650-1709) distinguished himself by his humility, his charity…
Nunzio Sulprizio
Nunzio Sulprizio (1817-1836) was a young Italian layperson, an orphan who suffered abuse, who offered his sufferings fro…
Octavio Ortiz Arrieta
The first Salesian priest born in Peru, Monsignor Octavio Ortiz Arrieta was a dedicated missionary bishop who led the Di…
Odette Vidal de Oliveira
Odette Vidal de Oliveira, known as Odetinha, was a young Brazilian girl born in 1931 and died in 1939, recognized as Ven…
Odoardo Focherini
An Italian journalist and committed layman, Odoardo Focherini (1907-1944) organized the rescue of 105 Jews before dying …
Olga Gugelmo
Olga Gugelmo (1910-1943), in religion Sister Olga of the Mother of God, was an Italian religious of the Daughters of the…
Olinto Fedi
An Italian priest and founder of the Congregation of the Franciscan Sisters of the Immaculate, Olinto Fedi dedicated his…
Orsola Donati
Orsola Donati (1849-1935) was an Italian religious sister, co-founder and superior general of the congregation of the Mi…
Ovide Charlebois
Ovide Charlebois (1862-1933) was a Canadian Oblate missionary and the first Vicar Apostolic of Keewatin, recognized for …
Paula de Jesús Gil Cano
Foundress of the Franciscan Sisters of the Immaculate Conception, she dedicated her life to orphans and the sick in Spai…
Pauline Jaricot
Pauline Jaricot (1799-1862) was a French laywoman, founder of the Society for the Propagation of the Faith and the Livin…
Paweł Klamans Smolikowski
Polish Resurrectionist priest, missionary in Bulgaria and educator, declared Venerable in 2017.
Pedro de Corpa and 4 companions
Group of five Spanish Franciscan missionaries martyred in Georgia in 1597 for defending monogamy and the sanctity of Chr…
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…
Pedro Ortiz de Zárate
Argentine priest and missionary, former mayor of Jujuy, martyred in the Zenta Valley in 1683 and beatified in 2022.
Peter To Rot
A Tolai lay catechist, husband, and father, Peter To Rot was put to death in 1945 by Japanese occupation forces for defe…
Petro Pavlo Oros
Ukrainian Greek Catholic priest, martyr of the faith under the Soviet regime in 1953.
Pier Giorgio Frassati
A young Italian layperson passionate about the mountains and committed to the poor, Pier Giorgio Frassati left his mark …
Pierre Goursat
A French layperson and founder of the Emmanuel Community, Pierre Goursat dedicated his life to adoration, compassion, an…
Pierre Goursat
A French layperson and founder of the Emmanuel Community, Pierre Goursat dedicated his life to adoration, compassion, an…
Pietro Di Vitale
An Italian seminarian from the Diocese of Palermo, Pietro Di Vitale (1916-1940) is recognized for his abandonment to the…
Pietro Marcellino Corradini
An Italian cardinal and brilliant jurist, Pietro Marcellino Corradini is the founder of the Congregation of the Collegin…
Pio Alberto del Corona
Pio Alberto del Corona (1837-1912) was an Italian Dominican bishop, founder of the Congregation of the Dominican Sisters…
Pius XII
Pope from 1939 to 1958, the Venerable Pius XII guided the Church through the Second World War and the Cold War, leaving …
Quintino Sicuro
Quintino Sicuro (1920-1968) was an Italian priest and hermit, former member of the Financial Guard, recognized as venera…
Quirico Pignalberi
Quirico Pignalberi (1891-1982) was an Italian Conventual Franciscan priest, co-founder of the Militia of the Immaculata …
Rafael Manuel Almansa Riaño
A Franciscan religious and later a Colombian diocesan priest, Father Almansa left his mark on Bogota through his absolut…
Rafaela Veintemilla Villacis
Rafaela Veintemilla Villacis (Rafaela of the Passion) was an Ecuadorian religious sister, foundress of the Congregation …
Raffaella De Vincenti
Raffaella De Vincenti (1872-1936), in religion Sister Maria Teresa of the Sacred Hearts, is the co-founder of the congre…
Raimondo Calcagno
Italian Oratorian priest (1888-1964), nicknamed the "priest of the children," dedicated to the education of disadvantage…
Raymundo Jardón Herrera
Mexican priest (1887-1934) devoted to the poor and the youth in Monterrey, recognized as Venerable by Pope Francis in 20…
Richard Henkes
A German Pallottine priest and resolute opponent of the Nazi regime, Blessed Richard Henkes died a martyr at the Dachau …
Rocco Giocondo Pasquale Spoletini
The Venerable Giuseppe Spoletini (1870-1951) was an Italian Franciscan priest. Known as the "Confessor of Rome," he dedi…
Rolando Rivi
Rolando Rivi (1931-1945) was a young Italian seminarian, a martyr for the faith, murdered by communist partisans during …
Rosario Angelo Livatino
An upright and courageous Sicilian magistrate, Rosario Livatino was assassinated by the mafia in 1990. Recognized as a m…
Rosario Livatino
Rosario Livatino (1952-1990) was an upright Italian magistrate, murdered by the Sicilian mafia and beatified in 2021 as …
Rose Hawthorne Lathrop
Daughter of the writer Nathaniel Hawthorne, Rose Hawthorne Lathrop (Mother Mary Alphonsa) dedicated herself to the free …
Róża Czacka
Róża Czacka (1876-1961), in religion Mother Elżbieta, was a Polish religious sister, foundress of the Franciscan Sisters…
Rutilio Grande
A Salvadoran Jesuit and martyr, Rutilio Grande dedicated himself to the defense of poor peasants before being assassinat…
September Martyrs (191)
Group of 191 Catholics (bishops, priests, religious, and laypeople) massacred in Paris between September 2 and 5, 1792, …