522 Martyrs of the Spanish Civil War
Group of 522 bishops, priests, religious, and laypeople murdered in hatred of the faith in Spain between 1934 and 1939, …
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329 saints linked
Agostino Cozzolino
An Italian diocesan priest, Father Agostino Cozzolino distinguished himself through his ministry to the most destitute i…
Agostino Ernesto Castrillo
An Italian Franciscan bishop (1904-1955), Agostino Ernesto Castrillo distinguished himself by his heroic pastoral dedica…
Alain-Marie Guynot de Boismenu
Alain-Marie Guynot de Boismenu (1870-1953) was a French missionary, bishop in Papua New Guinea, recognized as Venerable …
Albertina Violi Zirondoli
Italian teacher and mother, Albertina Violi Zirondoli (1901-1972) distinguished herself through her social commitment, e…
Aldo Brienza
Aldo Brienza (1922-1989), in religion Immacolato Giuseppe di Gesù, was an Italian Discalced Carmelite religious who live…
Alessandro Nottegar
An Italian layperson and physician, Alessandro Nottegar dedicated his life to serving lepers in Brazil before founding t…
Alfonso Maria Fusco
Italian priest from Angri, Alfonso Maria Fusco (1839-1910) founded the congregation of the Sisters of Saint John the Bap…
Alfonso Ugolini
Alfonso Ugolini (1908-1999) was an Italian priest, born in France, recognized as Venerable. Initially a sacristan and ch…
Alfredo Cremonesi
Alfredo Cremonesi (1902-1953) was an Italian missionary priest of the Pontifical Institute for Foreign Missions (PIME). …
Alfredo Obviar
Alfredo Obviar (1889-1978) was a Filipino bishop, founder of the Congregation of the Missionary Catechists of Saint Ther…
Aloísio Sebastião Boeing
Aloísio Sebastião Boeing (1913-2006) was a Brazilian Dehonian priest, a dedicated novice master, and founder of the Mari…
Aloiz Kashuba
Aloiz (Serafin) Kaszuba (1910-1977) was a Polish Capuchin priest who carried out a heroic clandestine ministry in Ukrain…
Alonzo de Barcena
Alonzo de Barcena (1530-1597) was a Spanish Jesuit priest and missionary in South America. Nicknamed the 'Francis Xavier…
Aloysius Schwartz
American missionary priest, founder of the Sisters of Mary and the Brothers of Christ, dedicated to orphans and the poor…
Alphonse Gallegos
Auxiliary bishop of Sacramento and member of the Augustinian Recollects, nicknamed the bishop of the barrios, recognized…
Ambrogio Grittani
An Italian priest and founder of the Congregation of the Oblate Sisters of Saint Benedict Joseph Labre, Ambrogio Grittan…
Andrés Manjón y Manjón
A Spanish priest and brilliant jurist, Andrés Manjón y Manjón (1846-1923) was the founder of the Ave Maria Schools and a…
Anfrosina Berardi
Anfrosina Berardi (1920-1933) was a young Italian layperson declared Venerable, renowned for her heroic patience in illn…
Ángel Marina Álvarez and 19 companions (20)
Group of twenty Dominican religious from the Almagro convent, martyred in hatred of the faith in 1936 at the beginning o…
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…
Angelina Pirini
Angelina Pirini (1922-1940) was a young Italian layperson, an active member of Catholic Action, who offered her sufferin…
Angelo Bughetti
Italian diocesan priest and founder of the Institute of Saint Catherine, dedicated to the education and support of orpha…
Angelo Fontanarosa
Italian Passionist priest (1881-1966), founder of the Madonna Addolorata sanctuary in Mascalucia and spiritual director …
Anna Kaworek
Anna Kaworek (1872-1936) was the co-foundress and first Superior General of the Congregation of the Sisters of Saint Mic…
Anna Kolesárová
Anna Kolesárová (1928-1944) was a young Slovak laywoman, a martyr for purity, killed by a Soviet soldier during the Seco…
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…
Anna Teresa Caterina Lussana
Anna Teresa Caterina Lussana (1852-1935), in religion Sister Maria Margherita, was an Italian religious, co-foundress of…
Ante Antić
Ante Antić (1893-1965) was a Croatian Franciscan priest, recognized as Venerable by Pope Francis in 2015, famous for his…
Antonia Emma Lesino
Antonia Emma Lesino (1897-1962), in religion Chiara Giuseppina di Gesù Bambino, was an Italian religious sister and memb…
Antonia Luzmila Rivas López
Peruvian religious sister of the Congregation of Our Lady of Charity of the Good Shepherd, martyred in 1990 by the Shini…
Antonio Rosmini-Serbati
Antonio Rosmini-Serbati (1797-1855) was an Italian priest, philosopher, and founder of the Institute of Charity, recogni…
Arnaldo Canepa
Arnaldo Canepa (1882-1966) was an Italian layperson, founder of the Centro Oratori Romani (COR), dedicated to the Christ…
Ascensión Sacramento Sánchez y Sánchez
Ascensión Sacramento Sánchez y Sánchez (1911-1946) was a Spanish Venerable, member of the secular institute of the Cruza…
Attilio Giordani
An Italian layperson and Salesian cooperator, Attilio Giordani dedicated himself to the education of youth in Milan befo…
Bartholomew of the Martyrs
Portuguese Dominican, Archbishop of Braga and a major figure of the Council of Trent, Bartholomew of the Martyrs was a r…
Benedetta Bianchi Porro
A young Italian laywoman suffering from neurofibromatosis, Benedetta Bianchi Porro offered her suffering with heroic fai…
Benedict Daswa
The first martyr of South Africa, Benedict Daswa was a layman, father, and school principal murdered in 1990 for refusin…
Beniamino Filon
Beniamino Filon, in religion Brother Giacomo da Balduina, was an Italian Capuchin priest renowned for his ministry of co…
Benigna Cardoso da Silva
Benigna Cardoso da Silva (1928-1941) was a young Brazilian laywoman, a martyr for purity, beatified in 2022.
Benigna Victim of Jesus
A Brazilian religious sister of the Congregation of the Auxiliary Sisters of Our Lady of Piety, Sister Benigna Victim of…
Bernard Kryszkiewicz
A Polish Passionist priest, Venerable Bernard Kryszkiewicz distinguished himself by his heroic charity during the Second…
Bernard Łubieński
Polish Redemptorist priest (1846-1933), known as the Apostle of Poland, who dedicated his life to popular missions despi…
Bernardo de Vasconcelos
Bernardo de Vasconcelos (1902-1932) was a Portuguese Benedictine religious, recognized as Venerable for his heroic accep…
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 de Dios Murias
An Argentine Conventual Franciscan priest, Carlos de Dios Murias committed himself to the poorest in Chamical. He was as…
Carme Badosa Cuatrecasas
Carme Badosa Cuatrecasas (Sister Arcángela) was a Spanish religious sister of the Congregation of the Sisters of the Vir…
Carmen Elena Rendiles Martínez
A Venezuelan religious sister born without a left arm, Carmen Rendiles Martínez founded the congregation of the Servants…
Carolina Santocanale
An Italian religious born in Palermo in 1852, Carolina Santocanale, in religion Mary of Jesus, founded the Capuchin Sist…
Caroline Baron
Caroline Baron (1820-1882), in religion Mother Françoise du Saint-Esprit, is the foundress of the congregation of the Fr…
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…
Catherine Aurélie of the Precious Blood
Foundress of the Sisters Adorers of the Precious Blood in Canada, declared Venerable by Pope Francis in 2016.
Cayetano Giménez Martín and 15 companions (16)
Group of sixteen martyrs of the Archdiocese of Granada (fourteen priests, one seminarian, and one layman) murdered in ha…
Ceferino Namuncurá
Ceferino Namuncurá (1886-1905) was a young Argentine Mapuche indigenous person, a Salesian student inspired by Dominic S…
Celestina Ossoli
An Italian religious sister and nurse of the Palazzolo Institute, Sister Annelvira died in 1995 in the Democratic Republ…
Celia Méndez y Delgado
Celia Méndez y Delgado (1844-1908), co-foundress of the Congregation of the Handmaids of the Divine Heart with Blessed M…
Charles de Foucauld
Charles de Foucauld (1858-1916) was a French soldier who converted and became a hermit and priest in the Algerian Sahara…
Clemens Fuhl
A priest of the Order of Saint Augustine and Prior General in Rome, Clemens Fuhl was a major figure in the renewal of th…
Clemente Recalcati
An Italian Capuchin priest and missionary in Brazil, Clemente Recalcati (Brother Giampietro) dedicated his life to the e…
Consolata Betrone
Italian Capuchin Poor Clare nun, mystic, and promoter of the 'very little way of love'.
Cosma Spessotto
Cosma Spessotto (1923-1980) was an Italian Franciscan priest and missionary in El Salvador, murdered in hatred of the fa…
Cosme Muñoz Pérez
Spanish priest (1573-1636), founder of the College of Our Lady of Piety in Cordoba for the education of poor young girls…
Damião de Bozzano
Pio Giannotti, in religion Friar Damião de Bozzano, is an Italian Capuchin priest who dedicated 66 years of his life to …
Daniela Zanetta
Daniela Zanetta (1962-1986) was a young Italian layperson, a member of the Focolare Movement, declared Venerable for her…
Devasahayam Pillai
Devasahayam Pillai (1712-1752), a Hindu layman converted to Catholicism and martyred in Travancore, is the first Indian …
Didaco Bessi
Italian priest and founder of the Dominican Sisters of Saint Mary of the Rosary, recognized as Venerable in 2025.
Domenica Bedonni Bernardini
An Italian mother, Domenica Bedonni Bernardini was declared Venerable in 2015 along with her husband Sergio Bernardini, …
Donizetti Tavares de Lima
A Brazilian priest and parish priest of Tambaú, Blessed Donizetti Tavares de Lima distinguished himself by his heroic de…
Dulce Lopes Pontes
Saint Dulce Lopes Pontes (1914-1992), nicknamed the Good Angel of Bahia, was a Brazilian religious sister famous for her…
Edda Maria Caterina Roda
An Italian Capuchin nun (1940-1996), Sister Edda Maria Caterina Roda dedicated herself to catechesis and popular mission…
Egidio Marcelli
Egidio Marcelli (1874-1953), in religion Brother Lawrence of the Holy Spirit, was an Italian Passionist religious, a hum…
Elena Da Persico
Elena da Persico (1869-1948) was an Italian laywoman, journalist, and founder of the Secular Institute of the Daughters …
Elena Raparelli
Founder of the congregation of the Basilian Sisters, Daughters of Saint Macrina, Elena Raparelli (Mother Macrina) worked…
Eleonora Foresti
Italian religious and founder of the congregation of the Franciscan Adorer Sisters, recognized for her Eucharistic spiri…
Elisabetta Martinez
Italian religious sister and foundress of the congregation of the Daughters of Saint Mary of Leuca, dedicated to the ser…
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…
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…
Emanuele Stablum
Emanuele Stablum (1895-1950) was an Italian religious and physician of the Congregation of the Sons of the Immaculate Co…
Emil Kapaun
An American military chaplain and hero of the Korean War, Emil Kapaun heroically devoted himself to prisoners of war bef…
Enrico Battista Stanislao Verjus
A missionary bishop in Papua New Guinea, Henri Verjus dedicated his short life to the evangelization and pacification of…
Enrico Beretta
The Venerable Enrico Beretta (Father Alberto), brother of Saint Gianna Beretta Molla, was an Italian Capuchin priest and…
Enrico Mauri
An Italian priest and founder of the Opera della Madonnina del Grappa, Enrico Mauri dedicated his life to supporting war…
Enzo Boschetti
An Italian priest and founder of the Casa del Giovane, Father Enzo Boschetti dedicated his life to the reception and reh…
Ernesto Cofiño
Ernesto Cofiño (1899-1991) was a Guatemalan pediatrician, a pioneer in pediatrics and the fight against infant mortality…
Saint Euphrasia Eluvathingal
Saint Euphrasia Eluvathingal (1877-1952) was an Indian Syro-Malabar Carmelite nun, known for her life of intense prayer …
Fathi Baladi
A young Lebanese layperson of the Melkite Greek Catholic Church, Fathi Baladi died tragically at the age of 19 in 1980. …
Felice Rossini
Felice Rossini (1876-1924), in religion Brother Daniel of Samarate, was an Italian Capuchin missionary. Sent to Brazil, …
Felice Tantardini
Felice Tantardini, nicknamed the "Blacksmith of God," was a PIME coadjutor brother who spent nearly 70 years in Burma, c…
Filomena D'Urso
Filomena D'Urso (1909-1954), in religion Sister Ambrogina di San Carlo, was an Italian religious of the Congregation of …
Fiorina Cecchin
Italian religious of the Little House of Divine Providence (Cottolengo), a dedicated missionary in Kenya for twenty year…
Florenza Giovanna Profilio
Foundress of the Franciscan Sisters of the Immaculate Conception of Lipari, she dedicated her life to the education and …
Francesca Lancellotti
Francesca Lancellotti (1917-2008) was an Italian layperson, mother, and mystic, recognized as Venerable by the Catholic …
Francesco Caruso
Francesco Caruso (1879-1951) was an Italian priest, declared Venerable in 2020, recognized for his pastoral zeal, his mi…
Francesco Gattola
A Neapolitan priest (1822-1899), Francesco Gattola is the founder of the congregation of the Sisters Daughters of the Mo…
Francesco Paolo Gravina
Francesco Paolo Gravina, Prince of Palagonia and Mayor of Palermo, was an Italian layman who dedicated his life and fort…
Francesco Saverio Toppi
Francesco Saverio Toppi (1925-2007) was an Italian Capuchin priest and Prelate Archbishop of Pompeii, recognized for his…
Francis Xavier Trương Bửu Diệp
A Vietnamese diocesan priest and martyr, Father Trương Bửu Diệp offered his life to save his parishioners in 1946. He wa…
Francis-Xavier Nguyễn Văn Thuận
A Vietnamese bishop imprisoned for 13 years by the communist regime, Cardinal Nguyễn Văn Thuận is a heroic herald of the…
Francisca Ana María Alcover Morell
Francisca Ana María Alcover Morell (1912-1954) was a Spanish laywoman from Majorca. Committed to Catholic Action, an off…
Francisca del Espíritu Santo Fuentes
Foundress of the Congregation of the Dominican Sisters of St. Catherine of Siena in the Philippines, Francisca del Espír…
Francisco Barrecheguren Montagut
A Spanish father who became a widower, Francisco Barrecheguren Montagut joined the Redemptorists at the age of 65 and wa…
Francisco Cástor Sojo López and 3 companions (4)
Four Spanish priests of the Brotherhood of Diocesan Worker Priests of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, martyrs of the Spanish …
François-Léon Clergue
François-Léon Clergue (1825-1907), in religion Father Marie-Antoine of Lavaur, was a French Capuchin priest known as the…
Franz de Castro Holzwarth
A Brazilian layperson and lawyer committed to prisoners within APAC, Franz de Castro Holzwarth offered his life by takin…
Frederic Tarrés Puigpelat and 25 companions (26)
Blessed Frederic of Berga and his 25 companions, Capuchins of Catalonia, were martyred in hatred of the faith during the…
Gabriel Longueville
A French diocesan priest sent to Argentina, Gabriel Longueville was assassinated in 1976 in hatred of the faith under th…
Genaro Fueyo Castañón and 3 companions (4)
Genaro Fueyo Castañón, a diocesan priest, and three laymen of the Nocturnal Adoration of Nembra were martyred in 1936 in…
Georg Michael Wittmann
Auxiliary bishop of Regensburg, Georg Michael Wittmann dedicated his life to the formation of the clergy, heroic charity…
Giacomo Bulgaro
Giacomo Bulgaro (1879-1967) was an Italian Conventual Franciscan friar, a humble shoemaker and porter at the friary of B…
Giorgio Guzzetta
An Italian Oratorian priest of Albanian descent, Giorgio Guzzetta dedicated his life to the preservation of the Byzantin…
Giovanna Meneghini
Foundress of the Ursuline Sisters of the Sacred Heart of Mary, Giovanna Meneghini dedicated her life to the education an…
Giovanni Antonio Solinas
Giovanni Antonio Solinas (1643-1683) was a Sardinian Jesuit priest, a missionary in South America, who was martyred in t…
Giovanni Battista Pinardi
Bishop Giovanni Battista Pinardi (1880-1962) was auxiliary bishop of Turin and pastor of the San Secondo parish for fift…
Giovanni Battista Zuaboni
Italian priest (1880-1939), founder of the Istituto Pro Familia and the Company of the Holy Family, dedicated to marriag…
Giovanni Maoloni
Giovanni Maoloni, in religion Brother Marcellin of Capradosso, is an Italian Capuchin religious recognized as Venerable …
Thomas Choe Yang-eop
Thomas Choe Yang-eop (1821-1861) was the second Catholic priest of Korean origin. Known as the 'Martyr of Sweat,' he ded…