Álvaro del Portillo
Álvaro del Portillo (1914-1994), the first prelate of Opus Dei and a close collaborator of Saint Josemaría Escrivá, was …
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Pape François
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Élisabeth Bruyère
Foundress of the Sisters of Charity of Ottawa, Élisabeth Bruyère established the first healthcare and educational struct…
Émilie de Villeneuve
Jeanne-Émilie de Villeneuve (1811-1854), a French aristocrat from Toulouse, founded in 1836 the Congregation of the Sist…
Étienne-Pierre Morlanne
Étienne-Pierre Morlanne (1772-1862) was a French physician and obstetrician, founder of the Congregation of the Sisters …
Mateo Casals Mas and 108 companions (109)
Mateo Casals Mas and his 108 companions are a group of 109 Claretian missionaries martyred in Spain between 1936 and 193…
Matteo Farina
Young Italian layperson (1990-2009), apostle of joy among young people and nicknamed the "infiltrator of God," declared …
Michał Giedroyć
Humble Lithuanian lay brother of the Order of the Canons Regular of Penance of the Blessed Martyrs, sacristan in Krakow,…
Michał Rapacz
Polish priest and martyr of communism, assassinated in 1946 due to his fidelity to the Gospel.
Michele Arcangelo Maria Antonio Vinti
A Sicilian diocesan priest (1893-1943), Michele Arcangelo Maria Antonio Vinti distinguished himself by his tireless mini…
Montserrat Grases
Montserrat Grases (1941-1959) was a young Spanish layperson, a member of Opus Dei, declared Venerable by Pope Francis in…
Nano Nagle
Pioneer of Catholic education in Ireland under the Penal Laws and foundress of the Sisters of the Presentation of the Bl…
Natalina Bonardi
Mother Natalina Bonardi (1864-1945) was an Italian religious sister, founder of the Congregation of the Sisters of Saint…
Nelson Santana
Nelson Santana, nicknamed Nelsinho, was a young Brazilian boy born in 1955 and died in 1964, recognized as Venerable for…
Nicholas Bunkerd Kitbamrung
Thai priest and the first martyr priest of his country, who died in prison in 1944 due to mistreatment and tuberculosis.
Nicola Antonio Columbro
Nicola Antonio Columbro, in religion Brother Isaiah, is an Italian Franciscan priest known for his ministry of hospitali…
Nicola D'Onofrio
Nicola D'Onofrio (1943-1964) was a young Italian Camillian religious, recognized as Venerable for his heroic acceptance …
Nicolò Cortese
An Italian Conventual Franciscan priest, Father Placido Cortese (1907-1944) directed the magazine Il Messaggero di Sant'…
Nicolò Rusca
A priest and archpriest of Sondrio, Nicolò Rusca died a martyr in 1618 in Thusis after being tortured by radical Protest…
Niklaus Wolf von Rippertschwand
A Swiss layman, father, farmer, and politician, Niklaus Wolf von Rippertschwand (1756-1832) dedicated himself to serving…
Nikollë Prennushi and 37 companions (38)
Group of 38 Catholic martyrs murdered in hatred of the faith under the communist regime of Enver Hoxha in Albania betwee…
Noeme Cinque
Noeme Cinque (Sister Serafina), a Brazilian religious sister of the Adorers of the Blood of Christ, dedicated herself to…
Nunzio Russo
An Italian priest from Palermo, Nunzio Russo (1841-1906) is the founder of the Congregation of the Daughters of the Cros…
Olinto Marella
An Italian priest nicknamed the 'tramp of God', Olinto Marella dedicated his life to the poor and orphans of Bologna, fo…
Orsola Mezzini
Orsola Mezzini (1853-1919) was an Italian religious sister, the first of the female branch of the Little Mission for the…
Óscar Romero
Archbishop of San Salvador, Óscar Romero was assassinated on March 24, 1980, during the Salvadoran Civil War for his def…
Ottorino Zanon
An Italian priest and founder of the Pious Society of Saint Cajetan, Father Ottorino Zanon dedicated himself to the educ…
Palma Pasqua Zauli
Italian religious and founder of the congregation of the Handmaids Adorers of the Most Holy Sacrament, declared venerabl…
Pasquale Canzii
Pasquale Canzii (1914-1930), nicknamed Pasqualino, was a young Italian seminarian from the Abruzzo region, recognized as…
Pasqualina Luciani
Italian Passionist nun (1920-1954), Sister Maria Addolorata del Sacro Costato offered her physical sufferings in union w…
Patrick Peyton
A priest of the Congregation of Holy Cross and a media pioneer, Father Patrick Peyton dedicated his life to promoting th…
Paul VI
Giovanni Battista Montini, pope under the name Paul VI from 1963 to 1978, brought the Second Vatican Council to its conc…
Paul Yun Ji-Chung and 123 companions (124)
Paul Yun Ji-Chung and his 123 companions are Korean martyrs of the 18th and 19th centuries, beatified in 2014 by Pope Fr…
Pedro Asúa Mendía
Spanish priest and architect, martyr of the Spanish Civil War and designer of the Seminary of Vitoria.
Pedro Herrero Rubio
Pedro Herrero Rubio (1904-1978) was a Spanish pediatrician from Alicante, recognized as Venerable for his heroic dedicat…
Pelágio Sauter
A Redemptorist priest of German origin, Pelágio Sauter dedicated his life to evangelization and serving the poor and the…
Petar Barbarić
A young Croatian Jesuit seminarian from Bosnia and Herzegovina, Petar Barbarić distinguished himself by his piety and jo…
Peter Faber
A Savoyard priest, the first ordained member of the Society of Jesus and a companion of Ignatius of Loyola, Peter Faber …
Peter Joseph Triest
Peter Joseph Triest (1760-1836) was a Belgian priest, founder of four religious congregations dedicated to the poor, the…
Pia Cantalupa
The Venerable Sister Anna Cantalupo (born Pia Cantalupa, 1888-1983) was an Italian religious of the Daughters of Charity…
Pierre Claverie and 18 companions (19)
Bishop Pierre Claverie and his 18 companions are Catholic religious men and women assassinated in Algeria between 1994 a…
Pietro Uccelli
Pietro Uccelli (1874-1954) was an Italian Xaverian priest and missionary. After serving in China, he heroically dedicate…
Pio Dellepiane
A religious of the Order of Minims, the Venerable Pio Dellepiane (1904-1976) was a close associate of Saint Padre Pio an…
Piotr Kosiba
Piotr Kosiba (1855-1939), in religion Brother Alojzy, was a Polish Franciscan religious. Known as the Apostle of Kindnes…
Práxedes Fernández García
Práxedes Fernández García (1886-1936) was a Spanish laywoman, mother, and widow, a member of the Third Order of Saint Do…
Rafael Cordero
A Puerto Rican educator of humble origins, Rafael Cordero dedicated his life to the free education of poor children and …
Rafael Sánchez García
Spanish priest nicknamed Don Rafaelito, a devoted chaplain at the Provincial Hospital of Badajoz, recognized as Venerabl…
Rafaela Martinez-Cañavate Ballesteros
Spanish Capuchin Poor Clare nun (1915-1991), known as Sister Raphaela Mary of the Jesus-Host, declared Venerable in 2015…
Raffaele da Sant'Elia a Pianisi
Raffaele da Sant'Elia a Pianisi (1816-1901) was an Italian Capuchin priest, declared Venerable by Pope Francis in 2019, …
Rani Maria Vattalil
An Indian Franciscan Clarist nun, Sister Rani Maria dedicated herself to defending poor farmers before being assassinate…
Robert Schuman
A French statesman and one of the founding fathers of the European Union, Robert Schuman lived his political commitment …
Roberto Giovanni
Roberto Giovanni (1903-1994) was a Brazilian Stigmatine lay brother, renowned for his humility, his charity towards the …
Romano Bottegal
Romano Bottegal (1921-1978) was an Italian Trappist monk who lived a life as a hermit and recluse in Lebanon, offering h…
Rosella Stàltari
Italian religious sister (1951-1974) of the congregation of the Daughters of Mary Most Holy Co-Redemptrix, declared Vene…
Ruggero Maria Caputo
Ruggero Maria Caputo (1907-1980) was an Italian diocesan priest, declared Venerable in 2021. Originally from Apulia, he …
Rutilio Grande García
A Salvadoran Jesuit priest and martyr, Rutilio Grande García dedicated himself to the poor peasants of Aguilares. His as…
Salvo D'Acquisto
A Vice-Brigadier of the Italian Carabinieri, Salvo D'Acquisto falsely confessed to an attack to save 22 innocent civilia…
Sandra Sabattini
A young Italian fiancée and medical student, Sandra Sabattini (1961-1984) was passionately committed to the poorest and …
Santiago Masarnau Fernández
Santiago Masarnau Fernández (1805-1882) was a Spanish musician and layperson, founder of the Society of Saint Vincent de…
Santina Collani
Italian religious of the Institute of the Sisters of Mercy, recognized as Venerable by Pope Francis in 2019.
Sebastián Elorza Arizmendi
Spanish Augustinian religious (1882-1942), humble porter brother at the monastery of Santa María de La Vid, declared Ven…
Sergio Bernardini
Italian layperson and father, declared Venerable in 2015 together with his wife Domenica Bedonni.
Sílvia Cardoso Ferreira da Silva
Sílvia Cardoso Ferreira da Silva (1882-1950) was a Portuguese layperson, known as the "Apostle of Charity," who dedicate…
Silvio Dissegna
Silvio Dissegna (1967-1979) was a young Italian layperson declared Venerable, known for his deep faith and the offering …
Sosio Del Prete
Italian Franciscan priest, co-founder of the Congregation of the Little Servants of Christ the King dedicated to helping…
Takayama Ukon
Justo Takayama Ukon, nicknamed the "Samurai of Christ," was a 16th-century Japanese daimyo who chose exile and poverty r…
Teofilo Camomot
Filipino bishop renowned for his heroic charity, humility, and founder of the congregation of the Daughters of Saint Ter…
Teresa Borgarino
Italian religious of the Daughters of Charity, Sister Gabriella Borgarino (1880-1949) is known for her humble life and t…
Teresa Fardella di Blasi
Teresa Fardella di Blasi (1867-1957) was an Italian laywoman and foundress of a religious institute, recognized as Vener…
Teresa Lanfranco
Italian religious sister and Vicar General of the Daughters of Saint Mary of Leuca, declared Venerable in 2024.
Thomas Saleh
Lebanese Capuchin priest and martyr of the Armenian Genocide, beatified in 2022.
Tiburcio Arnáiz Muñoz
Tiburcio Arnáiz Muñoz (1865-1926) was a Spanish Jesuit priest, founder of the Missionaries of Rural Doctrines, and beati…
Tit Liviu Chinezu
Romanian Greek-Catholic bishop and martyr of the communist regime, who died of hypothermia at Sighet prison in 1955.
Tomás Morales Pérez
A Spanish Jesuit priest, Tomás Morales Pérez dedicated his life to the spiritual formation and apostolate of the laity, …
Uberto Mori
Uberto Mori (1926-1989) was an Italian engineer and business executive, a member of the Third Order of Saint Francis, re…
Valentín Palencia Marquina and 4 companions (5)
The Spanish priest Valentín Palencia Marquina and four young laymen from the Patronato de San José were martyred togethe…
Vicenç Queralt Lloret and 20 companions (21)
Vicenç Queralt Lloret and his 20 companions, members of the Vincentian Family, were martyred in Spain in hatred of the f…
Vicenta Guilarte Alonso
A Spanish religious of the Congregation of the Daughters of Jesus, she was one of the first missionaries of her congrega…
Vicente Nicasio Renuncio Toribio and 11 companions (12)
Vicente Nicasio Renuncio Toribio and his 11 companions were twelve Spanish Redemptorist religious martyred in Madrid in …
Victor Emilio Moscoso Cárdenas
Ecuadorian Jesuit priest and educator, assassinated in hatred of the faith in 1897 during the Liberal Revolution, beatif…
Vincenzina Cusmano
First Superior General of the Sisters Servants of the Poor, Vincenzina Cusmano dedicated her life to the service of the …
Vincenzo Lipani
Vincenzo Lipani (1842-1920), in religion Father Angelico, was an Italian Capuchin priest. Moved by the poverty of sulfur…
Vincenzo Romano
Vincenzo Romano (1751-1831), a priest from Torre del Greco near Naples, tireless in his service to the poor and fisherme…
Vítor Coelho de Almeida
Vítor Coelho de Almeida (1899-1987) was a Brazilian Redemptorist priest, famous for his radio apostolate at Rádio Aparec…
Vittorio Trancanelli
An Italian physician and father, Vittorio Trancanelli balanced a brilliant career as a surgeon with the heroic care of d…
Wilhelm Eberschweiler
Wilhelm Eberschweiler (1837-1921) was a German Jesuit priest, known for his deep spiritual life and his role as a spirit…
Wilhelm Janauschek
An Austrian Redemptorist priest (1859-1926), Wilhelm Janauschek distinguished himself by his missionary zeal, heroic pat…
William Gagnon
William Gagnon (1905-1972) was a Canadian-American Hospitaller of the Order of Saint John of God, declared Venerable by …
Zacarias of Saint Teresa
Zacarías of Saint Teresa (1887-1957) was a Spanish Discalced Carmelite priest, missionary in India, recognized for his m…
Zbigniew Adam Strzałkowski
A Polish Franciscan priest and missionary in Peru, Father Zbigniew dedicated himself to the poorest in the Andes mountai…