Aegidius Mary of Saint Joseph
A humble Alcantarine Franciscan friar, Aegidius Mary of Saint Joseph (1729-1812) dedicated his life to the poor and sick…
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Pape Jean-Paul II
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Agostina Pietrantoni
An Italian religious sister of the Sisters of Charity of Saint Jeanne-Antide Thouret and a nurse at the Santo Spirito Ho…
Aimée-Adèle Le Bouteiller
Aimée-Adèle Le Bouteiller (1816-1883), in religion Sister Marthe, was a French religious of the Congregation of the Sist…
Alfano Vaser
The first Marist Brother of Italian origin, the Venerable Alfano Vaser (1873-1943) was an exemplary educator and a dedic…
Alfonso Maria Fusco
Italian priest from Angri, Alfonso Maria Fusco (1839-1910) founded the congregation of the Sisters of Saint John the Bap…
Álvaro del Portillo
Álvaro del Portillo (1914-1994), the first prelate of Opus Dei and a close collaborator of Saint Josemaría Escrivá, was …
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 …
Ana Petra Pérez Florido
Foundress of the Congregation of the Mothers of the Abandoned, she dedicated her life to the most destitute and built th…
André Bessette
A Canadian religious of the Congregation of Holy Cross, Brother André is known for his devotion to Saint Joseph and the …
Annunciata Cocchetti
Foundress of the congregation of the Sisters of Saint Dorothy of Cemmo, Annunciata Cocchetti dedicated her life to the e…
Anton Maria Schwartz
Austrian priest and founder of the Calasanctine Congregation, Anton Maria Schwartz dedicated his life to the spiritual a…
Antonia Mesina
Antonia Mesina (1919-1935) was a young Sardinian girl, a member of Catholic Action, martyred at the age of 15 while defe…
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…
Bartolomeo Maria Dal Monte
An indefatigable priest and preacher of the 18th century, Blessed Bartolomeo Maria Dal Monte dedicated his life and fort…
Benedetta Bianchi Porro
A young Italian laywoman suffering from neurofibromatosis, Benedetta Bianchi Porro offered her suffering with heroic fai…
Carolina Santocanale
An Italian religious born in Palermo in 1852, Carolina Santocanale, in religion Mary of Jesus, founded the Capuchin Sist…
Cecilia Eusepi
Cecilia Eusepi (1910-1928) was a young Italian layperson, a member of the Third Order of the Servants of Mary. Following…
Charles de Foucauld
Charles de Foucauld (1858-1916) was a French soldier who converted and became a hermit and priest in the Algerian Sahara…
Costanza Starace
Costanza Starace (1845-1921), in religion Sister Maria Maddalena of the Passion, was an Italian religious sister and fou…
Cyprian Iwene Tansi
The first Nigerian blessed, Cyprian Iwene Tansi was a zealous diocesan priest before becoming a Trappist monk in England…
Daniel Brottier
French Spiritan priest, military chaplain during the Great War, and iconic director of the Orphelins Apprentis d'Auteuil…
Délia Tétreault
Délia Tétreault (1865-1941) is the foundress of the Missionary Sisters of the Immaculate Conception, the first Canadian …
Dionisio Pamplona Polo and 12 companions
Dionisio Pamplona Polo and his 12 companions were Spanish Piarist religious, martyred in 1936 in hatred of the faith dur…
Edoardo Giuseppe Rosaz
Edoardo Giuseppe Rosaz (1830-1903) was an Italian bishop, founder of the congregation of the Franciscan Missionary Siste…
Edward Poppe
A Flemish priest and apostle of the Eucharist, Blessed Edward Poppe (1890-1924) devoted himself to the poor and children…
Elena Aiello
Foundress of the Minims of the Passion of Our Lord Jesus Christ and Italian mystic, known for her stigmata and her dedic…
Elisabetta Maria Satellico
Elisabetta Maria Satellico (1706-1745), in religion Sister Maria Crocifissa, was an Italian Poor Clare and abbess of Mon…
Emil Kapaun
An American military chaplain and hero of the Korean War, Emil Kapaun heroically devoted himself to prisoners of war bef…
Étienne Pernet
A French Assumptionist priest, Étienne Pernet (1824-1899) founded the Congregation of the Little Sisters of the Assumpti…
Eugene de Mazenod
A Provençal aristocrat who became a priest and then Bishop of Marseille, Eugene de Mazenod founded the Missionaries of P…
Saint Euphrasia Eluvathingal
Saint Euphrasia Eluvathingal (1877-1952) was an Indian Syro-Malabar Carmelite nun, known for her life of intense prayer …
Eurosia Fabris
Eurosia Fabris (1866-1932), known as "Mamma Rosa," was an Italian mother and Franciscan tertiary, a model of lay holines…
Francesco Gattola
A Neapolitan priest (1822-1899), Francesco Gattola is the founder of the congregation of the Sisters Daughters of the Mo…
Francesco Saverio Toppi
Francesco Saverio Toppi (1925-2007) was an Italian Capuchin priest and Prelate Archbishop of Pompeii, recognized for his…
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…
Francisco Palau
Blessed Francisco Palau y Quer (1811-1872) was a Spanish Discalced Carmelite priest, founder of the Carmelite Missionari…
Franciszka Siedliska
Franciszka Siedliska (1842-1902), in religion Mary of Jesus the Good Shepherd, was a Polish religious sister and foundre…
François Gaschon
François Gaschon (1732-1815) was a French priest, missionary in the Auvergne countryside, and chaplain of the Ambert Hos…
Gaetana Sterni
Gaetana Sterni (1827-1889) was an Italian religious sister, foundress of the Congregation of the Sisters of the Divine W…
Gaspar Bertoni
Veronese priest (1777-1853), founder in 1816 of the Congregation of the Sacred Stigmata of Our Lord Jesus Christ (Stigma…
Gertrude Comensoli
Gertrude Comensoli (1847-1903) was an Italian religious sister, foundress in Bergamo of the Sacramentine Sisters, dedica…
Giulia Valle
An Italian religious of the Sisters of Charity of Saint Jeanne-Antide Thouret, Sister Nemesia (Giulia Valle) dedicated h…
Giuseppe Morgera
An Italian priest from Ischia, Giuseppe Morgera (1844-1898) heroically devoted himself to his parish of Casamicciola aft…
Giuseppina Vannini
Giuseppina Vannini (1859-1911), a Roman religious sister, co-founded with Blessed Luigi Tezza the congregation of the Da…
Hedwig of Poland
Jadwiga of Anjou (1374-1399), crowned "King" of Poland in 1384, married Grand Duke Jogaila of Lithuania and promoted the…
Henriette Delille
Henriette Delille (1813-1862) was a free woman of color and religious sister, foundress of the Sisters of the Holy Famil…
Jean-Baptiste Delaveyne
Jean-Baptiste Delaveyne (1653-1719) was a French Benedictine monk, founder of the Sisters of Charity and Christian Instr…
Johann Philipp Jeningen
A German Jesuit and popular missionary, Blessed Johann Philipp Jeningen (1642-1704) left a profound mark on Swabia throu…
Joseph Vaz
An Oratorian priest born in Goa in 1651, Joseph Vaz clandestinely evangelized Ceylon (Sri Lanka) under Dutch Calvinist p…
Junípero Serra
Junípero Serra (1713-1784) was a Spanish Franciscan, founder of the first missions in Upper California, canonized on Sep…
Kinga
Daughter of the King of Hungary and wife of Bolesław V of Poland, Saint Kinga lived in perpetual chastity. A charitable …
Kuriakose Elias Chavara
Indian priest of the Syro-Malabar Church, co-founder of the Carmelites of Mary Immaculate (1831) and the Congregation of…
Laura Montoya Upegui
A Colombian religious sister and missionary, Laura Montoya Upegui founded a congregation in 1914 dedicated to the evange…
Louis de Montfort
Breton missionary priest (1673-1716), apostle of the "True Devotion" to the Virgin Mary and founder of the Company of Ma…
Louis Martin
Louis Martin (1823-1894), a watchmaker and jeweler from Alençon and father of Saint Thérèse of Lisieux, was canonized on…
Louise-Thérèse de Montaignac
Louise-Thérèse de Montaignac (1820-1885) was a French religious sister, foundress of the Oblates of the Heart of Jesus, …
Luigi Biraghi
Luigi Biraghi (1801-1879) was an Italian priest of the Archdiocese of Milan, founder of the Sisters of St. Marcellina co…
Luigi Bordino
An Italian Cottolengo brother and nurse, Luigi Bordino devoted himself body and soul to the service of the sick and the …
Luigi Monza
Italian priest and founder of the La Nostra Famiglia association, dedicated to supporting disabled children.
Manuela de Jesús Arias Espinosa
Mexican religious, founder of the Clarissan Missionaries of the Most Blessed Sacrament and the Inesian Family, beatified…
Margherita Occhiena
Mother of Saint John Bosco, Margherita Occhiena (Mama Margaret) dedicated her life to the education of her children and …
Marguerite Bays
A Swiss mystic seamstress and Franciscan tertiary, Marguerite Bays (1815-1879) sanctified her daily life in service to t…
Marguerite Bourgeoys
Born in Troyes in 1620, Marguerite Bourgeoys left in 1653 for Ville-Marie (Montreal), where she founded the Congregation…
Maria Anna Saltini Testi
Marianna Saltini, known as Mamma Nina (1889-1957), was an Italian widow, founder of the Casa della Divina Provvidenza an…
María Catalina Irigoyen Echegaray
A Spanish religious of the congregation of the Servants of Mary, Ministers to the Sick, she dedicated her life to the ho…
Maria Crescentia Höss
A German Franciscan religious, Maria Crescentia Höss overcame poverty and bullying to become the superior of her convent…
Maria Crocifissa Curcio
Maria Crocifissa Curcio (1877-1957) was an Italian religious sister, foundress of the Congregation of the Carmelite Miss…
María Dolores Rodríguez Sopeña
Foundress of the Catechist Institute of Dolores Sopeña and the social work OSCUS, she dedicated her life to the educatio…
Maria Domenica Brun Barbantini
Foundress of the congregation of the Ministering Sisters of the Sick of Saint Camillus, she dedicated her life to the se…
Maria Gioia
Maria Gioia (1904-1931), known as Marietta, was an Italian laywoman, a pioneer of local Catholic Action, and a model of …
Maria Giovanna Fasce
An Italian Augustinian nun and prioress of the monastery of Cascia, Blessed Maria Teresa Fasce (1881-1947) dedicated her…
María Guadalupe García Zavala
A Mexican religious sister, Maria Guadalupe García Zavala founded the congregation of the Handmaids of Saint Margaret Ma…
Maria Mercedes Prat
Religious sister of the Company of Saint Teresa of Jesus, martyr of the Spanish Civil War in Barcelona in 1936.
Maria Orsola Bussone
Young Italian layperson involved in the Focolare movement, who died accidentally at the age of 15 and was declared Vener…
Maria Pilar Izquierdo Albero
Foundress of the Missionary Work of Jesus and Mary, she offered her intense physical and moral sufferings for the salvat…
Maria Repetto
An Italian religious of the congregation of the Sisters of Our Lady of Refuge in Mount Calvary, Maria Repetto (1807-1890…
Maria Scrilli
Maria Scrilli (1825-1889), in religion Maria Teresa of Jesus, was an Italian religious sister and foundress of the congr…
Maria Vicenta Rosal
The first blessed from Central America, Maria Vicenta Rosal (Sister Mary of the Incarnation) reformed the Order of Bethl…
Mariano Avellana
Mariano Avellana (1844-1904) was a Spanish priest and Claretian missionary who dedicated his life to evangelization and …
Marie-Clémentine Anuarite
Nun of the Congregation of the Sisters of the Holy Family in the DRC, martyr of purity murdered in 1964 while forgiving …
Marie-Clémentine Anuarite Nengapeta
A Congolese religious sister of the Congregation of the Sisters of the Holy Family, she died a martyr in 1964 while defe…
Marie-Thérèse Haze
Jeanne Haze (Mother Marie-Thérèse of the Sacred Heart of Jesus), born in Liège in 1782 and died in 1876, is the foundres…
Martyrs of Nowogródek (11)
The eleven Sisters of the Holy Family of Nazareth offered their lives as a sacrifice to save hostages condemned to death…
Martyrs of Songkhon (7)
A group of seven Thai Catholics (one catechist, two nuns, and four laypeople) martyred in December 1940 in Songkhon.
Mary of the Passion
Hélène de Chappotin (Mary of the Passion) is the foundress of the Franciscan Missionaries of Mary, a missionary institut…
Mary Theresa Dudzik
Józefina Dudzik (Sister Mary Theresa), born in Poland in 1860 and died in Chicago in 1918, is the foundress of the Franc…
Michał Giedroyć
Humble Lithuanian lay brother of the Order of the Canons Regular of Penance of the Blessed Martyrs, sacristan in Krakow,…
Monica Cornago Zapater
Spanish contemplative nun of the Order of Augustinian Recollects, known for her humility and mystical spiritual correspo…
Narcisa de Jesús
An Ecuadorian lay mystic, Narcisa de Jesús (1832-1869) led a life of intense prayer, penance, and charity toward the poo…
Nicola da Gesturi
A Sardinian Capuchin friar nicknamed the "Friar of Silence," Nicola da Gesturi spent his life as a humble questing friar…
Nicolas Barré
A priest of the Order of Minims and a brilliant theologian, Nicolas Barré is the founder of the Sisters of the Infant Je…
Pablo de Anda Padilla
Mexican priest and founder of the Congregation of the Minims of Mary Immaculate, recognized as Venerable by the Catholic…
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…
Paula Frassinetti
Italian religious born in Genoa in 1809, Paula Frassinetti founded the congregation of the Sisters of Saint Dorothy in 1…
Pauline von Mallinckrodt
Pauline von Mallinckrodt (1817-1881) was a German religious sister, foundress of the Sisters of Christian Charity, dedic…
Peregrina Mogas Fontcuberta
Peregrina Mogas Fontcuberta (María Ana) was a Spanish religious sister, foundress of the congregation of the Franciscan …
Pierre Vigne
A French missionary priest (1670-1740), Pierre Vigne is the founder of the Congregation of the Sisters of the Blessed Sa…
Pius of Saint Aloysius
Pius of Saint Aloysius (Luigi Campidelli, 1868-1889) was a young Italian Passionist religious who died of tuberculosis a…
Rafqa Pietra Choboq Ar-Rayès
Saint Rafqa Pietra Choboq Ar-Rayès (1832-1914) was a Lebanese Maronite nun, known for her deep faith, heroic patience in…
Riccardo Pampuri
An Italian physician and religious of the Hospitaller Order of Saint John of God, Saint Riccardo Pampuri (1897-1930) pra…
Roque González de Santa Cruz
Roque González de Santa Cruz (1576-1628) was a Jesuit born in Asunción, founder of reductions among the Guaranís, martyr…
Saint Rose Philippine Duchesne
Saint Rose Philippine Duchesne (1769-1852) was a French religious sister of the Society of the Sacred Heart, a pioneer m…
Salvo D'Acquisto
A Vice-Brigadier of the Italian Carabinieri, Salvo D'Acquisto falsely confessed to an attack to save 22 innocent civilia…
Silvio Gallotti
Italian priest (1881-1927) recognized as Venerable, marked by a deep Marian spirituality inspired by Saint Louis-Marie G…
Teresa Gallifa Palmarola
Teresa Gallifa Palmarola (1850-1907) was a Spanish religious sister, founder of the Congregation of the Servants of the …
Teresa Grillo Michel
Italian widow who became the foundress of the Congregation of the Little Sisters of Divine Providence for the relief of …
Teresa Maria Manetti
Teresa Maria Manetti (1846-1910), in religion Teresa Maria della Croce, is the foundress of the congregation of the Carm…
Theodore Romzha
Greek Catholic Bishop of Mukachevo and martyr, assassinated by the NKVD in 1947 for his unwavering fidelity to Rome.
Thérèse of Lisieux
A French Carmelite who died at 24, Thérèse of Lisieux taught the "little way" of spiritual childhood. Canonized in 1925,…
Titus Horten
Titus Horten (1882-1936) was a German Dominican priest. Arrested by the Gestapo on false financial charges, he died in d…
Tommaso Maria Fusco
Italian priest and founder of the Daughters of Charity of the Most Precious Blood, dedicated to the education of orphans…
Victoire Rasoamanarivo
Malagasy layperson (1848-1894), she was the guardian of the Catholic faith in Madagascar during the exile of the mission…