40 Martyrs of England and Wales (40)
Group of forty Catholics — men and women, clergy and laity — executed for their faith in England and Wales between 1535 …
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Alain de Boismenu
A French missionary bishop in Papua New Guinea, Alain de Boismenu profoundly reorganized the local mission, founded the …
Alberto Marvelli
Alberto Marvelli (1918-1946) was a young Italian engineer, a member of Catholic Action, recognized for his heroic charit…
Alfredo Obviar
Alfredo Obviar (1889-1978) was a Filipino bishop, founder of the Congregation of the Missionary Catechists of Saint Ther…
Andrea Carlo Ferrari
Cardinal-Archbishop of Milan, Blessed Andrea Carlo Ferrari distinguished himself by his pastoral zeal, his social commit…
Anna Maria Adorni Botti
Anna Maria Adorni Botti (1805-1893) was an Italian widow, foundress of the congregation of the Handmaids of the Immacula…
Antonio Amundarain Garmendia
Spanish Basque priest (1885-1954), founder of the Alliance in Jesus through Mary, the first secular institute in Spain, …
Antonio Rosmini
An Italian priest, philosopher, and theologian, Antonio Rosmini (1797-1855) was the founder of the Institute of Charity …
Antonio Rosmini-Serbati
Antonio Rosmini-Serbati (1797-1855) was an Italian priest, philosopher, and founder of the Institute of Charity, recogni…
Arnold Janssen
A German priest who founded the Society of the Divine Word (Divine Word Missionaries) and two female missionary congrega…
Áron Márton
Bishop of Alba Iulia, Áron Márton distinguished himself through his heroic defense of the Jews during the Second World W…
Augusto Bertazzoni
Augusto Bertazzoni (1876-1972) was a devoted Italian bishop, close to Don Bosco, recognized for his pastoral work and he…
Baltasár Pardal Vidal
Baltasár Pardal Vidal (1886-1963) was a Spanish priest, founder of the Great Work of Atocha and the secular institute of…
Bartolo Longo
A former satanic priest who converted, Bartolo Longo (1841-1926) became the apostle of the Rosary, founding the Shrine o…
Basil Hopko
Greek Catholic auxiliary bishop of Prešov in Slovakia, Blessed Basil Hopko was persecuted, tortured, and slowly poisoned…
Benet Domènech Bonet and 2 companions (3)
Three Capuchin Friars Minor from Catalonia, martyrs of the faith in 1936 at the beginning of the Spanish Civil War, beat…
Benildus Romançon
Pierre Romançon, in religion Brother Benildus, was a French religious of the Christian Schools, recognized for his excep…
Bernard Mary of Jesus
Blessed Bernard Mary of Jesus (1831-1911), born Cesare Pietro Silvestrelli, was Superior General and second founder of t…
Bernardino Piccinelli
A priest of the Order of Servites of Mary and auxiliary bishop of Ancona, the Venerable Bernardino Piccinelli distinguis…
Bernardo Felipe Fromental
Jean-Prosper Fromental (Brother Bernardo Felipe) was a French Lasallian religious, founder in Mexico of the congregation…
Bolesława Lament
Bolesława Lament (1862-1946) was a Polish religious sister, foundress of the Congregation of the Missionary Sisters of t…
Bruno Lanteri
A Piedmontese priest and founder of the Congregation of the Oblates of the Virgin Mary, Bruno Lanteri distinguished hims…
Camila Rolón
Argentine religious sister and foundress of the Poor Sisters of Saint Joseph, dedicated to the poor and the sick.
Charbel Makhluf
A Lebanese Maronite monk and hermit (1828-1898), Saint Charbel is world-renowned for his life of extreme asceticism, his…
Charles Steeb
A priest of German origin who converted to Catholicism, Charles Steeb (1773-1856) founded the Institute of the Sisters o…
Clelia Barbieri
Clelia Barbieri (1847-1870) was an Italian religious sister, who at twenty-one founded the Minims of Our Lady of Sorrows…
Clorinda Letizia Formai
Clorinda Letizia Formai (1876-1954), in religion Mother Serafina, was an Italian religious sister and foundress of the c…
Doroteo Hernández Vera
A Spanish priest and founder of the secular institute Cruzada Evangélica, Doroteo Hernández Vera dedicated himself to th…
Eduardo Francisco Pironio
Argentine cardinal, a major figure of CELAM and the Roman Curia, Eduardo Francisco Pironio was one of the initiators of …
Elizabeth Ann Seton
The first saint born in the United States, Elizabeth Ann Seton, a widow who converted to Catholicism, founded the Sister…
Emmanuel Domingo y Sol
Spanish priest (1836-1909), founder of the Brotherhood of Diocesan Worker Priests of the Heart of Jesus and the Pontific…
English Martyrs of 1886 (54)
Group of 54 Catholics (bishops, priests, religious, and laypeople) executed in England and Wales between 1535 and 1679 f…
Enrico Medi
A renowned Italian physicist, science communicator, and committed politician, Enrico Medi lived his faith and science in…
Enrique Angelelli
Bishop of La Rioja committed to the poor, Bishop Enrique Angelelli was assassinated in 1976 by the Argentine military di…
Eugene Bossilkov
Bulgarian Passionist bishop and martyr of communism, executed by firing squad in 1952 and beatified by John Paul II in 1…
Eustachius Kugler
A German Hospitaller Brother, Eustachius Kugler distinguished himself through the construction of the Regensburg hospita…
Ezequiel Moreno y Díaz
Spanish Augustinian Recollect, missionary in the Philippines and later Bishop of Pasto in Colombia, who died of cancer i…
François Nguyễn Văn Thuận
François-Xavier Nguyễn Văn Thuận (1928-2002) was a Vietnamese cardinal, imprisoned for thirteen years by the communist r…
Fulton Sheen
Fulton Sheen (1895-1979) was an American bishop, a pioneer of radio and television, famous for his program 'Life Is Wort…
Gianna Beretta Molla
Saint Gianna Beretta Molla (1922-1962) is an Italian lay saint, a physician and mother who sacrificed her life to save t…
Giovanna Francesca Michelotti
Anna Michelotti (1843-1888), in religion Sister Giovanna Francesca, is the foundress of the congregation of the Little S…
Giuseppe Benedetto Dusmet
A Benedictine cardinal and Archbishop of Catania, Blessed Giuseppe Benedetto Dusmet (1818-1894) is famous for his heroic…
Giuseppe Giaccardo
The first priest of the Pauline Family and a close collaborator of Father James Alberione, Giuseppe Timoteo Giaccardo de…
Giuseppe Moscati
An Italian lay doctor, Giuseppe Moscati (1880-1927) dedicated his life to the free care of the poor in Naples, combining…
Giuseppe Toniolo
An Italian Catholic economist and father of the Church's social doctrine, Giuseppe Toniolo worked for human dignity and …
Giuseppe Tovini
Giuseppe Tovini (1841-1897) was an Italian lawyer, father, and Catholic activist, beatified in 1998 by John Paul II.
Hanna Helena Chrzanowska
Hanna Helena Chrzanowska (1902-1973) was a Polish lay nurse, a pioneer of parish home nursing, and a close collaborator …
Ignatius of Santhià
Ignatius of Santhià, a Piedmontese Capuchin friar born in 1686 and died in Turin in 1770, was a master of novices, milit…
Iuliu Hossu
A Romanian Greek-Catholic bishop and cardinal martyr, Iuliu Hossu distinguished himself by his heroic fidelity to the Ch…
Iuliu Hossu and 6 bishops
Iuliu Hossu and six other bishops of the Romanian Greek-Catholic Church were martyred under the communist regime between…
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-Désiré Laval
A French Spiritan priest and missionary, Jacques-Désiré Laval is the Apostle of Mauritius, where he devoted himself enti…
James Alberione
An Italian priest and founder of the Pauline Family, James Alberione dedicated his life to evangelization through modern…
Jan Wojciech Balicki
Polish priest and theologian, rector of the Przemyśl seminary and founder of a shelter for women in difficulty, beatifie…
Janina Szymkowiak
A Polish religious sister of the Congregation of the Seraphic Sisters, Sister Maria Sancja heroically devoted herself to…
Jesús Emilio Jaramillo Monsalve
Bishop Jesús Emilio Jaramillo Monsalve (1916-1989), Bishop of Arauca in Colombia, was a pastor devoted to the poor and i…
Johann Nepomuk von Tschiderer
Johann Nepomuk von Tschiderer (1777-1860) was an exemplary Bishop of Trent, renowned for his boundless charity towards t…
Johannes Ludovicus Paquay
Blessed Valentin Paquay (1828-1905), nicknamed the "holy little Father" of Hasselt, is a Belgian Franciscan priest renow…
John Duns Scotus
John Duns Scotus (1266-1308), nicknamed the Subtle Doctor, is a Scottish Franciscan theologian and philosopher, famous f…
John Paul I
Pope with a 33-day pontificate in 1978, Albino Luciani, nicknamed the 'smiling pope', was distinguished by his humility,…
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 …
John XXIII
Angelo Giuseppe Roncalli (1881-1963), elected pope in 1958 under the name John XXIII, nicknamed "the Good Pope," convene…
Joseph Gérard
A priest of the Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate, Blessed Joseph Gérard is the Apostle of Lesotho, where he spent m…
József Mindszenty
Primate of Hungary and cardinal, József Mindszenty is a major figure of Christian resistance against Nazism and Communis…
Julie Billiart
French religious sister and foundress of the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur (1804), dedicated to the Christian education…
Leonardo Castellanos y Castellanos
Bishop of Tabasco in Mexico, known as the poor bishop, he died in 1912 from yellow fever contracted while caring for the…
Leopold Mandić
A Capuchin of Croatian origin, Saint Leopold Mandić (1866-1942) spent most of his life in the confessional of the Padua …
Liborius Wagner
A Catholic priest converted from Lutheranism, Liborius Wagner was martyred in 1631 in Franconia during the Thirty Years'…
Louis-Édouard Cestac
A priest of the Diocese of Bayonne, Louis-Édouard Cestac (1801-1868) was the founder of the Congregation of the Servants…
Louis-Zéphirin Moreau
Louis-Zéphirin Moreau (1824-1901) was Bishop of Saint-Hyacinthe in Quebec, founder of the Sisters of Saint Joseph and th…
Magdeleine Hutin
Foundress of the Little Sisters of Jesus, she dedicated her life to the poorest and the nomads of the Sahara before expa…
Marcello Candia
Marcello Candia (1916-1983) was an Italian industrialist who sold his factories to dedicate himself to the poor and lepe…
Marco d'Aviano
An Italian Capuchin priest and famous preacher, Blessed Marco d'Aviano was the spiritual advisor to Emperor Leopold I an…
Margaret Sinclair
Margaret Sinclair (1900-1925) was a Scottish factory worker from Edinburgh who entered the Poor Clare Colettines in Lond…
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…
Maria Euthymia Üffing
Sister Maria Euthymia Üffing (1914-1955) was a German religious of the Sisters of Charity of Münster, beatified in 2001 …
Maria Fortunata Viti
An Italian Benedictine lay sister, Maria Fortunata Viti (1827-1922) lived a life of humility, prayer, and hidden work at…
Maria Güell Puig
Maria Güell Puig (1848-1921) was a Spanish religious sister, founder of the Missionary Daughters of the Heart of Mary, r…
Maria Rosa Molas y Vallvé
Spanish religious sister born in Reus in 1815, Maria Rosa Molas y Vallvé founded the congregation of the Sisters of Our …
Maria Schininà
Maria Schininà, from the Sicilian nobility, abandoned her worldly life to dedicate herself to the poor and found the con…
Maria Teresa Cortimiglia
Maria Teresa Cortimiglia (1867-1934), born Biagia Cortimiglia, was an Italian religious sister, founder of the Institute…
Maria Teresa Merlo
Co-foundress and first Superior General of the Daughters of Saint Paul congregation, collaborator of Blessed James Alber…
Maria Therese von Wüllenweber
Baroness Therese von Wüllenweber, in religion Mother Mary of the Apostles, is the co-foundress of the Congregation of th…
Marie-Rose Durocher
Eulalie Durocher (Mother Marie-Rose) is the Canadian foundress of the Congregation of the Sisters of the Holy Names of J…
Martyrs of England 1929 (136)
Group of 136 Catholics (priests, religious, and laypeople) executed in England between 1541 and 1680 for their fidelity …
Martyrs of England and Wales (54)
Group of 54 Catholics (50 priests and 4 laypeople) executed in England and Wales between 1535 and 1679 for refusing to r…
Mary of the Divine Heart (Droste)
A religious of the Congregation of the Good Shepherd, she inspired Pope Leo XIII to consecrate the human race to the Sac…
Mary Potter
Mary Potter (1847-1913) was the foundress of the congregation of the Sisters of the Little Company of Mary, dedicated to…
Matt Talbot
A Dublin laborer who converted from severe alcoholism, Matt Talbot led a life of heroic asceticism, prayer, and charity.…
Maximilian Kolbe
A Polish Conventual Franciscan friar, Maximilian Kolbe founded the Militia of the Immaculata and the friary of Niepokala…
Miguel Ángel Builes
A Colombian bishop and founder of missionary congregations, Bishop Miguel Ángel Builes left his mark on the religious hi…
Miguel Febres Cordero
A religious of the Institute of the Brothers of the Christian Schools, Saint Miguel Febres Cordero was a brilliant Ecuad…
Saint Mutien-Marie Wiaux
A Brother of the Christian Schools in Belgium, Mutien-Marie Wiaux sanctified himself through humility and daily prayer a…
Nicola Saggio
An oblate religious of the Order of Minims, Nicola Saggio (1650-1709) distinguished himself by his humility, his charity…
Nikola Tavelić and 3 companions (4)
Nikola Tavelić and his three Franciscan companions were martyred in Jerusalem on November 14, 1391, for preaching the Ch…
Nunzio Sulprizio
Nunzio Sulprizio (1817-1836) was a young Italian layperson, an orphan who suffered abuse, who offered his sufferings fro…
Oliver Plunkett
Archbishop of Armagh and Primate of All Ireland, Oliver Plunkett was hanged, drawn and quartered at Tyburn in 1681, the …
Paolo Manna
An Italian missionary priest, Paolo Manna worked in Burma before having to return to Italy for health reasons. There, he…
Pierre Bienvenu Noailles
French priest and founder of the Holy Family Association of Bordeaux, recognized as Venerable in 1988.
Pius XII
Pope from 1939 to 1958, the Venerable Pius XII guided the Church through the Second World War and the Cold War, leaving …
Polycarpe Gondre
Jean-Hippolyte Gondre, known as Brother Polycarpe (1801-1859), was a French religious, second founder of the Institute o…
Rafaela Ybarra de Vilallonga
Rafaela Ybarra de Vilallonga (1843-1900) was a Spanish wife, mother, and foundress of the Congregation of the Sisters of…
Raphaela Mary Porras y Ayllón
Spanish religious sister, foundress of the Handmaids of the Sacred Heart of Jesus; after her removal from office in 1893…
Santina Maria Addolorata
Italian religious of the 20th century, founder of the Congregation of the Sisters Disciples of the Sacred Heart, charact…
Sister Lúcia dos Santos
Sister Lúcia dos Santos, one of the three seers of the Fatima apparitions in 1917, was a Dorothean sister and later a Ca…
Stefan Wyszyński
Stefan Wyszyński (1901-1981), cardinal and primate of Poland known as the "Primate of the Millennium," was a key figure …
Teresa of Jesus Jornet
Spanish religious, Saint Teresa of Jesus Jornet e Ibars (1843-1897) founded in 1873 in Barbastro the congregation of the…
Uganda Martyrs (22)
Twenty-two pages and Catholic servants of the court of King Mwanga II of Buganda, led by Charles Lwanga, put to death fo…
Vicente Garrido Pastor
Spanish priest (1896-1975), founder of the Secular Institute of the Workers of the Cross, declared Venerable by Pope Fra…
Vincentia Maria López y Vicuña
Vincentia Maria López y Vicuña (1847-1890) was a Spanish religious, foundress in Madrid of the congregation of the Relig…
Vincenzo Grossi
A priest of the Diocese of Cremona, Vincenzo Grossi founded the Institute of the Daughters of the Oratory in 1885 for th…
Virginia Blanco Tardío
Virginia Blanco Tardío (1916-1990) was a Bolivian consecrated laywoman, a pioneer of religious education and a major fig…
William Joseph Chaminade
A French Catholic priest and founder of the Marianist Family, William Joseph Chaminade dedicated his life to the re-Chri…