Blessed Callixtus II (Guy of Burgundy)
Guy of Burgundy, Archbishop of Vienne, was elected pope under the name Callixtus II in 1119 at Cluny. His pontificate wa…
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Guy of Montpellier
Founder of the Order of the Holy Spirit in the 12th century, Guy of Montpellier dedicated his life and fortune to the po…
Hedwig Borzecka
The Venerable Hedwig Borzecka (1863-1906) was a Polish religious sister who co-founded, with her mother Blessed Celine B…
Hildebrand Gregori
Abbot General of the Sylvestrine Benedictine Congregation and founder of the Congregation of the Benedictine Sisters of …
The Holy Name of Mary
The Feast of the Holy Name of Mary celebrates the power and sweetness of the Virgin's name, established universally by I…
Hugues des Hazards
Hugues des Hazards (1454-1517) was the 75th Bishop of Toul. Known as the 'Good Father', this learned prelate and builder…
Hyacinthe-Marie Cormier
French Dominican priest, 76th Master General of the Order of Preachers, he reorganized the College of Saint Thomas in Ro…
Innocent V
The first pope from the Order of Preachers, Innocent V (Peter of Tarentaise) was a renowned theologian and tireless peac…
Ioan Bălan
Greek-Catholic Bishop of Lugoj and martyr of the faith under the communist regime in Romania.
Itala Mela
Itala Mela (1904-1957), in religion Mary of the Trinity, was a Benedictine oblate and Italian mystic, apostle of the Ind…
Jacques Gianiel
Swiss Passionist lay brother, companion of Saint Paul of the Cross, declared Venerable in 1989.
James Alberione
An Italian priest and founder of the Pauline Family, James Alberione dedicated his life to evangelization through modern…
Blessed James of Ulm (The German)
Born in Ulm, James was first a soldier in the service of the King of Aragon before becoming a Dominican lay brother in B…
Jan Wojciech Balicki
Polish priest and theologian, rector of the Przemyśl seminary and founder of a shelter for women in difficulty, beatifie…
Jérôme Lejeune
A French physician and geneticist, Jérôme Lejeune discovered trisomy 21 in 1958. Committed to the defense of human life,…
Johann Baptist Jordan
Johann Baptist Jordan (1848-1918), in religion Francis Mary of the Cross, was a German priest and founder of the Society…
Blessed John Baptist Rossi
An 18th-century Italian priest nicknamed the 'Saint Vincent de Paul of Rome', John Baptist Rossi dedicated his life to t…
Blessed John Cassian
John Cassian (c. 350-433) was a major monk and theologian, founder of the Abbey of Saint-Victor in Marseille. After expe…
Venerable John Leonardi
A pharmacist by training in Lucca, John Leonardi became a priest in 1572 and founded the Congregation of the Clerics Reg…
Blessed John of Jesus-Mary
Born in Spain in 1564, John of Jesus-Mary was an eminent theologian and mystic, elected General of the Order of Discalce…
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…
Josaphata Hordashevska
Co-founder of the Sisters Servants of Mary Immaculate, the first active congregation of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Chu…
José Sánchez del Río
A fourteen-year-old Mexican boy, José Sánchez del Río was put to death on February 10, 1928, in Sahuayo for refusing to …
Saint Josemaría Escrivá
Spanish priest born in 1902 in Barbastro and died in Rome in 1975, Josemaría Escrivá founded Opus Dei in 1928 and was ca…
Blessed Joseph Oriol
A 17th-century priest from Barcelona, Joseph Oriol distinguished himself by extreme austerity, living on bread and water…
Joseph Pignatelli
A Spanish Jesuit of noble lineage, Joseph Pignatelli (1737-1811) maintained and prepared the rebirth of the Society of J…
Juan San Pedro Ustárroz
Juan de San Pedro Ustárroz (1564-1615), in religion John of Jesus-Mary, was a Spanish Discalced Carmelite, spiritual wri…
Juan Sánchez Hernández
Spanish priest (1902-1975), member of the Brotherhood of Diocesan Worker Priests and founder of the Secular Institute of…
Jurgis Matulaitis-Matulevičius
Bishop of Vilnius and renovator of the Congregation of Marian Fathers, Blessed Jurgis Matulaitis-Matulevičius distinguis…
Kazimierz Wyszyński
Kazimierz Wyszyński (1700-1755), in religion Casimir of Saint Joseph, was a Polish religious, Superior General of the Co…
Laura Meozzi
Italian Salesian religious sister, pioneer of the work of Don Bosco in Poland, she devoted herself body and soul to orph…
Leopoldina Naudet
Leopoldina Naudet (1773-1834) was an Italian religious of French origin, foundress of the Institute of the Sisters of th…
Lorena D'Alessandro
Lorena D'Alessandro (1964-1981) was a young Italian layperson, declared Venerable by Pope Francis in 2023. Despite a ser…
Lorenzo Maria of Saint Francis Xavier
Italian Passionist priest (1782-1856), known as the apostle of the Child Jesus, beatified by John Paul II in 1989.
Lorenzo Maria of Saint Francis Xavier
Italian Passionist religious (1782-1856), known as the apostle of the Child Jesus, beatified by John Paul II in 1989.
Lucy Filippini
Italian religious (1672-1732), Lucy Filippini founded in Montefiascone, with Cardinal Marcantonio Barbarigo, the institu…
Ludovico Longari
Priest and Superior General of the Congregation of the Blessed Sacrament, recognized as Venerable by Pope Francis in 201…
Luigi Beltrame Quattrocchi and Maria Corsini
The first married couple beatified together by the Catholic Church in 2001, Luigi Beltrame Quattrocchi and Maria Corsini…
Luigi Maria Monti
Founder of the Congregation of the Sons of the Immaculate Conception, Luigi Maria Monti dedicated his life to the care o…
Luigi Maria Olivares
Italian Salesian Bishop of Sutri and Nepi, recognized as Venerable by the Catholic Church for his pastoral zeal and char…
Luigi Novarese
An Italian priest and apostle to the sick, Blessed Luigi Novarese founded the Centre for the Volunteers of Suffering to …
Luigi Rocchi
An Italian layperson who suffered from Duchenne muscular dystrophy, Luigi Rocchi transformed his suffering into a path o…
Luigi Tezza
An Italian Camillian priest, Luigi Tezza (1841-1923) is the co-founder of the Daughters of Saint Camillus. He dedicated …
Luigia Sinapi
Luigia Sinapi (1916-1978) was an Italian laywoman and mystic, declared Venerable by Pope Francis in 2025.
Luigia Tincani
Luigia Tincani (1889-1976) was an Italian religious sister, foundress of the Union of Saint Catherine of Siena of the Mi…
Madaleina Catherine Beauchamp Hambrough
A British Brigittine nun, she was Abbess General of her order and distinguished herself by her heroism in saving persecu…
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…
Manuel Nunes Formigão
A Portuguese priest and key witness to the apparitions of Fatima, Venerable Manuel Nunes Formigão founded the Congregati…
Manuela de Jesús Arias Espinosa
Mexican religious, founder of the Clarissan Missionaries of the Most Blessed Sacrament and the Inesian Family, beatified…
Marcelina Darowska
Co-founder of the Congregation of the Sisters of the Immaculate Conception, she dedicated herself to the Christian and p…
Blessed Margaret Colonna
Born into the noble Roman Colonna family in the 13th century, Marguerite refused a prestigious marriage to dedicate hers…
Margherita Diomira Crispi
Italian religious, founder of the Oblate Sisters of Divine Love, recognized as Venerable by Pope Francis in 2022.
Maria Anna Donati
Maria Anna Donati (1848-1925), in religion Mother Celestina of the Mother of God, is the foundress of the Congregation o…
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…
Maria Assunta Pallotta
Franciscan Missionary of Mary religious, sent to China where she served humbly before dying of typhus at the age of 26.
Maria Benedetta Frey
An Italian Cistercian nun paralyzed for 52 years, she transformed her cell into a place of apostolate and spiritual coun…
Maria Carmela Giannetto
Italian religious of the Congregation of the Daughters of Mary Immaculate, known as Sister Maria Francesca, she distingu…
Maria Chiara Magro
Maria Chiara Magro (1923-1969) was an Italian consecrated laywoman and teacher, recognized as Venerable by the Catholic …
Maria Cristina Ogier
Maria Cristina Ogier (1955-1974) was a young Italian layperson, a member of the Third Order of Saint Francis, recognized…
Maria De Mattias
Maria De Mattias (1805-1866) was an Italian religious sister, foundress of the congregation of the Adorers of the Blood …
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 Rodríguez Sopeña
Foundress of the Catechist Institute of Dolores Sopeña and the social work OSCUS, she dedicated her life to the educatio…
Maria Elizabeth Hesselblad
Born a Lutheran in Sweden in 1870, Maria Elizabeth Hesselblad converted to Catholicism in 1902 in the United States and …
María Emilia Riquelme y Zayas
María Emilia Riquelme y Zayas (1847-1940) was a Spanish religious sister, foundress of the Congregation of the Missionar…
Maria Giuseppina Amalia Sofia Iaconis
Italian religious and founder of the Congregation of the Daughters of the Immaculate Conception of Buenos Aires, she ded…
Maria Guzmán Figueroa
Mexican Catholic priest, member of the Missionaries of the Holy Spirit and founder of the Congregation of the Eucharisti…
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 Laura Mainetti
Sister Maria Laura Mainetti, Daughter of the Cross, was murdered in the year 2000 by three teenagers during a satanic ri…
Maria Nazarena Majone
Co-foundress of the Congregation of the Daughters of Divine Zeal with Saint Annibale Maria Di Francia, she dedicated her…
Maria Oliva Bonaldo
Maria Oliva Bonaldo (1893-1976) was an Italian religious sister, foundress of the Daughters of the Church, declared Vene…
Maria Orsola Rivata
First superior and co-founder of the Pious Disciples of the Divine Master, Maria Orsola Rivata (Sister Maria Scolastica)…
Maria Pia Mastena
Foundress of the congregation of the Sisters of the Holy Face, Maria Pia Mastena dedicated her life to education, the ca…
María Pilar Solsona Lambán
María Pilar Solsona Lambán (1881-1966), in religion María Pilar of the Sacred Heart, was a Spanish religious of the cong…
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 Raffaella Cimatti
Maria Raffaella Cimatti (1861-1945) was an Italian religious sister of the Hospital Sisters of Mercy. Known as the Angel…
Maria Teresa Casini
Maria Teresa Casini (1864-1937) was an Italian religious sister, foundress of the Oblate Sisters of the Sacred Heart of …
Maria Teresa Merlo
Co-foundress and first Superior General of the Daughters of Saint Paul congregation, collaborator of Blessed James Alber…
Maria Teresa Spinelli
Maria Teresa Spinelli (1789-1850) was an Italian religious sister, foundress of the Augustinian Sisters Servants of Jesu…
Maria Theresa Ledóchowska
An Austrian blessed of Polish origin, Maria Theresa Ledóchowska (1863-1922) was the foundress of the Missionary Sisters …
Maria Therese von Wüllenweber
Baroness Therese von Wüllenweber, in religion Mother Mary of the Apostles, is the co-foundress of the Congregation of th…
Marianna Orsi
Marianna Orsi (1842-1885), in religion Sister Anna del Salvatore, was an Italian religious of the congregation of the Da…
Mariano José de Ibargüengoitia Zuloaga
Mariano José de Ibargüengoitia Zuloaga (1815-1888) was a Spanish diocesan priest and co-founder of the congregation of t…
Marie Deluil-Martiny
Blessed Marie Deluil-Martiny (1841-1884), foundress of the Daughters of the Heart of Jesus, was a French contemplative n…
Venerable Marie-Clotilde of France
A French princess born in Versailles, Marie-Clotilde became Queen of Sardinia through her marriage to Charles-Emmanuel. …
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-…
Marija Petković
Blessed Marija Petković (1892-1966) was a Croatian religious sister, foundress of the congregation of the Daughters of M…
Mary of the Passion
Hélène de Chappotin (Mary of the Passion) is the foundress of the Franciscan Missionaries of Mary, a missionary institut…
Mary Potter
Mary Potter (1847-1913) was the foundress of the congregation of the Sisters of the Little Company of Mary, dedicated to…
Mary Ward
Mary Ward (1585-1645) was an English religious sister, foundress of the Institute of the Blessed Virgin Mary (IBVM), and…
Mary Ward
Mary Ward was an English religious sister, foundress of the Institute of the Blessed Virgin Mary (IBVM) and the Congrega…
Massimo Rinaldi
Massimo Rinaldi (1869-1941) was an Italian Scalabrinian missionary in Brazil, then procurator general of his congregatio…
Matteo Ricci
Matteo Ricci (1552-1610) was an Italian Jesuit priest, missionary in China, and a pioneer of intercultural dialogue and …
Miquel Costa i Llobera
Spanish priest and poet from Mallorca, Miquel Costa i Llobera is a major figure in Catalan literature, recognized as Ven…
Mosè Tovini
Mosè Tovini (1877-1930) was an Italian priest, teacher, and rector of the seminary of Brescia, recognized for his humili…
Nazareno Lanciotti
Italian missionary priest in Brazil, member of the Marian Movement of Priests, murdered in 2001 due to his commitment to…
Nazareno Santolini
An Italian Passionist priest, Nazareno Santolini was an exemplary novice master for nearly thirty years, forming generat…
Blessed Nevolon
A 13th-century shoemaker from Faenza, Nevolon converted after a serious illness and dedicated himself to the poor. After…
Nicholas of Flüe
Nicholas of Flüe (Bruder Klaus), farmer, magistrate and later mystic hermit of the Ranft, died in 1487 and was canonized…
Blessed Nicholas of Longobardi
Nicholas of Longobardi was an Italian peasant who joined the Minims, where his piety and miracles drew admiration. Altho…
Nicola D'Onofrio
Nicola D'Onofrio (1943-1964) was a young Italian Camillian religious, recognized as Venerable for his heroic acceptance …
Nicola Saggio
An oblate religious of the Order of Minims, Nicola Saggio (1650-1709) distinguished himself by his humility, his charity…
Olga Gugelmo
Olga Gugelmo (1910-1943), in religion Sister Olga of the Mother of God, was an Italian religious of the Daughters of the…
Oliver Plunkett
Archbishop of Armagh and Primate of All Ireland, Oliver Plunkett was hanged, drawn and quartered at Tyburn in 1681, the …
Origen of Alexandria
Origen, born around 185 in Egypt, was the greatest scholar of the early Church and directed the school of Alexandria fro…
Blessed Oringa (Christina of the Holy Cross)
Born poor in Tuscany, Oringa refused marriage to dedicate herself to God, fleeing her family to become a servant in Lucc…
Orsola Mezzini
Orsola Mezzini (1853-1919) was an Italian religious sister, the first of the female branch of the Little Mission for the…
Our Lady Help of Christians
The title of Our Lady Help of Christians was first honored by Pius V after the victory at Lepanto. Later, Pope Pius VII,…
Paolo Roasenda
Paolo Roasenda (1906-1972), in religion Father Mariano da Torino, was an Italian Capuchin priest, famous for his pioneer…
Saint Paschal I
Raised to the sovereign pontificate in 817, Paschal I was a pope of great erudition and immense charity towards the poor…
Paul VI
Giovanni Battista Montini, pope under the name Paul VI from 1963 to 1978, brought the Second Vatican Council to its conc…
Paula Frassinetti
Italian religious born in Genoa in 1809, Paula Frassinetti founded the congregation of the Sisters of Saint Dorothy in 1…
Paweł Klamans Smolikowski
Polish Resurrectionist priest, missionary in Bulgaria and educator, declared Venerable in 2017.
Pedro Ruiz de los Paños and 8 companions
Pedro Ruiz de los Paños and his eight companions were Spanish priests of the Fraternity of Diocesan Worker Priests, mart…
Teresa Eustochio Verzeri
Italian religious born in Bergamo in 1801, Teresa Eustochio (Ignazia) Verzeri founded the congregation of the Daughters …
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…