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1871–1937 · Contemporary

Gavriil Maslennikov was born in 1871 in Mikhaylov and served as a deacon. He died in 1937 in Ryazan and is recognized as a hieromartyr.

1888–1959 · Contemporary

Archimandrite Gabriel (secular name Ivan Ivanovich Igoshkin; May 23, 1888, village of Samodurovka (Sadovka), Penza Governorate — October 18, 1959, Melekess) was a clergyman of the Russian Orthodox Church and rector of the Church of Saint Nicholas in Pyzhi.

1880–1938 · Contemporary

Gavriil Protopopov was an Eastern Orthodox ierey born in 1880 in Pechenihy. A citizen of the Soviet Union, he died in 1938 in Kharkiv. He is recognized as a saint.

1847–1913 · Contemporary

Bavaliya Baba, also known as Paramahansa Ganesh Narayan and Bavaliya Pandit (1847–1913), was an Indian Hindu saint associated with the Aghori sect.

1847–1903 · Contemporary

Geltrude Caterina Comensoli, also known as Mother Geltrude (January 18, 1847 – February 18, 1903) is the Patroness of Youth, Val Camonica and Relic Custodians. Her first attempt at religious life was curtailed by illness, and she took up work as a domestic.

1878–1903 · Contemporary · Passionists

Gemma Umberta Maria Galgani (12 March 1878 – 11 April 1903), also known as Gemma of Lucca, was an Italian mystic, canonized as a saint in the Catholic Church in 1940. She has been called the "daughter of the Passion" because of her profound imitation of the Passion of Christ.

1870–1956 · Contemporary · Sisters of the Sacred Heart of Jesus and the Angels

Genoveva Torres Morales (3 January 1870 – 5 January 1956) was a Spanish Roman Catholic nun who established her own congregation known as the Daughters of the Sacred Heart of Jesus and of the Holy Angels. She wanted her new congregation to focus on the care of women.

1880–1962 · Contemporary · Lay Carmelites

George Franco Preca, T.OCarm (in Maltese: Ġorġ Preca) (12 February 1880 – 26 July 1962) was a Maltese Catholic priest, the founder of the Society of Christian Doctrine and a Third Order Carmelite. Pope John Paul II dubbed him "Malta’s second father in faith".

1921–1944 · Contemporary

Yuri (Georgy) Danilovich Skobtsov (February 27, 1921, Tiflis — February 1, 1944, Dora-Mittelbau concentration camp) was a subdeacon, social activist, and member of the French Resistance who was canonized as a saint.

1874–1937 · Contemporary

Georgy Yakovlevich Izvekov (February 24 [March 8], 1874, Kaluga — November 27, 1937, Moscow, Butovo firing range) was a Russian expert and collector of Russian folk songs, a sacred music composer, a priest, an archpriest, and a hieromartyr.

1883–1937 · Contemporary

Bishop German (secular name Nikolai Stepanovich Ryashentsev; November 10 (22), 1883, Tambov — September 15, 1937, Syktyvkar) was a bishop of the Russian Orthodox Church, Bishop of Vyazniki, and vicar of the Vladimir Diocese.

1877–1964 · Contemporary

Gervasios Paraskevopoulos (Greek: Γερβάσιος Παρασκευόπουλος), known as Saint Gervasios of Patras (1877 – 30 June 1964) was a Greek priest, theologian and monk. In 2023, he was proclaimed a saint of the Orthodox Church.

1875–1915 · Contemporary

Vahan Ghazaryan (1875, Marsovan – 1915, Edessa) was an Armenian physician and editor.

1922–1962 · Contemporary

Gianna Beretta Molla (4 October 1922 – 28 April 1962) was an Italian Catholic paediatrician. Although aware of possible fatal consequences, Molla refused both an abortion and a hysterectomy during her pregnancy with her fourth child in order to preserve the child's life.

1839–1905 · Contemporary · Q29858947

Giovanni Battista Scalabrini, CS (8 July 1839 – 1 June 1905) was an Italian Catholic missionary who served as Bishop of Piacenza from 1876 until his death.

1873–1954 · Contemporary

Giovanni Calabria (8 October 1873 – 4 December 1954) was an Italian Roman Catholic priest who dedicated his life to the plight of the poor and the ill.

1846–1929 · Contemporary

Giulia Salzano (13 October 1846 – 17 May 1929) was an Italian Roman Catholic professed religious and the founder of the Catechetical Sisters of the Sacred Heart of Jesus (1905).

1869–1900 · Contemporary · Franciscans

Joseph Marie Gambaro, born Giuseppe Maria Gambaro, was an Italian Reformed Franciscan Catholic priest and missionary in China. He was born on August 7, 1869, in Galliate, a town in the province of Novara in Piedmont, Italy, and died on July 7, 1900, in Hengshawan in the Hunan pro…

1880–1927 · Contemporary

Giuseppe Moscati (25 July 1880 – 12 April 1927) was an Italian doctor, scientific researcher, and university professor noted both for his pioneering work in biochemistry and for his piety. Moscati was canonized by the Catholic Church in 1987; his feast day is 16 November.

1859–1911 · Contemporary · Daughters of St. Camillus

Giuditta Vannini (7 July 1859 – 23 February 1911) – also known as Giuseppina – was an Italian Roman Catholic nun who became a Camillian. Together with Luigi Tezza she established the religious congregation known as the Daughters of Saint Camillus.

1879–1942 · Contemporary

Gorazd of Prague, given name Matěj Pavlík (26 May 1879 – 4 September 1942), was the hierarch of the revived Orthodox Church in Czechoslovakia after World War I.

1901–1918 · Contemporary

Grand Duchess Anastasia Nikolaevna of Russia (Russian: Анастасия Николаевна; 18 June [O.S. 5 June] 1901 – 17 July 1918) was the youngest daughter of Tsar Nicholas II, the last sovereign of Imperial Russia, and his wife, Tsarina Alexandra Feodorovna.

1899–1918 · Contemporary

Grand Duchess Maria Nikolaevna of Russia (Russian: Мария Николаевна; 26 June [O.S. 14 June] 1899 – 17 July 1918) was the third daughter of Tsar Nicholas II and Tsarina Alexandra Feodorovna.

1895–1918 · Contemporary

Grand Duchess Olga Nikolaevna of Russia (Russian: Ольга Николаевна; 15 November [O.S. 3 November] 1895 – 17 July 1918) was the eldest child and daughter of the last Russian emperor, Nicholas II, and his wife Empress Alexandra Feodorovna.

1897–1918 · Contemporary

Grand Duchess Tatiana Nikolaevna of Russia (Russian: Татьяна Николаевна; 10 June [O.S. 29 May] 1897 – 17 July 1918) was the second daughter of Tsar Nicholas II, the last monarch of Russia, and Tsarina Alexandra Feodorovna. She was born at Peterhof Palace, near Saint Petersburg.

1848–1902 · Contemporary

Geevarghese Mar Gregorios of Parumala (15 June 1848 – 2 November 1902), also known as Parumala Thirumeni, was a Metropolitan of the Malankara Church. Parumala Thirumeni became the first person of Indian origin to be canonised as saint.

1878–1937 · Contemporary

Pope Gregory I (Latin: Gregorius I; Gregorio I; c. 540 – 12 March 604), commonly known as Saint Gregory the Great (Latin: Sanctus Gregorius Magnus; Italian: San Gregorio Magno), was the 64th Bishop of Rome from 3 September 590 until his death on 12 March 604.

1833–1900 · Contemporary · Order of Friars Minor

Gregory Mary Grassi, O.F.M., (in Italian language Gregorio Maria Grassi) (13 December 1833 – 9 July 1900) was an Italian Franciscan friar and bishop who is honored as a Catholic martyr and saint.

1899–1942 · Contemporary

Grigol Peradze (Georgian: გრიგოლ ფერაძე; 13 September 1899 – 6 December 1942) was a prominent Georgian ecclesiastic figure, philologist, theologian, historian, and professor of patristics in the interwar period.

1864–1922 · Contemporary

Saint Gregory (Orologas) of Kydonies the Ethno-Hieromartyr, also Gregory of Cydoniae (Greek: Γρηγόριος Ωρολογάς Gregorios Orologas), 1864–1922, was a Greek Orthodox metropolitan bishop in the early 20th century in northwest Anatolia, in the Ottoman Empire.

1889–1937 · Contemporary

Grigory Ivanovich Averin (January 24, 1889, Valy Pokrov village, Yuryevetsky Uyezd, Kostroma Governorate — September 20, 1937, Temirtau) was a priest of the Russian Orthodox Church. He was canonized by the Russian Orthodox Church in 2000.

1865–1931 · Contemporary · Xaverian Missionaries

Guido Maria Conforti (30 March 1865 – 5 November 1931) was an Italian Roman Catholic archbishop who founded the Xaverian Missionaries (S.X.) on 3 December 1895.

1879–1915 · Contemporary

Hagop Terzian (Armenian: Յակոբ Թերզեան; August 22, 1879 – 1915) was an Armenian writer and pharmacist who lived in the Ottoman Empire. The theme of much of his writings was Armenian life and heritage in the region of Cilicia.

1871–1915 · Contemporary

Haig (Hrach) Tiriakian (1871–1915) was an Ottoman Armenian politician and a member of the Armenian National Assembly. Tiriakian played an important role during the Ottoman Bank takeover in 1896.

1897–1983 · Contemporary

Saint Haranāma Siṅgha was born in 1897 and died in 1983. He is recognized as a saint.

1856–1915 · Contemporary

Harutiun Jangülian (Armenian: Յարութիւն Ճանկիւլեան; 1855 – 15 June 1915) was an Armenian historian, political activist, and member of the Armenian National Assembly. He was especially known for his involvement in the Kum Kapu demonstration.

1860–1915 · Contemporary

Harutiun Shahrigian (Armenian: Յարութիւն Շահրիկեան; 1860–1915) was an Armenian politician, soldier, lawyer, and author. Better known by nicknames Atom, (Armenian: Ատոմ), Nitra (Armenian: Նիթրա), he had a prominent role in the Armenian Revolutionary Federation (ARF) and was also…

1900–1943 · Contemporary

Helena Cierpka, Sister Maria Gwidona of the Divine Mercy (born April 11, 1900, in Granowiec, died August 1, 1943, near Nowogródek), was a Polish religious sister of the Congregation of the Sisters of the Holy Family of Nazareth and a blessed of the Catholic Church.

1852–1900 · Contemporary · Divine Word Missionaries

Helena Stollenwerk, SSpS (28 November 1852 - 3 February 1900) was a German Catholic religious sister who collaborated with Arnold Janssen and Hendrina Stenmanns and co-founded the Missionary Sisters Servants of the Holy Spirit.

1888–1942 · Contemporary

The 108 Martyrs of World War II, known also as the 108 Blessed Polish Martyrs (Polish: 108 błogosławionych męczenników), were Catholics from Poland killed during World War II by Nazi Germany. Their liturgical feast day is 12 June.

1883–1937 · Contemporary

Herman was an Eastern Orthodox priest and bishop who held citizenship in the Russian Empire and the Soviet Union. Born in 1883, he died in 1937 at Bamlag. He is recognized as a hieromartyr.

1858–1918 · Contemporary

Georgiy Yefremovich Dolganyov (Георгий Ефремович Долганёв; 25 April 1858 – April 1918) was a prominent Russian Orthodox religious figure, a monarchist and anti-communist, who supported the Union of the Russian People and Black Hundreds.

1870–1915 · Contemporary

Hovhannes Gazanchian was an Ottoman Empire linguist and literary scholar born in Tokat in 1870. He died in Tokat in 1915 during the Armenian Genocide and is recognized as a saint.

1915 · Contemporary

Hrand Yegavian was an Ottoman Empire physician born in Arapgir. He died in Istanbul in 1915 during the Armenian Genocide and is recognized as a saint.

1910–1934 · Contemporary · Institute of the Brothers of the Christian Schools

Héctor Valdivielso Sáez was an Argentine religious figure born in Buenos Aires in 1910. A member of the Institute of the Brothers of the Christian Schools, he died in Turón in 1934. He is recognized as a saint.

1887–1938 · Contemporary

Ignacy is a Polish given name, equivalent of the name Ignatius. Notable people with the name include:

1866–1931 · Contemporary

Ignacy Kłopotowski (20 July 1866 – 7 September 1931) was a Polish Roman Catholic priest and the founder of the Sisters of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Loreto (1920); he founded this congregation with the assistance of the Polish nuncio Achille Ratti - the future Pope Pius XI.

1867–1932 · Contemporary

St. Ignatius Elias III (Syriac: ܐܝܓܢܛܝܘܣ ܐܠܝܐܣ ܬܠܝܬܝܐ, born Nasri, 13 October 1867 – 13 February 1932) was the 119th Patriarch of Antioch, and head of the Syriac Orthodox Church from 1917 until his death in 1932.

1869–1915 · Contemporary

Ignatius Maloyan, ICPB (Armenian: Իգնատիոս Մալոյան, April 8, 1869 – June 11, 1915), born as Shukrallah Maloyan, was an Armenian Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop of Mardin from 1911 to 1915.

1884–1938 · Contemporary

Hieromartyr Ignatius (secular name Alexander Alexandrovich Lebedev; May 28, 1884, Chukhloma, Kostroma Governorate — September 11, 1938, correctional labor colony near Alatyr, Chuvash ASSR) was a schema-archimandrite and a saint of the Russian Orthodox Church, canonized as a hiero…