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1876–1931 · Contemporary

Ignaty Markov was born in 1876 and died in 1931. He is recognized as a saint.

1871–1937 · Contemporary

Hieromonk Hilarion (secular name Ilarion Pavlovich Pisarets; 1871, Sobichevo village, Glukhov Uyezd, Chernigov Governorate — December 3, 1937, Butovo firing range, Moscow Oblast) was a clergyman of the Russian Orthodox Church, canonized as a hieromartyr in 2000.

1863–1938 · Contemporary

Ilarion Zhukov was born in 1863 in the Novoaidar Raion and died in 1938 in Kharkiv. A citizen of the Soviet Union and a practitioner of Eastern Orthodoxy, he is recognized as a saint.

1837–1907 · Contemporary

Tavadi (Prince) Ilia Chavchavadze (Georgian: ილია ჭავჭავაძე; 27 October 1837 – 12 September 1907) was a Georgian journalist, publisher, writer and poet who spearheaded the revival of Georgian nationalism during the second half of the 19th century in the period of Tsarist rule.

1880–1942 · Contemporary

Ilya Isidorovich Fondaminsky (Russian: Илья Исидорович Фондаминский; February 17, 1880, — November 19, 1942), was a Russian author (writing under the pseudonym I. Bunakov) and political activist.

1869–1937 · Contemporary

Ilya Mikhailovich Gromoglasov (July 20 [August 1], 1869, Yermish — December 4, 1937, Kalinin) was a Russian theologian, archpriest, scholar, and specialist in the fields of canon law and the history of Old Belief.

1900–1945 · Contemporary

Ini Kopuria (died June 1945) was a Solomon Islands police officer who founded the Melanesian Brotherhood in 1925. He and the Bishop of Melanesia, John Manwaring Steward, formed a band of brothers (known in the Mota language as Ira Reta Tasiu) to take the gospel of Jesus to non-Ch…

1887–1934 · Contemporary · Passionists

Inocencio of Mary Immaculate, CP (10 March 1887–9 October 1934), born Manuel Canoura Arnau, was a Catholic priest and member of the Passionists who was killed during the Asturias revolt. He and his companions are known collectively as the Martyrs of Turon.

1882–1937 · Contemporary

Saint Innocenty was an Eastern Orthodox priest and bishop born in 1882 in Biysk. He died in the Soviet Union in 1937 and is recognized as a hieromartyr.

1889–1937 · Contemporary

Innokentiy (Russian: Иннокентий), also transliterated as Innokenti or Innokenty is a Russian given name, a variant of Innocent. Diminutives: Innokesha, Kesha. Notable people with the name include:

1875–1921 · Contemporary

Diran Chrakian, also known by the pseudonym Indra (Armenian: Ինտրա, 1875, in Constantinople, Ottoman Empire – 1921), was an Armenian poet, writer, painter and teacher, and a victim of Armenian genocide.

1864–1918 · Contemporary

Ivan Ivanovich Vostorgov also known as John Vostorgov (January 20 [ February 1 ], 1864, Kavkazskaya  – September 5, 1918 or August 28, 1918, Moscow) – priest of the Russian Orthodox Church, archpriest.

1875–1937 · Contemporary

Ioanniky (born Ivan Alexeyevich Dmitriev in 1875 in the village of Redkie Dvory, Moscow Governorate; died November 23, 1937, in Tula Oblast) was an archimandrite of the Russian Orthodox Church who was canonized in August 2000.

1869–1937 · Contemporary

Iona is an island in the Inner Hebrides, off the Ross of Mull on the western coast of Scotland. It is mainly known for Iona Abbey, though there are other buildings on the island.

1914–1992 · Contemporary · Franciscans

Dulce de Souza Lopes Pontes, SMIC, widely known as Irmã Dulce ("Sister Dulce") and also as Saint Dulce of the Poor (born Maria Rita de Souza Pontes; 26 May 1914 – 13 March 1992), was a Brazilian Missionary Sister of the Immaculate Conception of the Mother of God.

1842–1923 · Contemporary

Isabella Gilmore (née Morris; 1842–1923) was an English churchwoman who oversaw the revival of the Deaconess Order in the Anglican Communion. Isabella served actively in the poorest parishes in South London for almost two decades and she is remembered with a commemoration in the…

1807–1903 · Contemporary

Iulitta Borisovna Zubova, also known as Iulitta of Ufa (1807–1903), was a Russian Orthodox nun and Fool for Christ, venerated as a saint by the Russian Orthodox Church, which commemorates her on April 3.

1872–1918 · Contemporary

Ivan Mikhailovich Kharitonov (Russian: Иван Михайлович Харитонов; 14 June 1870 – 17 July 1918) was the Head Cook at the court of Tsar Nicholas II of Russia.

1880–1938 · Contemporary

Ivan Kononenko was born in 1880 in Solokhi and held citizenship in the Russian Empire and the Soviet Union. An Eastern Orthodox figure, he died in 1938 in Kharkiv. He is recognized as a saint.

1867–1938 · Contemporary

Ivan Popov is the name of:

1874–1937 · Contemporary

Ivan Georgievich Skadovsky (Ioann Skadovsky, May 30, 1874, Kherson — November 23, 1937, Turtkul) was a Russian Orthodox priest. He was canonized by the Russian Orthodox Church in 2000.

1899–1952 · Contemporary · Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer

Ivan Ziatyk CSsR (Ukrainian: Іван Зятик, pronounced [iˈwɑn ˈzʲɑtɪk]; December 26, 1899 – May 17, 1952) was a Ukrainian Catholic priest, Redemptorist, and lecturer, considered to be a martyr by the Catholic Church.

1910–1920 · Contemporary

Francisco de Jesus Marto (11 June 1908 – 4 April 1919) and Jacinta de Jesus Marto (5 March 1910 – 20 February 1920) were siblings from Aljustrel, a small hamlet near Fátima, Portugal, who, with their cousin Lúcia dos Santos (1907–2005), reportedly witnessed three apparitions of t…

1878–1937 · Contemporary

Jacob, later given the name Israel, is a Hebrew patriarch of the Abrahamic religions. He first appears in the Torah, where he is described in the Book of Genesis as a son of Isaac and Rebecca.

1892–1943 · Contemporary

Jadwiga Karolina Żak, CSFN, Sister Maria Imelda of the Host of Jesus (born December 29, 1892, in Oświęcim; died August 1, 1943, near Nowogródek), was a Polish religious sister, a Sister of the Holy Family of Nazareth, and a blessed of the Catholic Church.

1853–1900 · Contemporary

James Yan Guodong was born in 1853 in Jianhe County and died in 1900 in Taiyuan. A member of the Catholic Church, he is recognized as a Catholic saint and blessed.

1856–1900 · Contemporary

James Zhao Quanxin was born in 1856 in Shanxi and died in 1900 in Taiyuan. A member of the Catholic Church, he is recognized as a Catholic saint and blessed.

1882–1900 · Contemporary · Franciscans

John Zhang Huan OFS (Chinese: 張煥若望) (born August 18, 1882, in Nanshe, Yangqu County, Shanxi Province, China – died July 9, 1900, in Taiyuan) was a seminarian, Franciscan tertiary, martyr, and saint of the Catholic Church.

1878–1900 · Contemporary · Franciscans

Jan Zhang Jingguang was a Franciscan friar born in Shanxi in 1878. He died in Taiyuan in 1900 and is recognized as a Catholic saint and blessed within the Catholic Church.

1939–1977 · Contemporary

Jayananda Dasa (IAST: Jayānanda Dāsa) was an influential religious figure in the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) in San Francisco between 1967–1977. ISKCON views Jayananda Dasa as a saint. Jayananda's guru, Srila A. C.

1913–1960 · Contemporary

John Jacob (the New) of Choziba (Romanian: Ioan Iacob cel Nou de la Hozeva or Hozevitul), born July 23, 1913, in the village of Crăiniceni and died August 5, 1960, at the Monastery of Saints John and George of Choziba, was a Romanian monk and a saint of the Orthodox Church.

1864–1900 · Contemporary · Franciscan Missionaries of Mary

Marie of Saint Natalie, born Jeanne-Marie Guerguin (sometimes spelt Kerguin; 4 May 1864 – 9 July 1900) was one of the 120 Martyrs of China. She was born in Belle-Isle-en-Terre, Cotes-du-Nord, on 4 May 1864 into a family of Breton farmers.

1886–1927 · Contemporary

Jenaro Sánchez y Delgadillo was a Mexican Catholic priest who was executed by the Mexican military during the Cristero War in that country, born on 19 September 1886 and died on 17 January 1927. He is now honored as a martyr and saint by the Catholic Church.

1850–1900 · Contemporary

1875–1937 · Contemporary

Joasaph was an Eastern Orthodox priest and bishop born in 1874 in Lynovytsia. He died in 1937 in Kursk and is recognized as a hieromartyr.

1886–1937 · Contemporary

Born in 1886 in Ufa, Joazaf served as an Eastern Orthodox priest and bishop. He died in 1937 in Kazan and is recognized as a hieromartyr. He held citizenship in the Russian Empire and the Soviet Union.

1883–1900 · Contemporary

1844–1900 · Contemporary

1883–1900 · Contemporary

1926–1967 · Contemporary

John William Coltrane (September 23, 1926 – July 17, 1967) was an American jazz saxophonist, bandleader, and composer. He is among the most influential and acclaimed figures in the history of jazz and 20th-century music.

1871–1917 · Contemporary

Ivan Alexandrovich Kochurov (Russian: Иван Александрович Кочуров; Russian: Иоанн Кочуров) (13 July 1871 (Ryazan, Russia) – 31 October 1917 (Tsarskoye Selo, Russia)), better known as John Kochurov, was a Russian priest of the Russian Orthodox Church who was martyred during the Oct…

1878–1937 · Contemporary

John Nikolsky was an Eastern Orthodox priest born in 1878 in Bezhetsky Uyezd. A citizen of the Soviet Union, he died in 1937. He is recognized as a hieromartyr.

1875–1900 · Contemporary

1885–1900 · Contemporary · Franciscans

John Wang Rui was a Franciscan friar born in 1885 in Shanxi. He died in 1900 in Taiyuan and is recognized as a Catholic saint and blessed.

1881–1963 · Contemporary

Pope John XXIII (born Angelo Giuseppe Roncalli; 25 November 1881 – 3 June 1963) was head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of Vatican City from 28 October 1958 until his death on 3 June 1963.

1829–1909 · Contemporary

John of Kronstadt or John Iliytch Sergieff (pre-reform Russian: Іоаннъ Кронштадтскій; post-reform Russian: Иоанн Кронштадтский; 31 October [O.S. 19 October] 1829 – 2 January 1909 [O.S.

1896–1966 · Contemporary

Saint John of Shanghai and San Francisco (Russian: Иоанн Шанхайский и Сан Францисский, romanized: Ioann Shankhayskiyi i San Frantsiskyi; born Mikhail Borisovich Maximovitch, Russian: Михаил Борисович Максимович; June 4, 1896 – July 2, 1966) was a prelate of the Russian Orthodox C…

1888–1925 · Contemporary

Bishop Jonah (secular name Vladimir Ilyich Pokrovsky, Russian: Владимир Ильич Покровский; April 17, 1888 – October 20, 1925), was a titular bishop of Hankou of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia (ROCOR).

1802–1902 · Contemporary

Iona of Kyiv, born Ivan Pavlovich Miroshnichenko in 1802 in Kremenchuk and died on January 9, 1902, in Kyiv, was an Orthodox saint, venerable, and wonderworker. He was respected as a starets during his lifetime. Saint Iona founded the Holy Trinity Monastery in Kyiv in the 1860s.

1869–1919 · Contemporary

Josaphata (née Michaelina Hordashevska; Ukrainian: Михайлина Гордашевська; 20 November 1869 – 7 April 1919) was a Ukrainian Greek Catholic religious sister in the Austro-Hungarian Empire. She was the first member and co-founder of the Sisters Servants of Mary Immaculate.