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1895–1941 · Contemporary · Pallottines

Franciszek Kilian, SAC (born October 10, 1895, in Zawada, died November 10, 1941, in the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp in the Death Block) was a Polish Pallottine, a martyr for the faith, and a Servant of God, who served as rector of the Major Seminary in Ołtarzew from 19…

1911–1939 · Contemporary

Franciszek Nogalski (16 January 1911 – 24 October 1939) was a Polish Roman Catholic priest and parochial vicar in Raciąż. He was executed by Nazi German occupants during the Rudzki Most massacre.

1919–2002 · Contemporary

Franjo Kuharić (15 April 1919 – 11 March 2002) was a Croatian Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop of Zagreb from 1970 until his resignation in 1997.

1889–1980 · Contemporary

Francis Michael Duff (7 June 1889 – 7 November 1980), was an Irish lay Catholic and author known for bringing attention to the role of the Catholic laity during the Second Vatican Council of the Roman Catholic Church.

1904–1948 · Contemporary

Franz Stock (21 September 1904, Neheim – 24 February 1948, Paris) was a German Roman Catholic priest. He is known for ministering to prisoners in France during World War II, and to German prisoners of war in the years following.

1924–1944 · Contemporary

Franček Pen was born in 1924 in Maribor, Kingdom of Yugoslavia, and served as an altar server while a schoolchild. He died by decapitation in 1944 in Graz. He is recognized as a Servant of God.

1899–1944 · Contemporary · Daughters of Charity of Saint Vincent de Paul

Frančiška Evtihija Novak was born in 1899 in Selska Gora and served as a cook for the Daughters of Charity of Saint Vincent de Paul. She died in 1944 in Osijek and is currently recognized as a Servant of God.

1886–1942 · Contemporary

Frančiška Trdan Kozina was a farmer born in 1886 in Sušje. She died in 1942 in Zapotok and is currently recognized as a Servant of God.

1877–1940 · Contemporary · Congregation of the Mission

Father Frédéric-Vincent Lebbe (Chinese name: Lei Mingyuan 雷鳴遠;: 1  19 August 1877 — 24 June 1940) was a Roman Catholic missionary to China whose advocacy led Pope Pius XI to appoint the first native Chinese bishops.

1848–1927 · Contemporary · Dominican Sisters of Saint Catherine of Siena (Bogotá)

Gabriela Durán Párraga (Firavitoba, May 22, 1848 – Bogotá, July 19, 1927), also known by her religious name Gabriela of Saint Martin, was a Colombian Catholic nun, educator, and co-founder of the Congregation of Dominican Sisters of Saint Catherine of Siena, the first Catholic re…

1922–1945 · Contemporary · Teutonic Order

Gabrijel Novak was a monk of the Teutonic Order born in Ljubljana in 1922. He died in Ljubljana in 1945 and is currently recognized as a Servant of God.

1882–1953 · Contemporary

Panikkervettil Thomas Panicker Geevarghese (21 September 1882 – 15 July 1953), known formally as Geevarghese Mar Ivanios, was a prominent Indian bishop and the first metropolitan archbishop and the founder of the Syro-Malankara Catholic Church.

1906–1945 · Contemporary · Daughters of Charity of Saint Vincent de Paul

Geralda Jakob (Donjara near Carevdar, July 17, 1906 – Jazovka pit, May 15, 1945) was a Croatian Catholic nun, a Sister of Charity, and a victim of the Yugoslav communist regime.

1909–1945 · Contemporary

Giovanni Palatucci (31 May 1909 – 10 February 1945) was an Italian police official who was long believed to have saved thousands of Jews in Fiume between 1939 and 1944 (current Rijeka in Croatia) from being deported to Nazi extermination camps.

1997–2011 · Contemporary

Giulia Gabrieli was an Italian writer born in 1997 in Bergamo. She died in Bergamo in 2011 and is currently recognized as a Servant of God.

1901–1944 · Contemporary

Gizela Škvor Lavrenčič was born in 1901 in Robidišče and worked as a farmer and egg seller. She died in 1944 in Logje and is currently recognized as a Servant of God.

1929–2000 · Contemporary

Gordon Anthony Pantin was born in 1929 in Port of Spain and served as a Catholic priest, theologian, and bishop. He held the position of Roman Catholic Archbishop of Port of Spain until his death in 2000. He is currently recognized by the Catholic Church as a Servant of God.

1895–1971 · Contemporary

Gregorio Pietro XV Agagianian (ah-gah-JAHN-yan; anglicized: Gregory Peter; Western Armenian: Գրիգոր Պետրոս ԺԵ. Աղաճանեան, Krikor Bedros ŽĒ. Aghajanian; born Ghazaros Aghajanian, 15 September 1895 – 16 May 1971) was an Armenian cardinal of the Catholic Church.

1913–1925 · Contemporary

Guy de Fontgalland (November 30, 1913 – January 24, 1925, in Paris) a French Catholic child who was regarded in the inter-war period as the youngest potential Catholic saint who was not a martyr.

1883–1941 · Contemporary

Gvido Krisch was a Catholic priest born in 1883 in Kočevska Reka, a citizen of Austria–Hungary and later the Kingdom of Yugoslavia. He died in 1941 at the Schloss Hartheim bei Linz concentration camp. He is currently recognized by the Catholic Church as a Servant of God.

1991–2017 · Contemporary

Helena Agnieszka Kmieć (9 February 1991 – 24 January 2017) was a Polish Catholic missionary who was awarded the Polish Gold Cross of Merit. In May 2024, her sainthood cause was opened and she was named a Servant of God.

1912–1942 · Contemporary

Henrik Novak was a Catholic priest born in 1912 in Hrib pri Hinjah. He died in 1942 in Kočevski Rog and is currently recognized as a Servant of God.

1882–1939 · Contemporary

Henryk Antoni Szuman was a Polish Catholic presbyter, parson, and dean born in Toruń in 1882. He died in 1939 in Fordon, Bydgoszcz, and is currently recognized as a Servant of God.

1914–1936 · Contemporary

Ignacio Aláez Vaquero was a Spanish Catholic seminarian born in Madrid in 1914. He died in Madrid in 1936 from a gunshot wound as one of the Spanish martyrs of the 20th century. He is currently recognized as a Servant of God.

1890–1941 · Contemporary

Ignacy Antonowicz was a Catholic priest born in 1890. He died in 1941 in Oświęcim at Auschwitz and is currently recognized as a Servant of God.

1896–1943 · Contemporary

Ivan Bric was a farmer and cultural worker born in 1896 in Dornberk. He died in 1943 in the same town and is currently recognized as a Servant of God.

1928–1991 · Contemporary

Ivan Burik (8 November 1928 – 8 October 1991) was a Croatian Roman Catholic priest of the Archdiocese of Đakovo-Osijek killed during the Croatian War of Independence, murdered by Serb rebels, in the aftermath of the Tovarnik massacre.

1879–1942 · Contemporary

Ivan Kozina was born in 1879 in Zapotok and died in 1942 in the same location. He is recognized as a Servant of God.

1914–1943 · Contemporary

Ivan Salmič was a Catholic priest born in Raka in 1914 and died in Vinica in 1943. A citizen of Cisleithania, the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes, and the Kingdom of Yugoslavia, he is currently recognized as a Servant of God by the Catholic Church.

1915–1942 · Contemporary

Ivanka Škrabec Novak (17 March 1915 – 4 June 1942) was a Slovenian teacher. She was martyred by Communists while six months pregnant because of her devout Catholic faith and opposition to Communism.

1909–1946 · Contemporary

Izidor Zavadlav was a Catholic priest born in Vrtojba in 1909. He died in 1946 and is currently recognized as a Servant of God.

1930–1957 · Contemporary

Jacques Fesch (6 April 1930 – 1 October 1957) was a French criminal who was convicted of the murder of police officer Jean Vergne in February 1954.

1930–2016 · Contemporary

Jacques Hamel was a French Catholic priest who served in Saint-Étienne-du-Rouvray. On 26 July 2016, Hamel was murdered during the 2016 Normandy church attack by two Muslim men pledging allegiance to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant while Hamel celebrated Mass in his churc…

1884–1942 · Contemporary

Jakob Omahna was a priest born in 1884 in Zgornji Log. He died in 1942 in Dragatuš and is currently recognized as a Servant of God.

1908–1942 · Contemporary

Jakob Sem was a Catholic priest born in 1908 in Radmirje. He died in 1942 in Jasenovac, Sisak-Moslavina County, and is currently recognized as a Servant of God.

1878–1971 · Contemporary

Jakob Ukmar was a Catholic priest, religious writer, and editor born in 1878 in Villa Opicina and died in 1971 in Trieste. Throughout his life, he held citizenship in Austria–Hungary, the Kingdom of Italy, the Free Territory of Trieste, and Italy.

1857–1926 · Contemporary

Jan Cieplak (17 August 1857 – 17 February 1926) was a Polish Roman Catholic priest and archbishop. Jan Cieplak was born in Dąbrowa Górnicza, Congress Poland, in 1857 to an impoverished family of the Polish nobility.

1880–1939 · Contemporary

Jan Wincenty Hamerski (born 15 September 1951) is a Polish politician. He was elected to the Senate of Poland (10th term) representing the constituency of Nowy Sącz. He was also elected to the 9th term (2015–2019) of the Senate of Poland.

1877–1941 · Contemporary · Salesians of Don Bosco

Jan Świerc (29 April 1877 – 27 June 1941) was a Polish Catholic priest who was affiliated with the Salesians of Don Bosco. He was the parish priest for Przemyśl-Zasanie and St. Stanislaus Kostka Parish in Cracow before being murdered at the Auschwitz concentration camp.

1871–1944 · Contemporary

Janez Gnjezda was a Catholic priest born in 1871 in Gore and a citizen of Austria–Hungary and the Kingdom of Yugoslavia. He died in 1944 in Müncheberg and is currently recognized as a Servant of God by the Catholic Church.

1892–1942 · Contemporary

Janez Hornböck was a Catholic priest born in 1892 in Gansdorf. He died in 1942 at the Dachau concentration camp and is currently recognized as a Servant of God.

1897–1942 · Contemporary

Janez Kodrič was a Slovenian priest, martyr, and candidate for sainthood, born on March 1, 1897, in Studenice, and died on October 17, 1942, in Gradina Donja, Bosnia and Herzegovina (then the Independent State of Croatia).

1923–1945 · Contemporary · Cistercians

Janez Kostelec was a Cistercian monk born in 1923 in Šentrupert. He died in 1945 in Kočevski Rog and is currently recognized as a Servant of God.

1907–1942 · Contemporary

Janez Kozina was born in 1907 in Zapotok and died in 1942 in the same location. He is recognized as a Servant of God.

1895–1942 · Contemporary

Janez Raztresen was a Catholic priest born in 1895 in Šentjošt nad Horjulom. He died in 1942 in Mavrlen and is currently recognized as a Servant of God.

1904–1949 · Contemporary

Janez Černoga was a Catholic priest born in 1904 in Zdole and died in 1949 in Vič. During his lifetime, he held citizenship in Austria–Hungary, the Kingdom of Yugoslavia, and the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. He is currently recognized as a Servant of God.

1892–1942 · Contemporary

Janko Komljanec was a Catholic priest born in 1892 in Bučka and a citizen of Cisleithania, the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes, and the Kingdom of Yugoslavia. He died in 1942 at Hmeljnik Castle and is currently recognized as a Servant of God by the Catholic Church.

1919–1942 · Contemporary

Jaroslav Kikelj was born in 1919 in Villa Opicina and was a student who held citizenship in the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes and the Kingdom of Yugoslavia. A member of the Catholic Church, he died in 1942 in Ljubljana. He is currently recognized as a Servant of God.

1895–1973 · Contemporary

Jean Cassaigne, born on January 30, 1895, in Grenade-sur-l'Adour (Landes) and died on October 31, 1973, in Di Linh, South Vietnam, was a French clergyman.

1912–1999 · Contemporary · Piarists

Joaquín Erviti Lazcano (Estella, October 12, 1912 – Pamplona, March 21, 1999) was a Spanish Catholic priest and member of the Piarist Fathers who spent much of his life working as a preschool teacher at the Piarist school in Pamplona.