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1920–2003 · Contemporary

Adolfo Rodríguez Vidal, born on July 20, 1920, in Tarragona, Spain, and died on November 8, 2003, in Santiago, Chile, was a Spanish-Chilean bishop who is considered a Servant of God by the Catholic Church.

1838–1924 · Contemporary · Benedictines

Adèle Garnier (August 15, 1838 – June 17, 1924, Tyburn near London) was a French nun (in religion Mother Marie de Saint-Pierre) and the 1898 founder of the Benedictines of the Sacred Heart of Montmartre, which divided in 1964 into two branches: a French branch and an English bran…

1893–1988 · Contemporary · Order of Friars Minor

Aleksa Benigar (Zagreb, January 28, 1893 – Rome, November 1, 1988) was a Catholic priest of Slovenian descent, a Croat and native of Zagreb by birth, a Franciscan, a missionary in China, a professor of theology, and a writer who authored a 939-page biography of Blessed Alojzije S…

1910–1983 · Contemporary

Aleksander Woźny (born June 25, 1910, in Uzarzewo, died August 21, 1983, in Poznań) was a Polish priest of the Archdiocese of Poznań, a preacher, a prisoner of the Buchenwald and Dachau concentration camps and the post-war Stalinist period, pastor of St.

1861–1937 · Contemporary

Róża Godecka (born Aniela Justyna Godecka-Kostka, coat of arms Dąbrowa; religious name Maria Róża of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary; born September 13, 1861, in Korchevo on the Volga, died October 13, 1937, in Częstochowa) was a Venerable Servant of God in t…

2002–2010 · Contemporary

Anne-Gabrielle Caron, born in Toulon on January 29, 2002, was a young French Christian who died of cancer at the age of eight on July 23, 2010, in the fifth arrondissement of Marseille. She is renowned for her faith and holiness.

1915–1988 · Contemporary · Society of Jesus

Ante (Antoine) Gabrić, born on February 28, 1915, in Metković, Croatia, and died on October 20, 1988, in Mariapolli, Bengal, India, was a Croatian Jesuit priest and missionary in Bengal.

1901–1945 · Contemporary

Anton Granig (born September 17, 1901, in Mitten im Mölltal, municipality of Großkirchheim, Carinthia; died April 15, 1945, in Stein an der Donau) was an Austrian priest and resistance fighter against National Socialism.

1907–2008 · Contemporary · Salesians of Don Bosco

Antonietta Böhm, born in Bottrop, Germany, on September 23, 1907, and died in Mexico on April 27, 2008, was a German Catholic religious sister of the Daughters of Mary Help of Christians. A missionary in Latin America for 74 years, she was particularly devoted to the poor.

1918–1930 · Contemporary

Antônio da Rocha Marmo (São Paulo, October 19, 1918 – São Paulo, December 21, 1930), known as "Antoninho," was a Catholic child from São Paulo who was attributed with the gift of predicting future events.

1883–1942 · Contemporary · Teutonic Order

Anselm Leo Polák (April 8, 1883, Dolní Životice – October 17, 1942, Jasenovac concentration camp, Gradina Donja, present-day Bosnia and Herzegovina, then the Independent State of Croatia) was a Catholic priest, a member of the Teutonic Order, and a martyr of Nazi totalitarianism.

1907–1972 · Contemporary · Piarists

Bruno Martínez Sacedo, Sch. P. (Moscardón, Teruel, Spain, November 9, 1907 – León, Nicaragua, December 29, 1972) was a Piarist priest from Teruel who worked in education in Nicaragua. He died in León from injuries sustained in the 1972 Managua earthquake.

1872–1936 · Contemporary · Piarists

Clemente Martínez Cebrián, Sch. P. (Carazo, Burgos, November 23, 1872 – Madrid, August 1936) was a Piarist priest of the San Antón community, murdered on an unknown day in August 1936 during the Spanish Civil War.

1962–1997 · Contemporary

Daniele Badiali (March 3, 1962 – March 18, 1997) was an Italian Catholic priest and missionary in Peru who was murdered by a regime death squad in odium fidei. The Catholic Church has opened the cause for his beatification.

1863–1903 · Contemporary · Franciscan Sisters of Our Lady of Good Counsel

Thérèse Rodon i Asencio (Barcelona, February 26, 1863 – Madrid, December 28, 1903) was a Spanish nun and founder of the Franciscan Sisters of Our Lady of Good Counsel. Her potential beatification is under study by the Catholic Church, which recognizes her as a Servant of God.

1866–1936 · Contemporary

Eustaquio Nieto y Martín (Zamora, March 12, 1866 – Estriégana, July 27, 1936) was a Spanish Catholic bishop. He is one of the thirteen bishops killed in the Republican zone during the Spanish Civil War, a victim of religious persecution.

1892–1946 · Contemporary

Filip Terčelj Grivški, known by the pseudonyms Čavenski and Pelikan, was a Slovene Catholic priest, poet, writer, editor, educator, Servant of God, and a victim of both the Italian Fascist and Yugoslav Communist regimes.

1895–1943 · Contemporary

This is an article about a priest. For the director, producer, and politician of the same name, see Franci Kek. Franc Kek, Slovenian priest, born August 20, 1895, Studenec pri Trebnjem, died October 21, 1943, Padež forest, Birčna vas.

1901–1940 · Contemporary · Piarists

Francisco Sagrera y Riera (Breda, November 8, 1901 – Moyá, February 22, 1940) was a Piarist priest and educator in Moyá. He has been proclaimed a Servant of God by the Catholic Church and is currently in the process of beatification.

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…

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…

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.

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).

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.

1874–1942 · Contemporary

Josef Eppich (born February 20, 1874, in Malgern near Gottschee; died June 2, 1942, in Mitterdorf near Gottschee) was a Catholic priest, publicist, and politician.

1913–1972 · Contemporary

José María Hernández Garnica, born on November 17, 1913, in Madrid and died on December 7, 1972, in Barcelona, was a Spanish Catholic priest and a member of Opus Dei. In 2005, he was declared a Servant of God.

1884–1950 · Contemporary · Benedictines

Kanut Graf des Enffans d’Avernas, OSB (born March 11, 1884, in Schirmdorf, Slovenia; died November 6, 1950, in Manp’o, North Korea), was an Austrian Roman Catholic priest, religious, missionary, and martyr.

1886–1941 · Contemporary

Kazimierz Lach (born February 27, 1886, in Strzelczyska, died April 5, 1941, in Dachau concentration camp) was a Polish Catholic priest, a diocesan priest of the Diocese of Przemyśl, a victim of German terror during World War II, a Servant of God, and a martyr.

1886–1944 · Contemporary · Daughters of Charity of Saint Vincent de Paul

Kornelija Horvat (Koprivnica, December 22, 1886 – Hvar, January 3, 1944) was a Croatian Catholic nun, a Sister of Charity, and a victim of the Yugoslav communist regime.

1900–1976 · Contemporary

Lucia Eleonora Schiavinato, better known as Lucia Schiavinato (Musile di Piave, October 31, 1900 – Verona, November 17, 1976), was an Italian religious figure; a consecrated laywoman of great spirituality, she was the founder of the "Piccoli Rifugi" (recognized as a secular insti…

1905–1944 · Contemporary

Luís Gonzaga do Monte (Vitória de Santo Antão, January 3, 1905 — Natal, February 28, 1944), known as Father Monte or Canon Monte, was a Brazilian Catholic priest, a presbyter of the clergy of Natal, and a founding member of the North-Riograndense Academy of Letters.

1888–1974 · Contemporary

Léontine Dolivet, born in Betton near Rennes in Brittany on December 28, 1888, and died in Betton on November 14, 1974, was a Christian laywoman who dedicated her life to the catechism of children. Her cause for beatification has been open in the Diocese of Rennes since 2017.

1841–1907 · Contemporary · Order of the Visitation of Holy Mary

Marie-Marthe Chambon, born Françoise Chambon (Chambéry, March 6, 1841 – March 21, 1907, Chambéry), was a French nun of the Order of the Visitation, known for her mystical experiences and for introducing the devotion of the Chaplet of the Holy Wounds.

1843–1915 · Contemporary

Miquel Maura i Muntaner (Palma, September 6, 1843 – September 9, 1915) was a Majorcan priest and founder of the Congregation of the Zelator Sisters of the Eucharistic Cult. He has been proclaimed venerable by the Catholic Church and is currently in the process of beatification.

1853–1922 · Contemporary

Paulin Enfert, born in Nevers on July 5, 1853, and died in Gien on September 1, 1922, was a Catholic activist and philanthropist. Initially concerned with catechizing underprivileged youth in the Maison-Blanche neighborhood of the 13th arrondissement of Paris, this layman was res…

1871–1945 · Contemporary

Stefan Singer (Strau, Kappel an der Drau, December 22, 1871 – Fölling near Graz, February 24, 1945) was a Slovene Roman Catholic priest, resistance fighter, and leader of the Slovene national movement in Carinthia.

1888–1950 · Contemporary · Daughters of Charity of Saint Vincent de Paul

Trofima Mada Miloslavić (Makoše, Župa dubrovačka, August 17, 1888 – Rome, November 26, 1950) was a Croatian Catholic nun, a Sister of Charity, and a victim of the Yugoslav communist regime.

1932–2001 · Contemporary

Urszula Napierska (also known as Judith of the Love of God; born February 16, 1932, in Górale near Brodnica, died November 3, 2001, in Gdańsk) was a nun of the Congregation of the Daughters of Mary Immaculate and a Servant of God of the Catholic Church.

1907–2003 · Contemporary

Sister Wanda Boniszewska, born on May 20, 1907, in Nowa Kamionka near Nowogródek and died on March 2, 2003, in Chylice, often nicknamed Konwalia (Lily of the Valley), was a Polish stigmatized religious sister of the Congregation of the Sisters of the Angels of Vilnius.