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1854–1934 · Contemporary · Order of Friars Minor Capuchin

José María Amigó Ferrer (17 October 1854 – 1 October 1934) was a Spanish Roman Catholic who served as the Bishop of Segorbe. He was also a professed member of the Order of Friars Minor - also known as the Capuchin order — and was also the founder of two religious orders: the Capu…

1901–1987 · Contemporary

Luis Chávez y González (1901–1987) was the seventh Bishop and third Archbishop of San Salvador, El Salvador, and immediate predecessor of Archbishop Óscar Romero.

1932–1979 · Contemporary

Luisa Guidotti Mistrali (16 May 1932 – 6 July 1979) was an Italian laywoman of the Roman Catholic Church who worked in the missions in Rhodesia. She was a member of the Women's Medical Missions Association.

1877–1973 · Contemporary

Luiza Andaluz, born on February 12, 1877, and died on August 20, 1973, was a Portuguese Catholic nun and founder of the Congregation of the Servants of Our Lady of Fatima. She is recognized as venerable by the Catholic Church.

1825–1907 · Contemporary · Order of Friars Minor

François-Léon Clergue (23 December 1825 – 8 February 1907) – in religion Marie-Antoine de Lavaur – was a French Roman Catholic priest and professed member from the Order of Friars Minor Capuchin.

1863–1941 · Contemporary

Léonie Martin, also known as Sister Françoise-Thérèse, VHM (3 June 1863 – 17 June 1941) was a French Catholic nun who led a cloistered life as a member of the Visitation Sisters.

1893–1970 · Contemporary

Elena Raparelli, born on April 2, 1893, in Grottaferrata and died on February 26, 1970, in Mezzojuso, was an Italian Catholic nun. In religious life, she was known as Mother Macrina and was the founder of the Basilian Sisters, Daughters of Saint Macrina.

1904–1964 · Contemporary

Madeleine Delbrêl (24 October 1904 – 13 October 1964) was a French Catholic author, poet, and mystic. She came to the Catholic faith after a youth spent as an atheist. Delbrêl died unexpectedly from a brain hemorrhage in 1964 and now has an open cause for canonization.

1918–1946 · Contemporary · Daughters of the Church

Madeleine Rose Volpato (in Italian: Maddalena Rosa Volpato), in religion Madeleine of the Child Jesus, born July 24, 1918, in Zero Branco and died May 28, 1946, in Venice, was an Italian Catholic nun of the Congregation of the Daughters of the Church, declared venerable by Pope F…

1906–1936 · Contemporary

Manuel Berenguer Clusella was a Spanish Catholic presbyter born in 1906 in Castellterçol. He died in 1936 in Montcada i Reixac, Barcelona, and has been declared Venerable by the Catholic Church.

1888–1919 · Contemporary · Third Order of Saint Francis

Margalida Amengual Campaner, born on September 2, 1888, in Costitx on the Spanish island of Majorca, and who died at the age of thirty on January 30, 1919, was a Spanish laywoman renowned for her holiness. She was recognized as venerable by the Pope in 2013.

1900–1925 · Contemporary · Poor Clares

Margaret Anne Sinclair, (29 March 1900 – 24 November 1925), religious name Mary Francis of the Five Wounds, was a Scottish Catholic nun of the Colettine Poor Clares. She was declared venerable by Pope Paul VI on 6 February 1978.

1920–1954 · Contemporary

Venerable Maria Addolorata Luciani was a Catholic nun born in 1920. She died in 1954.

1884–1957 · Contemporary

María Beatriz del Rosario Arroyo y Pidal, religious name María Rosario of the Visitation, (Filipino: María Beatriz del Rosario Pidal Arroyo; February 17, 1884 – June 14, 1957) was a Filipino nun and the founder of the Dominican Sisters of the Most Holy Rosary of the Philippines (…

1864–1945 · Contemporary

Maria Bonardi was born in Cuneo in 1864 and died in Vercelli in 1945. A member of the Catholic Church and a citizen of the Kingdom of Italy, she is recognized as a Venerable.

1931–1957 · Contemporary · Ursulines of Piacenza

Maria Celina Kannanaikal, born on February 13, 1931, near Trichur in Kerala, India, and who died at the age of 26 on July 26, 1957, in Cannanore (Kannur), was an Indian nun and member of the Ursulines of Mary Immaculate, renowned for her holiness and mystical experiences.

1845–1900 · Contemporary · Sisters Servants of Our Lady of Sorrows of Nocera de' Pagani

Maria Consiglia Addatis, born on January 5, 1845, in Naples, Italy, and died on January 11, 1900, was an Italian religious sister, founder of the Handmaids of Our Lady of Sorrows of Nocera de' Pagani, and recognized as venerable by Pope Francis in 2016.

1955–1974 · Contemporary

Maria Cristina Ogier, born on March 9, 1955, in Florence, Italy, and died on January 8, 1974, in Rome, was a young Italian laywoman who, despite being ill, was committed to Christianity and the support of charitable works.

1921–1959 · Contemporary

Maria Dolores Segarra Gestoso, born on March 15, 1921, in Melilla, Spain, and died on March 1, 1959, in Granada, was a Spanish Catholic nun and the founder of the Missionary Sisters of Christ the Priest. She was recognized as venerable by Pope Francis in 2020.

1901–1972 · Contemporary

Maria Dulce Rodrigues dos Santos (religious name: Maria Teresa of the Eucharistic Jesus; 20 January 1901 – 8 January 1972) was a Brazilian nun and the founder of the Little Missionary Sisters of Mary Immaculate.

1882–1945 · Contemporary · Q5406091

Angela Giorgi, in religion Maria Eleonora Giorgi, born on January 16, 1882, in Firenzuola near Florence, Italy, and died on November 6, 1945, in Florence, was an Italian religious sister, superior of the Servants of Our Lady of Sorrows of Florence, and renowned for her holiness.

1861–1935 · Contemporary

Marie Élise Andreoli (Agugliaro, July 10, 1861 – Rovigo, December 1, 1935) was an Italian religious sister, founder of the Servants of Mary Reparator, and recognized as venerable by the Catholic Church.

1867–1916 · Contemporary

María Eufrasia Iaconis was an Italian religious sister, born on November 18, 1867, in Casino di Calabria, now Castelsilano, Italy, and died on August 2, 1916, in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

1845–1926 · Contemporary · Sisters Clarists of the Rule of Urban IV

Maria Giuseppina Benvenuti, known as Moretta, born Zeinab Alif in the Kordofan province of Sudan around 1845 and died on April 24, 1926, in Serra de' Conti, Italy, was a Sudanese Catholic nun, former slave, and abbess, renowned for her holiness.

1889–1962 · Contemporary · Sisters Conceptionists Servants of the Poor

Maria Isabel Picão Caldeira Carneiro, in religion Marie-Isabelle of the Most Holy Trinity, born February 1, 1889, and died July 3, 1962, was a Portuguese nun and founder of the Conceptionist Sisters in the Service of the Poor.

1860–1943 · Contemporary · Franciscans

Maria Josefa Karolina Brader (15 August 1860 – 27 February 1943), also known by her religious name Maria Caridad of the Holy Spirit, was a Swiss religious sister who founded the Franciscan Sisters of Mary Immaculate.

1851–1923 · Contemporary

Maria Laura Baraggia was a Christian nun born in 1851 in the Kingdom of Italy. She died in 1923 and has been declared Venerable.

1939–2000 · Contemporary

Maria Laura Mainetti (born Teresina Elsa Mainetti; 20 August 1939 – 6 June 2000) was an Italian religious sister of the Sisters of the Cross. Mother superior of a convent in Chiavenna that specialised in helping juvenile delinquents, she was stabbed to death in a satanic sacrific…

1893–1976 · Contemporary

Maria Oliva Bonaldo, in religion, Maria Oliva Bonaldo of the Mystical Body (26 March 1893, Castelfranco Veneto – 10 July 1976, Rome) was an Italian Catholic nun. The founder and Superior General of the Daughters of the Church, she was declared venerable by Pope Francis.

1954–1970 · Contemporary

Maria Orsola Bussone (2 October 1954 – 10 July 1970) was an Italian Roman Catholic and a member from the Focolare Movement. Bussone's involvement in her adolescence in parish activities led her to Catholic Action as well as to other movements that she served as an active particip…

1913–1971 · Contemporary

Maria Paola Muzzedu, born on February 26, 1913, in Aggius, and died in the same town on August 12, 1971, was an Italian Catholic religious sister who founded the Society of the Daughters of Mater Purissima. She is recognized as venerable by the Catholic Church.

1847–1919 · Contemporary · Sisters Crucified Adorers of the Eucharist

Marie Pie de la Croix (Pellezzano, December 12, 1847 – San Giorgio a Cremano, July 1, 1919) was an Italian religious sister, founder of the Crucified Sisters Adorers of the Eucharist, and recognized as venerable by the Catholic Church.

1881–1947 · Contemporary · Augustinian nuns

Maria Giovanna Fasce (27 December 1881 - 18 January 1947) was an Italian Roman Catholic professed religious of the Augustinian nuns in the religious name of "Maria Teresa".

1837–1908 · Contemporary · Sisters of the Poor, Palazzolo Institute

Maria Teresa Gabrieli was an Italian schoolteacher and religious sister, an educator of the poor, and co-founder of the congregation and work of the Sisters of the Poor – Palazzolo Institute.

1930–1950 · Contemporary

Marie-Thérèse of Jesus (1930–1950), born María Teresa González-Quevedo y Cadarso, was a Spanish Carmelite Sister of Charity recognized as venerable by the Catholic Church.

1849–1903 · Contemporary · Comboni Missionary Sisters

Maria Giuseppa Scandola, MSV, (26 January 1849 – 1 September 1903) was an Italian member of the Missionary Sisters of Verona, also known as the Comboni Missionary Sisters. She served in what is now South Sudan, where she offered up her life in 1903.

1871–1949 · Contemporary · Carmelites

Joséphine Marguerite Operti (1871–1949), better known by her religious name Mary of the Angels, was an Italian nun who founded the congregation of the Carmelite Sisters of Saint Teresa in 1894.

1874–1932 · Contemporary

Maria of Gatchina, born Lidia Aleksandrovna Lelanova (1874, Saint Petersburg – April 19, 1932, ibid.), was an Orthodox monastic and new martyr. Born into a wealthy merchant family, she attended a girls' gymnasium.

1889–1957 · Contemporary

Marianna Saltini was an Italian religious figure, Christian nun, and social worker born in 1889. She died in Milan in 1957 and has been granted the title of Venerable.

1875–1953 · Contemporary

Mariantonia Samà (2 March 1875 - 27 May 1953) was an Italian Roman Catholic. Samà lived alone with her mother until 1920 aiding her in domestic duties while coping with their poor state due to her father's death before Samà was born.

1914–1988 · Contemporary · Sisters of Mercy of St. Borromeo

Adalberta Vojtěcha Hasmandová (March 25, 1914 – January 21, 1988) was a Czechoslovak Catholic nun of the Institute of the Sisters of Charity of Saint Charles Borromeo.

1876–1936 · Contemporary · Assumptionists

Venerable Marie-Clement Staub was a Catholic priest and member of the Assumptionists born in 1876 in Kaysersberg. A citizen of France and Canada, he died in 1936 in Bergerville.

1894–1967 · Contemporary · Order of the Brothers Discalced of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Mount Carmel

Marie-Eugene de L'Enfant-Jésus, OCD (born Henri Grialou; 2 December 1894 – 27 March 1967) was a French Catholic priest and a Discalced Carmelite. He joined the Carmelites just after his ordination.

1865–1941 · Contemporary

Maria Berchmana Leidenix (born November 28, 1865, in Vienna; died December 23, 1941, in Pale) was an Austrian nun of the Congregation of the Daughters of Divine Charity, one of the Drina Martyrs, and a blessed of the Catholic Church.

1912–1941 · Contemporary

Maria Bernadeta Banja (born July 18, 1912, in Veliki Grđevac, died December 15, 1941, in Goražde) was a Croatian-Hungarian nun of the Congregation of the Daughters of Divine Charity, one of the Drina Martyrs, and a Blessed of the Catholic Church.

1893–1941 · Contemporary

Julia Ivanisević (born November 25, 1893, in Godinjak; died December 15, 1941, in Goražde) was a Croatian nun of the Congregation of the Daughters of Divine Love, a blessed of the Catholic Church, and one of the Drina Martyrs.

1931–1964 · Contemporary

Mario Mariano Hiriart Pulido (Santiago, Chile, July 23, 1931 – Milwaukee, United States, July 15, 1964) was a Chilean Schoenstatt lay religious, engineer, and professor. He is venerated in the Catholic Church, having been declared Venerable by Pope Francis.

1902–1981 · Contemporary · Foyers de charité

Marthe Robin (13 March 1902 in Châteauneuf-de-Galaure, Drôme, France – 6 February 1981 in Châteauneuf-de-Galaure) was a French Roman Catholic mystic and stigmatist and foundress of the Foyers de charité ("Charity homes") association.

1893–1984 · Contemporary · Carmelites

Mary Angeline Teresa McCrory (January 21, 1893 – January 21, 1984) was an Ireland-born immigrant to the United States. She was a Roman Catholic religious sister who worked as an advocate for the impoverished elderly, founding a new religious congregation for this purpose, the Car…

1908–1982 · Contemporary · Order of the Brothers Discalced of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Mount Carmel

Mary Cecilia of Jesus, OCD, born as Natividad Zialcita, (7 September 1908 – 13 December 1982) was a Discalced Carmelite nun and prioress of the monastery in Lipa during the time apparitions of Our Lady Mediatrix of All Graces in 1948.