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1911–1922 · Contemporary

Anne de Guigné (25 April 1911 – 14 January 1922) was a young French girl who is being considered for sainthood by the Roman Catholic Church. Anne was the oldest of four siblings. Her parents were wealthy and prominent.

1866–1900 · Contemporary · Franciscan Missionaries of Mary

Marie of Saint Just, born Anne-Françoise Moreau (9 April 1866 – 9 July 1900) was a French nun in the Franciscan Missionaries of Mary. She was one of the 120 Martyrs of China. During the Boxer Rebellion, she was killed on 9 July 1900 in Taiyuan.

1900–1926 · Contemporary · Benedictines

Mary Annella Zervas, O.S.B. (born Anna Cordelia Zervas; April 7, 1900 – August 14, 1926), was an American Catholic religious sister who joined the Benedictines and died at 26 after a three-year battle with pityriasis rubra pilaris. Until the 1960s, Zervas's grave in St.

1851–1927 · Contemporary · Cistercians

Annibale Maria di Francia, RCJ (or Hannibal Mary di Francia; 5 July 1851 – 1 June 1927) was an Italian Rogationist Father known for founding a series of orphanages, the Rogationists and the Daughters of Divine Zeal. He has been canonised and his feast day is 1 June.

1902–1936 · Contemporary · Benedictines

Anselmo Palau Sin was a Spanish Catholic priest and member of the Benedictine order. Born in 1902 in Torres del Obispo, he died in 1936 in Barbastro. He is recognized as a blessed within the Catholic Church.

1881–1939 · Contemporary · Order of St. Augustine

Anselmo Polanco Fontecha (Buenavista de Valdavia, April 16, 1881 – Pont de Molins, February 7, 1939) was a Spanish Catholic bishop. Attacked by rebels after the outbreak of the Civil War, he was taken prisoner by the Republican army in January 1938 following the capture of Teruel…

1893–1965 · Contemporary · Franciscans

Ante Antić was a Catholic priest, theologian, and member of the Franciscan order who lived from 1893 to 1965. He died in Zagreb and is recognized by the Catholic Church as Venerable.

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.

1875–1936 · Contemporary · Dominican Order

Antero Mateo García (March 4, 1875, Valdevimbre – August 8, 1936, Sant Andreu de Palomar) was a Spanish Roman Catholic layman, a Dominican tertiary, and a martyr of the Spanish Civil War. The Catholic Church venerates him as a blessed.

1906–1945 · Contemporary

Antoine Charmet, born on December 26, 1906, in Saint-Martin-la-Plaine and died on April 2, 1945, in Buchenwald, was a French Catholic priest and a victim of Nazism.

1871–1936 · Contemporary · Benedictines

Antolin Pablos Villanueva was a Spanish Catholic priest and Benedictine monk born in 1871 in Lerma. He died in 1936 in San Fernando de Henares and has been beatified by the Catholic Church.

1912–1936 · Contemporary · Missionary Sons of the Immaculate Heart of Mary

Antolín Calvo y Calvo, C.M.F. (Gumiel de Mercado, September 2, 1912 – Barbastro, August 13, 1936), was a Spanish religious who was martyred in Barbastro during the Spanish Civil War and is venerated as a blessed by the Catholic Church.

1910–1945 · Contemporary

Anton Duhovnik was a Catholic priest born in 1910 in Preska pri Medvodah, a citizen of Austria–Hungary and the Kingdom of Yugoslavia. He died in 1945 at the Mauthausen concentration camp due to hydrogen cyanide exposure.

1888–1951 · Contemporary

Anton Durcovici (17 May 1888 – 10 December 1951) was a Romanian prelate of the Roman Catholic Church and the Bishop of Iași from 1947 until his death. Durcovici was a victim of Romania's Communist regime, under which he was imprisoned; he died while in jail.

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.

1850–1920 · Contemporary

Anton Mahnič, also spelled Antun Mahnić in Croatian orthography (14 September 1850 – 30 December 1920), was a Croatian-Slovenian prelate of the Catholic Church and a philosopher who established and led the Croatian Catholic Movement.

1852–1929 · Contemporary · Piarists

Anton Maria Schwartz (28 February 1852 – 15 September 1929), born Anton Schwartz, was an Austrian Roman Catholic priest and the founder of the Congregation of the Christian Workers of Saint Joseph Calasanz.

1921–1948 · Contemporary

Anton Muzaj (born March 19, 1921, in Vërnakolla, in present-day Kosovo; died spring 1948 in Shkodër; Croatian: Anton Muzić) was a Roman Catholic priest who was arrested and tortured for his faith in atheist Albania under the Enver Hoxha regime.

1915–2003 · Contemporary

Anton Strle (21 January 1915 – 20 October 2003) was a Slovenian professor of dogmatic theology and a Catholic priest. He was born in the village of Osredek in the parish of Sveti Vid nad Cerknico. He was ordained priest in 1941 and received his D.D.

1900–1963 · Contemporary

The Archbishop Anton Vovk (19 May 1900 – 7 July 1963) was a Roman Catholic priest. he served as auxiliary Bishop of the Diocese of Ljubljana from 1946 to 1961, as well as the first Archbishop of Ljubljana.

1871–1945 · Contemporary

Anton Zdešar was a Catholic priest, monk, and historian born in 1871 in Ljubgojna. A citizen of Cisleithania and the Kingdom of Italy, he died in 1945 in Jastrebarsko. He is currently recognized by the Catholic Church as a Servant of God.

1902–1946 · Contemporary

Anton Zogaj (born 1902, or according to other sources 1905 or July 26, 1908, in Kthella, Mirdita; died 1946, or according to another source 1948, in Durrës) was an Albanian Roman Catholic priest who was shot for his faith under the communist regime.

1880–1943 · Contemporary

Antoni Beszta-Borowski (9 September 1880 – 15 July 1943) was a Polish Roman Catholic priest. He was dean of Bielsk Podlaski. He is one of the 108 Martyrs of World War II.

1852–1926 · Contemporary

Antoni Gaudí i Cornet was a Catalan architect and designer, widely known as the greatest exponent of Catalan Modernisme. Gaudí's works have a sui generis style, with most located in Barcelona, including his main work, the Sagrada Família church.

1858–1941 · Contemporary

Antoni Julian Nowowiejski (11 February 1858 – 28 May 1941) was a Polish bishop of Płock (1908–1941), titular archbishop of Silyum, first secretary of Polish Episcopal Conference (1918–1919), honorary citizen of Płock and historian.

1890–1943 · Contemporary

Antoni Leszczewicz (Belarusian: Антоній Ляшчэвіч, romanized: Antonij Liaščevič; 30 September 1890 – 18 February 1943) was a Polish-Belarusian Marian Father and Roman Catholic priest.

1885–1936 · Contemporary · Salesians of Don Bosco

Antonio María Martín Hernández, S.D.B. (born July 18, 1885, in La Calzada de Béjar; died December 10, 1936, in Picadero de Paterna, Salamanca province) was a Spanish Salesian priest, a martyr of the Spanish Civil War, and a victim of anti-Catholic persecution who is honored as a…

1869–1942 · Contemporary

Antoni Rewera (6 January 1869 – 1 October 1942) was a Polish Roman Catholic priest and martyr. One of the 108 Martyrs of World War II, Rewera served as a professor of the diocesan seminary in Sandomierz for 16 years and as dean of its cathedral chapter from 1931 until his death.

1941–1944 · Contemporary

Antoni Ulma was born in 1941 in Markowa, Poland, to parents Józef and Wiktoria Ulma. A member of the Latin Church, he died in 1944 in Markowa from a gunshot wound. He is recognized as a blessed.

1882–1942 · Contemporary

Blessed Antoni Zawistowski (1882–1942) was a Polish priest. He died in a Nazi concentration camp. He is one of the 108 Martyrs of World War II. He was beatified by Pope John Paul II as one of 108 Polish Martyrs of World War II.

1909–1945 · Contemporary

Antoni Świadek (1909–1945) was a Polish priest from Bydgoszcz. He died in the Dachau concentration camp and was beatified by the Catholic Church. He is one of the 108 Martyrs of World War II. He was born on March 27, 1909, in Pobiedziska, in Poznań.

1919–1935 · Contemporary

Antonia Mesina (21 June 1919 – 17 May 1935) was a 15 year old Italian Roman Catholic and part of Catholic Action. Mesina was murdered in mid-1935 after she attempted to fend off a would-be rapist and suffered 74 strikes with a stone before she died. She was beatified in 1987.

1930–1937 · Contemporary

Antonietta Meo (15 December 1930 – 3 July 1937), nicknamed "Nennolina", was an Italian girl who died of osteosarcoma. Currently, she is the youngest person the Catholic Church has considered canonizing as a confessor.

1912–1949 · Contemporary · Sisters of Mary of the Miraculous Medal

Antonija Premrov, sister Karmela (2 June 1912 – disappeared 14 January 1949, died some days after) was a Slovenian nurse, organist, and choirmistress. She was martyred by Communists because of her successful work with youth in her parish.

1915–1941 · Contemporary · Order of Friars Minor

Antonin Bajewski (17 January 1915 – 18 May 1941), born Jan Eugene Bajewski, was a Polish Franciscan friar. He has been declared a martyr by the Catholic Church following his death in Auschwitz Concentration Camp in 1941 and was beatified as one of the 108 Martyrs of World War II…

1851–1923 · Contemporary

Antonín Cyril Stojan (22 May 1851 – 29 September 1923) was a Czech Roman Catholic prelate who served as the Archbishop of Olomouc from 1921 until his death.

1842–1900 · Contemporary · Franciscans

Antonino Fantosati was born in Trevi in 1842 and served as a Franciscan priest, missionary, and titular bishop and vicar apostolic. A citizen of the Papal States and the Kingdom of Italy, he died in Hengyang in 1900 after being stoned.

1908–1936 · Contemporary

Antonio Arribas Hortigüela (born April 29, 1908, in Cardeñadijo; died September 29, 1936, in Serinyà) was a Spanish religious of the Missionaries of the Sacred Heart, a martyr for the faith, and a blessed of the Catholic Church.

1852–1924 · Contemporary · Order of the Brothers Discalced of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Mount Carmel

Antonio Augusto Intreccialagli (18 February 1852 − 19 September 1924) - religious name Antonio di Gesù - was an Italian Roman Catholic prelate and professed member from the Discalced Carmelites who served as the Archbishop of Monreale from 1919 until his death.

1935–1993 · Contemporary · Franciscans

Antonio Bello (18 March 1935 – 20 April 1993) was an Italian Catholic prelate who served as the Bishop of Molfetta-Ruvo-Giovinazzo-Terlizzi from 1982 until his death from cancer in 1993.

1912–1936 · Contemporary · Missionary Sons of the Immaculate Heart of Mary

Antonio Dalmau Rosich, C.M.F. (Miralcamp, October 4, 1912 – Barbastro, August 13, 1936), was a Spanish religious who was martyred in Barbastro during the Spanish Civil War and is venerated as a blessed by the Catholic Church.

1921–1936 · Contemporary

Antonio Ferrer Rodrigo was an activist and altar server born in 1921 in Alfafar, Spain. A citizen of the Second Spanish Republic, he died in 1936 in Picassent from a gunshot wound. He is currently recognized as a Servant of God within the Catholic Church.

1913–1936 · Contemporary · Missionary Sons of the Immaculate Heart of Mary

Antonio Lasa was a Catholic priest and a member of the Missionary Sons of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, born in 1913 in Loizu. He died in 1936 at the Fernán Caballero train station from a gunshot wound. He is recognized as a blessed by the Catholic Church.

1892–1936 · Contemporary

Antonio Silvestre Moya (born October 26, 1892, in Olleria; died August 8, 1936, in El Salter) was a Spanish Catholic priest and a blessed of the Catholic Church. He was born on October 26, 1892, and was baptized the same day.

1902–1936 · Contemporary · Benedictines

Antonio Suarez Riu was a Spanish Catholic priest and a member of the Benedictine order. Born in 1902 in Torres del Obispo, he died in 1936 in Barbastro. He is recognized as a blessed within the Catholic Church.

1902–1936 · Contemporary · Trinitarian Order

Antonio de Jesús y María, born Juan Antonio Salútregui y Uribarren (Guernica, February 5, 1902 – Alcázar de San Juan, July 26, 1936), was a Spanish priest of the Order of the Most Holy Trinity.

1914–1943 · Contemporary

Antun Dujlović was born in 1914 and died in 1943. He is recognized as a Venerable within the Catholic Church.

1846–1912 · Contemporary · Franciscans

Arcangelo Tadini (12 October 1846 – 20 May 1912) was an Italian Roman Catholic priest. Tadini was ordained as a priest in 1870 and went on to found a religious congregation dedicated to the poor and ill while taking advantage of the Industrial Revolution to support women in work…

1882–1952 · Contemporary · Secular Franciscan Order

Armida Barelli (1 December 1882 – 15 August 1952) was an Italian Roman Catholic who served in the educational field during her life and was also a professed member of the Secular Franciscan Order.

1837–1909 · Contemporary · Divine Word Missionaries

Arnold Janssen SVD (5 November 1837 – 15 January 1909), was a German-Dutch Catholic priest and missionary who is venerated as a saint. He founded the Society of the Divine Word, a Catholic missionary religious congregation, also known as the Divine Word Missionaries, as well as t…