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1888–1915 · Contemporary

Martiros Guntagchyan (1888, Kayseri – 1915, victim of the Armenian Genocide) was an Armenian lawyer and cultural figure. After receiving his primary education in his birthplace, he joined the Armenian Revolutionary Federation in 1909.

1877–1937 · Contemporary · Order of Friars Minor Capuchin

Frederic of Berga, born Martí Tarrés Puigpelat (October 8, 1877, in Berga – February 16/17, 1937, in Barcelona), was a Spanish priest of the Order of Friars Minor Capuchin, a martyr, and a blessed of the Catholic Church.

1895–1936 · Contemporary · Order of Friars Minor Capuchin

Martí de Barcelona (the religious name of Jaume Bagunyà i Casanovas; c. 1895–1936) was a Catalan Capuchin historian. He was born in Barcelona in c. 1895. He entered the convent of the Sarrià Capuchins and got his degree in history at the Catholic university of Louvain.

1900–1936 · Contemporary · Order of Friars Minor

Martín Lozano Tello (born September 19, 1900, in Corral de Almaguer; died August 16, 1936, in Boca de Balondillo) was a Spanish Franciscan, biblical scholar, Christian martyr, and blessed of the Roman Catholic Church.

1910–1936 · Contemporary

Martín Martínez Pascual (Valdealgorfa, November 11, 1910 – Valdealgorfa, August 18, 1936) was a Spanish priest who was executed by firing squad by militiamen shortly after the beginning of the Spanish Civil War. He was beatified in 1995 and is commemorated on August 18.

1836–1900 · Contemporary

Saint Maria An Guo (born 1836 in Anping, Hebei, China; died July 11, 1900, in Liugongying, Hebei) was a martyr and a saint of the Catholic Church. Maria An Guo was born in 1836 in Anping, Hebei Province.

1871–1900 · Contemporary

Saint Maria An Linghua (born 1871 in Anping, Hebei, China; died July 11, 1900, in Liugongying, Hebei) was a Catholic saint and martyr. Maria An Linghua was born in 1871 in Anping, Hebei Province. During the Boxer Rebellion, Christians in China were subjected to persecution.

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.

1885–1900 · Contemporary

Saint Maria Qi Yu (Chinese: 齊玉瑪利) (born 1885 in Daji, Hebei, China – died June 28, 1900, in Wangla, Hebei) was a saint of the Catholic Church and a martyr. Maria Qi Yu was born in 1885 in Daji, Hebei Province.

1872–1900 · Contemporary · Franciscan Missionaries of Mary

Saint Maria Chiara Nanetti or Mary Clare (1872-1900, born Clelia Nanetti) was an Italian religious sister who died for her faith in China during the Boxer Rebellion and was canonised in 2000.

1849–1900 · Contemporary

Saint Maria Du Zhao (1849 in Qifengzhuang, Hebei, China – June 28, 1900, in Wangjiatian, Hebei) was a saint of the Catholic Church and a martyr. Maria Du Zhao was born into a Christian family in the village of Qifengzhuang in Shen County, Hebei Province.

1858–1900 · Contemporary

Saint Maria Du Tian (1858–June 29, 1900) was a Chinese martyr and a saint of the Catholic Church. Born in 1858 in Shenzhou, Hebei, she married Du Yonghe from the village of Du, with whom she had two sons and three daughters.

1884–1900 · Contemporary

Saint Maria Fan Kun (1884 in Daji, Hebei, China – June 28, 1900, in Wangla, Hebei) was a saint of the Catholic Church and a martyr. Maria Fan Kun was born in Daji and raised in an orphanage founded by Catholic priests in the village of Wangla.

1863–1900 · Contemporary

1835–1900 · Contemporary

Saint Maria Guo Li (Chinese: 郭李瑪利) (born 1835 in Hujiache, Hebei, China – died July 7, 1900, in the same place) was a saint of the Catholic Church and a martyr. Maria Guo Li was the wife of Guo Zhinfang. The couple had many children, whom they raised in the Catholic faith.

1866–1900 · Contemporary · Franciscan Missionaries of Mary

Saint Marie-Hermine of Jesus (1866–1900, born Irma Grivot) was a French nun and Mother Superior who died during the Boxer Rebellion in China and was canonised in 2000.

1842–1909 · Contemporary · Sisters of St. Joseph of the Sacred Heart

Mary Helen MacKillop RSJ (in religion Mary of the Cross; 15 January 1842 – 8 August 1909) was an Australian religious sister. She was born in Melbourne but is best known for her activities in South Australia.

1834–1905 · Contemporary · Poor Clares

Mary Magdalen Bentivoglio, OSC (Italian: Maria Magdalena Bentivoglio, 29 July 1834 – 18 August 1905) was an Italian Poor Clare. She was sent to the United States to found the first convent of the order in the country. She eventually established three of them before her death.

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.

1847–1913 · Contemporary

Mary Potter, LCM (22 November 1847 – 9 April 1913) was an English Catholic religious sister known for founding the Little Company of Mary in 1877. Her cause for beatification was opened in the 20th century and on 8 February 1988, Pope John Paul II proclaimed her venerable.

1860–1918 · Contemporary · Franciscans

Mary Theresa Dudzik (August 30, 1860 – September 20, 1918) was a Catholic nun who founded the Franciscan Sisters of Chicago in 1894. Mary Theresa Dudzik was born as Josephine Dudzik on August 30, 1860 in Płocicz, Poland.

1851–1900 · Contemporary

Mary Wang was born in 1851 in Hebei and was a member of the Catholic Church. She died by decapitation in Hebei in 1900. She is recognized as a Catholic saint and blessed.

1883–1900 · Contemporary

Saint Maria Zhao (Chinese: 趙瑪利) (born 1883 in Zhaojia, Hebei, China – died July 1900, ibid.) was a saint of the Catholic Church and a martyr. Maria Zhao was born in 1883 in Zhaojia, Hebei Province. During the Boxer Rebellion, Christians in China were subjected to persecution.

1840–1900 · Contemporary

Marie Zhao Guo was a Chinese lay Christian, born around 1840, who was beheaded on July 28, 1900, alongside her daughters Rose Zhao, 22, and Marie Zhao, 17.

1889–1900 · Contemporary

Saint Maria Zheng Xu (born c. 1889 in Kou, Hebei, China; died June 28, 1900, in Wangla, Hebei) was a saint of the Catholic Church and a martyr. Maria Zheng Xu was born around 1889 in Kou, Hebei Province.

1850–1900 · Contemporary

Mary Zhu was born in 1850 in Hebei and died in 1900 in the same province. A member of the Catholic Church, she is recognized as a Catholic saint and blessed.

1893–1940 · Contemporary

Marzell Leeb was a Catholic priest born in 1893. He died in 1940 at the Mauthausen concentration camp and is currently recognized as a Servant of God.

1920–1990 · Contemporary · Good Shepherd Sisters

Antonia Luzmila Rivas "Aguchita" López, RGS (María Agustina in religion; 13 June 1920 – 27 September 1990) was a Peruvian Catholic religious sister of the Congregation of Our Lady of Charity of the Good Shepherd. Rivas studied in Lima before she became a religious sister.

1893–1936 · Contemporary

María Amparo Carbonell Muñoz (born November 9, 1893, died September 6, 1936) was a Spanish Salesian, martyr, and blessed of the Catholic Church. She joined the convent of the Daughters of Mary Help of Christians.

1898–1919 · Contemporary · Daughters of Jesus (Salamanca)

María Antonia Bandrés Elósegui (6 March 1898 – 27 April 1919) was a Spanish Roman Catholic professed religious from the Daughters of Jesus. She lived a brief life but was noted for her ardent faith and her Marian devotion while also being known for the effect she had on the faith…

1898–1993 · Contemporary

María Berenice Hencker (14 August 1898 – 25 July 1993), born as Ana Julia Duque Hencker, was a Colombian religious sister and the founder of the Little Sisters of the Annunciation.

1871–1936 · Contemporary

Maria Calaf Miracle of Our Lady of Providence (born December 18, 1871; died August 19, 1936) was a Spanish blessed of the Catholic Church. She received a religious upbringing at home and became a nun.

1848–1918 · Contemporary · Sisters Servants of Mary

María Catalina Irigoyen Echegaray (25 November 1848 - 10 October 1918) - in religious María Desposorios - was a Spanish Roman Catholic professed religious and a professed member from the Siervos de María Ministros de los Enfermos.

1887–1936 · Contemporary

María Climent Mateu was a Spanish citizen born in 1887. She died in 1936 and has been recognized as blessed.

1882–1936 · Contemporary

Maria Concepción Odriozola Zabalia de San Ignacio (born February 8, 1882, in Azpeitia; died November 24, 1936, in Paterna) was a Spanish Carmelite Sister of Charity, martyr, and blessed of the Catholic Church.

1884–1936 · Contemporary · Carmelites

María Consuelo Cuñado González (Bilbao, January 2, 1884 – Paterna, Valencia, November 24, 1936) was a Carmelite nun. After completing her novitiate in Vitoria, she moved to Valencia to work as a teacher at the local school.

1877–1936 · Contemporary

María Desamparados Giner Líster of the Blessed Sacrament (born December 13, 1877, in Grao, died August 19, 1936, in El Saler) was a Spanish Carmelite Sister of Charity, martyr, and blessed of the Catholic Church.

1897–1936 · Contemporary

Blessed María Dolores Aguiar-Mella y Díaz was born in 1897 in Montevideo and held citizenship in Spain. She died in 1936 in Madrid.

1848–1918 · Contemporary

María Dolores Rodríguez Sopeña, ICDS (30 December 1848 – 10 January 1918) was a Spanish Catholic nun and the founder of the Sisters of the Catechetical Institute.

1847–1940 · Contemporary

María Emilia Riquelme y Zayas (5 August 1847 – 10 December 1940) was a Spanish Roman Catholic religious sister and the founder of the Misioneras del Santísimo Sacramento y María Inmaculada.

1890–1967 · Contemporary · Augustinian Recollect Missionary Sisters

Salustiana Antonia Ayerbe Castillo, in religion María Esperanza de la Cruz, born on June 8, 1890, in Monteagudo and died on May 23, 1967, was a Spanish religious sister and co-founder of the Augustinian Recollect Missionary Sisters.

1890–1936 · Contemporary

Maria Felicyta Masia Ferragut (born August 29, 1890, in Algemesí; died October 25, 1936) was a Spanish blessed of the Catholic Church. She entered a convent, and her sisters were also nuns.

1901–1936 · Contemporary

María Fenollosa Alcaina was born in Spain in 1901. She died in 1936 and has been recognized as a blessed.

1873–1937 · Contemporary · Trinitarian Order

Francesca of the Incarnation, born María Francisca Espejo y Martos (Martos, February 12, 1873 – Las Casillas, January 13, 1937), was a Spanish Trinitarian nun killed by Republicans during the Spanish Civil War. She was beatified as a martyr by Pope Benedict XVI in 2007.

1881–1936 · Contemporary · Servite Order

María Francisca Ricart Olmos, religious name María Guadalupe, (23 February 1881 – 2 October 1936) was a Spanish nun of the Servite Order. Ricart's call to the religious life manifested at the time she made her First Communion after expressing the desire to consecrate herself to G…

1878–1963 · Contemporary

María Guadalupe García Zavala (27 April 1878 – 24 June 1963) – born Anastasia Guadalupe García Zavala – was a Mexican Roman Catholic religious sister and the co-founder of the Handmaids of Santa Margherita and the Poor. She is also known as "Mother Lupita".

1925–1959 · Contemporary · Order of Discalced Nuns of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Mount Carmel

María Guggiari Echeverría, OCD (María Felicia de Jesús Sacramentado in religion; 12 January 1925 – 28 April 1959), was a Paraguayan Discalced Carmelite who served in her adolescence as a member of Catholic Action.

1904–1981 · Contemporary

Manuela de Jesús Arias Espinosa (7 July 1904 – 22 July 1981), also known by her religious name María Inés Teresa of the Blessed Sacrament, was a Mexican religious sister in the Roman Catholic Church and the founder of both the Poor Clare Missionaries of the Blessed Sacrament (194…

1905–1936 · Contemporary

María Jordá Botella was a Catholic martyr who was killed during the Spanish Civil War. She was the youngest member of a group executed for their public displays of faith and was beatified by Pope John Paul II on March 11, 2001.