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1891–1945 · Contemporary

Lenart "Narte" Velikonja (June 8, 1891 – June 25, 1945) was a Slovene writer and cultural figure. Narte Velikonja was born in Predmeja, the son of Ignatius Velikonja and Maria (née Beuk) Velikonja, and he was baptized Leonardus Velikonja at the parish church in Otlica.

1906–1945 · Contemporary

Natalia Tułasiewicz (9 April 1906 – 31 March 1945) was a Polish teacher in Poznań, Second Polish Republic, and a leader in the Catholic lay apostolate. A member of the Polish Underground State, she was murdered in a gas chamber at the Ravensbrück concentration camp.

1858–1941 · Contemporary

Nathuram Sharma (1859 – 21 August 1932), better known by his pen-name Mahakavi Shankar, was a Hindi and Urdu poet from Harduaganj, Aligarh, North-Western Provinces (now Uttar Pradesh), British India.

1862–1915 · Contemporary

Nazaret Daghavarian (Armenian: Նազարեթ Տաղավարյան, Western Armenian: Նազարէթ Տաղաւարեան, 1862 in Sebastia, Western Armenia, Ottoman Empire – 1915) was an Ottoman Armenian medical doctor, agronomist and public activist, and one of the founders of the Armenian General Benevolent Un…

1889–1943 · Contemporary

Nazaria Ignacia March Mesa (10 January 1889 – 6 July 1943) – in religious Nazaria of Saint Teresa of Jesus – was a Spanish Roman Catholic professed religious and the founder of the Missionaries of the Crusade.

1887–1958 · Contemporary

Dom Ndoc Suma (born July 31, 1887, in Nënshat, Zadrima; died April 22, 1958) was a Roman Catholic priest who died for his faith in communist Albania. He is one of the Thirty-eight Martyrs of Albania.

1853–1928 · Contemporary

Nectarius of Optina (born Nikolai Vasilyevich Tikhonov; 1853 – May 12, 1928) was a Russian Orthodox hieromonk and starets. He has been venerated as a local saint since July 26, 1996, and was glorified for the entire Church along with other Optina elders on August 16, 2000.

1846–1920 · Contemporary

Nectarios of Aegina (Greek: Νεκτάριος Αιγίνης; 1 October 1846 – 8 November 1920), Metropolitan of Pentapolis and Wonderworker of Aegina, is one of the most renowned Greek saints, venerated in the Eastern Orthodox Church.

1955–1964 · Contemporary

Nelson Santana, also called Nelsinho (31 July 1955 – 24 December 1964), was a Brazilian boy who died of osteosarcoma. He came to be widely venerated in his hometown Ibitinga, and Pope Francis recognized his "heroic virtues" in 2019 and declared him venerable.

1841–1936 · Contemporary

Nelson Henry Baker (February 16, 1842 – July 29, 1936) was an American Catholic monsignor in Lackawanna, New York, whom the Vatican has declared as venerable.

1875–1937 · Contemporary

Archimandrite Neophytus (secular name Nikolai Alexandrovich Osipov; May 9 [21], 1875, Augustów, Suwałki Governorate — November 3, 1937, Antibessky camp site, Siblag, Novosibirsk Oblast) was an archimandrite of the Russian Orthodox Church.

1882–1915 · Contemporary

Nerses Shahpaghlian was an Ottoman Empire citizen born in Van in 1882 who served as a military physician and surgeon. He died in Muş in 1915 during the Armenian Genocide and is recognized as a saint.

1887–1944 · Contemporary · Daughters of Charity of Saint Vincent de Paul

Neža Pantagata Vadnov was a nun of the Daughters of Charity of Saint Vincent de Paul, born in 1887 in Postojna. She died in 1944 in Šibenik and is currently recognized as a Servant of God.

1928–2002 · Contemporary

Phanxicô Xaviê Nguyễn Văn Thuận, also known as Francis-Xavier Nguyễn Văn Thuận , was a Vietnamese cardinal in the Catholic Church. He was a nephew of South Vietnam's first president, Ngô Đình Diệm, and of Archbishop Ngô Đình Thục.

1890–1936 · Contemporary · Missionary Sons of the Immaculate Heart of Mary

Nicasio Sierra Ucar, C.M.F. (Cascante, October 11, 1890 – Barbastro, August 12, 1936), was a Spanish priest of Basque origin who was martyred in Barbastro during the Spanish Civil War and is venerated as a blessed by the Catholic Church.

1863–1936 · Contemporary

Niceta Plaja Xitra de San Prudencia (born October 31, 1863, in Torrent; died November 24, 1936, in Paterna) was a Spanish nun of the Carmelite Sisters of Charity, a martyr, and a blessed of the Catholic Church.

1877–1955 · Contemporary

Nicholas is a male name, the Anglophone version of an ancient Greek name in use since antiquity, and cognate with the modern Greek Νικόλαος, Nikolaos. It originally derived from a combination of two Greek words meaning 'victory' and 'people'.

1895–1944 · Contemporary

Nicholas Bunkerd Kitbamrung (Thai: นิโคลาส บุญเกิด กฤษบำรุง; RTGS: Bunkoet Kritbamrung; 31 January 1895 – 12 January 1944) was a Thai Catholic priest.

1884–1959 · Contemporary · Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer

Nicholas Charnetsky, Mykolai Charnetskyi or Mykolay Charnetsky (Ukrainian: Миколай Чарнецький; December 14, 1884 – April 2, 1959) also known as Nicholas of Volyn ((Ukrainian: Миколай Волинський) was a member of the Redemptorists (Congregation of the Holy Redeemer), a religious co…

1868–1918 · Contemporary

Nicholas II (Nikolai Alexandrovich Romanov; 18 May [O.S. 6 May] 1868 – 17 July 1918) was Emperor of Russia, King of Congress Poland, and Grand Duke of Finland from 1 November 1894 until his abdication in 1917.

1836–1912 · Contemporary

Nicholas (Kasatkin), Equal-to-the-Apostles, Archbishop of Japan, born Ivan Dmitrovich Kasatkin (Russian: Иван Дмитриевич Касаткин; 13 August [O.S. 1 August] 1836 – 16 February 1912) was a Russian Orthodox priest, monk, and bishop.

1904–1998 · Contemporary

Nicola Riezzo (11 December 1904 - 20 August 1998) was an Italian Roman Catholic prelate who served as the Archbishop of Otranto from 1969 until his retirement in 1981.

1882–1958 · Contemporary · Order of Friars Minor Capuchin

Nicola da Gesturi (4 August 1882 – 8 June 1958), born Giovanni Angelo Salvatore Medda, was an Italian Roman Catholic and a professed member of the Order of Friars Minor Capuchin. Throughout his life he encouraged and led charitable works in Sardinia.

1945–1980 · Contemporary

Nicolás Castro was born in 1945 and died in 1980. A citizen of Guatemala, he has reached the status of beatification.

1943–1964 · Contemporary · Clerics Regular of the Ministers of the Sick

Venerable Nicola D'Onofrio (24 March 1943 – 12 June 1964) was a Catholic Seminarian and member of the Camillian order from Abruzzo, Italy who was declared Venerable by Pope Francis in 2013.

1893–1936 · Contemporary · Passionists

Vicente Díez Tejerina (Herreruela de Castillería, February 17, 1893 – Manzanares, July 23, 1936), better known by his religious name Nicéforo de Jesús y María, was a Catholic Passionist priest who was executed by firing squad in 1936 during the religious persecution that broke ou…

1876–1937 · Contemporary

Born in 1876 in Pokrov, Nikita was an Eastern Orthodox priest and bishop in the Soviet Union. He died in 1937 at the Butovo firing range and is recognized as a hieromartyr.

1871–1919 · Contemporary

Nikodim is a masculine given name. It is a variant of the given name Nicodemus. Notable people withe the name include:

1859–1919 · Contemporary

Orthodox priest and martyr (1859–1919)

1885–1938 · Contemporary

Nikolai Pospelov was a Christian minister born in 1885 in the Russian Empire. He died in 1938 at the Butovo firing range, where he was executed by shooting and subsequently buried. He is recognized as a hieromartyr within Eastern Orthodoxy.

1881–1956 · Contemporary

Nikolaj Velimirović (Serbian Cyrillic: Николај Велимировић; 4 January 1881 [O.S. 23 December 1880] – 18 March [O.S. 5 March] 1956) was a Serbian Orthodox prelate who served as Bishop of Ohrid and Žiča from 1920 to 1956.

1898–1945 · Contemporary

Nikolaus Gross (German: Groß) (30 September 1898 – 23 January 1945) was a German Roman Catholic layman and trade unionist. Gross first worked in crafts requiring skilled labor before becoming a coal miner like his father while joining a range of trade union and political movement…

1875–1941 · Contemporary

Nikolai Vasilyevich Krylov (April 26 (May 8), 1875, Petrovskoye, Vereysky Uyezd, Moscow Governorate — night of December 11–12, 1941, Karaganda Region) was a protopresbyter. He was canonized by the Russian Orthodox Church in 2000.

1876–1937 · Contemporary

Nikolay Vladimirovich Vinogradov (Russian: Николай Владимирович Виноградов; 22 April 1947 – 12 June 2025) was a Russian politician who was the governor of Vladimir Oblast. In 1973, Vinogradov joined the Communist Party of the Soviet Union.

1862–1918 · Contemporary

Nikolai Ivanovich Lyubomudrov (April 11 [23], 1862, Yurkino village, Yaroslavl Governorate — October 20 [November 2], 1918, Latskoye village, Yaroslavl Governorate) was an Orthodox priest and a saint of the Russian Orthodox Church, canonized as a hieromartyr in 2000 for universal…

1888–1931 · Contemporary

Saint Nikon of Optina (born Nikolai Mitrofanovich Belyaev; September 26, 1888 – August 8, 1931) was a hieromonk of the Russian Orthodox Church and the last clergyman of the Optina Monastery before its closure and destruction during the Soviet era.

1979–1993 · Contemporary

Niña Ruiz Abad (October 31, 1979 – August 16, 1993) was a Filipino Catholic girl widely known as "the girl who always wore a rosary". She is in the process of being canonized, and is currently a Servant of God.

1829–1911 · Contemporary · Passionists

Venerable Norbert Cassinelli was a Catholic priest and member of the Passionists born in Carasco in 1829. A citizen of the Kingdom of Italy, he died in Recanati in 1911 and is buried in the Civic Cemetery of Recanati.

1910–1942 · Contemporary · Teutonic Order

Norbert Klement was a Catholic priest and monk of the Teutonic Order, born in 1910 in Trutnov. He died in 1942 in Drage and is currently recognized as a Servant of God.

1835–1921 · Contemporary

Nuhu Mbogo Kyabasinga (1835–1921) was a prince of the Buganda Kingdom, known for his prominent role in the Muslim community of Uganda. He was born to Kabaka (king) SSuuna Kalema II and his wife Kubina and was a notable figure during his time.

1868–1938 · Contemporary

Nikodim (Russian: Никодим; born Nikolai Vasilyevich Krotkov (Russian: Николай Васильевич Кротков); 29 November [O.S. 17 November] 1868 – 21 August 1938) was a bishop of the Russian Orthodox Church, later the Archbishop of Kostroma and Galich.

1877–1949 · Contemporary

Nykyta Budka (Ukrainian: Никита Будка aka Nikita, Mykyta, or Nicetas Budka; June 7, 1877 in Dobromirka, Austria-Hungary – October 1, 1949 in Karaganda, USSR) was a Austro-Hungarian-born priest of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church who lived and worked in Austria-Hungary, Canada,…

1894–1936 · Contemporary

Octavia Iglesias Blanco was a Spanish nurse born in 1894 in Astorga. She died in 1936 in Puerto de Somiedo as one of the Spanish martyrs of the 20th century and is buried in Astorga Cathedral. She has been beatified as a blessed.

1879–1958 · Contemporary · Salesians of Don Bosco

Octavio Ortiz Arrieta (19 April 1879 – 1 March 1958) was a Peruvian Roman Catholic Church prelate and a professed member of the Salesians of Don Bosco who served as the Bishop of Chachapoyas from 1921 until his death.

1932–1995 · Contemporary · Little Sisters of the Sacred Heart

Odette Prévost (17 July 1932 – 10 November 1995) was a French Roman Catholic nun, who was working as a teacher and a librarian when she was killed in Algiers en route to Mass. She is recognized as a martyr and was proclaimed blessed on 8 December 2018.

1930–1939 · Contemporary

Odette Vidal de Oliveira, born Odette Vidal Cardoso (15 September 1930 – 25 November 1939), was a Brazilian girl who is being considered for beatification by the Roman Catholic Church.

1907–1944 · Contemporary

Odoardo Focherini (sometimes referred to as Edward Focherini; 6 June 1907 – 27 December 1944) was an Italian Roman Catholic journalist. He issued false documents to Jews during World War II in order for them to escape the Nazi regime but was arrested and sent to a concentration c…

1871–1973 · Contemporary

Saint Olga Lozhkina was a nun born in 1871 in the Russian Empire. She died in 1973 and is buried at the Kalitnikovskoye Cemetery.

1916–1979 · Contemporary

Olinka "Olga" Arrsamquq Michael (Russian: Ольга Аррсамкук Майкл; née Arrsamquq, (1916-02-03)February 3, 1916 – (1979-11-08)November 8, 1979), known as Olga Michael, Olga of Alaska, Olga of Kwethluk, or Matushka Olga (Russian: матушка Ольга), was a Native American Eastern Orthodox…

1913–1936 · Contemporary

Olga Pérez-Monteserín Núñez was born in Paris in 1913 to parents Demetrio Monteserín and Carmen Núñez Goy. A Spanish citizen and nurse, she died in 1936 at Puerto de Somiedo as one of the Spanish martyrs of the 20th century.