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1919–1942 · Contemporary

Edward Klinik (21 July 1919 – 24 August 1942) was a Polish Roman Catholic anti-Nazi resistance fighter. One of the Poznań Five (Poznańska Piątka), he was guillotined in a prison in Dresden for his resistance work.

1890–1924 · Contemporary

Edward Poppe (18 December 1890 – 10 June 1924) was a Belgian Roman Catholic priest who advocated for the frequent reception of the sacraments and established a children's league dedicated to the Eucharist; he was a strong critic of Marxism and materialism as well as rampant secul…

1875–1918 · Contemporary

Ephrem is a masculine given name, a variant spelling of Ephraim (also spelled Efrem, Efreom, Ephraem, Efren or Efrén). It is the name of biblical Ephraim, a son of Joseph and ancestor of the Tribe of Ephraim.

1905–1929 · Contemporary · Franciscans

Egidio Bullesi (24 August 1905 – 25 April 1929) - Egidije Bulešić in Croatian and in religious Ludovico - was an Italian Roman Catholic and a professed member from the Secular Franciscan Order.

1863–1953 · Contemporary

Ekvtime Takaishvili (sometimes anglicised as Euthymius Takaishvili, also spelled Taqaishvili, Georgian: ექვთიმე თაყაიშვილი; 3 January 1862 – 21 February 1953) was a Georgian historian, archaeologist, public benefactor and Eastern Orthodox saint.

1924–1994 · Contemporary

Saint Paisios of Mount Athos ; 7 August [O.S. 25 July] 1924 – 12 July 1994) was a Greek Eastern Orthodox ascetic from Mount Athos, originally from Pharasa, Cappadocia.

1914–2003 · Contemporary

Thaddeus of Vitovnica (Serbian: Тадеј Витовнички, romanized: Tadej Vitovnički; born Tomislav Štrbulović, 10 October 1914 – 13 April 2003), also known as Elder Thaddeus (Serbian: Старац Тадеј, romanized: Starac Tadej) was a Serbian Orthodox archimandrite, starets and author, most…

1895–1961 · Contemporary

Elena Aiello (10 April 1895 – 19 June 1961) was an Italian religious sister and the founder of the Minim Sisters of the Passion of Our Lord Jesus Christ.

1835–1914 · Contemporary

Saint Elena Guerra, OSS (23 June 1835 – 11 April 1914) was an Italian Catholic religious sister who founded the Oblates of the Holy Spirit. Guerra was a strong proponent of the Holy Spirit as a motivation to do pious works.

1924–1944 · Contemporary

Elena Spirgevičiūtė (22 December 1924 – 4 January 1944) was a Lithuanian student. She was shot and killed by Soviet partisans for resisting rape. One of the four men, Alfonsas Čeponis was posthumously recognized as the Hero of the Soviet Union.

1873–1952 · Contemporary

Elena of Montenegro (Serbian: Јелена Петровић Његош / Jelena Petrović Njegoš; 8 January 1873 – 28 November 1952) was Queen of Italy from 29 July 1900 until 9 May 1946 as the wife of King Victor Emmanuel III.

1872–1961 · Contemporary

Elia Dalla Costa (14 May 1872 – 22 December 1961) was an Italian Roman Catholic prelate and cardinal who served as the Archbishop of Florence from 1931 until his death.

1901–1927 · Contemporary · Carmelites

Teodora Fracasso, OCD (17 January 1901 - 25 December 1927) - in religion, Elia di San Clemente - was an Italian Catholic nun in the Carmelites. Fracasso once had the name of "Agnes" during a stint in the Third Order of Saint Dominic.

1843–1931 · Contemporary

Elias Peter Hoayek (Arabic: الياس بطرس الحويّك; 4 December 1843 – 24 December 1931; also spelled Hoyek, Hwayek, Huayek, Juayek, Hawayek, Houwayek) was the 72nd Maronite Catholic Patriarch of Antioch from 1898 until his death in 1931.

1870–1957 · Contemporary · Bridgettines

Maria Elizabeth Hesselblad, OSsS (4 June 1870 – 24 April 1957), was a Swedish Catholic religious sister who founded a new, active, branch of the Bridgettines known as the Bridgettine Sisters.

1866–1914 · Contemporary

Élisabeth Arrighi Leseur (16 October 1866 – 3 May 1914), born Pauline Élisabeth Arrighi, was a French mystic best known for her spiritual diary and the conversion of her husband, Félix Leseur (1861–1950), a medical doctor and well known leader of the French anti-clerical, atheist…

1905–1991 · Contemporary

Elisabetta "Elisa" Martinez DML (25 March 1905 – 8 February 1991) was an Italian Catholic nun and founder of the congregation of the Daughters of Saint Mary of Leuca. She was beatified on June 25, 2023 in Lecce.

1970–2014 · Contemporary

Elisabeta Lazăr (born Rodica Lazăr; 16 July 1970 – 5 June 2014) was a Romanian Orthodox schemanun from Pasărea Monastery. She was born in the rural commune of Moldova-Sulița to her parents Maria and Vasile Lazăr as one of eleven children.

1880–1906 · Contemporary · Order of Discalced Nuns of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Mount Carmel

Elizabeth of the Trinity, OCD (French: Élisabeth de la Trinité), born Élisabeth Catez (18 July 1880 – 9 November 1906), was a French Discalced Carmelite, a mystic, and a spiritual writer.

1875–1936 · Contemporary · Order of Friars Minor Capuchin

Joan Ayats Plantalech (4 June 1875 – 28 July 1936) was a Catalan capuchin friar whose religious name was friar Eloi de Bianya. He died as a martyr after declaring that he was a friar and he is considered as a blessed by the Catholic Church.

1882–1928 · Contemporary · Order of St. Augustine

Mateo Elías Nieves Castillo (21 September 1882 – 10 March 1928) was a Mexican Roman Catholic priest who was also a member of the Order of Saint Augustine who assumed the name of Elias del Socorro when he became a member of the order.

1916–1951 · Contemporary

Emil Joseph Kapaun (April 20, 1916 – May 23, 1951) was an American Catholic priest and United States Army captain who served as a chaplain during World War II and the Korean War.

1887–1942 · Contemporary

Emil Szramek (29 September 1887 – 13 January 1942) was a Polish and Roman Catholic priest. He graduated from the University of Wrocław. He died in a Nazi concentration camp at Dachau. He is one of the 108 Martyrs of World War II who were beatified in 1999 by Pope John Paul II.

1928–1999 · Contemporary

Emiliano Tardif (June 6, 1928, in the City of St-Zacharie, Quebec, Canada – June 8, 1999) was a missionary who is in the process of being beatified. Emiliano Tardif was born on June 6, 1928, in Quebec, Canada.

1914–1955 · Contemporary

Eurythimia Üffing (born as Emma Üffing, 8 April 1914 – 9 September 1955) was a German religious sister of the Sisters of Charity of the Blessed Virgin and Our Lady of Sorrows. She was beatified on 7 October, 2001.

1836–1909 · Contemporary · Diocesan Labour Priests of the Sacred Heart of Jesus

Manuel Domingo y Sol (1 April 1836 - 25 January 1909) was a Spanish Roman Catholic priest and the founder of the Pontifical Spanish College in Rome and the religious order known as the Diocesan Labour Priests of the Sacred Heart of Jesus (1883).

1911–1945 · Contemporary

Engelmar Unzeitig , born Hubert Unzeitig, was a German Roman Catholic priest who died in the Dachau Concentration Camp during World War II on the charge of being a priest.

1891–1951 · Contemporary

Enrichetta Alfieri (23 February 1891 – 23 November 1951), born Maria Angela Domenica Alfieri, was an Italian Roman Catholic religious sister and a member of the Sisters of Divine Charity.

1923–1976 · Contemporary

Enrique Ángel Angelelli Carletti (17 July 1923 – 4 August 1976) was a bishop of the Catholic Church in Argentina who was assassinated during the Dirty War for his involvement with social issues.

1921–1962 · Contemporary

Enrique Ernesto Shaw (26 February 1921 – 27 August 1962) was an Argentine Roman Catholic businessman. He was born in France and later emigrated to Argentina where he served in the marines.

1929–1993 · Contemporary

Enzo Boschetti (19 November 1929 – 15 February 1993) – once known as Giuliano in the religious life – was an Italian Roman Catholic priest and the founder of the Casa del Giovane.

1912–1998 · Contemporary

Saint Ephraim of Katounakia or Efrem/Ephraim Katounakiotis (Greek: Εφραίμ Κατουνακιώτης; born Evangelos Papanikitas (Ευάγγελος Παπανικήτας; 6 December 1912 – 27 February 1998) was a Greek Orthodox monk who lived on Mount Athos.

1870–1915 · Contemporary

Yervant Srmakeshkhanlian (Armenian: Երուանդ Սրմաքէշխանլեան; 1870 – 1915), known by his pen name Erukhan (Armenian: Երուխան) or Yerukhan, was an Armenian writer of late 19th and early 20th centuries. He was killed during the Armenian genocide.

1949–1994 · Contemporary · Sisters Augustines Missionaries

Esther Paniagua Alonso was a Spanish nun, born in Izagre (León, Spain), on June 7, 1949, daughter of Nicasio Paniagua and Dolores Alonso, and member of the congregation of Augustinian missionaries. As a nurse, she was sent to Algeria where she worked in Bab El Oued, in Algiers.

1900–1952 · Contemporary · Passionists

Eugene Bossilkov, CP (born Vincent Bossilkov 16 November 1900 – 11 November 1952) was a Bulgarian Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Nicopolis from 1947 until his execution by Bulgaria's communist regime in 1952. He was a member of the Passionists.

1865–1918 · Contemporary

Yevgeny Sergeyevich Botkin (Russian: Евгений Сергеевич Боткин; 27 March 1865 – 17 July 1918), commonly known as Eugene Botkin, was the court physician since 1908 for Tsar Nicholas II and Tsarina Alexandra.

1845–1900 · Contemporary

Eugenia Maria Ravasco (4 January 1845 - 30 December 1900) was an Italian Roman Catholic nun of the Ravasco Institute that she herself had established - the order was also known as the Daughters of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary and was founded in the Archdiocese of Genoa whe…

1880–1936 · Contemporary · Order of Friars Minor Capuchin

José María of Manila (Spanish: José María de Manila : 5 September 1880 – 17 August 1936) was a Criollo Catholic priest and friar of the Order of Friars Minor Capuchin.

1876–1904 · Contemporary

Eugénie Joubert (11 February 1876 – 2 July 1904) was a French Roman Catholic professed religious from the Sisters of the Holy Family of the Sacred Heart.

1877–1952 · Contemporary

Euphrasia Eluvathingal (born Rosa Eluvathingal; 17 October 1877 – 29 August 1952) was an Indian Carmelite nun of the Syro-Malabar Church, which is an Eastern Catholic Church in Kerala.

1866–1932 · Contemporary

Eurosia Fabris, TOSF, also known as "Mamma Rosa", (27 September 1866 – 8 January 1932), was an Italian member of the Third Order of Saint Francis in the Roman Catholic Church. She was beatified in 2005.

1899–1935 · Contemporary · Salesians of Don Bosco

Eusebia Palomino Yenes (15 December 1899 – 10 February 1935) was a Spanish Roman Catholic professed religious and a professed member of the Salesian Sisters of Don Bosco.

1867–1946 · Contemporary

Joseph Kugler, OH (15 January 1867 - 10 June 1946) was a German Roman Catholic professed religious of the Brothers Hospitallers of Saint John of God. Kugler entered the congregation in 1893 and assumed his religious name Eustachius upon admittance into the novitiate.

1890–1943 · Contemporary

Eustáquio van Lieshout, SSCC (also Eustachius or Eustache; 3 November 1890 – 30 August 1943) was a Dutch Catholic missionary priest in Brazil from the Congregation of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary.

1931–1999 · Contemporary

Evmenios Saridakis (Greek: Ευμένιος Σαριδάκης), Evmenios the New or Evmenios the Leper was a Greek Orthodox elder in Athens who lived from 1 January 1931 to 23 May 1999. He was canonized as a saint in the Orthodox Church on 14 April 2022.

1848–1906 · Contemporary · Order of Augustinian Recollects

Ezequiél Moreno y Díaz OAR was a Spanish Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Pasto from 1895 to 1906. He was a member of the Order of Augustinian Recollects and previously served as a missionary to the Philippines and as Vicar Apostolic of Casanare in Colombia.

1884–1946 · Contemporary · Congregation of Marian Fathers

Fabian Ivanovich Abrantovich (Fabijan Abrantovič; Chinese: 龐懷德, Belarusian: Фабія́н Я́навіч Абранто́віч, Russian: Фабиа́н Ива́нович Абранто́вич, Polish: Fabian Abrantowicz; September 14, 1884 – January 2, 1946) was a prominent religious and civic leader from Belarus.

1831–1925 · Contemporary · Piarists

Manuel Míguez González (24 March 1831 – 8 March 1925) – in religion Faustino of the Incarnation – was a Spanish priest and a professed member of the Piarists, as well as the founder of the Daughters of the Divine Shepherdess – better known as the Calasanzian Institute.

1898–1991 · Contemporary

Felice Tantardini (28 June 1898 - 23 March 1991) was an Italian Roman Catholic religious brother from the Pontifical Institute for Foreign Missions (PIME) who served in the Burmese missions.

1895–1934 · Contemporary · Cistercians

Felix Maria Ghebreamlak, O.Cist, (23 June 1895 – 8 June 1934) was an Eritrean monk and priest of the Ethiopian Catholic Church who worked to bring the Cistercian Order to his homeland. A process seeking his canonization is underway.