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1660–1700 · Modern

John the Baptist, born Juan Bautista (c. 1660 in San Francisco Cajonos, Mexico; died September 16, 1700, in Santo Domingo Xagacía), was an indigenous acolyte, judge, mayor, Christian martyr, and a blessed of the Roman Catholic Church. He was of Zapotec descent.

1801 · Modern

Juliane Kim Yeon-i was a Korean Christian laywoman and martyr who was beheaded on July 2, 1801, in Seoul. Her martyrdom is recognized by the Catholic Church, and she is titled Venerable. She was later beatified by Pope Francis on August 16, 2014.

1732–1794 · Modern

Julien-François Morin de la Girardière (born December 14, 1735, in Saint-Fraimbault-de-Prières near Mayenne; died January 21, 1794, in Laval, Mayenne department) was a French priest who was sentenced to death and guillotined during the French Revolution.

1737–1792 · Modern · Congregation of Jesus and Mary

Karol Jeremiasz Bérauld du Pérou was a Catholic priest, vicar general, and member of the Society of Jesus and the Congregation of Jesus and Mary. Born in Meursac in 1737, he died in 1792 at the Carmes Prison. He is recognized as a blessed.

1797–1879 · Modern · School Sisters of Notre Dame

Karolina Gerhardinger (20 June 1797 – 9 May 1879) (also known as Mother Maria Theresia of Jesus) was a German Roman Catholic religious sister who founded the School Sisters of Notre Dame.

1823–1871 · Modern · Congregation of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary

The Massacre in the Rue Haxo (French: le massacre de la rue Haxo) was a massacre of priests and gendarmes by communards during the semaine sanglante ("bloody week") at the end of the Paris Commune in May 1871.

1750–1799 · Modern

Lawrence Pak Chwi-deuk (Korean: 박취득 라우렌시오; born c. 1766 in Myeoncheon, in the then-province of Chungcheong, Korea; died April 3, 1799, in Hongju, Chungcheong Province) was a Korean martyr and a blessed of the Catholic Church.

1675–1716 · Modern · Franciscans

Johannes Laurentius Weiss (religious name Liberat) and his two companions Michele Pio Fasoli and Antonio Francesco Marzorati (religious name Samuele) were German and Italian priests of the Order of Friars Minor. All of them were missionaries.

1782–1856 · Modern · Passionists

Lorenzo Maria of Saint Francis Xavier (30 October 1782 – 12 June 1856) – born Lorenzo Salvi – was an Italian Roman Catholic priest and a professed member of the Passionists.

1717–1792 · Modern

Louis-Laurent Gaultier (born March 13, 1717, in Bazouges-la-Pérouse, died September 2, 1792, in Paris) was a blessed of the Catholic Church, a martyr, and a victim of the persecution of Catholics during the French Revolution. He joined the Society of Jesus in 1737.

1673–1716 · Modern · Third Order of Saint Dominic

Louis-Marie Grignion de Montfort, SMM was a French Catholic priest known for his influence on Catholic Mariology. He wrote a number of books that went on to become classic Catholic titles, including Secret of the Rosary and True Devotion to Mary, and influenced several popes.

1809–1890 · Modern

Louis-Antoine-Rose Ormières Lacase (14 July 1809 - 16 January 1890) was a French Roman Catholic priest from the Diocese of Carcassonne and the founder of the Sisters of the Guardian Angel - an order dedicated to the care of children and the educational needs of the poor.

1744–1794 · Modern · Congregation of St. Maur

Louis-François Lebrun was a French Catholic monk of the Benedictine Congregation of St. Maur who served as a prior. Born in Rouen in 1744, he died in Rochefort in 1794. He is recognized as a blessed.

1801–1868 · Modern

Louis-Édouard Cestac (6 January 1801 – 27 March 1868) was a French Roman Catholic priest and alongside his sister Marie-Louise-Élise co-founded the Serviteurs de Marie.

1789–1866 · Modern

Luca Passi (22 January 1789 – 18 April 1866) was an Italian priest and the founder of the Teaching Sisters of Saint Dorothy. Two brothers of his were priests – following the example of their paternal uncle – and Passi himself moved to Venice in order to dedicate himself to both h…

1751–1801 · Modern

Lucas Hong Nak-min was born in 1751 and was a member of the Catholic Church. He died by decapitation in Seoul in 1801. He is recognized as a blessed.

1801–1839 · Modern

Lucy Pak Hui-sun was a Korean Christian laywoman, martyr, and saint, born in 1801 in Seoul, Korea, and beheaded on May 24, 1839, near Seoul. Recognized as a martyr and beatified in 1925 by Pope Pius XI, she was solemnly canonized in Seoul by John Paul II on May 6, 1984, along wit…

1750–1801 · Modern

Lucia Yun Un-hye (born in Hangamgae, Korea; died May 14, 1801, in Seoul) was a Korean martyr and a blessed of the Catholic Church. Lucia Yun Un-hye was born in Hangamgae in Gyeonggi Province, Korea. At a young age, she was introduced to the catechism by her mother.

1780–1801 · Modern

Lucy Yun Un-hye was a Korean Christian laywoman and martyr, born in Gyeonggi, Korea, who was beheaded on May 14, 1801, in Seoul. Her martyrdom is recognized by the Catholic Church; she was declared venerable and subsequently beatified by Pope Francis on August 16, 2014.

1650–1724 · Modern

Ludovico Sabbatini (30 August 1650 – 11 June 1724) was an Italian priest and religious educator, who was beatified by the Catholic Church in 1765. He is venerated on 11 June, the day of his death.

1801–1879 · Modern

Luigi Biraghi (2 November 1801 – 11 August 1879) was an Italian Roman Catholic priest who served in his home of Milan. Biraghi later went on to establish his own religious congregation known as the Sisters of Saint Marcellina.

1817–1897 · Modern

Luigi Caburlotto (7 June 1817 – 9 July 1897) was an Italian priest and was the founder of the Daughters of Saint Joseph. Caburlotto was cleared for beatification in 2014 after a miracle was found to have been attributed to his intercession and he was beatified on 16 May 2015 in…

1808–1840 · Modern

Magdalena Yi Jo-i was born in 1808 and died in 1840 by decapitation. She is recognized as a blessed.

1826–1883 · Modern · Order of Friars Minor

Mamerto Esquiú Medina (11 May 1826 – 10 January 1883) - born Mamerto de la Ascensión Esquiú - was an Argentine Roman Catholic professed member from the Order of Friars Minor and the Bishop of Córdoba from 1880 until his death.

1801–1880 · Modern · Congregation of the Mission

Marcantonio (Mark Anthony) Durando (22 May 1801 – 10 December 1880) was an Italian Roman Catholic priest and a professed member of the Congregation of the Mission in an effort to follow the teachings of Vincent de Paul – an ardent focus of his life and pastoral career.

1751–1794 · Modern

Marcel Gaucher de La Biche de Reignefort was a Catholic priest and missionary born in Limoges in 1751. He died in 1794 at the Martyrs of Rochefort and is recognized as a blessed.

1810–1871 · Modern

The Massacre in the Rue Haxo (French: le massacre de la rue Haxo) was a massacre of priests and gendarmes by communards during the semaine sanglante ("bloody week") at the end of the Paris Commune in May 1871.

1749–1801 · Modern

Marcellinus Choe Chang-ju was a member of the Catholic Church born in 1749. He died by decapitation in 1801 and is recognized as a blessed.

1868 · Modern

Margarita Oh was a member of the Catholic Church who died in 1868. She is recognized as a blessed.

1806–1855 · Modern · Benedictines

Maria Adeodata Pisani, OSB (29 December 1806 – 25 February 1855) was a Maltese Catholic Benedictine nun at St Peter's monastery in Mdina, Malta. Pope John Paul II beatified Pisani on 9 May 2001.

1809–1890 · Modern · Sisters of Saint Ann

Marie Anne Blondin, SSA (18 April 1809 – 2 January 1890) was a Canadian Catholic teacher who founded the Sisters of Saint Anne in 1850 and dedicated herself to educating the rural population of the Province of Canada. She was beatified in 2001 by Pope John Paul II.

1829–1891 · Modern

Maria Anna Sala (21 April 1829 – 24 November 1891) was an Italian Roman Catholic professed religious who was a member of the Sisters of Saint Marcellina. She served throughout her life as an educator across the northern Italian cities and carried out her work in the name of God.

1843–1899 · Modern · Franciscans

Maria Clara of the Child Jesus (15 June 1843 – 1 December 1899) — born Libânia do Carmo Galvão Mexia de Moura Telles de Albuquerque was a Portuguese religious sister in the Roman Catholic Church who established the Franciscan Hospitaller Sisters of the Immaculate Conception in Li…

1789–1868 · Modern · Sisters Ministers of the Infirm of Saint Camillus de Lellis

Maria Domenica Brun Barbantini (17 January 1789 - 22 May 1868) was an Italian Roman Catholic professed religious and the founder of the Camillian Sisters Ministers of the Sick.

1782–1824 · Modern

Maria Luisa of Spain was a Spanish infanta, daughter of King Charles IV and Maria Luisa of Parma. In 1795, she married her first cousin Louis of Bourbon-Parma, heir apparent to the Duchy of Parma.

1687–1737 · Modern · Capuchin Poor Clares

Maria Maddalena Martinengo (5 October 1687 – 27 July 1737), born Margherita Martinengo, was an Italian Roman Catholic professed nun of the order of the Capuchin Poor Clare nuns.

1770–1824 · Modern · Third Order of Saint Francis

Caterina Sordini (16 April 1770 – 29 November 1824) was an Italian Roman Catholic professed religious that established the Sisters of Perpetual Adoration, in latin Adoratrices Perpetuae Sanctissimi Sacramenti, devoted to the Eucharist.

1817–1872 · Modern

Maria Luise Merkert (21 September 1817 in Neisse, Prussia - 14 November 1872 in Neisse) was a German Roman Catholic professed religious and the co-foundress of the Sisters of Saint Elizabeth.

1807–1890 · Modern

Maria Repetto (1 November 1807 – 5 January 1890) was an Italian Roman Catholic professed religious from the Sisters of Our Lady of Refuge in Mount Calvary.

1825–1889 · Modern · Carmelites

Maria Scrilli, religious name Maria Teresa of Jesus, (15 May 1825 – 14 November 1889) was an Italian religious sister who established the Sisters of Our Lady of Mount Carmel. Scrilli became a noted educator and opened several schools.

1782–1876 · Modern

Jeanne Haze (27 February 1782 – 7 January 1876), also known by her religious name Marie-Thérèse of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, was a Belgian Roman Catholic professed religious and the foundress of the Daughters of the Cross.

1825–1888 · Modern · Third Order of Saint Francis

Anna Maria Katherina Scherer (31 October 1825 – 16 June 1888) was a Swiss religious sister and the co-founder of the Sisters of Mercy of the Holy Cross. She founded that congregation alongside the Capuchin priest Theodosius Florentini.

1754–1794 · Modern

Marie Anne Pichery was born in 1754 in Chalonnes-sur-Loire and died in 1794 in Angers. She is recognized as blessed.

1684–1759 · Modern

Marie Louise Trichet, also known as Marie-Louise de Jésus (1684–1759), was a French Catholic figure who, with Louis de Montfort, founded the Congregation of religious women called Daughters of Wisdom and since the age of seventeen devoted her life to caring for the poor and the s…

1653–1744 · Modern · Dominican Order

Marie Poussepin (14 October 1653 – 24 January 1744) was a French Dominican who founded the congregation of the Dominican Sisters of Charity of the Presentation.

1811–1849 · Modern · Sisters of the Holy Names of Jesus and Mary

Marie-Rose Durocher, SNJM (6 October 1811 – 6 October 1849) was a Canadian Catholic religious sister who founded the Sisters of the Holy Names of Jesus and Mary. She was beatified in 1982.

1841–1884 · Modern

Marie Deluil-Martiny (28 May 1841 – 27 February 1884), known in religion as Marie of Jesus, was a French Catholic religious sister and the founder of the Daughters of the Heart of Jesus. She was murdered by the convent's gardener in 1884.

1723–1794 · Modern

Marie de La Dive was born in 1723 in Saint-Crespin-sur-Moine, France, and was married to François du Verdier de La Sorinière. She died in Angers in 1794 and is recognized as blessed.

1661–1717 · Modern · Order of Discalced Nuns of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Mount Carmel

Marianna Fontanella, OCD (7 January 1661 – 16 December 1717), also known as Maria degli Angeli or Mary of the Angels, was an Italian Catholic member of the Discalced Carmelites.

1742–1794 · Modern · Order of Discalced Nuns of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Mount Carmel

Born in 1742 in Fresnes-Mazancourt, France, Marie du Saint Esprit was a Catholic nun of the Order of Discalced Nuns of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Mount Carmel. She died by decapitation in Paris in 1794 and is recognized as blessed by the Catholic Church.