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1818–1857 · Modern · Dominican Order

José María Díaz Sanjurjo (born in the Province of Lugo, Kingdom of Spain, on October 25, 1818 – died by execution in Nam Dinh, Tonkin, on June 20, 1857) was a 19th-century Spanish Dominican friar and Catholic missionary who became a bishop in Tonkin (modern-day Vietnam) and is co…

1821–1858 · Modern · Dominican Order

Melchior Garcia Sampedro Suarez, also known as Saint Melchior of Quirós and in Spanish as José María Díaz Sanjurjo (born in Quirós, Asturias, Kingdom of Spain, on April 28, 1821 – executed in Nam Dinh, Tonkin, on July 28, 1858), was a 19th-century Spanish Dominican friar and Cath…

1694–1748 · Modern · Dominican Order

John Alcober (Spanish: Juan Alcober Figuera, Chinese name: 费若望; 1694 – October 28, 1748) was a Spanish Dominican friar and missionary in China during the 18th century. He died in 1748 and was ultimately canonized. Alcober was born in Granada, Spain on December 31, 1694.

1796–1840 · Modern

Saint John the Baptist Đinh Văn Thanh (Vietnamese: Gioan Baotixta Đinh Văn Thanh) (born c. 1796 in Nôn Khê, Ninh Bình province, Vietnam – died April 28, 1840, in Ninh Bình, Vietnam) was a catechist, martyr, and saint of the Catholic Church.

1751–1816 · Modern

Julie Billiart, SNDdeN (12 July 1751 – 8 April 1816) was a French Catholic nun, educator, and cofounder of the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur. She was born in Cuvilly, a village in Picardy, in northern France.

1838–1866 · Modern

Saint Just de Bretenières, born Just Ranfer de Bretenières in Chalon-sur-Saône, Saône-et-Loire, on February 28, 1838, and beheaded in Saenamteo near Seoul on March 8, 1866, was a French missionary priest.

1761–1796 · Modern

Juvenaly of Alaska (Russian: Иеромонах Ювена́лий; 1761, Yekaterinburg, Russia – 1796, Kuinerrak, Alaska), Protomartyr of America, was a Russian hieromartyr and member of the first group of Orthodox missionaries who came from the monasteries of Valaam and Konevets to evangelize th…

1765–1840 · Modern · Dominican Order

Joseph Đỗ Quang Hiển, O.P. (Vietnamese: Giuse Đỗ Quang Hiển; born c. 1765 in Quần Anh Hạ, Nam Định Province, Vietnam – died May 9, 1840, in Nam Định, Vietnam) was a Dominican friar, martyr, and saint of the Catholic Church.

1860–1886 · Modern

Charles Lwanga (Luganda: Kaloli Lwanga; 1 January 1860 – 3 June 1886) was a Ugandan convert to the Catholic Church who was martyred with a group of his peers and is revered as a saint by both the Catholic Church and the Anglican Communion.

1871–1899 · Modern · Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer

Kaspar Stanggassinger (12 January 1871 – 26 September 1899) was a German Roman Catholic priest and a professed member of the Redemptorists. His inclination to the priesthood manifested from his childhood and he soon became a seminarian before deciding not be a diocesan priest but…

1828 · Modern

Sargis II Hasan-Jalalyan (Armenian: Սարգիս Բ Հասան-Ջալալյանց, romanized: Sargis II Hasan-J̌alalyancʿ, died 19 December 1828) was the last catholicos of Aghvank (otherwise known as Church of Caucasian Albania, effectively a part of Armenian Church at this time) from 1810 to 1815.

1813–1882 · Modern

George IV Kerestedjian (Armenian: Գևորգ Դ Քերեստեճյան), also known as George IV of Constantinople or Gevork IV Kostandnupolsec‘i (born 1813, died in Etchmiadzin on December 6, 1882), was the Armenian Patriarch of Constantinople from 1856 to 1860, and subsequently Catholicos of th…

1770–1800 · Modern

Konstantinos of Hydra was born in 1770 in Hydra and was a citizen of the Ottoman Empire. He died in 1800 in Rhodes. He is recognized as a canonized saint within Eastern Orthodoxy.

1731–1751 · Modern

Kyranna of Thessaloniki (Greek: Κυράννα; 1731-1751) is an Orthodox Christian saint and new martyr. Her feast day is on 28 February. She was allegedly killed by an Ottoman official, who unsuccessfully attempted to marry her and force her to convert to Islam.

1802–1856 · Modern

Saint Lawrence Nguyễn Văn Hưởng (born c. 1802 in Kẻ Sài, Vietnam; died February 13, 1856, in Ninh Bình, Vietnam) was a priest, martyr, and saint of the Catholic Church.

1796–1839 · Modern

Laurent-Joseph-Marius Imbert (Born: 23 March 1796 – Died: 21 September 1839), affectionately known in Korea as Bishop Laurentius Bum Sehyeong (Korean: 범세형 라우렌시오) was a Roman Catholic French bishop in Asia.

1799–1839 · Modern

Lawrence Han I-hyŏng (Korean: 한이형 라우렌시오; born 1798 or 1799; died September 20, 1846) was a Korean saint of the Catholic Church, a catechist, and a martyr. He was raised in a very religious family.

1840–1862 · Modern

Saint Lawrence Ngôn (Vietnamese: Laurensô Ngôn) (born c. 1840 in Lục Thuỷ, Nam Định Province, Vietnam – died May 22, 1862, in Nam Định, Vietnam) was a martyr and a saint of the Catholic Church.

1650–1707 · Modern

Saint Lawrence of Salamis was an Eastern Orthodox farmer born in Megara in 1650. He died in 1707 and is recognized as a saint.

1676–1751 · Modern · Order of Friars Minor

Leonard of Port Maurice, O.F.M., (Italian: San Leonardo da Porto Maurizio; 20 December 1676 – 26 November 1751) was an Italian Franciscan preacher and ascetic writer. Leonard was born 19 December 1676, the son of Domenico Casanova and Anna Maria Benza.

1760 · Modern

Saint Liu Wenyuan was born in 1760. He is a saint of the Catholic Church.

1784–1849 · Modern

Lodovico Pavoni, FMI (11 September 1784 – 1 April 1849) was an Italian Catholic priest who ministered in Brescia. He paid close attention to the needs of boys and was concerned with their education.

1840–1866 · Modern

Louis Beaulieu (8 October 1840, Langon – 8 March 1866) in Korea, was one of the priests of the Paris Foreign Missions Society who was among the 103 Korean Martyrs. Beaulieu was ordinated on the 21 of May 1864, and left for Korea on 15 July.

1823–1894 · Modern · Carmelites

Louis Martin (22 August 1823 – 29 July 1894) and Azélie-Marie "Zélie" Guérin Martin (23 December 1831 – 28 August 1877) were a French Catholic couple and the parents of five nuns, including Thérèse of Lisieux, a Carmelite canonized by the Catholic Church in 1925, and her elder si…

1820–1885 · Modern

Louise-Thérèse de Montaignac de Chauvance (14 May 1820 - 27 June 1885) was a French Roman Catholic who founded the pious union of the Oblates of the Sacred Heart (fr. Oblates du Coeur de Jésus) in 1874.

1819–1859 · Modern · Third Order of Saint Dominic

Saint Luke Phạm Trọng Thìn (born c. 1819 in Quần Cống, Nam Định Province, Vietnam; died January 13, 1859, in Nam Định, Vietnam) was a Dominican tertiary, a martyr, and a saint of the Catholic Church.

1769–1839 · Modern

Lucie Kim (or Kopch'u) was a Korean Christian laywoman, martyr, and saint, born in 1769 in Seoul, Korea, and died in August or September 1839 in Seoul.

1818–1839 · Modern

Lucy Kim Nusia (Korean: 김 루치아) was a Korean Christian laywoman, martyr, and saint, born in 1818 in Gangcheon, near Seoul, Korea, and died by beheading on July 20, 1839, in Seoul.

1672–1732 · Modern

Lucy Filippini (Italian: Santa Lucia Filippini; 13 January 1672 – 25 March 1732) is venerated as a Catholic saint. With the assistance of Cardinal Giovanni Francesco Barbarigo, Rose Venerini founded schools for young women, especially the poor, in Viterbo.

1815–1862 · Modern

Lucy Yi Zhenmei (December 9, 1815 – February 19, 1862) was a Sichuanese Catholic saint from Mianyang, Sichuan Province, China. She is the lone woman of the five Guizhou Martyrs, a subset of the much larger Martyr Saints of China.

1814–1885 · Modern · Franciscans

Ludovico da Casoria - born Arcangelo Palmentieri - was an Italian Roman Catholic priest and a professed member of the Order of Friars Minor. He was a renowned social reformer who founded both the Grey Friars of Charity and the Grey Sisters of Saint Elizabeth.

1756–1840 · Modern

Saint Luke Vũ Bá Loan (Vietnamese: Luca Vũ Bá Loan) (born c. 1756 in Vietnam – died June 5, 1840, in Ô Cầu Giấy, Vietnam) was a priest, martyr, and saint of the Catholic Church. He decided to dedicate his life to God at a young age. He studied in Phú Đa and Kẻ Bèo.

1813–1866 · Modern

Luke Hwang Sok-tu (Korean: 황석두 루카) was a Korean Christian layman, catechist, martyr, and Catholic saint. Born in 1811 or 1813 in Yŏnp'ung, Chungcheong Province, Korea, he was beheaded for his faith on March 30, 1866, at Galmaemot, near Boryeong, in Chungcheong.

1763–1836 · Modern

Saint Macarius the Protopsaltes (born 1763, Lunca Corbului, Wallachia – died August 30, 1836, Viforâta Monastery, Dâmbovița, Romania) was a Romanian hieromonk, protopsaltes, translator, and theorist of Byzantine chant in Wallachia, considered one of the founders of Romanian Byzan…

1731–1805 · Modern

Macarius of Corinth (also Makarios; born Michael Notaras, Μιχαὴλ Νοταρᾶς; Greek: Μακάριος Κορίνθου; 1731–1805) was Metropolitan bishop of Corinth, was a mystic and spiritual writer who worked to revive and mostly sustain the Eastern Orthodox Church under Turkish rule.

1779–1865 · Modern · Society of the Sacred Heart

Madeleine Sophie Barat, RSCJ, (12 December 1779 – 25 May 1865), was a French religious sister who founded the Society of the Sacred Heart, a worldwide religious institute of educators. Pope Pius XI canonised her in 1925.

1807–1839 · Modern

Madeleine Cho (Korean: Jo Mak-dal-le-na) was a Korean Christian laywoman, martyr, and saint, born around 1807 in Seoul, Korea, and died in September or October 1839 in Seoul.

1783–1839 · Modern

Madeleine Han Yong-i (Korean: 한영이 막달레나) was a Korean Christian laywoman, martyr, and saint, born in 1783 in Korea and beheaded on December 29, 1839, in Seoul.

1773–1839 · Modern

Magdalena Hŏ Kye-im (1773–September 26, 1839) was a Korean martyr and a saint of the Catholic Church. Little is known about her life. She lived in Pongchon with her family. Her children became Catholics, unlike her husband, who was never baptized.

1774–1839 · Modern

Saint Magdalene Kim Ŏb-i (1774–May 24, 1839) was a Korean martyr and a saint of the Catholic Church. Magdalene Kim Ŏb-i was a Catholic from childhood. She wished to remain unmarried and dedicate her life to God, but her non-Catholic parents forced her into marriage.

1796–1839 · Modern

Madeleine Pak Pong-son (Korean: 박봉손 막달레나) was a Korean Christian laywoman, born in 1796 in Seoul, Korea, who was beheaded on September 26, 1839, in Seoul.

1802–1840 · Modern

Madeleine Son So-byog (Korean: Bak Bong-son Magdalena) was a Korean Christian laywoman, born in 1802 in Seoul, Korea, who was beheaded on January 31, 1840, in Seoul.

1811–1839 · Modern

Madeleine Yi Yong-dok (Korean: 이영덕 막달레나) was a Korean Christian laywoman, martyr, and saint, born in 1811 or 1812 in Seoul, Korea, and beheaded on December 29, 1839, near Seoul.

1808–1839 · Modern

Madeleine Yi Yong-hui was a Korean laywoman, martyr, and saint, born in 1808 and died on July 20, 1839. She was beatified on July 5, 1925, by Pius XI and canonized by John Paul II on May 6, 1984, in Seoul. Her feast days are July 20 and September 20.

1688–1737 · Modern

Born in 1688 on Patmos, Makarios Kalogeras served as a hierodeacon and teacher. He died on the island in 1737 and is recognized as an Eastern Orthodox saint.

1789–1840 · Modern · Society of Mary

Marcellin Joseph Benedict Champagnat, FMS (20 May 1789 – 6 June 1840) was a French Catholic priest who founded the Marist Brothers, a religious congregation of brothers devoted to Mary and dedicated to education.

1803 · Modern

Marfa di Suzdal was a citizen of the Russian Empire who died in 1803. She is recognized as a saint.

1788–1856 · Modern

Margherita Occhiena Bosco (1 April 1788 – 25 November 1856) was the mother of John Bosco and worked with the poor and the less fortunate. Pope Benedict XVI proclaimed her to be venerable in 2006.

1815–1879 · Modern · Third Order of Saint Francis

Marguerite Bays, OFS (8 September 1815 – 27 June 1879) was a Swiss seamstress and mystic. She lived a simple life as a member of the Secular Franciscan Order and adapted the tenets of the order's charism into her own life and social apostolate, especially after she was healed of…

1620–1700 · Modern

Marguerite Bourgeoys, CND , was a French religious sister and founder of the Congregation of Notre Dame of Montreal in the colony of New France, now part of Québec, Canada. Born in Troyes, she became part of a sodality, ministering to the poor from outside the convent.