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1801–1890 · Modern · Oratory of Saint Philip Neri

John Henry Newman C.O. (21 February 1801 – 11 August 1890) was an English Catholic theologian, academic, philosopher, historian, writer, and poet. He was previously an Anglican priest, and after his conversion to Catholicism, became a cardinal.

1654–1734 · Modern · Franciscans

John Joseph of the Cross, OFM (born Carlo Gaetano Calosinto; 15 August 1654 – 5 March 1739) was an Italian Catholic priest and professed member of the Order of Friars Minor who hailed from the island of Ischia.

1811–1860 · Modern · Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer

John Nepomucene Neumann CSsR (German: Johann Nepomuk Neumann, Czech: Jan Nepomucký Neumann, Latin: Ioannes Nepomucenus Neumann; March 28, 1811 – January 5, 1860) was a Bohemian-born American prelate of the Catholic Church.

1790–1839 · Modern

John Pak Hu-jae (1798 or 1799 – September 3, 1839) was a Korean martyr and a saint of the Catholic Church. John Pak Hu-jae was the son of the Catholic martyr Lawrence Pak. He moved with his family to Seoul, where he earned a living making straw shoes.

1801 · Modern

John Won Gyeong-do was a member of the Catholic Church who died in 1801. He was executed by decapitation and is recognized as a blessed.

1794–1868 · Modern

John Yi Jeong-sik was born in 1794 and died in 1868. A member of the Catholic Church, he is recognized as a blessed.

1810–1840 · Modern

Saint John Yi Mun-u (1810 in Incheon, Korea – February 1, 1840, in Tangkogae, now part of Seoul) was a saint of the Catholic Church and a martyr. John Yi Mun-u was born in Incheon, Gyeonggi Province, into a noble Catholic family.

1823–1867 · Modern

John Yi Yun-il (1822 – January 21, 1867) was a Korean Catholic who was killed during the 19th-century Korean persecution of Christians. He was a family man who made his living as a farmer and who also served as a catechist, i.e. a teacher of Christian religion.

1805–1862 · Modern

John Zhang Tianshen was born in 1805 in Kaiyang County. A member of the Catholic Church, he died by decapitation in Kaiyang County in 1862. He is recognized as a Catholic saint and blessed.

1795–1867 · Modern

John of Sviatohirsk (secular name Ivan Kryukov; September 20, 1795, Kursk — August 11, 1867, Sviatohirsk Lavra) was a monk of the Sviatohirsk Lavra and a recluse.

1651–1715 · Modern

John of Tobolsk (Russian: Иоанн Тобольский; 1651–1715), born Ioann Maksimovich Vasilkovskiy (Russian: Иоанн Максимович Васильковский; Ukrainian: Іван Максимович Васильківський, romanized: Ivan Maksymovych Vasylkivskyi) was a teacher, writer and clergyman of Ukrainian Cossack orig…

1690–1730 · Modern

John the Russian (Russian: Иоанн Русский; c. 1690 – 9 June [O.S. 27 May] 1730) was a Russian Orthodox slave who is venerated as a saint in the Eastern Orthodox Church.

1820–1893 · Modern · Secular Order of Discalced Carmelites

Josefa Naval Girbés (11 December 1820 – 24 February 1893) was a Spanish Catholic member of the Secular Order of Discalced Carmelites. She worked with cholera patients towards the end of her life which, along with her heart condition, contributed to her death in 1893.

1811–1871 · Modern · Order of Friars Minor Capuchin

Josep Tous Soler (31 March 1811 - 27 February 1871) was a Spanish Roman Catholic priest and a professed member of the Order of Friars Minor Capuchin - a branch of the Franciscan Order.

1811–1860 · Modern · Third Order of Saint Francis

Joseph Cafasso (Italian: Giuseppe Cafasso; 15 January 1811 – 23 June 1860) was an Italian Catholic priest who was a significant social reformer in Turin. He was one of the so-called "Social Saints" who emerged during that particular era.

1802–1866 · Modern

Joseph Chang Chu-gi was a Korean Christian layman, catechist, martyr, and Catholic saint. He was born in 1802 or 1803 in Suwon, Gyeonggi Province, Korea, and was beheaded for his faith on March 30, 1866, at Galmaemot, near Boryeong, in Chungcheong.

1786–1839 · Modern

Saint Joseph Chang Sŏng-jib (1786–May 26, 1839) was a Korean martyr and a saint of the Catholic Church. Born in Seoul to a non-Christian family, Joseph Chang Sŏng-jib worked in a herbal shop. He was married twice, but both wives died shortly after their marriages.

1848–1866 · Modern

Saint Joseph Cho Yun-ho (1848, Sinchang, Chungcheong, Korea – December 23, 1866, Jeonju) was a Korean Catholic martyr and saint. He was the son of Peter Cho Hwa-sŏ and the grandson of Andrew Cho. Joseph Cho Yun-ho lived with his wife in his parents' home.

1836–1866 · Modern

Joseph Han Won-so (Korean: 한재권 요셉) (born 1836 in Chungcheong Province, Korea; died December 13, 1866, in Jeonju, Korea) was a Korean catechist, martyr, and saint of the Catholic Church. He was born in Chungcheong Province.

1763–1838 · Modern · Dominican Order

Saint Joseph Hoàng Lương Cảnh (Vietnamese: Giuse Hoàng Lương Cảnh) (born c. 1763 in Bắc Giang Province, Vietnam – died September 5, 1838, in Bắc Ninh, Vietnam) was a Dominican tertiary, martyr, and saint of the Catholic Church.

1804–1846 · Modern

Joseph Im Ch’i-p’ek (Korean: 임치백 요셉; born 1804 in Korea, died September 20, 1846, in a Seoul prison) was a Korean martyr and a saint of the Catholic Church. Im Ch’i-p’ek was born in a small village near Seoul.

1739–1794 · Modern · Society of Saint-Sulpice

Joseph Juge de Saint-Martin was a Catholic priest and member of the Society of Saint-Sulpice who was born in Limoges in 1739. He died in Rochefort in 1794 and is recognized as a blessed.

1816 · Modern

Joseph Ko Seong-un was a member of the Catholic Church who died by decapitation in Daegu in 1816. He is recognized as a blessed.

1825–1860 · Modern

Saint Joseph Lê Đăng Thị (Vietnamese: Giuse Lê Đăng Thị) (born c. 1825 in Kẻ Văn, Quảng Trị Province, Vietnam – died October 25, 1860, in An Hoà, Quảng Nam Province, Vietnam) was a martyr and a saint of the Catholic Church.

1803–1835 · Modern

Joseph Marchand (17 August 1803 – 30 November 1835) was a French missionary in Vietnam and a member of the Paris Foreign Missions Society. He is now a Catholic saint, celebrated on 30 November. Marchand was born in Passavant, in the Doubs department of France.

1844–1895 · Modern

Giuseppe Marello (known as Joseph Marello in English; 26 December 1844 – 30 May 1895) was an Italian Roman Catholic prelate who served as the Bishop of Acqui from 1889 until his death and was also the founder of the Oblates of Saint Joseph.

1860–1885 · Modern

Joseph Mukasa Balikuddembe (1860 – 15 November 1885) was a Ugandan Catholic martyr and the majordomo at the court of Mwanga II of Buganda, recognized as a saint by the Catholic Church. The Missionaries of Africa came to Uganda in 1879.

1885 · Modern

Joseph Mukasa Balikuddembe (1860 – 15 November 1885) was a Ugandan Catholic martyr and the majordomo at the court of Mwanga II of Buganda, recognized as a saint by the Catholic Church. The Missionaries of Africa came to Uganda in 1879.

1650–1702 · Modern · Oratory of Saint Philip Neri

Joseph Oriol (Catalan: Josep Oriol; Latin: Iosephus Oriol Barcelonensis) (23 November 1650 – 23 March 1702) was a Spanish Roman Catholic priest, and venerated as a saint in the Catholic Church. He was called the "Thaumaturgus of Barcelona".

1720–1794 · Modern

Joseph Pellé (born January 20, 1720, in Laval; died January 21, 1794, in the same city) was a French priest who was sentenced to death and guillotined during the French Revolution. He is venerated as a Blessed in the Roman Catholic Church.

1750–1859 · Modern · Third Order of Saint Dominic

Saint Joseph Phạm Trọng Tả (Vietnamese: Giuse Phạm Trọng Tả) (born c. 1800 in Quần Cống, Nam Định Province, Vietnam – died March 11, 1859, in Nam Định, Vietnam) was a Dominican tertiary, a saint of the Catholic Church, and a martyr.

1737–1811 · Modern · Society of Jesus

Joseph Mary Pignatelli, SJ (Spanish: José María Pignatelli) (27 December 1737 – 15 November 1811) was a Spanish priest who was the unofficial leader of the Jesuits in exile in Sardinia, after the suppression of the Society.

1824–1862 · Modern

Saint Joseph Trần Văn Tuấn (born c. 1824 in Nam Điền, Nam Định Province, Vietnam; died June 7, 1862, in Nam Định, Vietnam) was a martyr and a saint of the Catholic Church. Joseph Trần Văn Tuấn was born in Nam Điền, Nam Định Province. He was married and worked as a farmer.

1843–1862 · Modern

Saint Joseph Túc (Vietnamese: Giuse Túc) (born c. 1843 in Hoàng Xá, Bắc Ninh Province, Vietnam – died June 1, 1862, in the same place) was a martyr and a saint of the Catholic Church. There is some controversy regarding the year of Joseph Túc's birth.

1651–1711 · Modern · Oratory of Saint Philip Neri

Joseph Vaz CO (21 April 1651 – 16 January 1711) was a Oratorian priest and missionary in Dutch Ceylon (now Sri Lanka). Originally from Sancoale in Goa, Portuguese India Vaz arrived in Ceylon during the Dutch occupation, a time when the Dutch had banned Catholicism in Ceylon and i…

1766–1817 · Modern

Joseph Yuan (Chinese name: 袁在德; 1766 – 1817) was a Chinese priest and martyr of the 19th century. He was born in 1766 in Pengshui, Chongqing, Sichuan. His Chinese name was Yuan Zaide.

1754–1815 · Modern

Saint Joseph Zhang Dapeng (Chinese: 聖張大鵬), born in 1754 in Duyun (Guizhou, Qing dynasty) and died on March 12, 1815, in Guiyang in the same province, was a Chinese Catholic martyr and saint. His feast day is March 12.

1831–1861 · Modern

1742–1792 · Modern

Joseph-Marie Gros (23 May 1742, Lyon - 3 September 1792, Paris) was a French secular cleric and clergy deputy to the Estates-General of 1789. After being ordained he received his theology doctorate and taught at the College of Navarre from 10 May 1785.

1823–1891 · Modern

Joseph-Marie Timon-David, SCJ (1823–1891) was a French Catholic priest and founder of the eponymous Timon David Fathers. Joseph-Marie Timon-David was born on 29 January 1823 in Marseille, into a wealthy and deeply Christian family, which had experienced the trials of the French…

1747–1794 · Modern · Franciscans

Joséphine Leroux (23 January 1747 – 23 October 1794), born Anne-Josepha Leroux, was a French Poor Clare, executed during the French Revolution. She was born in Cambrai, France.

1775–1838 · Modern · Dominican Order

Saint José Fernández (born José Fernández de Ventosa; September 3, 1775, in Ventosa de la Cueva, Ávila, Spain; died July 24, 1838, in Nam Định, Vietnam) was a Dominican friar, missionary, martyr, and saint of the Catholic Church. José Fernández came from a religious family.

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…

1820–1889 · Modern

José Olallo Valdés, OH (12 February 1820 – 7 March 1889) was a Cuban professed religious and a professed member from the Brothers Hospitallers of Saint John of God.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.