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1763–1825 · Modern · Sisters of Charity of St. Louis

Marie-Louise-Élisabeth de Lamoignon de Molé de Champlâtreux (3 October 1763 – 4 March 1825) - in religion Saint-Louis - was a French Roman Catholic professed religious and the founder of the Sisters of Charity of Saint Louis (1803).

1728–1784 · Modern · Presentation Sisters

Honora "Nano" Nagle (c. 1718 – 26 April 1784) was an Irish Catholic religious sister who served as a pioneer of Catholic education in Ireland despite legal prohibitions.

1832–1869 · Modern · Dominican Order

Narcisa de Jesús Martillo Morán (29 October 1832 – 8 December 1869) was an Ecuadorian virgin and Dominican tertiary in the Roman Catholic Church.

1747–1794 · Modern

Noël Pinot (9 December 1747 – 21 February 1794) was a French refractory priest who was guillotined during the War in the Vendée. He was beatified by the Catholic Church and considered a martyr.

1813–1865 · Modern · Franciscans

Nazju Falzon (1 July 1813 – 1 July 1865) was a Maltese cleric and a professed member from the Secular Franciscan Order. He did not become an ordained priest because he did not feel he was adequate enough for such an honor.

1808–1895 · Modern

Francisca de Paula de Jesus (São João del-Rei, Minas Gerais, 1810 – Baependi, Minas Gerais, 14 June 1895), also known as Nhá Chica ("Aunt Francie" in Portuguese), was a formerly enslaved Afro-Brazilian Catholic laywoman known for her humble life and her dedication to God.

1814–1860 · Modern · First Order of Saint Francis

Nicanor Ascanio was a Spanish Catholic priest, friar, and missionary of the Order of Friars Minor who was born in Villarejo de Salvanés in 1814. He died in Damascus in 1860 and is recognized as a canonized saint of the Catholic Church.

1792–1839 · Modern

Saint Nicholas Bùi Đức Thể (Vietnamese: Nicôla Bùi Đức Thể) (born c. 1792 in Kiên Trung, Nam Định Province, Vietnam – died June 13, 1839, in Thừa Thiên, Vietnam) was a martyr and a saint of the Catholic Church. The exact date of Nicholas Bùi Đức Thể's birth is unknown.

1790–1865 · Modern

Nicola Mazza (10 March 1790 – 2 August 1865) was an Italian Catholic priest known for his work in the African missions of the 19th century. He was dedicated to both the evangelization of Central Africa (he used to be called "Don Congo" due to this) and equal access to a good educ…

1650–1709 · Modern · Order of the Minims

Nicola Saggio was an Italian Roman Catholic professed oblate of the Order of Minims. He was beatified on 17 September 1786 and was canonized as a saint of the Roman Catholic Church on 23 November 2014.

1745–1795 · Modern

Nicolas Tabouillot was a French Catholic priest born in Bar-le-Duc in 1745. He died in 1795 and is recognized as a blessed.

1830–1860 · Modern · Franciscans

Nicolás María Alberca y Torres was a Spanish Catholic priest and Franciscan missionary born in Aguilar de la Frontera in 1830. He died in Damascus in 1860 and is recognized as a Venerable in the Catholic Church.

1792–1864 · Modern

Nicolò Giovanni Battista Olivieri was a Catholic priest and missionary born in Voltaggio in 1792. A citizen of the Kingdom of Italy, he died in Marseille in 1864. He is currently recognized as a Servant of God.

1808–1858 · Modern

Nimatullah Kassab OLM, also known as "Al-Hardini" in reference to his birth village, (1808 – 14 December 1858) was a Lebanese monk, priest and scholar of the Maronite Church. He has been declared a saint by the Catholic Church.

1817–1836 · Modern

Nunzio Sulprizio (13 April 1817 – 5 May 1836) was an Italian Roman Catholic from Pescara who worked as an apprentice blacksmith. He suffered from poor health during his brief life and was considered to those who knew him to be a gentle and pious individual.

1816–1865 · Modern

Paola Elisabetta Cerioli (28 January 1816 – 24 December 1865), born Costanza Cerioli, was an Italian Roman Catholic widow and the founder of both the Institute of Sisters of the Holy Family and the congregation of the Family of Bergamo.

1653–1721 · Modern · Order of Friars Minor

Pacificus of San Severino (1 March 1653 – 24 September 1721), born Carlo Antonio Divini, was an Italian Roman Catholic priest known for being a miracle-worker. He was beatified on 4 August 1786, and canonized as a saint in 1839.

1795–1839 · Modern

Paul Chong Hasang (1794 or 1795–22 September 1839) was a Korean Catholic lay missionary known as one of the Korean Martyrs. His feast day is September 20, and he is also venerated along with the rest of the 103 Korean martyrs on 20 September.

1802–1840 · Modern

Paul Hong Yŏng-ju was born in 1802 in Seosan and served as a Catholic catechist. He died by decapitation in Seoul in 1840. He is recognized as a Catholic saint and blessed.

1796–1840 · Modern

Paul Ho Hyob (Korean: 허협 바오로) was a Korean Christian soldier, martyr, and Catholic saint, born in 1796 in Seoul, Korea, and died in late January or early February 1840 in Seoul.

1826–1859 · Modern

Paul Hạnh (Vietnamese: Phaolô Hạnh) (born 1826 or 1827 in Vietnam – died May 28, 1859, in Saigon, Vietnam) was a saint of the Catholic Church and a martyr. Paul Hạnh was born in 1826 or 1827. After moving to Chợ Quán, he worked as a merchant.

1821–1862 · Modern · Third Order of Saint Francis

Paul Joseph Nardini, (25 July 1821 – 27 January 1862) was a German diocesan priest and the founder of the religious congregation of the Poor Franciscan Sisters of the Holy Family, also commonly known as the Nardini Sisters, or the Mallersdorfer Sisters from the town where they ar…

1778–1818 · Modern

Paul Liu Hanzuo was a Sichuanese Catholic priest of the Paris Foreign Missions Society. He was martyred in 1818 by the Chinese government for being a Christian. He is venerated as a martyr saint in the Catholic Church.

1793–1857 · Modern

Paul Le-Bao-Tinh (also spelled Le-Bao Thin) was a Vietnamese Catholic priest. He lived in the first half of the 19th century and was sentenced to death by Emperor Tu Duc. He was beheaded in 1857.

1838–1861 · Modern

Paul Tchen (Chen Changpin) (April 11, 1838 – July 29, 1861) was a Chinese Catholic saint and martyr, born on April 11, 1838, in Xintian (Guizhou province) and beheaded in Qingyang on July 29, 1861. A seminarian, he was condemned and executed.

1773–1833 · Modern

Paul Tống Viết Bường (c. 1773 – 1833) was a martyr of Vietnam, beheaded on October 23, 1833. He was beatified by Pope Leo XIII in 1900. In 1988, he was canonized by Pope John Paul II.

1792–1862 · Modern

Paul Vũ Văn Dương (also known as Đổng) (Vietnamese: Phaolô Vũ Văn Dương) (born c. 1792 in Vực Đường, Hưng Yên Province, Vietnam – died June 3, 1862, in Nam Định, Vietnam) was a martyr and a saint of the Catholic Church.

1743–1798 · Modern

Paul Yi Do-gi (Korean: 이도기 바오로; born 1743 in Cheongyang, Korea; died July 24, 1798, in Jeongsan) was a Korean martyr and a blessed of the Catholic Church. Yi Do-gi was born in 1743 in Cheongyang. In his hometown, he encountered the Catholic faith and became a Christian.

1759–1791 · Modern

Paul Yun Ji-chung (Korean: 윤지충 바오로) was a Korean Christian layman, Catholic martyr, and blessed. He was born in 1759 in Jinsan, Jeolla Province, Korea, and was beheaded on December 8, 1791, in Jeonju, Jeolla.

1760–1795 · Modern

Paul Yun Yu-il (Korean: 윤유일 바오로; born 1760 in Yeoju, Korea; died June 28, 1795, in Seoul) was a Korean martyr and a blessed of the Catholic Church. Yun Yu-il learned about the Christian faith from Ambrose Kwon Cheol-sin and his younger brother, Francis Xavier Kwon Il-sin.

1694–1775 · Modern · Passionists

Paul of the Cross, CP (Italian: San Paolo della Croce; born Paolo Francesco Danei; 3 January 1694 – 18 October 1775) was an Italian Catholic mystic, and founder of the Passionists.

1809–1882 · Modern · Dominican Order

Paula Frassinetti is an Italian saint in the Roman Catholic Church and foundress of the Congregation of the Sisters of Saint Dorothy (aka, Congregazione Suore di S. Dorotea della Frassinetti). Her feast day is June 11.

1799–1889 · Modern · Institute of Religious Daughters of Mary of the Pious Schools

Paula Montal Fornés (religious name: Paula of Saint Joseph Calasanz; 11 October 1799 – 26 February 1889) was a Spanish Roman Catholic professed religious and the foundress of the Sisters of the Pious Schools.

1799–1862 · Modern

Pauline Marie Jaricot (22 July 1799 – 9 January 1862) was a French member of the Third Order of Saint Dominic. She also was the founder of the Society of the Propagation of the Faith and the Association of the Living Rosary.

1817–1881 · Modern

Pauline von Mallinckrodt, SCC (3 June 1817 - 30 April 1881) was a German noblewoman and the foundress of the Sisters of Christian Charity, a Catholic religious institute.

1771–1840 · Modern

Paul Phạm Khắc Khoan (born c. 1771 in Vietnam – died April 28, 1840, in Ninh Bình, Vietnam) was a priest, martyr, and saint of the Catholic Church. After his ordination, Paul Phạm Khắc Khoan worked in Kẻ Vĩnh and Phúc Nhạc.

1790–1840 · Modern

Paul Nguyễn Ngân (Vietnamese: Phaolô Nguyễn Ngân) (born c. 1771 or 1790 in Cự Khanh, Thanh Hóa province, Vietnam – died November 8, 1840, in Bảy Mẫu, Vietnam) was a priest, martyr, and saint of the Catholic Church. After his ordination, he worked in the Phúc Nhạc parish.

1798–1838 · Modern

Paul Nguyễn Văn Mỹ (Vietnamese: Phaolô Nguyễn Văn Mỹ; Tân Thanh, 1798 – Gò-Voi Hill, December 18, 1838), also known in Italian as Paolo Mi, was a Vietnamese catechist, a victim of the persecutions against Christians ordered by Minh Mạng, and is venerated as a saint and martyr by…

1780–1842 · Modern

Peter Khan (Vietnamese: Phêrô Khan) (born c. 1780 in Hòa Huệ, Nghệ An Province, Vietnam – died July 12, 1842, in Hà Tĩnh, Vietnam) was a priest, martyr, and saint of the Catholic Church. Peter Khan was born in the village of Nguyên Kiệt in Nghệ An Province.

1826–1859 · Modern

Peter Đoàn Công Quý (Vietnamese: Phêrô Đoàn Công Quý) (born c. 1826 in Búng, Vietnam – died July 31, 1859, in Châu Đốc, An Giang Province, Vietnam) was a priest, martyr, and saint of the Catholic Church.

1827–1860 · Modern · Franciscans

Pedro Soler (born 20 January 1961) is a Colombian former professional racing cyclist. He rode in the 1986 Tour de France.

1830–1861 · Modern · Dominican Order

Pere Almató was a Spanish Catholic priest and missionary of the Dominican Order, born in 1830 in Sant Feliu Sasserra. He died by decapitation in 1861 in Hải Dương. He is recognized as a blessed and a saint within the Catholic Church.

1804–1839 · Modern

Perpetua Hong Kum-ju (Korean: 홍금주 페르페투아) was a Korean Christian laywoman, martyr, and saint, born in 1804 near Seoul, Korea, and beheaded on September 26, 1839, in Seoul.

1874–1897 · Modern · Society of Jesus

Petar Barbarić, SJ (19 May 1874 – 15 April 1897) is a Bosnian Herzegovinian Catholic novice from Šiljevišta, near Ljubuški, Bosnia Vilayet (modern Bosnia and Herzegovina, who was in the midst of his studies for the priesthood before he died of tuberculosis.

1787–1839 · Modern

Peter Ch’oe Ch’ang-hŭb (1787–December 29, 1839) was a Korean catechist, martyr, and saint of the Catholic Church. Born in Seoul into a family of government officials, he lost his father at the age of 13.

1813–1866 · Modern

Saint Peter Ch'oe Hyŏng was a Catholic catechist born in Gongju in 1813. He died by decapitation in Seoul in 1866. He is recognized as a Catholic saint and blessed.

1815–1866 · Modern

Peter Cho Hwa-sŏ (1815–December 13, 1866) was a Korean Catholic saint and martyr. His father was Andrew Cho, a Catholic martyr who died in 1839. Peter Cho Hwa-sŏ moved to Sinchang in Chungcheong Province, where he worked as an assistant to Father Thomas Choe Yang-eop.

1770–1801 · Modern

Peter Choe Pil-je was born in 1770 and was a member of the Catholic Church. He died by decapitation in 1801 and is recognized as a blessed.

1845–1866 · Modern

Peter Chŏng Wŏn-ji (born 1845 in Jinjam, Korea; died December 13, 1866, in Jeonju) was a Korean saint of the Catholic Church and a martyr. Peter Chŏng Wŏn-ji was born into a very devout Catholic family; he was the son of another martyr.

1768–1836 · Modern · Congregation of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary

Pierre Coudrin, SSCC (1 March 1768 – 1837) was a French religious priest. He was the founder of the Congregation of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary, a religious institute in the Roman Catholic Church known for its missionary work in Hawaii, Africa, Europe, Central America and…