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1741–1794 · Modern · Order of Discalced Nuns of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Mount Carmel

Rose-Chrétien de la Neuville, OCD (1741 - 17 July 1794) was a French Discalced Carmelite nun killed during the French Revolution. She was beatified as one of the Martyrs of Compiègne in 1906. She married young but was widowed.

1838–1887 · Modern · Dominican Sisters of the Immaculate Conception (Krakow)

Marie Colombe Białecka (Jaśniszcze, August 23, 1838 – Wielowieś, March 18, 1887) was a Polish Catholic nun, founder of the Sisters of St. Dominic of Cracow, and recognized as venerable by the Catholic Church.

1767–1795 · Modern

Saba Ji Hwang (Korean: 지 황 사바; born 1767 in Seoul, Korea; died June 28, 1795, in the same city) was a Korean martyr and a blessed of the Catholic Church. Ji Hwang was born in 1767 into the family of a royal musician.

1776–1857 · Modern

Safta Brâncoveanu (1776–1857) was a Romanian noblewoman and philanthropist. She was the daughter of Teodor Balș and Zoe Rosetti-Balș and married in 1793 to Grigore Brâncoveanu, lord of Craiova.

1700–1700 · Modern

Saint Demetrius the New, or Saint Demetrius of Basarabov, is an Orthodox saint of Bulgarian origin, the patron saint of Bucharest and Wallachia.

1805–1816 · Modern

John of Tourkolekas (born 1805 in Tourkolekas, Arcadia; died October 16, 1816, in Monemvasia, Peloponnese) was a martyr and the son of the famous resistance fighter against long-standing Ottoman rule in the Peloponnese, Stamatelos Tourkolekas, and his wife Sophia, née Demetriou K…

1872–1886 · Modern

Saint Kizito (1872 – June 3, 1886) also known as Kizito Omuto, was one of the Martyrs of Uganda and the youngest martyr slain by the King Mwanga II of Buganda.

1805–1871 · Modern · Carmelites

Saint Kuriakose Elias Chavara, CMI (10 February 1805 – 3 January 1871) was an Indian Catholic priest, religious, philosopher and social reformer.

1811–1880 · Modern · Daughters of Our Lady of Mercy

Maria Giuseppa Rossello (27 May 1811 – 7 December 1880) was an Italian religious sister who founded the Daughters of Our Lady of Mercy. She has been declared a saint by the Catholic Church. She was born Benedetta Rossello in Albissola Marina in 1811.

1676–1740 · Modern · Order of Friars Minor

Theophilus of Corte (30 October 1676 – 17 June 1740) - born Biagio Arrighi - was an Italian Roman Catholic priest and a professed member from the Order of Friars Minor.

1745–1792 · Modern · Institute of the Brothers of the Christian Schools

Solomon Leclercq, FSC (born Guillaume-Nicolas-Louis Leclercq; 15 November 1745 – 2 September 1792) was a French religious brother of the Institute of the De La Salle Brothers.

1816–1889 · Modern

Salvador Valera Parra (27 February 1816 – 15 March 1889), also known as "Cura Valera", was a Spanish Catholic priest who served in the provinces of Murcia and Almería. He was declared Venerable by Pope Francis in March 2021.

1853–1895 · Modern · Franciscans

Salvatore Lilli was a Franciscan priest and a martyr killed by the Muslim Turks under Abdul Hamid on 22 November 1895. He was born on 19 June 1853 in Cappadocia, Abruzzo, Italy to Vincenzo and Annunziata Lilli.

1808–1860 · Modern · Franciscans

The Martyrs of Damascus were eleven Catholic saints martyred while praying inside a Franciscan-run parish in Damascus by Druze during the 1860 civil conflict in Mount Lebanon and Damascus.

1765–1792 · Modern

Sanktus Huré, also known as Saintin Huré (born 1765 in Vigny near Rouen, died September 2, 1792, in Saint-Germain-des-Prés), was a French Catholic priest and blessed. He was a priest in the Diocese of Versailles.

1823–1896 · Modern

Saturnina Rodríguez de Zavalía (27 November 1823 – 5 April 1896), also known by her religious name Catalina de María, was an Argentine Roman Catholic professed religious and the founder of the Handmaids of the Heart of Jesus.

1780–1839 · Modern

Sébastien Nam I-gwan (Korean: 남이관 세바스티아노) was a Korean Christian layman and catechist, born in 1780 in Chungju, Chungcheong Province, Korea, and died on September 26, 1839, at Dangkogae near Seoul.

1629–1710 · Modern

Sebastian Valfrè (9 March 1629 – 30 January 1710) was a Catholic priest and a member of the Oratory of Saint Philip Neri. He is called the Apostle of Turin for his long years of service to the people of that city, where he served as the provost of the local Oratory for many years…

1754–1833 · Modern

Seraphim of Sarov (Russian: Серафим Саровский; 30 July [O.S. 19 July] 1754 or 1759 – 14 January [O.S. 2 January] 1833), born Prókhor Isídorovich Moshnín (Mashnín) [Про́хор Иси́дорович Мошни́н (Машни́н)], is one of the most renowned Russian saints and is venerated in the Eastern O…

1792–1849 · Modern

Severino Fabriani (January 7, 1792, Spilamberto – August 27, 1849, Modena) was an Italian Roman Catholic priest and founder of the Congregation of the Daughters of Providence for the Deaf. The Catholic Church venerates him as Venerable.

1794–1895 · Modern

Shah Fazl-e-Rahman was a Sufi, mystic, and ulema born in 1794 in Ganj Muradabad. He lived and died in Ganj Muradabad in 1885 and is venerated as a saint.

1759–1799 · Modern

Simeone Maria Cardon was born in 1759 and died in 1799. He is recognized as a blessed.

1750–1840 · Modern

Saint Simon Hoa was born in 1750 and died in 1840. He is recognized as a saint.

1787–1840 · Modern

Simon Phan Đắc Hoà was a physician born in 1774. A member of the Catholic Church, he died by decapitation in 1840. He is recognized as a Catholic saint and blessed.

1759–1799 · Modern · Benedictines

Siméon Cardon, born Ignace-Alexandre-Joseph Cardon and also known by the Italian name Simeone (Cambrai, March 13, 1759 – Veroli, May 14, 1799), was a French religious.

1814–1866 · Modern

Siméon-François Berneux (14 May 1814 – 8 March 1866) was a French Catholic missionary to Asia, and a member of the Paris Foreign Missions Society who was canonized as a saint. Berneux was executed in the anti-Christian purges at Saenamteo, Seoul, Korea, in 1866.

1689–1787 · Modern

Schemarchimandrite Synesius (Ivanov) (1689, Priluki — May 10 [21], 1787) was a schemarchimandrite of the Ascension Monastery in Irkutsk and a venerable saint of the Russian Church.

1741–1794 · Modern · Order of Discalced Nuns of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Mount Carmel

Blessed Sister Saint Martha was a Catholic nun of the Order of Discalced Nuns of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Mount Carmel. Born in Bannes in 1741, she died by decapitation in Paris in 1794.

1810–1877 · Modern

Sisto Riario Sforza (5 December 1810 – 29 September 1877) was an Italian Roman Catholic cardinal who served as the Archbishop of Naples from 1845 until his death.

1740 · Modern

Escrava Anastácia (12 May 1740 – unknown) is a popular folk saint venerated in Brazil. An enslaved woman of African descent, Anastácia is depicted as possessing incredible beauty, having piercing blue eyes and wearing a punitive iron facemask.

1826–1887 · Modern

María Soledad Torres y Acosta (2 December 1826 – 11 October 1887) - born Manuela - was a Spanish Roman Catholic professed religious and the founder of the Servants of Mary.

1735–1784 · Modern

Solomon I the Great (Georgian: სოლომონ I დიდი) (1735 – April 23, 1784) was a king (mepe) of Imereti from 1752 to 1765 and again from 1767 until his death in 1784.

1845–1888 · Modern

Sophia most commonly refers to: Sophia or SOPHIA may also refer to:

1834–1889 · Modern

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1703–1771 · Modern

Sophronius has been the name of several notable individuals:

1739–1813 · Modern

Saint Sophronius of Vratsa (or Sofroniy Vrachanski; Bulgarian: Софроний Врачански; 1739–1813), born Stoyko Vladislavov (Bulgarian: Стойко Владиславов), was a Bulgarian cleric and one of the leading figures of the early Bulgarian National Revival.

1665–1741 · Modern · Dominican Order

María de San Antonio Lorenzo y Fuentes or Sor María de San Antonino (August 5, 1665 in Garachico, Tenerife – May 10, 1741 in Puerto de la Cruz, Tenerife) was a Dominican religious sister and Spanish mystic.

1774–1794 · Modern

Anastasius of Strumica (Bulgarian: Spas Strumski (Solunski), Greek: Anastasios ek Voulgarias; 1774, Radovish, Strumica province — August 8 or 29, 1794, Thessaloniki) was an Eastern Orthodox saint venerated as a martyr.

1808–1838 · Modern

1843–1897 · Modern · Carmelites

Teresa Jornet Ibars, HAD (9 January 1843 – 26 August 1897), also known as Saint Teresa of Jesus, was a Spanish religious sister who founded of the Little Sisters of the Abandoned Elderly.

1631–1701 · Modern · Piarists

Stanislaus Papczyński, MIC (18 May 1631 – 17 September 1701), born Jan Papczyński and in religion Stanislaus of Jesus and Mary, was a Polish Catholic priest who founded the Marians of the Immaculate Conception, the first Polish religious order for men.

1774–1840 · Modern · Augustinians

Stephen Bellesini was a Roman Catholic friar in the Order of the Hermits of Saint Augustine (O.S.A). He was born in Trento, Italy, on 25 November 1774, and died in Genazzano, Italy, on 2 February 1840.

1787–1840 · Modern

Stephen Min Kuk-ka (Korean: 민극가; Hanja: 閔克可; 1787–1840) was a Korean Roman Catholic saint. He was martyred by strangulation after refusing to deny his faith. His feast day is January 20, and he is also venerated along with the rest of the 103 Korean martyrs on September 20.

1813–1839 · Modern · Third Order of Saint Dominic

Saint Stephen Nguyễn Văn Vinh (Vietnamese: Stêphanô Nguyễn Văn Vinh) (born c. 1813 in Bồ Trang, Vietnam – died December 19, 1839, in Cổ Mễ, Bắc Ninh province, Vietnam) was a Dominican tertiary, martyr, and saint of the Catholic Church.

1803–1846 · Modern

U Sur-im (Hangul: 우술임; Hanja: 禹述任), later Suzanne U Sur-im (우술임 수산나), was a Korean Christian laywoman and the wife of Sébastien Nam I-gwan. She was born around 1802 in Gwangju, Gyeonggi Province, Korea, and died in prison on September 20, 1846, in Seoul.

1762–1801 · Modern

Kang Gyeong-bok, also known as Suzanne Kang Gyeong-bok, was a Korean Christian laywoman and martyr, born in 1762 in Korea and beheaded on July 2, 1801, in Seoul. Her martyrdom is recognized by the Catholic Church, and she is titled Venerable.

1781–1830 · Modern

Swaminarayan (IAST: Svāmīnārāyaṇa; 3 April 1781 – 1 June 1830), also known as Sahajanand Swami, was a yogi and ascetic believed by followers to be a manifestation of Krishna or the highest manifestation of Purushottama, around whom the Swaminarayan Sampradaya developed.

1784–1842 · Modern

Sándor Csoma de Kőrös was a Hungarian philologist and Orientalist, author of the first Tibetan–English dictionary and grammar book. He was called Phyi-glin-gi-grwa-pa in Tibetan, meaning "the foreign pupil", and was declared a bosatsu or bodhisattva by the Japanese in 1933.

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

Blessed Sœur Catherine was a French Catholic nun of the Order of Discalced Nuns of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Mount Carmel. Born in Compiègne in 1742, she was executed by decapitation in Paris in 1794.

1764–1794 · Modern · Order of Discalced Nuns of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Mount Carmel

Born in Lignières in 1764, Sœur Saint François-Xavier was a French 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.