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1805–1839 · Modern

Barbara Kim (Korean: 김 바르바라) was a Korean Christian laywoman, born in 1805 in Bongcheon-dong, Gyeonggi Province, Korea, who died in prison on May 27, 1839, in Seoul.

1798–1839 · Modern

Saint Barbara Ko Sun-i (1798–December 29, 1839) was a Korean Catholic martyr and saint. She was the daughter of Ko Kwang-song, a Korean martyr who died in 1801. At the age of 18, she married Augustine Pak Chong-wŏn, with whom she had three children.

1794–1839 · Modern

Barbara Kwŏn Hŭi (1794–September 3, 1839) was a Korean martyr and a saint of the Catholic Church. Born into a non-Christian family, she later converted to Catholicism alongside her husband, Augustine Yi Kwang-hŏn.

1818–1873 · Modern

Barbara Maix, ICM, religious name religious name Maria Barbara of the Most Holy Trinity, (27 June 1818 – 17 March 1873) was an Austrian Catholic religious sister who established the Sisters of the Immaculate Heart of Mary in Brazil.

1783–1801 · Modern

Barbara Sim A-gi was a Korean Christian laywoman and martyr, born in 1783 in Gwangju, Gyeonggi, Korea, and died in early April 1801 near Seoul. Her martyrdom is recognized by the Catholic Church, and she is titled Venerable.

1813–1839 · Modern

Barbara Sim Jo-i was a Catholic born in Incheon in 1813. She died in Jeonju in 1839 and is recognized as a blessed.

1825–1839 · Modern

Saint Barbara Yi (Korean: 이 바르바라; Hanja: 李巴巴拉; 1825–1839) was a 14-year-old Korean girl who was made a Catholic saint. She was imprisoned for her faith and died during her imprisonment on 27 May 1839, in Seoul, Joseon.

1799–1839 · Modern

Barbara Yi Chong-hui (Korean: 이정희 바르바라) was a Korean Christian laywoman born around 1799 in Pongcheon, near Siheung, in the Gyeonggi Province of Korea, who was beheaded on September 3, 1839, in Seoul.

1801–1866 · Modern

Bartholomew Chŏng Mun-ho (1801–December 13, 1866) was a Korean martyr and a saint of the Catholic Church. Born in Imcheon, Chungcheong Province, he served as a regional governor but resigned from his post after his baptism.

1807–1833 · Modern

Bartolomea Capitanio (13 January 1807 – 26 July 1833) was an Italian Roman Catholic professed religious and the co-foundress of the Sisters of Charity of Lovere that she established with Vincenza Gerosa.

1799–1873 · Modern · Congregation of the Holy Cross

Basile-Antoine Marie Moreau, C.S.C. (February 11, 1799 – January 20, 1873) was the French priest who founded the Congregation of Holy Cross from which two additional congregations were founded, namely the Marianites of Holy Cross and the Sisters of the Holy Cross.

1747–1822 · Modern

Serafino Morazzone (1 February 1747 – 13 April 1822) was an Italian Roman Catholic priest. Morazzone served as a simple parish priest in Lecco from his ordination as a priest in 1773 until his death and became noted amongst the faithful for his personal holiness and dedication to…

1791–1858 · Modern · Ursulines

Benedetta Cambiagio Frassinello was an Italian Roman Catholic professed religious and the founder of the Benedictine Sisters of Providence. Frassinello married to appease her parents in 1816 but the couple decided to lead a chaste life and both pursued a call to the religious lif…

1649–1730 · Modern · Dominican Order

Pope Benedict XIII (Latin: Benedictus XIII; Italian: Benedetto XIII; 2 February 1649 – 21 February 1730), born Pietro Francesco (or Pierfrancesco) Orsini and later called Vincenzo Maria Orsini, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 29 May 1724 to his…

1794–1839 · Modern

Bénédicte Hyon Kyong-nyon (Korean: 현경련 베네딕타) was a Korean Christian laywoman, catechist, martyr, and Catholic saint. Born in 1794 in Seoul, Korea, she was beheaded on December 29, 1839, near Seoul.

1805–1862 · Modern · Institute of the Brothers of the Christian Schools

Benildus Romançon, F.S.C. (French: Bénilde; born Pierre Romançon; 14 June 1805 – 13 August 1862) was a French schoolteacher and member of the Brothers of the Christian Schools (De La Salle Brothers) who was declared a saint by the Catholic Church in 1948.

1647–1718 · Modern

Benoîte Rencurel (1647–1718) was a shepherdess from Saint-Étienne-le-Laus, France who is said to have seen apparitions from the Virgin Mary from 1664 to 1718. Also she is said to have borne stigmata.

1755–1838 · Modern

Bernard Vu Van Due, (Vietnamese: Thánh Bênađô Vũ Văn Duệ) (1755 – 1 August 1838) was a Vietnamese convert to Catholicism. He became a priest and worked as a missionary in the country for several decades.

1728–1792 · Modern

Bernard-François de Cucsac (born 1728 in Toulouse, died September 2, 1792, in Paris) was a Catholic priest, a member of a Catholic society of apostolic life, and a martyr beatified by the Catholic Church, who was a victim of anti-Catholic persecution during the French Revolution.

1711–1735 · Modern · Society of Jesus

Bernardo Francisco de Hoyos de Seña, SJ (21 August 1711 – 29 November 1735), best known simply as Bernardo de Hoyos, was a Spanish Catholic priest, mystic and member of the Society of Jesus.

1757–1849 · Modern · Order of the Brothers Discalced of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Mount Carmel

Camille de Soyécourt (1757–1849) or Thérèse Camille de l'Enfant-Jésus was a French Discalced Carmelite nun who restored the order in France after the French Revolution. Camille de Soyécourt was the daughter of the Marquis de Soyécourt.

1795–1839 · Modern

Carl Cho Shin-ch'ŏl was born in 1795 in Hoeyang County and was a member of the Catholic Church. He died in 1839 in Seoul by decapitation. He is recognized as a Catholic saint and blessed.

1797–1846 · Modern

Charles Hyon Song-mun (Korean: 현석문 가롤로) was a Korean Christian layman, martyr, and Catholic saint, born in 1799 in Seoul, Korea, and beheaded on September 19, 1846, near Seoul.

1803–1860 · Modern · Franciscans

Carmelo Bolta Bañuls was a Spanish priest, presbyter, and missionary who belonged to the Franciscan order. Born in 1803 and dying in 1860, he is recognized as a saint by the Catholic Church.

1829–1891 · Modern

Caroline-Barbe Colchen Carré de Malberg (8 April 1829 - 28 January 1891) was a French Roman Catholic from Metz who founded both the Salesian Missionaries of Mary Immaculate and the Association of Saint Francis de Sales (1872).

1801–1857 · Modern

Caterina Cittadini (28 September 1801 – 5 May 1857) was an Italian Roman Catholic religious from Bergamo who established the Ursuline Sisters of Saint Jerome Emiliani.

1839–1894 · Modern · Franciscans

Caterina Volpicelli (21 January 1839 – 28 December 1894) was an Italian Roman Catholic professed religious and the foundress of the Maids of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, venerated as a saint in the Catholic Church.

1817–1846 · Modern

Catherine Chong Chor-yom (Korean: 정철염 가타리나) was a Korean Christian laywoman born around 1816 or 1817 in Suwon, Gyeonggi Province, Korea, who died in prison in Seoul on September 20, 1846.

1733–1794 · Modern

Blessed Catherine Cottanceau was born in 1733 in Bressuire and died in 1794 in Avrillé. She was a member of the Catholic Church.

1754–1836 · Modern · Third Order of Saint Dominic

Catherine Jarrige (4 October 1754 – 4 July 1836) – known as Catinon Menette in her local dialect – was a French Roman Catholic and Dominican tertiary who was beatified in 1996.

1806–1876 · Modern · Daughters of Charity of Saint Vincent de Paul

Catherine Labouré, DC (May 2, 1806 – December 31, 1876) was a French member of the Daughters of Charity of Saint Vincent de Paul and a Marian visionary.

1778–1841 · Modern · Sisters of Mercy

Catherine Elizabeth McAuley, RSM (29 September 1778 – 11 November 1841) was an Irish Catholic religious sister who founded the Sisters of Mercy in 1831.

1783–1839 · Modern

Catherine Yi (Korean: 이 가타리나) was a Korean Christian laywoman, martyr, and saint, born around 1783 in Seoul, Korea, and died in September or October 1839 in Seoul.

1758–1794 · Modern

Catherine du Verdier de La Sorinière, born on July 30, 1758, at the Château de la Sorinière in the province of Anjou, died on February 10, 1794, after being executed by firing squad at Avrillé by soldiers of General Turreau's infernal columns.

1761–1839 · Modern

Cecilia Yu So-sa (Korean: 유소사 체칠리아) was a Korean Christian laywoman, martyr, and saint, born in 1761 in Seoul, Korea, who died in prison on November 23, 1839, in Seoul.

1828–1898 · Modern · Lebanese Maronite Order

Charbel Makhlouf, O.L.M. (born Youssef Antoun Makhlouf; Arabic: شربل مخلوف, May 8, 1828 – December 24, 1898) was a Lebanese Maronite monk and priest. During his life, he obtained a wide reputation for holiness, and for his ability to unite Christians, Muslims and Druze.

1749–1792 · Modern

Charles Carnus was a French Catholic priest, speleologist, and balloonist born in 1749 in Salles-la-Source. He died in Paris in 1792 and is recognized as a blessed by the Catholic Church.

1773–1856 · Modern

Charles Steeb (18 December 1773 – 15 December 1856) was a German Catholic priest who cofounded the Sisters of Mercy of Verona. Pope Paul VI beatified him in 1975 after the recognition of a miracle attributed to his intercession.

1780–1802 · Modern

Charles Yi Gyeong-do was born in Seoul in 1780 and was a member of the Catholic Church. He died in Seoul in 1802 by decapitation. He is recognized as a blessed.

1821–1893 · Modern · Passionists

Charles of Mount Argus (11 December 1821 – 5 January 1893), was a Dutch Passionist priest who served in 19th-century Ireland. He gained a reputation for his compassion for the sick and those in need of guidance.

1763–1794 · Modern

Charles-Antoine-Nicolas Ancel (Rouen, October 11, 1763 – Rochefort, July 29, 1794) was a French priest and one of the Martyrs of the Hulks of Rochefort, beatified by Pope John Paul II in 1995.

1782–1861 · Modern

Eugène de Mazenod, OMI (born Charles-Joseph-Eugène de Mazenod; 1 August 1782 – 21 May 1861) was a French aristocrat and Catholic bishop who founded the congregation of the Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate.

1743–1794 · Modern · Society of Saint-Sulpice

Charles-René Collas du Bignon was a Catholic priest and member of the Society of Saint-Sulpice born in 1743 in Laval. He died in 1794 in Rochefort and is recognized as a blessed within the Catholic Church.

1882 · Modern

Chi Zhuze was born in 1882 in Hebei, where he also died. He is a member of the Catholic Church and is recognized as a blessed Catholic saint.

1819–1840 · Modern

Saint Barbara Choe Yong-i (Korean: 최영이 바르바라, 1819 – February 1, 1840), also known as Bareubara Choe Yeong-i, was a Korean Roman Catholic laywoman, martyr and saint. She is one of the 103 Korean martyrs. Saint Barbara Choe Yon-gi was born in Seoul, Korea.

1815–1894 · Modern · Sisters of the Poor Child Jesus

Clara Fey (11 April 1815 – 8 May 1894) was a German Roman Catholic Nun and the founder of the Sisters of the Poor Child Jesus. Her life was dedicated to providing aid to the poor, with particular emphasis on education, first in Aachen and later in the Netherlands.

1679–1709 · Modern · Holy Ghost Fathers

Claude-François Poullart des Places, C.S.Sp. (26 February 1679 – 2 October 1709) was a French Catholic priest who founded the Congregation of the Holy Spirit in 1703 at the age of 24.

1775–1837 · Modern

Claudine Thévenet, RJM (30 March 1774 – 3 February 1837), religious name Marie of Saint Ignatius, was a French Catholic religious sister and the founder of the Religious of Jesus and Mary.

1724–1792 · Modern · Society of Jesus

Claudius Cayx-Dumas (1724–1792) was a French Jesuit. He joined the Society of Jesus in 1757.

1722–1792 · Modern · Society of Jesus

Claudius Franciscus Gagnières des Granges (23 May 1722 – 2 September 1792) was a French Jesuit. Born in Chambéry, he was one of the 191 victims of the September Massacres. He was beatified by Pope Pius XI in 1926.