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1736–1792 · Modern

Blessed François-Joseph de La Rochefoucauld-Bayers (Angoulême (Saint-Jean parish), February 28, 1736 – Paris, September 2, 1792) was an 18th-century French prelate and politician. As Bishop of Beauvais, he was elected as a deputy for the clergy to the Estates General of 1789.

1700–1770 · Modern

Originally from Georgia, George, or Zorzes, was sold into slavery to a Turk and converted to Islam during his youth. He lived almost his entire life as a Muslim, appearing to have no memory of the faith or language of his parents.

1809–1880 · Modern

Gerasim, born Egor (Georgy) Ivanovich Popov, known by his seminary surname Dobroserdov (born October 26, 1809, in Belskaya Sloboda, Irkutsk Governorate; died June 24, 1880, in Astrakhan), was a Russian Orthodox bishop and saint, included in the Synaxis of Siberian Saints and the…

1725–1803 · Modern · Order of Friars Minor Capuchin

Giuseppe Marco Antonio Luca Melacrinò, in religion Gesualdo of Reggio Calabria (October 18, 1725, Nasiti – January 28, 1803, Reggio di Calabria), was an Italian Roman Catholic priest and a member of the Order of Friars Minor Capuchin.

1811–1861 · Modern · Dominican Order

Saint Joseph Tuân (Vietnamese: Giuse Tuân) (born c. 1811 or 1821 in Trần Xá, Hưng Yên Province, Vietnam – died April 30, 1861, in Hưng Yên, Vietnam) was a Dominican friar, martyr, and saint of the Catholic Church. Joseph Tuân came from a poor family.

1765–1834 · Modern

Gregory IV the Teacher (born Gheorghe, 1765, Bucharest – June 22, 1834, Bucharest) was the Metropolitan of Ungro-Wallachia, enthroned on January 11, 1823, and serving until his death.

1869–1886 · Modern

Gyaviira Musoke (died Namugongo, June 3, 1886) was one of the 22 Catholic martyrs known and venerated worldwide as the Uganda Martyrs. They were pages at the royal court of the Kabaka of Buganda, Mwanga II (1884–1903), who were killed between November 15, 1885, and January 27, 18…

1860–1892 · Modern · Missionaries of the Sacred Heart

Henri Baptiste Stanislas Verjus (born May 26, 1860, in Oleggio, Piedmont-Sardinia; died November 13, 1892, in the same town, then part of Italy) was a French missionary and Vicar Apostolic of New Pomerania (present-day New Britain, Papua) in 1889.

1796–1839 · Modern

Ignatius Kim Che-jun is a saint who is one of the Korean Martyrs. He was born in Myonch’on, Ch’ungch’ong, Korea, in 1796, and was beheaded in Seoul on September 26, 1839. He was beatified in July 1925 and canonized on May 6, 1984.

1762–1838 · Modern · Dominican Order

Ignacio Clemente Delgado Cebrián (born in the village of Villafeliche, Province of Zaragoza, Kingdom of Spain, on November 22, 1762 – died in prison in Nam Dinh, Tonkin, on July 25, 1838) was a Dominican friar and 19th-century Spanish Catholic missionary who became a bishop and i…

1770 · Modern

Catholicos-Patriarch Joseph (Georgian: კათოლიკოს-პატრიარქი იოსები, born Jandieri or Jandierishvili; died October 17 (28), 1770) was a bishop of the Georgian Orthodox Church and Catholicos-Patriarch of Eastern Georgia.

1784–1839 · Modern

Juliette Kim (Korean: 김 율리에타) was a Korean Christian laywoman, martyr, and saint, born in 1784 near Seoul, Korea, and beheaded on September 26, 1839, near Seoul.

1743–1773 · Modern · Dominican Order

Hyacinthe Castañeda, born Jacinto María Castañeda y Pujassons (Játiva, Kingdom of Spain, January 13, 1743 – Hanoi, Tonkin, November 7, 1773), was an 18th-century Spanish Dominican friar and Catholic missionary who died a martyr in Tonkin (modern-day Vietnam).

1660–1700 · Modern

Hyacinth of the Angels, born Jacinto de los Angeles (c. 1660 in San Francisco Cajonos, Mexico; died September 16, 1700, in Santo Domingo Xagacía), was an indigenous Christian martyr and a blessed of the Roman Catholic Church. He was a Zapotec of tribal chief lineage.

1753–1794 · Modern · Carmelites

Jacques Gagnot, born on February 9, 1753, was a priest of the Discalced Carmelites of the Nancy house. During the French Revolution, he was arrested and sentenced to deportation to French Guiana.

1746–1794 · Modern · Carmelites

Jacques Retouret was born in Limoges on September 15, 1746. He was educated by the Jesuits, who sought to keep him. He entered the Carmelite Order on July 3, 1763, continued his studies, and was ordained a priest in Limoges.

1751–1791 · Modern

Jacob Kwon Sang-yeon (1751–December 8, 1791) was a Korean martyr and a blessed of the Catholic Church. Born in Jinsan, in the province of Jeolla, in 1751, he was introduced to the Catholic faith by his cousin, Paul Yun Ji-chung, around 1787.

1730–1799 · Modern

Jakob Won Si-bo (Korean: 원시보 야고보; born 1730 in Eungjeong-ri, Hongju, in the then-province of Chungcheong, Korea; died April 17, 1799, in Cheongju) was a Korean martyr and a blessed of the Catholic Church. Won Si-bo was born in Eungjeong-ri, Hongju.

1752–1801 · Modern

Jakub Zhou Wenmo (1752–May 31, 1801) was a Chinese Catholic priest, missionary, martyr, and blessed of the Catholic Church. Orphaned in childhood, he was raised by his grandmother.

1765–1798 · Modern

Saint John Đạt (Vietnamese: Gioan Đạt) (born c. 1765 in Khê Câu, Thanh Hóa Province, Vietnam – died October 28, 1798, in Chợ Rạ, Thanh Hóa Province, Vietnam) was a priest, martyr, and saint of the Catholic Church. John Đạt was born in Khê Câu, Thanh Hóa Province.

1798–1861 · Modern

John Đoàn Trinh Hoan (born c. 1798 in Kim Long, Thừa Thiên-Huế province, Vietnam – died May 26, 1861, near Đồng Hới, Quảng Bình province, Vietnam) was a priest, martyr, and saint of the Catholic Church.

1652–1714 · Modern · Carmelites

Jean Dominique Lucchesi (1652–1714) was born in Pescaglia on May 18, 1652. He entered the Carmelite Order in 1670, in a convent belonging to the Congregation of Mantua.

1766–1794 · Modern

Jean-Baptiste Lego (born May 13, 1766, in La Flèche, Sarthe, and died January 1, 1794, in Angers, Maine-et-Loire) was a French priest and martyr who was one of the Martyrs of Angers.

1737–1794 · Modern · Carmelites

Jean-Baptiste Duverneuil was a priest of the Discalced Carmelites at the house in Angoulême. During the French Revolution, he was arrested and sentenced to deportation to French Guiana. Imprisoned on a ship at the Rochefort pontoons, he died on July 1, 1794.

1737–1794 · Modern · Franciscans

Jean-Baptiste Triquerie (born July 1, 1737, in Laval, Mayenne; 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.

1732–1794 · Modern

Jean-Baptiste Turpin du Cormier (born September 8, 1732, in Laval, Mayenne; 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.

1740–1792 · Modern · Ordo Fratrum Minorum de Regularis Observantia

Jean-Baptiste François Burté, born on June 21, 1740, in Rambervillers and died on September 2, 1792, in Paris, was a French Franciscan friar and priest. He died as a victim of the September Massacres during the French Revolution.

1720–1794 · Modern · Order of Friars Minor Capuchin

Jean-Baptiste Loir, in religion Brother Jean-Louis (1720–1794), was a Capuchin priest who died as a martyr on the pontons of Rochefort (Île Madame). He was beatified by Pope John Paul II in Rome on October 1, 1995, along with 63 other French priests and religious.

1832–1862 · Modern

Jean-Pierre Néel, born on October 18, 1832, in the hamlet of Soleymieux, in the commune of Sainte-Catherine-sous-Riverie (Rhône), and died on February 18, 1862, in the province of Guizhou (then Kouy-tchéou) in China, was a Catholic missionary priest.

1800–1861 · Modern · Dominican Order

Jérôme Hermosilla (Jerónimo Hermosilla y Aransay), born in Santo Domingo de la Calzada in La Rioja on September 30, 1800, and beheaded in Hải Dương (Tonkin) on November 1, 1861, All Saints' Day, was a Spanish missionary bishop and a member of the Order of Preachers.

1807–1886 · Modern

Johann Evangelist Wagner, born on December 5, 1807, in Dattenhausen near Dillingen and died on October 10, 1886, in Dillingen, was a Bavarian Catholic priest, rector of the major seminary of Dillingen, and founder of the Regens-Wagner Foundation.

1811–1866 · Modern

Saint John Baptist Chŏn Chang-un (1811–March 9, 1866) was a Korean martyr and a saint of the Catholic Church. Born in 1811 in Seoul, he was baptized by his devout mother.

1750–1840 · Modern

Saint John the Baptist Cỏn (Vietnamese: Gioan Baotixita Cỏn) (born c. 1805 in Kẻ Báng, Nam Định Province, Vietnam – died November 8, 1840, in Bảy Mẫu, Vietnam) was a martyr and a saint of the Catholic Church. John the Baptist Cỏn was born around 1805.

1812–1866 · Modern

Saint John Baptist Nam Chong-sam (1812–March 7, 1866) was a Korean Catholic martyr and saint. Born in Cheongju, he was the nephew of the high-ranking government official Augustine Nam Sang-gyo, who adopted him. At the age of 39, Nam Chong-sam became a governor.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.