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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…

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.

1732–1794 · Modern

Julien-François Morin de la Girardière (born December 14, 1735, in Saint-Fraimbault-de-Prières near Mayenne; died January 21, 1794, in Laval, Mayenne department) was a French priest who was sentenced to death and guillotined during the French Revolution.

1838–1866 · Modern

Saint Just de Bretenières, born Just Ranfer de Bretenières in Chalon-sur-Saône, Saône-et-Loire, on February 28, 1838, and beheaded in Saenamteo near Seoul on March 8, 1866, was a French missionary priest.

1683–1758 · Modern · Carmelites

Jérôme Nunzio Matteo Terzo (1683–1758), in religion Jérôme of Jesus Mary Joseph, was an Italian hermit born in Noto, Sicily. After overseeing the hermitage of Santa Maria Scala del Paradiso (Our Lady of the Ladder to Paradise), he entered the Order of Carmel at the convent he had…

1765–1840 · Modern · Dominican Order

Joseph Đỗ Quang Hiển, O.P. (Vietnamese: Giuse Đỗ Quang Hiển; born c. 1765 in Quần Anh Hạ, Nam Định Province, Vietnam – died May 9, 1840, in Nam Định, Vietnam) was a Dominican friar, martyr, and saint of the Catholic Church.

1813–1882 · Modern

George IV Kerestedjian (Armenian: Գևորգ Դ Քերեստեճյան), also known as George IV of Constantinople or Gevork IV Kostandnupolsec‘i (born 1813, died in Etchmiadzin on December 6, 1882), was the Armenian Patriarch of Constantinople from 1856 to 1860, and subsequently Catholicos of th…

1841 · Modern

Cornelius of Krypets (secular name Luka Polyakov; 1841 – December 28, 1902 [January 10, 1903]) was a monk of the Russian Orthodox Church and a resident of the Krypets Monastery, where he spent his entire conscious life.

1802–1856 · Modern

Saint Lawrence Nguyễn Văn Hưởng (born c. 1802 in Kẻ Sài, Vietnam; died February 13, 1856, in Ninh Bình, Vietnam) was a priest, martyr, and saint of the Catholic Church.

1799–1839 · Modern

Lawrence Han I-hyŏng (Korean: 한이형 라우렌시오; born 1798 or 1799; died September 20, 1846) was a Korean saint of the Catholic Church, a catechist, and a martyr. He was raised in a very religious family.

1840–1862 · Modern

Saint Lawrence Ngôn (Vietnamese: Laurensô Ngôn) (born c. 1840 in Lục Thuỷ, Nam Định Province, Vietnam – died May 22, 1862, in Nam Định, Vietnam) was a martyr and a saint of the Catholic Church.

1750–1799 · Modern

Lawrence Pak Chwi-deuk (Korean: 박취득 라우렌시오; born c. 1766 in Myeoncheon, in the then-province of Chungcheong, Korea; died April 3, 1799, in Hongju, Chungcheong Province) was a Korean martyr and a blessed of the Catholic Church.

1803–1842 · Modern

Lliberada Ferrarons i Vives (Olot, April 19, 1803 – June 21, 1842) was a Catalan textile worker who experienced visions and mystical encounters during a long illness that kept her bedridden for thirteen years.

1717–1792 · Modern

Louis-Laurent Gaultier (born March 13, 1717, in Bazouges-la-Pérouse, died September 2, 1792, in Paris) was a blessed of the Catholic Church, a martyr, and a victim of the persecution of Catholics during the French Revolution. He joined the Society of Jesus in 1737.

1806–1874 · Modern

Louis-Savinien Dupuis, M.E.P., born on August 18, 1806, in Sens (Yonne) and died on June 4, 1874, in Pondicherry, was a French Catholic priest who served as a missionary in French India and founded a local women's congregation, the Franciscan Sisters of the Immaculate Heart of Ma…

1819–1859 · Modern · Third Order of Saint Dominic

Saint Luke Phạm Trọng Thìn (born c. 1819 in Quần Cống, Nam Định Province, Vietnam; died January 13, 1859, in Nam Định, Vietnam) was a Dominican tertiary, a martyr, and a saint of the Catholic Church.

1769–1839 · Modern

Lucie Kim (or Kopch'u) was a Korean Christian laywoman, martyr, and saint, born in 1769 in Seoul, Korea, and died in August or September 1839 in Seoul.

1818–1839 · Modern

Lucy Kim Nusia (Korean: 김 루치아) was a Korean Christian laywoman, martyr, and saint, born in 1818 in Gangcheon, near Seoul, Korea, and died by beheading on July 20, 1839, in Seoul.

1801–1839 · Modern

Lucy Pak Hui-sun was a Korean Christian laywoman, martyr, and saint, born in 1801 in Seoul, Korea, and beheaded on May 24, 1839, near Seoul. Recognized as a martyr and beatified in 1925 by Pope Pius XI, she was solemnly canonized in Seoul by John Paul II on May 6, 1984, along wit…

1750–1801 · Modern

Lucia Yun Un-hye (born in Hangamgae, Korea; died May 14, 1801, in Seoul) was a Korean martyr and a blessed of the Catholic Church. Lucia Yun Un-hye was born in Hangamgae in Gyeonggi Province, Korea. At a young age, she was introduced to the catechism by her mother.

1780–1801 · Modern

Lucy Yun Un-hye was a Korean Christian laywoman and martyr, born in Gyeonggi, Korea, who was beheaded on May 14, 1801, in Seoul. Her martyrdom is recognized by the Catholic Church; she was declared venerable and subsequently beatified by Pope Francis on August 16, 2014.

1756–1840 · Modern

Saint Luke Vũ Bá Loan (Vietnamese: Luca Vũ Bá Loan) (born c. 1756 in Vietnam – died June 5, 1840, in Ô Cầu Giấy, Vietnam) was a priest, martyr, and saint of the Catholic Church. He decided to dedicate his life to God at a young age. He studied in Phú Đa and Kẻ Bèo.

1813–1866 · Modern

Luke Hwang Sok-tu (Korean: 황석두 루카) was a Korean Christian layman, catechist, martyr, and Catholic saint. Born in 1811 or 1813 in Yŏnp'ung, Chungcheong Province, Korea, he was beheaded for his faith on March 30, 1866, at Galmaemot, near Boryeong, in Chungcheong.

1763–1836 · Modern

Saint Macarius the Protopsaltes (born 1763, Lunca Corbului, Wallachia – died August 30, 1836, Viforâta Monastery, Dâmbovița, Romania) was a Romanian hieromonk, protopsaltes, translator, and theorist of Byzantine chant in Wallachia, considered one of the founders of Romanian Byzan…

1807–1839 · Modern

Madeleine Cho (Korean: Jo Mak-dal-le-na) was a Korean Christian laywoman, martyr, and saint, born around 1807 in Seoul, Korea, and died in September or October 1839 in Seoul.

1783–1839 · Modern

Madeleine Han Yong-i (Korean: 한영이 막달레나) was a Korean Christian laywoman, martyr, and saint, born in 1783 in Korea and beheaded on December 29, 1839, in Seoul.

1773–1839 · Modern

Magdalena Hŏ Kye-im (1773–September 26, 1839) was a Korean martyr and a saint of the Catholic Church. Little is known about her life. She lived in Pongchon with her family. Her children became Catholics, unlike her husband, who was never baptized.

1774–1839 · Modern

Saint Magdalene Kim Ŏb-i (1774–May 24, 1839) was a Korean martyr and a saint of the Catholic Church. Magdalene Kim Ŏb-i was a Catholic from childhood. She wished to remain unmarried and dedicate her life to God, but her non-Catholic parents forced her into marriage.

1796–1839 · Modern

Madeleine Pak Pong-son (Korean: 박봉손 막달레나) was a Korean Christian laywoman, born in 1796 in Seoul, Korea, who was beheaded on September 26, 1839, in Seoul.

1802–1840 · Modern

Madeleine Son So-byog (Korean: Bak Bong-son Magdalena) was a Korean Christian laywoman, born in 1802 in Seoul, Korea, who was beheaded on January 31, 1840, in Seoul.

1811–1839 · Modern

Madeleine Yi Yong-dok (Korean: 이영덕 막달레나) was a Korean Christian laywoman, martyr, and saint, born in 1811 or 1812 in Seoul, Korea, and beheaded on December 29, 1839, near Seoul.

1808–1839 · Modern

Madeleine Yi Yong-hui was a Korean laywoman, martyr, and saint, born in 1808 and died on July 20, 1839. She was beatified on July 5, 1925, by Pius XI and canonized by John Paul II on May 6, 1984, in Seoul. Her feast days are July 20 and September 20.

1792–1847 · Modern

Makarius Glukharev (born Mikhail Yakovlevich Glukharev; October 30 [November 10], 1792 – May 18 [May 30], 1847) was an archimandrite of the Russian Orthodox Church and the founder of its Altai Mission. In 2000, he was canonized for his role as the Apostle of the Altai.

1788–1860 · Modern

Macarius Ivanov (born Mikhail Nikolayevich Ivanov; November 20, 1788 – September 19, 1860) was a starets at Optina Monastery from 1834 to 1860.

1774–1853 · Modern · Congregation of the Schools of Charity

Marcantonio Cavanis (Venice, May 4, 1774 – Venice, October 10, 1853) was an Italian priest and educator who collaborated with his brother, Antonio Angelo, in the management of the Charity Schools. He is recognized as venerable by the Catholic Church.

1700–1760 · Modern · Order of Discalced Nuns of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Mount Carmel

Mother Maria Antonia of Jesus, born October 6, 1700, in Cuntis, Spain, and died March 10, 1760, in Santiago de Compostela, was a Spanish Carmelite nun.

1813–1884 · Modern

Maria Gay Tibau (Llagostera, October 24, 1813 – Girona, March 18, 1884) was a religious sister from Girona and founder of the Sisters of Saint Joseph of Girona.

1734–1801 · Modern · Sisters of the Most Holy Trinity (Rome)

Maria Teresa Cucchiari (1734–1801), in religion Mother Maria Teresa of the Most Holy Trinity, was an Italian religious sister and educator, and the founder of the Congregation of the Trinitarian Sisters of Rome.

1661–1734 · Modern · Lay Carmelites

Mariangela Virgili (September 8, 1661, Ronciglione – November 10, 1734, Ronciglione) was an Italian laywoman of the Third Order of Carmel and a mystic.

1817–1887 · Modern

Mother Marie-Louise Angélique Clarac, born on April 6, 1817, in Auch, France, and died on June 21, 1887, in Moncalieri, in the province of Turin, Italy, was a French religious sister, founder of the Sisters of Charity of Saint Mary, and has been recognized as a Servant of God by…

1798–1866 · Modern · Sisters of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary

Marie-Amélie Fristel, born in Saint-Malo on October 10, 1798, and died in Paramé on October 14, 1866, was a French religious sister. She dedicated her life to education, the poor, and particularly the elderly.

1810–1829 · Modern

Martha, born Maria Semyonovna Milyukova, was an Orthodox Christian monastic saint. She entered the Diveyevo Convent with her older sister at the age of 13. Despite her youth, her spiritual director, the future Saint Seraphim of Sarov, allowed her to become a novice.

1787–1839 · Modern

Martha Kim Song-im was a Korean Christian laywoman, martyr, and saint, born in 1787 in Pupyeong, Gyeonggi Province, Korea, and died by beheading on May 24, 1839, near Seoul.

1812–1861 · Modern

Marthe Wang Louzhi was a Chinese Christian laywoman, born around 1812, who was executed on July 29, 1861, in Qingyian, near Guiyang, in Guizhou province. Recognized as a Catholic martyr, she was canonized by Pope John Paul II on October 1, 2000.

1800–1800 · Modern

Martha of Tambov (in monasticism Margarita; born Martha Petrovna Aparina; early 18th century, Saransk – September 1 (14), 1800, Tambov) was a schema-nun of the Russian Orthodox Church, a Kirsanov starets, and the founder of the Tikhvin-Theotokos Monastery in the city of Kirsanov.…

1836–1866 · Modern · Paris Foreign Missions Society

Martin Luc Huin, born on October 20, 1836, in Guyonvelle, Haute-Marne, and beheaded on March 30, 1866, in Boryeong, Korea, was a missionary priest of the Paris Foreign Missions Society recognized as a martyr and saint by the Catholic Church.

1787–1840 · Modern

Martin Thọ (born c. 1787 in Kẻ Báng, Nam Định Province, Vietnam – died November 8, 1840, in Bảy Mẫu, Vietnam) was a Vietnamese martyr and a saint of the Catholic Church. His given name was Nho, but he was known by the local custom as Thọ, after his ninth son.