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1825–1871 · Modern

The Society of Helpers, formerly known as the Society of the Helpers of the Holy Souls, is a Roman Catholic religious congregation of women founded in Paris, France, in 1856, with the objective of assisting the souls in Purgatory through their service to the needy of the world.

1736–1794 · Modern · Order of Discalced Nuns of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Mount Carmel

Euphrasie de l’Immaculée Conception was a French Catholic nun of the Order of Discalced Nuns of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Mount Carmel. Born in Bourth in 1736, she died by decapitation in Paris in 1794. She is recognized as blessed by the Catholic Church.

1645–1711 · Modern · Society of Jesus

Eusebio Francisco Kino, SJ (Italian: Eusebio Francesco Chini, Spanish: Eusebio Francisco Kino; 10 August 1645 – 15 March 1711), often referred to as Father Kino, was an Italian Jesuit, missionary, geographer, explorer, cartographer, mathematician and astronomer born in the Bishop…

1851 · Modern

Everald Hanse (died 31 July 1581) was an English priest and a martyr of the Roman Catholic Church. Everald Hanse was born in Northamptonshire and educated at Cambridge. A Protestant, he was soon presented to a good living as an Anglican clergyman.

1840–1889 · Modern · Congregation of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary

Damien De Veuster SSCC, popularly known as Father Damien or Saint Damien of Molokai (Dutch: Pater Damiaan or Heilige Damiaan van Molokai; born Jozef De Veuster; 3 January 1840 – 15 April 1889), was a Belgian Catholic priest in the Congregation of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Ma…

1715–1787 · Modern · Order of Friars Minor Capuchin

Felix of Nicosia (Italian: Felice di Nicosia; November 5, 1715 – May 31, 1787) was a Capuchin friar, and is honored as a saint in the Roman Catholic Church.

1821–1893 · Modern · Servite Order

Ferdinando Maria Baccilieri (14 May 1821 - 13 July 1893) was an Italian Roman Catholic priest and a professed member of the Secular Servites. Baccilieri was also the founder of the Sisters Servants of Mary of Galeazza - a religious congregation designed for women.

1749–1794 · Modern

Florent Dumontet de Cardaillac was a French Catholic canon and vicar general born in 1749 in Saint-Méard. He died in 1794 in Port-des-Barques and is recognized as a blessed.

1702–1745 · Modern · Dominican Order

Francisco Gil de Frederich (1702–1745) was a Spanish Dominican friar, a missionary in Tonkin, and a martyr who died in Hanoi. He was beatified in 1906 and canonized in 1988 along with 116 other Vietnamese martyrs.

1825–1888 · Modern

Francesco Faà di Bruno (7 March 1825 – 25 March 1888) was an Italian priest and advocate of the poor, a leading mathematician of his era and a noted religious musician. In 1988 he was beatified by Pope John Paul II. He is the eponym of Faà di Bruno's formula.

1822–1899 · Modern

Francesco Gattola (19 September 1822 – 20 January 1899) was an Italian Roman Catholic priest who lived and served in Naples. He was the founder of the Daughters of the Most Holy Immaculate Virgin of Lourdes.

1750–1800 · Modern

Francis Bae Gwan-gyeom (Korean: 배관겸 프란치스코; born c. 1740–1750 in Jinmok, Dangjin, in the then-province of Chungcheong, Korea; died January 7, 1800, in Cheongju, Korea) was a Korean martyr and a blessed of the Catholic Church.

1799 · Modern

Francis Bang (Korean: 방 프란치스코; born in Myeoncheon, Chungcheong Province, Korea; died January 21, 1799, in Hongju, Chungcheong Province) was a Korean martyr and a blessed of the Catholic Church. Francis Bang was born in Myeoncheon in the then-Korean province of Chungcheong.

1743–1815 · Modern · Barnabites

Francis Xavier Mary Bianchi (December 2, 1743 – January 31, 1815), was an Italian Barnabite priest and noted scholar, who also gained a reputation for sanctity during his lifetime from both his commitment to his students and to the poor of Naples.

1805–1839 · Modern

Francis Choe Kyong-hwan (Korean: 최경환 프란치스코) was a Korean Christian layman, catechist, martyr, and Catholic saint. He was born in 1804 or 1805 in Taraekkol, in the Hongju district of Chungcheong Province, Korea, and died for his faith on September 12, 1839, in a prison in Seoul.

1713–1748 · Modern · Dominican Order

Francis Diaz (Spanish: Francisco Diaz del Rincon, Chinese name: 施方济; October 12, 1713 – October 28, 1748) was a Spanish missionary in China during the 18th century. He died in 1748 and was ultimately canonized. He was born on October 12, 1713, in Écija, Spain.

1736–1794 · Modern

Francis Duchesne (born January 8, 1736, 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.

1681–1742 · Modern · Conventual Franciscans

Francis Anthony Fasani (6 August 1681 – 29 November 1742) was an Italian friar of the Order of Conventual Friars Minor who has been declared a saint by the Catholic Church. Fasani held a number of offices in the Franciscan order and was pastor of his home town.

1836–1894 · Modern

Francis II (Neapolitan and Italian: Francesco II, Sicilian: Francischieddu; christened Francesco d'Assisi Maria Leopoldo; 16 January 1836 – 27 December 1894) was the last king of the Two Sicilies before the Italian unification, led by Giuseppe Garibaldi and Victor Emmanuel II of…

1802–1852 · Modern · Holy Ghost Fathers

Francis Mary Paul Libermann (French: François-Marie-Paul Libermann; born Jacob Libermann; 12 April 1802 – 2 February 1852) was a French Jewish convert to Catholicism and a Spiritan priest.

1804–1866 · Modern · Order of Friars Minor Capuchin

Francesco Maria da Camporosso (27 December 1804 - 17 September 1866) - born Giovanni Croese - was an Italian Roman Catholic professed religious from the Order of Friars Minor Capuchin.

1695–1748 · Modern · Dominican Order

Francisco Serrano (Chinese: 德方济; December 4, 1695 – October 28, 1748) was a Spanish Catholic missionary in China during the 18th century. He died as a martyr in 1748 and was later canonized by the church as a saint. He was born on December 4, 1695, in Huéneja in southern Spain.

1825–1858 · Modern

Saint Francis Trần Văn Trung (Vietnamese: Phanxicô Trần Văn Trung) (born c. 1825 in Phan Xá, Quảng Trị Province, Vietnam – died October 6, 1858, in An Hoà, Quảng Nam Province, Vietnam) was a martyr and a saint of the Catholic Church.

1738–1801 · Modern

Francis Xavier Hong Gyo-man was born in Seoul in 1738 and was a member of the Catholic Church. He died by decapitation in Seoul in 1801 and is recognized as a blessed.

1819–1867 · Modern · Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer

Francis Xavier Seelos, C.Ss.R., (January 11, 1819 – October 4, 1867) was a German Redemptorist who worked as a missionary in the United States frontier. Towards the end of his life, he went to New Orleans to minister to victims of yellow fever.

1773–1800 · Modern

Francis Yi Bo-hyeon (Korean: 이보현 프란치스코; born 1773 in Hwangmosil, Deoksan, in the then-province of Chungcheong, Korea; died January 9, 1800, in Haemi, Korea) was a Korean martyr and a blessed of the Catholic Church.

1764–1801 · Modern

Francis Yun Ji-heon was a member of the Catholic Church born in 1764. He died in Jeonju in 1801 and is recognized as a blessed.

1642–1716 · Modern · Society of Jesus

Francesco de Geronimo, also Francis Jerome (17 December 1642 - 11 May 1716) was an Italian Roman Catholic priest and a professed member of the Jesuits.

1781–1855 · Modern · Sisters of Charity of Mallorca

Francinaina Cirer Carbonell (1 June 1781 – 27 February 1855) was a Spanish Roman Catholic member of the Sisters of Charity of Saint Vincent de Paul of Mallorca. She later assumed the religious name Francinaina of the Sorrowful Mother of God.

1812–1875 · Modern · Dominican Order

Francisco Coll Guitart, OP (Catalan: Francesc Coll i Guitart;18 May 1812 – 2 April 1875) was a Spanish Catholic priest of the Order of Preachers and founder of the Dominican Sisters of the Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin.

1644–1713 · Modern · Dominican Order

Francisco Martín Fernández de Posadas (25 November 1644 - 20 September 1713) was a Spanish Roman Catholic priest and a professed member of the Order of Preachers.

1811–1872 · Modern · Order of the Brothers Discalced of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Mount Carmel

Francisco Palau y Quer, OCD (Catalan: Francesc Palau i Quer; religious name Francisco of Jesus, Mary and Joseph, 29 December 1811 – 20 March 1872) was a Catalan Discalced Carmelite priest.

1802–1860 · Modern · Franciscans

Francisco Pinazo Peñalver was a Spanish Franciscan missionary born in El Chopo in 1812. He died in 1860 and is recognized as a canonized saint within the Catholic Church.

1726–1792 · Modern · Society of Jesus

Franciscus Lé Livec de Trésurin (1726–1792) was a French Jesuit who was one of the victims of the September Massacres. He was beatified by Pope Pius XI on 17 October 1926.

1727–1794 · Modern · Franciscans

François Migoret-Lamberdière (born August 28, 1727, in Lassay-les-Châteaux; died January 21, 1794, in Laval, Mayenne department) 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.

1790–1839 · Modern

Saint Francis Xavier Hà Trọng Mậu (born c. 1790 in Kẻ Riền, Thái Bình Province, Vietnam; died December 19, 1839, in Cổ Mễ, Bắc Ninh Province, Vietnam) was a catechist, a Dominican tertiary, a martyr, and a saint of the Catholic Church.

1803–1837 · Modern

Saint Francis Xavier Nguyễn Cần (also known as Nguyễn Tiến or Tiên Truật) (born c. 1803 in Sơn Miêng, Vietnam; died November 20, 1837, in Ô Cầu Giấy, Hanoi, Vietnam) was a catechist, martyr, and saint of the Catholic Church. Francis Xavier Nguyễn Cần was born in Sơn Miêng.

1748–1820 · Modern · Congregation of the Mission

François-Régis Clet, CM (Chinese: 劉格來; pinyin: Liú Gélái; 19 August 1748 – 18 February 1820) was a French Catholic missionary who served in East Asia during the 19th century as a member of the Vincentians. He was canonized in 2000 as one of the Martyr Saints of China.

1811–1884 · Modern

Franz Josef Rudigier (7 April 1811 – 29 November 1884) was an Austrian Roman Catholic prelate and served as the Bishop of Linz from his appointment in 1853 until his death.

1833–1894 · Modern

The Venerable Franziska Lechner, born on January 1, 1833, in Edling (Kingdom of Bavaria) and died on April 14, 1894, in Breitenfurt, was a Catholic religious sister and founder of the Congregation of the Daughters of Divine Charity. She was declared venerable in 2005.

1764–1793 · Modern

François Filiol was a French Catholic priest born in 1764 in Barriac-les-Bosquets. He died in 1793 in Mauriac and is currently recognized as a Servant of God.

1799–1838 · Modern

François Jaccard, born on September 6, 1799, in Onnion, Haute-Savoie, and strangled to death on September 21, 1838, in Vietnam, was a 19th-century Savoyard clergyman. The feast day of this martyr priest, who was canonized in 1988, is celebrated in September.

1759–1792 · Modern

François Joseph Pey, also known in German as Franz Josef Pey (Solliès-Pont, January 29, 1759 – Paris, September 2, 1792), was a French priest.

1623–1708 · Modern

Francis-Xavier de Montmorency-Laval, commonly referred to as François de Laval , was considered the founder of the Catholic faith in New France. He was a French Catholic prelate who served as Apostolic Vicar of New France from 1658 to 1674.

1799–1833 · Modern

François-Isidore Gagelin (10 May 1799 – 17 October 1833) was a French missionary of the Paris Foreign Missions Society in Vietnam. He died a martyr, and became the first French martyr of the 19th century in Vietnam. He was born in Montperreux, Doubs. He left for Vietnam in 1821.

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.

1797–1868 · Modern

Irenaeus Frederic Baraga (June 29, 1797 – January 19, 1868; Slovene: Irenej Friderik Baraga) was a Slovenian Catholic missionary to the United States, grammarian and author of Christian poetry and hymns in Native American languages.

1739–1822 · Modern · Order of Friars Minor

Anthony of St. Ann Galvão (Portuguese: Antônio de Sant'Anna Galvão; 13 May 1739 – 23 December 1822), more commonly known as Frei Galvão, was a Brazilian friar of the Franciscan Order.

1813–1853 · Modern

Antoine-Frédéric Ozanam was a French Catholic literary scholar, lawyer, journalist and equal rights advocate. He founded with fellow students the Conference of Charity, later known as the Society of Saint Vincent de Paul.

1745–1794 · Modern

Félicité Pricet (born around 1745 in Châtillon-sur-Sèvre – executed on 18 January 1794 in Avrillé) was one of the French Catholic martyrs of Angers, who were massacred during the War in the Vendée for supporting the anti-royalist rebels during the French Revolution.