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Saint Jean Eudes1601–1680 · Reformation · Congregation of Jesus and Mary
John Eudes, CIM (French: Jean Eudes; 14 November 1601 – 19 August 1680) was a French Catholic priest and the founder of both the Order of Our Lady of Charity in 1641 and Congregation of Jesus and Mary, also known as the Eudists, in 1643.
Saint Jean de Brébeuf1593–1649 · Reformation · Society of Jesus
Jean de Brébeuf SJ (25 March 1593 – 16 March 1649) was a French Jesuit missionary who travelled to New France (Canada) in 1625. There he worked primarily with the Huron for the rest of his life, except for a few years in France from 1629 to 1633.
Saint Jean de Lalande1620–1646 · Reformation · Society of Jesus
Jean de Lalande, SJ was a French Jesuit missionary at Sainte-Marie among the Hurons and one of the eight North American Martyrs. He was killed at the Mohawk village of Ossernenon after being captured by warriors. Jean de Lalande was a native of Dieppe, Normandy.
Saint Jeanne de Lestonnac1556–1640 · Reformation
Jeanne de Lestonnac, ODN (December 27, 1556 – February 2, 1640), also known as Joan of Lestonnac, was a French Catholic nun who founded the Sisters of the Company of Mary, Our Lady in 1607.
Saint Jeremiah of Wallachia1556–1625 · Reformation · Order of Friars Minor Capuchin
Jeremiah of Wallachia (born 29 June 1556 - 26 February 1625) was a Romanian-born Capuchin lay brother who spent his entire adult life serving as an infirmarian of the Order in Italy.
Saint Jeremias I of Constantinople1401–1546 · Reformation
Jeremias I of Constantinople (Greek: Ἰερεμίας; died 13 January 1546) was Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople two times, from 1522 to 1524 and from 1525 to 1546. Jeremias was a native of Zitsa in Epirus, and was raised without instruction.
- Saint Joachim Sakakibara
1551–1597 · Reformation · Franciscans
Joachim Sakakibara (also Sakachibara or Saccachibara; born 1556 in Osaka, Japan – died executed February 5, 1597, in Tateyama, Nagasaki, Japan) was a Japanese physician, catechist, and Franciscan tertiary who was martyred for his faith in Nagasaki.
Saint Joan of Valois1464–1505 · Reformation · Third Order of Saint Francis
Joan of France (French: Jeanne de France, Jeanne de Valois; 23 April 1464 – 4 February 1505), sometimes called Joan the Lame (French: Jeanne la boiteuse), was briefly Queen of France as wife of King Louis XII, in between the death of her brother, King Charles VIII, and the annulm…
- Saint Job Boretsky
1560–1631 · Reformation
Job Boretsky (Ukrainian: Йов, secular name Ivan Matfeyevich Boretsky, Polish: Iwan Borecki, died 2 March 1631) was the Metropolitan of Kiev, Galicia and all Rus' in the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople in the Eastern Orthodox Church from 1620 to 1631.
- Saint John Almond
1577–1612 · Reformation
John Almond (alias Lathom or Molyneux, c. 1577 – 5 December 1612) was an English Catholic priest. He was ordained in 1598 and suffered martyrdom in 1612. Canonised in 1970, John Almond is one of the Forty Martyrs of England and Wales.
Saint John Berchmans1599–1621 · Reformation · Society of Jesus
John Berchmans, SJ (Dutch: Jan Berchmans [jɑm ˈbɛr(ə)xmɑns]; 13 March 1599 – 13 August 1621) was a Belgian Jesuit scholastic and is revered as a saint in the Catholic Church.
Saint John Boste1544–1594 · Reformation
John Boste (c. 1544 – 24 July 1594) is a saint in the Catholic Church, and one of the Forty Martyrs of England and Wales. John Boste was born in Dufton, Westmorland around 1544, the son of Nicholas Boste, landowner of Dufton and Penrith and Janet Hutton, of Hutton Hall, Penrith.…
Saint John Bradford1510–1555 · Reformation
John Bradford (1510–1555) was an English Reformer, prebendary of St. Paul's, and martyr. He was imprisoned in the Tower of London for alleged crimes against Queen Mary I. He was burned at the stake on 1 July 1555.
Saint John Fisher1469–1535 · Reformation
John Fisher (c. 19 October 1469 – 22 June 1535) was an English Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Rochester from 1504 to 1535 and as chancellor of the University of Cambridge. He is honoured as a martyr and saint by the Catholic Church.
Saint John Francis Regis1597–1640 · Reformation · Society of Jesus
John Francis Regis, SJ, commonly known Saint Regis (French: Jean-François Régis; 31 January 1597 – 31 December 1640), was a French Jesuit priest who was canonized in 1737. A tireless preacher and social reformer, Regis is best known for his work with at-risk women and orphans.
Saint John Houghton1487–1535 · Reformation · Carthusian Order
John Houghton, OCart (c. 1486 – 4 May 1535) was a Catholic priest of the Carthusian order and the first martyr to die as a result of the Act of Supremacy by King Henry VIII of England. He was also the first of the Carthusians to die as a martyr.
Saint John Jones1598 · Reformation · Franciscans
John Jones O.F.M (c. 1530 - 12 July 1598), also known as John Buckley, John Griffith, Godfrey Maurice (in religion), or Griffith Jones, was a Franciscan priest and martyr.
Saint John Kemble1599–1679 · Reformation
John Kemble (c. 1599 – 22 August 1679) was an English Catholic priest killed by the crown due to his ministry. He was canonized in 1970 by Pope Paul VI as one of the Forty Martyrs of England and Wales.
- Saint John Kisaka
1597 · Reformation · Franciscans
John Kinuya was a member of the Third Order of St. Francis who died as a martyr in Japan in 1597. When persecution against Catholics intensified, he and 25 companions—8 priests and religious and 17 laypeople—were arrested, insulted, and severely tortured.
Saint John Lloyd1649–1679 · Reformation
John Lloyd (Brecknockshire, 1630 – Cardiff, July 22, 1679) was a Welsh priest. Martyred under Charles II, he is venerated as a saint in the Catholic Church and is remembered as one of the Forty Martyrs of England and Wales.
Saint John Macias1585–1645 · Reformation · Dominican Order
John Macías, OP (or Massias, born Juan de Arcas y Sánchez; 2 March 1585 – September 16, 1645), was a Spanish-born Dominican friar who evangelized in Peru in 1620. He was canonized in 1975 by Pope Paul VI.
Saint John Ogilvie1579–1615 · Reformation · Society of Jesus
John Ogilvie, SJ (1580 – 10 March 1615) was a Scottish Jesuit priest. For his work in service to a persecuted Catholic community in 17th century Scotland, and in being hanged for his faith, he became the only post-Reformation Scottish saint.
Saint John Payne1532–1582 · Reformation
John Payne (1532–1582) was an English Catholic priest and martyr, one of the Catholic Forty Martyrs of England and Wales. John Payne was born at Peterborough in 1532.
Saint John Plessington1636–1679 · Reformation
John Plessington (c. 1637 – 19 July 1679), also known as John Plesington, William Scarisbrick and William Pleasington, was an English Catholic priest who was executed by the English Crown for violating the ban on the presence of Catholic priests in the kingdom.
Saint John Rigby1570–1600 · Reformation
John Rigby (ca. 1570 – 21 June 1600) was an English Roman Catholic layman who was executed during the reign of Elizabeth I. He is one of the Forty Martyrs of England and Wales.
Saint John Roberts1577–1610 · Reformation · Benedictines
John Roberts, OSB (1577 – 10 December 1610) was a Welsh Benedictine monk and priest, and was the first prior of St. Gregory's, Douai, France (now Downside Abbey). Returning to Britain as a missionary priest during the period of recusancy, he was martyred at Tyburn.
Saint John Sarkander1576–1620 · Reformation
Jan Sarkander (Czech and Polish: Jan Sarkander) (20 December 1576 – 17 March 1620) was a Polish-Czech Roman Catholic priest. Sarkander was married for a short period of time before he became widowed and pursued a path to the priesthood where he became active in defence of Catholi…
Saint John Southworth1592–1654 · Reformation
John Southworth (c. 1592, Lancashire, England - 28 June 1654, Tyburn, London) was an English Catholic martyr. He is one of the Forty Martyrs of England and Wales. John Southworth came from a Lancashire family who lived at Samlesbury Hall.
Saint John Stone1540 · Reformation · Order of St. Augustine
John Stone, OSA was an English Augustinian friar who was executed, probably in December 1539; he was canonized in 1970 by Pope Paul VI, and is one of the Forty Martyrs of England and Wales. He was a doctor of theology from Canterbury.
Saint John Wall1620–1679 · Reformation · Franciscans
John Wall, (aliases John Marsh, Francis Johnson or Dormore or Webb, religious name "Joachim of St. Ann") (1620 – 22 August 1679) was an English Franciscan friar, who is honoured as a martyr by the Catholic Church.
Saint John de Brito1647–1693 · Reformation · Society of Jesus
John de Britto, SJ (also Brito; Portuguese: João de Brito; also known as Arul Anandar; 1 March 1647 – 4 February 1693) was a Portuguese Jesuit missionary and an evangelist, often called "the Portuguese St. Francis Xavier" by Indian Catholics.
Saint John of Goto1578–1597 · Reformation · Society of Jesus
Saint John Soan de Goto (Yohane Gotō), born in 1578 on one of the Goto Islands (Japan) and executed on February 5, 1597, in Nagasaki (Japan), was a Japanese Jesuit seminarian. Along with 25 other Christians, he was crucified in hatred of the Christian faith.
Saint John of Ávila1499–1569 · Reformation
John of Ávila (Spanish: Juan de Ávila; 6 January 1499– 10 May 1569) was a Spanish priest, preacher, scholastic author, and religious mystic, who has been declared a saint and Doctor of the Church by the Catholic Church.
Saint John the Hairy1581 · Reformation
John the Hairy (Russian: Иоанн Власатый, also known as John the Merciful of Rostov) was a holy fool (yurodivy) of the Russian Orthodox Church in the second half of the 16th century. He endured a great many trials in his lifetime.
Saint Josaphat Kuntsevych1580–1623 · Reformation
Josaphat Kuntsevych, OSBM (c. 1580 – 12 November 1623) was a Basilian hieromonk and archeparch of the Ruthenian Greek Catholic Church who served as Archbishop of Polotsk from 1618 to 1623.
Saint Joseph of Anchieta1534–1597 · Reformation · Society of Jesus
José de Anchieta y Díaz de Clavijo, SJ (Joseph of Anchieta; 19 March 1534 – 9 June 1597) was a Spanish missionary to the Portuguese colony of Brazil in the second half of the 16th century.
Saint Joseph of Leonessa1556–1612 · Reformation · Order of Friars Minor Capuchin
Joseph of Leonessa, OFMCap, (Italian: Giuseppe da Leonessa) (1556 – February 4, 1612) was an Italian Capuchin friar and is a saint of the Catholic Church commemorated on February 4.
Saint Jovan Branković1500–1502 · Reformation
Jovan Branković was the titular Despot of Serbia from 1493 until his death in 1502. The title of despot was given to him by Hungarian king Vladislas II of Hungary. From 1493 to 1497 he held the title together with his elder brother Đorđe Branković, who was despot from 1486.
- Saint Juan
1527 · Reformation
Saint Juan was born in San Esteban Tizatlan and practiced Christianity. He died in Cuauhtinchán in 1527 and is recognized as a saint.
Saint Juan Grande1546–1600 · Reformation · Brothers Hospitallers of St. John of God
Juan Grande Román, OH (6 March 1546 – 3 June 1600) was a Spanish Catholic member of the Brothers Hospitallers of Saint John of God. He adopted the name of "John the Sinner" and died of the plague after tending to victims in 1600.
Saint Juan de Ribera1532–1611 · Reformation
Juan de Ribera (Seville, Spain, 20 March 1532 – Valencia, 6 January 1611) was an influential figure in 16th and 17th century Spain. Ribera held appointments as Archbishop and Viceroy of Valencia, Latin Patriarchate of Antioch, Commander in Chief, president of the Audiencia, and C…
Saint Juan del Castillo1596–1628 · Reformation · Society of Jesus
Juan de Castillo (14 September 1596 – 17 November 1628) was a Jesuit priest and missionary, and a martyr-saint of the Catholic Church. A Spaniard, he was one of the first to labor at the Jesuit reductions in Paraguay.
Saint Juliana of Lazarevo1530–1604 · Reformation
Juliana of Lazarevo (or Juliana of Murom) (1530 – 10 January 1604) is a saint of the Eastern Orthodox Church. She was born in Moscow, to Justin and Stefanida Nedyurev, and married Giorgi Osorgin, owner of the village of Lazarevo, near Murom.
Saint Kabir1440–1518 · Reformation
Kabir (fl. 15th century): 14–15 was a well-known Indian devotional mystic poet and saint. His writings influenced Hinduism's Bhakti movement, and his verses are found in Sikhism's scripture Guru Granth Sahib, the Satguru Granth Sahib of Saint Garib Das, and Kabir Sagar of Dharam…
Saint Kaka Sahib1574–1653 · Reformation
Sayyid Kastir Gul (1573–1653) was an Islamic jurist and Sufi saint who is revered among Afghans and Pakistanis. He was the leader of the Kakakhel tribe.
Saint Kateri Tekakwitha1656–1680 · Reformation
Kateri Tekakwitha , given the name Tekakwitha (Tekaouïta, baptized as Catherine ("Kateri" in Mohawk), known as Lily of the Mohawks (1656 – April 17, 1680) and Protectress of Canada, also as Geneviève of New France/ Geneviève of Canada, was a Mohawk/Algonquin young woman when she…
Saint Ketevan the Martyr1560–1624 · Reformation
Ketevan the Martyr (Georgian: ქეთევან წამებული, romanized: ketevan ts'amebuli) (c. 1560 – September 13, 1624) was a queen consort of Kakheti, a kingdom in eastern Georgia. She was regent of Kakheti during the minority of her son Teimuraz I of Kakheti from 1605 to 1614.
- Saint Lakṣmīpriyā
1500–1600 · Reformation
Lakshmipriya was a Gaudiya Vaishnava saint who lived in Bengal during the late 15th and early 16th centuries. She was the first wife of the Vaishnava saint and religious reformer Chaitanya Mahaprabhu, who is revered in the Gaudiya Vaishnava tradition as the combined avatar of Kri…
Saint Laurentius of Kaluga1515 · Reformation
Lawrence of Kaluga (died August 10, 1515) was a fool for Christ and a locally venerated saint of the Russian Orthodox Church. Tradition attributes the protection of Kaluga from a Crimean Tatar attack in 1512 to his intercession. The St.
Saint Leo Karasumaru1597 · Reformation
Leo Karasumaru, also known as Carasumaro, Carasumo, or Carasuma (Japanese: レオ烏丸, Reo Karasuma; c. 1559 – Nagasaki, February 5, 1597), was a Japanese catechist. He was crucified in Nagasaki alongside twenty-five other Catholics, both laypeople and religious.