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Saint John of God1495–1550 · Reformation · Brothers Hospitallers of St. John of God
John of God, O.H. (Portuguese: João de Deus; Spanish: Juan de Dios; born João Duarte Cidade [ˈʒwɐ̃w̃ duˈwaɾ.t siˈða.ðɨ]; March 8, 1495 – March 8, 1550) was a Portuguese soldier turned healthcare worker in Spain, whose followers later formed the Brothers Hospitallers of Saint John…
Saint Joseph of Cupertino1603–1663 · Reformation · Conventual Franciscans
Joseph of Cupertino (Copertino), OFM Conv. (Italian: Giuseppe da Copertino; 17 June 1603 – 18 September 1663) was an Italian Conventual Franciscan friar who is honored as a Christian mystic and saint.
Saint Saint John of the Cross, Priest and Doctor1542–1591 · Reformation · Order of the Brothers Discalced of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Mount Carmel
A Carmelite mystic and poet who, with St. Teresa of Avila, reformed the order and wrote profound works on the soul's journey to God.
Saint Teresa of Ávila1515–1582 · Reformation · Carmelite nuns
Teresa of Ávila OCD (born Teresa Sánchez de Cepeda Dávila y Ahumada; 28 March 1515 – 4 or 15 October 1582), also called Saint Teresa of Jesus, was a Carmelite nun and prominent Spanish mystic and religious reformer.
Saint Giovanni Leonardi1541–1609 · Reformation
John Leonardi, OMD (Italian: Giovanni; 1541 – 9 October 1609) was an Italian Catholic priest and the founder of the Clerics Regular of the Mother of God of Lucca.
Saint Joseph Calasanz1556–1648 · Reformation · Piarists
Joseph Calasanz Sch.P. (Catalan: Josep de Calassanç; Spanish: José de Calasanz; Italian: Giuseppe Calasanzio; September 11, 1557 – August 25, 1648), also known as Joseph Calasanctius and Josephus a Matre Dei, was a Spanish Catholic priest, educator and the founder of the Pious Sc…
Saint Lorenzo Ruiz1600–1637 · Reformation
Lorenzo Ruiz (Filipino: Lorenzo Ruiz ng Maynila; Chinese: 李乐伦; pinyin: Lǐ Yuèlún; Spanish: Lorenzo Ruiz de Manila; November 28, 1594 – September 29, 1637), also called Saint Lorenzo of Manila, was a Filipino Catholic layman and a member of the Third Order of Saint Dominic.
Saint Margaret Mary Alacoque1647–1690 · Reformation
Margaret Mary Alacoque VSM (French: Marguerite-Marie Alacoque; 22 July 1647 – 17 October 1690) was a French Visitation nun and mystic who promoted devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus in its modern form.
Saint Saint Angela Merici, Virgin1474–1540 · Reformation · Third Order of Saint Francis
Foundress of the Ursulines, she dedicated her life to the education of young girls and promoting the role of women in the Church.
Saint Saint Camillus de Lellis, Priest1550–1614 · Reformation · Clerics Regular of the Ministers of the Sick
A Capuchin friar known as Padre Pio, he bore the stigmata for fifty years and was a renowned confessor.
Saint Saint Charles Borromeo, Bishop1538–1584 · Reformation
Archbishop of Milan and key figure in the Catholic Reformation, known for his pastoral zeal and implementation of Church reforms.
Saint Saint Fidelis of Sigmaringen, Priest and Martyr1577–1622 · Reformation · Order of Friars Minor Capuchin
A philosopher who converted to Christianity and became its first great apologist, eventually martyred for refusing to sacrifice to idols.
Saint Saint Francis Xavier, Priest1506–1552 · Reformation · Society of Jesus
A founding member of the Jesuits and patron of missionaries, he spent his life evangelizing in Asia.
Saint Saint Francis de Sales, Bishop and Doctor1567–1622 · Reformation · Oratory of Saint Philip Neri
Bishop of Geneva and a Doctor of the Church, he is the patron of writers and journalists, known for his gentleness.
Saint Saint Ignatius of Loyola, Priest1491–1556 · Reformation · Society of Jesus
A soldier turned spiritual master, he founded the Society of Jesus (Jesuits) and wrote the 'Spiritual Exercises'.
Saint Saint Jane Frances de Chantal, Religious1572–1641 · Reformation · Order of the Visitation of Holy Mary
A widow and mother who, with St. Francis de Sales, founded the Order of the Visitation.
Saint Saint Juan Diego Cuauhtlatoatzin1474–1548 · Reformation
An indigenous Mexican layman to whom Our Lady of Guadalupe appeared, leaving her miraculous image on his tilma.
Saint Saint Lawrence of Brindisi, Priest and Doctor1559–1619 · Reformation · Order of Friars Minor Capuchin
A Capuchin friar known as Padre Pio, he bore the stigmata for fifty years and was a renowned confessor.
Saint Saint Martin de Porres, Religious1579–1639 · Reformation · Dominican Order
A humble Dominican lay brother known for his miracles, his care for the marginalized, and his love for all of God's creatures.
Saint Saint Peter Canisius, Priest and Doctor1521–1597 · Reformation · Society of Jesus
A Jesuit known as the 'Second Apostle of Germany,' he played a vital role in the Counter-Reformation.
Saint Saint Peter Claver, Priest1580–1654 · Reformation · Society of Jesus
A Jesuit who spent 40 years in Colombia ministering to enslaved Africans arriving on slave ships.
Saint Saint Philip Neri, Priest1515–1595 · Reformation · Oratory of Saint Philip Neri
The 'Apostle of Rome' and founder of the Oratory, he was known for his humor, joy, and leading people to deep spiritual lives.
Saint Saint Pius V, Pope1504–1572 · Reformation · Dominican Order
A Dominican Pope who implemented the reforms of the Council of Trent and standardized the Roman Missal.
Saint Saint Robert Bellarmine, Bishop and Doctor of the Church1542–1621 · Reformation · Society of Jesus
A Jesuit cardinal and scholar, he was a key figure in the Counter-Reformation, providing robust defenses of doctrine.
Saint Adrian Jansen1550–1572 · Reformation
Adrian Jansen (*ca. 1528, Hilvarenbeek; † 9 July 1572, Brielle), also known as "Becanus" was one of the Martyrs of Gorkum, a Norbertine priest and a Roman-Catholic Saint. Little is known about Jansens' life. He entered the order at Middelburg Abbey.
Saint Alban Roe1583–1642 · Reformation · Benedictines
Alban Roe (born Bartholomew; 20 July 1583 – 21 January 1642) was an English Benedictine who was killed for ministering as a Catholic priest in 17th-century England. He is venerated as one of the Forty Martyrs of England and Wales. Bartholomew Roe was born in 1583, in Suffolk.
Saint Alexander Briant1556–1581 · Reformation · Society of Jesus
Alexander Briant, SJ (17 August 1556 – 1 December 1581) was an English Jesuit and martyr, executed at Tyburn. He was born in Somerset, and entered Hart Hall, Oxford (now Hertford College), at an early age.
Saint Alexander Sauli1534–1592 · Reformation · Barnabites
Alexander (Alessandro) Sauli, B. (15 February 1534 – 11 October 1592) was an Italian priest who is called the "Apostle of Corsica". He is a saint of the Roman Catholic Church.
Saint Alfonso Rodríguez Olmedo1599–1628 · Reformation · Society of Jesus
Alfonso Rodríguez Olmedo (10 March 1598 – 15 November 1628) was a Spanish Jesuit priest who was sent as a missionary among the Guarani people in Paraguay. He is honored as a martyr and saint by the Catholic Church.
Saint Alonso de Orozco1500–1591 · Reformation · Augustinians
Alonso de Orozco Mena (17 October 1500 – 19 September 1591) was a Spanish Roman Catholic priest from the Augustinian order. He was well known across Spain for his preaching abilities and for an austere and humble life.
Saint Aloysius Gonzaga1568–1591 · Reformation · Society of Jesus
Aloysius de Gonzaga, SJ (Italian: Luigi Gonzaga; 9 March 1568 – 21 June 1591) was an Italian aristocrat who became a member of the Society of Jesus. While still a student at the Roman College, he died as a result of caring for the victims of a serious epidemic.
Saint Alphonsus Rodriguez1532–1617 · Reformation · Society of Jesus
Alphonsus Rodríguez SJ (Spanish: Alfonso) (25 July 1532 – 31 October 1617) was a Spanish Jesuit religious brother who is venerated as a saint in the Catholic Church. Rodríguez was the son of a wool merchant.
Saint Ambrose Barlow1585–1641 · Reformation · Benedictines
Ambrose Edward Barlow, O.S.B. (1585 – 10 September 1641) was an English Benedictine monk. He is one of a group of saints canonized by Pope Paul VI who became known as the Forty Martyrs of England and Wales.
Saint Ambrosio Francisco Ferro1645 · Reformation
Ambrósio Francisco Ferro (d. 3 October 1645) was a Portuguese priest from the Azores and martyr of the Catholic Church. Francisco Ferro, a native of Azores, came to Brazil with relatives. He was ordained priest and from 1636 he was a parish priest in Natal.
Saint Andrew Avellino1521–1608 · Reformation
Andrew (Andrea) Avellino (1521 – 10 November 1608) was an Italian Theatine priest. He is venerated as the patron saint of Naples and Sicily and invoked especially against a sudden death. He led a life busy in preaching, hearing confessions, and visiting the sick, and writing.
Saint Andrew Wouters1542–1572 · Reformation
Andrew Wouters (Dutch: Andries Wouters) was a Dutch Catholic priest who served as pastor in Heinenoord, Hoeksche Waard. He was among the 19 Martyrs of Gorkum in 1572.
Saint Andrzej Bobola1591–1657 · Reformation · Society of Jesus
Andrew Bobola, SJ (Polish: Andrzej Bobola; 1591 – 16 May 1657) was a Polish missionary and martyr of the Society of Jesus, known as the "Apostle of Lithuania" and the "hunter of souls". He was beaten and tortured to death during the Khmelnytsky Uprising.
Saint André de Soveral1572–1645 · Reformation · Society of Jesus
André de Soveral SJ (c. 1572 – 16 July 1645) was a Portuguese Catholic priest from Colonial Brazil. He was killed during the Restoration War at the Martyrdom of Cunhau, a massacre promoted by Dutch troops and their Calvinist ministers, who fought against the Portuguese Empire in…
Saint Anthony Maria Zaccaria1502–1539 · Reformation · Barnabites
Anthony Maria Zaccaria, CRSP (Italian: Antonio Maria Zaccaria; 1502 – 5 July 1539) was an Italian Catholic priest and early leader of the Counter-Reformation.
Saint Antoine Daniel1601–1648 · Reformation · Society of Jesus
Antoine Daniel was a French Jesuit missionary in North America, at Sainte-Marie among the Hurons, and one of the eight Canadian Martyrs. Daniel was born at Dieppe, in Normandy, on 27 May 1601.
Saint Antoine Deynan1584–1597 · Reformation · Franciscans
The 26 Martyrs of Japan (Japanese: 日本二十六聖人, Hepburn: Nihon Nijūroku Seijin) were a group of Catholics who were executed by crucifixion on 5 February 1597, in Nagasaki, Japan. Their martyrdom is especially significant in the history of the Catholic Church in Japan.
- Saint Apollinaire Franco
1505–1622 · Reformation · Franciscans
Apollinaire Franco, or Apollinaire of Japan, was a Franciscan priest born in Aguilar de Campoo in Old Castile (Spain) around 1570. He was burned alive in Omura, Japan, in 1622 for failing to comply with the 1614 order issued by the shoguns for Catholic missionaries to leave the c…
Saint Augustine Webster1450–1535 · Reformation · Carthusian Order
Augustine Webster, O.Cart (died 4 May 1535) was an English Catholic martyr. He was the prior of Our Lady of Melwood, a Carthusian house at Epworth, on the Isle of Axholme, in north Lincolnshire, in 1531. His feast day is 4 May.
Saint Bartholomew of Braga1514–1590 · Reformation · Dominican Order
Bartholomew of Braga (3 May 1514 – 16 July 1590), born Bartolomeu Fernandes and in religious Bartolomeu dos Mártires, was a Portuguese Catholic and a professed member from the Order of Preachers as well as the Archbishop Emeritus of Braga.
Saint Benedict the Moor1526–1589 · Reformation · Order of Friars Minor
Benedict the Moor OFM (Italian: Benedetto il Moro; 1526 – 4 April 1589), also known as Benedict of Palermo, Benedict the Black, or Benedict the African, was a Afro-Sicilian Franciscan friar. He was born to enslaved Africans in San Fratello, Sicily and freed at birth.
Saint Bonaventura of Meako1600–1597 · Reformation · Franciscans
The Martyrs of Nagasaki were 26 Franciscan and Jesuit missionaries as well as Japanese converts to Christianity, aged between 12 and 64, who were executed in 1597 by order of Toyotomi Hideyoshi. They are venerated as martyrs and saints in the Catholic and Anglican churches.
Saint Camilla Battista da Varano1458–1524 · Reformation · Poor Clares
Camilla Battista da Varano OSCl, (9 April 1458 – 31 May 1524), from Camerino, Italy, was an Italian princess and a Poor Clare nun and abbess. She is venerated as a saint in the Catholic Church.
Saint Camillus Costanzo1571–1622 · Reformation · Society of Jesus
Camillus Costanzo SJ (Bovalino Superiore, 1571 – Hirado, Japan 15 September 1622) was an Italian soldier, law student and Jesuit missionary in Japan. When he was burned alive in 1622, he became a Roman Catholic martyr.
Saint Catalina Thomás1531–1574 · Reformation · Augustinians
Catherine of Palma (1531–1574, born Caterina Tomàs i Gallard) was a Spanish canon and mystic from Mallorca. She is venerated as a saint in the Roman Catholic Church and her feast day is commonly celebrated on 5 April although in her home town of Valldemossa she is remembered on t…
Saint Caterina Aliprandi1466–1529 · Reformation · Franciscans
Caterina Aliprandi was a Catholic religious of the Franciscan order born in Asti in 1466. She lived and died in Asti in 1529 and is recognized as a saint.