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  • Saint Anne Line
    Saint Anne Line

    1567–1601 · Reformation

    Anne Line (c. 1563 – 27 February 1601) was an English Catholic martyr. After losing her husband, she became very active in sheltering clandestine Catholic priests, which was illegal in the reign of Queen Elizabeth I.

  • Saint Feodosia Morozova
    Saint Feodosia Morozova

    1632–1675 · Reformation

    Feodosia Prokopiyevna Morozova (Russian: Феодосия Прокопьевна Морозова; née Sokovnina (Соковнина); 21 May 1632 – 1 December 1675) was a Russian noblewoman and one of the best-known partisans of the Old Believer movement.[E 1][R 1] She was perceived as a martyr after she was arre…

  • Saint George Herbert
    Saint George Herbert

    1593–1633 · Reformation

    George Herbert (3 April 1593 – 1 March 1633) was an English poet, orator, and priest of the Church of England. His poetry is associated with the writings of the metaphysical poets, and he is recognised as "one of the foremost British devotional lyricists." He was born in Wales in…

  • Saint Hyacintha Mariscotti
    Saint Hyacintha Mariscotti

    1585–1640 · Reformation · Franciscans

    Hyacintha Mariscotti, T.O.R., or Hyacintha of Mariscotti (Italian: Giacinta Marescotti), was an Italian religious sister of the Third Order Regular of St. Francis.

  • Saint John Bradford
    Saint John Bradford

    1510–1555 · 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 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 Juliana of Lazarevo
    Saint Juliana of Lazarevo

    1530–1604 · 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 Margaret Ward
    Saint Margaret Ward

    1550–1588 · Reformation

    Margaret Ward (c. 1550–30 August 1588), called the "pearl of Tyburn", was an English saint and martyr who was executed during the reign of Elizabeth I for assisting a priest to escape from prison. She was canonised in 1970, as one of the Forty Martyrs of England and Wales.

  • Saint Nicholas Ferrar
    Saint Nicholas Ferrar

    1592–1637 · Reformation

    Nicholas Ferrar (22 February 1592 – 4 December 1637) was an English scholar, courtier and businessman, who was ordained a deacon in the Church of England.

  • Saint Nicholas Ridley
    Saint Nicholas Ridley

    1500–1555 · Reformation

    Nicholas Ridley (c. 1500 – 16 October 1555) was an English Bishop of London (the only bishop called "Bishop of London and Westminster"). Ridley was one of the Oxford Martyrs burned at the stake during the Marian Persecutions, for his teachings and his support of Lady Jane Grey.

  • Saint Rose of Lima
    Saint Rose of Lima

    1586–1617 · Reformation · Third Order of Saint Dominic

    Rose of Lima, TOSD (born Isabel Flores de Oliva; 20 April 1586 – 24 August 1617) (Latin: Rosa Limana, Spanish: Rosa de Lima), was a member of the Third Order of Saint Dominic in Lima, Peru, Spanish Empire, who became known for both her life of severe penance and her care of the p…

  • Saint Saint Amaro
    Saint Saint Amaro

    1522 · Reformation

    According to Catholic tradition, Saint Amaro or Amarus the Pilgrim (Spanish: San Amaro, Portuguese: Santo Amaro, Galician: Santo Amaro) was an abbot and sailor who it was claimed sailed across the Atlantic Ocean to an earthly paradise.

  • Saint Saint Germaine
    Saint Saint Germaine

    1579–1601 · Reformation

    Germaine Cousin, also Germana Cousin, Germaine of Pibrac, or Germana, (1579–1601) was a French saint. She was born in 1579 to humble parents at Pibrac, a village 15 km (9.3 mi) from Toulouse.