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1837–1910 · Contemporary · Salesians of Don Bosco

Michele Rua (English: Michael Rua; 9 June 1837 – 6 April 1910) was an Italian Catholic priest and professed member of the Salesians of Don Bosco.

1598–1637 · Reformation · Dominican Order

The 16 Martyrs of Japan (日本の殉教者, Nihon no junkyōsha) were Christians who were persecuted for their faith in Japan, mostly during the 17th century.

1888–1975 · Contemporary

Michael Sopoćko (Polish: Michał Sopoćko [ˈmixaw sɔˈpɔt͡ɕkɔ]; 1 November 1888 – 15 February 1975) was a Polish Catholic priest and professor at Vilnius University. He is best known as the spiritual director of Faustina Kowalska. He was beatified by Pope Benedict XVI in 2008.

1944–1996 · Contemporary · Order of Cistercians of the Strict Observance

Michel Fleury (17 November 1923 in Paris – 18 January 2002 in Paris) was a French historian, archivist and archaeologist, specialising in the history and archaeology of Paris. He is buried in the cemetery of the church of Saint-Germain de Loisé in Mortagne-au-Perche.

1427–1484 · Medieval · Franciscans

Michele Carcano O.F.M. Obs. (Michael de Carcanis de Mediolano) (Lomazzo, 1427- 20 March 1484) was an Italian Franciscan preacher. He is known for his part in founding the montes pietatis banking system, with Bernardine of Feltre.

1445–1522 · Reformation · Camaldolese

Michele Pini (born 23 August 1986 in Italy) is an Italian footballer. In 2015, at the age of 28, Pini retired from football, leaving Lumezzane to work at a factory because the latter earned more money.

1300–1356 · Medieval · Third Order of Saint Francis

Michelina Metelli (1300 – 1356), known as Michelina of Pesaro, was an Italian Roman Catholic Franciscan tertiary who was later beatified. Michelina Metelli was born in Farneto, Papal States, to a wealthy Italian family.

1579–1624 · Reformation · Society of Jesus

Miguel de Carvalho SJ, also known as Michael Carvalho, (1579 – 25 August 1624) was a Roman Catholic missionary from Portugal. He was beatified in July 1867 by Pope Pius IX. Miguel was born in Braga, in 1579, to a noble and wealthy family.

1550–1590 · Reformation

Miles Gerard (born about 1550 at Wigan; executed at Rochester 13 (30?) April, 1590) was an English Roman Catholic priest. He is a Catholic martyr, beatified in 1929.

1620–1684 · Reformation · Franciscans

Miguel Baptista Gran Peris, OFM (24 November 1620 - 11 September 1684 ), known as Blessed Bonaventura Gran or Fra Bonaventura of Barcelona, was a Catalonian Franciscan friar. He was beatified by Pope Pius X in 1906.

1650–1626 · Reformation

The Martyrs of Japan (Japanese: 日本の殉教者, Hepburn: Nihon no junkyōsha) were Christian missionaries and followers who were persecuted and executed, mostly during the Tokugawa shogunate period in the 17th century.

1591 · Reformation

Blessed Montford Scott (b. in Hawstead, Suffolk, England; executed at Fleet Street, London, on 1 July 1591) was an English Roman Catholic priest. He is a Catholic martyr, beatified in 1987 as one of the Eighty-five martyrs of England and Wales.

1831–1913 · Contemporary · Carmelites

Eliswa Vakayil, religious name Eliswa of the Blessed Virgin Mary, (15 October 1831 – 18 July 1913) was a religious sister from Kerala. She was the founder of the first indigenous Carmelite community for women in India, the Third Order of the Discalced Carmelite Nuns (TOCD), which…

1893–1983 · Contemporary

Maria Josefa Alhama y Valera, religious name Maria Esperanza of Jesus, (30 September 1893 – 8 February 1983) was a Spanish religious sister. She was the founder of both the Handmaids of Merciful Love in 1930 and the Sons of Merciful Love in 1951.

1420–1485 · Medieval · Augustinians

Blessed Michał Giedroyć (Lithuanian: Mykolas Giedraitis; c. 1425 – 4 May 1485) was a Lithuanian Roman Catholic noble and brother of the Canons Regular of the Penitence of the Blessed Martyrs.

1763–1825 · Modern · Sisters of Charity of St. Louis

Marie-Louise-Élisabeth de Lamoignon de Molé de Champlâtreux (3 October 1763 – 4 March 1825) - in religion Saint-Louis - was a French Roman Catholic professed religious and the founder of the Sisters of Charity of Saint Louis (1803).

1906–1945 · Contemporary

Natalia Tułasiewicz (9 April 1906 – 31 March 1945) was a Polish teacher in Poznań, Second Polish Republic, and a leader in the Catholic lay apostolate. A member of the Polish Underground State, she was murdered in a gas chamber at the Ravensbrück concentration camp.

1747–1794 · Modern

Noël Pinot (9 December 1747 – 21 February 1794) was a French refractory priest who was guillotined during the War in the Vendée. He was beatified by the Catholic Church and considered a martyr.

1889–1943 · Contemporary

Nazaria Ignacia March Mesa (10 January 1889 – 6 July 1943) – in religious Nazaria of Saint Teresa of Jesus – was a Spanish Roman Catholic professed religious and the founder of the Missionaries of the Crusade.

1813–1865 · Modern · Franciscans

Nazju Falzon (1 July 1813 – 1 July 1865) was a Maltese cleric and a professed member from the Secular Franciscan Order. He did not become an ordained priest because he did not feel he was adequate enough for such an honor.

1808–1895 · Modern

Francisca de Paula de Jesus (São João del-Rei, Minas Gerais, 1810 – Baependi, Minas Gerais, 14 June 1895), also known as Nhá Chica ("Aunt Francie" in Portuguese), was a formerly enslaved Afro-Brazilian Catholic laywoman known for her humble life and her dedication to God.

1373–1443 · Medieval · Carthusian Order

Niccolò Albergati (1373 – 9 May 1443) was an Italian Carthusian and a prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He was appointed cardinal and served as a papal diplomat to France and England (1422–23) in addition to serving as the bishop of Bologna from 1417 until his death.

1895–1944 · Contemporary

Nicholas Bunkerd Kitbamrung (Thai: นิโคลาส บุญเกิด กฤษบำรุง; RTGS: Bunkoet Kritbamrung; 31 January 1895 – 12 January 1944) was a Thai Catholic priest.

1884–1959 · Contemporary · Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer

Nicholas Charnetsky, Mykolai Charnetskyi or Mykolay Charnetsky (Ukrainian: Миколай Чарнецький; December 14, 1884 – April 2, 1959) also known as Nicholas of Volyn ((Ukrainian: Миколай Волинський) was a member of the Redemptorists (Congregation of the Holy Redeemer), a religious co…

1550–1588 · Reformation

Nicholas Garlick (c. 1555 – 24 July 1588) was an English Catholic priest, martyred in Derby in the reign of Queen Elizabeth I. He was born around 1555, near Dinting in Glossop, within the county of Derby.

1590 · Reformation

Nicholas Horner (died 3 March 1590) was an English Roman Catholic layman, hanged, drawn and quartered because he had "relieved and assisted" Christopher Bales, a seminary priest. A tailor by trade, he was charged with making a jerkin for a priest.

1534–1572 · Reformation · Franciscans

Nicholas Pieck, O.F.M., "Nicolaas" or "Claes Pieck" in Dutch, was a Franciscan friar who was one of a group of Catholic clergy and lay brothers, the Martyrs of Gorkum, who were executed for refusal to renounce their faith in 1572.

1596–1679 · Reformation

Nicholas Postgate (1596 or 1597 – 7 August 1679) was an English Catholic priest who was executed for treason during the anti-Catholic persecution in England.

1550–1586 · Reformation

Nicholas Woodfen born Nicholas Wheeler (1550 - 21 January 1586), also known as Nicholas Devereux, was an English Roman Catholic priest who was hanged, drawn and quartered at Tyburn, London on 21 January 1586.

1197–1256 · Medieval · Dominican Order

Nicola Paglia, OP (1197 – 16 February 1256) was an Italian Catholic priest and member of the Order of Preachers. Paglia became a Dominican after hearing Saint Dominic preach in Bologna.

1349–1449 · Medieval · Third Order of Saint Francis

Nicola da Forca Palena (10 September 1349 – 1 October 1449) was an Italian member of the Third Order of Saint Francis and the co-founder of the Poor Hermits of Saint Jerome, along with Pietro Gambacorta. He established the Sant'Onofrio church in Rome where he was later buried.

1882–1958 · Contemporary · Order of Friars Minor Capuchin

Nicola da Gesturi (4 August 1882 – 8 June 1958), born Giovanni Angelo Salvatore Medda, was an Italian Roman Catholic and a professed member of the Order of Friars Minor Capuchin. Throughout his life he encouraged and led charitable works in Sardinia.

1642–1678 · Reformation

Nicolas Roland (8 December 1642 - 27 April 1678) was a French priest, canon and educator. He was a friend, contemporary and spiritual director of John Baptist de La Salle.

1638–1686 · Reformation

Niels Steensen (Danish: Niels Steensen; Latinized to Nicolas Steno or Nicolaus Stenonius; 1 January 1638 – 25 November 1686 [NS: 11 January 1638 – 5 December 1686]) was a Danish scientist, a pioneer in both anatomy and geology who became a Catholic bishop in his later years.

1520–1583 · Reformation · Franciscans

Nicolás Factor (29 June 1520 – 23 December 1583) was a Spanish Roman Catholic priest and a professed member from the Order of Friars Minor as well as a painter of the Renaissance period.

1563–1618 · Reformation

Nicolò Rusca (20 April 1563 – 24 July 1618) was an Italian priest who served in the Diocese of Como. Rusca was arrested under false pretenses and was killed through the use of torture in 1618. He was recognized by the Roman Catholic Church as a martyr and was beatified in 2013.

940–1008 · Medieval · Benedictines

Notker (or Notger) of Liège (Latin: Notgerus; c. 940 – 10 April 1008 AD) was a Benedictine monk, bishop (972–1008) and first prince-bishop (980–1008) of the Bishopric of Liège (now in Belgium). Notker was born around 940 and probably belonged to a noble Swabian family.

840–912 · Medieval · Benedictines

Notker the Stammerer (c. 840 – 6 April 912), Notker Balbulus, or simply Notker,[n 2] was a Benedictine monk at the Abbey of Saint Gall active as a composer, poet and scholar.

1877–1949 · Contemporary

Nykyta Budka (Ukrainian: Никита Будка aka Nikita, Mykyta, or Nicetas Budka; June 7, 1877 in Dobromirka, Austria-Hungary – October 1, 1949 in Karaganda, USSR) was a Austro-Hungarian-born priest of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church who lived and worked in Austria-Hungary, Canada,…

1100–1113 · Medieval · Benedictines

Odo of Tournai, also known as Odoardus or Odo of Orléans (1060–1113), was a Benedictine monk, scholar and bishop of Cambrai (from 1105/6). Odo was born at Orléans. In 1087 he was invited by the canons of Tournai to teach in that city, and there soon won a great reputation.

1105–1198 · Medieval · Carthusian Order

Odo of Novara (c. 1105 – 14 January 1200) was an Italian Catholic priest and a professed member from the Carthusians. Pope Pius IX confirmed his beatification in mid-1859.

1907–1944 · Contemporary

Odoardo Focherini (sometimes referred to as Edward Focherini; 6 June 1907 – 27 December 1944) was an Italian Roman Catholic journalist. He issued false documents to Jews during World War II in order for them to escape the Nazi regime but was arrested and sent to a concentration c…

1286–1331 · Medieval · Order of Friars Minor

Odoric of Pordenone (c. 1280 – 14 January 1331) was a Franciscan friar and missionary explorer from Friuli in northeast Italy. He journeyed through India, Sumatra, Java, and China, where he spent three years in the imperial capital of Khanbaliq (now Beijing).

1060–1137 · Medieval

Olegarius Bonestruga (from Germanic Oldegar, Latin: Ollegarius, Oligarius, Catalan: Oleguer, Spanish: Olegario; 1060 – 6 March 1137) was the Bishop of Barcelona from 1116 and Archbishop of Tarragona from 1118 until his death.

1101–1238 · Medieval · Poor Clares

Blessed Ortolana of Assisi (sometimes spelled Hortulana, born in the 12th century – 2 January 1238 in Assisi) – blessed of the Catholic Church, she is known as a nun of The Order of Saint Clare (Poor Clares).

1493–1565 · Reformation · Third Order of Saint Dominic

Osanna of Cattaro (Serbian: Озана Которска, romanized: Ozana Kotorska; 25 November 1493 – 27 April 1565) was a Catholic visionary and anchoress from Cattaro. She was a convert from Orthodoxy of Serbian descent from Montenegro.

1449–1505 · Reformation · Third Order of Saint Dominic

Osanna of Mantua (also "Hosanna") (17 January 1449 – 18 June 1505) was an Italian Dominican tertiary who gained notice as a stigmatic and mystic. Osanna was the daughter of the nobles Niccolò Andreasi, whose family had originated in Hungary, and of Agnese Gonzaga.

1241 · Medieval · Franciscans

Oton of Pula (late 12th century or early 13th century – 14 December 1241) was a Franciscan priest active in Istria. Medieval sources attribute to him many miraculous healings.

1882–1940 · Contemporary

Otto Neururer (25 March 1882 – 30 May 1940) was an Austrian Roman Catholic priest and was the first priest to die in a Nazi concentration camp.

1111–1158 · Medieval · Cistercians

Otto of Freising (Latin: Otto Frisingensis; c. 1111 – 22 September 1158) was a German churchman of the Cistercian order and chronicled at least two texts which carry valuable information on the political history of his own time. He was the bishop of Freising from 1138.