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1877–1936 · Contemporary · Society of Jesus

Alfred Simón Colomina SJ (born March 18, 1877, in Valencia, died November 29, 1936, near Valencia) was a Spanish Catholic blessed, priest, victim of anti-Catholic persecution, and martyr.

1576–1622 · Reformation

Alix Le Clerc (2 February 1576 – 9 January 1622), known as Mother Alix, was a French religious leader and founder of the Canonesses of Saint-Augustin of the Notre-Dame Congregation (French: Notre-Dame), a religious order created to provide education to girls, especially those liv…

1914–1943 · Contemporary

Alojs Andritzki (firstname also written Aloys, in Upper Sorbian Alojs Andricki, 2 July 1914 - 3 February 1943) was a Sorbian Roman Catholic priest who suffered martyrdom in the Dachau Concentration Camp in 1943.

1827–1886 · Modern

Luigi Maria Palazzolo (10 December 1827 – 15 June 1886) was an Italian Roman Catholic priest. He established the Sisters of the Poor which was also known as the Palazzolo Institute.

1875–1923 · Contemporary · Salesians of Don Bosco

Luigi Variara (15 January 1875 – 1 February 1923) was an Italian Roman Catholic priest and a professed member of the Salesians of Don Bosco. He served for most of his life as part of the missions in Colombia where he worked with lepers and the children of outcast lepers.

1878–1913 · Contemporary · Franciscans

Alojzije Palić OFM (Latin: Aloysius Mathaeus Paliq, Albanian: Luigj Paliq; 1877 or 1878 – 7 March 1913) was a Kosovo Croat Franciscan and Catholic priest in Albania and martyr, murdered by Montenegrin soldiers in 1913.

1443–1490 · Medieval · Carmelites

Luigi Rabatà, O.Carm (1443 - 8 May 1490) was an Italian Roman Catholic priest from the Order of Carmelites. He served as prior of his convent of Randazzo until his death which occurred after an attack in which an arrow was shot into his head.

1908–1936 · Contemporary · Salesians of Don Bosco

Alvaro Sanjuán Canet was a Spanish member of the Salesians of Don Bosco born in Alcosser in 1908. He died in Villena in 1936 and is recognized as a blessed within the Catholic Church.

1435–1472 · Medieval

Amadeus IX (1 February 1435 – 30 March 1472), nicknamed the Happy, was the Duke of Savoy from 1465 to 1472. Known for his piety, charity, and gentle nature, he is venerated by the Catholic Church with a liturgical feast on 30 March. He was beatified by Pope Innocent XI in 1677.

1420–1482 · Medieval · Amadeiti

Amadeus of Portugal (Campo Maior, Portugal ca. 1420 – Milan, Duchy of Milan, 10 August 1482), born João de Menezes da Silva, was a Portuguese nobleman who became first a Hieronymite monk, then left that life to become a friar of the Franciscan Order.

1728–1792 · Modern · Benedictines

Ambroise Chevreux, O.S.B. (13 February 1728, in Orléans – 2 September 1792, in Paris) was a French Benedictine abbot. He was the last superior general of the Congregation of Saint Maur. He was elected to serve as a deputy of the clergy to the Estates General of 1789.

1386–1439 · Medieval · Camaldolese

Ambrogio Traversari, also referred to as Ambrose of Camaldoli (1386 – 20 October 1439), was an Italian monk and theologian who was a prime supporter of the papal cause in the 15th century. He is honored as a saint by the Camaldolese Order.

1220–1287 · Medieval · Dominican Order

Ambrose of Siena or Sienna (born Ambrogio Sansedoni; 16 April 1220 – 20 March 1287) was an Italian Dominican teacher, missionary and diplomat. Ambrose was born at Sienna on 16 April 1220, to the noble family of Sansedoni.

1551–1620 · Reformation · Society of Jesus

Not to be confused with Ambrósio Fernandes Brandão. Ambroise Fernandez (in Portuguese, Ambrósio Fernandes), born around 1551 in Póvoa de Varzim, Portugal, and died (executed) on January 7, 1620, in Nagasaki, Japan, was a Portuguese Jesuit brother and missionary in Japan.

1043 · Medieval · Benedictines

Amnichad of Fulda (died January 30, 1043) was a Benedictine monk who spent the end of his life as a recluse at Fulda Abbey. He is venerated as a blessed in the Catholic Church. Amnichad was born in Scotland.

1845–1906 · Contemporary

Ana Petra Pérez Florido (6 December 1845 – 16 August 1906), religious name Petra of Saint Joseph, was a Spanish religious sister. She established the Congregation of the Mothers of the Forsaken and St.

1800–1885 · Modern · Sisters of the Holy Family (Urgell)

Anna Maria Janer Anglarill, also called Maria Janer, (18 December 1800 – 11 January 1885) was a Spanish religious sister who established the congregation of the Sisters of the Holy Family of Urgell.

1602–1686 · Reformation · Dominican Order

Ana Monteagudo Ponce de Leon, OP (26 July 1602 – 10 January 1686), also known as Ana (or Ann) of the Angels Monteagudo, was a Peruvian Catholic nun in the Dominican Order.

1888–1927 · Contemporary

Anacleto González Flores (July 13, 1888 – April 1, 1927) was a Mexican Catholic layman and lawyer who was tortured and executed during the persecution of the Catholic Church under Mexican President Plutarco Elías Calles.

1914–1936 · Contemporary · Order of Friars Minor

Anastasio González Rodríguez (born October 11, 1914, in Villaute; died August 16, 1936, in Fuente el Fresno) was a Spanish Franciscan, seminarian, Christian martyr, and blessed of the Roman Catholic Church.

1194–1254 · Medieval · Franciscans

Andrea Caccioli (30 November 1194 – 3 June 1254) was an Italian Roman Catholic priest and a professed member from the Order of Friars Minor. He became the first priest to enter the Franciscans and served as one of the disciples of Francis of Assisi himself - the priest was at his…

1850–1921 · Contemporary

Andrea Ferrari (13 August 1850 – 2 February 1921) – later adopting the middle name "Carlo" – was an Italian Catholic prelate who served as a cardinal and as the Archbishop of Milan from 1894 until his death.

1256–1315 · Medieval · Servite Order

Andrea Dotti was a Catholic presbyter and religious of the Servite Order, born in 1256 in Sansepolcro. He died in 1315 at the Eremo di Barucola and is recognized as a blessed.

1335–1401 · Medieval · Dominican Order

Andrea Franchi, OP (1335 - 26 May 1401) was an Italian Catholic member of the Order of Preachers who served as Bishop of Pistoia from 1382 to 1400. He was a noted preacher and evangelist with a deep commitment to the poor of his diocese.

1250–1251 · Medieval

Andrea Gallerani († 19 March 1251) was an Italian Roman Catholic from Siena and the founder of the now-defunct Frati della Misericordia association. Gallerani was a distinguished soldier until he killed a man he considered a blasphemer in a fit of rage.

1863–1936 · Contemporary · Order of Friars Minor Capuchin

Giacinto Bonaventura Longhin (22 November 1863 – 26 June 1936) - in religious Andrea di Campodarsego - was an Italian Roman Catholic prelate and professed member from the Order of Friars Minor Capuchin who served as the Bishop of Treviso from 1904 until his death.

1400–1485 · Medieval · Dominican Order

Andrea Grego (1400 in Peschiera del Garda – 18 January 1485 in Morbegno) was a Dominican friar and preacher. He is venerated as a Blessed in the Roman Catholic church. He was a typical life of frate preacher, devoted to evangelization of villages.

1240–1302 · Medieval · Order of Friars Minor

Andrea dei Conti (1240 – 1 February 1302) was an Italian Franciscan who was born as a member of the noble house of Conti di Segni. The priest was best known for his humble life of solitude in which he was subjected to demonic visions and attacks though his faith in God saw him e…

1624–1644 · Reformation

Andrew of Phú Yên (1625 – 26 July 1644) is known as the "Protomartyr of Vietnam." Baptized in 1641, he was a dedicated assistant to Jesuit missionaries and was thus arrested in the persecution of Christians launched in 1644.

1887–1941 · Contemporary

Andriy Ishchak (Ukrainian: Андрі́й Іща́к; 23 September 1887 – 26 June 1941) was a Ukrainian Greek Catholic priest and martyr. Ishchak was born in the city of Mykolayiv in the Lviv Oblast. He studied theology at universities in Lviv (Ukraine) and Innsbruck (Austria).

1727–1794 · Modern

André Duliou (born July 19, 1727, in Saint-Laurent-des-Mortiers; died January 21, 1794, in Laval) 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.

1895–1927 · Contemporary · Missionary Sons of the Immaculate Heart of Mary

Andrés Solá y Molist, C.M.F. (Taradell, Spain, October 7, 1895 – April 25, 1927, León, Mexico) was a Roman Catholic priest and a member of the Congregation of Missionaries of the Immaculate Heart of the Blessed Virgin Mary (Claretians).

1881–1922 · Contemporary

Angela Salawa, T.O.S.F. (Polish: Aniela Salawa) (9 September 1881 – 12 March 1922) was a Polish woman who served in hospitals in World War I. She was the 11th child and lived in a very religious family.

1825–1898 · Modern

Angela Truszkowska (born Sophia Camille Truszkowska, May 16, 1825 – October 10, 1899) was a Polish religious sister who has been beatified by the Roman Catholic Church. Foundress of the Congregation of Sisters of St. Felix of Cantalice Third Order Regular of St.

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Angelelmus (Angelelme, Angelaume, died 828) was bishop of Auxerre from 813 to 828. He was Bavarian, and became abbot of the monastery of SS Gervais and Protase, Auxerre. He is a Catholic and Orthodox saint, with feast day on July 7.

1357–1435 · Medieval · Third Order Regular of St. Francis of Penance

Angelina of Marsciano, T.O.R. (or Angelina of Montegiove; 1357 – 14 July 1435) was an Italian religious sister and foundress, and is a beata of the Roman Catholic Church.

1411–1495 · Medieval · Franciscans

Angelo Carletti di Chivasso was a noted moral theologian of the Order of Friars Minor; born at Chivasso in Piedmont, in 1411; and died at Coni, in Piedmont, in 1495. His name in Latin is usually given as Angelus de Clavasio (Clavasium being the Latin name of his birthplace).

1642–1720 · Modern · Carmelites

Angelo Paoli, O.Carm (born Francesco; 1 September 1642 – 20 January 1720) was an Italian Catholic priest in the Carmelite Order. He became known as the "father of the poor" due to his strong charitable outreach, for which he received praise from a number of cardinals and other pr…

1190–1258 · Medieval · Franciscans

The blessed Angelo Tancredi (died 1258) was a Roman Catholic monastic leader, one of the 12 early companions of Saint Francis of Assisi. He was born in Rieti, where as a young armored knight he putatively met Francis, who putatively told him: Loyally following Francis in his wa…

1377–1438 · Medieval · Carmelites

Angelo Agostini Mazzinghi, O.Carm (1385 – 17 August 1438) was an Italian Catholic priest and Carmelite friar. He was a noted preacher from Florence and was known for his pious devotion to the Carmelite Rule and to the spread of the gospel.

1934–1995 · Contemporary · Missionary Sisters of Our Lady of the Apostles

Jeanne Littlejohn, known in religion as Sister Angèle-Marie, was a Maltese nun of the Missionary Sisters of Our Lady of Apostles, born on November 22, 1934, in Tunis and killed on September 3, 1995, in Algiers. She taught sewing and language in the Belcourt district of Algiers.

1875–1941 · Contemporary · Order of Friars Minor Capuchin

Anicet Adalbert Kopliński (né Koplin; 30 July 1875 – 16 October 1941) was a Polish Capuchin friar of German descent and priest in Warsaw. He was imprisoned in the Nazi concentration camp at Auschwitz, where he died.

1769–1837 · Modern · Trinitarian Order

Anna Maria Taigi (née Giannetti; 29 May 1769 – 9 June 1837) was an Italian Catholic professed member from the Secular Trinitarians. Taigi reportedly experienced a series of ecstasies during her life and heard the voices of God and Jesus Christ on several occasions.

1843–1888 · Modern

Giovanna Francesca Michelotti (29 August 1843 – 1 February 1888), born Anna Michelotti, was an Italian religious sister. Upon her investiture, Michelotti assumed the name Giovanna Francesca.

1831–1900 · Contemporary

Rosa Maria Benedetta Gattorno Custo (14 October 1831 – 6 May 1900) was an Italian Roman Catholic who was widowed and later became a nun. She was also the founder of the Daughters of Saint Anne and assumed the new name of "Anna Rosa" after she had established her order and made he…

1841–1867 · Modern

Blessed Anna Yi was a member of the Catholic Church born in 1841. She died by decapitation in Seoul in 1867.

1782–1816 · Modern

Anna Yi Si-im was a member of the Catholic Church born in 1782. She died by decapitation in Andong in 1816. She is recognized as a blessed.

1774–1824 · Modern · Augustinian nuns

Anne Catherine Emmerich, CRV (also Anna Katharina Emmerick; 8 September 1774 – 9 February 1824) was a Roman Catholic Augustinian canoness of the Congregation of Windesheim. During her lifetime, she was a mystic, Marian visionary and stigmatist.

1550–1626 · Reformation · Order of Discalced Nuns of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Mount Carmel

Anne of Saint Bartholomew (Spanish: Ana de San Bartolomé; born Ana García Manzanas; 1 October 1550 – 7 June 1626) was a Spanish Discalced Carmelite and companion to Teresa of Ávila who established new monasteries in France and the Low Countries.

1715–1794 · Modern · Order of Discalced Nuns of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Mount Carmel

Anne-Marie-Madeleine-Françoise Thouret, known as Charlotte of the Resurrection, is the oldest of the martyrs of Compiègne, who were executed by guillotine in Paris during the reign of terror.