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1786–1839 · Modern

Saint Joseph Chang Sŏng-jib (1786–May 26, 1839) was a Korean martyr and a saint of the Catholic Church. Born in Seoul to a non-Christian family, Joseph Chang Sŏng-jib worked in a herbal shop. He was married twice, but both wives died shortly after their marriages.

1848–1866 · Modern

Saint Joseph Cho Yun-ho (1848, Sinchang, Chungcheong, Korea – December 23, 1866, Jeonju) was a Korean Catholic martyr and saint. He was the son of Peter Cho Hwa-sŏ and the grandson of Andrew Cho. Joseph Cho Yun-ho lived with his wife in his parents' home.

1836–1866 · Modern

Joseph Han Won-so (Korean: 한재권 요셉) (born 1836 in Chungcheong Province, Korea; died December 13, 1866, in Jeonju, Korea) was a Korean catechist, martyr, and saint of the Catholic Church. He was born in Chungcheong Province.

1763–1838 · Modern · Dominican Order

Saint Joseph Hoàng Lương Cảnh (Vietnamese: Giuse Hoàng Lương Cảnh) (born c. 1763 in Bắc Giang Province, Vietnam – died September 5, 1838, in Bắc Ninh, Vietnam) was a Dominican tertiary, martyr, and saint of the Catholic Church.

1804–1846 · Modern

Joseph Im Ch’i-p’ek (Korean: 임치백 요셉; born 1804 in Korea, died September 20, 1846, in a Seoul prison) was a Korean martyr and a saint of the Catholic Church. Im Ch’i-p’ek was born in a small village near Seoul.

1825–1860 · Modern

Saint Joseph Lê Đăng Thị (Vietnamese: Giuse Lê Đăng Thị) (born c. 1825 in Kẻ Văn, Quảng Trị Province, Vietnam – died October 25, 1860, in An Hoà, Quảng Nam Province, Vietnam) was a martyr and a saint of the Catholic Church.

1750–1859 · Modern · Third Order of Saint Dominic

Saint Joseph Phạm Trọng Tả (Vietnamese: Giuse Phạm Trọng Tả) (born c. 1800 in Quần Cống, Nam Định Province, Vietnam – died March 11, 1859, in Nam Định, Vietnam) was a Dominican tertiary, a saint of the Catholic Church, and a martyr.

1824–1862 · Modern

Saint Joseph Trần Văn Tuấn (born c. 1824 in Nam Điền, Nam Định Province, Vietnam; died June 7, 1862, in Nam Định, Vietnam) was a martyr and a saint of the Catholic Church. Joseph Trần Văn Tuấn was born in Nam Điền, Nam Định Province. He was married and worked as a farmer.

1843–1862 · Modern

Saint Joseph Túc (Vietnamese: Giuse Túc) (born c. 1843 in Hoàng Xá, Bắc Ninh Province, Vietnam – died June 1, 1862, in the same place) was a martyr and a saint of the Catholic Church. There is some controversy regarding the year of Joseph Túc's birth.

1754–1815 · Modern

Saint Joseph Zhang Dapeng (Chinese: 聖張大鵬), born in 1754 in Duyun (Guizhou, Qing dynasty) and died on March 12, 1815, in Guiyang in the same province, was a Chinese Catholic martyr and saint. His feast day is March 12.

1775–1838 · Modern · Dominican Order

Saint José Fernández (born José Fernández de Ventosa; September 3, 1775, in Ventosa de la Cueva, Ávila, Spain; died July 24, 1838, in Nam Định, Vietnam) was a Dominican friar, missionary, martyr, and saint of the Catholic Church. José Fernández came from a religious family.

1818–1857 · Modern · Dominican Order

José María Díaz Sanjurjo (born in the Province of Lugo, Kingdom of Spain, on October 25, 1818 – died by execution in Nam Dinh, Tonkin, on June 20, 1857) was a 19th-century Spanish Dominican friar and Catholic missionary who became a bishop in Tonkin (modern-day Vietnam) and is co…

1821–1858 · Modern · Dominican Order

Melchior Garcia Sampedro Suarez, also known as Saint Melchior of Quirós and in Spanish as José María Díaz Sanjurjo (born in Quirós, Asturias, Kingdom of Spain, on April 28, 1821 – executed in Nam Dinh, Tonkin, on July 28, 1858), was a 19th-century Spanish Dominican friar and Cath…

1796–1840 · Modern

Saint John the Baptist Đinh Văn Thanh (Vietnamese: Gioan Baotixta Đinh Văn Thanh) (born c. 1796 in Nôn Khê, Ninh Bình province, Vietnam – died April 28, 1840, in Ninh Bình, Vietnam) was a catechist, martyr, and saint of the Catholic Church.

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Saint John of Syracuse is a saint of the Catholic Church commemorated on September 23. He was a monk of the Order of Saint Benedict and was appointed bishop of Syracuse in 595.

950–1000 · Medieval

Judith of Ringelheim (died March 13, 1000) was the abbess of the Ringelheim collegiate foundation. She is venerated as a saint in the Catholic Church. Judith’s parents were Dietrich of Saxony (died 995) and Friteruna; her brother was Bishop Bernward of Hildesheim.

1900–1943 · Contemporary

Julia Rapiej (Maria Sergia of the Mother of God of Sorrows; born August 18, 1900, in Rogożyn, died August 1, 1943, near Nowogródek) was a Polish religious sister of the Sisters of the Holy Family of Nazareth and a blessed of the Catholic Church.

300–304 · Early Church

Julia is the name known for the martyr from Augusta Emerita who suffered martyrdom alongside her companion Saint Eulalia in the ancient city of Augusta Emerita, modern-day Mérida, on December 10, 304.

360–435 · Early Church

Juliana (died 435) was a saint and righteous woman from Bologna. Her feast day is February 7. Saint Juliana, a mother of four, was under the spiritual guidance of Saint Ambrose of Milan. Deciding to become a priest, her husband asked to be released from their marriage vows.

685–750 · Medieval · Benedictines

Juliana of Pavilly (French: Julienne de Pavilly), also known as Juliana of Montreuil, was the third abbess of the Abbey of Austreberthe in Pavilly, in the French department of Seine-Maritime. Her feast day as a saint is October 11.

270 · Early Church

Julie of Troyes (died between 270 and 275) was a virgin who, along with her companions Claude (or Claudian), Justus, Jucundian, and five other martyrs, suffered under Aurelian at Troyes in Champagne; they are commemorated on July 21.

300 · Early Church

Julius of Caerleon was an English martyr. He was murdered in 303 or 304 in Quadra Legionum (modern-day Caerleon) alongside Aaron of Caerleon during the Diocletianic Persecution. The source for his martyrdom is De Excidio et Conquestu Britanniae by Gildas.

1838–1866 · Modern

Saint Just de Bretenières, born Just Ranfer de Bretenières in Chalon-sur-Saône, Saône-et-Loire, on February 28, 1838, and beheaded in Saenamteo near Seoul on March 8, 1866, was a French missionary priest.

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Justus (in Latin Justus or Iustus) was an early medieval religious figure who served as Bishop of Clermont in the 7th century. He is recognized as a saint by the Roman Catholic Church and the Orthodox Church.

550 · Medieval

Justinian was the first bishop of Valencia of whom there is historical record, living during the time of Theudis, King of the Visigoths. He was abbot of the monastery that stood around the tomb of Saint Vincent the Martyr.

1878–1937 · Contemporary

Juvenaly, born Yevgeny Alexandrovich Maslovsky (January 15, 1878, in Livny – died the night of October 24–25, 1937), was a Russian Orthodox bishop who was venerated as a new martyr from 2000 to 2013.

850–856 · Medieval

Jeroen of Noordwijk (died 856) was a 9th-century Scottish monk and priest who came to evangelize the Low Countries. He died a martyr at the hands of the Vikings. In Dutch, his name is written Jeroen and pronounced Yeroon. His feast day is August 17.

1910–1941 · Contemporary · Pallottines

Joseph Jankowski, SAC, born on November 17, 1910, in Czyczkowy, Kashubia, and died on October 16, 1941, in Auschwitz, was a Polish Catholic priest of the Society of the Catholic Apostolate (Pallottines), beatified by John Paul II on June 13, 1999, in Warsaw.

1885–1942 · Contemporary

Józef Straszewski (born January 18, 1885, in Włocławek, died August 12, 1942, in Hartheim) was a Polish Catholic priest and a blessed of the Catholic Church. He was the first pastor of St. Stanislaus Parish in Włocławek (starting March 15, 1922) and the builder of its church.

1765–1840 · Modern · Dominican Order

Joseph Đỗ Quang Hiển, O.P. (Vietnamese: Giuse Đỗ Quang Hiển; born c. 1765 in Quần Anh Hạ, Nam Định Province, Vietnam – died May 9, 1840, in Nam Định, Vietnam) was a Dominican friar, martyr, and saint of the Catholic Church.

1896–1943 · Contemporary

Józefa Chrobot, CSFN, Sister Maria Kanuta of the Lord Jesus in the Garden of Gethsemane (born May 22, 1896, in Raczyn; died August 1, 1943, near Nowogródek), was a Polish religious sister of the Congregation of the Sisters of the Holy Family of Nazareth and a blessed of the Catho…

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Camilla of Carcassonne (also known as Camela, French: Camille à Carcassonne or Camelle de Carcassonne, and Camilla of Toulouse; died in the 13th century) was a French saint of the Catholic Church and a Cistercian nun, venerated locally in the village of Sainte-Camelle in Languedo…

1884–1966 · Contemporary

Sebastian, born Stepan Vasilyevich Fomin (October 28, 1884, in Kosmodemyanskoye, Oryol Governorate – April 19, 1966), was a Russian Orthodox clergyman and a member of the Synaxis of New Martyrs and Confessors of Russia.

656 · Medieval

Mochoemoc (died c. 656) was a holy abbot of Leamokevoge. His feast day is March 13. Saint Mochoemoc, also known as Kennoch, Mo-Chaomhog, Pulcherius, or Vulcanius, was born in Munster, Ireland. He was raised by his aunt, Saint Ita (feast day January 15).

1813–1882 · Modern

George IV Kerestedjian (Armenian: Գևորգ Դ Քերեստեճյան), also known as George IV of Constantinople or Gevork IV Kostandnupolsec‘i (born 1813, died in Etchmiadzin on December 6, 1882), was the Armenian Patriarch of Constantinople from 1856 to 1860, and subsequently Catholicos of th…

1219–1238 · Medieval

Christina of Vladimir (c. 1219–1238) was a pious princess of Vladimir, the wife of Prince Vladimir Yuryevich and daughter-in-law of Grand Prince Yuri II Vsevolodovich of Vladimir.

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Kilian of Aubigny-en-Artois, known in French as Saint Kilien, was an anchorite monk of Irish origin who settled in Northern France and died on November 13, 669 (or 680, according to some sources) in Aubigny-en-Artois.

1262 · Medieval

Bishop Cyril (died May 21, 1262) was the Bishop of Rostov and Yaroslavl from 1230 to 1262. He served as the abbot of the Nativity of the Theotokos Monastery in Vladimir. He governed the diocese from April 6, 1230 (or 1231), until nearly the day of his death.

1864–1937 · Contemporary

Konstantin, secular name Konstantin Grigoryevich Dyakov (born May 9/21, 1871 or 1875 in the Chernigov Governorate, died November 10, 1937, in Kyiv) was a bishop of the Russian Orthodox Church and a new martyr.

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Konstantin Fyodorovich Ulemets was a saint and Prince of Yaroslavl, the son of Fyodor Rostislavich and Princess Anna. His nickname means "learned" or "sage." It is unclear from the chronicles whether he reigned alongside his brother David. He devoted himself to the sciences.

1896–1918 · Contemporary

Konstantin of Merkushino (Konstantin Stefanovich Bogoyavlensky) (May 18, 1896 – July 14 [27], 1918) was a priest of the Russian Orthodox Church who was executed by firing squad in Merkushino in 1918 and canonized as a hieromartyr in 2002.

1876–1938 · Contemporary

Nikolai Konstantinovich Krasovsky (May 7, 1876, Vladimir Governorate — January 31, 1938, Butovo firing range, Moscow Oblast) was a priest and a saint of the Russian Orthodox Church, canonized as a hieromartyr in 2001 for veneration by the entire church.

1859–1937 · Contemporary

Kronid, born Konstantin Petrovich Lyubimov (1 May/13 May 1859 in Levkiyevo – 10 December 1937 at the Butovo firing range), was a Russian Orthodox monk, archimandrite, and the last superior of the Trinity Lavra of St. Sergius before its closure by the Bolshevik authorities.

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…

667 · Medieval

Landoaldus, also Landoald of Ghent (died c. 668), is a Roman Catholic saint belonging to the so-called saints of Wintershoven. Landoaldus was a priest in Rome of Lombard descent.

1871–1900 · Contemporary

Saint Lang Yang (Chinese: 郎楊) (born 1871 in Lu, Hebei, China; died July 16, 1900, in Lujiapo, Hebei) was a saint of the Catholic Church and a martyr. Lang Yang was born in the village of Lu in Hebei province. She had one son, Paul Lang Fu.

550 · Medieval

Laudomar (born c. 530, died c. 590 in Chartres) was a saint of the Catholic Church and the founder of the monastery in Corbion (Abbaye de Corbie). According to his biography, written in the 9th century, he was born in the Diocese of Chartres, where he served as a priest.

1802–1856 · Modern

Saint Lawrence Nguyễn Văn Hưởng (born c. 1802 in Kẻ Sài, Vietnam; died February 13, 1856, in Ninh Bình, Vietnam) was a priest, martyr, and saint of the Catholic Church.

1515 · 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.

480–546 · Medieval

Laureanus is a saint beatified in La Rioja, Spain, of Castilian origin, dating from the year of Our Lord 522. He died after suffering martyrdom at the hands of Totila, King of the Ostrogoths and a follower of Arianism, in Vatan.