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1597 · Reformation · Franciscans

Saint Matthias of Miyako (also of Meako; died February 5, 1597, in Nagasaki, Japan) was a Japanese Franciscan tertiary, saint, and martyr. He was crucified with Saint Peter Baptist and his companions in Nagasaki.

283 · Early Church

Maur or Maurus was a Roman child martyr of the 3rd century. According to tradition, in the year 283, he was martyred alongside his father Claudius, a tribune of ancient Rome who had converted to Christianity, his mother Hilaria, and his brother Jason.

500–550 · Medieval

Maurinus is a saint of the Catholic and Orthodox churches, born in Agen (Lot-et-Garonne) and beheaded in Lactora, modern-day Lectoure (Gers), who evangelized the Agenais region in the 6th century.

1880–1937 · Contemporary

Archimandrite Mavriky (secular name Mikhail Vladimirovich Poletaev; December 18, 1880, Kronstadt, Saint Petersburg Governorate — October 4, 1937, Karaganda) was an archimandrite of the Russian Orthodox Church. He was glorified as a venerable martyr in August 2000.

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Maximilian Cajetan de Bertrand, Count of Pérouse and Créhange, successor to the lords of Pëtten and Créhange, was a nobleman from the Duchy of Luxembourg. He is considered the founder of the Bissen ironworks.

201–250 · Early Church

Maximus of Nola (Nola, 3rd century – Nola, February 7, 3rd century) was Bishop of Nola during the 3rd century, in the time of the Decian persecution; he is venerated as a saint by the Catholic Church.

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Maximus of Riez, who died around 460, was a churchman considered to be the first bishop of Riez. He was appointed to this office in 433 or 434 and remained there until his death around 460.

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Melas (died 385) was the bishop of the city and monastery of Rhinocolura (modern-day El Arish, Egypt, on the border with Palestine). During the reign of Emperor Valens (364–378), who was a follower of Arianism, a decree was issued to expel all Catholic bishops.

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Meldroc of Vannes, also known as Saint Meldroc or Meldéoc, is a Breton saint. Supposedly of Irish origin, he was the fifteenth bishop of the Diocese of Vannes in the 7th century. According to the calendar of Breton saints, his feast day is June 27.

1835–1900 · Contemporary

Meletius, born Mikhail Ioannovich Leontovich (October 26/November 6, 1784, in Stari Sanzhary – February 17/29, 1840, in Kharkiv), was a Russian Orthodox bishop and saint of Ukrainian descent.

451 · Early Church

Memorius (Latin: Memorius; executed in 451) was a deacon and hieromartyr from Troyes. His feast day is September 7. Saint Memorius and his companions were martyred by Attila and other Huns. Saint Memorius was a deacon in Troyes (modern-day France).

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Saint Menignus is an Orthodox martyr and saint. He was a native of the city of Parium in the Hellespont region and worked as a fuller. He lived during the persecution of Christians under Emperor Decius.

600 · Medieval

Saint Menulphe, also known as Menoux or Menou (Latin: Menulphus), is said to have been the son of a 6th-century Irish (or perhaps English, Scottish, or even Breton) king. He is among the more or less mythical Breton saints not officially recognized by the Catholic Church.

1804–1838 · Modern

Saint Michael Nguyễn Huy Mỹ (Vietnamese: Micae Nguyễn Huy Mỹ) (born c. 1804 in Kẻ Vĩnh, Vietnam – died August 12, 1838, in Bảy Mẫu, Vietnam) was a martyr and a saint of the Catholic Church. Michael Nguyễn Huy Mỹ was born in Kẻ Vĩnh.

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Michael the Soldier (died 886) is a saint of the Orthodox Church, whose feast day is celebrated on November 22 according to the Old Style, or December 5 according to the New Style. The righteous Michael the Soldier was Bulgarian. From childhood, he lived a life of piety.

1915 · Contemporary

Mikayel Gharagyozyan was arrested in April 1915 as part of a list of 58 prominent Armenian doctors compiled by Dr. Bahaeddin Shakir, one of the leaders of the Committee of Union and Progress. He was killed in 1915 near Tigranakert.

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Michael of Ulumbo is a Georgian saint whose feast day is celebrated on May 3 according to the Old Style, or May 16 according to the New Style. The saint was a contemporary of Patriarch Sergius of Jerusalem (842–844).

1873–1919 · Contemporary

Michael Bleive (born October 29, 1873, in Olustvere, Suure-Jaani, Viljandi County, Governorate of Livonia, present-day Estonia; died January 14, 1919, in Tartu), also spelled Michael Bleiwe, born Mihkel Bleive, also spelled Mihhail Bleive, and known in Russian as Mikhail Ivanovic…

1870–1931 · Contemporary

Mikhail Pavlovich Cheltsov (May 27, 1870, Kikino village, Ryazhsky Uyezd, Ryazan Governorate — January 7, 1931, Leningrad) was a protopresbyter of the Russian Orthodox Church and a theologian. He was canonized by the Russian Orthodox Church in 2005.

1877–1961 · Contemporary

Schemarchimandrite Mikhail (secular name Maksim Kuzmich Galushko; 1877, Polnaya — March 24, 1961, Kharkiv) was a schemarchimandrite of the Russian Orthodox Church, a venerable confessor, and a locally venerated saint of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church.

1890–1937 · Contemporary

Mikhail Ivanovich Gusev (Mikhail of Kulebaki; October 25, 1890, Diveyevo, Arzamas Uyezd, Nizhny Novgorod Governorate — November 20, 1937) was a clergyman of the Russian Orthodox Church and an archpriest.

1236–1300 · Medieval

Miro of Canzo (Canzo, 1236? – Sorico, c. 1300) was a hermit and pilgrim, venerated as a saint of the Catholic Church in the Lake Como region. His cult flourished particularly between the 16th and 18th centuries, spreading throughout the territory of the Duchy of Milan as the "pat…

201–300 · Early Church

Mirope of Chios (Ephesus, 3rd century – Chios, 3rd century) was a young Christian who, during the persecutions of Decius, moved to the island of Chios with her mother (her father was deceased).

1848–1907 · Contemporary

Misha-Samuel (born Mikhail Vasilyevich Lazarev; 1848 – February 23 [March 8], 1907) was a holy fool of Pereslavl, venerated in Orthodoxy as Blessed Mikhail of Pereslavl, a locally canonized saint of the Yaroslavl Diocese.

1889–1938 · Contemporary

Mikhail Alexandrovich Berezin (June 13 [25], 1889, village of Maloye Karachkino, Kozmodemyansky Uyezd, Kazan Governorate — January 13, 1938) was a priest of the Russian Orthodox Church, canonized in 2002 as a member of the Synaxis of New Martyrs and Confessors of Russia.

251 · Early Church

Moses of Rome (Rome, 3rd century – 251) was a Roman priest and dean of the college that governed the Catholic Church following the death of Fabian. He is venerated as a saint by various Christian denominations.

456 · Early Church

Saint Monessa (died 456) was a Christian saint who lived in the 5th century. According to tradition, Monessa was the daughter of an Irish chieftain. She was converted by Saint Patrick and died immediately after receiving baptism. Her feast day is celebrated on September 4.

600 · Medieval

Saint Monon, or Muno, born around 600 in Scotland (or Ireland) and died (assassinated) in 645 near Nassogne (Belgium), was a hermit monk living in the Ardennes Forest. He is considered a martyr and is liturgically commemorated on October 18 (in the Diocese of Namur).

531 · Medieval

Montanus was the metropolitan bishop of Toledo between 523 and 531, a contemporary of King Amalaric. He presided over the Second Council of Toledo, held in 527.

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Montanus (died Terracina or Ponza, fl. 1st–2nd century) was a Christian Roman soldier who lived between the 1st and 2nd centuries and suffered martyrdom. He is venerated as a saint by all churches that permit the veneration of saints.

260 · Early Church

Montanus of Carthage (died 259) was a Christian martyr and a disciple of Cyprian of Carthage who died during the persecution of Valerian. He is a Christian saint commemorated, along with Saint Lucius and their companions, on May 23 in the West and February 24 in the East.

1075–1115 · Medieval · Benedictines

Morand, from the Latin Morandus or Moderamnus (born c. 1050 or 1075, died June 3, 1115), a native of the Rhineland, was a Cluniac monk nicknamed the Apostle of the Sundgau. During the Middle Ages, he played an important role as the patron saint of vines and wine.

1362 · Medieval

Archbishop Moses (secular name Mitrofan; born in Novgorod, Novgorod Republic — died January 25, 1362, Skovorodsky Monastery) was a bishop of the Russian Orthodox Church who served as Archbishop of Novgorod and Pskov. He is glorified by the Russian Orthodox Church as a saint.

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Saint Mummolin (born unknown, died 686) was the Bishop of Noyon-Tournai in France from 660. Renowned for his love of others, he died of pneumonia after giving his cloak to a beggar. He was canonized by Pope Constantine in 711. His feast day is celebrated on October 16.

201–300 · Early Church

Mustiola (3rd century – 3rd century) was a Christian martyr whom the Catholic Church considers a saint. She is the patron saint of Chiusi and Scavolino, a hamlet of Pennabilli, as well as of Santa Mustiola.

150 · Early Church

Namphamon (died 198 or 200), also known as Namphamonem, Namphanion, or Namphanionem, was the first martyr of Africa (archimartyr). Along with his companions, the saints Miggine (or Mygdine), Lucita (or Lucitas), and Sanamis (or Sanaë), he suffered martyrdom at Madaurus in Numidia…

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Saint Neopolus (also known as Saint Napoleon; 3rd century – Rome, May 2, 304) was a martyr who died during the Diocletianic Persecution, together with Saints Saturninus, Caelestinus, and Germanus.

300–307 · Early Church

Narcissus of Girona was a 3rd-century bishop, either Spanish and native to Girona (according to the Flos Sanctorum) or a Scythian from the Gothia of southern Sweden—Västergötland or Östergötland—(according to the Cronicón de Liberato).

1877–1942 · Contemporary

Narcyz Putz (born October 28, 1877, in Sieraków; died December 5, 1942, in Dachau) was a Polish Catholic priest, a blessed of the Roman Catholic Church, administrator and pastor of the Sacred Heart of Jesus parish in Bydgoszcz (1920–1925), pastor of St.

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Saint Naucratius the Studite was a faithful disciple of Saint Theodore the Studite. He succeeded him as hegumen of the Stoudios Monastery from 826 until his death on April 18, 848. His feast day is April 18.

1–56 · Early Church

Nazarius of Milan, or Saint Nazarius, was born in Rome in the first century of the Christian era. His father was a high-ranking official in the Roman army administration of African origin; his mother—whom the Church considers a saint named Saint Perpetua—was a Roman disciple of S…

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Nefyn was a 5th-century saint and one of the 24 daughters of Brychan Brycheiniog. She married Cynfarch Cul ap Meirchion, and their children ruled Rheged (the Lake District), Strathclyde, and Gower.

1875–1937 · Contemporary

Archimandrite Neophytus (secular name Nikolai Alexandrovich Osipov; May 9 [21], 1875, Augustów, Suwałki Governorate — November 3, 1937, Antibessky camp site, Siblag, Novosibirsk Oblast) was an archimandrite of the Russian Orthodox Church.

365–396 · Early Church

Nepotian (Latin: Nepotianus; Altino, 365 – 396) was a Christian ascetic, venerated as a saint by the Catholic Church. The nephew of Heliodorus, Bishop of Altino, through his mother, he initially pursued a military career.

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Saint Nestabus of Gaza (died between 360 and 363), along with his brothers Eusebius and Zeno, as well as Nestor and Bussiris, were martyrs in Gaza, Palestine, under Julian. They are Christian saints commemorated locally on September 21.

100–65 · Early Church

Nestor of Palencia (died c. 65) is a legendary figure whom a late tradition, documented in historiographical works of the 16th and 17th centuries, claims to have been the first bishop of Palencia.

1792–1839 · Modern

Saint Nicholas Bùi Đức Thể (Vietnamese: Nicôla Bùi Đức Thể) (born c. 1792 in Kiên Trung, Nam Định Province, Vietnam – died June 13, 1839, in Thừa Thiên, Vietnam) was a martyr and a saint of the Catholic Church. The exact date of Nicholas Bùi Đức Thể's birth is unknown.

793–868 · Medieval

Nicholas the Studite, as abbot of the Stoudios Monastery and defender of the Christian faith, embodies spiritual resistance against the persecutions of the second iconoclastic wave, as well as exemplary devotion within the Orthodox tradition.

1576 · Reformation

Saint Nicholas of Pskov was a fool for Christ. He lived for thirty-five years as a beggar on the streets of Pskov. Summer and winter, he was naked or nearly naked and feigned madness to attract the contempt of men. He fell asleep in peace in 1576.

1050 · Medieval

Nicholas of Stilo (died Stilo, August 9, 1050) was an Italian religious figure. Nicholas was an Italo-Greek monk who lived on Mount Consolino above Stilo. He lived in a cave with Saint Ambrose, leading a life of penance, prayer, and contemplation.