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1803–1839 · Modern

Pierre Maubant (Vassy, September 20, 1803 – Saenamteo, Seoul, September 21, 1839) was a Catholic missionary of the Paris Foreign Missions Society who was among the first missionaries to enter the hermit kingdom of Korea.

1818–1860 · Modern

Pierre-François Néron (1818–1860), born in Bornay (Jura) on September 21, 1818, admitted to the Paris Foreign Missions Society on August 1, 1846, ordained a priest on June 17, 1848, and martyred in Tonkin (Vietnam) on November 3, 1860, is the only martyr from the Jura.

1243–1323 · Medieval

Pietro Crisci, also known as Pietrillo (1243 – July 19, 1323), was an Italian urban hermit. Traditionally considered a saint since the time of his death, he is actually venerated as a blessed of the Catholic Church, as he is designated as such in the Roman Martyrology and celebra…

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Peter I (Georgian: პეტრე I; fl. 5th century) was the first Georgian archbishop to assume the title of Catholicos. He led the church of the Caucasian country from approximately 467 to 474 at the behest of King Vakhtang I of Iberia. He was canonized on October 17, 2002.

1763–1839 · Modern

Pietro Trương Văn Thi (Ké-So, 1763 – Hanoi, December 21, 1839) was a Vietnamese priest. A Christian from birth, he became a priest and was charged after helping his fellow priest Andrew Dũng-Lạc, with whom he suffered martyrdom.

1790–1838 · Modern

Saint Peter Vu Dang Khoa (1790 – November 24, 1838) was a Vietnamese priest. He is one of the 117 Vietnamese Martyrs, a group of clergy and missionaries who died during religious persecutions in the Asian country between 1745 and 1862.

1879–1918 · Contemporary

Pimen, born Pyotr Zakharevich Belolikov (October 24/November 5, 1879, in Vasilyevskoye – November 16, 1918, near Verny), was a bishop of the Russian Orthodox Church and one of the New Martyrs of Russia.

1796–1838 · Modern · Dominican Order

Peter Nguyễn Văn Tự (Vietnamese: Phêrô Nguyễn Văn Tự) (born c. 1796 in Ninh Cường, Vietnam – died September 5, 1838, in Bắc Ninh, Vietnam) was a Dominican friar, martyr, and saint of the Catholic Church.

1863–1918 · Contemporary

Pyotr Ivanovich Skipetrov (July 4, 1863, Stanki village, Vyaznikovsky Uyezd, Vladimir Governorate — January 19 (February 1), 1918, Petrograd) was a clergyman of the Russian Orthodox Church and a protopresbyter. He was canonized as a saint by the Russian Orthodox Church in 2001.

306 · Early Church

Plato of Ancyra (4th century) was a young Christian who died as a martyr in Ancyra under Maximian. He is celebrated as a Christian saint on July 22 according to the Roman Martyrology of the Catholic Church and on November 18 by the Orthodox Church.

740–814 · Medieval

Saint Plato (born c. 740 in Constantinople, died April 4, 814, in the same city) was a Catholic saint and hegumen. In Constantinople, where he served as hegumen, he defended the veneration of holy icons and reorganized the Studion Monastery.

470 · Early Church

Pulchronius (Polychronius), Bishop of Verdun (born in Verdun, died there c. 470), was the Bishop of Verdun from 452, a student and relative of Saint Lupus, and a Catholic saint.

597 · Medieval

Potamia was a Spanish saint who died around 597. According to Saint Braulio, she was educated under the guidance of Saint Emilian. Saint Citonatus, Saint Gerontius, and Saint Sophronius were also his disciples alongside her.

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Saint Proba of Laon (in Latin, sancta Proba) was a young female martyr from the Laon region in the 4th century. Her local liturgical feast day is April 28 or 30. She is associated with Saint Grimonie, having shared the same fate.

550 · Medieval

Saint Primel, or Primaël, was a native of Wales. He became a hermit in Cornouaille during the time of Saint Corentin in the 5th century. The two saints associated with one another, as reported in 1636 by Brother Albert Le Grand, a priest of the Order of Preachers in Morlaix, in h…

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Primitivus of Rome (died in Rome) was an ancient Roman Christian who died for his faith. Since ancient times, he has been venerated as a martyr and saint by various Christian denominations. His feast day is celebrated on April 26.

201–300 · Early Church

Privat of Mende is a saint of the Catholic Church, likely born near Clermont, who is believed to have died around 255 or 260. He is known for his martyrdom on the slopes of Mount Mimat in Mende, in the Gévaudan region.

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Saint Probus of Formia was a 4th-century Christian bishop and the second bishop of Formia. A martyr of the Roman Catholic Church, his feast day is celebrated on October 6. Probus became bishop of Formia in 303, succeeding Erasmus.

571 · Medieval

Probus of Rieti (Latin: Probus; died c. 571) was the bishop of that Central Italian city. Pope Gregory I praised him and recounted his remarkable death in a homily. Since ancient times, he has been venerated as a saint by Catholics and Orthodox Christians.

800 · Medieval

Procopius the Decapolite (died 8th century) was an 8th-century monk from Constantinople who was tortured during the reign of the Byzantine Emperor Leo the Isaurian.

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Saint Procopius of Varna was a martyr of Bulgarian origin who lived initially in the vicinity of the city of Varna (then in the Ottoman Empire) and towards the end of his life in Asia Minor, where he voluntarily converted to Islam, but soon renounced it and ended his life as a ma…

1107 · Medieval

Prochorus of Pechersk, also known as Lebednik (Smolensk, ... – Kiev Pechersk Lavra, 1107), was a Ukrainian Christian monk. He is venerated as a saint by the Russian Orthodox Church, which celebrates his feast day on February 10 and September 28.

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Saint Prothade, or Protade, known in Latin as Protadius Vesuntinus, was a Frankish prelate who died in 624. He was a relative of a Mayor of the Palace of Burgundy.

700 · Medieval

Protais (Latin: Prothasius, Franco-Provençal: Prex) was a prelate and Bishop of Lausanne in the second half of the 7th century. Recognized as a saint by the Catholic and Orthodox Churches, his feast day is November 6.

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Publia of Antioch was a 4th-century Christian woman from Antioch, in modern-day Turkey, who, after being married and having one child, joined a monastery following her husband's death and became its abbess.

1897–1930 · Contemporary

Pyotr Yakovlevich Varlamov (1897 – March 11, 1930) was a priest at the Kazan-Bogoroditskaya Church in the village of Preobrazhenovka, Sterlitamak Canton (District), Bashkir ASSR.

1894–1937 · Contemporary

Pyotr Konstantinovich Zinovyev (July 13 [1], 1894, Bereznyaki, Saratov Governorate — December 29, 1937, Kalinin Oblast) was a priest of the Russian Orthodox Church and a hieromartyr, venerated in the Synaxis of New Martyrs and Confessors of the Russian Church.

1891–1937 · Contemporary

Pavel Georgiyevich Ansimov (August 24, 1891, Chetyre Bugra, Astrakhan Uyezd, Astrakhan Governorate — November 21, 1937, Butovo firing range) was a protopresbyter of the Russian Orthodox Church, canonized as a hieromartyr in 2005.

600 · Medieval

Quintinus of Tours (6th century – c. 570) was a French Christian who was killed near the Indre River for refusing to commit adultery with his employer's wife, stating that his religion forbade it.

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Quotidi of Cappadocia is said to have been a Christian saint and martyr who, according to legend, was martyred alongside other companions from the same region, one of whom may have been named Eugenius, at an uncertain location in Cappadocia on an unknown date.

770–900 · Medieval · Benedictines

Rathold, also known as Radolf or Radulf (in German Ratold, Radolt, Radolf; in Italian Ratoldo), born around 770 and died in Radolfzell on September 13 between 840 and 858, was an Alemannic monk who served as Bishop of Verona. He is considered a saint by the Catholic Church.

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Redento of Trani (died 249) was a Roman bishop. Redento was the first bishop of the Christian community of Trani. He lived in the 3rd century during the persecutions of the Emperor Decius.

832–840 · Medieval

Regiswindis, also known as Reginswind, Reginswindis, or Rensin (born c. 832 in Lauffen am Neckar; died c. 839 in the same place at the age of seven), is a local saint in Lauffen am Neckar.

1300–1300 · Medieval

Reinhild of Riesenbeck, also known as Reinhild of Westerkappeln, is a saint and martyr of the Roman Catholic Church. According to legend, she lived in the 12th century in Westerkappeln in the Tecklenburger Land (Steinfurt district) and was murdered by her parents.

1104 · Medieval

Saint Renaud of Mélinais (d. c. 1104) was a Catholic hermit established on the borders of Anjou and Maine. He is also called Regnauld, Reginald, and in Latin, Reginaldus. His feast day is September 17. He was initially a canon regular in Soissons.

275 · Early Church

Saint Restituta of Sora (Rome, ... – Sora, 275), according to tradition, was a Roman noblewoman who was tortured and beheaded near Carnarium, the present-day Carnello (Sora).

300–400 · Early Church

Restitutus of Saint-Paul-Trois-Châteaux (born in Israel, uncertain; died 4th century in Saint-Paul-Trois-Châteaux) was a saint of the Roman Catholic Church.

510 · Medieval

Rhain Dremrudd (Reginus in Latin and Reginald in English; fl. 5th century) was the eldest son of Brynach Brycheiniog, whom he succeeded on the throne of Brycheiniog, an early medieval Welsh kingdom. He was born around 442.

500 · Medieval

Rhiangar was a 5th-century saint and one of the 24 daughters of Brychan Brycheiniog. She had a son, Cynidr, who was her heir. The name of his father is unknown. Rhiangar's lands were in southern Brycheiniog and western Herefordshire.

1585–1622 · Reformation · Récollets

Blessed Lambert Trouvez (in religion: Richard of Saint Anne, of the Order of Friars Minor Recollects), born in 1585 in Beignée (Ham-sur-Heure), then in the Prince-Bishopric of Liège (Belgium), and died (burned alive) on September 10, 1622, in Nagasaki (Japan), was a Franciscan Re…

1200–1198 · Medieval

Robert of Matallana (Burgundy?, France, early 12th century – Matallana, before 1198) was a Cistercian monk and the first abbot of the Monastery of Matallana (in the municipality of Villalba de los Alcores, province of Valladolid).

774 · Medieval

Rolende of Gerpinnes, or Saint Rolende, born in the 8th century and died in Villers-Poterie (in present-day Belgium) around 774, was the daughter of Desiderius, King of the Lombards, who was exiled to Gaul, and his wife Ansia.

1285 · Medieval

Roman Vladimirovich (died February 3, 1285) was the appanage Prince of Uglich from 1261 to 1285. He was the youngest son of Prince Vladimir Konstantinovich of Uglich (died 1249) and his wife, Princess Evdokia Ingvarevna (died 1278), daughter of Prince Ingvar Igorevich of Ryazan.

1784–1839 · Modern

Rose Kim, or Rose Kim No-sa, was a Korean Christian laywoman, martyr, and saint, born in 1784 in Seoul, Korea, and killed there on July 20, 1839.

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Saint Rosina of Augsburg is venerated in the Swabian region as a martyr saint of the early centuries. Her feast day is March 11. Very little is known about her; she is said to have been a hermit before being martyred.

800 · Medieval · Benedictines

Roswitha of Liesborn, contemporary Rotswindis (8th century – 29 April, 9th century), was the first abbess of Liesborn Abbey (founded c. 815) and is a saint of the Catholic Church.

100 · Early Church

Rufus of Tortosa is a legendary saint, a disciple of Saint Paul of Tarsus and the first bishop of Tortosa in the first century. In reality, he did not exist; he is a duplicated figure originating from Saint Rufus of Avignon, combined with elements from the history of Rufus of Rom…

423 · Early Church

Rufinus of Capua, also known as Rufus of Capua (Italian: San Rufo), was a bishop of Capua, venerated as a saint, confessor, and martyr. Born in Palestine, he arrived in Capua at the end of the 4th century, where he was consecrated bishop in 410, an office he held until his death…

250 · Early Church

Saint Rusticus is a saint of the Roman Catholic Church. A priest, patron of peasants, and companion of Saint Denis, he suffered martyrdom alongside him and the deacon Eleutherius at the end of the 3rd century. Tradition holds that they were beheaded on the butte Montmartre.

300–270 · Early Church

Regulus of Arles, also known as Rieul of Arles and/or Senlis (died c. 270), was Bishop of Arles in the 250s and likely later of Senlis. He is a saint in the Catholic and Orthodox churches under the name Saint Rieul, with his feast day on March 30.