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310–397 · Early Church

Liborius of Le Mans (died 397) was the second Bishop of Le Mans. He is the patron saint of the cathedral and archdiocese of Paderborn in Germany. The year of his birth is unknown; he died in 397, reputedly on 23 July.

1026–1118 · Medieval · Benedictines

Lidanus was a Benedictine abbot credited with draining the Pontine Marshes, Italy, and for founding Sezze Abbey in the Papal States. He died at Monte Cassino, in 1118 of natural causes.

1010–1076 · Medieval

Saint Lietbertus (Lietbert, Libert, Liberat) of Brakel (or of Cambrai, de Lessines) (ca. 1010–1076) was bishop of Cambrai from 31 March 1051 to 28 September 1076. Liebertus was born to the Brabantian nobility at Opbrakel (a village in the present-day municipality of Brakel).

396 · Early Church

Limenius (Ancient Greek: Λιμήνιος; fl. 2nd century BC) was an Athenian composer of paeans and prosodia. As creator of the Second Delphic Hymn in 128 BC, he is the earliest known composer in recorded history for a surviving piece of music, or one of the two earliest, or the second…

1760 · Modern

Saint Liu Wenyuan was born in 1760. He is a saint of the Catholic Church.

540–584 · Medieval · Benedictines

Saint Llupenci de Javols was a Catholic priest and Benedictine monk born in 540. He died by decapitation in 584.

1784–1849 · Modern

Lodovico Pavoni, FMI (11 September 1784 – 1 April 1849) was an Italian Catholic priest who ministered in Brescia. He paid close attention to the needs of boys and was concerned with their education.

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Saint Longinus of Pomaria was a Catholic priest and bishop from Ancient Rome. He is recognized as a saint within the Catholic Church.

1128–1180 · Medieval

Lorcán Ua Tuathail, known in English as Laurence O'Toole and in French as Laurent d'Eu (1128 – 14 November 1180), was Archbishop of Dublin at the time of the Norman invasion of Ireland.

1120–1163 · Medieval

Lorenzo of Frazzanò, born Lorenzo Ravì (Frazzanò, October 22, 1120 – Frazzanò, December 30, 1162), was an Italian Christian monk and priest, venerated as a saint by the Catholic Church and the Orthodox Church.

350–397 · Early Church

Lorenzo was a Catholic priest and bishop of Ancient Rome who was born in 350. He served as the bishop of Novara until his death in that city in 397. He is recognized as a saint within the Catholic Church.

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Lotario di Séez was a Catholic priest who served as a bishop. He is recognized as a saint within the Catholic Church.

1840–1866 · Modern

Louis Beaulieu (8 October 1840, Langon – 8 March 1866) in Korea, was one of the priests of the Paris Foreign Missions Society who was among the 103 Korean Martyrs. Beaulieu was ordinated on the 21 of May 1864, and left for Korea on 15 July.

1526–1581 · Reformation · Dominican Order

Louis Bertrand, OP (Spanish: Luis Beltrán or Luis Bertrán; Valencian: Lluís Bertran; 1 January 1526 – 9 October 1581) was a Spanish Dominican friar who preached in South America during the 16th century, and is known as the "Apostle to the Americas".

1274–1297 · Medieval · Franciscans

Saint Louis of Toulouse (9 February 1274 – 19 August 1297), also known as Louis of Anjou, was a Neapolitan prince of the Capetian House of Anjou and a Catholic bishop.

1824–1901 · Contemporary

Louis-Zéphirin Moreau (1 April 1824 – 24 May 1901) was a Canadian Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Saint-Hyacinthe from 1875 until his death in 1901. He was also the cofounder of the Sisters of St. Joseph of St.

1591–1660 · Reformation · Daughters of Charity of Saint Vincent de Paul

Louise de Marillac D.C., also known as Louise Le Gras, (August 12, 1591 – March 15, 1660) was the co-founder, with Vincent de Paul, of the Daughters of Charity. She is venerated as a saint by the Catholic Church and the Episcopal Church in the United States of America.

1820–1885 · Modern

Louise-Thérèse de Montaignac de Chauvance (14 May 1820 - 27 June 1885) was a French Roman Catholic who founded the pious union of the Oblates of the Sacred Heart (fr. Oblates du Coeur de Jésus) in 1874.

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Loup de Bayeux, saint Loup or sometimes saint Leu was a bishop of Bayeux between 440 and 470. Loup de Bayeux was born in Bayeux and was raised in paganism, then converted by Rufinien, third bishop of Bayeux, who would have given him the title of deacon.

300–370 · Early Church

Lubentius (c. 300 – c. 370) is a Christian saint, venerated by the Catholic Church. A patron saint of the boatmen on the River Lahn, his feast day is 13 October.

900 · Medieval

Luca Casali da Nicosia was a Catholic priest and abbot born in Nicosia. He died in 900 and is recognized as a saint by the Catholic Church.

1769–1839 · Modern

Lucie Kim (or Kopch'u) was a Korean Christian laywoman, martyr, and saint, born in 1769 in Seoul, Korea, and died in August or September 1839 in Seoul.

1818–1839 · Modern

Lucy Kim Nusia (Korean: 김 루치아) was a Korean Christian laywoman, martyr, and saint, born in 1818 in Gangcheon, near Seoul, Korea, and died by beheading on July 20, 1839, in Seoul.

1869–1900 · Contemporary

Saint Lucy Wang Wang (born 1869 in Weixian, Hebei, China; died July 22, 1900, in Majiazhuang) was a saint of the Catholic Church and a martyr. During the Boxer Rebellion in China, Christians were subjected to persecution.

1038 · Medieval · Benedictines

Lucido di Aquara was a Catholic priest and a member of the Benedictine order who was born in Aquara. He died in Cassino in 1038 and is recognized as a saint in the Catholic Church.

400–371 · Early Church

St. Lucifer of Cagliari (Latin: Lucifer Calaritanus, Italian: Lucifero da Cagliari; died 20 May 370 or 371) was a bishop of Cagliari in Sardinia known for his passionate opposition to Arianism. He is venerated as a Saint in Sardinia.

200–254 · Early Church

Pope Lucius I was the bishop of Rome from 25 June 253 to his death on 5 March 254. He was banished soon after his consecration, but gained permission to return.

1672–1732 · Modern

Lucy Filippini (Italian: Santa Lucia Filippini; 13 January 1672 – 25 March 1732) is venerated as a Catholic saint. With the assistance of Cardinal Giovanni Francesco Barbarigo, Rose Venerini founded schools for young women, especially the poor, in Viterbo.

1882–1900 · Contemporary

Lucy Wang Cheng was born in 1882 in Hebei and died in 1900 in the same province. A member of the Catholic Church, she is recognized as a Catholic saint and blessed.

1815–1862 · Modern

Lucy Yi Zhenmei (December 9, 1815 – February 19, 1862) was a Sichuanese Catholic saint from Mianyang, Sichuan Province, China. She is the lone woman of the five Guizhou Martyrs, a subset of the much larger Martyr Saints of China.

742–809 · Medieval

Ludger (Latin: Ludgerus; also Lüdiger or Liudger) (c. 742 – 26 March 809) was a missionary among the Frisians and Saxons, founder of Werden Abbey and the first Bishop of Münster in Westphalia. He has been called the "Apostle of Saxony".

1200–1250 · Medieval · Premonstratensians

Ludolph of Ratzeburg was a Premonstratensian Bishop of Ratzeburg. In 1236, Ludolph was appointed to the see of the newly formed Prince-Bishopric of Ratzeburg.

1814–1885 · Modern · Franciscans

Ludovico da Casoria - born Arcangelo Palmentieri - was an Italian Roman Catholic priest and a professed member of the Order of Friars Minor. He was a renowned social reformer who founded both the Grey Friars of Charity and the Grey Sisters of Saint Elizabeth.

1904–1941 · Contemporary

Ludwik Gietyngier was a Catholic priest, confessor, and preacher born in 1904 in Żarki, Second Polish Republic. He died in 1941 at the Dachau concentration camp. He is recognized as a saint by the Catholic Church.

1905–1940 · Contemporary · Divine Word Missionaries

Ludwik Mzyk (22 April 1905 – 20 February 1940) a priest of the Society of the Divine Word (SVD) and one of the 108 Blessed Polish Martyrs beatified on 13 June 1999 by Pope John Paul II in Warsaw, Poland. He was born to a mining and deeply religious family in Chorzów.

1909–1941 · Contemporary

Ludwik Pius Bartosik (August 21, 1909 – December 13, 1941) was a Polish Franciscan friar born in Kokanin. He was martyred in 1941 and beatified as one of the 108 Martyrs of World War II by Pope John Paul II on June 13, 1999. His feast day is June 12.

1872–1940 · Contemporary

Luigi Giovanni Orione (June 23, 1872 - March 12, 1940) was an Italian priest who was active in answering the social needs of his nation as it faced the social upheavals of the late 19th century. To this end, he founded a religious institute of men.

1586–1597 · Reformation · Order of Friars Minor

The 26 Martyrs of Japan (Japanese: 日本二十六聖人, Hepburn: Nihon Nijūroku Seijin) were a group of Catholics who were executed by crucifixion on 5 February 1597, in Nagasaki, Japan. Their martyrdom is especially significant in the history of the Catholic Church in Japan.

1756–1840 · Modern

Saint Luke Vũ Bá Loan (Vietnamese: Luca Vũ Bá Loan) (born c. 1756 in Vietnam – died June 5, 1840, in Ô Cầu Giấy, Vietnam) was a priest, martyr, and saint of the Catholic Church. He decided to dedicate his life to God at a young age. He studied in Phú Đa and Kẻ Bèo.

1813–1866 · Modern

Luke Hwang Sok-tu (Korean: 황석두 루카) was a Korean Christian layman, catechist, martyr, and Catholic saint. Born in 1811 or 1813 in Yŏnp'ung, Chungcheong Province, Korea, he was beheaded for his faith on March 30, 1866, at Galmaemot, near Boryeong, in Chungcheong.

1540–1582 · Reformation

Luke Kirby (also Kirbie c. 1549 – 30 May 1582) was an English Catholic priest and martyr from the North of England, executed during the reign of Elizabeth I. He is one of the Forty Martyrs of England and Wales. Kirby was born in Richmond, North Yorkshire.

710–786 · Medieval · Benedictines

Saint Lullus (also known as Lull or Lul, born AD 710 – died 16 October 786) was the first permanent archbishop of Mainz, succeeding Saint Boniface, and first abbot of the Benedictine Hersfeld Abbey.

623 · Medieval

Saint Lupus of Sens (or Saint Loup de Sens) (born c. 573; died c. 623) was the nineteenth bishop of Sens. He was the son of Betton, Count of Tonnerre, "Blessed Betto," a member of the royal house of the Kingdom of Burgundy.

1182–1246 · Medieval · Cistercians

Lutgardis of Aywières, OSB (Dutch: Sint-Ludgardis; 1182 – 16 June 1246; also spelled Lutgarde) was a Catholic Benedictine nun from the medieval Low Countries in the Holy Roman Empire.

300–304 · Early Church

Luxurius or Luxorius (Italian - Lussorio; Pisan dialect - Rossore) was an ancient Roman official on Sardinia in the late 3rd and early 4th centuries. Apparitor to Delphius, the praeses or governor of the island, he was converted to Christianity by reading the Psalms.

1857–1900 · Contemporary · Society of Jesus

Saint Léon-Ignace Mangin (who adopted the Chinese name Ren Defen), born on July 30, 1857, in Verny, Moselle (France), and died on July 20, 1900, in Zhujiahe, Hebei (China), was a Jesuit missionary priest in China who was massacred during the Boxer Rebellion.

1575–1619 · Reformation · Society of Jesus

Leonardo Kimura, SJ (also known as レオナルド 木村 or レ゜オナルド; 1575 – 18 November 1619) was a Japanese Catholic evangelist and teacher. Killed as a victim of anti-Catholic persecution in Japan, he was beatified by Pope Pius IX in 1867.

301–391 · Early Church

Macarius of Egypt (c. 300 – 391) was a Christian monk and grazer hermit. He is also known as Macarius the Elder or Macarius the Great. Macarius was born in Lower Egypt. A late tradition places his birthplace in the village of Shabsheer (Shanshour), Roman Egypt around 300 AD.

1779–1865 · Modern · Society of the Sacred Heart

Madeleine Sophie Barat, RSCJ, (12 December 1779 – 25 May 1865), was a French religious sister who founded the Society of the Sacred Heart, a worldwide religious institute of educators. Pope Pius XI canonised her in 1925.

1566–1607 · Reformation · Carmelite nuns

Mary Magdalene de' Pazzi, OCarm (Italian: Maria Maddalena de' Pazzi; born Caterina Lucrezia de' Pazzi; 2 April 1566 – 25 May 1607), was an Italian Carmelite nun and mystic. She has been declared a saint by the Catholic Church.