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1807–1839 · Modern

Madeleine Cho (Korean: Jo Mak-dal-le-na) was a Korean Christian laywoman, martyr, and saint, born around 1807 in Seoul, Korea, and died in September or October 1839 in Seoul.

1881–1900 · Contemporary

The Martyr Saints of China (traditional Chinese: 中華殉道聖人; simplified Chinese: 中华殉道圣人; pinyin: Zhōnghuá xùndào shèngrén), or Augustine Zhao Rong and his Companions, are 120 saints of the Catholic Church.

1783–1839 · Modern

Madeleine Han Yong-i (Korean: 한영이 막달레나) was a Korean Christian laywoman, martyr, and saint, born in 1783 in Korea and beheaded on December 29, 1839, in Seoul.

1773–1839 · Modern

Magdalena Hŏ Kye-im (1773–September 26, 1839) was a Korean martyr and a saint of the Catholic Church. Little is known about her life. She lived in Pongchon with her family. Her children became Catholics, unlike her husband, who was never baptized.

1774–1839 · Modern

Saint Magdalene Kim Ŏb-i (1774–May 24, 1839) was a Korean martyr and a saint of the Catholic Church. Magdalene Kim Ŏb-i was a Catholic from childhood. She wished to remain unmarried and dedicate her life to God, but her non-Catholic parents forced her into marriage.

1796–1839 · Modern

Madeleine Pak Pong-son (Korean: 박봉손 막달레나) was a Korean Christian laywoman, born in 1796 in Seoul, Korea, who was beheaded on September 26, 1839, in Seoul.

1802–1840 · Modern

Madeleine Son So-byog (Korean: Bak Bong-son Magdalena) was a Korean Christian laywoman, born in 1802 in Seoul, Korea, who was beheaded on January 31, 1840, in Seoul.

1811–1839 · Modern

Madeleine Yi Yong-dok (Korean: 이영덕 막달레나) was a Korean Christian laywoman, martyr, and saint, born in 1811 or 1812 in Seoul, Korea, and beheaded on December 29, 1839, near Seoul.

1808–1839 · Modern

Madeleine Yi Yong-hui was a Korean laywoman, martyr, and saint, born in 1808 and died on July 20, 1839. She was beatified on July 5, 1925, by Pius XI and canonized by John Paul II on May 6, 1984, in Seoul. Her feast days are July 20 and September 20.

1611–1634 · Reformation · Augustinians

Magdalene of Nagasaki (長崎のマグダレナ, Nagasaki no Magudarena) (1611-October 15, 1634) was a Japanese Christian who served as a translator and catechist for the Augustine Recollect missionaries. She became a tertiary of the Order of Augustinian Recollects.

450–448 · Early Church

Saint Magnentia was a Catholic nun born in Ravenna in 450 and who died in Sainte-Magnance in 448.

600–596 · Medieval

Magneric of Trier (also called Magnerich, or Magnericus) (born c. 522, died c. 596) was a Frankish bishop of Trier. He is a Catholic and Orthodox saint, with a feast day on July 25. Magneric was one of the first bishops with a Germanic name.

660 · Medieval

Saint Magnus of Avignon (French: Saint Magne) (died 660) was a bishop and governor of Avignon, his native city. He was a Gallo-Roman senator. A widower, he was the father of Saint Agricola of Avignon. Magnus became a monk and then became bishop of Avignon.

250 · Early Church

Magnus of Cuneo (Italian: San Magno) is venerated as a martyr and member of the legendary Theban Legion. The center of his cult is situated at the mountain sanctuary known as the Santuario di San Magno, in the Valle Grana, Castelmagno, in the province of Cuneo.

699–772 · Medieval · Benedictines

Magnus of Füssen, otherwise Magnoald or Mang, was a missionary saint in southern Germany, also known as the Apostle of the Allgäu. He is believed to have been a contemporary either of Gall (died 627) or of Boniface (died 754) and is venerated as the founder of St.

101–251 · Early Church

Saint Magnus of Trani (Italian: San Magno di Trani; born around 200 AD), also known as Magnus of Anagni, Magnus Episcopus or Magnus of Fabrateria Vetus (probably Fabrateria Nova near Ceprano), is venerated by Catholics as the patron saint of Anagni in the Province of Frosinone (L…

910 · Medieval · Benedictines

Majolus of Cluny (Maieul, Mayeul, Mayeule, Mayol) (c. 906 – May 11, 994) was the fourth abbot of Cluny. Majolus was very active in reforming individual communities of monks and canons; first, as a personal commission, requested and authorized by the Emperor or other nobility.

520–621 · Medieval

Saint Malo was a Welsh mid-sixth century founder of Saint-Malo, a commune in Brittany, France. He was one of the seven founding saints of Brittany.

400–475 · Early Church

Mamertus (died c. 475) was the bishop of Vienne in Gaul, venerated as a saint. His primary contribution to ecclesiastical practice was the introduction of litanies prior to Ascension Day as an intercession against earthquakes and other disasters, leading to "Rogation Days." His f…

400–500 · Medieval

Mansuetus (Latin: Mansuetus Uricitanus; 4th century – 5th century) was the bishop of Urusi in the African province of Proconsular, who suffered martyrdom under the Vandal king Gaiseric, a supporter of Arianism.

375 · Early Church

Saint Mansuetus (French: Mansuy; died 375) was the first Bishop of Toul. Mansuetus is thought to have been of Irish or Scottish origin. After religious studies in Rome, he was sent by Pope Damasus I to evangelize Gaul, becoming the first Bishop of Toul in 365.

1877–1940 · Contemporary

Manuel González García (25 February 1877 – 4 January 1940) was a Spanish bishop of the Roman Catholic Church who served as the Bishop of Palencia from 1935 until his death.

1920–1971 · Contemporary

Blessed Manuel Lozano Garrido (9 August 1920 – 3 November 1971) was a Spanish Roman Catholic journalist and author. He was nicknamed "Lolo". On 12 June 2010 he was beatified. He remains as a patron of journalists.

480 · Early Church

Saint Manvieu was a Catholic priest and bishop born in Bayeux, France. He died in 480.

1891–1974 · Contemporary · Order of Discalced Nuns of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Mount Carmel

María de las Maravillas de Jesús, OCD (born María de las Maravillas Pidal Chico de Guzmán; 4 November 1891 - 11 December 1974) was a Spanish Discalced Carmelite.

1789–1840 · Modern · Society of Mary

Marcellin Joseph Benedict Champagnat, FMS (20 May 1789 – 6 June 1840) was a French Catholic priest who founded the Marist Brothers, a religious congregation of brothers devoted to Mary and dedicated to education.

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Marcellinus (Ancona, ... – Ancona, 6th century) was an Italian bishop, venerated as a saint by the Catholic Church. The Roman Martyrology records the legend, handed down in writing by Pope Saint Gregory the Great, according to which the bishop of Ancona saved his city from a fire…

300–304 · Early Church

Pope Marcellinus was the bishop of Rome from 30 June 296 to his death in 304. A historical accusation was levelled at him by some sources to the effect that he might have renounced Christianity during Emperor Diocletian's persecution of Christians before repenting afterwards, whi…

300–374 · Early Church

Marcellinus of Gaul also known as Marcellin was the first bishop of Embrun from 354 AD. He was a native of Africa Proconsularis. Marcellin, went to Rome with two other bishops of North Africa, Vincent and Domnin, to attend a synod in 313 to judge the Donatists movement.

255–309 · Early Church

Pope Marcellus I (Italian: Marcello I) (6 January 255 – 16 January 309) was the bishop of Rome from May or June 308 to his death on 16 January 309. He succeeded Marcellinus after a considerable interval.

436 · Early Church

Marcel of Paris (French: Marcel de Paris) or St Marcellus was the 9th bishop of Paris and namesake of a bell of Notre-Dame de Paris. Marcellus of Paris was born in Lutetia (now île de la Cité, Paris), located in Gallia Lugdunensis, Roman Gaul, within the Western Roman Empire.

100–120 · Early Church

Marcian (Marciano, Marziano, Marcianus) of Tortona (died 117 or 120 AD) is a saint of Roman Catholic church. He is traditionally said to have been the first bishop of Tortona, in what is now north-western Italy, a post he held for forty-five years.

401–496 · Early Church

Marcianus was a Catholic priest and bishop born in the Byzantine Empire in 401. He died in Frigento in 496 and is venerated as a saint in the Catholic Church.

1884–1942 · Contemporary

Marcin Oprządek was a Polish Catholic priest born in 1884 in Kościelec, Chrzanów. He died in 1942 at Schloss Hartheim and is recognized as a saint by the Catholic Church.

1555–1586 · Reformation

Margaret Clitherow (née Middleton, c. 1556 – 25 March 1586) was an English Catholic recusant known as The Pearl of York. She was pressed to death for refusing to enter a plea to the charge of harbouring Catholic priests. She was canonised in 1970 by Pope Paul VI.

1287–1320 · Medieval · Dominican Order

Margaret of Città di Castello, TOSD (1287 – 12 April 1320) was an Italian Catholic educator and a Dominican tertiary. Margaret was both blind and had other physical disabilities and became known for her deep faith and holiness.

1247–1297 · Medieval · Secular Franciscan Order

Margaret of Cortona (1247 – 22 February 1297) was an Italian penitent of the Third Order of Saint Francis. She was born in Laviano, near Perugia, and died in Cortona. She was canonised in 1728.

1242–1270 · Medieval · Nuns of the Order of Preachers

Margaret of Hungary, OP (Margit in Hungarian; 27 January 1242 – 18 January 1270) was a Dominican nun and the daughter of King Béla IV of Hungary and Maria Laskarina.

1788–1856 · Modern

Margherita Occhiena Bosco (1 April 1788 – 25 November 1856) was the mother of John Bosco and worked with the poor and the less fortunate. Pope Benedict XVI proclaimed her to be venerable in 2006.

1815–1879 · Modern · Third Order of Saint Francis

Marguerite Bays, OFS (8 September 1815 – 27 June 1879) was a Swiss seamstress and mystic. She lived a simple life as a member of the Secular Franciscan Order and adapted the tenets of the order's charism into her own life and social apostolate, especially after she was healed of…

1620–1700 · Modern

Marguerite Bourgeoys, CND , was a French religious sister and founder of the Congregation of Notre Dame of Montreal in the colony of New France, now part of Québec, Canada. Born in Troyes, she became part of a sodality, ministering to the poor from outside the convent.

1701–1771 · Modern

Marguerite d'Youville, SGM was a French Canadian widow who founded the Sisters of Charity of Montreal, commonly known as the "Grey Nuns". She was canonized by Pope John Paul II in 1990, becoming the first native-born Canadian to be declared a saint.

1848–1924 · Contemporary · Franciscans

María Bernarda Bütler (28 May 1848 – 19 May 1924), born Verena Bütler, was a Swiss religious sister. She founded the Franciscan Missionary Sisters of Mary Help of Sinners and served in the missions in Ecuador and Colombia.

1888–1922 · Contemporary

Maria Bertilla Boscardin (6 October 1888 – 20 October 1922) was an Italian nun and nurse who displayed a pronounced devotion to duty in working with sick children and victims of the air raids of World War I. She was later canonised a saint by the Roman Catholic Church.

1682–1744 · Modern · Franciscans

Maria Crescentia Höss (Höß), TOR (1682–1744) was a religious sister of the Third Order Regular of St. Francis. In 1900, she was beatified by Pope Leo XIII, and she was canonized in 2001 by Pope John Paul II.

1856–1906 · Contemporary · Soeurs du Saint-Sacrement et Notre-Dame

Maria Cristina of the Immaculate Conception Brando (1 May 1856 – 20 January 1906), born Adelaida Brando, was an Italian saint, nun and the founder of the Congregation of the Sisters, Expiatory Victims of Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament, an international teaching institute.

1813–1855 · Modern

Maria Crocifissa Di Rosa (6 November 1813 – 15 December 1855) - born as Paola Francesca Di Rosa - was an Italian Roman Catholic professed religious and the founder of the Ancelle della carità (1839).

1805–1866 · Modern · Adorers of the Blood of Christ

Maria Matilda De Mattias (February 4, 1805 – August 20, 1866) was an Italian woman who founded the religious congregation of the Sisters Adorers of the Blood of Christ. She is a saint in the Catholic Church, having been canonized by Pope John Paul II in 2003.

1842–1912 · Contemporary

María Josefa Sancho de Guerra (7 September 1842 – 20 March 1912) was a Spanish Roman Catholic nun who established her own congregation known as the Servants of Jesus of Charity. She wanted her new congregation to focus on the care of the sick and the poor.

1820–1898 · Modern

Mary Catherine Kasper, A.D.J.C. (German: Maria Katharina Kasper) (born Katharina Kasper; 26 May 1820 – 2 February 1898) was a German Catholic Religious Sister and the foundress of the Poor Handmaids of Jesus Christ.