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1842–1909 · Contemporary · Sisters of St. Joseph of the Sacred Heart

Mary Helen MacKillop RSJ (in religion Mary of the Cross; 15 January 1842 – 8 August 1909) was an Australian religious sister. She was born in Melbourne but is best known for her activities in South Australia.

1786–1839 · Modern

Marie Pak Kun-agi (Korean: 박큰아기 마리아) was a Korean Christian laywoman, martyr, and saint, born in 1786 in Seoul, Korea, and beheaded on September 3, 1839, near Seoul.

1851–1900 · Contemporary

Mary Wang was born in 1851 in Hebei and was a member of the Catholic Church. She died by decapitation in Hebei in 1900. She is recognized as a Catholic saint and blessed.

1819–1839 · Modern

Marie Won Kwi-im was a Korean Christian laywoman, born around 1818 in Yongmeo Ri, Goyang Gun, in the Gyeonggi province of Korea, who died by beheading on July 20, 1839, in Seoul.

1819–1840 · Modern

Saint Maria Yi In-dŏk (1819–January 31, 1840) was a Korean Catholic martyr and saint. Maria Yi In-dŏk was the sister of fellow martyr Magdalena Yi Yŏng-dŏk. During the persecution of Catholics in Korea, she was arrested alongside her older sister.

1804–1839 · Modern

Marie Yi Yon-hui (Korean: 이연희 마리아) was a Korean Christian laywoman and the wife of Damien Nam Myong-hyog. She was born around 1804 in Seoul, Korea, and was beheaded there on September 3, 1839.

1883–1900 · Contemporary

Saint Maria Zhao (Chinese: 趙瑪利) (born 1883 in Zhaojia, Hebei, China – died July 1900, ibid.) was a saint of the Catholic Church and a martyr. Maria Zhao was born in 1883 in Zhaojia, Hebei Province. During the Boxer Rebellion, Christians in China were subjected to persecution.

1840–1900 · Contemporary

Marie Zhao Guo was a Chinese lay Christian, born around 1840, who was beheaded on July 28, 1900, alongside her daughters Rose Zhao, 22, and Marie Zhao, 17.

1889–1900 · Contemporary

Saint Maria Zheng Xu (born c. 1889 in Kou, Hebei, China; died June 28, 1900, in Wangla, Hebei) was a saint of the Catholic Church and a martyr. Maria Zheng Xu was born around 1889 in Kou, Hebei Province.

1850–1900 · Contemporary

Mary Zhu was born in 1850 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.

1730–1799 · Modern · Daughters of the Divine Saviour (El Salvador)

Saint María Antonia de Paz y Figueroa (religious name María Antonia of Saint Joseph; 1730 – 7 March 1799), later known as Mama Antula in Santiagueño Quechua, was a Catholic religious sister who established the Daughters of the Divine Savior (Spanish: Hijas del Divino Salvador).

1820–1886 · Modern

María Vicenta Rosal Vásquez, Beth. (in religion, María de la Encarnación del Corazón de Jesús; 26 October 1815 - 24 August 1886) was a Guatemalan Catholic member of the Bethlemite Sisters.

1878–1963 · Contemporary

María Guadalupe García Zavala (27 April 1878 – 24 June 1963) – born Anastasia Guadalupe García Zavala – was a Mexican Roman Catholic religious sister and the co-founder of the Handmaids of Santa Margherita and the Poor. She is also known as "Mother Lupita".

1230–1290 · Medieval · Order of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Mercy

María de Cervelló (Barcelona, 1230–1290) was a Catalan nun and the founder of the female branch of the Order of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Mercy. Pope Benedict XIII inscribed her in the Roman Martyrology in 1729. Her feast day is celebrated on September 19.

1926–1998 · Contemporary · Sisters of the Cross

María de la Purísima Salvat Romero (20 February 1926 – 31 October 1998), born María Isabel Salvat Romero, was a Spanish religious sister of the Sisters of the Company of the Cross. She assumed the religious name María de la Purísima of the Cross.

1848–1911 · Contemporary

María del Carmen Sallés y Barangueras (9 April 1848 – 25 July 1911), religious name Carmen of Jesus, was a Spanish religious sister. She founded the Missionary Sisters of the Immaculate Conception.

1867–1927 · Contemporary

Mateo Correa Magallanes (also known as Mateo Correa, Fr. Correa; July 23, 1866 – February 6, 1927) was a Knight of Columbus, of Council 2140. Correa was born at Tepechitlán, Zacatecas, Mexico. He attended the seminary at Zacatecas on a scholarship, in 1881.

300 · Early Church

Maternus (Italian: Materno) was Archbishop of Milan from c. 316 to c. 328. He is honoured as a Saint in the Catholic Church and his feast day is on July 18. Almost nothing is known about the life of Maternus.

300–328 · Early Church

Maternus (c. 285–September 14, 315 AD), also known as Maternus II, was the first known bishop of Cologne, reportedly also the third bishop of Trier, and founder of the diocese of Tongeren. He is venerated as a saint in the Catholic and Eastern Orthodox churches.

1702–1745 · Modern · Dominican Order

Mateusz Alonso de Leciniana was a Dominican Catholic priest and missionary born in 1702 in Nava del Rey. He died in 1745 in Hanoi by decapitation. He is recognized as a blessed saint within the Catholic Church.

1841–1902 · Contemporary

Matilde of the Sacred Heart (30 May 1841 - 17 December 1902), born Matilde Téllez Robles, was a Spanish nun and the foundress of the congregation of the Hijas de María Madre de la Iglesia.

1855–1900 · Contemporary · Franciscans

Matthew Feng De was a Franciscan friar born in Shanxi in 1855. He died in Taiyuan in 1900 and is recognized as a Catholic saint and blessed within the Catholic Church.

1813–1847 · Modern

Saint Matthew Lê Văn Gẫm (born c. 1813 in Gò Công, Vietnam; died May 11, 1847, in Chợ Đũi, Đồng Nai Province, Vietnam) was a martyr and a saint of the Catholic Church. Matthew Lê Văn Gẫm was born in Gò Công to parents Paul Lê Văn Lại and Mary Nguyễn Thị Nhiệm.

1808–1861 · Modern

Saint Matthew Nguyễn Văn Đắc (Phượng) (born c. 1808 in Kẻ Lài, Quảng Bình province, Vietnam; died May 26, 1861, near Đồng Hới, Quảng Bình province, Vietnam) was a martyr and a saint of the Catholic Church.

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.

201–301 · Early Church

Maturinus, or Mathurin (died ca. 300 AD) was a Gallo-Roman exorcist and missionary venerated as a saint. The first source to mention Maturinus is the Martyrology of Usuard, written in 875. In the next century, a biography of Maturinus was composed.

488 · Early Church

Maughold (also known as Macaille, Maccaldus, Machalus, Machaoi, Machella, Maghor, Mawgan, Maccul, Macc Cuill; died c. 488 AD) is venerated as the patron saint of the Isle of Man.

1117–1191 · Medieval · Cistercians

Maurice of Carnoet was a Cistercian abbot. Born in Brittany, Maurice went on to study at the University of Paris. When he completed his studies he entered the Langonette Monastery in 1144. In 1176 he was elected abbot of Langonette Monastery.

364–426 · Early Church

Saint Maurilius (French: Maurille) (c. 336 – 453), a priest originally from Milan, was the bishop of Angers between 423 and 453. He played an early role in the Christianization of Gaul. In the seventh century, a devotion to St. Maurilius began.

800 · Medieval

Maurinus of Cologne was a 9th-century German abbot who is said to have died as a martyr. He is recognised as a saint by the Roman-Catholic Church and Eastern Orthodox Church. His 12th-century shrine rests in Saint Pantaleon's Church, Cologne.

300–400 · Early Church

Maurus of Parentium is the patron saint of the Istrian city of Poreč/Parenzo in Croatia, called Parentium in Roman times. He is commemorated on November 21. According to one account, Maurus was of noble Roman birth, and became the city's first bishop.

498–556 · Medieval

Maximianus of Ravenna, or Maximian (499 – February 22, 556; feast day formerly February 21) was bishop of Ravenna in Italy. Ravenna was then the capital of the Byzantine Empire's territories in Italy, and Maximianus's role may have included secular political functions.

201–346 · Early Church

Maximin (born at Silly near Poitiers; — Poitiers 12 September 346) was the sixth bishop of Trier. His feast is 29 May. Maximin was an opponent of Arianism, and was close to the courts of Constantine II and Constans.

228–250 · Early Church

Saint Maximus of Aveia (died c. 250 AD) (sometimes also known as Saint Maximus of Aquila) is one of the patron saints of L'Aquila, Italy. He was born in Aveia, currently known as Fossa. As a deacon, he was martyred for his faith.

400 · Early Church

Maximus (born in the late 4th century or early 5th century; died the 5th century) was an ancient Roman bishop, thought to have been the second bishop of Mogontiacum (Mainz, now in Germany) and possibly the last to hold that position under the Roman Empire.

450–511 · Medieval

Maximus was Bishop of Pavia. He was in attendance at councils of Rome convened under Pope Symmachus.

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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.

400–420 · Early Church

Maximus of Turin (Italian: San Massimo; c. 380 – c. 465) was a Roman Christian prelate known as the first Bishop of Turin. He was a theological writer who "made a great contribution to the spread and consolidation of Christianity in Northern Italy".

301–500 · Medieval

Maximus of Verona was a Catholic priest who served as a bishop. Born in 301 and dying in 500 in Verona, he is recognized as a saint in the Catholic Church.

1241–1298 · Medieval · Benedictines

Mechtilde of Hackeborn, OSB, also known as Mechtilde of Helfta (born Matilda von Hackeborn-Wippra; 1240/1241 – 19 November 1298), was a Saxon Benedictine nun known for her musical talents and spiritual revelations.

475–550 · Medieval

Medardus or Medard (French: Médard or Méard) (ca. 456–545) was the Bishop of Noyon. He moved the seat of the diocese from Vermand to Noviomagus Veromanduorum (modern Noyon) in northern France.

710–783 · Medieval · Benedictines

Megingoz (or Megingod, Megingaud, Megingold, Mengold) was the second bishop of Würzburg from 753 until his retirement in 768. Three manuscripts emanating from the scriptorium of Würzburg can be dated to his episcopate.

401–501 · Medieval

Saint Melaine (Latin: Melanius or Mellanus; Breton: Melani; Cornish: Melan; Welsh: Mellon) was a 6th-century Bishop of Rennes in Brittany (now in France). Melaine was born at near Redon in Plaz in Brain, to a Gallo-Roman family.

1584–1619 · Reformation · Society of Jesus

Melchior Grodziecki (c. 1582 – 7 September 1619) was a Silesian Jesuit priest. He is considered a martyr and saint by the Catholic Church. He was canonized in 1995 and is liturgically commemorated on 19 January.

400–381 · Early Church

Meletius of Antioch (Greek: Μελέτιος, Meletios) was a Christian patriarch of Antioch from 360 until his death in 381. He was opposed by a rival bishop named Paulinus II of Antioch and his episcopate was dominated by the schism, usually called the Meletian schism.

126–157 · Early Church

Melissa (Melissae or Melitine or Melitinḗ or Melitina; 28 February, 126 – 16 September, 157) was a virgin and martyr in 2nd-century Christian traditions, venerated as a saint.

1033 · Medieval

Melchizedek I (Georgian: მელქისედეკ I) was the first Catholicos-Patriarch of All Georgia, from 1010 to 1033, reigning from Ani. He is revered as a saint by the Georgian Orthodox Church. Before him, heads of the Georgian Church only bore the title of Catholicos of Kartli.

600–624 · Medieval · Benedictines

Mellitus was the first bishop of London in the Saxon period, the third archbishop of Canterbury, and a member of the Gregorian mission sent to England to convert the Anglo-Saxons from their native paganism to Christianity.

229–314 · Early Church

Saint Mellonius (229-314) was an early 4th-century Bishop of Rotomagus (now Rouen) in the Roman province of Secunda Provincia Lugdunensis (now Normandy in France).

443 · Early Church

Memnon was metropolitan bishop of Ephesus during the third ecumenical council. At the Council he was a supporter of Cyril of Alexandria. Delays in the opening of the council were blamed by Nestorius on Memnon.