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347–420 · Early Church

Porphyrius (Latin: Porphyrius; Ancient Greek: Πορφύριος, Porphyrios; Slavonic: Порфирий, Porfiriy; c. 347–420) was bishop of Gaza from 395 to 420, known, from the account in his Life, for Christianizing the recalcitrant pagan city of Gaza, and demolishing its temples.

370–437 · Early Church

Possidius (5th century) was a friend of Augustine of Hippo who wrote a biography and an indiculus or list of his works. He was bishop of Calama in the Roman province of Numidia. The dates of his birth and death are unknown. In the Vita S.

600 · Medieval

Potamione of Agrigento was a Catholic priest who served as a bishop. He died in 600 and is recognized as a saint in the Catholic Church.

300–360 · Early Church

Potamius (Greek: Ποτάμιος, fl. 343–360 AD), also known as Potamius of Lisbon, was the first recorded bishop of the city of Lisbon. He was possibly born in Lisbon, given that Iberian communities at the time usually chose their own citizens as bishops.

625–676 · Medieval

Praejectus, Prejectus or Projectus (French: Saint Pry, Prie, Prix, Priest, Prest, Preils; Italian: Preietto (Proietto)) (625–676) was a bishop of Clermont, who was killed together with the abbot Amarinus as a result of contemporary political struggles.

201–300 · Early Church

Priscus of Nocera (Nuceria Alfaterna, 3rd century – Nuceria Alfaterna, 3rd century) was the first bishop of Nocera, patron saint of the city of Nocera Inferiore and of the diocese of Nocera Inferiore-Sarno.

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Saint Prix de Saints was a soldier who practiced Catholicism. He is recognized as a saint.

100–100 · Early Church

Prochorus (Greek: Πρόχορος, Prochoros) was one of the Seven Deacons chosen to care for the poor of the Christian community in Jerusalem (Acts 6:5). According to holy tradition, he was also one of the Seventy Disciples sent out by Jesus in Luke 10.

390–446 · Early Church

Proclus of Constantinople (Greek: Πρόκλος; c. 390 – 24 July 446) was the Archbishop of Constantinople from 434 until his death. Renowned for his homiletic abilities, Proclus played a central role in the Nestorian controversy.

201–304 · Early Church

Saint Proculus of Bologna or Saint Proculus the Soldier (died c. 304 AD) is an Italian saint. He is said to have been a Roman officer who was martyred at Bologna under Diocletian. Saint Proculus is a patron of Bologna. There are two distinct legends.

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Saint Proietto di Parenzo was a member of the Catholic Church. He died as a result of torture.

100–100 · Early Church

Prosdocimus (Prosdecimus) of Padua (Italian: Prosdocimo, German: Prosdozimus) (d. November 7, ca. 100 AD) is venerated as the first bishop of Padua. He evangelized the region and is said to have founded the parish church at Isola Vicentina.

390–463 · Early Church

Prosper of Aquitaine (Latin: Prosper Aquitanus; c. 390 – c. 455 AD), also called Prosper Tiro, was a Christian writer and disciple of Augustine of Hippo, and the first continuator of Jerome's Universal Chronicle.

466 · Early Church

Prosper of Reggio (Italian: San Prospero; died 25 June c. 466) is an Italian saint. Tradition holds that he was a bishop of Reggio Emilia for twenty-two years. Little is known of his life, but documents attest that he was indeed bishop of Reggio Emilia in the fifth century.

650–718 · Medieval

Prosper of Tarragona was a Catholic presbyter and Bishop of Tarragona born in 650 in Tarragona, Kingdom of Toledo. He died in 718 in Camogli and is recognized as a saint.

250–344 · Early Church

Protasius (Italian: Protaso) was Archbishop of Milan. He is honored as a saint in the Catholic Church, with his feast day celebrated on 24 November, the day of his death. Almost nothing is known about the life of Protasius.

1799–1839 · Modern

Protasius Chŏng Kuk-bo was born in 1799 and died in 1839 in Seoul. A member of the Catholic Church, he died of disease and is recognized as a Catholic saint and blessed.

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.

550–589 · Medieval

Prudentius of Tarazona was a 6th-century Basque anchorite and cleric who was bishop of Tarazona. He has been the patron saint of Nájera and Álava since the mid-17th century. His feast day is on 28 April.

450–586 · Medieval

Saint Prætextatus (French: Prétextat/Prix de Rouen; died 25 February 586), also spelled Praetextatus, Pretextat(us), and known as Saint Prix, was the bishop of Rouen from 549 until his assassination in 586.

500 · Medieval

Saint Quintian (Quintianus, Quinctianus, Quintien) (died ca. 525) was a bishop of Rodez and a bishop of Clermont-Ferrand (Arvernes) in the sixth century, and participated in the Councils of Agde (508) and Orleans (511).

235 · Early Church

Quiriacus was Bishop of Ostia, and suffered martyrdom during the reign of Emperor Severus Alexander. Quiriacus was martyred along with Maximus, his priest, and Archelaus, a deacon.

784–856 · Medieval · Benedictines

Rabanus Maurus Magnentius (c. 780 – 4 February 856), also known as Hrabanus or Rhabanus, was a Frankish Benedictine monk, theologian, poet, encyclopedist and military writer who became archbishop of Mainz in East Francia.

850–917 · Medieval

Saint Radbod (or Radboud) (before 850 – 917) was bishop of Utrecht from 899 to 917. Radboud was born around the middle of the 9th century from a noble Frankish family near Namur. His mother was of Frisian origin and a descendant of the Frisian king Radboud (died in 719).

518–587 · Medieval

Radegund (Latin: Radegundis; also spelled Rhadegund, Radegonde, or Radigund; c. 520 – 13 August 587) was a Thuringian princess and Frankish queen, who founded the Abbey of the Holy Cross at Poitiers.

1911–1938 · Contemporary · Order of Cistercians of the Strict Observance

Rafael Arnáiz Barón, OCSO (9 April 1911 – 26 April 1938), also named María Rafael in religion, was a Spanish Trappist conventual oblate. He studied architecture in Madrid, but decided to cease his studies in favor of the religious life.

1878–1938 · Contemporary

Rafael Guízar y Valencia (16 April 1878 – 6 June 1938) was a Mexican bishop of the Roman Catholic Church who was persecuted during the Mexican Revolution.

1850–1925 · Contemporary · Handmaids of the Sacred Heart of Jesus

Rafaela Porras Ayllón, religious name Mary of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, (1 March 1850 – 6 January 1925) was a Spanish religious sister who established the Handmaids of the Sacred Heart of Jesus in conjunction with her sister Dolores.

1832–1914 · Contemporary · Baladites

Rafqa Pietra Chobok (Arabic: رفقا بطرسيّة شبق , June 29, 1832 – March 23, 1914), also known as Saint Rafka and Saint Rebecca, was a Lebanese Maronite nun who was canonized by Pope John Paul II on June 10, 2001. She is a patron of lost parents and the sick.

1118–1161 · Medieval

Rainerius (c. 1115/1117 – 1160) is the patron saint of Pisa and patron saint of travellers. His feast day is June 17, his name may also be spelled Raynerius, Rainerius, Rainier, Raineri, Rainieri, Ranieri, Raniero, or Regnier.

1550–1581 · Reformation

Ralph Sherwin (25 October 1550 – 1 December 1581) was an English Roman Catholic priest, executed in 1581. He is a Catholic martyr and saint. Sherwin was born at Rodsley, Derbyshire to John and Constance Sherwin and christened in Longford church. He was educated at Eton College.

1835–1907 · Contemporary · Order of the Brothers Discalced of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Mount Carmel

Raphael of Saint Joseph Kalinowski OCD (1 September 1835 – 15 November 1907) was a Polish Carmelite, social activist, participant in the January Uprising, and a saint of the Catholic Church.

1841–1900 · Contemporary

1067–1126 · Medieval

Raymond William (Raimundo Guillermo) born in Durban, France. He entered the Canons Regular and in 1104 was appointed Bishop of Barbastro in Spain, remaining in that position until his death of natural causes in 1126. He was canonised by Innocent II in 1136.

1150–1225 · Medieval · Benedictines

Raynald was a Benedictine monk and Bishop of Nocera Umbra. Born around 1150, in the village of Postignano, near Nocera Umbra, Italy, to parents of German descent.

1200–1180 · Medieval · Benedictines

Raynerius of Split (died 1180) was an Italian Camaldolese monk. He became bishop of Cagli, from 1156 to 1175, and then archbishop of Split. He was stoned to death for "defending the rights of the Church" in a dispute over land.

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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.

750 · Medieval · Benedictines

Saint Relindis (or Renule) (died 750), sister of Saint Herlindis, was the daughter of count Adelard. The sisters were brought up at the Benedictine monastery in Valenciennes. Adelard and his wife later built a monastery at Maaseik for their daughters.

771 · Medieval

Remigius (or Remi) (died 772) was the illegitimate son of Charles Martel and an unknown mistress. He was also the third archbishop of Rouen from 755 to 772.

500 · Medieval

Saint Renatus (Italian: San Renato, French: Saint-René) is the name of a French and an Italian saint of the Catholic Church who is claimed to be the same person.

1608–1642 · Reformation · Society of Jesus

René Goupil, SJ (15 May 1608 – 29 September 1642), was a French Jesuit lay missionary (French: donné, "given" or "one who offers himself") who became a lay brother of the Society of Jesus shortly before his death.

1897–1930 · Contemporary · Brothers Hospitallers of St. John of God

Riccardo Pampuri, OH (2 August 1897 – 1 May 1930) - born Erminio Filippo Pampuri was an Italian medical doctor and a veteran of World War I who was also a professed member of the Brothers Hospitallers of Saint John of God.

1537–1584 · Reformation

Richard Gwyn (ca. 1537 – 15 October 1584), also known by his anglicized name, Richard White, was a Welsh teacher at illegal and underground schools and a bard who wrote both Christian and satirical poetry in the Welsh language.

1492–1535 · Reformation · Bridgettines

Richard Reynolds, O.Ss.S (c.1492 – 4 May 1535) was an English Bridgettine monk executed in London for refusing the Oath of Supremacy to King Henry VIII of England. He was canonised by Pope Paul VI in 1970, among the Forty Martyrs of England and Wales.

1300–1349 · Medieval

Richard Rolle (c. 1300 – 30 September 1349) was an English hermit, mystic, and religious writer. He is also known as Richard Rolle of Hampole or de Hampole, since at the end of his life he lived near a Cistercian nunnery in Hampole, now in South Yorkshire.

1180 · Medieval

Saint Richard de Paris was a figure in Catholicism who died in 1179. He is recognized as a saint.

1101–1200 · Medieval

Richard was Bishop of Andria, Italy. He was appointed to the see of Andria by fellow Englishman Pope Adrian IV. In 1179, Richard was one of the Bishops present at the Eleventh Ecumenical Council (Third Lateran, 1179) held by Pope Alexander III.

1198–1253 · Medieval

Richard of Chichester (1197 – 3 April 1253), also known as Richard de Wych, is a saint (canonized 1262) who was Bishop of Chichester. In Chichester Cathedral a shrine dedicated to Richard had become a richly decorated centre of pilgrimage.

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…

650–743 · Medieval · Benedictines

Rigobert (died c. 750) was a Benedictine monk and later abbot of the Abbey Saint-Pierre of Orbais who subsequently succeeded Saint Rieul as bishop of Reims in 698. He is venerated as a saint in the Catholic Church.