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1874–1945 · Contemporary

Bazyli Aleksandrowicz Martysz, also known as Wasyl Martysz (born February 21, 1874, in Teratyn, died May 4, 1945, in the same place), was an Orthodox clergyman, protopresbyter, Chief Orthodox Chaplain of the Polish Armed Forces, and an Orthodox saint, one of the Chełm and Podlasi…

1100–1001 · Medieval

Beatus of Cerbi or Beado (County of Toulouse or France?, 11th century – Sant Beado, La Guingueta d'Àneu, Pallars Sobirà, 11th century) is a legendary figure who, according to tradition, died in Cerbi, a village in the Àneu Valley where the hermitage of Sant Beado is located.

1444–1469 · Medieval · Benedictines

Eustochium (born Lucrezia) Bellini (Padua, 1444 – Padua, 1469) was an Italian religious sister. She is considered the patroness of those who suffer from spiritual and physical tribulations. She is venerated as a blessed by the Catholic Church.

250–277 · Early Church

Beata of Sens (died 273; some sources state 277) was a Christian martyr during the reign of Aurelian (died 275) and is a saint in the Catholic Church. Beata was born in Spain.

701–845 · Medieval

Benito de Massérac (8th century – 845, Nantes), also known as Benedict of Macerac or Benedict of Massérac, was a Greek abbot and hermit in Nantes, in present-day France. He is venerated as a saint by the Catholic Church, and his liturgical feast is celebrated on October 22.

1794–1839 · Modern

Bénédicte Hyon Kyong-nyon (Korean: 현경련 베네딕타) was a Korean Christian laywoman, catechist, martyr, and Catholic saint. Born in 1794 in Seoul, Korea, she was beheaded on December 29, 1839, near Seoul.

1620–1682 · Reformation

Benito Latras y Loriz, better known as "Cosán" (Cos Sant or holy body), was an abbot of the Monastery of Santa María de Alaón and a deputy of the Cortes of Aragon.

1908–1934 · Contemporary · Institute of the Brothers of the Christian Schools

Saint Benjamin Julian (born Vicente Alonso Andrés; Jaramillo de la Fuente, Burgos, October 27, 1908 – Turón, Asturias, October 9, 1934) was a Spanish religious brother who was killed during the Revolution of Asturias of 1934.

870 · Medieval

Beocca (died 870) was a hieromartyr, abbot of Chertsey, and a saint in the Roman Catholic Church. His feast day is April 10. A Danish invading army destroyed the monasteries at Chertsey and Barking, which had been founded by Saint Erkenwald for himself and his sister, Saint Ethe…

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Saint Berenwald, also known as Byrnwald and Beornwald, was an 8th-century priest. He is venerated in Bampton, and his feast day is December 21.

1880–1928 · Contemporary

Jesús Méndez Montoya (Tarímbaro, June 10, 1880 – Mexico, February 5, 1928) was a Mexican priest. As vicar of Valtierrilla, he was a victim of the Cristero War: on February 5, 1928, the Mexican army broke into his church and executed him by firing squad in the building's courtyar…

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Bernolfo (9th/10th century – Priola, 9th/10th century) was an Italian bishop, venerated as a saint by the Catholic Church. Some writings identify him as a bishop of the Diocese of Asti in the 9th or 10th century, who was martyred by the Saracens.

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Saint Bertilla, or Bertille, born on an unknown date and died in 697 in Marœuil-lez-Arras, is a saint of the Catholic Church. The daughter of Ricomer and Gertrude (lords of the Atrebates), she was canonized on October 8, 1081.

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Ebertram (Latin: Ebertramus, French: Ebertram; 7th century) was the abbot of the Monastery of Saint-Quentin. He is a saint, with his feast day celebrated on January 24. Saint Ebertram was a native of Coutances, France.

850–918 · Medieval

Betton (also Beton or Béton) of Sens, also known as Saint Betton (born in Sens or Orléans, mid-9th century – died in Auxerre in February 918), was a Frankish religious figure from northern Burgundy during the 9th and 10th centuries.

1937–1992 · Contemporary

Awadhut Mahaprabhu Aghoreshwar Baba Bhagwan Ram (1937–1992) was an Indian guru from Varanasi, a saint of the ascetic Aghori Panth tradition, and a successor in the lineage (parampara) of the Hindu saint Kina Ram.

1898–1999 · Contemporary

Bhakti Pramode Puri Goswami (born Pramoda Bhushan Chakravarty) was a saint of Gaudiya Vaishnavism, a philosopher, writer, theologian, and the founder and acharya of the Gaudiya Vaishnava religious organization Sri Gopinatha Gaudiya Math.

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Blat is an Irish Catholic saint and virgin. She is commemorated in a group of holy virgins alongside Saints Anna, Feammor, and Scoth. Verifying the details of their lives is difficult.

673 · Medieval

Blimond or Blidemundus (died 650 or 673), abbot of Leuconay and who died at Leuconay (the former name of Saint-Valery-sur-Somme), was a Frankish religious figure and restorer of the Abbey of Saint-Valery-sur-Somme. He is recognized as a saint by the Catholic Church.

501–652 · Medieval

Bobulenus, or Bobolenus (Greece, 6th century – Bobbio, 653), was an Italian Christian monk, abbot, and missionary of the Columbanian rule. Possibly of Greek origin, he took his name from the town of Bobbio, where he took his monastic vows.

1600–1597 · Reformation · Franciscans

The Martyrs of Nagasaki were 26 Franciscan and Jesuit missionaries as well as Japanese converts to Christianity, aged between 12 and 64, who were executed in 1597 by order of Toyotomi Hideyoshi. They are venerated as martyrs and saints in the Catholic and Anglican churches.

1250–1348 · Medieval · Dominican Order

Bonaventure Tolomei, or Saint Bonaventure Tolomei (Siena, ?? – 1348), was a Dominican who, after a libertine adolescence, cared for plague victims and died of the plague. His feast day is December 27.

1913–1942 · Contemporary · Order of Friars Minor

Boniface Zukowski (born Piotr Żukowski on January 13, 1913, in Baran-Rapa; died at Auschwitz on April 10, 1942) was a Conventual Franciscan, a martyr of Nazism, and was beatified by John Paul II on June 13, 1999. His feast day is April 10.

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Bonosa (died c. 211) was a holy martyr from Porto Romano. Her feast day is July 15. Saint Bonosa was venerated in a basilica near Capo Due Rami in Porto Romano, together with Saints Eutropius and Zosimus.

986–1015 · Medieval

Boris Vladimirovich (c. 990s – July 24, 1015; baptized as Roman) was the Prince of Rostov (c. 1010–1015). He was a son of the Kievan Prince Vladimir Svyatoslavich, born either to Princess Anna or to an unknown Bulgarian woman.

1875–1937 · Contemporary

Boris, born Semyon Timofeyevich (Petrovich?) Voskoboynikov (born August 20/September 1, 1875, in Alexandrovskaya Sloboda, Voronezh Governorate; died December 6, 1937, in Kazakhstan), was a Russian Orthodox bishop and a holy new martyr.

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Saint Boussiris of Gaza (died between 360 and 363) and Nestor, along with the three brothers Nestabe, Eusebius, and Zeno, were martyrs in Gaza, Palestine, under Julian. They are Christian saints commemorated locally on September 21.

1905–1942 · Contemporary

Brunon Zembol, OFM, born Jan Brunon Zembol (September 7, 1905, in Łętownia – August 21, 1942, in Dachau), was a Polish Catholic priest, a Friar Minor (Reformed), a martyr of World War II, and a blessed of the Catholic Church.

1205–1260 · Medieval

Beatriz of Assisi (born c. 1205, Assisi – 1260, ibid.) was the daughter of the nobleman Favarone Offreduccio and Ortolana, and the sister of two other saints, Saint Clare of Assisi and Saint Agnes of Assisi.

670–725 · Medieval

Saint Bérégise of Andage (or Bergis), born around 670 in the locality of Spange near Emptinne in the province of Namur, Belgium, and died on October 2, around 725, at the Abbey of Saint-Hubert in the Belgian Ardennes province of Luxembourg, was a cleric trained at the Abbey of Sa…

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Callinicus of Apollonia (Latin: Callinicus) was a 3rd-century Roman venerated as a Christian martyr. He was killed for his faith in Apollonia, Phrygia, during the persecution of Decius (r. 249–251).

30–130 · Early Church

Calocerus (from the Ancient Greek Kalókairos; died c. 125) was a legendary bishop of Ravenna, like most of the city's early bishops. Calocerus is venerated as a saint, with his feast day on February 11.

500–448 · Early Church

Camille, also known as Camille of Escolives, Camille of Auxerre, or Saint Camille, was an Italian virgin and martyr who was born into paganism and converted to Christianity by Bishop Germanus of Auxerre. She died in 448 in Escolives-Sainte-Camille.

586 · Medieval

Candida (died 586) was a wonderworker of Naples. Her feast day is September 10. Known as Candida the Younger, Saint Candida was an exemplary wife and mother from Naples. According to the Roman Martyrology, she was renowned for her miracles.

400 · Early Church

Candidus of Maastricht, or Saint Candidus, is a Christian saint from the fourth or fifth century. He administered the Diocese of Maastricht during the vacancy following the death of Saint Servatius. His feast day is June 7.

1100–1124 · Medieval

Caradog the Monk was born to a good family in Brecknockshire during the 11th century (died 1124), receiving a lay education and training in harp playing.

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Charina of Ancyra is a Christian saint. Her feast day is November 7. According to Eastern Christian traditions found in certain Greek menologia, Charina, a young Christian woman from northern Asia Minor, was martyred alongside her husband, Melasippus, and their son, Anthony, in…

1797–1846 · Modern

Charles Hyon Song-mun (Korean: 현석문 가롤로) was a Korean Christian layman, martyr, and Catholic saint, born in 1799 in Seoul, Korea, and beheaded on September 19, 1846, near Seoul.

303 · Early Church

Carpoforus, Exanthus, Cassius, Severinus, Secundus, and Licinius were, according to legend, six Roman soldiers of the Theban Legion martyred during the reign of Emperor Maximian.

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Catulinus (Cartholinus, Latin: Catulinus, Cartholinus, d. 303) was a deacon and a hieromartyr of Carthage. His feast day is July 15. On the same day as Catulinus (July 15), other martyrs suffered, notably Felix, Bishop of Thibiuca, whose relics also rested in the Church of St.

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Castorius of Tarsus was one of the Christians of Cilicia, in modern-day Turkey, who died for the Christian faith in Tarsus. Nothing else is known about his history, but he has been venerated as a martyr saint since ancient times. His feast day is celebrated on March 28.

1817–1846 · Modern

Catherine Chong Chor-yom (Korean: 정철염 가타리나) was a Korean Christian laywoman born around 1816 or 1817 in Suwon, Gyeonggi Province, Korea, who died in prison in Seoul on September 20, 1846.

1783–1839 · Modern

Catherine Yi (Korean: 이 가타리나) was a Korean Christian laywoman, martyr, and saint, born around 1783 in Seoul, Korea, and died in September or October 1839 in Seoul.

1761–1839 · Modern

Cecilia Yu So-sa (Korean: 유소사 체칠리아) was a Korean Christian laywoman, martyr, and saint, born in 1761 in Seoul, Korea, who died in prison on November 23, 1839, in Seoul.

1–106 · Early Church

Saint Cerdo of Alexandria was the fourth bishop of that city from 96 to 106, during the reign of Emperor Trajan. According to Eusebius of Caesarea, he was one of those baptized by Saint Mark in Alexandria and was martyred on the 21st of Paoni, which corresponds to June 15, 106 AD…

650–660 · Medieval

Celsus (Celsius, Celius) of Vercelli (born 611, died c. April 13, 660) was the 28th Bishop of Vercelli and a saint of the Catholic Church. Little is known about the saint; his year of birth is provided by a surviving epitaph, and he served as Bishop of Vercelli.

304 · Early Church

Saint Celsus (died c. 56 or 64) was a young first-century Christian martyr executed during the reign of Nero. He is commemorated on July 28 by the Catholic Church alongside Nazarius, and on October 14 by the Orthodox Church alongside Nazarius, Gervasius, and Protasius.

700 · Medieval

Cenhedlon was a 7th-century saint. She was the daughter of Briafael and married Arthfel ab Ithel of Gwent. She founded the church of Llanoronwy near Monmouth. Some believe she was killed near a spring in the area known today as Ffynnon Mihangel.

304 · Early Church

Saint Centolla (died c. 304) and Saint Helen were two virgins who were martyred in Burgos, Old Castile, during the Roman persecutions. They are Christian saints commemorated on August 2 in the West and August 13 in the East.

1873–1900 · Contemporary · Franciscans

Cesidio of Fossa (born Angelo Giacomantonio on August 30, 1873, in Fossa, Italy; died July 4, 1900, in Hengchow, Hunan province, China) was an Italian Reformed Franciscan missionary.