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1500 · Reformation

Christina of Hamm (15th century; died 15th or 16th century) was a mystic and a blessed of the Roman Catholic Church. Information regarding Christina’s life is limited to a brief account by Werner Rolevinck in his 1470s universal history, Fasciculus temporum.

250 · Early Church

Chaeremon of Nilopolis (died c. 250) was a Christian bishop who died a martyr in the Egyptian desert during the Decian persecution. He is recognized as a saint by the Catholic and Orthodox Churches, with his feast day on December 22.

304 · Early Church

Quiriacus of Augsburg (died 304, Augsburg) was a martyr who was killed in Augsburg alongside Afra of Augsburg and her mother Hilaria during the Christian persecutions under Diocletian. He is commemorated on August 12. Relics of Quiriacus are kept in the Basilica of St.

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Cizy, or Saint Cizy of Rieux (8th or 9th century), a member of the family of the Dukes of Burgundy, was a soldier of Charlemagne (possibly under the command of Saint Vidian) and a native of Besançon. He was taken prisoner by Muslims arriving from Spain.

356–396 · Early Church

Clair of Marmoutier, also known as Saint Clair, died around 356 or 396. He was a Christian martyr and a saint in the Catholic and Orthodox Churches, tasked by his companion Saint Martin with overseeing the novitiate at Marmoutier Abbey. His feast day is November 8.

845–884 · Medieval

Clair of Normandy (845–884) was a Benedictine monk originally from Kent, an apostle to Normandy, who died a martyr in the Vexin at present-day Saint-Clair-sur-Epte. He is commemorated in Saint-Clair-sur-Epte on July 16 and elsewhere on July 18.

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Clair of Aquitaine, or Clair of Albi, the first bishop of that city, known as Clar in Occitan (Gascon) and Clarus in Latin, is a Catholic and Orthodox saint of the 1st or 4th century and a martyr, whose feast day is celebrated on June 1.

300–310 · Early Church

Saint Claudia of Amisus (died c. 304, Amisus) was a Christian martyr venerated as a saint by the Catholic Church. She is remembered alongside her fellow martyrs, a group of seven women from Amisus (Claudia, Alexandra, Euphrasia, Matrona, Juliana, Euphemia, and Theodosia) who oppo…

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Claudia of Rome was a 1st-century Roman woman mentioned in Saint Paul's Second Epistle to Saint Timothy (4:21) and a saint of the Catholic Church.

270 · Early Church

Claudius (died c. 270) was a holy martyr of Interamna. His feast day is January 8. During the reign of Emperor Claudius, when decrees were issued persecuting Christians, the princeps Claudius and his soldiers Carbonan, Tibudian, and Planio suffered in Interamna for assisting imp…

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Clotsinda was a 7th-century Catholic saint whose feast day is celebrated on May 5. She is especially venerated in Douai, France. She was the daughter of Saint Rictrude of Marchiennes and Adalbald I of Ostrevent, Duke of Douai.

1176 · Medieval

Clémence of Hohenberg or Clémence of Öhren (died 1176) was a nun and a saint of the Roman Catholic Church. She was beatified and is commemorated on March 21. She was the daughter of Count Adolphe of Hohenberg and the widow of the Count of Spanheim.

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Clement the Hymnographer was a Byzantine monk and religious poet who lived in the early 9th century. He is the author of canons found in the Menaia of the Orthodox Church. He is considered a saint and a confessor of the faith (homologētēs). His feast day is April 30.

600–600 · Medieval

Cocha (6th century) was a saint and abbess of Ross-Benchuir. Her feast day is June 29. According to tradition, Saint Cocha raised Saint Ciarán of Saigir (commemorated March 5). She later became the abbess of the monastery of Ross-Benchuir.

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Saint Columbinus, Abbot of Lure, was an Irish monk who came to the continent in the company of Saint Columbanus of Luxeuil. His feast day is September 13. He succeeded his godfather, Saint Deicolus of Lure, as abbot of Lure.

1814–1839 · Modern

Columba Kim Hyo-im was a Korean Christian laywoman, born in 1814, who died on September 26, 1839. Recognized as a martyr and beatified in 1925, she was canonized by Pope John Paul II on May 6, 1984, along with 102 other martyrs of Korea.

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Columba of Rome, better known as Saint Columba of Rome, was a 3rd-century saint of the Catholic Church. Columba was born in Rome during the 3rd century, in the era of Diocletian.

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Cono of Teggiano was an Italian religious figure born in the city of Teggiano in the 12th century AD, in the Salerno region of Italy. His early death and the ardent devotion that led him to take the habit at a very young age were seen as signs of holiness by the local inhabitants…

450 · Early Church

Saint Conogan, also known as Saint Guénoc, is one of the more or less mythical Breton saints not officially recognized by the Catholic Church.

101–250 · Early Church

Conon of Bidana in Isauria, known as the Wonderworker (2nd century – Isauria), was an ancient Greek bishop and saint, venerated by the Catholic and Orthodox Churches. He is celebrated on March 5.

1905–1975 · Contemporary

Constantin Sârbu (born January 10, 1905, in Cavadinești, Romania; died October 23, 1975, in Bucharest, Romania) was a Romanian Orthodox priest, canonized as a saint by the Holy Synod of the Romanian Orthodox Church during its session on July 11–12, 2024, under the title Saint Pri…

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Constantine (died at Gap, 5th or 6th century) was a bishop of Gap during the 5th or 6th century, venerated as a saint by the Catholic Church. Constantine is mentioned in the Hieronymian Martyrology on April 12 with the words: In civitate Vuappingo depositio Constantini episcopi…

300 · Early Church

Cornelia, also spelled Kornelia, was a martyr of the early Church. According to tradition, she lived in Tunis, North Africa. She suffered martyrdom during the persecutions of Christians around the year 300, together with Anesius, Felix, Theodulus, Portus, Abdas, and Valeria in Ca…

1643–1693 · Reformation

Cornelius of Pereslavl, born Konon, was a saintly monk of the Russian Orthodox Church. He came from a merchant family in Ryazan. In his youth, he ran away from home to become a spiritual disciple of Elder Paul, a monk at the Lukyanov Hermitage near Pereslavl-Zalessky.

1597 · Reformation · Franciscans

Cosmas Takeya was a katana blacksmith from Owari. He was baptized by Jesuit missionaries and became a member of the Third Order of Saint Francis.

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Saint Cosmas, Bishop of Chalcedon, is a Christian saint who served as the Bishop of Chalcedon from 815 to 820 and participated in the struggle for the veneration of icons against the heresy of iconoclasm.

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Crallo was a 6th-century Breton saint. According to legend, he was the son of Saint Sadwrn and Saint Canna. He is said to have come from Brittany to study at Llanilltud Fawr. He is credited with founding the church of Llangrallo, and St. Crallo's Well is located near the church.

201 · Early Church

Saint Christina of Osma is a 3rd-century saint venerated by the Catholic Church. Her feast day is celebrated on July 24 in Osma alongside Saint Christina of Bolsena.

399 · Early Church

Saint Cristinus is venerated as a martyr of the Catholic Church. He is the patron saint of Portoferraio, an Italian city located on the island of Elba.

1514–1527 · Reformation

Cristóbal Acxotecatl (died 1527) is a Mexican saint. He is known as one of the Child Martyrs of Tlaxcala. He was one of the first Christian martyrs in the Americas.

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Cymorth (abbreviated as Corth) was a saint from the late 5th century. It is likely that Cymorth was the daughter or niece of Cynheiddon, a daughter of Brychan Brycheiniog, with whom she collaborated.

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For the hero of the Old North, see Cynhafal fab Argad. Cynhafal was a Welsh saint (fl. early 7th century); his feast day is celebrated by the church on 5 October. 'Cynhafal' is an ancient name meaning 'like a dog; similar to a dog' (cwn [=dog] + hafal).

586 · Medieval

Cyprian of Genouillac (died 586) was a French monk who became abbot of Genouillac, renowned for his service to the sick and for miracles as recounted by Gregory of Tours. He has been venerated as a saint since ancient times. His feast day is celebrated on December 9.

600 · Medieval

Cywair (born c. 455) was a saint and Queen of the Pennines. Her feast day is July 14. Saint Cywair, Queen of the Pennines, was the wife of Arthuis ap Mor and the mother of Saint Pabo the Pillar of Britain.

1919–1942 · Contemporary

Czesław Jóźwiak (also known as Ceslaus; born September 7, 1919, in Łążyn near Bydgoszcz; died August 24, 1942, in Dresden) was a Polish resistance fighter associated with the Salesians of Don Bosco.

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Céline of Meaux (Meaux, 5th century – Meaux, 530) was a Christian woman venerated as a saint by the Catholic Church and the Orthodox Church. She should not be confused with Saint Céline of Laon, mother of Saint Remigius, who is also celebrated on October 21.

1802–1839 · Modern

Damien Nam Myong-hyog (Korean: 남명혁 다미아노) was a Korean Christian layman and catechist, born in 1802 in Munan near Seoul, Korea, and died on May 24, 1839, in Seoul.

100–1000 · Medieval

Danax (Vlora – Montesardo, a frazione of Alessano) was a reader and deacon who died a martyr in the 2nd, 4th, or 9th century in Illyria or Italy, depending on the version. He is commemorated by the Catholic Church and the Orthodox Church on January 16.

888 · Medieval

Daniel of Arles or of Girona (Armenia, 9th century – Arles, 888) was a Christian martyr venerated as a saint in Girona. He is likely a legendary saint.

1784–1843 · Modern

Righteous Daniel of Achinsk (the Siberian), born Danila Kornilovich Deliye (December 12 (23), 1784, Novye Sanzhary, Poltava Governorate — April 15 (28), 1843, Yeniseysk), was an Orthodox ascetic and a locally venerated saint of the Russian Orthodox Church.

250–309 · Early Church

Saint Daniel of Egypt (died February 16, 309) was an Egyptian martyr and a saint in the Catholic and Orthodox Churches. Driven by devotion, he accompanied Elijah, Isaiah, Jeremiah, and Samuel to provide support to Christians sentenced to forced labor in the quarries of Cilicia f…

1150–1227 · Medieval · Franciscans

Daniel Fasanella, born in Belvedere Marittimo, Kingdom of Sicily, at an unknown date and martyred in Ceuta, Almohad Empire, on October 10, 1227, was a 13th-century Sicilian Franciscan who died a martyr alongside six other Franciscan companions.

1700–1702 · Modern

Daniil Bogdanovich Bratkovsky (second half of the 17th century – November 15, 1702) was a nobleman, public figure, defender of Orthodoxy, and poet from Volhynia.

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Dasius is a saint of the Catholic Church and an early Christian martyr. Little information has survived regarding the saint, who is mentioned in the Roman Martyrology and was previously noted by Caesar Baronius.

1889–1927 · Contemporary

David Uribe Velasco (Buenavista de Cuéllar, Guerrero, December 29, 1889 – San José Vista Hermosa, Morelos, April 12, 1927) was a Mexican priest and martyr of the Catholic Church.

1321 · Medieval

David Fyodorovich was a holy prince of Yaroslavl. The son of Fyodor Rostislavich the Black, he is known only from a single chronicle entry recording the year of his death, 1321.

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Dayanand Maharaj was born in the village of Shelgaon, a pilgrimage site in the Aurangabad district. Yogiraj Dayanand Maharaj is a strictly ascetic Nathpanthi practitioner who carries on the Shabari Vidya of the Navnath in the Kali Yuga.

800–829 · Medieval

Deocar (died before 826; Latin Deo carus, "beloved of God"; also Deochar, Deotker, Dietger, Theotgar) was abbot of Herrieden Abbey and is venerated today as a saint and as the founder and patron of the city of Herrieden.

1901–1936 · Contemporary · Order of Augustinian Recollects

Deogracias Palacios, O.A.R. (born May 22, 1901, in Baños de Valdearados; died July 25, 1936, in Motril), was a blessed of the Catholic Church and a priest of the Order of Augustinian Recollects. At the age of 15, he entered the Augustinian order.

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Saint Derfuta was a martyr whom the Emperor Maximian ordered to be killed along with six other women because they confessed the Christian faith. Her martyrdom took place in Paphlagonia. In the Greek Church, her feast day is celebrated on March 20.