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1882–1935 · Contemporary

Matthew Kadalikattil, born on April 25, 1872, in Edappady, India, and died in Palai on May 23, 1935, was an Indian Catholic priest of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Church, founder of the Sisters of the Sacred Heart congregation, and recognized as venerable on June 27, 2011, by Pope B…

1150–1239 · Medieval

Mercury of Smolensk, also known as Mercurius of Smolensk (date and place of birth unknown; according to tradition, he died on November 24, 1239, in Smolensk), was a legendary saint of the Orthodox Church, a martyr, and a hero of the battles against the Mongols during their invasi…

1959–1992 · Contemporary

Miroslav Imotski, born Miroslav Lončar (Nebriževac, 1959 – near Imotski, July 5, 1992), was a Serbian Orthodox new martyr who suffered a martyr's death. Members of the Croatian Armed Forces abducted him while he was working in a field and took him in an unknown direction.

1782–1862 · Modern

Moses, born Timofey Ivanovich Putilov (January 15, 1782, in Borisoglebsky; died June 16, 1862, in Kozelsk), was the superior and starets of the Optina Monastery and an Orthodox monastic saint.

1874–1959 · Contemporary · Little Sisters of the Poor of Maiquetía

Luisa Aveledo, in religion Sister Marcelina of Saint Joseph, born in Caracas, Venezuela, on June 18, 1874, and died in Barranquilla, Colombia, on November 16, 1959, was a Venezuelan religious sister.

1853–1928 · Contemporary

Nectarius of Optina (born Nikolai Vasilyevich Tikhonov; 1853 – May 12, 1928) was a Russian Orthodox hieromonk and starets. He has been venerated as a local saint since July 26, 1996, and was glorified for the entire Church along with other Optina elders on August 16, 2000.

1080–1143 · Medieval

Nicholas of Chernihiv, born Svyatoslav Davydovych (died 1142, Kiev Pechersk Lavra), was the first prince of Kievan Rus' to take monastic vows. He is venerated as a saint by the Russian Orthodox Church, which celebrates his feast day on October 14.

1888–1931 · Contemporary

Saint Nikon of Optina (born Nikolai Mitrofanovich Belyaev; September 26, 1888 – August 8, 1931) was a hieromonk of the Russian Orthodox Church and the last clergyman of the Optina Monastery before its closure and destruction during the Soviet era.

1088 · Medieval

Nikon of the Caves (Nikon the Great; died March 23, 1088) was an 11th-century Old Rus' church figure, hegumen of the Kiev Pechersk Monastery from 1078 to 1088, founder of the Church and Monastery of the Most Holy Theotokos in Tmutarakan, a scholar and chronicler, and an Orthodox…

1352–1426 · Medieval

Nikon of Radonezh, born in 1352 in Yuryev-Polsky and died on November 17, 1426, in Sergiyev Posad, was abbot of the Trinity Lavra of St. Sergius and a disciple of its founder, Sergius of Radonezh. He is venerated as a saint by the Orthodox Churches.

1400–1384 · Medieval

Pachomius of Nerekhta (secular name Iakov Ignatyev; early 14th century, Vladimir – March 23, 1384, Trinity-Sypanov Monastery) was an igumen of the Russian Orthodox Church, the first igumen of the restored Konstantinov Monastery (now a closed monastery within the city of Vladimir)…

1811–1889 · Modern

Paula Delpuig i Gelabert, known in religion as Paula of Saint Louis (Malgrat de Mar, Maresme, February 3, 1811 – Vic, Osona, February 23, 1889), was a sister of the Carmelite Sisters of Charity, or Vedrunas, and the second superior general of the congregation.

1913–1983 · Contemporary · Piarists

Pedro Díez Gil was a Spanish Piarist priest and teacher who was born in the town of Pampliega, Burgos, on April 14, 1913, and died in Zaragoza on January 14, 1983. He is considered venerable by the Catholic Church.

1350–1422 · Medieval · Villacrecians

The Venerable Peter of Villacreces (born in Castile, c. 1350 – died in Peñafiel, 1422) was a Castilian Franciscan friar and theologian, and the founder of a group of Observants known as the Franciscan Observance of Peter of Villacreces.

1290 · Medieval

Peter of the Horde, also known as Peter of Rostov (born Dair Kaidagul, son of Orda-Ichin, or Peter of the Horde, descendant of Genghis Khan; died 1290, Rostov), was a prince of the Golden Horde and a nephew of Khan Berke.

1793–1861 · Modern

Pierre-Bienvenu Noailles, born on October 27, 1793, in Bordeaux, France, and died on February 8, 1861, in the same city, was a Catholic priest and founder of the Congregation of the Holy Family of Bordeaux. His cause for beatification was introduced on June 23, 1944.

1050–1215 · Medieval

Pimen the Faster (born 11th century, died 1215 in Kyiv) was a monk of the Kyiv Pechersk Lavra and a saint of the Synaxis of the Venerable Fathers of the Kyiv Caves, who rest in the Near Caves. Little is known about his life.

1200–1182 · Medieval

Polycarp of the Caves (died 1182) was a venerable saint of the Russian Orthodox Church and archimandrite of the Kiev Pechersk Monastery. Virtually no information remains regarding his childhood or secular life, and other biographical details about him are very scarce and fragmen…

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Procopius the Decapolite, also known as Procopius the Confessor (second half of the 8th century – first half of the 9th century), was a Byzantine monk, Christian ascetic, venerable, and confessor. Procopius the Decapolite was a monk who lived in a monastery in Constantinople.

1911–1973 · Contemporary

Rafael Sánchez García, born on June 14, 1911, in Oliva de la Frontera and died on August 8, 1973, in Badajoz, was a Spanish Catholic priest known for serving as the chaplain of the Provincial Hospital of Badajoz. He is recognized as venerable by the Catholic Church.

1915–1991 · Contemporary · Capuchin Poor Clares

Raphaëlle Marie of the Jesus-Host, born Rafaela Martínez-Cañavate Ballesteros (March 30, 1915 – May 29, 1991), was a Spanish Catholic nun of the Order of Poor Clares of the Capuchin Reform. She is recognized as venerable by the Catholic Church.

1871–1954 · Contemporary · Carmelite Sisters of Saint Joseph (Barcelona)

Rosa Ojeda i Creus (Vilanova i la Geltrú, August 30, 1871 – Barcelona, May 15, 1954), in religion Rose of Our Lady of Mount Carmel, was a Spanish nun, founder of the Carmelite Sisters of Saint Joseph, and recognized as venerable by the Catholic Church since 1998.

1838–1887 · Modern · Dominican Sisters of the Immaculate Conception (Krakow)

Marie Colombe Białecka (Jaśniszcze, August 23, 1838 – Wielowieś, March 18, 1887) was a Polish Catholic nun, founder of the Sisters of St. Dominic of Cracow, and recognized as venerable by the Catholic Church.

1071 · Medieval

Damian of the Kiev Caves, also known as Damian the Healer (died between 1062 and May 3, 1074), was a monk and presbyter of the Kiev Pechersk Lavra.

1700–1700 · Modern

Saint Demetrius the New, or Saint Demetrius of Basarabov, is an Orthodox saint of Bulgarian origin, the patron saint of Bucharest and Wallachia.

1143–1204 · Medieval

Ilya of Pechersk (Saint Ilya Muromets) was a monk of the Kiev Pechersk Lavra. A saint of the Russian Orthodox Church, he is venerated as a venerable, with feast days on September 28 (October 11) in the Synaxis of the Venerable Fathers of the Kiev Pechersk Near Caves and on Decemb…

1917–1968 · Contemporary · Sisters of the Sacred Heart (Ragusa)

Emanuela Giovanna Scribano, in religion Santina di Gesù Scribano, born on December 4, 1917, in Ragusa, and died on May 12, 1968, was an Italian religious sister renowned for her holiness. She was recognized as venerable by Pope Benedict XVI in 2007.

1897–1987 · Contemporary

Orsola Rivata, in religion Mother Scholastica, born July 12, 1897, in Guarene and died March 24, 1987, in Sanfrè, was an Italian Catholic nun, co-founder and first Superior General of the Pious Disciples of the Divine Master.

1913–1988 · Contemporary · Adorers of the Blood of Christ

Noeme or Noemy Cinque, in religion Serafina Cinque, born on January 31, 1913, in Urucurituba, Brazil, and died on October 21, 1988, in Manaus, was a Brazilian religious sister of the Adorers of the Blood of Christ.

1792–1849 · Modern

Severino Fabriani (January 7, 1792, Spilamberto – August 27, 1849, Modena) was an Italian Roman Catholic priest and founder of the Congregation of the Daughters of Providence for the Deaf. The Catholic Church venerates him as Venerable.

1877–1943 · Contemporary · Salesians of Don Bosco

Simon Srugi, also known as Simaan Srugi, born on June 27, 1877, in Nazareth and died on November 27, 1943, was a Salesian religious brother in Beit Gemal, Palestine.

1585–1641 · Reformation

Simon of Volomsk, or Saint Simon of Volomsk (born September 18, 1585, in Volokolamsk; died July 12, 1641, at the Saint Simon of Volomsk Monastery), is an Orthodox martyr saint, commemorated on July 12.

1226 · Medieval

Bishop Simon (died May 22, 1226) was a prelate who was initially a monk at the Kiev Pechersk Lavra, later the abbot of the Nativity Monastery in Vladimir, and served as the Bishop of Vladimir from 1215.

1689–1787 · Modern

Schemarchimandrite Synesius (Ivanov) (1689, Priluki — May 10 [21], 1787) was a schemarchimandrite of the Ascension Monastery in Irkutsk and a venerable saint of the Russian Church.

1844–1915 · Contemporary

Schemarchimandrite Gabriel (secular name Gabriel Fyodorovich Zyryanov; March 14 (26), 1844, Frolovo village, Irbit Uyezd, Perm Governorate — September 24, 1915, Kazan) was an archimandrite of the Russian Orthodox Church.

1889–1964 · Contemporary

Basilia Cornago Zapater, later known as Sister Mónica de Jesús, was born in Monteagudo, Navarre, on May 17, 1889. She was the third of ten children.

1200 · Medieval

Spiridon of the Kiev Caves (died 12th century, Kiev Pechersk Lavra) was a Ukrainian Christian monk who lived during the time of Abbot Pimen (1132–1141). He is venerated as a saint by the Russian Orthodox Church, which celebrates his feast day on October 31 and September 28.

600 · Medieval

Thaddeus (Tato) of Stepantsminda (died 6th century) was a Christian monk and saint. According to hagiography, he came from Syria. In his youth, he joined a monastery founded by the monk John and, as one of twelve chosen disciples, left the Syrian desert with him.

1895–1958 · Contemporary · Sisters Missionaries of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary

Tarsilla Osti, born on December 6, 1895, in Pula, Istria, and died on December 26, 1958, in Rome, was an Istrian nun and a missionary of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary. Renowned for her holiness, she was recognized as venerable by Pope Benedict XVI in 2008.

1867–1957 · Contemporary

Teresa Fardella de Blasi, born on May 24, 1867, in New York and died on August 26, 1957, was an Italian officer's wife. She dedicated herself to street children and adolescents, founding a charitable organization and the Poor Daughters of the Crowned Virgin.

1850–1907 · Contemporary

Thérèse Gallifa Palmarola (Sant Hipòlit de Voltregà, June 21, 1850 – Barcelona, March 17, 1907) was a Spanish religious sister, founder of the Handmaids of the Passion, and recognized as venerable by the Catholic Church.

1848–1917 · Contemporary · Carmelite Sisters of Saint Joseph

Thérèse Guasch y Toda, born on May 28, 1848, in Riudecanyes (Catalonia, Spain) and died on December 15, 1917, in Barcelona, was a Spanish religious sister known in religion as Thérèse of the Immaculate Heart of Mary.

1826–1898 · Modern · Carmelite Sisters of Saint Joseph

Thérèse Toda y Juncosa (Teresa Toda i Juncosa, in religion Thérèse of Saint Joseph), born August 19, 1826, in Riudecanyes (Catalonia, Spain) and died July 30, 1898, in Barcelona, was a wife and mother.

1875–1953 · Contemporary · Sisters Canons of the Cross

Teresa de la Cruz Candamo, born on August 19, 1875, in Lima, Peru, and died on August 24, 1953, in Lima, was a Peruvian religious sister and the founder of the Canonesses of the Cross in 1919.

648 · Medieval

Thalassios the Libyan or the African (in Latin, Thalassius) was a Christian monk of the 6th and 7th centuries and a Greek-language religious writer whose four Centuries (collections of one hundred aphorisms) appear in the Philokalia of the Neptic Fathers.

1589–1662 · Reformation · Carmelites

María de Jesús y del Espino was born in Hoyos del Espino, Ávila, in 1589 and died in the odor of sanctity at the Monastery of the Mother of God in Piedrahíta, Ávila, on January 22, 1662. She was a 17th-century Spanish mystic of the Carmelite ascetic school.

1718–1791 · Modern

Theodore of Sanaksar (born Ivan Ignatievich Ushakov in 1718 in the village of Burnakovo, Rybinsk Uyezd, Yaroslavl Province; died February 19, 1791 (March 2 in the Gregorian calendar)) was a monk of the Russian Orthodox Church and the uncle of Admiral Fyodor Fyodorovich Ushakov.

1897–1926 · Contemporary · Carmelite Daughters of the Divine Heart of Jesus

Teresa Ysseldijk (Apeldoorn, November 13, 1897 – Saint Louis, March 10, 1926), known as Maria Teresa of the Most Holy Trinity, was a Dutch Catholic religious sister of the Congregation of the Carmelite Sisters of the Divine Heart of Jesus who lived her religious life in Missouri.…

1550–1568 · Reformation

Theodosius was a Russian Orthodox monk who lived in Russia during the 16th century. Born around 1530 in or near Vologda, he died in 1568. He founded a monastery in Totma.

1500–1503 · Reformation

Tikhon of Lukh, of Kostroma (Tikhon of Lukh; born Timofey; first half of the 15th century, Grand Duchy of Lithuania — June 16 (29), 1503, Tikhonova Pustyn, Russian State) was an Orthodox monk, ascetic, non-possessor, and founder of the Nikolo-Tikhonov Monastery (modern-day villag…