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450–540 · Medieval

David the Dendrite (Greek: Δαυίδ ό Δενδριτής, c. 450–540), also known as David the tree-dweller and David of Thessalonika, is a saint of Thessaloniki. David became a monk at the Monastery of Saints Merkourios and Theodore outside Thessaloniki.

1363–1437 · Medieval

The Venerable Denis de Glouchitsa (1363–1437) was an Eastern Orthodox monk, iconographer, and painter who served as a hegumen within the Grand Principality of Moscow.

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The Venerable Denys was an Eastern Orthodox monk. He is buried at the Kyiv Pechersk Lavra.

1200–1208 · Medieval · Cistercians

Diego de Acebo (also known as Diaz de Osma, Alphonsus Didacus, Didacus Acebes) was bishop of Osma (Castile, Spain) from 1201 to 1207. Diego de Acebo was prior of the cathedral chapter of the Catedral de Santa María de la Asunción in El Burgo de Osma, where Dominic of Osma became…

1350–1406 · Medieval

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1936–1995 · Contemporary · Sisters of the Poor, Palazzolo Institute

Teresa Santa Belleri, known in religion as Sister Dinarosa Belleri, was born on November 11, 1936, in Cailina di Villa Carcina, Italy, and died on May 14, 1995, in Kikwit, Zaire.

1570–1633 · Reformation

Dionysius of Radonezh (secular name David Fyodorovich Zobninovsky, also Zobninov, Zobninsky, Zobnikovsky; c. 1570, Rzhev – c. May 15, 1633, Trinity Lavra of St. Sergius) was an archimandrite of the Trinity Lavra of St.

1316–1388 · Medieval

Venerable Dionysius of Korisos was born in 1316 in Korisos and died in 1388 in Trabzon.

474 · Early Church

Domnica (4th century) was a holy virgin of Carthage. Her feast day is January 8. Saint Domnica was born in Carthage and traveled to Alexandria, where she converted four pagan virgins to Christianity.

1816–1891 · Modern

Antonia Dorotea de Chopitea de Villota (4 June 1816, Santiago, Chile – 3 April 1891, Barcelona, Spain) was a Chile-born philanthropist and social worker based in Barcelona.

510–565 · Medieval

Dorotheus of Gaza (Ancient Greek: Δωρόθεος τῆς Γάζης Dorotheos tes Gazes; ca. 500 – 560 or 580), Dorotheus the Archimandrite or Abba Dorotheus, was a Christian monk and abbot.

1721–1776 · Modern

Dositheus, secular name unknown (died most likely September 14/25 or September 15/26, 1777, in Kyiv), was a Russian Orthodox monk associated with the Kitaevo Hermitage in Kyiv.

1085–1164 · Medieval · Benedictines

Eberhard was Archbishop of Salzburg, Austria from 1146 until his death in 1164. Eberhard was born to a noble family of Nuremberg, Germany; he became a Benedictine in 1125 at Pruffening, Germany. Later he was made Abbot of Biburg near Regensburg.

1907–1944 · Contemporary

Edelweiss Mary Quinn, (14 September 1907 – 12 May 1944) known as Edel Quinn was an Irish-born Roman Catholic lay-missionary and Envoy of the Legion of Mary to East Africa.

1880–1952 · Contemporary · Third Order of Saint Francis

Edvige Carboni (2 May 1880 – 17 February 1952) was an Italian Roman Catholic from Sardinia who relocated to Rome and became well known among the faithful and religious alike for her ecstasies and angelic visions.

1053 · Medieval

Venerable Efrem of Nowy Targ was an Eastern Orthodox figure who died in 1053. He passed away at the Borisoglebsky Monastery.

1905–1929 · Contemporary · Franciscans

Egidio Bullesi (24 August 1905 – 25 April 1929) - Egidije Bulešić in Croatian and in religious Ludovico - was an Italian Roman Catholic and a professed member from the Secular Franciscan Order.

1865–1944 · Contemporary

Euthymius, born Estat Kereselidze (died 1944 at Zedazeni Monastery), was an Orthodox monk and saint. He came from the village of Sadmeli. After completing primary school, he went to work in Kutaisi and later Tbilisi.

1837–1897 · Modern · Sisters of Saint Joseph of the Holy Trinity

Eladio Mozas Santamera was a Spanish religious figure born in 1837 in Miedes de Atienza and died in 1897 in Plasencia. A member of the Catholic Church, he is associated with the Sisters of Saint Joseph of the Holy Trinity and holds the title of Venerable.

1656 · Reformation

The Venerable Eleazar di Anzersk was an Eastern Orthodox monk born in Kozelsk. He died in 1656 at the Solovetsky Monastery.

1472–1520 · Reformation

Elena Duglioli (1472 – 23 September 1520) was an Italian Roman Catholic aristocrat from Bologna noted for her devotion to Christian life and social teachings. Duglioli wanted to become a nun for the Poor Clares but instead married in order to please her parents.

1548 · Reformation

Helena, born Diewoczkina (died November 18, 1547, in Moscow), was a Russian Orthodox nun, a saint of the Russian Orthodox Church, and the first abbess of the Novodevichy Convent in Moscow.

1884–1931 · Contemporary · Carmelite Sisters of Charity

Eleonora Maturana was a Catholic nun of the Carmelite Sisters of Charity who held citizenship in Spain and Argentina. Born in Bilbao in 1884 and dying in Buenos Aires in 1931, she is recognized as Venerable by the Catholic Church.

1643–1722 · Modern · Order of the Brothers Discalced of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Mount Carmel

Eleonora d'Este, religious name Maria Francesca dello Spirito Santo, (2 January 1643, Mantua – 24 February 1722, Modena) was an Italian princess and later a Discalced Carmelite. D'Este was the daughter of Francesco I d'Este, Duke of Modena and his first wife Maria Farnese.

1872–1961 · Contemporary

Elia Dalla Costa (14 May 1872 – 22 December 1961) was an Italian Roman Catholic prelate and cardinal who served as the Archbishop of Florence from 1931 until his death.

1843–1931 · Contemporary

Elias Peter Hoayek (Arabic: الياس بطرس الحويّك; 4 December 1843 – 24 December 1931; also spelled Hoyek, Hwayek, Huayek, Juayek, Hawayek, Houwayek) was the 72nd Maronite Catholic Patriarch of Antioch from 1898 until his death in 1931.

1941–1986 · Contemporary

Elisa Giambelluca, born on April 30, 1941, in Isnello, Italy, and died on July 5, 1986, in Rome, was an Italian mathematics teacher and high school principal. Having died of cancer, she is renowned for her holiness. She has been declared venerable by Pope Francis.

1904–1976 · Contemporary

Elisa Miceli (April 12, 1904 – April 19, 1976) was an Italian Catholic activist, deeply committed to the apostolate, known for founding the congregation of the Rural Catechist Sisters of the Sacred Heart.

1300–1250 · Medieval

Venerable Elisha Lavrishevsky was an Eastern Orthodox hegumen and the son of Treniota. He died in 1250 at the Lauryshava Monastery, where he is also buried.

1905–1950 · Contemporary · Sons of the Immaculate Conception

Emanuele Stablum, born on June 10, 1895, in Terzolas, Italy, and died on March 16, 1950, was an Italian Catholic religious and physician, and a member of the Sons of the Immaculate Conception.

1916–1951 · Contemporary

Emil Joseph Kapaun (April 20, 1916 – May 23, 1951) was an American Catholic priest and United States Army captain who served as a chaplain during World War II and the Korean War.

1858–1893 · Modern · Little Sisters of the Poor of Maiquetía

Emilia de San José, born Emilia Chapellín Istúriz, (7 December 1858 – 18 January 1893) was a Venezuelan religious sister, considered venerable by the Catholic Church.

1888–1969 · Contemporary · Stigmatines

Emilio Recchia, born on February 19, 1888, in Verona, Italy, and died in 1969, was an Italian religious figure who protected about a hundred Jews during the Second World War. He is recognized as Righteous Among the Nations by Yad Vashem and as Venerable by the Catholic Church.

1810–1880 · Modern · Assumptionists

Emmanuel d'Alzon, AA (August 30, 1810 – November 21, 1880) was a French Catholic priest who founded the Assumptionists and was a leading figure of the Catholic Church in France in the 19th century.

1914–2012 · Contemporary

Enrichetta Beltrame Quattrocchi was born in Rome in 1914 to parents Luigi Beltrame Quattrocchi and Maria Corsini. Throughout her life in Italy, she worked as a nurse, teacher, and superintendent. She died in Rome in 2012 and is recognized as Venerable.

1921–1962 · Contemporary

Enrique Ernesto Shaw (26 February 1921 – 27 August 1962) was an Argentine Roman Catholic businessman. He was born in France and later emigrated to Argentina where he served in the marines.

1929–1993 · Contemporary

Enzo Boschetti (19 November 1929 – 15 February 1993) – once known as Giuliano in the religious life – was an Italian Roman Catholic priest and the founder of the Casa del Giovane.

1001–1101 · Medieval

Ephrem Mtsire or Ephraim the Lesser (Georgian: ეფრემ მცირე) (died c. 1101/3) was a Georgian monk at Antioch, theologian and translator of patristic literature from Greek. Information as to Ephrem’s life is scarce.

306–373 · Early Church

Ephrem the Syrian , also known as Ephraem the Deacon, Ephrem of Edessa or Aprem of Nisibis, (Syriac: ܡܪܝ ܐܦܪܝܡ ܣܘܪܝܝܐ — Mâr Aphrêm Sûryâyâ) was a prominent Syriac-Aramean Christian theologian and writer who is revered as one of the most notable hymnographers of Eastern Christiani…

1350–1420 · Medieval

Epiphanius the Wise (Russian: Епифаний Премудрый, romanized: Epifany Premudry; died c. 1420) was a Russian Orthodox monk and hagiographer. He was a disciple of Sergius of Radonezh.

1808–1880 · Modern · Order of Friars Minor Capuchin

Esteban de Adoáin (Adoáin, Navarre, October 11, 1808 – Sanlúcar de Barrameda, October 7, 1880) was a Capuchin friar and missionary in the Americas. He has been proclaimed venerable by the Catholic Church.

1630–1704 · Modern

Istifan al-Duwayhi or Estephan El Douaihy (Arabic: اسطفانوس الثاني بطرس الدويهي / ALA-LC: Isṭifānūs al-thānī Buṭrus al-Duwayhī; French: Étienne Douaihi; Latin: Stephanus Dovaihi; Italian: Stefano El Douaihy; 2 August 1630 – 3 May 1704) was the 57th Patriarch of the Maronite Churc…

1353–1407 · Medieval

Eudoxia of Moscow (Russian: Евдокия Дмитриевна, romanized: Yevdokia Dmitriyevna; 1353 – 1407), also known by her monastic name Euphrosyne (Russian: Евфросиния), was the grand princess of Moscow between 1366 and 1389 during her marriage to Dmitry Donskoy.

1212–1250 · Medieval

Venerable Eufrozyna Suzdalská was born in 1212 to Mychailo of Chernigiv and Helena of Halych. She served as a nun and held the position of Prince of Chernigov. She died in Suzdal in 1250.

501–608 · Medieval

Eulogius of Alexandria (Ancient Greek: Εὐλόγιος) was Greek Patriarch of that see from about 580 to 608. He is regarded as a saint, with a feast day of September 13. Eulogius was first igumen of the monastery of the Mother of God in Antioch.

415–470 · Early Church

Euphrosyne of Alexandria (Greek: Ἁγία Εὐφροσύνη tr. "good cheer", 410–470), also called Euphrosynē, was a saint who disguised herself as a male to enter a monastery and live, for 38 years, as an ascetic.

1104–1167 · Medieval

Euphrosyne of Polotsk (Belarusian: Еўфрасіння Полацкая; 1104–1167) was the granddaughter of Vseslav, the prince of Polotsk, and daughter of Prince Prince Svyatoslav (Georgy) Vseslavich of Vitebsk.

1645–1711 · Modern · Society of Jesus

Eusebio Francisco Kino, SJ (Italian: Eusebio Francesco Chini, Spanish: Eusebio Francisco Kino; 10 August 1645 – 15 March 1711), often referred to as Father Kino, was an Italian Jesuit, missionary, geographer, explorer, cartographer, mathematician and astronomer born in the Bishop…

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Saint Eusebius the Hermit was a fourth-century Syrian monk. Eusebius undertook a rigorously ascetic lifestyle without shelter near a mountain village named Asicha.

1806–1877 · Modern

Venerable Euthymia Euthymova Morgacheva was a hegumen in the Russian Empire who was born in 1806 in Ranenburg Uyezd. She practiced Eastern Orthodoxy and died in 1877.