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1930–1992 · Contemporary

Aloysius Philip Schwartz (September 18, 1930 – March 16, 1992) was an American Catholic priest who ran social service programs for thousands of orphans in South Korea, the Philippines and Mexico.

1898–1960 · Contemporary · Franciscans

Aloysius Viktor Stepinac (Croatian: Alojzije Viktor Stepinac, 8 May 1898 – 10 February 1960) was a Croat prelate of the Catholic Church. Made a cardinal in 1953, Stepinac served as Archbishop of Zagreb from 1937 until his death.

1443–1490 · Medieval · Carmelites

Luigi Rabatà, O.Carm (1443 - 8 May 1490) was an Italian Roman Catholic priest from the Order of Carmelites. He served as prior of his convent of Randazzo until his death which occurred after an attack in which an arrow was shot into his head.

1913–2006 · Contemporary

Aloísio Sebastião Boeing (24 December 1913 – 17 April 2006), was a Catholic Dehonian priest from the Diocese of Joinville. On February 23, 2023, Pope Francis recognized his heroic virtues.

1155–1211 · Medieval

Alpaïs of Cudot also called Alpaida and Alpaidis († November 3, 1211) is venerated by the Catholic Church as a Blessed. Her vita was written c. 1180 by the monk Peter of the nearby Cistercian monastery of Les Écharlis.

1931–1991 · Contemporary · Augustinians

Alphonse Gallegos, OAR (February 20, 1931 – October 6, 1991), was an American Catholic prelate who served as Auxiliary Bishop of Sacramento from 1981 until his death in 1991.

1814–1867 · Modern

Alphonse-Marie Eppinger, SDR; 9 September 1814 – 31 July 1867), born Elisabeth Eppinger, was a French Catholic nun and the founder of the Sisters of the Divine Redeemer.

1532–1617 · Reformation · Society of Jesus

Alphonsus Rodríguez SJ (Spanish: Alfonso) (25 July 1532 – 31 October 1617) was a Spanish Jesuit religious brother who is venerated as a saint in the Catholic Church. Rodríguez was the son of a wool merchant.

390 · Early Church

Albin or Alpin (Latin: Alpinus) is the 14th bishop of Lyon who succeeded Saint Just. He is recognized as a Saint by both the Roman Catholic Church. and the Eastern Orthodox Church and is celebrated on 15 September.

800–874 · Medieval · Benedictines

Saint Altfrid (or Altfrid of Hildesheim) (died 15 August 874) was a leading figure in Germany in the ninth century. A Benedictine monk, he became Bishop of Hildesheim, and founded Essen Abbey. He was also a close adviser to the East Frankish King Louis the German.

1015–1091 · Medieval

Altmann (c. 1015 – 8 August 1091) was the Bishop of Passau from 1065 until his death. He was an important representative of the Gregorian reforms, monastic founder and reformer. He is venerated as a saint, but not officially canonised.

701–760 · Medieval · Benedictines

Alto, O.S.B., (died c. 760) was a Benedictine abbot active in the Duchy of Bavaria during the mid-8th century. Tradition holds him to be the eponymous founder of Altomünster Abbey, around which a market town grew up, also called Altomünster.

360–430 · Early Church · Augustinians

Alypius of Thagaste was bishop of the see of Thagaste (in present-day Algeria) in 394. He was a lifelong friend of Augustine of Hippo and joined him in his conversion (in 386; Confessions 8.12.28) and life in Christianity.

1114 · Medieval

Alipy of the Caves (? – 1114) (also known as 'Venerable Alypius') was an Eastern Orthodox saint, monk and famous painter of icons from the cave monastery of Kiev Pechersk Lavra.

1070–1107 · Medieval

Alèthe de Montbard or Aleth, Alette (1070–1107) also known as Alix or Alice, is a saint and mother of Saint Bernard of Clairvaux. Her feast day is celebrated on 4 April. Alèthe is a variant of the Greek name "Alethea," meaning "truth" or "reality".

397–475 · Early Church

Amabilis of Riom (or Amabilis of Auvergne) (French: Saint Amable, Italian: Sant'Amabile) was a Gallo-Roman saint. Sidonius Apollinaris brought Amabilis to serve at Clermont.

1435–1472 · Medieval

Amadeus IX (1 February 1435 – 30 March 1472), nicknamed the Happy, was the Duke of Savoy from 1465 to 1472. Known for his piety, charity, and gentle nature, he is venerated by the Catholic Church with a liturgical feast on 30 March. He was beatified by Pope Innocent XI in 1677.

1110–1159 · Medieval · Cistercians

Amadeus of Lausanne, O.Cist (21 January c. 1110 – 27 August 1159) was a French Cistercian monk, abbot of Hautecombe Abbey and the twenty-third Bishop of Lausanne. Amadeus was born around 1110 in the castle of Chatte, west of Grenoble.

1420–1482 · Medieval · Amadeiti

Amadeus of Portugal (Campo Maior, Portugal ca. 1420 – Milan, Duchy of Milan, 10 August 1482), born João de Menezes da Silva, was a Portuguese nobleman who became first a Hieronymite monk, then left that life to become a friar of the Franciscan Order.

601–670 · Medieval · Benedictines

Saint Amalberga of Maubeuge (also Amalia, or Amelia of Lobbes or Binche) was a Merovingian nun and saint who lived in the 7th century. Amalberga's father was Saint Geremarus. She was born in Brabant.

741–772 · Medieval

Amalberga of Temse (also called Amalia and Amelia; b. 741 in Ardennes, Belgium, d. July 10, 772 in Bilsen) was probably a Frisian venerated Christian woman probably a Frankish subject from the Ardennes, located back then in Francia.

400–431 · Early Church

Amandus de Bordeaux (died c. 431) was the bishop of Bordeaux for two non-consecutive periods between about 404 and 431. Amandus was raised in a Christian home and educated in the Christian Bible. Recognizing his qualities, Bishop Delphinus had him ordained a priest.

290–355 · Early Church

Amandus of Strasbourg (circa 290-355) was, about 346, the first Bishop of Strasbourg. His feast day is 26 October.

1872–1900 · Contemporary · Franciscan Missionaries of Mary

Saint Amandina of Schakkebroek (28 December 1872 – 9 July 1900), born Pauline Jeuris, was a Franciscan sister of Belgian origin who served in China. She was beatified and canonized together with other martyrs of the Boxer Rebellion. Her official name was "Marie-Pauline Jeuris".

448 · Early Church

Amantius of Como (Italian: Sant'Amanzio di Como) (died April 8, 448 AD) is venerated as the third bishop of Como. He was preceded by Felix of Como and Provinus. He was succeeded by Abundius. His feast day is 8 April.

1300–1300 · Medieval

According to Catholic tradition, Saint Amaro or Amarus the Pilgrim (Spanish: San Amaro, Portuguese: Santo Amaro, Galician: Santo Amaro) was an abbot and sailor who it was claimed sailed across the Atlantic Ocean to an earthly paradise.

1200–1254 · Medieval · Franciscans

Amata of Assisi (died 1254 or 1255) was a saint, a Poor Clare nun, and one of Saint Clare of Assisi's original followers. Amata was born into a noble family in Assisi, Italy; her father was Martino di Carano and her mother Donna Penenda, Clare's oldest sister.

1226–1292 · Medieval · Franciscans

Amato Ronconi (1226 – 8 May 1292) was an Italian Catholic who became a professed member of the Secular Franciscan Order. Ronconi lived a life of penitence and dedicated all his works to the poor through the construction of chapels and hospitals – one such hospital still exists in…

344–418 · Early Church

Amator (in French) Amadour or Amatre was bishop of Auxerre from 388 until his death on 1 May 418 and venerated as a saint in the Catholic Church. Amator's feast day is celebrated on 1 May. Amator was of a wealthy, upper-class family in Auxerre, France.

997–1093 · Medieval

Amatus of Nusco, in Italian Amato di Nusco (c. 1003–1093) was the first bishop of Nusco in Irpinia, southern Italy. The most likely account of him is that he was of noble birth, a native of the South of Italy, that he distributed all his worldly goods to the poor, became a priest…

1728–1792 · Modern · Benedictines

Ambroise Chevreux, O.S.B. (13 February 1728, in Orléans – 2 September 1792, in Paris) was a French Benedictine abbot. He was the last superior general of the Congregation of Saint Maur. He was elected to serve as a deputy of the clergy to the Estates General of 1789.

1585–1641 · Reformation · Benedictines

Ambrose Edward Barlow, O.S.B. (1585 – 10 September 1641) was an English Benedictine monk. He is one of a group of saints canonized by Pope Paul VI who became known as the Forty Martyrs of England and Wales.

1386–1439 · Medieval · Camaldolese

Ambrogio Traversari, also referred to as Ambrose of Camaldoli (1386 – 20 October 1439), was an Italian monk and theologian who was a prime supporter of the papal cause in the 15th century. He is honored as a saint by the Camaldolese Order.

1812–1891 · Modern

Ambrose of Optina (Russian: Амвросий Оптинский; birth name: Aleksander Mikhaylovich Grenkov, Russian: Александр Михайлович Гренков, December 5, 1812, Bolshaya Lipovitsa settlement, Tambov guberniya – October 23, 1891) was a starets and a hieroschemamonk in Optina Monastery, canon…

1220–1287 · Medieval · Dominican Order

Ambrose of Siena or Sienna (born Ambrogio Sansedoni; 16 April 1220 – 20 March 1287) was an Italian Dominican teacher, missionary and diplomat. Ambrose was born at Sienna on 16 April 1220, to the noble family of Sansedoni.

1645 · Reformation

Ambrósio Francisco Ferro (d. 3 October 1645) was a Portuguese priest from the Azores and martyr of the Catholic Church. Francisco Ferro, a native of Azores, came to Brazil with relatives. He was ordained priest and from 1636 he was a parish priest in Natal.

1868–1886 · Modern

Ambrosio Kibuuka (1868 – June 3, 1886) aka (Ambrose Kibuuka Katekamu, Kateka Mulundaggana), was a Ugandan Catholic martyr killed for his faith around 1886. He was born in Buganda. He was one of many Christians put to death by King Mwanga II between 1885 and 1887.

1872–1922 · Contemporary

Ambrosios Pleiathidis (Greek: Αμβρόσιος Πλειανθίδης, 1872–1922) also known as Ambrosios of Moschonisia was the Greek Orthodox metropolitan bishop of Moschonisia, in modern Turkey, from February to September 1922.

200–251 · Early Church

Ambrose of Alexandria (before 212 – c. 250) was a friend of the Christian theologian Origen. Ambrose was attracted by Origen's fame as a teacher, and visited the Catechetical School of Alexandria in 212.

1861–1927 · Contemporary

St. Ambrosius (Georgian: ამბროსი, Ambrosi) (September 7, 1861 – March 29, 1927) was a Georgian religious figure and scholar who served as the Catholicos-Patriarch of All Georgia from 1921 to 1927.

1868–1918 · Contemporary

Bishop Ambrose (secular name Vasiliy Ivanovich Gudko, Russian: Василий Иванович Гудко; December 28, 1867 – August 9, 1918) was bishop of Sarapul and Yelabuga. He was canonized as a Russian Saint by the Russian Orthodox Church in 2000.

1878–1932 · Contemporary

Ambroży is a Polish surname and given name. Notable people with the name include:

301–399 · Early Church

Ammonius was a Christian monk involved in the power struggle between the bishop Cyril of Alexandria and the Praefectus augustalis Orestes in the 5th century. Ammonius was part of a group of supporters of the bishop Cyril, composed of both Parabalani and Nitrian monks.

-813–-739 · Early Church

Amos was one of the Twelve Minor Prophets of the Hebrew Bible and Christian Old Testament. According to the Bible, Amos was the older contemporary of Hosea and Isaiah and was active c.

672 · Medieval

Ampelius (Latin: Ampelius, Italian: Ampelio) was Archbishop of Milan from 671 to 676. He is honoured as a saint in the Catholic Church. Almost nothing is known about the life and the episcopate of Ampelius.

304 · Early Church

Amphibalus is a venerated early Christian priest said to have converted Saint Alban to Christianity. He occupied a place in British hagiography almost as revered as Alban himself.

1889–1970 · Contemporary

Amphilochios Makris (Greek: Αμφιλόχιος Μακρής, 13 December 1889 – 16 April 1970) was a Greek Orthodox hieromonk, missionary, and teacher from the island of Patmos, Greece. He was greatly revered in Greece for his wisdom and experience as a starets (elder).

1885–1937 · Contemporary

Amphilochius of Iconium (Greek: Ἀµφιλόχιος Ἰκονίου) was a Christian bishop of the fourth century, son of a Cappadocian family of distinction, born, perhaps at Caesarea, ca. 339/340, died probably 394–403.

339–394 · Early Church

Amphilochius of Iconium (Greek: Ἀµφιλόχιος Ἰκονίου) was a Christian bishop of the fourth century, son of a Cappadocian family of distinction, born, perhaps at Caesarea, ca. 339/340, died probably 394–403.

1894–1971 · Contemporary

Amphilochius of Pochayiv (Ukrainian: Амфілохій Почаївський) was a 20th-century Ukrainian Orthodox saint from Ternopil Oblast of western Ukraine.