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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.…

1811–1839 · Modern · Third Order of Saint Dominic

Saint Thomas Nguyễn Văn Đệ (born c. 1811 in Bồ Trang, Thái Bình province, Vietnam; died December 19, 1839, in Cổ Mễ, Bắc Ninh province, Vietnam) was a Dominican tertiary, martyr, and saint of the Catholic Church.

1764–1840 · Modern

Saint Thomas Toán (Vietnamese: Tôma Toán) (born c. 1764 in Cần Phán, Nam Định Province; died June 27, 1840, in Nam Định) was a Vietnamese catechist, Dominican tertiary, martyr, and saint of the Catholic Church. Thomas Toán was born around 1764.

1820–1838 · Modern

Saint Thomas Trần Văn Thiện (born c. 1820 in Trung Quán, Quảng Bình Province, Vietnam – died September 21, 1838, in Nhan Biều, Quảng Trị Province, Vietnam) was a seminarian, martyr, and saint of the Catholic Church.

1783–1839 · Modern · Dominican Order

Saint Thomas Đinh Viết Dụ (born c. 1783 in Phú Nhai, Nam Định Province, Vietnam; died November 26, 1839, in Bảy Mẫu, Vietnam) was a Dominican friar, martyr, and saint of the Catholic Church. Thomas Đinh Viết Dụ was born in Phú Nhai, Nam Định Province.

1752–1794 · Modern · Order of Discalced Nuns of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Mount Carmel

Marie-Madeleine-Claudine Lidoine, known in religion as Mother Thérèse of St. Augustine or sometimes Madame Lidoine (Paris, September 22, 1752 – Paris, July 17, 1794), was the prioress of the Carmelites of Compiègne who were guillotined in Paris during the Reign of Terror.

1882–1936 · Contemporary · Dominican Order

Titus Maria Horten, OP (born Franz Aloysius Laurenz Friedrich Horten on August 9, 1882, in Elberfeld, now a district of Wuppertal; died January 25, 1936, in Oldenburg) was a German Dominican friar and Roman Catholic priest from the Horten entrepreneurial family.

1866–1936 · Contemporary · Society of Jesus

Tomás Sitjar Fortiá (born March 21, 1866, in Girona; died August 19, 1936, in Gandia) was a Catholic priest, Jesuit, and martyr of the Spanish Civil War, who was a victim of anti-Catholic persecution and is honored as a blessed of the Catholic Church.

1789–1860 · Modern · Third Order of Saint Dominic

Saint Thomas Khuông (Vietnamese: Tôma Khuông) (born c. 1779 or 1789 in Nam Hoà, Hưng Yên province, Vietnam – died January 30, 1860, in Hưng Yên, Vietnam) was a priest, a Dominican tertiary, a martyr, and a saint of the Catholic Church.

1914–1936 · Contemporary · Missionary Sons of the Immaculate Heart of Mary

Tomás Capdevila Miró, C.M.F. (Maldà, May 5, 1914 – Barbastro, August 13, 1936), was a Spanish religious who was martyred in Barbastro during the Spanish Civil War and is venerated as a blessed by the Catholic Church.

1915–1936 · Contemporary · Passionists

Tomás Cuartero Gascón, who took the religious name Tomás of the Blessed Sacrament, C.P. (Tabuenca, February 22, 1915 – Manzanares, October 23, 1936), was a brother of the Passionist Congregation murdered by anticlerical forces during the Spanish Civil War.

405–452 · Early Church

Udaut of Ax, or Saint Udaut (405–452), was a Catholic priest and martyr of Visigothic origin. He was reportedly arrested and put to death on May 11, 452, by the Ostrogothic king Valamir in Ax-les-Thermes, Ariège.

1725–1792 · Modern

Urbain Lefebvre was a French Catholic priest, born in Tours on January 21, 1725, and massacred in Paris on September 2, 1792, during the September Massacres at the Carmes Prison.

1375–1410 · Medieval

Ursulina Veneri of Parma (Parma, 1375 – Verona, April 7, 1410) was a Benedictine oblate declared blessed. Ursulina, the daughter of Pietro Veneri and Bertolina, recovered from a serious illness at the age of eleven through the intercession of Saint Peter of Verona.

1827–1861 · Modern · Dominican Order

Valentin de Berrio-Ochoa (Elorrio, February 14, 1827 – Hải Dương, November 1, 1861) was a Spanish Dominican martyred during the reign of Emperor Tự Đức and canonized by John Paul II along with the other Vietnamese Martyrs on June 19, 1988.

1871–1937 · Contemporary

Valentín Palencia (July 26, 1871 – January 15, 1937) was a Spanish Catholic priest and educator of children and youth. A recipient of the Cross of Charity, he was murdered in odium fidei during the religious persecution of the Spanish Civil War.

401–499 · Early Church

Saint Venantius was a 5th-century monk who became abbot of the Basilica of Saint Martin of Tours. Renowned for his holiness during his lifetime and known as a wonderworker and author of miracles, he is considered a saint in the Catholic Church.

603 · Medieval

Saint Venantius of Luni, born in Luni (Piedmont) and died in the Marche (Italy) on October 14, 603, was an Italian bishop and a friend of Pope Gregory the Great, with whom he maintained a correspondence.

1907–1936 · Contemporary · Missionary Sons of the Immaculate Heart of Mary

Wenceslaus Clarís Vilaregut, C.M.F. (Olost, January 3, 1907 – Barbastro, August 12, 1936), was a Spanish religious who was martyred in Barbastro during the Spanish Civil War and is venerated as a blessed by the Catholic Church.

1861–1933 · Contemporary · Franciscans

Vendelin Vošnjak (Šenbric near Velenje, Slovenia, September 13, 1861 – Zagreb, March 18, 1933) was a Slovenian priest of Croatian descent, a Franciscan, the first provincial of the Croatian Franciscan Province of Saints Cyril and Methodius, a general visitor, a member of the gene…

1891–1936 · Contemporary

Vicente María Izquierdo Alcón (born May 24, 1891, in Mosqueruela; died August 18, 1936, in Rafelbuñol) was a Spanish blessed of the Catholic Church. He was born into a very religious family and entered the seminary in Valencia.

1868–1936 · Contemporary

Vicente Pelufo Corts (born February 26, 1868; died September 11, 1936) was a Spanish blessed of the Catholic Church. He studied at the seminary in Orihuela and was ordained a priest in 1894. He served as pastor of the parish of Saint Vincent in San Vicente del Raspeig.

1874–1936 · Contemporary

Vicente Rubiols Castelló (born March 13, 1874, in Gandia; died August 4, 1936) was a Spanish blessed of the Catholic Church. He studied at the seminary in Valencia and was ordained a priest in 1894. For nearly 40 years, he served as the parish priest in La Pobla Llarga.

1881–1936 · Contemporary · Society of Jesus

Vicente Sales Genovés (born October 15, 1881, in Valencia, died September 29, 1936) was a Spanish Jesuit religious brother, a martyr of the Spanish Civil War, and a victim of anti-Catholic persecution, beatified by the Catholic Church.

1859–1936 · Contemporary

Vicente Sicluna Hernández (born September 30, 1859, in Navarrés; died September 22, 1936, in Bolbaite) was a Spanish blessed of the Catholic Church. He studied theology at the seminary in Valencia. He was ordained a priest in 1884 and became the parish priest in Navarrés.

1590–1632 · Reformation · Augustinians

Vicente de Santo António, born Vicente Simões de Carvalho (1590 in Albufeira, Portugal; died September 3, 1632, in Nagasaki, Japan), OESA, was a Portuguese missionary, martyr, and blessed of the Catholic Church.

1821–1862 · Modern

Saint Vincent Dương (Vietnamese: Vinh-Sơn Dương) (born c. 1821 in Doãn Trung, Thái Bình province, Vietnam – died June 6, 1862, in Nam Định, Vietnam) was a martyr and a saint of the Catholic Church. The exact date of Vincent Dương's birth is unknown.

1921–1961 · Contemporary · Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate

Vincent L'Hénoret, known as Visant Enored in his native Breton, was born on March 12, 1921, in Pont-l'Abbé and was assassinated on May 11, 1961, in Ban Na Thoum, Laos.

1814–1862 · Modern

Saint Vincent Tường (Vietnamese: Vinh-Sơn Tường) (born c. 1814 in Ngọc Cục, Nam Định Province, Vietnam; died June 16, 1862, in Làng Cốc, Nam Định Province, Vietnam) was a saint of the Catholic Church and a martyr. Very little is known about Vincent Tường.

1761–1838 · Modern

Saint Vincent Nguyễn Thế Điểm (born c. 1761 in Ân Đô, Quảng Trị province, Vietnam; died November 24, 1838, in Đồng Hới, Vietnam) was a priest, martyr, and saint of the Catholic Church. Vincent Nguyễn Thế Điểm studied at the seminary in Kẻ Vĩnh.

800 · Medieval

Saint Vitalian of Osimo (died 8th century) was the bishop of Osimo, Italy, for 33 years during the 8th century. The Catholic Church venerates him as a saint, with a feast day on July 16.

1776–1801 · Modern

Viviane Mun Yeong-in was a Korean Christian laywoman and martyr, born in 1776 in Seoul, Korea, and beheaded there on July 2, 1801. Her martyrdom is recognized by the Catholic Church, and she is titled Venerable. She was subsequently beatified by Pope Francis on August 16, 2014.

1902–1936 · Contemporary · Franciscans

Víctor Chumillas Fernández (Olmeda del Rey, Cuenca, Spain, July 28, 1902 – Fuente el Fresno, Ciudad Real, Spain, August 16, 1936) was a Spanish Franciscan friar, martyr, and blessed of the Catholic Church.

1907–2003 · Contemporary

Sister Wanda Boniszewska, born on May 20, 1907, in Nowa Kamionka near Nowogródek and died on March 2, 2003, in Chylice, often nicknamed Konwalia (Lily of the Valley), was a Polish stigmatized religious sister of the Congregation of the Sisters of the Angels of Vilnius.

1936–1976 · Contemporary

Wenceslao Pedernera (1936–1976) was a vineyard worker in Mendoza, Argentina, an organizer for the Catholic rural movement, and a collaborator of Bishop Enrique Angelelli. He was assassinated during the military dictatorship.

1020–1092 · Medieval · Benedictines

Saint Veremund (born c. 1020 in Arelbano, died 1092 in Irache, Navarre) was a Catholic saint and abbot. He served as the abbot of the Benedictine monastery in Irache and was remembered for his charity and gift of performing miracles. His feast day is celebrated on March 8.

1916–1943 · Contemporary

Weronika Narmontowicz, CSFN, known as Sister Maria Boromea (born December 5/18, 1916, in Wiercieliszki; died August 1, 1943, near Nowogródek), was a Polish religious sister of the Congregation of the Sisters of the Holy Family of Nazareth and a blessed of the Catholic Church.

1912–1944 · Contemporary

Józef (Markowa, March 2, 1900 – Markowa, March 24, 1944) and Wiktoria Ulma (Markowa, December 10, 1912 – Markowa, March 24, 1944) were a Polish Catholic couple from Markowa, Poland, who attempted to save Jewish families during the German occupation in World War II by hiding them…

1747–1789 · Modern

Wilhelm Kaliński (also known as Gwilhelm; pseudonym: Father Nikodem Puzyna), cathedral canon and vicar general of Vilnius (born March 6, 1747, in Warsaw; died January 20, 1789, in Vilnius), was a religious, preacher, and orator.

1101–1197 · Medieval

Guillaume Tempier (or William III) was Bishop of Poitiers in the 12th century. He is venerated as a saint by the Catholic Church and is celebrated locally in the diocese on March 29, with his own personal feast day, unlike most other canonized bishops who are celebrated collectiv…

1869–1940 · Contemporary

Wincenty Matuszewski (born March 3, 1869, in Wola Chruścińska, died May 24, 1940, in a forest near Witowo-Kolonia) was a Polish Catholic priest and a blessed of the Catholic Church. He was the son of Józef and Józefa, née Strużyńska.

1894–1936 · Contemporary

Vincent Queralt Lloret (born November 16 or 17, 1894, in Barcelona; died November 30, 1936, in Valencia) was a Spanish priest of the Congregation of the Mission, a martyr, a victim of the Spanish Civil War of 1936–1939, and a blessed of the Catholic Church.

1764–1838 · Modern · Dominican Order

Saint Vincent Đỗ Yến (Vietnamese: Vinh-Sơn Đỗ Yến) (born c. 1764 in Trà Lũ, Nam Định Province, Vietnam – died June 30, 1838, in Hải Dương, Vietnam) was a Dominican friar, martyr, and saint of the Catholic Church. Vincent Đỗ Yến was born in Trà Lũ, Nam Định Province, in 1764.

1903–1942 · Contemporary · Salesians of Don Bosco

Wojciech Nierychlewski, CSMA (also known as Adalbert Nierychlewski), born on April 20, 1903, in Dąbrowice and died on February 7, 1942, in Auschwitz, was a Polish priest beatified in 1999. He is commemorated on February 7 according to the Roman Martyrology.

1908–1944 · Contemporary

Władysław Błądziński, CSMA (born July 6, 1908, in Myślatycze, died c. September 8, 1944, in Gross-Rosen) was a Polish Catholic priest, a member of the Congregation of Saint Michael the Archangel, a blessed of the Catholic Church, and a martyr of Gross-Rosen.

1898–1945 · Contemporary

Władysław Goral, born on May 1, 1898, in Stoczek and died in February 1945 in Oranienburg, was a Polish Catholic prelate, auxiliary bishop of Lublin, and titular bishop of Meloë in Isauria from 1938 to 1945.

1892–1942 · Contemporary

Władysław Miegoń (born September 30, 1892, in Samborzec; died October 15, 1942, in Dachau concentration camp) was a military chaplain of the Polish Navy of the Second Polish Republic, ultimately holding the rank of senior chaplain.

1911–1942 · Contemporary

Władysław Mączkowski (born June 24, 1911, in Ociąż; died August 20, 1942, in Dachau) was a Polish Catholic priest and a blessed of the Catholic Church. The son of Szczepan, he passed his secondary school final examinations in 1931 at the Boys' Gymnasium in Ostrów Wielkopolski.

1883–1942 · Contemporary

Włodzimierz Szembek, S.D.B. (born April 2, 1883, in Poręba Żegoty; died September 22, 1942, at Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp), was a Polish Salesian priest and a victim of National Socialism, for which he is honored by the Roman Catholic Church as a Servant of God.

1832–1861 · Modern · Third Order of Saint Dominic

Saint Joseph Nguyễn Duy Khang (born c. 1832 in Cao Mại, Vietnam; died December 6, 1861, in Hải Dương, Vietnam) was a catechist, a Dominican tertiary, a martyr, and a saint of the Catholic Church.