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501–600 · Medieval

Ilère is a saint of the Catholic Church and a former bishop of Gévaudan. The spelling of his name has evolved; depending on the source and era, it appears as Éli, Yles, Ilère, or Hilaire (not to be confused with Hilary of Poitiers).

1871–1937 · Contemporary

Hieromonk Hilarion (secular name Ilarion Pavlovich Pisarets; 1871, Sobichevo village, Glukhov Uyezd, Chernigov Governorate — December 3, 1937, Butovo firing range, Moscow Oblast) was a clergyman of the Russian Orthodox Church, canonized as a hieromartyr in 2000.

1897–1977 · Contemporary

Ilia Corsaro (October 4, 1897 – March 23, 1977) was an Italian Catholic nun and founder of the Eucharistic Missionary Sisters, an order dedicated to catechetical, educational, and charitable work for youth, the poor, and families.

1869–1937 · Contemporary

Ilya Mikhailovich Gromoglasov (July 20 [August 1], 1869, Yermish — December 4, 1937, Kalinin) was a Russian theologian, archpriest, scholar, and specialist in the fields of canon law and the history of Old Belief.

450 · Early Church

Ina ach Cynyr was a late 5th-century saint, the daughter of Marchell ach Brychan and Cynyr of Caer Gawch, and sister to Non and Gwen of Cornwall. She founded Llanina in Ceredigion and another Llanina near St Davids, and on the nearby coast there is a rock known as Carreg Ina.

290–310 · Early Church

Innocentia (born between 285 and 288; died between 303 and 305; sometimes referred to as Innocentia of Rimini) is, according to early Christian accounts, a 4th-century martyr. Her feast day is September 16. No historical evidence regarding her life is known.

543 · Medieval

Innocent of Le Mans (died 559) was a Bishop of Le Mans who held the see between 532 and 543. He is a Christian saint whose feast day is June 19. He was likely of local origin and was trained and educated by Bishop Victor II (511–530), his godfather.

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Innocent, born Vincenzo (died Rome, August 6, 258), was a Christian deacon killed alongside Pope Sixtus II by order of Emperor Valerian and is therefore venerated as a saint and martyr by the Catholic Church.

1450–1504 · Reformation

Agnes of Aislingen (born 15th century in Aislingen, died probably January 21, 1504, in Rebdorf, Germany) was a saint of the Catholic Church and a hermit. She was a recluse at an Augustinian monastery near Rebdorf.

1160 · Medieval

John of the Kiev Caves, also known as the Sufferer (died 1160, Kiev Pechersk Lavra), was a Ukrainian Christian monk venerated as a saint by the Russian Orthodox Church, which celebrates his feast day on July 18 and September 28.

1494 · Medieval

John of Ustyug (died May 29, 1494) was a saint and a fool-for-Christ of Ustyug. He was born near the Trinity-Gleden Monastery in the village of Pukhovo. His parents, Savva and Maria, were wealthy farmers who relocated to the town of Orlets on the Yug River.

1875–1937 · Contemporary

Ioanniky (born Ivan Alexeyevich Dmitriev in 1875 in the village of Redkie Dvory, Moscow Governorate; died November 23, 1937, in Tula Oblast) was an archimandrite of the Russian Orthodox Church who was canonized in August 2000.

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Saint John Lampadistis is a saint of the Orthodox Church. The Orthodox Church commemorates him on October 4. He came from Lampadou in Solia, a village near Galata in Cyprus, and lived in the 10th century AD.

1770 · Modern

Catholicos-Patriarch Joseph (Georgian: კათოლიკოს-პატრიარქი იოსები, born Jandieri or Jandierishvili; died October 17 (28), 1770) was a bishop of the Georgian Orthodox Church and Catholicos-Patriarch of Eastern Georgia.

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Joseph the Much-Ailing (14th century) was a monk of the Kiev Pechersk Lavra, venerated as a venerable saint in the Russian Church. His feast days are April 4 and August 28 (the Synaxis of the Venerable Fathers of the Kiev Pechersk Lavra, who rest in the Far Caves of St.

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Iosif Stoica (born ?) was an Orthodox bishop under Calvinist protection who served in Maramureș. Stoica was appointed to the position in 1690 by Prince Michael Apafi I, the leader of the anti-Habsburg faction in the Principality of Transylvania.

1612 · Reformation

Joseph of Zaonikiev (secular name Ilarion Amvrosimov; c. 1530 – September 21, 1612) was a monk of the Russian Orthodox Church and the founder of the Zaonikiev Hermitage.

349–379 · Early Church

Irene of Rome (also Erena, Hirena, and Heira; born c. 349/350; died c. 379, buried in Rome) is venerated as a virgin and saint in the Catholic and Orthodox Churches. Her feast day is February 21. She is said to have been the sister of Pope Damasus I.

393 · Early Church

Irenion of Gaza, Saint Irenion (Latin: Irenionus; died between 389–393), was the first bishop of Gaza and a saint of the Catholic Church. Mentions of the saint are found in the Vita Porphyrii, authored by the historian and deacon Marcus, a collaborator of Saint Porphyrius, and i…

1530 · Reformation · Poor Clares

Isabella Maria della Passione, also known as Isabella of Sicily or Saint Isabella the Poor Clare (died 1530), was an Italian religious sister. She is venerated as a saint by the Catholic Church, which commemorates her on June 4.

1645–1690 · Reformation · Benedictines

Isabella Tomasi, known as Sister Maria Crocifissa della Concezione (Agrigento, May 29, 1645 – Palma di Montechiaro, October 16, 1699), was an Italian noblewoman and religious sister, considered venerable by the Catholic Church.

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Iese of Tsilkani, also known as Jesse of Tsilkani, 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.

318–404 · Early Church

Saint Isidore of Alexandria (from the Greek Ἰσίδωρος, literally "gift of Isis") was an Egyptian saint born around 318 and died around 404. Of Greek origin, he was a monk and ascetic known as the Hospitaller, and an anchorite in the Thebaid.

1890–1936 · Contemporary

Isidoro Bover Oliver (born May 2, 1890, in Vinaròs, died October 2, 1936, in Castellón de la Plana) was a blessed priest, a victim of anti-Catholic persecution during the Spanish Civil War, murdered in hatred of the faith (odium fidei) and recognized by the Catholic Church as a m…

950–1014 · Medieval

Saint Israel of Le Dorat was born around 950 into a noble family in Le Dorat, at the gate of Dinsac, between Limoges and Poitiers. A stone cross marks the site of his house. His feast day is December 12 in the Roman Martyrology and September 13 locally.

1472 · Medieval

Isidore of Dorpat (died 1472, Dorpat) was a priest of St. Nicholas Church in Dorpat who, according to tradition, was killed for refusing to convert to Catholicism.

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Saint Ithier, or Ythier, born in Nogent-sur-Vernisson (Loiret) around 620 and died around 696, was elected Bishop of Nevers in 690 or 691. He was buried in the Church of Saint-Martin and Saint-Ythier in Nogent-sur-Vernisson. His feast day is July 8.

1784–1839 · Modern

Juliette Kim (Korean: 김 율리에타) was a Korean Christian laywoman, martyr, and saint, born in 1784 near Seoul, Korea, and beheaded on September 26, 1839, near Seoul.

1807–1903 · Contemporary

Iulitta Borisovna Zubova, also known as Iulitta of Ufa (1807–1903), was a Russian Orthodox nun and Fool for Christ, venerated as a saint by the Russian Orthodox Church, which commemorates her on April 3.

1874–1937 · Contemporary

Ivan Georgievich Skadovsky (Ioann Skadovsky, May 30, 1874, Kherson — November 23, 1937, Turtkul) was a Russian Orthodox priest. He was canonized by the Russian Orthodox Church in 2000.

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Isaac of Spoleto, also known as Isaac of Monteluco (died c. 550), was a Catholic saint and hermit. A native of Syria, Isaac fled to Spoleto to escape persecution by Monophysite heretics. He gained fame after healing a man suffering from obsession.

1743–1773 · Modern · Dominican Order

Hyacinthe Castañeda, born Jacinto María Castañeda y Pujassons (Játiva, Kingdom of Spain, January 13, 1743 – Hanoi, Tonkin, November 7, 1773), was an 18th-century Spanish Dominican friar and Catholic missionary who died a martyr in Tonkin (modern-day Vietnam).

1660–1700 · Modern

Hyacinth of the Angels, born Jacinto de los Angeles (c. 1660 in San Francisco Cajonos, Mexico; died September 16, 1700, in Santo Domingo Xagacía), was an indigenous Christian martyr and a blessed of the Roman Catholic Church. He was a Zapotec of tribal chief lineage.

1912–1936 · Contemporary · Missionary Sons of the Immaculate Heart of Mary

Jaime Falgarona Vilanova, C.M.F. (Argelaguer, June 6, 1912 – Barbastro, August 18, 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.

1753–1794 · Modern · Carmelites

Jacques Gagnot, born on February 9, 1753, was a priest of the Discalced Carmelites of the Nancy house. During the French Revolution, he was arrested and sentenced to deportation to French Guiana.

1746–1794 · Modern · Carmelites

Jacques Retouret was born in Limoges on September 15, 1746. He was educated by the Jesuits, who sought to keep him. He entered the Carmelite Order on July 3, 1763, continued his studies, and was ordained a priest in Limoges.

429 · Early Church

Jacques of Tarentaise, or Jacques of Assyria (died 429), is a saint of the Roman Catholic Church, born in Assyria. According to tradition, he is considered the evangelist of Tarentaise in Savoy and its first bishop. His feast day is January 16.

1892–1943 · Contemporary

Jadwiga Karolina Żak, CSFN, Sister Maria Imelda of the Host of Jesus (born December 29, 1892, in Oświęcim; died August 1, 1943, near Nowogródek), was a Polish religious sister, a Sister of the Holy Family of Nazareth, and a blessed of the Catholic Church.

1751–1791 · Modern

Jacob Kwon Sang-yeon (1751–December 8, 1791) was a Korean martyr and a blessed of the Catholic Church. Born in Jinsan, in the province of Jeolla, in 1751, he was introduced to the Catholic faith by his cousin, Paul Yun Ji-chung, around 1787.

1730–1799 · Modern

Jakob Won Si-bo (Korean: 원시보 야고보; born 1730 in Eungjeong-ri, Hongju, in the then-province of Chungcheong, Korea; died April 17, 1799, in Cheongju) was a Korean martyr and a blessed of the Catholic Church. Won Si-bo was born in Eungjeong-ri, Hongju.

1752–1801 · Modern

Jakub Zhou Wenmo (1752–May 31, 1801) was a Chinese Catholic priest, missionary, martyr, and blessed of the Catholic Church. Orphaned in childhood, he was raised by his grandmother.

1765–1798 · Modern

Saint John Đạt (Vietnamese: Gioan Đạt) (born c. 1765 in Khê Câu, Thanh Hóa Province, Vietnam – died October 28, 1798, in Chợ Rạ, Thanh Hóa Province, Vietnam) was a priest, martyr, and saint of the Catholic Church. John Đạt was born in Khê Câu, Thanh Hóa Province.

1798–1861 · Modern

John Đoàn Trinh Hoan (born c. 1798 in Kim Long, Thừa Thiên-Huế province, Vietnam – died May 26, 1861, near Đồng Hới, Quảng Bình province, Vietnam) was a priest, martyr, and saint of the Catholic Church.

1882–1900 · Contemporary · Franciscans

John Zhang Huan OFS (Chinese: 張煥若望) (born August 18, 1882, in Nanshe, Yangqu County, Shanxi Province, China – died July 9, 1900, in Taiyuan) was a seminarian, Franciscan tertiary, martyr, and saint of the Catholic Church.

432 · Early Church

John of Naples (died 432 in Naples) was a Catholic saint and bishop. Saint John of Naples served as the Bishop of Naples. He died while celebrating Mass during the Easter festivities, in the presence of neophytes, on the final day of the Paschal Triduum.

1897–1942 · Contemporary

Janez Kodrič was a Slovenian priest, martyr, and candidate for sainthood, born on March 1, 1897, in Studenice, and died on October 17, 1942, in Gradina Donja, Bosnia and Herzegovina (then the Independent State of Croatia).

1923–1979 · Contemporary

Janina Woynarowska, born on May 10, 1923, in Piwniczna, Poland, and died on November 24, 1979, in Kraków, was a Polish nurse renowned for her holiness. She has been declared venerable by Pope Francis.

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Gennarius of Antioch (Antioch, 4th century? – Rome, ...) was a Syrian grammarian and priest, considered a saint and martyr. The passio of Gennarius, still unpublished, is preserved in a 14th-century manuscript in the capitular library of the Benevento Cathedral.

1922–1942 · Contemporary

Jarogniew Wojciechowski (born November 5, 1922, in Poznań; died August 24, 1942, in Dresden) was a Polish youth and a student of the Salesians of Don Bosco.

1877–1936 · Contemporary · Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer

Javier Gorosterratzu Jaunarena (Urroz de Santesteban, Navarre, August 28, 1877 – Cuenca, August 10, 1936) was a Spanish Catholic priest and historian. Born into a Basque-speaking farming family, he joined the Redemptorists at the age of 16.