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985–1070 · Medieval · Benedictines

Aldemar of Capua (or Aldemario), known as the Wise (Capua, 985 – Bucchianico, March 24, 1070), was a Benedictine monk of the Abbey of Monte Cassino, later abbot of San Lorenzo in Capua, and a founder and reformer of numerous monasteries in central and southern Italy.

1876–1936 · Contemporary · Order of Friars Minor Capuchin

Piotr Mas Ginestar, also known as Peter of Benisa, born Alejandro Mas Ginestar (December 11, 1876, in Benisa, Alicante province; died August 26, 1936, in Vergel, Archdiocese of Valencia), was a Spanish Catholic blessed, martyr, priest, Capuchin friar, and victim of anti-Catholic…

1893–1988 · Contemporary · Order of Friars Minor

Aleksa Benigar (Zagreb, January 28, 1893 – Rome, November 1, 1988) was a Catholic priest of Slovenian descent, a Croat and native of Zagreb by birth, a Franciscan, a missionary in China, a professor of theology, and a writer who authored a 939-page biography of Blessed Alojzije S…

1910–1983 · Contemporary

Aleksander Woźny (born June 25, 1910, in Uzarzewo, died August 21, 1983, in Poznań) was a Polish priest of the Archdiocese of Poznań, a preacher, a prisoner of the Buchenwald and Dachau concentration camps and the post-war Stalinist period, pastor of St.

1901–1937 · Contemporary

Alexander Alexandrovich Andreyev (February 24, 1901, Moscow – November 4, 1937, Novosibirsk Oblast) was a protopresbyter of the Russian Orthodox Church. He was canonized as a saint by the Russian Orthodox Church in 2000.

1881–1937 · Contemporary

Alexander Mikhailovich Tuberovsky (March 8 [20], 1881, Syntul, Ryazan Governorate — December 23, 1937, Ryazan) was a Russian theologian, a priest of the Russian Orthodox Church, and an archpriest. He served as an extraordinary professor at the Moscow Theological Academy (1917).

1868–1918 · Contemporary

Alexander Petrovich Vasilyev (September 18 [6], 1868 – September 5, 1918) was an archpriest, confessor to the Imperial family, a temperance pastor, a patriot-monarchist, a public figure, and a member of the Main Council of the Union of the Russian People.

1860–1921 · Contemporary

Alexander Ivanovich Yuzefovich (1860 or 1858, Vilna Governorate — January 17, 1921, Semirechye Oblast) was a priest of the Russian Orthodox Church, canonized in 2000 as a member of the Synaxis of New Martyrs and Confessors of the Russian Church.

1889–1938 · Contemporary

Alexey Semyonovich Skorobogatov (1889, Moscow Governorate — April 5, 1938, Butovo firing range) was a saint of the Russian Orthodox Church, canonized as a martyr in 2000 for universal church veneration.

1863–1918 · Contemporary

Alexey Borisovich Neidhardt (Neidgart) (September 1 [13], 1863, Moscow — November 6, 1918, Nizhny Novgorod) was a Russian politician and statesman. He was a member of the State Council of the Russian Empire and was canonized by the Russian Orthodox Church in 2000.

1888–1937 · Contemporary

Alexei Konstantinovich Vorobyov (February 6, 1888, Antonkovo, Vyatka Governorate — August 20, 1937, Butovo firing range, Moscow Oblast) was a protopresbyter and a saint of the Russian Orthodox Church, canonized as a hieromartyr in 2000.

1859–1923 · Contemporary

Alexey Alexeyevich Mechev (Saint Righteous Alexius of Moscow; March 17 [29], 1859, Moscow — June 22, 1923, Vereya, Moscow Governorate) was a clergyman of the Russian Orthodox Church, a prominent Moscow archpriest of the early 20th century, and rector of the Church of Saint Nichol…

1867–1934 · Contemporary

Saint Alexis of Ugine, born Alexei Ivanovich Medvedkov on July 1, 1867, in the village of Fomitshevo, Vyazma Uyezd, Smolensk Governorate (Russia), and died on August 22, 1934, in Ugine (France), was a holy Orthodox priest commemorated on August 22 (Dormition), October 13 (transla…

1846–1928 · Contemporary

Alexy, born Fyodor Alexeyevich Solovyov (January 5/17, 1846, in Moscow – October 2, 1928, in Sergiyev), was a Russian Orthodox cleric, a great schema-monk, and an Orthodox saint.

1385–1458 · Medieval · Sisters Clarists of the Rule of Urban IV

Alexandrina di Letto (Sulmona, 1385 – Foligno, 1458) was an Italian abbess and is a Roman Catholic saint. Alexandrina di Letto entered a convent of the Poor Clares at the age of fifteen. In 1423, she founded a new convent in Foligno and became its first abbess.

1873–1942 · Contemporary

Alexander Afanasyevich Abissov (February 19, 1873, village of Mormozhino, Poshekhonsky Uyezd, Yaroslavl Governorate — February 21, 1942, Svobodny, Baikal-Amur Corrective Labor Camp; now a city in the Amur Region) was a priest of the Russian Orthodox Church.

350–430 · Early Church

Alexander the Unsleeping (Aegean Islands, c. 340 – Gomon, Bosphorus, c. 430), also known as Alexander of Constantinople, was a soldier in the guard of the prefecture of Constantinople, later a hermit, and subsequently a monk and founder of the Byzantine monastic branch of the Aco…

1427–1479 · Medieval

Alexander of Oshevensk (born Alexei Nikiforovich Osheven; March 17, 1427 – April 20, 1479) was an Orthodox venerable, founder, and the first hegumen of the Oshevensky Monastery in Kargopol, Arkhangelsk Oblast.

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Alexander of Vochma (Alexander of Galich; 2nd half of the 14th century – 1st quarter of the 15th century) is a saint of the Russian Church. He is venerated as a venerable monk, with feast days (according to the Julian calendar) on January 23 (Synaxis of Kostroma Saints) and Augus…

250–309 · Early Church

Alexander of Thessalonica (died between 305 and 311) was an early Christian Greek prelate and martyr who suffered during the reign of the Roman Emperor Maximian. He served as Archbishop of Thessalonica in the 4th century.

1710–1794 · Modern

Saint Alexander the New Martyr of Thessaloniki is a Christian saint. He was born in Thessaloniki during the time of great Turkish tyranny over the city. As a young man, he converted to Islam.

1729–1789 · Modern

Alexandra, born Agafia Semyonovna Melgunova (c. 1729, Ryazan – June 13, 1789, Diveyevo), was an Orthodox Christian nun and saint, and the founder of the Diveyevo Convent. She came from a noble family. Widowed at a young age, she was left to raise her young daughter alone.

350–430 · Early Church

Alexander the Sleepless was a monk and archimandrite of Greek origin, living from the late 4th to the early 5th century, born around 350 and died in 430. The term Acoemete refers to a monk whose rule requires taking turns to keep vigil.

1845–1866 · Modern

Alexis U Se-yŏng (1845–March 11, 1866) was a Korean Catholic saint and martyr. Born in Sŏhŭng in the former Hwanghae Province, he was the third son of a wealthy noble family. As a teenager, he wished to become a Christian, but his father strongly opposed it.

1910–1936 · Contemporary

Alfonso Sebastiá Viñals (born May 27, 1910, in Valencia; died September 1, 1936, in Paterna) was a Spanish Catholic priest and a blessed of the Catholic Church. He was the son of a laborer. He began his studies at the seminary in Orihuela and was ordained a priest in 1933.

1568–1622 · Reformation · Dominican Order

Alfonso de Mena (born February 3, 1568, in Logroño; died September 10, 1622, in Nagasaki) was a Spanish priest and Dominican friar (OP), nephew of the Jesuit Blessed Peter Paul Navarro (died 1622), an evangelist and missionary in the Far East, a martyr, and a blessed of the Catho…

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Alfonso de Zurita was a Mexican religious of the Order of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Mercy. He was a sincere and public defender of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary and became the first provincial in Mexico.

1878–1936 · Contemporary · Conventual Franciscans

Alfonso López López (Secorún, November 16, 1878 – Samalús, August 3, 1936) was a Spanish religious of the Order of Friars Minor Conventual. He is venerated as a martyr of the Spanish Civil War and a blessed by the Catholic Church.

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

Alfonso Miquel Garriga, C.M.F. (Prades de Molsosa, February 24, 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.

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

Alfonso Sorribes Teixidó, C.M.F. (Rocafort de Vallbona, December 17, 1912 – Barbastro, August 15, 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.

1899–1936 · Contemporary · Piarists

Alfred Parte Saiz, SchP (Spanish: Alfredo Parte Saiz; born June 2, 1899, in Cilleruelo de Bricia; died December 27, 1936, in Santander) was a Spanish priest of the Piarist Order, a victim of the Red Terror during the Spanish Civil War, murdered in hatred of the faith (odium fidei…

1914–1936 · Contemporary

Alfred Pellicer Muñoz, OFM (born Alfredo Pellicer Muñoz; 10 April 1914 in Bellreguard, died 4 October 1936 near Gandia) was a Spanish blessed of the Catholic Church, a martyr, a Franciscan friar, and a victim of anti-Catholic persecution during the Spanish Civil War.

1877–1936 · Contemporary · Society of Jesus

Alfred Simón Colomina SJ (born March 18, 1877, in Valencia, died November 29, 1936, near Valencia) was a Spanish Catholic blessed, priest, victim of anti-Catholic persecution, and martyr.

350–375 · Early Church

Alla of the Goths (died c. 375) is venerated as a martyr of the Christian Church in Orthodoxy. The feast day of Saint Alla of the Goths is celebrated on March 26 (April 8) according to the Julian calendar.

1727–1803 · Modern · Franciscans

Pietro Giovannelli, in religion Aloysius of the Most Holy Crucifixion (November 7, 1727, Pietracatella – June 4, 1803, Naples), was an Italian Roman Catholic priest and a member of the Order of Friars Minor. He is venerated as Venerable in the Catholic Church.

1655–1732 · Modern · Society of Jesus

Alonso Messia Bedoya (Pacaraos, Peru, January 10, 1655 – Lima, January 5, 1732) was a virtuous Jesuit. He was the son of General Francisco Messia y Ramón and Francisca Bedoya y Campusano.

462 · Early Church

Alor of Quimper, also known as Saint Alor, Saint Alour, Saint Alar, Saint Halory, Saint Hélouri, Saint Alouarn, Saint Aloué, or Saint-Allouestre (Morbihan), was the second or perhaps third successor of Saint Corentin to the episcopal see of Quimper, according to an ancient list o…

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Alphée of Caesarea, or Saint Alphée, is a Christian saint. A reader and exorcist in the church of Caesarea in Palestine, he suffered martyrdom in the first year of the persecution of Diocletian. He is honored on November 17.

480 · Early Church

Saint Alpinus was the eighth bishop of Châlons-en-Champagne and lord of Baye. Alpin was the name traditionally given to firstborn sons. He is recognized as a saint by the Roman Catholic Church and his feast day is September 7.

750–849 · Medieval

Saint Altfried (died April 22, 849) was Bishop of Münster and abbot of the monasteries of Werden and Helmstedt. Following the death of his predecessor Gerfried, Altfried was appointed the third Bishop of Münster in 839.

384 · Early Church

Alyre of Clermont, also known as Illidius or Illirius, was, according to local tradition, the fourth bishop of Clermont; he is said to have died in 384. He is recognized as a saint by the Roman Catholic Church and the Orthodox Church. His feast day is June 5.

900–855 · Medieval

Amador of Tucci was a Catholic priest and martyr born in Martos, Jaén (Spain). He was executed in Córdoba during the Muslim conquest of the Iberian Peninsula for proclaiming and defending the name of Christ under Islamic rule.

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Amant of Boixe is a local saint, commemorated in the Diocese of Angoulême. Amantius was born in Bordeaux at the beginning of the 7th century. Seeking a perfect life, he was drawn by the reputation of Saint Cybard, who lived in the Angoumois region.

668 · Medieval

Amantius of Wintershoven was one of the so-called saints of Wintershoven. He was a deacon who belonged to the companions assigned to Amandus when he presented his plans for missionary work to Pope Martin I around 650.

722 · Medieval · Benedictines

Amarandus of Moissac (Southern France?, mid-7th century – Albi, 722) was a Benedictine monk, abbot of Moissac, and bishop of Albi. He is venerated as a saint in the Catholic Church.

350–340 · Early Church

Amator of Troyes, or Saint Amator, Bishop of Troyes (also known as Amadour), who died around 340, was the first Bishop of Troyes during the time of Constans I. The Troyes breviary mentions this saint on the first day of May.

250–270 · Early Church

Amator of Autun, also known as Saint Amator I, born in Autun in the 3rd century and died around 270, was a Gallo-Roman saint and bishop of the Roman Catholic Church and the Orthodox Church. He was the first bishop of Autun. His feast day is November 26.

1551–1620 · Reformation · Society of Jesus

Not to be confused with Ambrósio Fernandes Brandão. Ambroise Fernandez (in Portuguese, Ambrósio Fernandes), born around 1551 in Póvoa de Varzim, Portugal, and died (executed) on January 7, 1620, in Nagasaki, Japan, was a Portuguese Jesuit brother and missionary in Japan.

1040 · Medieval

Amico of San Pietro Avellana (Camerino, 920 or 930 – San Pietro Avellana, November 3, 1040 or 1050) was an Italian Christian monk of the Benedictine Order. He is venerated as a saint by the Catholic Church.

901–1100 · Medieval · Benedictines

Amico (Monte Milone, 10th century – Monte Milone, 996) was an Italian abbot, venerated as a saint by the Catholic Church. The name Amico is of Frankish origin and was widespread in Italy around the 11th century; the abbot is often confused with other saints of the same name from…