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1756–1840 · Modern

Saint Luke Vũ Bá Loan (Vietnamese: Luca Vũ Bá Loan) (born c. 1756 in Vietnam – died June 5, 1840, in Ô Cầu Giấy, Vietnam) was a priest, martyr, and saint of the Catholic Church. He decided to dedicate his life to God at a young age. He studied in Phú Đa and Kẻ Bèo.

1274–1309 · Medieval · Cistercians

Lukardis of Oberweimar, O.Cist. (born between 1262 and 1276, presumably in Erfurt; died March 22, 1309, in Oberweimar) was a German Cistercian nun and mystic. She is venerated as a blessed in the Roman Catholic Church.

1813–1866 · Modern

Luke Hwang Sok-tu (Korean: 황석두 루카) was a Korean Christian layman, catechist, martyr, and Catholic saint. Born in 1811 or 1813 in Yŏnp'ung, Chungcheong Province, Korea, he was beheaded for his faith on March 30, 1866, at Galmaemot, near Boryeong, in Chungcheong.

851 · Medieval

Lupus of Carcassonne was an Occitan cleric, likely from Carcassonne, who lived in the mid-9th century. He is venerated as a saint by various Christian denominations. Nothing certain is known about his life.

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Leobon of Salagnac was a hermit who lived in the 6th century in the March of Limousin (Creuse) and is recognized as a saint by the Roman Catholic Church. Abbot Louis Dubreuil recorded the story of his life. François Mettoux wrote a poem about him. His feast day is October 13.

1857–1900 · Contemporary · Society of Jesus

Saint Léon-Ignace Mangin (who adopted the Chinese name Ren Defen), born on July 30, 1857, in Verny, Moselle (France), and died on July 20, 1900, in Zhujiahe, Hebei (China), was a Jesuit missionary priest in China who was massacred during the Boxer Rebellion.

450–518 · Medieval

Leonien of Vienne is a Roman Catholic and Orthodox saint who was a hermit and abbot in Vienne (Rhône valley). Born in Pannonia (modern-day Hungary) in the 5th century, he lived in Gaul for more than forty years, first in Autun and then in Vienne, where he died and was buried in t…

1888–1974 · Contemporary

Léontine Dolivet, born in Betton near Rennes in Brittany on December 28, 1888, and died in Betton on November 14, 1974, was a Christian laywoman who dedicated her life to the catechism of children. Her cause for beatification has been open in the Diocese of Rennes since 2017.

1763–1836 · Modern

Saint Macarius the Protopsaltes (born 1763, Lunca Corbului, Wallachia – died August 30, 1836, Viforâta Monastery, Dâmbovița, Romania) was a Romanian hieromonk, protopsaltes, translator, and theorist of Byzantine chant in Wallachia, considered one of the founders of Romanian Byzan…

1005 · Medieval

Macarius the Abbot, or Saint Macarius of Collesano (Collesano – Oliveto Citra, December 16, 1000), was an Italian monk; he is venerated as a saint by the Catholic Church.

1383–1431 · Medieval

Macarius Macres (also Macra or Macrus; Greek: Μακάριος Μακρῆς) was a 15th-century Greek monk from Mount Athos. He was a close friend of George Sphrantzes, who sponsored his appointment as hegumen (abbot) of the Pantokrator Monastery in Constantinople.

1402–1483 · Medieval

Macarius of Kalyazin (born Matvey Vasilyevich Kozhin; c. 1402 – March 17, 1483) was a Russian religious figure and a saint of the Russian Orthodox Church. The son of a boyar, he founded the Trinity Makaryev Monastery, where he also served as abbot.

1893–1970 · Contemporary

Elena Raparelli, born on April 2, 1893, in Grottaferrata and died on February 26, 1970, in Mezzojuso, was an Italian Catholic nun. In religious life, she was known as Mother Macrina and was the founder of the Basilian Sisters, Daughters of Saint Macrina.

362 · Early Church

Macedonius, Theodulus, and Tatian were three Christians from Meros in Phrygia who were martyred under Julian the Apostate in 362. They are considered saints and martyrs by the Catholic and Orthodox Churches. Their feast day is celebrated on July 19 or September 12.

1415–1465 · Medieval · Augustinian nuns

Maddalena Albrici (Como, 1390 – Como, May 15, 1465) was an Italian religious sister and abbess of the Augustinian monastery of Saint Andrew in Brunate. Her cult as a blessed was confirmed by Pope Pius X in 1907.

1918–1946 · Contemporary · Daughters of the Church

Madeleine Rose Volpato (in Italian: Maddalena Rosa Volpato), in religion Madeleine of the Child Jesus, born July 24, 1918, in Zero Branco and died May 28, 1946, in Venice, was an Italian Catholic nun of the Congregation of the Daughters of the Church, declared venerable by Pope F…

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Saint Madoc the Pilgrim was the son of Sawyl Penuchel, King of the Peak, and his first wife, who was the daughter of Muiredach Muinderg. He was raised in Ireland at his father's court. He founded the church of Llanmadoc and became abbot of St Davids.

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Saint Maethlu of Llanfaethlu, Anglesey, Wales (6th century) was a Welsh hermit from Anglesey. His feast day is December 26. Welsh genealogical lists of saints identify Saint Maethlu as the son of Caradog ap Tegonwy.

1807–1839 · Modern

Madeleine Cho (Korean: Jo Mak-dal-le-na) was a Korean Christian laywoman, martyr, and saint, born around 1807 in Seoul, Korea, and died in September or October 1839 in Seoul.

1783–1839 · Modern

Madeleine Han Yong-i (Korean: 한영이 막달레나) was a Korean Christian laywoman, martyr, and saint, born in 1783 in Korea and beheaded on December 29, 1839, in Seoul.

1773–1839 · Modern

Magdalena Hŏ Kye-im (1773–September 26, 1839) was a Korean martyr and a saint of the Catholic Church. Little is known about her life. She lived in Pongchon with her family. Her children became Catholics, unlike her husband, who was never baptized.

1774–1839 · Modern

Saint Magdalene Kim Ŏb-i (1774–May 24, 1839) was a Korean martyr and a saint of the Catholic Church. Magdalene Kim Ŏb-i was a Catholic from childhood. She wished to remain unmarried and dedicate her life to God, but her non-Catholic parents forced her into marriage.

1796–1839 · Modern

Madeleine Pak Pong-son (Korean: 박봉손 막달레나) was a Korean Christian laywoman, born in 1796 in Seoul, Korea, who was beheaded on September 26, 1839, in Seoul.

1802–1840 · Modern

Madeleine Son So-byog (Korean: Bak Bong-son Magdalena) was a Korean Christian laywoman, born in 1802 in Seoul, Korea, who was beheaded on January 31, 1840, in Seoul.

1811–1839 · Modern

Madeleine Yi Yong-dok (Korean: 이영덕 막달레나) was a Korean Christian laywoman, martyr, and saint, born in 1811 or 1812 in Seoul, Korea, and beheaded on December 29, 1839, near Seoul.

1808–1839 · Modern

Madeleine Yi Yong-hui was a Korean laywoman, martyr, and saint, born in 1808 and died on July 20, 1839. She was beatified on July 5, 1925, by Pius XI and canonized by John Paul II on May 6, 1984, in Seoul. Her feast days are July 20 and September 20.

150–251 · Early Church

Saint Magnus of Anagni or Saint Magnus of Trani (born in Trani, modern-day Italy, in the late 2nd century; died in Ceccano on August 19, 251) was the bishop of Trani. He is venerated as a saint and martyr by the Catholic Church, and his feast day is celebrated on August 19.

650 · Medieval

Saint Mainbeuf (Magnobodus) was Bishop of Angers from 610 to 660. His feast day is October 16. He had the Church of Saint-Saturnin built in Angers, where he was buried. He also wrote a Vita S. Licinii.

1792–1847 · Modern

Makarius Glukharev (born Mikhail Yakovlevich Glukharev; October 30 [November 10], 1792 – May 18 [May 30], 1847) was an archimandrite of the Russian Orthodox Church and the founder of its Altai Mission. In 2000, he was canonized for his role as the Apostle of the Altai.

1788–1860 · Modern

Macarius Ivanov (born Mikhail Nikolayevich Ivanov; November 20, 1788 – September 19, 1860) was a starets at Optina Monastery from 1834 to 1860.

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Manacca (5th or 6th century) was an Irish abbess and Catholic saint, commemorated on October 14. According to tradition, Saint Manacca, the sister of Saint Salomon of Cornwall (commemorated on October 14), was an abbess from Ireland.

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Manaccus (7th century) was an abbot of the monastery of Holyhead and a saint in the Catholic Church, commemorated on October 14. Saint Manaccus, abbot of the monastery of Holyhead (Caer Gybi), passed away, likely in Cornwall.

400–500 · Medieval

Mansuetus (Latin: Mansuetus Uricitanus; 4th century – 5th century) was the bishop of Urusi in the African province of Proconsular, who suffered martyrdom under the Vandal king Gaiseric, a supporter of Arianism.

362 · Early Church

Saint Manuel, a martyr in Chalcedon in 362, along with Saints Sabel and Ishmael, lived under the reign of Julian the Apostate, the last openly pagan Roman emperor who attempted to restore the Roman religion.

1869–1936 · Contemporary

Manuel Basulto Jiménez (May 17, 1869, in Adanero – August 12, 1936, in El Pozo del Tío Raimundo) was a Spanish bishop who was killed by the Republican faction during the Spanish Civil War, amidst religious persecutions, along with five other companions.

1913–1936 · Contemporary · Missionary Sons of the Immaculate Heart of Mary

Manuel Buil Lalueza, C.M.F. (Abizanda, August 31, 1913 – 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.

1913–1936 · Contemporary

Manuel Gutiérrez Martín, OMI (born January 1, 1913, in Fresno del Río; died July 24, 1936, in Pozuelo, Madrid), was a Spanish Oblate of the Immaculate Mary. He was a theology student at the Oblate house of studies in Pozuelo, Madrid, and had already received the subdiaconate.

1892–1936 · Contemporary

Emanuel Martin Sierra (born October 2, 1892, in Churriana de la Vega, Province of Granada; died July 26, 1936, in Motril) was a Spanish Catholic priest, ascetic, martyr, and blessed of the Catholic Church. After earning his baccalaureate, he entered the diocesan seminary.

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

Emanuele Martínez Jarauta, C.M.F. (Murchante, December 22, 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.

1869–1936 · Contemporary

Manuel Medina Olmos (August 9, 1869, in Lanteira, Granada – August 30, 1936, in Vícar, Almería) was a Spanish priest and Bishop of Guadix-Baza who was assassinated during the Spanish Civil War. Considered a martyr by the Catholic Church, he was beatified in 1993.

1887–1936 · Contemporary · Order of Saint Jerome

Manuel Sanz Domínguez (Sotodosos, December 31, 1887 – Paracuellos de Jarama, November 6, 1936) was a Spanish priest who restored the male branch of the Order of Saint Jerome, a martyr of the Spanish Civil War, and is recognized as a blessed by the Catholic Church.

1881–1936 · Contemporary · Piarists

Manuel Segura López, also known as Manuel of the Virgin of the Pillar, Sch. P. (Almonacid de la Sierra, January 22, 1881 – Gabasa, July 28, 1936), was a Spanish Piarist priest of the Peralta de la Sal community.

1915–1936 · Contemporary · Missionary Sons of the Immaculate Heart of Mary

Emanuele Torras Sais, C.M.F., born Manuel Torras Sais (Sant Martí Vell, February 12, 1915 – 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.

1902–1936 · Contemporary

Manuel Torró Garcia (born July 2, 1902, died September 21, 1936) was a Spanish martyr and a blessed of the Catholic Church. He came from a religious family and was married. He was also a member of Catholic Action. During the Spanish Civil War, he was murdered at the age of 34.

1891–1936 · Contemporary · Sisters of Adoration, Handmaids of the Blessed Sacrament and of Charity

Manuela Arriola Uranga (Ondarroa, December 29, 1891 – Madrid, November 10, 1936), better known as Manuela of the Sacred Heart, was a Spanish religious sister and one of the twenty-three Adorers of the Blessed Sacrament murdered during the religious persecution that broke out duri…

1774–1853 · Modern · Congregation of the Schools of Charity

Marcantonio Cavanis (Venice, May 4, 1774 – Venice, October 10, 1853) was an Italian priest and educator who collaborated with his brother, Antonio Angelo, in the management of the Charity Schools. He is recognized as venerable by the Catholic Church.

1913–1936 · Contemporary · Order of Friars Minor

Marcelino Ovejero Gómez (born September 13, 1913, in Becedas, died August 16, 1936, in Fuente el Fresno) was a Spanish Franciscan, seminarian, Christian martyr, and blessed of the Roman Catholic Church.

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Marcellinus (Ancona, ... – Ancona, 6th century) was an Italian bishop, venerated as a saint by the Catholic Church. The Roman Martyrology records the legend, handed down in writing by Pope Saint Gregory the Great, according to which the bishop of Ancona saved his city from a fire…

401–485 · Early Church

Marcellus of Constantinople (died c. 485), a native of Syria, was the hegumen (abbot) of the Monastery of the Acoemetae in Constantinople. He fought against the Monophysite and Arian heresies. Regarded as a saint, his feast day is celebrated on December 29.

610 · Medieval

Marchell was a 7th-century saint whose history is recorded in the genealogical tract Bonedd y Saint. She was the daughter of Tangwystl or Hawystl Gloff, one of the 24 daughters of Brychan Brycheiniog.