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1800–1800 · Modern

Martha of Tambov (in monasticism Margarita; born Martha Petrovna Aparina; early 18th century, Saransk – September 1 (14), 1800, Tambov) was a schema-nun of the Russian Orthodox Church, a Kirsanov starets, and the founder of the Tikhvin-Theotokos Monastery in the city of Kirsanov.…

1836–1866 · Modern · Paris Foreign Missions Society

Martin Luc Huin, born on October 20, 1836, in Guyonvelle, Haute-Marne, and beheaded on March 30, 1866, in Boryeong, Korea, was a missionary priest of the Paris Foreign Missions Society recognized as a martyr and saint by the Catholic Church.

1587–1649 · Reformation · Society of Jesus

Martin Stredonius SJ (Latin: Martinus Stredonius, Czech: Martin Středa, also Martin Středovský, Polish: Marcin Strzoda; born November 11, 1587, in Gleiwitz, Duchy of Opole; died August 26, 1649, in Brno, Margraviate of Moravia) was one of the leading Jesuits of the Bohemian Provi…

1787–1840 · Modern

Martin Thọ (born c. 1787 in Kẻ Báng, Nam Định Province, Vietnam – died November 8, 1840, in Bảy Mẫu, Vietnam) was a Vietnamese martyr and a saint of the Catholic Church. His given name was Nho, but he was known by the local custom as Thọ, after his ninth son.

1566–1597 · Reformation · Ordo Fratrum Minorum de Regularis Observantia

Martín de la Ascensión Aguirre, born in Ibarrangelu, Gipuzkoa, in the present-day Spanish Basque Country in 1566 or 1567 and died in Nagasaki, Japan, on February 5, 1597, was a 16th-century Spanish Franciscan friar and Catholic missionary who died a martyr in Japan.

1300–1400 · Medieval

Martyrius of the Kiev Caves (late 13th – early 14th century) was a monk of the Kiev Pechersk Lavra. Due to his great purity of soul and strict fasting, he was ordained a deacon and possessed the gift of performing miracles.

250–301 · Early Church

Martirià (Florence, mid-4th century – Albenga, late 4th century) was a bishop of Albenga who is venerated today as the patron saint of the town of Banyoles.

1888–1915 · Contemporary

Martiros Guntagchyan (1888, Kayseri – 1915, victim of the Armenian Genocide) was an Armenian lawyer and cultural figure. After receiving his primary education in his birthplace, he joined the Armenian Revolutionary Federation in 1909.

1799 · Modern · Cistercians

The Martyrs of Casamari were six Cistercian monks, led by Siméon Cardon, who were killed by French soldiers in May 1799 at Casamari Abbey. They are recognized as martyrs by the Catholic Church, and their beatification took place on April 17, 2021. Their feast day is May 16.

1877–1937 · Contemporary · Order of Friars Minor Capuchin

Frederic of Berga, born Martí Tarrés Puigpelat (October 8, 1877, in Berga – February 16/17, 1937, in Barcelona), was a Spanish priest of the Order of Friars Minor Capuchin, a martyr, and a blessed of the Catholic Church.

1140–1213 · Medieval · Cistercians

Martín de Hinojosa, also known as Martín de Finojosa or Martín de Huerta (born in Deza c. 1140 – died in Sotoca de Tajo on September 16, 1213), was a Castilian ecclesiastic, abbot of the Abbey of Huerta, and Bishop of Sigüenza. He is venerated as a saint by the Catholic Church.

1900–1936 · Contemporary · Order of Friars Minor

Martín Lozano Tello (born September 19, 1900, in Corral de Almaguer; died August 16, 1936, in Boca de Balondillo) was a Spanish Franciscan, biblical scholar, Christian martyr, and blessed of the Roman Catholic Church.

1910–1936 · Contemporary

Martín Martínez Pascual (Valdealgorfa, November 11, 1910 – Valdealgorfa, August 18, 1936) was a Spanish priest who was executed by firing squad by militiamen shortly after the beginning of the Spanish Civil War. He was beatified in 1995 and is commemorated on August 18.

1836–1900 · Contemporary

Saint Maria An Guo (born 1836 in Anping, Hebei, China; died July 11, 1900, in Liugongying, Hebei) was a martyr and a saint of the Catholic Church. Maria An Guo was born in 1836 in Anping, Hebei Province.

1871–1900 · Contemporary

Saint Maria An Linghua (born 1871 in Anping, Hebei, China; died July 11, 1900, in Liugongying, Hebei) was a Catholic saint and martyr. Maria An Linghua was born in 1871 in Anping, Hebei Province. During the Boxer Rebellion, Christians in China were subjected to persecution.

1885–1900 · Contemporary

Saint Maria Qi Yu (Chinese: 齊玉瑪利) (born 1885 in Daji, Hebei, China – died June 28, 1900, in Wangla, Hebei) was a saint of the Catholic Church and a martyr. Maria Qi Yu was born in 1885 in Daji, Hebei Province.

1849–1900 · Contemporary

Saint Maria Du Zhao (1849 in Qifengzhuang, Hebei, China – June 28, 1900, in Wangjiatian, Hebei) was a saint of the Catholic Church and a martyr. Maria Du Zhao was born into a Christian family in the village of Qifengzhuang in Shen County, Hebei Province.

1858–1900 · Contemporary

Saint Maria Du Tian (1858–June 29, 1900) was a Chinese martyr and a saint of the Catholic Church. Born in 1858 in Shenzhou, Hebei, she married Du Yonghe from the village of Du, with whom she had two sons and three daughters.

1884–1900 · Contemporary

Saint Maria Fan Kun (1884 in Daji, Hebei, China – June 28, 1900, in Wangla, Hebei) was a saint of the Catholic Church and a martyr. Maria Fan Kun was born in Daji and raised in an orphanage founded by Catholic priests in the village of Wangla.

1835–1900 · Contemporary

Saint Maria Guo Li (Chinese: 郭李瑪利) (born 1835 in Hujiache, Hebei, China – died July 7, 1900, in the same place) was a saint of the Catholic Church and a martyr. Maria Guo Li was the wife of Guo Zhinfang. The couple had many children, whom they raised in the Catholic faith.

1841–1907 · Contemporary · Order of the Visitation of Holy Mary

Marie-Marthe Chambon, born Françoise Chambon (Chambéry, March 6, 1841 – March 21, 1907, Chambéry), was a French nun of the Order of the Visitation, known for her mystical experiences and for introducing the devotion of the Chaplet of the Holy Wounds.

1786–1839 · Modern

Marie Pak Kun-agi (Korean: 박큰아기 마리아) was a Korean Christian laywoman, martyr, and saint, born in 1786 in Seoul, Korea, and beheaded on September 3, 1839, near Seoul.

1819–1839 · Modern

Marie Won Kwi-im was a Korean Christian laywoman, born around 1818 in Yongmeo Ri, Goyang Gun, in the Gyeonggi province of Korea, who died by beheading on July 20, 1839, in Seoul.

1819–1840 · Modern

Saint Maria Yi In-dŏk (1819–January 31, 1840) was a Korean Catholic martyr and saint. Maria Yi In-dŏk was the sister of fellow martyr Magdalena Yi Yŏng-dŏk. During the persecution of Catholics in Korea, she was arrested alongside her older sister.

1801–1840 · Modern

Marie Yi Seong-rye (in Korean: Yi Seong-rye Maria) was a Korean Christian laywoman and martyr, born in 1801 in Hongju, Chungcheong, Korea, and beheaded on January 31, 1840, at Danggogae, near Seoul.

1804–1839 · Modern

Marie Yi Yon-hui (Korean: 이연희 마리아) was a Korean Christian laywoman and the wife of Damien Nam Myong-hyog. She was born around 1804 in Seoul, Korea, and was beheaded there on September 3, 1839.

1883–1900 · Contemporary

Saint Maria Zhao (Chinese: 趙瑪利) (born 1883 in Zhaojia, Hebei, China – died July 1900, ibid.) was a saint of the Catholic Church and a martyr. Maria Zhao was born in 1883 in Zhaojia, Hebei Province. During the Boxer Rebellion, Christians in China were subjected to persecution.

1840–1900 · Contemporary

Marie Zhao Guo was a Chinese lay Christian, born around 1840, who was beheaded on July 28, 1900, alongside her daughters Rose Zhao, 22, and Marie Zhao, 17.

1889–1900 · Contemporary

Saint Maria Zheng Xu (born c. 1889 in Kou, Hebei, China; died June 28, 1900, in Wangla, Hebei) was a saint of the Catholic Church and a martyr. Maria Zheng Xu was born around 1889 in Kou, Hebei Province.

1270–1290 · Medieval

Maria Dolorosa (Sint-Lambrechts-Woluwe, c. 1270 – ibid., June 18, 1290) is a Brabantine blessed who is known in popular devotion as Lenneke Mare, which is said to be a corruption of Alleyndiger Maria.

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Marinus, bishop and confessor, was a bishop venerated as a saint at the Benedictine monastery of Sant Pere de Besalú, where his remains were kept.

1893–1936 · Contemporary

María Amparo Carbonell Muñoz (born November 9, 1893, died September 6, 1936) was a Spanish Salesian, martyr, and blessed of the Catholic Church. She joined the convent of the Daughters of Mary Help of Christians.

1871–1936 · Contemporary

Maria Calaf Miracle of Our Lady of Providence (born December 18, 1871; died August 19, 1936) was a Spanish blessed of the Catholic Church. She received a religious upbringing at home and became a nun.

1882–1936 · Contemporary

Maria Concepción Odriozola Zabalia de San Ignacio (born February 8, 1882, in Azpeitia; died November 24, 1936, in Paterna) was a Spanish Carmelite Sister of Charity, martyr, and blessed of the Catholic Church.

1884–1936 · Contemporary · Carmelites

María Consuelo Cuñado González (Bilbao, January 2, 1884 – Paterna, Valencia, November 24, 1936) was a Carmelite nun. After completing her novitiate in Vitoria, she moved to Valencia to work as a teacher at the local school.

1877–1936 · Contemporary

María Desamparados Giner Líster of the Blessed Sacrament (born December 13, 1877, in Grao, died August 19, 1936, in El Saler) was a Spanish Carmelite Sister of Charity, martyr, and blessed of the Catholic Church.

1890–1967 · Contemporary · Augustinian Recollect Missionary Sisters

Salustiana Antonia Ayerbe Castillo, in religion María Esperanza de la Cruz, born on June 8, 1890, in Monteagudo and died on May 23, 1967, was a Spanish religious sister and co-founder of the Augustinian Recollect Missionary Sisters.

1890–1936 · Contemporary

Maria Felicyta Masia Ferragut (born August 29, 1890, in Algemesí; died October 25, 1936) was a Spanish blessed of the Catholic Church. She entered a convent, and her sisters were also nuns.

1873–1937 · Contemporary · Trinitarian Order

Francesca of the Incarnation, born María Francisca Espejo y Martos (Martos, February 12, 1873 – Las Casillas, January 13, 1937), was a Spanish Trinitarian nun killed by Republicans during the Spanish Civil War. She was beatified as a martyr by Pope Benedict XVI in 2007.

1905–1936 · Contemporary

María Jordá Botella was a Catholic martyr who was killed during the Spanish Civil War. She was the youngest member of a group executed for their public displays of faith and was beatified by Pope John Paul II on March 11, 2001.

1888–1960 · Contemporary · Passionist nuns

Maria Giuseppina Teresa Marcucci, in religion Mary Magdalene of the Blessed Sacrament, born April 24, 1888, in San Gemignano, near Lucca, Italy, and died February 10, 1960, in Madrid, Spain, was an Italian nun and a member of the Passionist Nuns.

1900–1978 · Contemporary · Institute of Religious Daughters of Mary of the Pious Schools

María Nieves Sánchez Fernández, in religion María Nieves of the Holy Family, born May 2, 1900, in Villanueva de Córdoba, Spain, and died May 1, 1978, in Córdoba, was a Spanish nun and a member of the congregation of the Daughters of Mary of the Pious Schools.

1877–1936 · Contemporary · Carmelites

Jacoba Martínez García, in religion Maria Pilar of Saint Francis Borgia (1877–1936), was one of the three Carmelite martyrs of Guadalajara during the Spanish Civil War. She was beatified on March 29, 1987, by Pope John Paul II. Her feast day is July 24.

1925–1996 · Contemporary

María Portilla Crespo, also known as María de los Desamparados Portilla Crespo or Amparo Portilla Crespo de Romero, born on May 29, 1925, in Valencia, Spain, and died on May 10, 1996, was a Spanish Catholic laywoman, constantly devoted to the poorest, the sick, the marginalized,…

1230–1290 · Medieval · Order of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Mercy

María de Cervelló (Barcelona, 1230–1290) was a Catalan nun and the founder of the female branch of the Order of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Mercy. Pope Benedict XIII inscribed her in the Roman Martyrology in 1729. Her feast day is celebrated on September 19.

361 · Early Church

Mary of Edessa was a 4th-century Christian anchorite and saint. Her feast day is celebrated on October 29 in the Latin liturgical calendar. Although her historicity was questioned by a sector of the Catholic Church in 1961, she is included among the Holy Helpers and is invoked in…

1892–1936 · Contemporary

María de la Purificación Vidal Pastor was a Catholic martyr killed during the Spanish Civil War. A single laywoman, she was martyred due to her public manifestation of religiosity and was beatified by Pope John Paul II on March 11, 2001.

1885–1936 · Contemporary

Maria del Carmen Moreno Benítez (born August 24, 1885, in Villamartín; died September 1, 1936, in Barcelona) was a Spanish Salesian sister, martyr, and blessed of the Catholic Church. She joined the Institute of the Daughters of Mary Help of Christians.

1903–1936 · Contemporary

Maria del Olvido Noguera Albelda (born December 30, 1903, in Valencia; died November 30, 1936) was a Spanish blessed of the Catholic Church. She was a member of Catholic Action. She died during the Spanish Civil War at the age of 32.

1866–1937 · Contemporary

Maria del Refugio Aguilar y Torres (San Miguel de Allende, September 21, 1866 – Mexico City, April 24, 1937) was a Mexican religious sister and founder of the Congregation of the Mercedarian Sisters of the Blessed Sacrament.