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1905–1936 · Contemporary · Carmelites

Martienne Valtierra-Tordesillas, in religion Marie Ange de Saint Joseph (1905–1936), 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.

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Saint Mastalo was a 10th-century Byzantine who served as the 11th Catholic bishop of Amalfi from 960 to 987 and is a saint in the Roman Catholic Church. He was the last bishop of the see, as the church of Amalfi was elevated to an archdiocese following his death in 986 or 987.

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Mastridia of Alexandria is a Christian saint venerated as a venerable. Her feast day in the Orthodox Church is celebrated on December 7 (November 24 according to the Julian calendar).

580 · Medieval

Mastridia of Jerusalem (died c. 580) was a Christian saint and virgin hermit. Her feast day in the Orthodox Church is celebrated on February 20 (February 7 according to the Julian calendar).

1864–1936 · Contemporary

Matrona of Anemnyasevo (born Matrona Grigoryevna Belyakova; November 18, 1864, Anemnyasevo, Kasimov Uyezd, Ryazan Governorate — July 29, 1936, Moscow) was a saint of the Russian Orthodox Church.

392–492 · Early Church

Matrona of Constantinople (also known as Matrona of Jerusalem; born c. 392, Perga, Pamphylia, Eastern Roman Empire — died c. 492, Constantinople, Eastern Roman Empire) was a Christian ascetic, venerated as a venerable saint. Her feast day is November 22.

1000–999 · Medieval · Benedictines

Madruina, Matrull, or Madrona (died in Barcelona, 999) was a Benedictine nun and the supposed abbess of the Monastery of Sant Pere de les Puel·les in Barcelona.

1882–1935 · Contemporary

Matthew Kadalikattil, born on April 25, 1872, in Edappady, India, and died in Palai on May 23, 1935, was an Indian Catholic priest of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Church, founder of the Sisters of the Sacred Heart congregation, and recognized as venerable on June 27, 2011, by Pope B…

1813–1847 · Modern

Saint Matthew Lê Văn Gẫm (born c. 1813 in Gò Công, Vietnam; died May 11, 1847, in Chợ Đũi, Đồng Nai Province, Vietnam) was a martyr and a saint of the Catholic Church. Matthew Lê Văn Gẫm was born in Gò Công to parents Paul Lê Văn Lại and Mary Nguyễn Thị Nhiệm.

1808–1861 · Modern

Saint Matthew Nguyễn Văn Đắc (Phượng) (born c. 1808 in Kẻ Lài, Quảng Bình province, Vietnam; died May 26, 1861, near Đồng Hới, Quảng Bình province, Vietnam) was a martyr and a saint of the Catholic Church.

1765–1795 · Modern

Matthias Choe In-gil (1765–June 28, 1795) was a Korean martyr and a blessed of the Catholic Church. Born in 1765, Choe In-gil converted to Catholicism in 1784.

1597 · Reformation · Franciscans

Saint Matthias of Miyako (also of Meako; died February 5, 1597, in Nagasaki, Japan) was a Japanese Franciscan tertiary, saint, and martyr. He was crucified with Saint Peter Baptist and his companions in Nagasaki.

1902–1936 · Contemporary · Piarists

Matías Cardona Meseguer (born December 23, 1902, in Vallibona, died August 20, 1936, in the same place) was a Spanish priest of the Piarist Order. He was a victim of the anti-Catholic persecutions during the Spanish Civil War, murdered out of hatred for the faith (odium fidei).

283 · Early Church

Maur or Maurus was a Roman child martyr of the 3rd century. According to tradition, in the year 283, he was martyred alongside his father Claudius, a tribune of ancient Rome who had converted to Christianity, his mother Hilaria, and his brother Jason.

500–550 · Medieval

Maurinus is a saint of the Catholic and Orthodox churches, born in Agen (Lot-et-Garonne) and beheaded in Lactora, modern-day Lectoure (Gers), who evangelized the Agenais region in the 6th century.

1880–1937 · Contemporary

Archimandrite Mavriky (secular name Mikhail Vladimirovich Poletaev; December 18, 1880, Kronstadt, Saint Petersburg Governorate — October 4, 1937, Karaganda) was an archimandrite of the Russian Orthodox Church. He was glorified as a venerable martyr in August 2000.

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Maximilian Cajetan de Bertrand, Count of Pérouse and Créhange, successor to the lords of Pëtten and Créhange, was a nobleman from the Duchy of Luxembourg. He is considered the founder of the Bissen ironworks.

201–250 · Early Church

Maximus of Nola (Nola, 3rd century – Nola, February 7, 3rd century) was Bishop of Nola during the 3rd century, in the time of the Decian persecution; he is venerated as a saint by the Catholic Church.

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Maximus of Riez, who died around 460, was a churchman considered to be the first bishop of Riez. He was appointed to this office in 433 or 434 and remained there until his death around 460.

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Melas (died 385) was the bishop of the city and monastery of Rhinocolura (modern-day El Arish, Egypt, on the border with Palestine). During the reign of Emperor Valens (364–378), who was a follower of Arianism, a decree was issued to expel all Catholic bishops.

1899–1936 · Contemporary · Trinitarian Order

Melchior of the Holy Spirit, born Melchor Rodríguez Villastrigo (Laguna de Negrillos, January 29, 1899 – Cuenca, September 24, 1936), was a Spanish priest of the Order of the Most Holy Trinity.

1599–1632 · Reformation

Melchior of Saint Augustine, born Melchor Sánchez Pérez (Granada 1599 – Nagasaki, December 11, 1632), was a Spanish missionary of the Order of Augustinian Recollects. A martyr in Japan, he was beatified by Pope John Paul II in 1989.

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Meldroc of Vannes, also known as Saint Meldroc or Meldéoc, is a Breton saint. Supposedly of Irish origin, he was the fifteenth bishop of the Diocese of Vannes in the 7th century. According to the calendar of Breton saints, his feast day is June 27.

1835–1900 · Contemporary

Meletius, born Mikhail Ioannovich Leontovich (October 26/November 6, 1784, in Stari Sanzhary – February 17/29, 1840, in Kharkiv), was a Russian Orthodox bishop and saint of Ukrainian descent.

451 · Early Church

Memorius (Latin: Memorius; executed in 451) was a deacon and hieromartyr from Troyes. His feast day is September 7. Saint Memorius and his companions were martyred by Attila and other Huns. Saint Memorius was a deacon in Troyes (modern-day France).

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Saint Menignus is an Orthodox martyr and saint. He was a native of the city of Parium in the Hellespont region and worked as a fuller. He lived during the persecution of Christians under Emperor Decius.

600 · Medieval

Saint Menulphe, also known as Menoux or Menou (Latin: Menulphus), is said to have been the son of a 6th-century Irish (or perhaps English, Scottish, or even Breton) king. He is among the more or less mythical Breton saints not officially recognized by the Catholic Church.

1100 · Medieval

Mercherdach (also Muiredach, Murchertachus, and others) was an Irish pilgrim monk who lived as a recluse at the Obermünster church in Regensburg during the 11th century. He is venerated as a blessed.

1150–1239 · Medieval

Mercury of Smolensk, also known as Mercurius of Smolensk (date and place of birth unknown; according to tradition, he died on November 24, 1239, in Smolensk), was a legendary saint of the Orthodox Church, a martyr, and a hero of the battles against the Mongols during their invasi…

1804–1838 · Modern

Saint Michael Nguyễn Huy Mỹ (Vietnamese: Micae Nguyễn Huy Mỹ) (born c. 1804 in Kẻ Vĩnh, Vietnam – died August 12, 1838, in Bảy Mẫu, Vietnam) was a martyr and a saint of the Catholic Church. Michael Nguyễn Huy Mỹ was born in Kẻ Vĩnh.

1960–1991 · Contemporary · Order of Friars Minor

Michał Tomaszek (September 23, 1960 – August 9, 1991) was a Polish Catholic priest and missionary of the Order of Friars Minor Conventual. Having been killed in hatred of the faith (in odium fidei) in Peru, he is venerated as a martyr and blessed by the Catholic Church.

1801–1872 · Modern

Michel Guérin, known as Abbé Guérin (born June 8, 1801; died May 29, 1872), was a 19th-century French priest, the first parish priest and founder of the parish of the village of Pontmain, and a witness to the apparition of Our Lady of Pontmain.

1748–1794 · Modern · Carmelites

Michel-Louis Brulard, born in 1748, was a priest and a member of the Order of Discalced Carmelites in Charenton. During the French Revolution, he was arrested and sentenced to deportation to French Guiana.

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

Michele Masip González (Llardecans, June 8, 1913 – Barbastro, August 15, 1936) was a Spanish religious, martyred in Barbastro during the Spanish Civil War and venerated as a blessed by the Catholic Church.

1843–1915 · Contemporary

Miquel Maura i Muntaner (Palma, September 6, 1843 – September 9, 1915) was a Majorcan priest and founder of the Congregation of the Zelator Sisters of the Eucharistic Cult. He has been proclaimed venerable by the Catholic Church and is currently in the process of beatification.

1907–1936 · Contemporary · Conventual Franciscans

Miguel Remón Salvador, O.F.M.Conv. (Caudé, September 17, 1907 – Samalús, August 3, 1936), was a Spanish religious brother of the Order of Friars Minor Conventual.

1941–1991 · Contemporary

Miguel Tiu Imul (born September 5, 1941, in La Montaña, Quiché Department; died October 31, 1991, in Parraxtut, Quiché Department) was a Guatemalan martyr, a victim of the Guatemalan Civil War, and a blessed of the Catholic Church.

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Michael the Soldier (died 886) is a saint of the Orthodox Church, whose feast day is celebrated on November 22 according to the Old Style, or December 5 according to the New Style. The righteous Michael the Soldier was Bulgarian. From childhood, he lived a life of piety.

1915 · Contemporary

Mikayel Gharagyozyan was arrested in April 1915 as part of a list of 58 prominent Armenian doctors compiled by Dr. Bahaeddin Shakir, one of the leaders of the Committee of Union and Progress. He was killed in 1915 near Tigranakert.

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Michael of Ulumbo is a Georgian saint whose feast day is celebrated on May 3 according to the Old Style, or May 16 according to the New Style. The saint was a contemporary of Patriarch Sergius of Jerusalem (842–844).

1935–1974 · Contemporary

Mikel Beltoja (April 17, 1935 – February 10, 1974) was an Albanian Catholic priest of the Archdiocese of Shkodër who was murdered in odium fidei under the communist and atheist regime of Enver Hoxha. He is venerated as a blessed and martyr by the Catholic Church.

1873–1919 · Contemporary

Michael Bleive (born October 29, 1873, in Olustvere, Suure-Jaani, Viljandi County, Governorate of Livonia, present-day Estonia; died January 14, 1919, in Tartu), also spelled Michael Bleiwe, born Mihkel Bleive, also spelled Mihhail Bleive, and known in Russian as Mikhail Ivanovic…

1870–1931 · Contemporary

Mikhail Pavlovich Cheltsov (May 27, 1870, Kikino village, Ryazhsky Uyezd, Ryazan Governorate — January 7, 1931, Leningrad) was a protopresbyter of the Russian Orthodox Church and a theologian. He was canonized by the Russian Orthodox Church in 2005.

1877–1961 · Contemporary

Schemarchimandrite Mikhail (secular name Maksim Kuzmich Galushko; 1877, Polnaya — March 24, 1961, Kharkiv) was a schemarchimandrite of the Russian Orthodox Church, a venerable confessor, and a locally venerated saint of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church.

1890–1937 · Contemporary

Mikhail Ivanovich Gusev (Mikhail of Kulebaki; October 25, 1890, Diveyevo, Arzamas Uyezd, Nizhny Novgorod Governorate — November 20, 1937) was a clergyman of the Russian Orthodox Church and an archpriest.

1236–1300 · Medieval

Miro of Canzo (Canzo, 1236? – Sorico, c. 1300) was a hermit and pilgrim, venerated as a saint of the Catholic Church in the Lake Como region. His cult flourished particularly between the 16th and 18th centuries, spreading throughout the territory of the Duchy of Milan as the "pat…

201–300 · Early Church

Mirope of Chios (Ephesus, 3rd century – Chios, 3rd century) was a young Christian who, during the persecutions of Decius, moved to the island of Chios with her mother (her father was deceased).

1959–1992 · Contemporary

Miroslav Imotski, born Miroslav Lončar (Nebriževac, 1959 – near Imotski, July 5, 1992), was a Serbian Orthodox new martyr who suffered a martyr's death. Members of the Croatian Armed Forces abducted him while he was working in a field and took him in an unknown direction.

1848–1907 · Contemporary

Misha-Samuel (born Mikhail Vasilyevich Lazarev; 1848 – February 23 [March 8], 1907) was a holy fool of Pereslavl, venerated in Orthodoxy as Blessed Mikhail of Pereslavl, a locally canonized saint of the Yaroslavl Diocese.

1889–1938 · Contemporary

Mikhail Alexandrovich Berezin (June 13 [25], 1889, village of Maloye Karachkino, Kozmodemyansky Uyezd, Kazan Governorate — January 13, 1938) was a priest of the Russian Orthodox Church, canonized in 2002 as a member of the Synaxis of New Martyrs and Confessors of Russia.