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1880–1936 · Contemporary · Order of Friars Minor Capuchin

Modest García Martí, also known as Modest of Albocácer (Spanish: Modesto García Martí; born January 18, 1880, in Albocácer, Castellón province; died August 30, 1936, near Albocácer), was a Spanish blessed of the Catholic Church, a martyr, priest, Capuchin friar, and victim of the…

1912–1936 · Contemporary · Conventual Franciscans

Modesto Vegas was a Spanish Franciscan friar who was born on February 24, 1912, in La Serna, Spain. During the Spanish Civil War, he was killed in 1936 in Lliçà d'Amunt, along with friars Alfonso Lopez, Dionisio Vicente, Pedro Rivera, Francisco Remón, and Miguel Remón.

251 · Early Church

Moses of Rome (Rome, 3rd century – 251) was a Roman priest and dean of the college that governed the Catholic Church following the death of Fabian. He is venerated as a saint by various Christian denominations.

1210 · Medieval · Franciscans

Monaldo of Capodistria, Latinized as Monaldus Iustinopolitanus (Capodistria or Piran, c. 1208 – Capodistria, c. 1280), was an Italian Franciscan theologian and canonist.

456 · Early Church

Saint Monessa (died 456) was a Christian saint who lived in the 5th century. According to tradition, Monessa was the daughter of an Irish chieftain. She was converted by Saint Patrick and died immediately after receiving baptism. Her feast day is celebrated on September 4.

600 · Medieval

Saint Monon, or Muno, born around 600 in Scotland (or Ireland) and died (assassinated) in 645 near Nassogne (Belgium), was a hermit monk living in the Ardennes Forest. He is considered a martyr and is liturgically commemorated on October 18 (in the Diocese of Namur).

531 · Medieval

Montanus was the metropolitan bishop of Toledo between 523 and 531, a contemporary of King Amalaric. He presided over the Second Council of Toledo, held in 527.

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Montanus (died Terracina or Ponza, fl. 1st–2nd century) was a Christian Roman soldier who lived between the 1st and 2nd centuries and suffered martyrdom. He is venerated as a saint by all churches that permit the veneration of saints.

260 · Early Church

Montanus of Carthage (died 259) was a Christian martyr and a disciple of Cyprian of Carthage who died during the persecution of Valerian. He is a Christian saint commemorated, along with Saint Lucius and their companions, on May 23 in the West and February 24 in the East.

1075–1115 · Medieval · Benedictines

Morand, from the Latin Morandus or Moderamnus (born c. 1050 or 1075, died June 3, 1115), a native of the Rhineland, was a Cluniac monk nicknamed the Apostle of the Sundgau. During the Middle Ages, he played an important role as the patron saint of vines and wine.

1362 · Medieval

Archbishop Moses (secular name Mitrofan; born in Novgorod, Novgorod Republic — died January 25, 1362, Skovorodsky Monastery) was a bishop of the Russian Orthodox Church who served as Archbishop of Novgorod and Pskov. He is glorified by the Russian Orthodox Church as a saint.

1782–1862 · Modern

Moses, born Timofey Ivanovich Putilov (January 15, 1782, in Borisoglebsky; died June 16, 1862, in Kozelsk), was the superior and starets of the Optina Monastery and an Orthodox monastic saint.

1874–1959 · Contemporary · Little Sisters of the Poor of Maiquetía

Luisa Aveledo, in religion Sister Marcelina of Saint Joseph, born in Caracas, Venezuela, on June 18, 1874, and died in Barranquilla, Colombia, on November 16, 1959, was a Venezuelan religious sister.

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Saint Mummolin (born unknown, died 686) was the Bishop of Noyon-Tournai in France from 660. Renowned for his love of others, he died of pneumonia after giving his cloak to a beggar. He was canonized by Pope Constantine in 711. His feast day is celebrated on October 16.

201–300 · Early Church

Mustiola (3rd century – 3rd century) was a Christian martyr whom the Catholic Church considers a saint. She is the patron saint of Chiusi and Scavolino, a hamlet of Pennabilli, as well as of Santa Mustiola.

150 · Early Church

Namphamon (died 198 or 200), also known as Namphamonem, Namphanion, or Namphanionem, was the first martyr of Africa (archimartyr). Along with his companions, the saints Miggine (or Mygdine), Lucita (or Lucitas), and Sanamis (or Sanaë), he suffered martyrdom at Madaurus in Numidia…

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Saint Neopolus (also known as Saint Napoleon; 3rd century – Rome, May 2, 304) was a martyr who died during the Diocletianic Persecution, together with Saints Saturninus, Caelestinus, and Germanus.

1917–1936 · Contemporary · Congregation of the Mission

Narciso Pascual Pascual, born on August 11, 1917, in Sarreaus (Tioira, Maceda) and died in Guadalajara on December 6, 1936, was a Galician Latin Catholic religious, a martyr of the Spanish Civil War, and was beatified by Pope Francis on October 13, 2013.

1882–1936 · Contemporary

Narciso de Esténaga y Echevarría (Logroño, October 29, 1882 – Miguelturra, August 22, 1936) was a Spanish Catholic bishop. He was one of the thirteen bishops killed in the Republican zone during the Spanish Civil War, a victim of religious persecution.

300–307 · Early Church

Narcissus of Girona was a 3rd-century bishop, either Spanish and native to Girona (according to the Flos Sanctorum) or a Scythian from the Gothia of southern Sweden—Västergötland or Östergötland—(according to the Cronicón de Liberato).

1877–1942 · Contemporary

Narcyz Putz (born October 28, 1877, in Sieraków; died December 5, 1942, in Dachau) was a Polish Catholic priest, a blessed of the Roman Catholic Church, administrator and pastor of the Sacred Heart of Jesus parish in Bydgoszcz (1920–1925), pastor of St.

1866–1936 · Contemporary · Society of Jesus

Narcisse Basté Basté (1866–1936) was a Spanish Jesuit who was assassinated during the Spanish Civil War in Valencia, Spain, on October 15, 1936.

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Saint Naucratius the Studite was a faithful disciple of Saint Theodore the Studite. He succeeded him as hegumen of the Stoudios Monastery from 826 until his death on April 18, 848. His feast day is April 18.

1–56 · Early Church

Nazarius of Milan, or Saint Nazarius, was born in Rome in the first century of the Christian era. His father was a high-ranking official in the Roman army administration of African origin; his mother—whom the Church considers a saint named Saint Perpetua—was a Roman disciple of S…

1887–1958 · Contemporary

Dom Ndoc Suma (born July 31, 1887, in Nënshat, Zadrima; died April 22, 1958) was a Roman Catholic priest who died for his faith in communist Albania. He is one of the Thirty-eight Martyrs of Albania.

1853–1928 · Contemporary

Nectarius of Optina (born Nikolai Vasilyevich Tikhonov; 1853 – May 12, 1928) was a Russian Orthodox hieromonk and starets. He has been venerated as a local saint since July 26, 1996, and was glorified for the entire Church along with other Optina elders on August 16, 2000.

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Nefyn was a 5th-century saint and one of the 24 daughters of Brychan Brycheiniog. She married Cynfarch Cul ap Meirchion, and their children ruled Rheged (the Lake District), Strathclyde, and Gower.

1875–1937 · Contemporary

Archimandrite Neophytus (secular name Nikolai Alexandrovich Osipov; May 9 [21], 1875, Augustów, Suwałki Governorate — November 3, 1937, Antibessky camp site, Siblag, Novosibirsk Oblast) was an archimandrite of the Russian Orthodox Church.

365–396 · Early Church

Nepotian (Latin: Nepotianus; Altino, 365 – 396) was a Christian ascetic, venerated as a saint by the Catholic Church. The nephew of Heliodorus, Bishop of Altino, through his mother, he initially pursued a military career.

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Saint Nestabus of Gaza (died between 360 and 363), along with his brothers Eusebius and Zeno, as well as Nestor and Bussiris, were martyrs in Gaza, Palestine, under Julian. They are Christian saints commemorated locally on September 21.

100–65 · Early Church

Nestor of Palencia (died c. 65) is a legendary figure whom a late tradition, documented in historiographical works of the 16th and 17th centuries, claims to have been the first bishop of Palencia.

1890–1936 · Contemporary · Missionary Sons of the Immaculate Heart of Mary

Nicasio Sierra Ucar, C.M.F. (Cascante, October 11, 1890 – Barbastro, August 12, 1936), was a Spanish priest of Basque origin who was martyred in Barbastro during the Spanish Civil War and is venerated as a blessed by the Catholic Church.

1350–1389 · Medieval · Dominican Order

Niccolò Caracciolo Moschino, Cardinal of Saint Cyriacus, was an Italian cardinal born in Naples, Campania, Italy, who died on July 29, 1389, in Rome. He was a member of the Dominican Order and a relative of Cardinal Corrado Caraccioli (1405).

1863–1936 · Contemporary

Niceta Plaja Xitra de San Prudencia (born October 31, 1863, in Torrent; died November 24, 1936, in Paterna) was a Spanish nun of the Carmelite Sisters of Charity, a martyr, and a blessed of the Catholic Church.

1792–1839 · Modern

Saint Nicholas Bùi Đức Thể (Vietnamese: Nicôla Bùi Đức Thể) (born c. 1792 in Kiên Trung, Nam Định Province, Vietnam – died June 13, 1839, in Thừa Thiên, Vietnam) was a martyr and a saint of the Catholic Church. The exact date of Nicholas Bùi Đức Thể's birth is unknown.

793–868 · Medieval

Nicholas the Studite, as abbot of the Stoudios Monastery and defender of the Christian faith, embodies spiritual resistance against the persecutions of the second iconoclastic wave, as well as exemplary devotion within the Orthodox tradition.

1576 · Reformation

Saint Nicholas of Pskov was a fool for Christ. He lived for thirty-five years as a beggar on the streets of Pskov. Summer and winter, he was naked or nearly naked and feigned madness to attract the contempt of men. He fell asleep in peace in 1576.

1050 · Medieval

Nicholas of Stilo (died Stilo, August 9, 1050) was an Italian religious figure. Nicholas was an Italo-Greek monk who lived on Mount Consolino above Stilo. He lived in a cave with Saint Ambrose, leading a life of penance, prayer, and contemplation.

800–850 · Medieval

Nicholas the Monk was a Byzantine military commander, clergyman, and Christian saint. According to his later hagiographies, he served as a commander under Emperor Nikephoros I Genikos.

300–260 · Early Church

Saint Nicephorus was a Christian martyr during the reign of Emperor Valerian. In Antioch, the priest Sapricius and the layman Nicephorus were considered as brothers, but they quarreled to the point of not greeting one another if they met.

1893–1936 · Contemporary · Passionists

Vicente Díez Tejerina (Herreruela de Castillería, February 17, 1893 – Manzanares, July 23, 1936), better known by his religious name Nicéforo de Jesús y María, was a Catholic Passionist priest who was executed by firing squad in 1936 during the religious persecution that broke ou…

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Niketas the Goth-Beater is an early Christian saint and apocryphal great martyr who was tortured and died for Christ in Constantinople; he is the fictional son of the Roman Emperor Maximian.

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Nicholas the Confessor is a Christian saint. Nicholas was a native of the island of Crete. He traveled to Constantinople to visit his relative Theodore, the abbot of the Studion Monastery, where he remained and became a monk.

1227 · Medieval · Franciscans

Nicholas Abenante of Sassoferrato was one of the companions of Daniel Fasanella who were martyred for the Christian faith in Ceuta, North Africa, on October 10, 1227. They were Friars Minor serving as missionaries in Morocco. All were priests except for Donulus.

1740–1792 · Modern · Society of Jesus

Nikolas Verron, born in Quimperlé in 1740 and murdered in Paris on September 3, 1792, was a Jesuit priest and martyr. He is one of the Martyrs of September 1792, beatified by Pope Pius XI on October 17, 1926.

1875–1941 · Contemporary

Nikolai Vasilyevich Krylov (April 26 (May 8), 1875, Petrovskoye, Vereysky Uyezd, Moscow Governorate — night of December 11–12, 1941, Karaganda Region) was a protopresbyter. He was canonized by the Russian Orthodox Church in 2000.

564 · Medieval

Saint Nicholas of Sion (lived in the 6th century, Lycia – December 10, 564) was a Christian saint, Archbishop of Pinara, and abbot of the Sion Monastery in Asia Minor. He is venerated as a wonderworker.

1080–1143 · Medieval

Nicholas of Chernihiv, born Svyatoslav Davydovych (died 1142, Kiev Pechersk Lavra), was the first prince of Kievan Rus' to take monastic vows. He is venerated as a saint by the Russian Orthodox Church, which celebrates his feast day on October 14.

1862–1918 · Contemporary

Nikolai Ivanovich Lyubomudrov (April 11 [23], 1862, Yurkino village, Yaroslavl Governorate — October 20 [November 2], 1918, Latskoye village, Yaroslavl Governorate) was an Orthodox priest and a saint of the Russian Orthodox Church, canonized as a hieromartyr in 2000 for universal…

1888–1931 · Contemporary

Saint Nikon of Optina (born Nikolai Mitrofanovich Belyaev; September 26, 1888 – August 8, 1931) was a hieromonk of the Russian Orthodox Church and the last clergyman of the Optina Monastery before its closure and destruction during the Soviet era.