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Saint Proba of Laon (in Latin, sancta Proba) was a young female martyr from the Laon region in the 4th century. Her local liturgical feast day is April 28 or 30. She is associated with Saint Grimonie, having shared the same fate.

550 · Medieval

Saint Primel, or Primaël, was a native of Wales. He became a hermit in Cornouaille during the time of Saint Corentin in the 5th century. The two saints associated with one another, as reported in 1636 by Brother Albert Le Grand, a priest of the Order of Preachers in Morlaix, in h…

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Primitivus of Rome (died in Rome) was an ancient Roman Christian who died for his faith. Since ancient times, he has been venerated as a martyr and saint by various Christian denominations. His feast day is celebrated on April 26.

201–300 · Early Church

Privat of Mende is a saint of the Catholic Church, likely born near Clermont, who is believed to have died around 255 or 260. He is known for his martyrdom on the slopes of Mount Mimat in Mende, in the Gévaudan region.

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Saint Probus of Formia was a 4th-century Christian bishop and the second bishop of Formia. A martyr of the Roman Catholic Church, his feast day is celebrated on October 6. Probus became bishop of Formia in 303, succeeding Erasmus.

571 · Medieval

Probus of Rieti (Latin: Probus; died c. 571) was the bishop of that Central Italian city. Pope Gregory I praised him and recounted his remarkable death in a homily. Since ancient times, he has been venerated as a saint by Catholics and Orthodox Christians.

800 · Medieval

Procopius the Decapolite (died 8th century) was an 8th-century monk from Constantinople who was tortured during the reign of the Byzantine Emperor Leo the Isaurian.

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Procopius the Decapolite, also known as Procopius the Confessor (second half of the 8th century – first half of the 9th century), was a Byzantine monk, Christian ascetic, venerable, and confessor. Procopius the Decapolite was a monk who lived in a monastery in Constantinople.

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Saint Procopius of Varna was a martyr of Bulgarian origin who lived initially in the vicinity of the city of Varna (then in the Ottoman Empire) and towards the end of his life in Asia Minor, where he voluntarily converted to Islam, but soon renounced it and ended his life as a ma…

1107 · Medieval

Prochorus of Pechersk, also known as Lebednik (Smolensk, ... – Kiev Pechersk Lavra, 1107), was a Ukrainian Christian monk. He is venerated as a saint by the Russian Orthodox Church, which celebrates his feast day on February 10 and September 28.

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Saint Prothade, or Protade, known in Latin as Protadius Vesuntinus, was a Frankish prelate who died in 624. He was a relative of a Mayor of the Palace of Burgundy.

700 · Medieval

Protais (Latin: Prothasius, Franco-Provençal: Prex) was a prelate and Bishop of Lausanne in the second half of the 7th century. Recognized as a saint by the Catholic and Orthodox Churches, his feast day is November 6.

1883–1936 · Contemporary · Trinitarian Order

Prudencio Gueréquiz Guezuraga, in religion Friar Prudencio of the Cross (Errigoiti, April 28, 1883 – Andújar, July 31, 1936), was a Spanish priest of the Order of the Most Holy Trinity.

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Publia of Antioch was a 4th-century Christian woman from Antioch, in modern-day Turkey, who, after being married and having one child, joined a monastery following her husband's death and became its abbess.

1912–1936 · Contemporary

Publio Rodríguez Moslares, OMI (born November 12, 1912, in Tiedra; died November 28, 1936, in Paracuellos de Jarama) was a Spanish Oblate of the Immaculate Mary.

1897–1930 · Contemporary

Pyotr Yakovlevich Varlamov (1897 – March 11, 1930) was a priest at the Kazan-Bogoroditskaya Church in the village of Preobrazhenovka, Sterlitamak Canton (District), Bashkir ASSR.

1894–1937 · Contemporary

Pyotr Konstantinovich Zinovyev (July 13 [1], 1894, Bereznyaki, Saratov Governorate — December 29, 1937, Kalinin Oblast) was a priest of the Russian Orthodox Church and a hieromartyr, venerated in the Synaxis of New Martyrs and Confessors of the Russian Church.

1891–1937 · Contemporary

Pavel Georgiyevich Ansimov (August 24, 1891, Chetyre Bugra, Astrakhan Uyezd, Astrakhan Governorate — November 21, 1937, Butovo firing range) was a protopresbyter of the Russian Orthodox Church, canonized as a hieromartyr in 2005.

600 · Medieval

Quintinus of Tours (6th century – c. 570) was a French Christian who was killed near the Indre River for refusing to commit adultery with his employer's wife, stating that his religion forbade it.

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Quotidi of Cappadocia is said to have been a Christian saint and martyr who, according to legend, was martyred alongside other companions from the same region, one of whom may have been named Eugenius, at an uncertain location in Cappadocia on an unknown date.

770–900 · Medieval · Benedictines

Rathold, also known as Radolf or Radulf (in German Ratold, Radolt, Radolf; in Italian Ratoldo), born around 770 and died in Radolfzell on September 13 between 840 and 858, was an Alemannic monk who served as Bishop of Verona. He is considered a saint by the Catholic Church.

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

Rafael Briega Morales, C.M.F. (Montemolín, October 24, 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.

1911–1973 · Contemporary

Rafael Sánchez García, born on June 14, 1911, in Oliva de la Frontera and died on August 8, 1973, in Badajoz, was a Spanish Catholic priest known for serving as the chaplain of the Provincial Hospital of Badajoz. He is recognized as venerable by the Catholic Church.

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

Raimondo Novich Rabionet, C.M.F., born Ramón Novich Rabionet (La Cellera de Ter, April 18, 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.

1200–1233 · Medieval

Reiner of Osnabrück (born in the 12th century near Groningen; died April 11, 1233, in Osnabrück) is a blessed of the Catholic Church. Presumably originating from Groningen, Reiner settled as a hermit near Osnabrück Cathedral around 1210.

1861–1936 · Contemporary · Society of Jesus

Ramón Grimaltós Monllor (born March 3, 1861, in Puebla Larga; died August 23, 1936, in Tabernes de Valldigna) was a religious brother of the Society of Jesus, a martyr of the Spanish Civil War, and a victim of anti-Catholic persecution, beatified by the Catholic Church.

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

Raimondo Illa Salvia (Bellvís, February 12, 1912 – 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.

1905–1927 · Contemporary

Ramón Vicente Vargas González (born January 22, 1905, in Ahualulco; died April 1, 1927, in Guadalajara) was a Mexican Christian martyr and a blessed of the Catholic Church.

1001–1129 · Medieval

Raoul de la Futaie was a hermit and later the founder of an order, named Radulphus de Flageio by Dom Morice, likely due to a misreading. He is a blessed of the Roman Catholic Church, celebrated on August 16.

1915–1991 · Contemporary · Capuchin Poor Clares

Raphaëlle Marie of the Jesus-Host, born Rafaela Martínez-Cañavate Ballesteros (March 30, 1915 – May 29, 1991), was a Spanish Catholic nun of the Order of Poor Clares of the Capuchin Reform. She is recognized as venerable by the Catholic Church.

950 · Medieval

Rathold of Aibling was likely born around 900 AD as a scion of the Rapotonen, a family with estates in the Lower Inn Valley. The exempt Sedlhof Prantshausen (later Prantshausen Castle) in Bad Aibling, first mentioned in documents in 800, is assumed to be his birthplace.

1904–1936 · Contemporary

Recaredo Centelles Abad (Vall de Uxó, Castellón, May 23, 1904 – Nules, Castellón, October 25, 1936) was a Spanish priest and Doctor of Theology of the Brotherhood of Diocesan Worker Priests, dedicated to the formation of seminarians.

1893–1936 · Contemporary · Salesians of Don Bosco

Recaredo de los Ríos Fabregat, SDB (born January 11, 1893, in Bétera; died December 9, 1936, in Picadero de Paterna) was a Spanish Salesian priest, a martyr of the Spanish Civil War, and a victim of anti-Catholic persecution, beatified by the Catholic Church.

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Redento of Trani (died 249) was a Roman bishop. Redento was the first bishop of the Christian community of Trani. He lived in the 3rd century during the persecutions of the Emperor Decius.

832–840 · Medieval

Regiswindis, also known as Reginswind, Reginswindis, or Rensin (born c. 832 in Lauffen am Neckar; died c. 839 in the same place at the age of seven), is a local saint in Lauffen am Neckar.

1300–1300 · Medieval

Reinhild of Riesenbeck, also known as Reinhild of Westerkappeln, is a saint and martyr of the Roman Catholic Church. According to legend, she lived in the 12th century in Westerkappeln in the Tecklenburger Land (Steinfurt district) and was murdered by her parents.

1104 · Medieval

Saint Renaud of Mélinais (d. c. 1104) was a Catholic hermit established on the borders of Anjou and Maine. He is also called Regnauld, Reginald, and in Latin, Reginaldus. His feast day is September 17. He was initially a canon regular in Soissons.

1720–1794 · Modern

René-Louis Ambroise (born March 1, 1720, in Laval; died January 21, 1794, in the same city) was a French priest who was sentenced to death and guillotined during the French Revolution. He is venerated as a blessed in the Roman Catholic Church.

275 · Early Church

Saint Restituta of Sora (Rome, ... – Sora, 275), according to tradition, was a Roman noblewoman who was tortured and beheaded near Carnarium, the present-day Carnello (Sora).

300–400 · Early Church

Restitutus of Saint-Paul-Trois-Châteaux (born in Israel, uncertain; died 4th century in Saint-Paul-Trois-Châteaux) was a saint of the Roman Catholic Church.

510 · Medieval

Rhain Dremrudd (Reginus in Latin and Reginald in English; fl. 5th century) was the eldest son of Brynach Brycheiniog, whom he succeeded on the throne of Brycheiniog, an early medieval Welsh kingdom. He was born around 442.

500 · Medieval

Rhiangar was a 5th-century saint and one of the 24 daughters of Brychan Brycheiniog. She had a son, Cynidr, who was her heir. The name of his father is unknown. Rhiangar's lands were in southern Brycheiniog and western Herefordshire.

1875–1936 · Contemporary · Congregation of the Mission

Ricardo Atanes Castro, born in Cualedro on August 5, 1875, and died in Gijón on August 14, 1936, was a Galician Latin Catholic priest and a martyr of the Spanish Civil War, beatified by Pope Francis on October 13, 2013.

1585–1622 · Reformation · Récollets

Blessed Lambert Trouvez (in religion: Richard of Saint Anne, of the Order of Friars Minor Recollects), born in 1585 in Beignée (Ham-sur-Heure), then in the Prince-Bishopric of Liège (Belgium), and died (burned alive) on September 10, 1622, in Nagasaki (Japan), was a Franciscan Re…

1853–1936 · Contemporary · Sisters of Charity of the Sacred Heart of Jesus

Rita Josefa Pujalte Sánchez, in religion Rita of the Sorrowful Virgin (Aspe, February 18, 1853 – Canillejas, July 20, 1936), was a Spanish religious of the Congregation of the Sisters of Charity of the Sacred Heart of Jesus.

1558–1588 · Reformation

The Oaten Hill martyrs were English Catholics executed for high treason at Oaten Hill near Canterbury during the reign of Elizabeth I on October 1, 1588. All four were beatified by Pope Pius XI on December 15, 1929. The group consists of three priests and one layman.

1200–1198 · Medieval

Robert of Matallana (Burgundy?, France, early 12th century – Matallana, before 1198) was a Cistercian monk and the first abbot of the Monastery of Matallana (in the municipality of Villalba de los Alcores, province of Valladolid).

1272–1341 · Medieval · Benedictines

Robert of Salle, born Santuccio (Salle, 1273 – Morrone del Sannio, July 18, 1341), was an Italian abbot, a disciple of the hermit Peter of Morrone, who became Pope Celestine V, and procurator general of the Celestines of the Order of Saint Benedict.

1285–1367 · Medieval

Roger le Fort (Rogerius) or de Beaufort, known as des Ternes, born around 1277 in the village of Les Ternes (now in the commune of Pionnat in the department of Creuse) and died on August 5, 1367, in Bourges, was a 14th-century French prelate.

774 · Medieval

Rolende of Gerpinnes, or Saint Rolende, born in the 8th century and died in Villers-Poterie (in present-day Belgium) around 774, was the daughter of Desiderius, King of the Lombards, who was exiled to Gaul, and his wife Ansia.