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250 · Early Church

Ulpia Candidia is a holy martyr. Her feast day is celebrated on the first Tuesday after Pentecost in Pozzaglia Sabina. Saint Ulpia Candidia suffered martyrdom at the age of 35 during the reign of Diocletian.

1725–1792 · Modern

Urbain Lefebvre was a French Catholic priest, born in Tours on January 21, 1725, and massacred in Paris on September 2, 1792, during the September Massacres at the Carmes Prison.

900–939 · Medieval

Urban of Peñalba (Kingdom of León?, second half of the 9th century – Santiago de Peñalba, 939) was a Benedictine monk and abbot of the Monastery of Santiago de Peñalba, near Ponferrada, in the El Bierzo region.

1192–1262 · Medieval · Cistercians

Urraca Díaz de Haro, also known as Urraca of Cañas (c. 1192–1262), was the daughter of Diego López II de Haro the Good and his second wife, Toda Pérez de Azagra.

1375–1410 · Medieval

Ursulina Veneri of Parma (Parma, 1375 – Verona, April 7, 1410) was a Benedictine oblate declared blessed. Ursulina, the daughter of Pietro Veneri and Bertolina, recovered from a serious illness at the age of eleven through the intercession of Saint Peter of Verona.

1932–2001 · Contemporary

Urszula Napierska (also known as Judith of the Love of God; born February 16, 1932, in Górale near Brodnica, died November 3, 2001, in Gdańsk) was a nun of the Congregation of the Daughters of Mary Immaculate and a Servant of God of the Catholic Church.

700–722 · Medieval

Uta of Uttenweiler (died 722 in Uttenweiler) was a beatified woman. Little is known about the life of Blessed Uta. According to one legend, she was of noble birth, while another legend claims she was a servant.

1100–1108 · Medieval

Uto of Kyburg, also spelled Utto or Otto (born at Kyburg Castle; died September 24, 1108, in St. Blasien), was abbot of St. Blasien Abbey in the southern Black Forest from 1086 to 1108. He was a member of the noble House of Kyburg and is a blessed.

490 · Early Church

Vaize (or Vasius, sometimes Vaise or Vasion) is a martyr of the Catholic Church, born around 465 near Saintes and died probably around 490 in the same region.

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Valentine of Interamna (3rd century) is a Christian saint venerated as a hieromartyr. His feast day is celebrated in the Orthodox Church on July 30 (August 12) and in the Catholic Church on February 14 (Valentine's Day).

1827–1861 · Modern · Dominican Order

Valentin de Berrio-Ochoa (Elorrio, February 14, 1827 – Hải Dương, November 1, 1861) was a Spanish Dominican martyred during the reign of Emperor Tự Đức and canonized by John Paul II along with the other Vietnamese Martyrs on June 19, 1988.

176–269 · Early Church

Valentine of Terni or Valentine of Interamna (Terni, c. 176 – Rome, February 14, 269) was, according to Christian tradition, a bishop of Terni who died as a martyr in Rome.

1871–1937 · Contemporary

Valentín Palencia (July 26, 1871 – January 15, 1937) was a Spanish Catholic priest and educator of children and youth. A recipient of the Cross of Charity, he was murdered in odium fidei during the religious persecution of the Spanish Civil War.

200–178 · Early Church

Valerian of Tournus is a martyr and saint of the Roman Catholic and Orthodox Churches. Commemorated on September 15, he is said to be one of the earliest martyrs in Christian history. Almost nothing is known about this figure, as his biographical details remain unreliable.

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Saint Valerius of Alvito, venerated as a saint and martyr by the Catholic Church, was a Roman soldier. His feast day is celebrated on the Tuesday after Pentecost, but to allow all the people of Alvito to participate, it is postponed to the following Friday and Saturday.

473 · Early Church

Valerius of Antibes (Gaul, 5th century – Antibes, 473) was the second bishop of Antibes. He is venerated as a saint by various Christian denominations, particularly in the dioceses of Nice and Fréjus. He died a martyr at the hands of the Arian Visigoths.

537–620 · Medieval

Saint Valeric of Bernage (537–620), also known as Vaulry, Vaury, Valery, Valère, or Valerius, was a Gallo-Roman Christian hermit of the 6th century. He is venerated as a saint by the Catholic Church. His feast day is January 10.

1831–1906 · Contemporary

Barnabas of Gethsemane (secular name Vasily Ilyich Merkulov; January 24, 1831, Prudishchi, Tula Governorate — February 17, 1906, Sergiyev Posad, Moscow Governorate) was a hieromonk of the Gethsemane Skete of the Trinity Lavra of St.

1890–1966 · Contemporary

Barbara of Skvorchikha (born Barbara Vasilyevna Arkhangelskaya; November 20, 1890 – February 27, 1966, village of Skvorchikha, Ishimbaysky District, BASSR, RSFSR, USSR) was a blessed, holy fool, and recluse.

1907–1999 · Contemporary

Varvara (born Natalya Fyodorovna Tretyakova; October 25, 1907, Pozhegdin village [now the village of Pozhegdin, Ust-Kulomsky District, Komi Republic] – October 14, 1999, Saint Petersburg) was a schemanun of the Russian Orthodox Church and a spiritual daughter of Saint Seraphim of…

1473 · Medieval

Vassa of Pskov is a 15th-century Russian Orthodox saint. She was the wife of Saint John, the builder of the Pskov-Caves Monastery. She died as a nun around 1473 and was buried in the Pskov-Caves Monastery.

1588–1602 · Reformation

Basil of Mangazeya (c. 1588, Yaroslavl — c. 1602, Mangazeya) was a Siberian protomartyr and a saint of the Russian Orthodox Church. His feast days (according to the Julian calendar) are March 23, May 10, July 6, May 23 (Synaxis of Rostov and Yaroslavl Saints), and June 10 (Synaxi…

1874–1937 · Contemporary

Vasily Mikhailovich Arkhangelsky (January 20, 1874, Tula Governorate — November 16, 1937, Butovo firing range) was a priest and a saint of the Russian Orthodox Church, canonized as a hieromartyr in 2000 for universal church veneration.

1776 · Modern

Vasily Petrovich Kadomsky (Blessed Vasily of Ryazan (Kadomsky), 1776, village of Shakhmanovo, Moscow (later Ryazan) Governorate — May 2 (15), 1848, Ryazan) was an Orthodox saint and fool-for-Christ. He was canonized as a locally venerated saint of Ryazan in 1997.

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Not to be confused with Saint Basil the Confessor (the Decapolite), commemorated on February 28 (March 13) in non-leap years, or Saint Basil the New Confessor, commemorated on March 26 (April 8).

1250–1295 · Medieval

Basil of Ryazan was a 13th-century bishop and saint venerated by the Orthodox Churches. He is commemorated on June 10, the day his intact relics were discovered in 1609, and on July 3, the day of his death.

401–499 · Early Church

Saint Venantius was a 5th-century monk who became abbot of the Basilica of Saint Martin of Tours. Renowned for his holiness during his lifetime and known as a wonderworker and author of miracles, he is considered a saint in the Catholic Church.

603 · Medieval

Saint Venantius of Luni, born in Luni (Piedmont) and died in the Marche (Italy) on October 14, 603, was an Italian bishop and a friend of Pope Gregory the Great, with whom he maintained a correspondence.

1907–1936 · Contemporary · Missionary Sons of the Immaculate Heart of Mary

Wenceslaus Clarís Vilaregut, C.M.F. (Olost, January 3, 1907 – Barbastro, August 12, 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.

1861–1933 · Contemporary · Franciscans

Vendelin Vošnjak (Šenbric near Velenje, Slovenia, September 13, 1861 – Zagreb, March 18, 1933) was a Slovenian priest of Croatian descent, a Franciscan, the first provincial of the Croatian Franciscan Province of Saints Cyril and Methodius, a general visitor, a member of the gene…

1160 · Medieval

Erasmus the Recluse (late 11th–12th century) was a monk of the Kiev Pechersk Lavra. He is a saint of the Russian Orthodox Church, venerated as a venerable father.

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Venustiano was a governor of the Tuscany region in Italy who, during the Diocletianic Persecutions (303–313) and before Galerius’s edict of toleration (311), arrested and imprisoned many clergy, including two deacons and the Bishop of Assisi, Saint Sabinus of Spoleto.

1020–1092 · Medieval · Benedictines

Saint Veremund or Bermudo (Arellano or Villatuerta, Navarre, c. 1020 – Irache, Ayegui, Navarre, 1092 or 1099) was a Benedictine monk and abbot of the Monastery of Santa María la Real de Irache (Navarre) between 1052 and 1092. He is venerated as a saint by the Catholic Church.

596 · Medieval

Verus is a saint of the Catholic Church (celebrated on January 13) and a bishop of Vienne from the late 6th century. He is referred to as Verus II to distinguish him from the first bishop, Verus I, of the 4th century.

424 · Early Church

Saint Vicenta of Coria (d. 424) is a legendary figure from a late tradition, documented in historiographical works of the 16th and 17th centuries, which states that she was a Christian martyr in Coria (Cáceres). She is venerated as a saint by the Catholic Church.

1910–1936 · Contemporary

Vicente Galbis Girones (born September 9, 1910; died September 21, 1936) was a Spanish martyr and a blessed of the Catholic Church. He was married and had a son. A lawyer by profession, he was murdered during the Spanish Civil War.

1891–1936 · Contemporary

Vicente María Izquierdo Alcón (born May 24, 1891, in Mosqueruela; died August 18, 1936, in Rafelbuñol) was a Spanish blessed of the Catholic Church. He was born into a very religious family and entered the seminary in Valencia.

1868–1936 · Contemporary

Vicente Pelufo Corts (born February 26, 1868; died September 11, 1936) was a Spanish blessed of the Catholic Church. He studied at the seminary in Orihuela and was ordained a priest in 1894. He served as pastor of the parish of Saint Vincent in San Vicente del Raspeig.

1874–1936 · Contemporary

Vicente Rubiols Castelló (born March 13, 1874, in Gandia; died August 4, 1936) was a Spanish blessed of the Catholic Church. He studied at the seminary in Valencia and was ordained a priest in 1894. For nearly 40 years, he served as the parish priest in La Pobla Llarga.

1881–1936 · Contemporary · Society of Jesus

Vicente Sales Genovés (born October 15, 1881, in Valencia, died September 29, 1936) was a Spanish Jesuit religious brother, a martyr of the Spanish Civil War, and a victim of anti-Catholic persecution, beatified by the Catholic Church.

1859–1936 · Contemporary

Vicente Sicluna Hernández (born September 30, 1859, in Navarrés; died September 22, 1936, in Bolbaite) was a Spanish blessed of the Catholic Church. He studied theology at the seminary in Valencia. He was ordained a priest in 1884 and became the parish priest in Navarrés.

1894–1936 · Contemporary

Vicente de Paúl Canelles Vives (Onda, Castellón, Spain, June 25, 1894 – Calafell, Tarragona, Spain, July 30, 1936) was a Spanish religious, first an Ancient Observance Carmelite and later a Hospitaller of Saint John of God, martyr, and blessed of the Catholic Church.

1590–1632 · Reformation · Augustinians

Vicente de Santo António, born Vicente Simões de Carvalho (1590 in Albufeira, Portugal; died September 3, 1632, in Nagasaki, Japan), OESA, was a Portuguese missionary, martyr, and blessed of the Catholic Church.

304 · Early Church

Saint Vincent of Collioure, or Sant Vicenç de Cotlliure in Catalan, was a 4th-century martyr saint venerated in Roussillon, whose relics are located in Collioure.

900–1000 · Medieval

Vincent of El Bierzo or of Montes (Kingdom of León?, second half of the 9th century – San Pedro de Montes, after 919) was a Benedictine monk and abbot of the monastery of San Pedro de Montes, near Ponferrada, in the region of El Bierzo.

350–420 · Early Church

Victor of Mouzon (born at an unknown date and died c. 420) is, according to tradition, a shepherd martyred for urging his sister to resist the advances of a governor.

400 · Early Church

Victor of Chalcedon (died Chalcedon, 4th century) was a Christian who suffered martyrdom and is venerated as a saint by the Catholic Church, which celebrates his feast day together with Saint Sosthenes on September 10.

150–177 · Early Church

Saint Victor of Damascus, also known as Victor of Siena, Victor of Egypt, or Buqtur (died 177, or according to other sources 160, in Alexandria (?)), was a Roman soldier who is venerated as a Christian martyr of the first persecution of Christians under Marcus Aurelius.

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Victor of Rome (died in Rome) was an early Christian martyr and a saint of the Catholic Church whose relics were gifted by Pope Innocent XI to King John III Sobieski in gratitude for the victory at the Battle of Vienna.

1885–1966 · Contemporary · Institute of the Brothers of the Christian Schools

Victorin-Nymphas Pagès, born in 1885 and died in 1966, was a French priest, a member of the De La Salle Brothers, and a missionary and teacher in Cuba, Florida, and Puerto Rico. Pope Francis declared him venerable in April 2019.