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1537 · Reformation · Carthusian Order

The Carthusian Martyrs of London were English monks belonging to the Carthusian Order, most of whom were members of the prestigious London Charterhouse, put to death by Henry VIII between May 4, 1535, and September 20, 1537, for refusing to sign the Act of Supremacy.

1101–1197 · Medieval

Guillaume Tempier (or William III) was Bishop of Poitiers in the 12th century. He is venerated as a saint by the Catholic Church and is celebrated locally in the diocese on March 29, with his own personal feast day, unlike most other canonized bishops who are celebrated collectiv…

1869–1940 · Contemporary

Wincenty Matuszewski (born March 3, 1869, in Wola Chruścińska, died May 24, 1940, in a forest near Witowo-Kolonia) was a Polish Catholic priest and a blessed of the Catholic Church. He was the son of Józef and Józefa, née Strużyńska.

1894–1936 · Contemporary

Vincent Queralt Lloret (born November 16 or 17, 1894, in Barcelona; died November 30, 1936, in Valencia) was a Spanish priest of the Congregation of the Mission, a martyr, a victim of the Spanish Civil War of 1936–1939, and a blessed of the Catholic Church.

1764–1838 · Modern · Dominican Order

Saint Vincent Đỗ Yến (Vietnamese: Vinh-Sơn Đỗ Yến) (born c. 1764 in Trà Lũ, Nam Định Province, Vietnam – died June 30, 1838, in Hải Dương, Vietnam) was a Dominican friar, martyr, and saint of the Catholic Church. Vincent Đỗ Yến was born in Trà Lũ, Nam Định Province, in 1764.

700 · Medieval

Winthir (born in England; died in Neuhausen) was presumably an itinerant preacher who Christianized the Upper Bavarian region between the Würm and the Isar rivers in the 8th or 12th century.

1903–1942 · Contemporary · Salesians of Don Bosco

Wojciech Nierychlewski, CSMA (also known as Adalbert Nierychlewski), born on April 20, 1903, in Dąbrowice and died on February 7, 1942, in Auschwitz, was a Polish priest beatified in 1999. He is commemorated on February 7 according to the Roman Martyrology.

1908–1944 · Contemporary

Władysław Błądziński, CSMA (born July 6, 1908, in Myślatycze, died c. September 8, 1944, in Gross-Rosen) was a Polish Catholic priest, a member of the Congregation of Saint Michael the Archangel, a blessed of the Catholic Church, and a martyr of Gross-Rosen.

1898–1945 · Contemporary

Władysław Goral, born on May 1, 1898, in Stoczek and died in February 1945 in Oranienburg, was a Polish Catholic prelate, auxiliary bishop of Lublin, and titular bishop of Meloë in Isauria from 1938 to 1945.

1892–1942 · Contemporary

Władysław Miegoń (born September 30, 1892, in Samborzec; died October 15, 1942, in Dachau concentration camp) was a military chaplain of the Polish Navy of the Second Polish Republic, ultimately holding the rank of senior chaplain.

1911–1942 · Contemporary

Władysław Mączkowski (born June 24, 1911, in Ociąż; died August 20, 1942, in Dachau) was a Polish Catholic priest and a blessed of the Catholic Church. The son of Szczepan, he passed his secondary school final examinations in 1931 at the Boys' Gymnasium in Ostrów Wielkopolski.

1883–1942 · Contemporary

Włodzimierz Szembek, S.D.B. (born April 2, 1883, in Poręba Żegoty; died September 22, 1942, at Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp), was a Polish Salesian priest and a victim of National Socialism, for which he is honored by the Roman Catholic Church as a Servant of God.

1857–1886 · Modern

James Buuzaabaylawo (born 1857, died June 3, 1886, in Namugongo) was a Christian martyr, a saint of the Catholic Church, and one of the Martyrs of Uganda murdered by King Mwanga II.

1071–1129 · Medieval

Yaroslav Svyatoslavich (baptized Pankratiy) (before 1073 – 1129) was a Prince of Murom and Chernigov. He was the youngest son of Grand Prince Svyatoslav Yaroslavich of Kiev and Oda, likely the daughter of Margrave Liutpold of Babenberg, and a grandson of Yaroslav the Wise.

1875–1937 · Contemporary

Ekaterina Andreyevna Arskaya (born April 1, 1875, in Saint Petersburg; died December 17, 1937, in Novgorod) was a Russian Orthodox saint and new martyr. She came from a merchant family.

1887–1938 · Contemporary

Ekaterina Grigoryevna Konstantinova (November 11 [23], 1887 – March 20, 1938) was a novice at the Moscow Convent of the Sorrowful Mother of God. She is venerated as a venerable martyr in the Russian Orthodox Church.

1832–1861 · Modern · Third Order of Saint Dominic

Saint Joseph Nguyễn Duy Khang (born c. 1832 in Cao Mại, Vietnam; died December 6, 1861, in Hải Dương, Vietnam) was a catechist, a Dominican tertiary, a martyr, and a saint of the Catholic Church.

1793–1840 · Modern

Saint Joseph Nguyễn Đình Nghi (Vietnamese: Giuse Nguyễn Đình Nghi) (born c. 1793 in Kẻ Vồi, Vietnam – died November 8, 1840, in Bảy Mẫu, Vietnam) was a priest, martyr, and saint of the Catholic Church. Joseph Nguyễn Đình Nghi was born into a moderately wealthy family.

1775–1838 · Modern · Third Order of Saint Dominic

Saint Joseph Nguyễn Đình Uyển (born c. 1775 in Ninh Cường, Nam Định Province, Vietnam – died July 4, 1838, in Hưng Yên, Vietnam) was a catechist, Dominican tertiary, martyr, and saint of the Catholic Church. Joseph Nguyễn Đình Uyển was born in Ninh Cường, Nam Định Province.

1787–1838 · Modern · Third Order of Saint Dominic

Saint Joseph Đặng Đình Viên (also Joseph Ðặng Văn Viên) (born c. 1787 in Tiên Chu, Hưng Yên province, Vietnam – died August 21, 1838, in Bảy Mẫu, Vietnam) was a priest, a Dominican tertiary, a martyr, and a saint of the Catholic Church.

1958–1991 · Contemporary · Order of Friars Minor

Zbigniew Strzałkowski (July 3, 1958 – August 9, 1991) was a Polish priest and missionary of the Order of Friars Minor Conventual who was martyred in hatred of the faith (in odium fidei) in Peru. He is recognized as a blessed by the Catholic Church.

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Zeno of Rome was an ancient Roman Christian who died for his faith. Since antiquity, he has been honored by various Christian denominations as a martyr and saint. His feast day is celebrated on February 14.

310 · Early Church

Zenobius of Sidon (died c. 310 in Antioch, Syria) was a physician and presbyter in Sidon, Phoenicia (modern-day Lebanon), a Christian martyr, and a saint of the Catholic Church. He was one of the Phoenician martyrs.

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Zenon or Zeno (Ancient Greek: Ζήνων; mid-4th century – c. 418) was a Christian ascetic, a Syrian hermit, and a saint. Information about Zeno’s life is provided by Theodoret of Cyrus in chapter 12 of his book, A History of the Monks of Syria.

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Saint Zeno of Egypt (died c. 451) was an early Christian hermit from Egypt venerated as a saint and one of the Desert Fathers. He belonged to the second generation of Scetis monks.

1871–1938 · Contemporary

Zofia Sieliwiorstowa, born Sofiya Panfilovna Selivyorstova (September 17, 1871, in Iznair – February 28, 1938, at the Butovo firing range), was a Russian novice who was canonized in 2000 as part of the Synaxis of New Martyrs and Confessors of the Russian Church.

981–1022 · Medieval

Zoltan Arpad (born 981 in Eger, died 1022) was a wandering preacher and a direct descendant of Árpád, the first ruler of Hungary. He was the son of Laszlo and Dorrotya. The chronicles of Gallus Anonymus mention that Zoltan had two sons.

1820–1935 · Contemporary

Zosima of Ennat (secular name Evdokia Yakovlevna Sukhanova; March 1, 1820, Sentsovka village, Orenburg Uyezd, Orenburg Governorate — March 1, 1935, Sentsovka village, Sharlyksky District, Orenburg Oblast) was a Russian Orthodox saint and venerable nun.

301–350 · Early Church

Zoticus was a Christian priest who died a martyr in 350. Originally from Rome, he was a friend of Emperor Constantine when the latter established the capital of the Roman Empire in Byzantium, which became Constantinople in the 4th century.

1202 · Medieval

Zvenislava Borisovna (or Zvenislava Rogvolodovna, in monasticism Eupraxia; born after 1110 / before 1127 — died after 1173) was the only daughter of Boris (Rogvolod) Vseslavich, Prince of Polotsk, and an educator. Biographical information about her remains quite scarce.

150 · Early Church

Saint Zeno was a Christian who lived in the 3rd century AD in the city of Rome, Italy. He served as a tribune in the Roman army during the Late Empire. He died a martyr between 298 and 304 AD, according to various sources, during the Christian persecutions.

1895–1936 · Contemporary

Zósimo Izquierdo Gil (born December 17, 1895, in Teruel; died July 30, 1936) was a Spanish Christian martyr and a blessed of the Catholic Church. Zósimo Gil was born on December 17, 1895, into a very religious family. He entered the seminary and was ordained a priest in 1920.

1550–1610 · Reformation

Ioasaf of Borovsk (died July 5, 1610) was a Russian clergyman and archimandrite of the Trinity Lavra of St. Sergius (1605–1610). He was the inspiration behind the sixteen-month defense of the Trinity Lavra against Polish-Lithuanian invaders. He died during the siege of the St.

1651–1711 · Modern · Order of Friars Minor

Bonaventure of Potenza, born Carlo Antonio Gerardo Lavanga on January 4, 1651, in Potenza (Basilicata) and died on October 26, 1711, in Ravello (Campania), was an Italian Conventual Franciscan, considered blessed by the Roman Catholic Church.

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Saint Hieromartyr Eutychius is an early Christian saint. The Orthodox Church commemorates Saint Eutychius on August 24 (September 6). He was a native of Sebaste. He received Christianity from the Apostle John the Theologian, whom he followed everywhere, imitating his life.

1880–1936 · Contemporary · Trinitarian Order

Álvaro Santos Cejudo (Daimiel, February 19, 1880 – Alcázar de San Juan, September 17, 1936) was a Spanish Trinitarian tertiary who was executed by firing squad by Republicans during the Spanish Civil War.

1877–1936 · Contemporary · Order of Friars Minor

Ángel Hernández-Ranera de Diego (born October 1, 1877, in Pastrana; died August 16, 1936, in Fuente el Fresno) was a Spanish Franciscan, priest, missionary, Christian martyr, and blessed of the Roman Catholic Church.

1890–1936 · Contemporary · Dominican Order

Ángel Marina Álvarez (born March 28, 1890, in Barruelo de los Carabeos; died August 14, 1936, in El Picado near Almagro) was a Spanish Catholic priest, a Dominican friar, a martyr, a victim of the Spanish Civil War of 1936–1939, and a blessed of the Catholic Church.

1882–1936 · Contemporary

Ángel de la Red Pérez, known in religious life as Arcángel of Valdavida (February 26, 1882, Valdavida – August 14, 1936, Jove), was a Spanish Roman Catholic priest, a friar of the Order of Friars Minor Capuchin, and a martyr. The Catholic Church venerates him as a blessed.

810 · Medieval · Benedictines

Alburga, or Æthelburh (died c. 810), was a princess of Wessex and later abbess of Wilton Abbey near Salisbury. She is a saint in the Catholic Church, with her feast day on December 25. She is also venerated in the Western Orthodox Church on December 25 (January 7).

1190–1265 · Medieval

Blessed Eve of Saint-Martin, also known as Eve of Liège, who died in 1266, was a recluse in the Principality of Liège who, together with Juliana of Liège, was responsible for the origin of the Feast of Corpus Christi.

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Saint Eloquius of Lagny was an Irish monk and evangelist of the mid-7th century who died in 666. A disciple and successor of Saint Fursey of Péronne as abbot of Lagny, Saint Eloquius is commemorated on December 3.

600 · Medieval

Saint Aemiliana was a 6th-century Roman citizen. A charitable Christian, she was the aunt of the famous Doctor of the Church and Pope Gregory the Great. Celebrated on January 5, Aemiliana is a saint of the Roman Catholic Church.

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Saint Eternus, or Æternus in Latin, was a bishop of Évreux in Normandy. He is known to us through his successor, Saint Aquilin, who bestowed upon him the modest title of beatus.

1118 · Medieval · Carthusian Order

Stephen of Bourg, who died on February 4, 1118, was a companion of Saint Bruno, founder of the Grande Chartreuse, and later prior of the Charterhouse of Meyriat in the Diocese of Belley. He is commemorated locally on January 4.

1155–1208 · Medieval · Carthusian Order

Saint Stephen of Châtillon, born in 1155 in Châtillon, France, and died in 1208, was a Carthusian monk, prior of the Charterhouse of Portes in Bugey, and bishop of Die from 1202. Liturgically, he is commemorated on September 7 (October 13 in the Carthusian calendar).

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Saint Eventius was a Roman priest martyred in 115 or 117, according to the Liber Pontificalis. He was beheaded alongside Pope Saint Alexander I and Saint Theodulus.

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Saint Evette is the patron saint of the fishermen of the Bay of Audierne. Since the 15th century, she has been known successively as Dezmat, Dumette, Damet, Devet, Eavet, and Evette.

1889–1937 · Contemporary

Hieromartyr John (Melnichenko), born Ivan Sidorovich Melnichenko (September 26, 1889, Ustye, Bershad Raion, Vinnytsia Oblast, Ukraine — September 15, 1937, Burma, Shet Raion, Karaganda Oblast, Kazakhstan), was a priest and hieromartyr.