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1598–1638 · Reformation · Order of Friars Minor Capuchin

Agathangelus of Vendôme, born François Nouri, was a Franciscan priest of the Order of Friars Minor Capuchin, born on July 31, 1598, in Vendôme and died on October 7, 1629, in Gondar.

1817–1858 · Modern

Agatha Lin (林昭), born in Qinglong in the Guizhou province of southwest China in 1817, was a Chinese saint and martyr. She was a headmistress and catechist, and one of the first to evangelize the Miao people. She was beheaded for her faith on January 28, 1858.

574–681 · Medieval · Benedictines

Pope Agatho (577 – 10 January 681) served as the bishop of Rome from 27 June 678 until his death on 10 January 681. He heard the appeal of Wilfrid of York, who had been displaced from his see by the division of the archdiocese ordered by Theodore of Canterbury.

350–435 · Early Church

Abba Agathon was an Egyptian Christian monk and saint who lived around the 4th century in Scetis, Lower Egypt, and was known for his meekness and discernment.

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Agilbert (fl. c. 650–680) was the second bishop of the West Saxon kingdom and later Bishop of Paris. He is venerated as a saint within the Catholic Church, with his feast day falling on 11 October.

750–751 · Medieval

Saint Agilulfus (or Agigulf), Abbot of Stavelot, Bishop of Cologne and martyr, died around the year 750. Apart from his name, "the events of his life are uncertain", and an early account written by a monk of Malmedy is deemed untrustworthy.

535–596 · Medieval · Basilian monks

Agnellus of Naples (Italian: Agnello) or Aniello the Abbot (535, Naples - 14 December 596, Naples) was a Basilian monk and later Augustinian friar. He is venerated as a saint by the Catholic Church, with a feast day on 14 December, the date of his death.

1194–1236 · Medieval · Franciscans

Agnellus of Pisa, OFM (c. 1195 – 1236), was an Italian Franciscan friar. As the order's first minister provincial in England (1224–1236), he is considered the founder of the Franciscans in England.

1816–1839 · Modern

Agnes Kim Hyo-ju was a Korean Christian laywoman, martyr, and saint, born in 1816 in Seoul, Korea, and died by beheading on September 3, 1839, in Seoul.

1781–1841 · Modern

Anne or Agnes Lê Thi Than, also known as Agnes Dê, was a Vietnamese Christian born in 1781 in northern Cochinchina. She was tortured and killed on July 12, 1841, in Ninh Bình province, Tonkin, for hiding Christian priests.

1909–1940 · Contemporary · Lovers of the Holy Cross

The Martyrs of Songkhon (Thai: มรณสักขีแห่งสองคอน) (also called Seven Blessed Martyrs of Songkhon) are seven Christian Thais executed in the village Songkhon in Pong Kham subdistrict, Wan Yai District, Mukdahan Province, northeastern Thailand, in December 1940 by local police for…

1821–1856 · Modern

Agnes Tsao Kou Ying (28 April 1821 – 1 March 1856; also Agnes Kouying Tsao), or Cao Guiying (Chinese: 曹桂英), was a Qing dynasty Chinese layperson who was martyred for preaching the Gospel in Guangxi. She was canonized a martyr-saint by Pope John Paul II on 1 October 2000.

1197–1253 · Medieval · Poor Clares

St. Agnes Sciffi, of Assisi (1197/1198 - 1253) was one of the founding members of the Order of Poor Ladies (The Poor Clares).  Agnes eventually established the convent of Monticelli near Florence, then went on to establish orders in Verona, Padua, Venice, and Mantua.

1335–1352 · Medieval · Poor Clares

Agnes of Bavaria (1335 – 11 November 1352) was a Bavarian nun from Munich and a member of the House of Wittelsbach. The daughter of Louis IV, Holy Roman Emperor, was brought up in a monastery of Clarissan nuns.

1211–1282 · Medieval · Poor Clares

Agnes of Bohemia, OSC (Czech: Svatá Anežka Česká, 20 January 1211 – 2 March 1282), also known as Agnes of Prague, was a medieval Bohemian princess who opted for a life of charity, mortification of the flesh and piety over a life of luxury and comfort.

1602–1634 · Reformation · Dominican Order

Agnes of Jesus, OP (born Agnès Galand and also known as Agnes of Langeac; 17 November 1602 – 19 October 1634) was a French Catholic nun of the Dominican Order.

1268–1317 · Medieval · Nuns of the Order of Preachers

Agnes of Montepulciano, OP (28 January 1268 – 20 April 1317) was a Dominican prioress in medieval Tuscany who was known as a miracle worker during her lifetime. She is honored as a saint by the Catholic Church.

600–588 · Medieval

St. Agnes of Poitiers is a French saint and abbess, who was "recognized for her holiness and intelligence" and called "model of the conventual life". She served as abbess of Holy Cross convent in Poitiers, France until her death in 586.

1190–1260 · Medieval · Franciscans

Blessed Agno was born in Gallur, in the province of Zaragoza, in 1190 and died in Zaragoza in 1260. His real name was Lope Fernando de Ayn; the nickname was given to him by Pope Innocent VI in recognition of his kindness.

769–840 · Medieval

Agobard of Lyon (c. 769 – 840) was a Spanish-born priest and archbishop of Lyon, during the Carolingian Renaissance. The author of multiple treatises, ranging in subject matter from the iconoclast controversy to Spanish Adoptionism to critiques of the Carolingian royal family, Ag…

1435–1458 · Medieval · Order of St. Augustine

Agostina Camozzi (1435 - 13 February 1458) - in religious Cristina - was an Italian Roman Catholic professed religious from the Order of Saint Augustine.

1864–1894 · Modern

Agostina Pietrantoni (27 March 1864 – 13 November 1894) born Livia Pietrantoni, was an Italian religious sister of the Sisters of Divine Charity.

260–332 · Early Church

Saint Agricius, also Agritius (c. 260 – c. 335) was the first historically documented bishop of Trier. From the time of Diocletian's reorganization of the divisions of the empire, Augusta Treverorum, now Trier, was the capital of Belgica Prima, the chief city of Gaul, and freque…

497–580 · Medieval

Bishop Agricola was a 6th-century Bishop of Chalon-sur-Saône in France, where he built a leper-hospital. Agricola was born to a senatorial family around 497. In 532 he was elected to the episcopal see of Chalon-sur-Saene, where he long shone for his virtues.

200–300 · Early Church

Saint Agrippinus (Arpinus) of Naples (Italian: Sant'Agrippino di Napoli, Sant'Arpino) (3rd century) was a bishop of Naples and is venerated in that city as a saint. According to tradition, Agrippinus was the sixth bishop of Naples.

1898–1927 · Contemporary

Cristóbal Magallanes Jara (anglicized as Christopher Magallanes; July 30, 1869 – May 25, 1927) was a Mexican Catholic priest and martyr who was killed without trial on the way to say Mass during the Cristero War. He had faced trumped-up charges of inciting rebellion.

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

Agostino Viela Ezcurdia, C.M.F. (Oteiza de la Solana, April 4, 1914 – 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.

1569 · Reformation

Agustín de Revengy was a Catholic theologian who died in 1569. He is recognized as a blessed by the Catholic Church.

1060–1140 · Medieval · Benedictines

Aibert (or Aybert) of Crespin, (also Aibert of Tournai) was a Benedictine monastic and hermit revered for his intense life of prayer, asceticism and devotion to Mary. His biography was written by a contemporary, Robert, Archdeacon of Oostrevand.

590–651 · Medieval

Aidan of Lindisfarne (Irish: Naomh Aodhán; died 31 August 651) was an Irish monk and missionary credited with converting the Anglo-Saxons to Christianity in Northumbria.

350 · Early Church

Saint Amon of Toul (otherwise Aimo or Amand) (fl. 375; date of death unknown, but perhaps c 423) was the second recorded bishop of Toul and is venerated as a saint by the Roman Catholic Church.

1398–1495 · Medieval · Dominican Order

Aimone Taparelli (c. 1395 – 15 August 1495) was an Italian Roman Catholic priest and a professed member from the Order of Preachers. He served as an Inquisitor-General for his order in the Lombard and Liguria regions and became a travelling preacher in northern Italian cities.

1994–2015 · Contemporary

Akash Bashir (22 June 1994 – 15 March 2015) was a Pakistani layman and a former student of the Don Bosco Technical Institute in Lahore, Pakistan.

1216 · Medieval · Cistercians

Alacrinus was a Cistercian monk of the Catholic Church. He died in 1216 at Casamari and is recognized as a blessed.

1919–1994 · Contemporary · White Fathers

Alain Dieulangard was a French priest, a member of the Society of Missionaries of Africa, a blessed martyr, born on May 21, 1919, in Saint-Brieuc, and killed on December 27, 1994, in Tizi Ouzou.

1870–1953 · Contemporary · Missionaries of the Sacred Heart

Alain Marie Guynot de Boismenu (27 December 1870 – 5 November 1953) was a French Roman Catholic prelate who served as the Vicar Apostolic of Papua from 1908 until his retirement in 1945; he was a professed member of the Missionaries of the Sacred Heart and the founder of the Hand…

1593–1659 · Reformation · Order of St. Augustine

Alain de Solminihac (25 November 1593 – 31 December 1659) was a French Roman Catholic religious reformer and served as the Bishop of Cahors from 1636 until his death.

1899–1985 · Contemporary · Dominican Order

Alain-Marie du Noday was a French Catholic priest and member of the Dominican Order who was born in 1899 in Saint-Servant. He served as a diocesan bishop and died in 1985 in Porto Nacional. He is currently recognized by the Catholic Church as a Servant of God.

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Saint Albaud of Toul, otherwise Aladius or Albin (d. c. 525) was a 6th-century bishop of Toul. He is venerated as a saint in the Catholic church with a feast day celebrated on 1 March.

1583–1642 · Reformation · Benedictines

Alban Roe (born Bartholomew; 20 July 1583 – 21 January 1642) was an English Benedictine who was killed for ministering as a Catholic priest in 17th-century England. He is venerated as one of the Forty Martyrs of England and Wales. Bartholomew Roe was born in 1583, in Suffolk.

400–406 · Early Church

Alban of Mainz (Latin: Albanus or Albinus; supposedly died in or near Mainz) was a Catholic priest, missionary, and martyr in the Late Roman Empire. He is venerated as Saint Alban of Mainz in the Catholic Church, not to be confused with Saint Alban of Verulamium.

1863–1900 · Contemporary

Alberico (Alberic) Crescitelli (1863–1900), Chinese name Guo Xide (Chinese: 郭西德), was an Italian Catholic priest and missionary to China. Born in Italy on 30 June 1863, Alberico Crescitelli entered the Pontifical Institute for Foreign Missions in 1880 and was ordained a priest on…

1001–1109 · Medieval · Cistercians

Alberic of Cîteaux (died 26 January 1109), sometimes known as Aubrey of Cîteaux, was a French monk and abbot, one of the founders of the Cistercian Order. He is now honored as a saint.

701–784 · Medieval · Benedictines

Saint Alberic of Utrecht, Dutch: Alberik I van Utrecht, (died 21 August 784) was a Benedictine monk and bishop of Utrecht, in what is today the Netherlands. Alberic was the nephew of Saint Gregory of Utrecht.

1070–1128 · Medieval

Albero I of Louvain (1070 – 1 January 1128) was the 57th Prince-Bishop of Liège from 1123 until his death. Albero was the third son of Henry II, Count of Leuven and Adela of Tweisterbant.

1846–1916 · Contemporary · Third Order of Saint Francis

Albert Chmielowski (20 August 1845 – 25 December 1916) - born Adam Hilary Bernard Chmielowski - was a Polish Franciscan tertiary, painter, and disabled veteran of the Uprising of 1863.

1090–1180 · Medieval · Cistercians

Albert of Genoa, also known as Lambert of Genoa, was a Cistercian hermit. Born in Genoa, Italy, Albert entered the Cistercian abbey nearby. There he remained for the rest of his life as a lay brother and a hermit.

1166–1192 · Medieval

Albert of Louvain (1166 – 24 November 1192) was a cardinal of the Catholic Church and the Prince-Bishop of Liège. He was canonized as a saint on 9 August 1613 and his feast falls on the date of his death.

1031–1127 · Medieval

Albert, born in Normandy, was taken to Motta Montecorvino in Apulia, Italy as a child. He later became Bishop there. Albert became blind in later years, but was known for his visions and as a miracle worker.

1165–1229 · Medieval

Albert of Riga or Albert of Livonia (c. 1165 – 17 January 1229) was the third Catholic Bishop of Riga in Livonia. As the Bishop of Livonia, in 1201, he founded Riga, the modern capital city of Latvia, and the city was later made a bishopric.