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1828 · Modern

Sargis II Hasan-Jalalyan (Armenian: Սարգիս Բ Հասան-Ջալալյանց, romanized: Sargis II Hasan-J̌alalyancʿ, died 19 December 1828) was the last catholicos of Aghvank (otherwise known as Church of Caucasian Albania, effectively a part of Armenian Church at this time) from 1810 to 1815.

500 · Medieval

Kew is a district in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames. Its population at the 2011 census was 11,436. Kew is the location of the Royal Botanic Gardens ("Kew Gardens"), now a World Heritage Site, which includes Kew Palace.

1875–1949 · Contemporary

Laura Montoya, in full María Laura de Jesús Montoya Upegui (26 May 1874 – 21 October 1949), religious name Laura of Saint Catherine of Siena, was a Colombian Roman Catholic religious sister and the founder of the Congregation of the Missionary Sisters of the Immaculate Virgin Mar…

400–461 · Early Church

Pope Leo I (Italian: Leone I) (c. 391 – 10 November 461), also known as Leo the Great (Latin: Leo Magnus; Italian: Leone Magno), was Bishop of Rome from 29 September 440 until his death on 10 November 461.

496–545 · Medieval · Benedictines

Leonard of Noblac (also Leonard of Limoges or Leonard of Noblet; also known as Lienard, Linhart, Lenart, Leonhard, Léonard, Leonardo, Annard; died 559) is a Frankish saint closely associated with the town and abbey of Saint-Léonard-de-Noblat, in Haute-Vienne, in the Limousin regi…

101–202 · Early Church

Leonides of Alexandria (Greek: Λεωνίδης) was a Greek early Christian martyr who lived in the second and early third centuries AD. According to the Christian historian Eusebius, Leonides' son was the early Church father Origen.

10–79 · Early Church

Pope Linus was the bishop of Rome from c. 68 to his death in 80. He is generally regarded as the second bishop of Rome, after Saint Peter. As with all the early popes, he was canonized. According to Irenaeus, Linus is the same person as the one mentioned in the New Testament.

100 · Early Church

Lucius of Laodicea (Greek: Λούκιος ὁ Κυρηναῖος, romanized: Loukios o Kurenaios), also known as Luke and Lucius of Cyrene, was, according to the Acts of the Apostles, one of the founders of the Christian Church in Antioch and according to Eastern Orthodox tradition, one of the Sev…

100–100 · Early Church

Lydia of Thyatira (Greek: Λυδία) is a woman mentioned in the New Testament who is regarded as the first documented convert to Christianity in Europe. Several Christian denominations have designated her a saint.

300–335 · Early Church

Macarius I (Greek: Μακάριος Α' Ἱεροσολύμων Makarios I Hierosolymōn) was Bishop of Jerusalem from 312 to shortly before 335, according to Sozomen. He is venerated as a saint within the Eastern Orthodox Church and Roman Catholic Church.

500–517 · Medieval

Macedonius II of Constantinople (Greek: Μακεδόνιος; died c. 517) was patriarch of Constantinople (496–511). Within a year or two (the date is uncertain) he assembled a council, in which he confirmed in writing the acts of the Council of Chalcedon.

500–600 · Medieval

St. Maches was a 6th-century princess and Pre-congregational saint of Cornwall and Devon. Maches was the sister of St. Cadog. Born a daughter of Saint Gwynllyw and his wife Gwladys, Maches lived as a hermit, and was murdered by thieves, at Merthyr Maches (Llanfaches in the Kingd…

1197–1257 · Medieval · Cistercians

Infanta Mafalda of Portugal was a Portuguese infanta (princess), later Queen consort of Castile for a brief period. She was the second youngest daughter of King Sancho I of Portugal and Dulce of Aragon.

259–275 · Early Church

Saint Mammes of Caesarea (Mamas, Mammas, Mammet, Mema; Greek: Μάμας; French: Mammès; Italian: Mamante; Spanish: Mamés; Portuguese: Mamede) was a child-martyr of the 3rd century, who was martyred at Caesarea. His parents, Theodotus and Rufina, were also martyred.

100–100 · Early Church

Marcella, according to Catholic tradition, was a disciple of Jesus and a servant of the brothers of Bethany. She is known for being the companion of Saint Martha during the Christianization of the current French region of Provence.

392–457 · Early Church

Marcian was Roman emperor of the East from 450 to 457. Very little is known of his life before becoming emperor, other than that he was a domesticus (personal assistant) who served under the commanders Ardabur and his son Aspar for fifteen years.

250–303 · Early Church

Marciana of Toledo, also known as Marciana of Mauretania and Marciana of Caesarea, (died 9 January 304) is venerated as a martyr and saint. Her feast day is celebrated by both the Catholic Church and the Eastern Orthodox Church on July 12.

1550–1588 · Reformation

Margaret Ward (c. 1550–30 August 1588), called the "pearl of Tyburn", was an English saint and martyr who was executed during the reign of Elizabeth I for assisting a priest to escape from prison. She was canonised in 1970, as one of the Forty Martyrs of England and Wales.

1876–1926 · Contemporary

Mariam Thresia (born Thresia Chiramel Mankidiyan; 26 April 1876 – 8 June 1926) was an Indian Syro-Malabar Catholic professed religious and the founder of the Congregation of the Holy Family. She was born in Puthenchira, a village in present day Kerala, India.

715–750 · Medieval

Marina, distinguished as Marina the Monk and also known as Marina the Syrian, Marinos, Pelagia (this being the Greek equivalent of 'Marina'; see Pelagia) and Mary of Alexandria (Coptic: Ϯⲁⲅⲓⲁ Ⲙⲁⲣⲓⲛⲁ ⲛ̅ⲁⲥⲕⲏⲧⲏⲥ), was a Christian saint from part of Asian Byzantium, generally said to…

532–597 · Medieval

Marius Aventicensis or, popularly, Marius of Avenches (532 – 31 December 596) was the Bishop of Aventicum (modern Avenches) from 574, remembered for his terse chronicle.

1715–1791 · Modern · Third Order of Saint Francis

Mary Frances of the Five Wounds, TOSF, (Italian: Maria Francesca delle Cinque Piaghe, born Anna Maria Gallo,, 25 March 1715 – 7 October 1791), was an Italian Third Order Franciscan who is honored as a saint in the Catholic Church.

344–421 · Early Church

Mary of Egypt was an Egyptian grazer saint, said to have dwelled in Byzantine-era Palestine in the 5th century AD (in late antiquity / Early Middle Ages).

896–968 · Medieval · Benedictines

Matilda of Ringelheim (c. 892 – 14 March 968), also known as Saint Matilda, was a Saxon noblewoman who became queen of Germany. Her husband, Henry the Fowler, was the first king from the Ottonian dynasty, and their eldest son, Otto the Great, restored the Holy Roman Empire in 962…

539–602 · Medieval

Maurice (Latin: Mauricius; Ancient Greek: Μαυρίκιος, romanized: Maurikios; 539 – 27 November 602) was Eastern Roman emperor from 582 to 602 and the last member of the Justinian dynasty.

579–662 · Medieval

Maximus the Confessor (Greek: Μάξιμος ὁ Ὁμολογητής, romanized: Maximos ho Homologētēs), also spelled Maximos, otherwise known as Maximus the Theologian and Maximus of Constantinople (c. 580 – 13 August 662), was a Christian monk, theologian, and scholar.

100–180 · Early Church

Melito of Sardis (Greek: Μελίτων Σάρδεων Melítōn Sárdeōn; died c. 180) was a Roman Christian prelate who served as Bishop of Sardis, near Smyrna in western Anatolia.

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Saint Memnon the Wonderworker was alive during the second century A.D. He was a hegumen of an Egyptian monastery. His feast day is April 28 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics). In the Egyptian desert he practised religious asceticism.

285–309 · Early Church

Menas of Egypt , a martyr and wonder-worker, is one of the most well-known Coptic saints in the East and the West, due to the many miracles that are attributed to his intercession and prayers.

815–885 · Medieval

Cyril (Greek: Κύριλλος, romanized: Kýrillos; born Constantine [Greek: Κωνσταντίνος, romanized: Konstantínos]; 826–869) and Methodius (Μεθόδιος, Methódios; born Michael [Greek: Μιχαήλ, romanized: Michaíl]; 815–885) were brothers, Byzantine Christian theologians and missionaries.

300–326 · Early Church

Metrophanes of Byzantium (Greek: Μητροφάνης; died 314) was bishop of Byzantium from c. 306 to 314. He was, according to tradition, the 26th bishop and is the first bishop mentioned by contemporary sources.

304 · Early Church

Montanus was the second century founder of Montanism and a self-proclaimed prophet. Montanus emphasized the work of the Holy Spirit, in a manner which set him apart from the Great Church. Little is known about the life of Montanus.

825–852 · Medieval

Aurelius and Natalia (died 852) were a married Christian couple who were executed by Abd ar-Rahman II, the Emir of Córdoba for refusing to renounce their faith. They are considered martyrs and saints by the Catholic Church and the Eastern Orthodox Church.

300–311 · Early Church

Adrian of Nicomedia (also known as Hadrian) or Saint Adrian (Greek: Ἁδριανὸς Νικομηδείας, romanized: Adrianos Nikomēdeias, died 4 March 306) was a Herculian Guard of the Roman Emperor Galerius.

400–397 · Early Church

Nectarius of Constantinople (Greek: Νεκτάριος; died 27 September 397) was the archbishop of Constantinople from 381 until his death, the successor to Saint Gregory of Nazianzus and predecessor to John Chrysostom.

335–414 · Early Church

Nicetas of Remesiana (c. 335 – 414) was an early Christian saint, writer, theologian and Bishop of Remesiana, which was then in the Roman province of Dacia Mediterranea.

1592–1637 · Reformation

Nicholas Ferrar (22 February 1592 – 4 December 1637) was an English scholar, courtier and businessman, who was ordained a deacon in the Church of England.

1500–1555 · Reformation

Nicholas Ridley (c. 1500 – 16 October 1555) was an English Bishop of London (the only bishop called "Bishop of London and Westminster"). Ridley was one of the Oxford Martyrs burned at the stake during the Marian Persecutions, for his teachings and his support of Lady Jane Grey.

758–828 · Medieval

Nikephoros I (Greek: Νικηφόρος; c. 758 – 5 April 828) was a Byzantine writer and Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople from 12 April 806 to 13 March 815.

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Nympha, or the masculine rendering Nymphas (fl. mid-1st century CE) was an early Christian leader noted in the New Testament for hosting a house church, as mentioned in Colossians 4:15–16.

1286–1331 · Medieval · Order of Friars Minor

Odoric of Pordenone (c. 1280 – 14 January 1331) was a Franciscan friar and missionary explorer from Friuli in northeast Italy. He journeyed through India, Sumatra, Java, and China, where he spent three years in the imperial capital of Khanbaliq (now Beijing).

995–1030 · Medieval

Saint Olaf (c. 995 – 29 July 1030), also called Olaf the Holy, Olaf II, Olaf Haraldsson, and Olaf the Stout or "Large", was King of Norway from 1015 to 1028.

890–969 · Medieval

Olga (Church Slavonic: Ольга; Old Norse: Helga; c. 890–925 – 11 July 969) was a regent of Kievan Rus' for her son Sviatoslav from 945 until 957. Following her baptism, Olga took the name Elenа.

22–68 · Early Church

Saint Orontius of Lecce (Italian: Sant'Oronzo, sometimes Oronzio or Aronzo; Leccese: Santu Ronzu) is venerated as a saint by the Catholic Church, along with two other figures associated with his legend, Fortunatus and Justus. He is viewed as the first bishop of Lecce.

310–390 · Early Church

Saint Pacian (Pacianus) (Catalan: Sant Pacià) (c. 310–391 AD) was an early Spanish Christian prelate. Pacian served as Bishop of Barcelona from about 365 AD to 391 AD. He succeeded Praetextatus.

300–400 · Early Church

The Greek name Paphnutius (Παφνούτιος) takes its origin in Egyptian pa-ph-nuti ("the [man] of God" or "that who belongs to God"; see the Coptic name "Papnoute"). The name entered Russian as Пафнутий (for example, the famous mathematician Pafnuty Chebyshev).

150–170 · Early Church

Saint Paraskevi of Rome (also Parasceva) is venerated as a Christian martyr of the 2nd century. She was arrested on multiple occasions for her Christianity and was eventually beheaded by the Roman governor Tarasius. She is invoked for the healing of ailments of the eyes.

300–311 · Early Church

Pope Peter I of Alexandria (Greek: Πέτρος Α΄ Αλεξανδρείας, Coptic: Ⲡⲁⲡⲁ Ⲁⲃⲃⲁ ⲡⲉⲧⲣⲟⲥ ⲁ̅, ⲡⲓⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ ⲡⲉⲧⲣⲟⲥ ⲓⲉⲣⲟⲙⲁⲣⲧⲩⲣⲟⲥ ⲡⲓⲁⲣⲭⲏⲉⲣⲉⲩⲥ) was the 17th Pope and Patriarch of Alexandria from 302 to 311.

650–715 · Medieval

Peter of Capitolias was an 8th-century Christian saint. He was born in Capitolias, in what is today Jordan, married and became the father of three children. After the death of his wife, he became a monk and, according to some traditions, was later consecrated bishop of Bosra.

1190–1236 · Medieval · Franciscans

Philippa Mareri (Italian: Filippa Mareri; 1190/1200 – 1236) was the foundress of the monastery of Franciscan Sisters of Saint Philippa Mareri, or Poor Clares. Beatified in 1247, her sanctuary is in Borgo San Pietro, a frazione (borough) of Petrella Salto.