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1920–2003 · Contemporary

Adolfo Rodríguez Vidal, born on July 20, 1920, in Tarragona, Spain, and died on November 8, 2003, in Santiago, Chile, was a Spanish-Chilean bishop who is considered a Servant of God by the Catholic Church.

650 · Medieval

Adulf (Arras, 7th century – Arras, May 19, 728) was Bishop of Cambrai and Arras in the first half of the 8th century and is venerated as a saint by the Catholic Church.

1314 · Medieval

Adolfo de Túnez was a member of the Catholic Church who died in 1314. He is recognized as a blessed.

1813–1865 · Modern

Adolph Kolping (8 December 1813 — 4 December 1865) was a German Catholic priest and the founder of the Kolping Association. He led the movement for providing and promoting social support for workers in industrialized cities while also working to promote the dignities of workers i…

850 · Medieval

Adolph of Córdoba died in 850 in Córdoba. He is recognized as a Catholic saint.

1871–1929 · Contemporary

Adolphe Chatillon, in religion Brother Théophanius-Léo, born in Nicolet, Quebec, on October 31, 1871, and died on April 28, 1929, was a Canadian religious brother and educator.

624–704 · Medieval · Benedictines

Adomnán or Adamnán of Iona , also known as Eunan , was an abbot of Iona Abbey (r. 679–704), hagiographer, statesman, canon jurist, and saint. He was the author of the Life of Columba (Latin: Vita Columbae), probably written between 697 and 700.

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Adrian Blanco was a Spanish friar of the Order of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Mercy. He was a very humble and patient Mercedarian at the Convent of Our Lady of the Angels in El Puig. After becoming paralyzed, he remained bedridden for 30 years.

1476–1539 · Reformation · Knights Hospitaller

Sir Adrian Fortescue (c. 1476 – 9 July 1539) was a courtier at the court of King Henry VIII of England and member of the Third Order of Saint Dominic who was executed in 1539 and later beatified as a Roman Catholic martyr.

885 · Medieval · Benedictines

Pope Adrian III or Hadrian III (Latin: Adrianus or Hadrianus; died 8 July 885) was the bishop of Rome and ruler of the Papal States from 17 May 884 to his death on 8 July 885.

1550–1572 · Reformation

Adrian Jansen (*ca. 1528, Hilvarenbeek; † 9 July 1572, Brielle), also known as "Becanus" was one of the Martyrs of Gorkum, a Norbertine priest and a Roman-Catholic Saint. Little is known about Jansens' life. He entered the order at Middelburg Abbey.

250–309 · Early Church

Saint Adrian (died 308) travelled from Batanea to Caesarea Palaestina, where he was martyred together with Saint Eubulus. He is commemorated on 5 March; Eubulus on 7 March.

635–710 · Medieval · Benedictines

Adrian, also spelled Hadrian (born before 637, died 710), was a North African scholar in Anglo-Saxon England and the abbot of Saint Peter's and Saint Paul's in Canterbury. He was a noted teacher and commentator of the Bible. Adrian was born between 630 and 637.

850–875 · Medieval

Saint Adrian of May (sometimes given as "Magridin") (d. 875) was a martyr-saint of ancient Scotland, whose cult became popular in the 14th century. He is commemorated on 3 December. He may have been a bishop of Saint Andrews.

278–306 · 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.

1401–1550 · Reformation

Venerable Adrian of Ondrusov (died August 26, 1549) was a Russian Orthodox monk and saint, venerated as a Wonderworker. Born Andrew Zavalushin into a noble family, he was the owner of a rich estate (Andreevschina), which was located not far from the monastery of Saint Alexander…

1401–1550 · Reformation

Adrian of Poshekhonye (Russian: Адриан Пошехонский; died 1550) was a Russian Orthodox monk and iconographer, who was the founder and first hegumen (abbot) of the Dormition monastery in Poshekhonye, north Yaroslavl region.

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600–600 · Medieval

Adwen or Adwenna is purported to have been a 5th-century Christian virgin and saint. According to historian Nicholas Orme, Adwen was identified in the original tradition as a brother of Nectan of Hartland, but subsequently misclassified by Charles Henderson in the 18th century as…

1838–1924 · Contemporary · Benedictines

Adèle Garnier (August 15, 1838 – June 17, 1924, Tyburn near London) was a French nun (in religion Mother Marie de Saint-Pierre) and the 1898 founder of the Benedictines of the Sacred Heart of Montmartre, which divided in 1964 into two branches: a French branch and an English bran…

1888–1943 · Contemporary

Adèle Mardosewicz (in religion Mother Marie-Stella of the Blessed Sacrament), born on December 14, 1888, in the village of Ciasnówka (Nesvizh Uyezd, in the Polish territory administered by the Russian Empire) and died on August 1, 1943, executed by the Gestapo near Nowogródek, Po…

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1789–1828 · Modern · Marianist Sisters

Adèle de Batz de Trenquelléon, FMI, religious name Mary of the Conception (French: Marie de la Conception), (10 June 1789 – 10 January 1828), was a religious sister and the co-founder of the Marianist Sisters with William Joseph Chaminade.

1908–1924 · Contemporary

Adílio Daronch (25 October 1908 – 21 May 1924) was a Brazilian Catholic adolescent. Daronch was born to immigrants and lived his entire life in Brazil where he was known to have had a love for football and riding.

306 · Early Church

Saint Aedesius of Alexandria (Greek: Αιδέσιος; died 306) was an early Christian martyred under Galerius Maximianus. He was the brother of Saint Amphian.

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Aod, Aedth Mac Brice, or Aedsin (6th century) was a disciple of Saint Illadan. He was a bishop-abbot in Meath, Ireland, in the region of Tullamore. Recognized as a Christian saint, his feast day is November 10.

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Saint Aelhaiarn or Aelhaearn (Welsh for "Iron Brow"; fl. early 7th century) was a Welsh confessor and saint of the British Church. He was a disciple of Saint Beuno.

401–460 · Early Church

Aelia Eudocia Augusta , also called Saint Eudocia, was an Eastern Roman empress by marriage to Emperor Theodosius II (r. 408–450). Daughter of an Athenian philosopher, she was also a poet, whose works include Homerocentones, or Homeric retellings of Biblical stories.

356–386 · Early Church

Aelia Flavia Flaccilla (died 386), better known simply as Aelia Flacilla or Flacilla, was a Roman empress and first wife of the Roman Emperor Theodosius I. She was of Hispanian Roman descent.

1110–1167 · Medieval · Cistercians

Aelred of Rievaulx OCist (Latin: Aelredus Riaevallensis), also known as also Ailred, Ælred, or Æthelred; (1110 – 12 January 1167) was an English Cistercian monk and writer who served as Abbot of Rievaulx from 1147 until his death.

600 · Medieval

Y Rhiw (Welsh pronunciation ) is a small village on the south west tip of the Llŷn Peninsula in Gwynedd, Wales. The village forms part of the community of Aberdaron. From the village there are views towards Snowdonia. Nearby is the National Trust owned Plas yn Rhiw.

350–362 · Early Church

Aemilianus of Durostoro was a Roman preacher born in Silistra in 350. He died by burning in Silistra in 362 and is recognized as a saint.

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600 · Medieval

Saint Aerdeyrn (c. 6th century) was a semi-legendary pre-congregational saint of Wales. He was a descendant of Vortigern, making him related to the royal house of Powys. He was the brother of Saint Edeyrn and Elldeyrn with whom he is oft associated.

300 · Early Church

The Aetherius Society is a new religious movement founded by George King in the mid-1950s as the result of what King claimed were contacts with extraterrestrial intelligences, whom he referred to as "Cosmic Masters".

838 · Medieval

Aetios was a 9th-century Byzantine patrician and general, a saint of the Orthodox Church, and one of the 42 Martyrs of Amorium. His feast day is celebrated by the Orthodox Church on March 6.

600 · Medieval

Afan of Builth (Welsh: Sant Afan Buellt; Latin: Avanus) was an early 6th-century Welsh bishop, martyr, and saint. His feast day is generally placed on 17 November, although the Demetian Calendar formerly used in southern Wales placed it on the 16th; it is no longer observed by ei…

1884–1937 · Contemporary

Alexey Yegorovich Yegorov (March 7, 1884, Surushino village, Tver Governorate — August 19, 1937, Moscow) was an igumen and a saint of the Russian Orthodox Church, canonized as a hieromartyr in 2001 for universal veneration.

1880–1937 · Contemporary

Afanasy Kislov was a Christian minister born in 1880 who held citizenship in the Russian Empire. He died in Tver in 1937 and is venerated as a hieromartyr within Eastern Orthodoxy.

1340–1395 · Medieval

Athanasius of Vysotsky (the Younger) (secular name Ammos; died 1395) was a venerable saint of the Russian Church. He was a disciple of the first abbot of the Serpukhov Vysotsky Monastery, Saint Athanasius of Vysotsky (the Elder), and served as the monastery's second abbot.

500 · Medieval

Afrella or Arilda was an early 6th century Welsh saint. Afrelia was the daughter of "a high-ranking official at the royal court of Gwent" whom it has been suggested was Vortimer, a son of Vortigen and his queen Severa Verch Macsen (daughter of Roman Emperor Maximus).

250 · Early Church

Agabius was a Latin Catholic priest who served as the bishop of Verona. He died in Verona in 250 and is recognized as a pre-congregation saint.

100–100 · Early Church

Agabus was an early follower of Christianity from Syria mentioned in the Acts of the Apostles as a prophet. He is traditionally remembered as one of the Seventy Disciples described in Luke 10 (10:1–24).

300–304 · Early Church

Agape of Thessaloniki (died 304) is a martyr. She was one of the three sisters Agape, Chione, and Irene of Thessaloniki, who were burned at the stake during the persecution of Christians under Emperor Diocletian. Her feast day is April 1.

490–536 · Medieval

Pope Agapetus I (489/490 – 22 April 536) was the bishop of Rome from 13 May 535 to his death on 22 April 536. His father, Gordianus, was a priest in Rome and he may have been related to two popes, Felix III and Gregory I.

1001–1095 · Medieval

Agapetus of the Kiev Caves or Agapetus of Pechersk (Russian: Агапит Печерский; Ukrainian: Агапіт Печерський; born ?? – died 1095), was an Orthodox Christian saint and doctor, as well as a monk in Kiev Pechersk Lavra.

1894–1936 · Contemporary

Agapit (Russian: Агапи́т) is an old and uncommon Russian Christian male first name. The name is derived from the Greek word agapētos, meaning loved one. Its colloquial variant is Agap (Ага́п; which can also be the main form of a related name).

258 · Early Church

Agapetus has been the papal name of two popes of the Roman Catholic Church.

201–274 · Early Church

Agapitus (Italian: Agapito) is venerated as a martyr saint, who died on August 18, perhaps in 274, a date that the latest editions of the Roman Martyrology say is uncertain.