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1880–1936 · Contemporary · Trinitarian Order

Giuseppe di Gesù e Maria, born José Vicente Ormaechea y Apoitia (Nabarniz, September 1, 1880 – Villanueva del Arzobispo, September 4, 1936), was a Spanish priest of the Order of the Most Holy Trinity.

1915–1936 · Contemporary · Passionists

José Estalayo García (San Martín de Perapertú, March 17, 1915 – Manzanares, July 23, 1936), better known by his religious name José of the Sacred Hearts, was a Spanish Passionist religious who was executed by firing squad in 1936 during the religious persecution that broke out in…

1582–1617 · Reformation · Society of Jesus

Blessed John Baptist Machado de Távora (Portuguese: João Baptista Machado de Távora), born around 1581 in Angra, in the Azores (Portugal), and died (executed) on May 22, 1617, in Kōri (Nagasaki), Japan, was a Portuguese Jesuit priest and missionary to Japan.

1907–1941 · Contemporary

Maria Antonija Fabjan (born January 23, 1907, in Malo Lipje; died December 15, 1941, in Goražde) was a Slovenian Blessed of the Catholic Church, a nun of the Congregation of the Daughters of Divine Love, and one of the Drina Martyrs.

1907–1936 · Contemporary · Piarists

Juan Agramunt Riera, SchP (born February 14, 1907, in Almazora; died August 14, 1936, in the same place) was a Spanish priest of the Piarist Order, a victim of the anti-Catholic persecutions during the Spanish Civil War, murdered in hatred of the faith (odium fidei).

1913–1936 · Contemporary · Missionary Sons of the Immaculate Heart of Mary

Giovanni Baixeras Berenguer, C.M.F. (Castellterçol, November 21, 1913 – 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.

1796–1840 · Modern

Saint John the Baptist Đinh Văn Thanh (Vietnamese: Gioan Baotixta Đinh Văn Thanh) (born c. 1796 in Nôn Khê, Ninh Bình province, Vietnam – died April 28, 1840, in Ninh Bình, Vietnam) was a catechist, martyr, and saint of the Catholic Church.

1861–1936 · Contemporary · Society of Jesus

Juan Bautista Ferreres Boluda (Ollería, November 28, 1861 – Valencia, December 29, 1936) was a Spanish priest, Jesuit, theologian, moralist, canonist, and university professor.

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

Juan Codinachs Tuneu, C.M.F. (Santa Eugènia de Berga, February 12, 1914 – Barbastro, August 13, 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.

1880–1936 · Contemporary · Missionary Sons of the Immaculate Heart of Mary

Giovanni Díaz Nosti, C.M.F., born Juan Díaz Nosti (Oviedo, February 17, 1880 – Barbastro, August 2, 1936), was a Spanish priest who was martyred in Barbastro during the Spanish Civil War and is venerated as a blessed by the Catholic Church.

1912–1936 · Contemporary

Juan José Caballero Rodríguez, OMI (March 5, 1912, in Fuenlabrada – November 28, 1936, in Paracuellos de Jarama) was a Spanish Oblate of the Immaculate Mary. He made his first vows in the Oblate congregation on August 15, 1930, and his perpetual vows on February 25, 1936.

1945–1976 · Contemporary · Conventual Franciscans

Carlos Murias, born on October 10, 1945, in San Carlos Minas and murdered on July 18, 1976, in Chamical, was an Argentine Catholic priest and Franciscan who was kidnapped, tortured, and executed alongside the French priest Gabriel Longueville during the military dictatorship.

1340–1397 · Medieval · Franciscans

Juan Lorenzo de Cetina (Cetina, 1340 – Granada, May 19, 1397) was an Aragonese Spanish Franciscan friar who died as a martyr in the city of Granada while preaching with his companion Pedro de Dueñas. He is venerated as a blessed by the Catholic Church.

1895–1936 · Contemporary

Juan Lucena Rivas (Baena, Córdoba, January 4, 1895 – Puente Genil, Córdoba, July 27, 1936) was a Spanish priest. He is considered one of the martyrs of the religious persecution in the Diocese of Córdoba between 1936 and 1939.

1914–1936 · Contemporary

Juan Pedro Cotillo Fernández, OMI (born May 1, 1914, in Siero de la Reina; died July 24, 1936, in Pozuelo, Madrid), was a Spanish Oblate of the Immaculate Mary. As a theology student, he lived at the Oblate house of studies in Pozuelo.

1913–1936 · Contemporary · Missionary Sons of the Immaculate Heart of Mary

Giovanni Sánchez Munárriz, C.M.F. (born Juan Sánchez Munárriz; Malón, June 15, 1913 – Barbastro, August 13, 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.

1895–1937 · Contemporary · Trinitarian Order

John of Jesus and Mary, born Juan Otazua y Madariaga (Errigoiti, February 8, 1895 – Mancha Real, April 3, 1937), was a Spanish priest of the Order of the Most Holy Trinity.

1900–1943 · Contemporary

Julia Rapiej (Maria Sergia of the Mother of God of Sorrows; born August 18, 1900, in Rogożyn, died August 1, 1943, near Nowogródek) was a Polish religious sister of the Sisters of the Holy Family of Nazareth and a blessed of the Catholic Church.

1801 · Modern

Juliane Kim Yeon-i was a Korean Christian laywoman and martyr who was beheaded on July 2, 1801, in Seoul. Her martyrdom is recognized by the Catholic Church, and she is titled Venerable. She was later beatified by Pope Francis on August 16, 2014.

685–750 · Medieval · Benedictines

Juliana of Pavilly (French: Julienne de Pavilly), also known as Juliana of Montreuil, was the third abbess of the Abbey of Austreberthe in Pavilly, in the French department of Seine-Maritime. Her feast day as a saint is October 11.

1732–1794 · Modern

Julien-François Morin de la Girardière (born December 14, 1735, in Saint-Fraimbault-de-Prières near Mayenne; died January 21, 1794, in Laval, Mayenne department) was a French priest who was sentenced to death and guillotined during the French Revolution.

1871–1936 · Contemporary · Order of Augustinian Recollects

Julian Moreno, O.A.R., born Julian Benigno Moreno (March 16, 1871, in La Rioja – July 25, 1936, in Motril), was a blessed of the Catholic Church, a religious priest of the Order of Augustinian Recollects, a publicist, and a martyr.

1904–1936 · Contemporary · Order of Friars Minor

Julián Navío Colado (born August 12, 1904, in Mazarete, died August 16, 1936, in Fuente el Fresno) was a Spanish Franciscan, priest, historian, Christian martyr, and blessed of the Roman Catholic Church.

1878–1936 · Contemporary

Julián Rivas Rojano (Baena, Córdoba, February 16, 1878 – Cabeza del Buey, Badajoz, August 13, 1936) was a Spanish priest. He was baptized the day after his birth by his parents, José María Rivas Cordero and María del Carmen Rojano Bujalance.

1553–1606 · Reformation · Conventual Franciscans

Julian of Saint Augustine, born Julián Martinet Gutiérrez (c. 1550 – April 8, 1606), was a Spanish Franciscan friar of the Order of Friars Minor Observant, beatified by Pope Leo XII in 1825.

1838–1866 · Modern

Saint Just de Bretenières, born Just Ranfer de Bretenières in Chalon-sur-Saône, Saône-et-Loire, on February 28, 1838, and beheaded in Saenamteo near Seoul on March 8, 1866, was a French missionary priest.

550 · Medieval

Justinian was the first bishop of Valencia of whom there is historical record, living during the time of Theudis, King of the Visigoths. He was abbot of the monastery that stood around the tomb of Saint Vincent the Martyr.

1915–1936 · Contemporary

Justo González Lorente, O.M.I. (October 14, 1915, in Villaverde de Arcayos – July 24, 1936, in Pozuelo, Madrid) was a Spanish Oblate of the Immaculate Mary. He began attending the Oblate minor seminary in 1927 and took his first vows on August 15, 1933.

1683–1758 · Modern · Carmelites

Jérôme Nunzio Matteo Terzo (1683–1758), in religion Jérôme of Jesus Mary Joseph, was an Italian hermit born in Noto, Sicily. After overseeing the hermitage of Santa Maria Scala del Paradiso (Our Lady of the Ladder to Paradise), he entered the Order of Carmel at the convent he had…

1887–1936 · Contemporary

José Boher y Foix (born November 2, 1887, in Sant Salvador de Toló, died August 13, 1936, in Salàs de Pallars) was a Spanish priest of the Diocese of Urgell, a Christian martyr, and a blessed of the Roman Catholic Church, one of the six companions of Josep Tàpies i Sirvant.

1910–1941 · Contemporary · Pallottines

Joseph Jankowski, SAC, born on November 17, 1910, in Czyczkowy, Kashubia, and died on October 16, 1941, in Auschwitz, was a Polish Catholic priest of the Society of the Catholic Apostolate (Pallottines), beatified by John Paul II on June 13, 1999, in Warsaw.

1580–1622 · Reformation · Dominican Order

Joseph of Saint Hyacinth Negro Maroto (born March 11, 1580, in Villarejo de Salvanés, Spain; died September 10, 1622, on Nishizaka Hill in Nagasaki) was a Spanish Dominican, missionary, martyr, and blessed of the Catholic Church.

1916–1944 · Contemporary · Pallottines

Józef Stanek, S.A.C., born on December 6, 1916, in Łapsze Niżne, Lesser Poland, and died on September 23, 1944, in Warsaw, was a Polish Catholic priest of the Society of the Catholic Apostolate, beatified as a martyr by John Paul II on June 13, 1999.

1885–1942 · Contemporary

Józef Straszewski (born January 18, 1885, in Włocławek, died August 12, 1942, in Hartheim) was a Polish Catholic priest and a blessed of the Catholic Church. He was the first pastor of St. Stanislaus Parish in Włocławek (starting March 15, 1922) and the builder of its church.

1765–1840 · Modern · Dominican Order

Joseph Đỗ Quang Hiển, O.P. (Vietnamese: Giuse Đỗ Quang Hiển; born c. 1765 in Quần Anh Hạ, Nam Định Province, Vietnam – died May 9, 1840, in Nam Định, Vietnam) was a Dominican friar, martyr, and saint of the Catholic Church.

1896–1943 · Contemporary

Józefa Chrobot, CSFN, Sister Maria Kanuta of the Lord Jesus in the Garden of Gethsemane (born May 22, 1896, in Raczyn; died August 1, 1943, near Nowogródek), was a Polish religious sister of the Congregation of the Sisters of the Holy Family of Nazareth and a blessed of the Catho…

1911–1954 · Contemporary · Franciscans

Karl Serreqi, OFM (born February 2, 1911, in Shkodër; died April 5, 1954, in Burrel Prison), was a Franciscan priest who, in atheist Albania under the Enver Hoxha regime, upheld the seal of the confessional while under torture.

1884–1942 · Contemporary

Kazimierz Witold Gostyński (born April 8, 1884, in Warsaw, died May 6, 1942, in Dachau concentration camp) was a Polish Catholic priest, educator, scout leader, founder of the Union of Lublin High School No. 3 and the Jan Hetman Zamoyski High School No.

1886–1941 · Contemporary

Kazimierz Lach (born February 27, 1886, in Strzelczyska, died April 5, 1941, in Dachau concentration camp) was a Polish Catholic priest, a diocesan priest of the Diocese of Przemyśl, a victim of German terror during World War II, a Servant of God, and a martyr.

1080–1132 · Medieval · Benedictines

Conrad I of Raitenbuch (also known as Kuno of Regensburg), born around 1070 and died on May 19, 1132, in Regensburg, was a German prelate who served as abbot of Siegburg and the twentieth bishop of Regensburg from 1126 to 1132. He is venerated in Bavaria as a blessed.

1871–1900 · Contemporary

Saint Lang Yang (Chinese: 郎楊) (born 1871 in Lu, Hebei, China; died July 16, 1900, in Lujiapo, Hebei) was a saint of the Catholic Church and a martyr. Lang Yang was born in the village of Lu in Hebei province. She had one son, Paul Lang Fu.

1873–1951 · Contemporary

Laura Meozzi (born January 5, 1873, in Florence, died August 30, 1951, in Pogrzebień) was an Italian nun, the first provincial superior of the Daughters of Mary Help of Christians (Salesian Sisters) in Poland, and a Venerable Servant of God of the Catholic Church.

1802–1856 · Modern

Saint Lawrence Nguyễn Văn Hưởng (born c. 1802 in Kẻ Sài, Vietnam; died February 13, 1856, in Ninh Bình, Vietnam) was a priest, martyr, and saint of the Catholic Church.

480–546 · Medieval

Laureanus is a saint beatified in La Rioja, Spain, of Castilian origin, dating from the year of Our Lord 522. He died after suffering martyrdom at the hands of Totila, King of the Ostrogoths and a follower of Arianism, in Vatan.

1799–1839 · Modern

Lawrence Han I-hyŏng (Korean: 한이형 라우렌시오; born 1798 or 1799; died September 20, 1846) was a Korean saint of the Catholic Church, a catechist, and a martyr. He was raised in a very religious family.

1840–1862 · Modern

Saint Lawrence Ngôn (Vietnamese: Laurensô Ngôn) (born c. 1840 in Lục Thuỷ, Nam Định Province, Vietnam – died May 22, 1862, in Nam Định, Vietnam) was a martyr and a saint of the Catholic Church.

1750–1799 · Modern

Lawrence Pak Chwi-deuk (Korean: 박취득 라우렌시오; born c. 1766 in Myeoncheon, in the then-province of Chungcheong, Korea; died April 3, 1799, in Hongju, Chungcheong Province) was a Korean martyr and a blessed of the Catholic Church.

1906–1943 · Contemporary · Sisters of the Holy Family of Nazareth

Leokadia Matuszewska (Maria Heliodora Matuszewska; born February 8, 1906, in Stara Huta, died August 1, 1943, near Nowogródek) was a Polish religious sister of the Congregation of the Sisters of the Holy Family of Nazareth and a blessed of the Catholic Church.

1859–1936 · Contemporary · Order of Augustinian Recollects

León Inchausti, O.A.R. (born June 27, 1859, in Ajánguiz, Biscay; died July 25, 1936, in Motril) was a blessed of the Catholic Church and a priest of the Order of Augustinian Recollects. He entered the Augustinian order in 1878.

1875–1936 · Contemporary · Missionary Sons of the Immaculate Heart of Mary

Leonzio Pérez Ramos, C.M.F. (Muro de Aguas, September 12, 1875 – Barbastro, August 2, 1936), was a Spanish priest who was martyred in Barbastro during the Spanish Civil War and is venerated as a blessed by the Catholic Church.