Saints, HAR-MAR
Saints are influential religious figures honored for their faith, teachings, service, or devotion. Learn more about these martyrs, missionaries, mystics, and religious leaders who have shaped the beliefs, worship, and religious practices across the Roman Catholic, Eastern Orthodox, and other Christian traditions.
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Harding, St. Stephen
St. Stephen Harding ; canonized 1623; feast day July 16) was the third abbot of Cîteaux (Latin: Cistercium) and......
Hegesippus, Saint
Saint Hegesippus ; feast day April 7) was a Greek Christian historian and champion of orthodoxy who opposed the......
Helena, St.
St. Helena ; Western feast day August 18; Eastern feast day [with Constantine] May 21) was a Roman empress who......
Henry II
Henry II ; canonized 1146; feast day July 13) was the duke of Bavaria (as Henry IV, 995–1005), German king (from......
Hermenegild, St.
St. Hermenegild ; canonized 1585; feast day April 13) was a Visigothic prince who is celebrated as a saint and......
Hilarion, Saint
Saint Hilarion ; feast day October 21) was a monk and mystic who founded Christian monasticism in Palestine modeled......
Hilary of Arles, St.
St. Hilary of Arles ; feast day May 5) was a Gallo-Roman bishop of Arles who is often regarded as providing the......
Hilary of Poitiers, St
St. Hilary of Poitiers ; feast day January 13) was a Gallo-Roman theologian who, as bishop of Poitiers (in what......
Hilary, St
St. Hilary ; feast day February 28) was the pope from 461 to 468. In 449 Emperor Theodosius II convened the Third......
Hilda of Whitby, Saint
Saint Hilda of Whitby ; feast day November 17) was the founder of Streaneshalch (now Whitby) Abbey and one of the......
Hildegard, St
St. Hildegard ; canonized May 10, 2012; feast day September 17) was a German abbess, visionary mystic, and composer.......
Hippolytus of Rome, Saint
Saint Hippolytus of Rome ; Western feast day August 13, Eastern feast day January 30) was a Christian martyr who......
Hofbauer, St. Clement Mary
St. Clement Mary Hofbauer ; canonized May 20, 1909; feast day March 15) was a Roman Catholic missionary priest......
Hormisdas, Saint
Saint Hormisdas ; feast day August 6) was the pope from 514 to 523. He reunited the Eastern and Western churches,......
Hugh of Cluny, Saint
Saint Hugh of Cluny ; canonized 1120; feast day April 29) was a French abbot of the Benedictine monastery of Cluny......
Hugh of Lincoln, Little Saint
Little Saint Hugh of Lincoln ; feast day August 27 [suppressed]) was a legendary English child martyr who was supposedly......
Hugh of Lincoln, St.
St. Hugh of Lincoln ; canonized 1220; Anglican feast day November 16) was a French-born bishop of Lincoln, England,......
Hyginus, St.
St. Hyginus ; feast day January 11) was the pope from about 136 to about 140. Hyginus had been a philosopher, possibly......
Ignatius of Antioch, St
St. Ignatius of Antioch ; Western feast day October 17; Eastern feast day December 20) was the third bishop of......
Innocent I, Saint
Saint Innocent I ; feast day July 28) was the pope from 401 to 417, who condemned Pelagianism, a heresy concerning......
Innocent V Blessed
Blessed Innocent V ; beatified March 13, 1898feast day June 22) was the pope during 1276, the first Dominican pontiff.......
Innocent Veniaminov, Saint
Saint Innocent Veniaminov ; canonized Oct. 6, 1977) was the most famous Russian Orthodox missionary priest of the......
Innocent XI Blessed
Blessed Innocent XI ; beatified Oct. 7, 1956) ; feast day August 13) was the pope from 1676 to 1689. Odescalchi......
Irenaeus, St
St. Irenaeus ; Western feast day June 28; Eastern feast day August 23) was the bishop of Lugdunum (Lyon), an Apologist,......
Isaac the Great, St.
St. Isaac the Great ; Western feast day September 9; Eastern feast day November 20 (or 25); Armenian feast day......
Isidore of Sevilla, St
St. Isidore of Sevilla ; canonized 1598; feast day April 4) was a Spanish theologian, archbishop, and encyclopedist......
Ivo of Chartres, Saint
Saint Ivo of Chartres ; feast day May 23) was the bishop of Chartres who was regarded as the most learned canonist......
Jacobus De Voragine
Jacobus De Voragine was the archbishop of Genoa, a chronicler, and the author of the Golden Legend. Jacobus became......
Jadwiga
Jadwiga ; canonized June 8, 1997; feast day February 28) was the queen of Poland (1384–99) whose marriage to Jogaila,......
James the Less, St
St. James the Less ; Western feast day May 3; Eastern feast day October 9) was one of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus.......
James, St
St. James ; Roman Catholic feast day July 25; Eastern Orthodox feast day April 30) was one of the Twelve Apostles,......
James, St
St. James ; Western feast day May 3; Eastern feast day October 23) was a Christian apostle, according to St. Paul,......
Januarius, Saint
Saint Januarius ; feast day September 19) was the bishop of Benevento and patron saint of Naples. He is believed......
Jerome, St
St. Jerome ; feast day September 30) was a biblical translator and monastic leader, traditionally regarded as the......
Joan of Arc, St
St. Joan of Arc ; canonized May 16, 1920; feast day May 30; French national holiday, second Sunday in May) is a......
Jogues, St. Isaac
St. Isaac Jogues ; canonized 1930; feast day October 19) was a French-born Jesuit priest who was martyred while......
John Climacus, Saint
Saint John Climacus ; feast day March 30) was a Byzantine monk and author of Climax tou paradeisou (The Ladder......
John I, Saint
Saint John I ; feast day May 18) was the pope from 523 to 526. He ended the Acacian Schism (484–519), thus reuniting......
John III Ducas Vatatzes
John III Ducas Vatatzes was the emperor of Nicaea (1222–54) who, by acquiring territory, encouraging economic growth,......
John Leonardi, St
St. John Leonardi ; canonized 1938; feast day October 9) was a 16th-century Italian priest and founder of the Roman......
John Of Beverley, Saint
Saint John of Beverley was a bishop of York, and one of the most popular medieval English saints. After studies......
John of Capistrano, St
St. John of Capistrano ; canonized 1690; feast day October 23) was one of the greatest Franciscan preachers of......
John of Damascus, St
St. John of Damascus ; Eastern and Western feast day December 4) was an Eastern Christian monk and theologian whose......
John of God, St
St. John of God ; canonized 1690; feast day March 8) was the founder of the Hospitaller Order of St. John of God......
John of Matha, St
St. John of Matha ; feast day February 8) was a cofounder of the Order of the Most Holy Trinity for the Redemption......
John of Nepomuk, St.
St. John of Nepomuk ; canonized 1729; feast day May 16) was one of the patron saints of the Czechs who was murdered......
John of the Cross, St
St. John of the Cross ; canonized 1726; feast day December 14) was one of the greatest Christian mystics and Spanish......
John of Ávila, St
St. John of Ávila ; canonized 1970; feast day May 10) was a Roman Catholic reformer, author, and spiritual director.......
John Paul II, St
St. John Paul II ; beatified May 1, 2011; canonized April 27, 2014; feast day October 22) was the pope, the bishop......
John the Apostle, St
St. John the Apostle ; Western feast day December 27; Eastern feast days May 8 and September 26) was one of the......
John the Baptist, St.
St. John the Baptist ; feast day June 24) was a Jewish prophet of priestly origin who preached the imminence of......
John the Faster, Saint
Saint John the Faster ; feast days January 7 and August 29) was the patriarch of Constantinople (John IV) and mediator......
John XXIII, St
St. John XXIII ; beatified September 3, 2000; canonized April 27, 2014; feast day October 11) was the pope, the......
Joseph of Arimathea, St
St. Joseph of Arimathea ; Eastern feast day July 31, Roman Catholic feast day August 31) was, according to all......
Joseph of Volokolamsk, Saint
Saint Joseph of Volokolamsk ; canonized 1578; feast day September 9) was a Russian Orthodox abbot and theologian......
Joseph, St
St. Joseph ; principal feast day March 19, Feast of St. Joseph the Worker May 1) was, in the New Testament, Jesus’......
Juan Diego, St
St. Juan Diego ; canonized July 31, 2002; feast day December 9) was an Indigenous Mexican convert to Roman Catholicism......
Jude, St
St. Jude ; Western feast day October 28, Eastern feast days June 19 and August 21) was one of the original Twelve......
Julius I, Saint
Saint Julius I ; feast day April 12) was the pope from 337 to 352. The papacy had been vacant four months when......
Justin Martyr, St.
St. Justin Martyr ; feast day June 1) was one of the most important of the Greek philosopher-Apologists in the......
Justus, Saint
Saint Justus ; feast day November 10) was the first bishop of Rochester and fourth archbishop of Canterbury, under......
Juvenal, Saint
Saint Juvenal ; feast day July 2) was the bishop of Jerusalem from 422 to 458 who elevated the see of Jerusalem—previously......
Kenneth, Saint
Saint Kenneth ; feast day October 11) was an Irish abbot, monastic founder, and missionary who contributed to the......
Kentigern, Saint
Saint Kentigern ; feast day January 14) was an abbot and early Christian missionary, traditionally the first bishop......
Kevin, Saint
Saint Kevin ; feast day June 3) was one of the patron saints of Dublin and the founder of the monastery of Glendalough.......
Kilian, St.
St. Kilian ; feast day July 8) was a missionary bishop who, with his companions Saints Colman and Totnan, gave......
Kim Dae-Gŏn, St.
St. Kim Dae-Gŏn ; canonized May 6, 1984; feast day September 20) was the first Korean Catholic priest. The son......
Kolbe, St. Maksymilian Maria
St. Maksymilian Maria Kolbe ; feast day August 14; canonized October 10, 1982) was a Franciscan priest and religious......
La Salle, St. Jean-Baptiste de
St. Jean-Baptiste de La Salle ; canonized 1900; feast day April 7) was a French educator and the founder of the......
Ladislas I
Ladislas I ; canonized 1192; feast day June 27) was the king of Hungary who greatly expanded the boundaries of......
Lawrence of Brindisi, St.
St. Lawrence of Brindisi ; canonized 1881; feast day July 21) was a doctor of the church and one of the leading......
Lawrence of Canterbury, St.
St. Lawrence of Canterbury ; feast day February 3) was the second archbishop of Canterbury. He was a missionary......
Lawrence, St
St. Lawrence ; feast day August 10) is one of the most venerated Roman martyrs, celebrated for his Christian valor.......
Leo I, St
St. Leo I ; Western feast day November 10 ([formerly April 11]), Eastern feast day February 18) was the pope, the......
Leo II, Saint
Saint Leo II ; feast day July 3, formerly June 28) was the pope from 682 to 683. He promoted church music (he was......
Leo III, Saint
Saint Leo III ; feast day June 12) was the pope from 795 to 816. Leo was a cardinal when elected to succeed Pope......
Leo IV, Saint
Saint Leo IV ; feast day July 17) was the pope from 847 to 855. A Benedictine monk, Leo served in the Curia under......
Leo IX, St.
St. Leo IX ; feast day April 19) was the head of the medieval Latin church (1049–54), during whose reign the papacy......
Liberius
Liberius was the pope from 352 to 366. He was elected on May 17, 352, to succeed Pope St. Julius I. Liberius was......
Liguori, St. Alphonsus
St. Alphonsus Liguori ; canonized 1839; feast day August 1) was an Italian doctor of the church, one of the chief......
Linus, St.
St. Linus ; feast day September 23) was the pope from about 67 to 76 or 79, who may have been the immediate successor......
Louis IX
Louis IX ; canonized August 11, 1297, feast day August 25) was the king of France from 1226 to 1270, the most popular......
Loyola, St. Ignatius of
St. Ignatius of Loyola ; canonized March 12, 1622; feast day July 31) was a Spanish theologian and mystic who became......
Lucian of Antioch, Saint
Saint Lucian of Antioch was a Christian theologian-martyr who originated a theological tradition at Antioch that......
Lucius I, St.
St. Lucius I ; feast day March 4) was the pope from June 253 to March 254. Lucius is honoured in Denmark as the......
Lucy, St
St. Lucy ; feast day December 13) was a virgin martyr who was one of the earliest Christian saints to achieve widespread......
Ludmila, St.
St. Ludmila ; feast day September 16) was a Slavic martyr and patron of Bohemia, where she pioneered in establishing......
Luke, St
St. Luke ; feast day October 18) was, in Christian tradition, the author of the Gospel According to Luke and the......
MacKillop, St. Mary
St. Mary MacKillop ; canonized October 17, 2010; feast day August 8) was a religious figure, educator, and social......
Malachy, St
St. Malachy ; canonized 1190; feast day November 3) was a celebrated archbishop and papal legate who became a dominant......
Marcellinus, St.
St. Marcellinus ; feast day June 2) was the pope probably from 291/296 to 304, although the dates of his reign,......
Marcellus I, St.
St. Marcellus I ; feast day January 16) was the pope from December 306 to January 308 or from May or June 308 to......
Margaret of Antioch, St
St. Margaret of Antioch ; Eastern feast day July 17 [Julian calendar]; Western feast day July 20) was a Christian......
Margaret of Scotland, St
St. Margaret of Scotland ; canonized 1250; feast day November 16, Scottish feast day June 16) was the queen consort......
Marillac, St. Louise de
St. Louise de Marillac ; canonized March 11, 1934; feast day March 15) was a cofounder with St. Vincent de Paul......
Mark (the Evangelist), St
St. Mark ; Western feast day April 25, Eastern feast day September 23) was the traditional author of the second......
Mark, Saint
Saint Mark ; feast day October 7) was the pope from Jan. 18 (?) to Oct. 7, 336. He is credited with having given......
Martin I, St
St. Martin I ; feast day April 13) was the pope, the leader of the Roman Catholic Church, from 649 to 653. He is......
Martin of Tours, St
St. Martin of Tours ; Western feast day, November 11; Eastern feast day November 12) was a Roman Catholic bishop......
Mary
Mary was the mother of Jesus, venerated in the Christian church since the apostolic age and a favorite subject......