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Mary Magdalene, St
St. Mary Magdalene ; feast day July 22) was one of Jesus’ most celebrated disciples, famous, according to Mark......
Mary Of The Incarnation
Mary Of The Incarnation was a mystic whose activity and influence in religious affairs inspired most of the leading......
Matthew, St
St. Matthew ; Western feast day September 21, Eastern feast day November 16) was one of the Twelve Apostles of......
Matthias, St.
St. Matthias ; Western feast day February 24, Eastern feast day August 9) was, in the New Testament, among the......
Maurice, Saint
Saint Maurice ; feast day September 22) was a Christian soldier whose alleged martyrdom, with his comrades, inspired......
Maximus the Confessor, St
St. Maximus the Confessor ; Eastern feast day January 21; Western feast day August 13) was the most important Byzantine......
Mayne, St. Cuthbert
St. Cuthbert Mayne ; canonized October 25, 1970; feast day October 25) was one of the Forty Martyrs of England......
Meletius of Antioch, Saint
Saint Meletius of Antioch ; feast day February 12) was a bishop of Antioch whose name is attached to the Meletian......
Mellitus of Canterbury, Saint
Saint Mellitus of Canterbury ; feast day April 24) was the first bishop of London and the third archbishop of Canterbury......
Mesrop Mashtots, St.
St. Mesrop Mashtots ; Western feast day, Thursday following 4th Sunday after Pentecost, and Monday following 3rd......
Methodius I, St.
St. Methodius I ; feast day June 14) was the patriarch of Constantinople from 843 to 847. As a monk, Methodius......
Miltiades, St.
St. Miltiades ; feast day December 10) was the pope from 311 to 314. Miltiades became the first pope after the......
Montfort, St. Louis-Marie Grignion de
St. Louis-Marie Grignion de Montfort ; canonized 1947; feast day April 28) was a French priest who promoted the......
More, Thomas
Thomas More ; canonized May 19, 1935; feast day June 22) was an English humanist and statesman and chancellor of......
Neri, St. Philip
St. Philip Neri ; canonized 1622; feast day May 26) was an Italian Roman Catholic priest and one of the outstanding......
Nerses I the Great, St.
St. Nerses I the Great ; feast day, November 19) was the patriarch of the Armenian church from about 353. A descendant......
Neumann, St. John
St. John Neumann ; canonized June 19, 1977; feast day January 5) was the bishop of Philadelphia and a leader in......
Newman, St. John Henry
St. John Henry Newman ; beatified September 19, 2010, canonized October 13, 2019; feast day October 9) was an influential......
Nicephorus I, Saint
Saint Nicephorus I ; feast day March 13) was a Greek Orthodox theologian, historian, and patriarch of Constantinople......
Nicholas I
Nicholas I was a Byzantine patriarch of Constantinople (901–907; 912–925), who contributed measurably to the attempted......
Nicholas I, Saint
Saint Nicholas I ; feast day November 13) was the pope from 858 to 867, master theorist of papal power, considered......
Nicholas of Flüe, Saint
Saint Nicholas of Flüe ; canonized 1947; feast day in Switzerland September 25, elsewhere March 21) was a hermit,......
Nicholas, St
St. Nicholas ; Western feast day December 6; Eastern feast day December 19) was one of the most popular minor saints......
Nicodemus The Hagiorite, Saint
Saint Nicodemus the Hagiorite ; canonized May 31, 1955) was a Greek Orthodox monk and author of ascetic prayer......
Nikolay Kasatkin, Saint
Saint Nikolay Kasatkin was a Russian Orthodox missionary and the first Orthodox bishop of Japan. Kasatkin, who......
Nil Sorsky, Saint
Saint Nil Sorsky ; feast day May 7) was the first Russian mystic to write about the contemplative life and to formulate......
Nilus Of Ancyra, Saint
Saint Nilus of Ancyra ; feast day November 12) was a Greek Byzantine abbot and author of extensive ascetical literature......
Nilus of Rossano, St.
St. Nilus of Rossano ; feast day September 26) was an abbot and promoter of Greek monasticism in Italy who founded......
Ninian, St.
St. Ninian ; feast day September 16) was a bishop generally credited as the first Christian missionary to Scotland,......
Norbert of Xanten, Saint
Saint Norbert of Xanten ; canonized 1582; feast day June 6, among Premonstratensians July 11) was the archbishop......
Odo of Cluny, Saint
Saint Odo of Cluny ; feast day November 18) was the second abbot of Cluny (927–942) and an important monastic reformer.......
Oengus, Saint
Saint Oengus ; feast day March 11) was a monk who was the author of the Félire, the first known Irish martyrology......
Olaf II Haraldsson
Olaf II Haraldsson ; feast day July 29) was the first effective king of all Norway and the country’s patron saint,......
Olga, St.
St. Olga ; feast day July 11) was the princess who was the first recorded female ruler of the Rus and the first......
Osmund of Salisbury, Saint
Saint Osmund of Salisbury ; canonized January 1, 1457; feast day December 4) was a Norman priest, who was chancellor......
Oswald of York, St.
St. Oswald of York ; feast day February 28) was an Anglo-Saxon archbishop who was a leading figure in the 10th-century......
Oswald, Saint
Saint Oswald ; feast day August 5) was an Anglo-Saxon king of Northumbria from 633 to 642 who introduced Celtic......
Pachomius, St.
St. Pachomius ; feast day May 9) was one of the Desert Fathers and founder of Christian cenobitic (communal) monasticism,......
Palamas, St. Gregory
St. Gregory Palamas ; canonized 1368; feast day November 14) was an Orthodox monk, theologian, and intellectual......
Paschal I, Saint
Saint Paschal I ; feast day May 14) was the pope from 817 to 824. A priest who had served in the Curia, Paschal......
Paschasius Radbertus, Saint
Saint Paschasius Radbertus ; feast day April 26) was a French abbot, theologian, and author whose monograph De......
Patrick, St
St. Patrick ; feast day March 17) is the patron saint and national apostle of Ireland. He is credited with bringing......
Paul I, Saint
Saint Paul I ; feast day June 28) was the pope from 757 to 767. His alliance with the Franks strengthened the young......
Paul of the Cross, St
St. Paul of the Cross ; canonized 1867; feast day October 19) was an Italian mystic and the founder of the Roman......
Paul of Thebes, St.
St. Paul of Thebes ; feast day January 15) was an ascetic who is traditionally regarded as the first Christian......
Paul the Apostle, St
St. Paul the Apostle was one of the leaders of the first generation of Christians, often considered to be the most......
Paul VI, St
St. Paul VI ; canonized October 14, 2018; feast day September 26) was the pope, the leader of the Roman Catholic......
Paulinus Of Nola, Saint
Saint Paulinus of Nola ; feast day June 22) was the bishop of Nola and one of the most important Christian Latin......
Paulinus, Saint
Saint Paulinus ; feast day October 10) was an Italian missionary who converted Northumbria to Christianity, became......
Pelagia Of Antioch, Saint
Saint Pelagia of Antioch ; feast day June 9) was a 15-year-old Christian virgin who, probably during the persecution......
Pereira, St. Nuno Álvares
St. Nuno Álvares Pereira ; canonized April 26, 2009; feast day November 6) was an outstanding Portuguese military......
Peter Chrysologus, St
St. Peter Chrysologus ; feast day July 30) was the archbishop of Ravenna. His orthodox discourses earned him the......
Peter Claver, St.
St. Peter Claver ; canonized 1888; feast day September 9) was a Jesuit missionary to South America who, in dedicating......
Peter Damian, St
St. Peter Damian ; feast day February 21) was a Roman Catholic cardinal and a forceful figure in the Gregorian......
Peter I
Peter I was the tsar of Bulgaria (reigned 927–969). The second son of Simeon I, he inherited the throne on his......
Peter Martyr, St.
St. Peter Martyr ; canonized 1253; feast day April 29) was an inquisitor, vigorous preacher, and religious founder......
Peter Nolasco, St
St. Peter Nolasco ; canonized 1628; feast day January 28; Mercedarian order feast day May 6) was the founder of......
Peter of Alcántara, Saint
Saint Peter of Alcántara ; canonized 1669; feast day October 19) was a Franciscan mystic who founded an austere......
Peter the Apostle, St
St. Peter the Apostle was a disciple of Jesus Christ, recognized in the early Christian church as the leader of......
Peter the Venerable
Peter the Venerable was an outstanding French abbot of Cluny whose spiritual, intellectual, and financial reforms......
Philip the Apostle, St
St. Philip the Apostle ; Western feast day May 3, Eastern feast day November 14) was one of the Twelve Apostles......
Philip The Evangelist, Saint
Saint Philip the Evangelist ; feast day June 6) was, in the early Christian church, one of the seven deacons appointed......
Photius, Saint
Saint Photius ; feast day February 6) was the patriarch of Constantinople (858–867 and 877–886), defender of the......
Pio, Padre
Padre Pio ; canonized June 16, 2002; feast day September 23) was an Italian priest and Capuchin friar known for......
Pius I, St.
St. Pius I ; feast day July 11) was the Latin pope from approximately 142 to about 155. Pius was formerly enslaved,......
Pius V, St
St. Pius V ; canonized May 22, 1712; feast day April 30) was the pope, the leader of the Roman Catholic Church,......
Pius X, St
St. Pius X ; canonized May 29, 1954; feast day August 21) was the pope, the leader of the Roman Catholic Church,......
Plunket, Saint Oliver
Saint Oliver Plunket ; canonized 1975; feast day July 11) was the Roman Catholic primate of all Ireland and the......
Polycarp, St
St. Polycarp ; feast day February 23) was a Greek bishop of Smyrna and an Apostolic Father who was the leading......
Pontian, Saint
Saint Pontian ; feast day August 13) was the pope, the leader of the Roman Catholic Church, from 230 to 235. Many......
Porres, St. Martín de
St. Martín de Porres ; canonized 1962; feast day November 3) was a Peruvian Roman Catholic friar noted for his......
Prosper of Aquitaine, Saint
Saint Prosper of Aquitaine ; feast day July 7) was an early Christian polemicist famous for his defense of Augustine......
Quadratus, St.
St. Quadratus ; feast day May 26) was the earliest known Apologist for Christianity. With only a fragment of his......
Radegunda, St.
St. Radegunda ; feast day August 13) was the queen of the Merovingian king Chlotar I, who left her husband to become......
Raymond of Peñafort, St
St. Raymond of Peñafort ; canonized 1601; feast day January 7) was a Catalan Dominican friar who compiled the Decretals......
Remigius of Reims, Saint
Saint Remigius of Reims ; feast day October 1) was a bishop of Reims who greatly advanced the cause of Christianity......
Richard of Chichester, Saint
Saint Richard of Chichester ; canonized Jan. 28, 1262; feast day April 3) was a bishop of Chichester, who championed......
Robert of Molesme, St.
St. Robert of Molesme ; canonized 1222; feast day April 29) was a French Benedictine monk and abbot, monastic reformer,......
Romero, Óscar, St
St. Óscar Romero ; beatified May 23, 2015; canonized October 14, 2018; feast day March 24) was a Salvadoran Roman......
Romuald of Ravenna, St.
St. Romuald of Ravenna ; feast day June 19) was a Christian ascetic who founded the Camaldolese Benedictines (Hermits).......
Rose of Lima, St
St. Rose of Lima ; canonized April 12, 1671; feast day August 23, formerly August 30) was the first person born......
Ruysbroeck, Jan van
Jan van Ruysbroeck was a Flemish mystic whose writings influenced Johann Tauler, Gerhard Groote, and other mystics.......
Sabas, Saint
Saint Sabas ; feast day December 5) was a Christian Palestinian monk, champion of orthodoxy in the 5th-century......
Sarapion, Saint
Saint Sarapion ; feast day March 21; Coptic church March 7) was an Egyptian monk, theologian, and bishop of Thmuis,......
Sava, St.
St. Sava ; feast day January 14) was a monk, founder, and first archbishop of the independent Serbian Orthodox......
Sebastian, St
St. Sebastian ; feast day January 20) was an early Christian saint popularized by Renaissance painters and believed......
Seraphim of Sarov, Saint
Saint Seraphim of Sarov ; canonized 1903; feast day January 2) was a Russian monk and mystic whose ascetic practice......
Sergius and Bacchus, Saints
Saints Sergius and Bacchus ; feast day October 7) were among the earliest authenticated and most celebrated Christian......
Sergius I, Saint
Saint Sergius I ; feast day September 8) was the pope from 687 to 701, and he was one of the most important 7th-century......
Sergius of Radonezh, Saint
Saint Sergius of Radonezh was a Russian Orthodox monk whose spiritual doctrine and social programs made him one......
Serra, St. Junípero
St. Junípero Serra ; canonized September 23, 2015; feast day August 28 [July 1 in the U.S.]) was a Spanish Franciscan......
Seton, St. Elizabeth Ann
St. Elizabeth Ann Seton ; canonized September 14, 1975; feast day January 4) was the first native-born American......
Shenute
Shenute was a monastic reformer, abbot of the White Monastery, near Atripe in Upper Egypt, who is regarded as a......
Silas, St.
St. Silas ; Western feast day July 13, Eastern feast day July 30) was an early Christian prophet and missionary,......
Silverius, Saint
Saint Silverius ; feast day June 20) was an Italian pope from 536 to 537, a victim of the intrigues of the Byzantine......
Simeon Stylites, St
St. Simeon Stylites ; Western feast day January 5; Eastern feast day September 1) was a Syrian Christian hermit......
Simon the Apostle, St
St. Simon the Apostle ; Western feast day October 28, Eastern feast day June 19) was one of the Twelve Apostles......
Simplicius, Saint
Saint Simplicius ; feast day March 10) was pope from 468 to 483. He became Pope St. Hilary’s successor on March......
Siricius, Saint
Saint Siricius ; feast day November 26) was the pope from 384 to 399. Ordained a deacon by Pope Liberius, he was......
Sixtus I, St.
St. Sixtus I ; feast day April 3) was the pope from approximately 115 to about 125. He succeeded St. Alexander......