Saints & Hagiography
Agiografia · 1,523 articles · Principal contributors · All subjects-
Javouhey, Anne-Marie, Blessed (JAVOUHEY, ANNE-MARIE, BEATA)
JAVOUHEY, Anne-Marie, Blessed. - Born at Jallanges, in Burgundy, on 10 Nov. 1779, died in Paris on 15 July 1851. A woman of the highest… -
Jeanne Antide Thouret, Saint (GIOVANNA ANTIDA THOURET, SANTA)
JEANNE ANTIDE THOURET, Saint. - Born at Sancey-le-Lond (Doubs) on 27 Nov. 1765, died at Naples on 24 Aug. 1826. Formed in compassion for… -
Jeanne de Lestonnac, Saint (GIOVANNA DE LESTONNAC, SANTA)
JEANNE DE LESTONNAC, Saint. - Niece of the famous essayist Michel de Montaigne, and foundress of the Company of the Daughters of Mary Our… -
Jerome (III) of Gesù Maria, Venerable (GIROLAMO (TERZO) DI GESÙ MARIA, VENERABILE)
JEROME (III) of Gesù Maria, Venerable. - Carmelite, b. in Noto (Sicily) on 17 May 1683, d. 11 April 1758. From 1707 he lived as a hermit in… -
Joachim, Saint (GIOACHINO, SANTO)
JOACHIM, Saint. - According to a tradition attested as early as the 11th century by the apocryphal Protoevangelium of James, he is the… -
Joanna Maria della Croce, Venerable (GIOVANNA MARIA DELLA CROCE, VENERABILE)
JOANNA MARIA DELLA CROCE, Venerable. - Poor Clare (secular name Bernardina Floriani), b. at Rovereto on 8 Sept. 1603, d. there on 26 March… -
Joanna of Valois (Jeanne de France), Saint (GIOVANNA DI VALOIS (JEANNE DE FRANCE), SANTA)
JOANNA OF VALOIS (Jeanne de France), Saint. - Daughter of Louis XI, King of France, and of Charlotte of Savoy, and foundress of the… -
Joanna (Vanna) of Orvieto, Blessed (GIOVANNA (VANNA) DI ORVIETO, BEATA)
JOANNA (Vanna) of Orvieto, Blessed. - B. at Carniola in 1264, d. at Orvieto on 23 July 1306. She entered the Dominican monastery of… -
Joan of Arc (GIOVANNA D'ARC)
JOAN OF ARC, saint - Letter to the citizens of Riom (Nov. 9, 1429) with autograph signature. The hand of the saint, who was illiterate, was… -
Joan of Arc (Darc), Saint (GIOVANNA D'ARC (DARC), SANTA)
JOAN OF ARC (Darc), Saint. - Heroine of the purest national vindications of France at one of the most tragic moments of its history. In… -
John and Paul, Saints, Martyrs (GIOVANNI E PAOLO, SANTI, MARTIRI)
JOHN AND PAUL, Saints, Martyrs. - The information concerning them is intricate, obscure and controversial. They are commemorated in the… -
John Baptist De Luca, Blessed (GIOVANNI BATTISTA DE LUCA, BEATO)
JOHN BAPTIST DE LUCA, Blessed. - Celestine, born at Guardiagrele, died in the monastery of St. Onofrio in Campli in the year 1590. In 1570… -
John Baptist De' Rossi, Saint (GIOVANNI BATTISTA DE' ROSSI, SANTO)
JOHN BAPTIST DE' ROSSI, Saint. - Born on 22 Feb. 1698 at Voltaggio (Genoa) to Carlo and Francesca Anfossi, died at Rome on 23 May 1764. At… -
John Baptist of the Conception, Blessed (GIOVANNI BATTISTA DELLA CONCEZIONE, BEATO)
JOHN BAPTIST OF THE CONCEPTION, Blessed. - Born in Almodovar del Campo (Spain) on 10 Aug. 1561. In 1581 he entered the Order of the Most… -
John Berchmans, Saint (GIOVANNI BERCHMANS, SANTO)
JOHN BERCHMANS, Saint. - Born at Diest in southern Brabant on 13 March 1599, of a distinguished but decayed family, the first of five… -
John (Bernardo) dei Tolomei, Blessed (GIOVANNI (BERNARDO) DEI TOLOMEI, BEATO)
JOHN (Bernardo) dei Tolomei, Blessed. - Founder of the Congregation of St. Mary of Monte Oliveto, b. in Siena on 10 May 1272, from the… -
John Buono, Saint (GIOVANNI BUONO, SANTO)
JOHN BUONO, Saint. - Born at Camogli, of a noble and wealthy Genoese family, toward the end of the 6th century. As a youth he was taken to… -
John Calybita, Saint (GIOVANNI CALIBITA, SANTO)
JOHN CALYBITA, Saint. - According to legend, he was born in Constantinople to a noble family at the beginning of the 5th century. As a… -
John Cantius (Canti), Saint (GIOVANNI CANZIO (CANTIUS), SANTO)
JOHN CANTIUS (Canti), Saint. - Born at Kęty, in the diocese of Kraków, on 23 June 1390 (according to others on 27 Dec. 1389) and died at… -
John de Britto (GIOVANNI DE BRITTO)
GIOVANNI DE BRITTO, saint - Ruins of the Temple, where the Saint was imprisoned, located between the ancient city of Urzus and the hill… -
John De Britto, Saint (GIOVANNI DE BRITTO, SANTO)
JOHN DE BRITTO, Saint. - Missionary and martyr of the Society of Jesus. Born in Lisbon on 1 March 1647 to a noble family, as a boy he was a… -
John Eudes, Saint (GIOVANNI EUDES, SANTO)
JOHN EUDES, Saint. - Born at Ri in Normandy on 14 Nov. 1601, died at Caen on 19 Aug. 1680. Educated at the Jesuit College of Caen, he… -
John Fisher, Saint (GIOVANNI FISHER, SANTO)
JOHN FISHER, Saint. - B. at Beverley (Yorkshire) ca. 1469, d. in London on 22 June 1535. After completing his studies at the school of… -
John Francis Regis, Saint (GIOVANNI FRANCESCO REGIS, SANTO)
JOHN FRANCIS REGIS, Saint. - Jesuit, b. 31 Jan. 1597 at Fontcouverte (Aude). He studied with the Jesuits at Béziers, and entered the Order… -
John Grande, the Sinner, Blessed (GIOVANNI GRANDE, IL PECCATORE, BEATO)
JOHN GRANDE, the Sinner, Blessed. - A member of the Brothers Hospitallers, b. at Carmona (Andalusia) in 1546, d. at Jerez de la Frontera… -
John Gualbert, Saint (GIOVANNI GUALBERTO, SANTO)
JOHN GUALBERT, Saint. - Founder of the Order of the Vallombrosans, b. in Florence in the last decades of the 10th century (985, or more… -
John Joseph of the Cross (Carlo Gaetano Calosinto), Saint (GIOVANNI GIUSEPPE DELLA CROCE (CARLO GAETANO CALOSINTO), SANTO)
JOHN JOSEPH OF THE CROSS (Carlo Gaetano Calosinto), Saint. - Alcantarine Franciscan, born on the island of Ischia on 15 Aug. 1654 and died… -
John Leonardi, Saint (GIOVANNI LEONARDI, SANTO)
JOHN LEONARDI, Saint. - Founder of the Order of the Regular Clerics of the Mother of God, b. at Diecimo (Lucca) in 1541 (or 1543 according… -
John Mandakuni (GIOVANNI MANDAKUNI)
JOHN MANDAKUNI. - A famous Armenian katholikos of the 5th century. Born around 400, he was a disciple of St. Sahak the Great and of Mesrop,… -
John Mary Baptist Vianney, Saint (GIOVANNI MARIA BATTISTA VIANNEY, SANTO)
JOHN MARY BAPTIST VIANNEY, Saint. - Born at Dardilly near Lyons on 8 May 1786, died at Ars on 4 Aug. 1859. Raised in a religious family… -
John (Moulin) of Saint Samson (GIOVANNI (MOULIN) DI SAN SANSONE)
JOHN (MOULIN) OF SAINT SAMSON. - Carmelite mystic, highly esteemed, b. at Sens on 19 Dec. 1571, d. at Rennes on 14 Sept. 1636. Having… -
John Nepomucene, Saint (GIOVANNI NEPOMUCENO, SANTO)
JOHN NEPOMUCENE, Saint. - Son of a certain Wölfin, born at Pomuk (de Pomuk) in Bohemia between 1340 and 1350, and died at Prague on 19 (or… -
John of Capestrano, Saint (GIOVANNI DA CAPESTRANO, SANTO)
JOHN OF CAPESTRANO, Saint. - B. probably on June 24, 1386 at Capestrano (Aquila), d. at Villach (Vijlak [Slavonia]) on Oct. 23, 1456. He… -
John of Dukla, Blessed (GIOVANNI DE DUKLA, BEATO)
JOHN OF DUKLA, Blessed. - Franciscan, b. at Dukla (Poland) in 1414, d. at Lviv in 1484. Still young, he entered the Order of Friars Minor… -
John of Fermo (Di Fermo), Blessed (GIOVANNI DELLA VERNA (DI FERMO), BEATO)
JOHN OF FERMO (Di Fermo), Blessed. - Preacher of the Friars Minor, b. at Fermo in 1259. From childhood he was a lover of solitude and… -
John of Fruttuaria (John Man of God) (GIOVANNI DI FRUTTUARIA (GIOVANNI UOMO DI DIO))
JOHN OF FRUTTUARIA (John Man of God). - Benedictine abbot who lived in the first half of the 11th century, died at Fruttuaria around 1050.… -
John Of God (GIOVANNI DI DIO)
GIOVANNI di DIO, saint - Letter with autograph signature, addressed to Gutierrez Lasso (8 Jan. 1550) - Rome, general archive of the… -
John of God, Saint (GIOVANNI DI DIO, SANTO)
JOHN OF GOD, Saint. - Founder of the Hospitaller Order of the Fatebenefratelli. Born at Montemor-o-Novo in Portugal on 8 March 1495, he… -
John of Jesus-Mary (Calaguritanus) (GIOVANNI DI GESÙ-MARIA (CALAGURITANUS))
JOHN OF JESUS-MARY (Calaguritanus). - Carmelite mystical theologian, in the world Giovanni de S. Pedro y Ustarroz, b. at Calahorra on 27… -
John of Kronstadt (GIOVANNI DI KRONSTADT)
JOHN OF KRONSTADT. - A famous Russian ascetic, "Orthodox," b. in 1829 to a cleric in the vicinity of Arkhangelsk, d. in 1908. After… -
John of Lodi, Blessed (GIOVANNI DI LODI, BEATO)
JOHN OF LODI, Blessed. - Camaldolese, b. at Lodi around 1040, d. at Gubbio on 7 September 1105. He embraced the eremitical life at Fonte… -
John of Lycopolis, Saint (GIOVANNI DI LYCOPOLIS, SANTO)
JOHN OF LYCOPOLIS, Saint. - Hermit and wonder-worker, called the "Seer of the Thebaid," b. at Lycopolis (present-day Asyut) ca. 300, d. at… -
John of Matera, Saint (GIOVANNI DI MATERA, SANTO)
JOHN OF MATERA, Saint. - Born at Matera in 1070 and died on 20 June 1139. After some years of eremitical life, he founded a monastery near… -
John of Matha, Saint (GIOVANNI DI MATHA, SANTO)
JOHN OF MATHA, Saint. - Born of a noble family at Faucon (Provence) on 23 June 1160, died at Rome on 17 Dec. 1213. He studied his first… -
John of Réomé, Saint (GIOVANNI DI RÉOMÉ, SANTO)
JOHN OF RÉOMÉ, Saint. - Abbot, b. at Dijon ca. 450, d. at St-Jean de Réomé-en-Auxois (Langres) ca. January 18, 544. > (photo Alinari) >… -
John of Salerno (G. of Cluny) (GIOVANNI DI SALERNO (G. DI CLUNY))
JOHN OF SALERNO (G. of Cluny). - Born in Rome, he led a dissolute life, as he himself states, when in 939 he met St. Odo of Cluny. This… -
John of San Facondo or of Sahagún, Saint (GIOVANNI DA SAN FACONDO O DI SAHAGÚN, SANTO)
JOHN OF SAN FACONDO OR OF SAHAGÚN, Saint. - Born at Sahagún in the region of León in Spain in 1429, died at Salamanca on 11 June 1479. In… -
John of the Cross, Saint (GIOVANNI DELLA CROCE, SANTO)
JOHN OF THE CROSS, Saint. - "Mystical Doctor," reformer of the Carmelites, in the world Juan de Yepes, b. in 1542 at Fontiveros in the… -
John of Vercelli, Blessed (GIOVANNI DA VERCELLI, BEATO)
JOHN OF VERCELLI, Blessed. - Born at the beginning of the 13th century at Mosso S. Maria (province of Vercelli), died at Montpellier on 30… -
John (Oldradi, Oldrati) of Meda, Saint (GIOVANNI (OLDRADI, OLDRATI) DI MEDA, SANTO)
JOHN (Oldradi, Oldrati) of Meda, Saint. - Born at Meda toward the end of the 11th century. The tradition that makes him the founder of the… -
John Peter of the Mother of God (GIOVANNI PIETRO DELLA MADRE DI DIO)
JOHN PETER OF THE MOTHER OF GOD. - Born Giovanni Chassagne, a Discalced Carmelite missionary, b. in 1620 at Villefranche (diocese of Lyon),… -
John (Pili) of Fano (GIOVANNI (PILI) DA FANO)
JOHN (Pili) of Fano. - Friar Minor and then Capuchin, d. at Urbania on 5 March 1539. Of a noble family, having become a Friar Minor he… -
John the Almoner (GIOVANNI L'ELEMOSINIERE)
JOHN THE ALMONER. - In Greek: Ἐλεήμων (= "merciful"), patriarch of Alexandria in Egypt, b. at Amathus (Cyprus) in the second half of the… -
John the Baptist (GIOVANNI BATTISTA)
JOHN THE BAPTIST. - Precursor of Jesus in preaching and in Baptism, whence he took his name (ὁ βαπτιστής "the baptizer": Mt. 3:1, etc.).… -
John Theristus (Θεριστής «Mietitore»), Saint (GIOVANNI TERISTI (ΘΕΡΙΣΤΉΣ «MIETITORE»), SANTO)
JOHN THERISTUS (Θεριστής «Mietitore»), Saint. - Basilian monk of the 11th century, born in Palermo to Calista, who had been deported by the… -
Josaphat, Saint (GIOSAFAT, SANTO)
JOSAPHAT, Saint. - Archbishop, martyr, b. in 1580 at Vladimir in Volhynia, d. on 12 November 1623 at Vitebsk. St. G. (whose family name was… -
Josephine of Saint Agnes, Blessed (GIUSEPPA MARIA DI SANT'AGNESE, BEATA)
JOSEPHINE OF SAINT AGNES, Blessed. - Augustinian nun of the Congregation of the Discalced in the monastery of Benigànim, in the province of… -
Joseph of Cupertino, Saint (GIUSEPPE DA COPERTINO, SANTO)
JOSEPH OF CUPERTINO, Saint. - Conventual Franciscan, b. at Copertino (Lecce) on 17 June 1603, d. at Osimo on 18 Sept. 1663. A priest in… -
Joseph of Jesus Mary (GIUSEPPE DI GESÙ MARIA)
JOSEPH OF JESUS MARY. - Mystical theologian of the Discalced Carmelites, in the world Francesco Quiroga, b. in 1562 in Castro Caldelas… -
Joseph of Leonessa, Saint (GIUSEPPE DA LEONESSA, SANTO)
GIUSEPPE DA LEONESSA, saint - Miraculous liberation of the Saint. Original red-chalk drawing by Stefano da Carpi, Capuchin - Assisi, Museum… -
Joseph the Hymnographer, Saint (GIUSEPPE L'INNOGRAFO, SANTO)
JOSEPH THE HYMNOGRAPHER, Saint. - Basilian monk, b. at Syracuse in 816, d. at Constantinople on 3 April 886. Having taken refuge in the… -
Jovinian, Saint (GIOVENALE, SANTO)
JOVINIAN, Saint. - Bishop of Narni in the 4th century, died, probably, in 376 (cf. Anal. Boll., 54 [1936], p. 168). A Vita, later than the… -
Juliana Falconieri, Saint (GIULIANA FALCONIERI, SANTA)
JULIANA FALCONIERI, Saint. - Foundress of the religious of the Third Order of the Servants of Mary (the Mantellate). According to the… -
Julian and Basilissa, Saints, Martyrs (GIULIANO E BASILISSA, SANTI, MARTIRI)
JULIAN AND BASILISSA, Saints, Martyrs. - They are commemorated together with others on January 6 in the Jeronymian Martyrology, on June 8… -
Juliana of Cornillon, Blessed (GIULIANA DI CORNILLON, BEATA)
JULIANA OF CORNILLON, Blessed. - Promoter of the feast of Corpus Christi, b. at Retinne (near Liège) between 1191 and 1192, d. at Fosses… -
Julian of Brioude, Saint, Martyr (GIULIANO DI BRIOUDE, SANTO, MARTIRE)
JULIAN OF BRIOUDE, Saint, Martyr. - Much venerated in France and extolled by Sidonius Apollinaris and Gregory of Tours, he is commemorated… -
Julian of Toledo, Saint (GIULIANO DA TOLEDO, SANTO)
JULIAN OF TOLEDO, Saint. - He is believed to be of Jewish origin; he was a disciple of Archbishop Eugenius II of Toledo, the poet. St.… -
Julian Sabas, Saint (GIULIANO SABA, SANTO)
JULIAN SABAS, Saint. - Died around 377. He is commemorated in the Roman Martyrology on January 14 and October 18; on this second date also… -
Julian the Hospitaller, Saint (GIULIANO LO SPEDALIERE, SANTO)
JULIAN THE HOSPITALLER, Saint. - Neither the date nor the place of his birth can be established; his biographical data are purely… -
Julia, Saint, Martyr (GIULIA, SANTA, MARTIRE)
JULIA, Saint, Martyr. - She is commemorated in the Hieronymian Martyrology on 22 May as a martyr of Corsica, but it is doubtful whether she… -
Julius I, Pope (GIULIO I, PAPA)
GIULIO I, pope, saint - Epigraphic fragment bearing the name of the Pope - Rome, cemetery of Sts. Mark and Marcellinus. to visit the… -
Julius, Saint, Martyr (GIULIO, SANTO, MARTIRE)
JULIUS, Saint, Martyr. - He is commemorated in the Hieronymian Martyrology on May 27 and June 4, but the first date seems the more… -
Justina, Saint, Martyr (GIUSTINA, SANTA, MARTIRE)
JUSTINA, SAINT, MARTYR. - Much venerated in northern Italy, she is commemorated in the Roman Martyrology on 7 October. The oldest testimony… -
Justus of Canterbury, Saint (GIUSTO DI CANTERBURY, SANTO)
JUSTUS OF CANTERBURY, Saint. - Very probably of Roman origin and a Benedictine monk in the monastery of the Caelian, he died at Canterbury… -
Justus of Lyon, Saint (GIUSTO DI LIONE, SANTO)
JUSTUS OF LYON, SAINT. - He is commemorated several times in the Hieronymian Martyrology, either alone or with Viator; it seems, however,… -
Kasper, Katharina
KASPER, KATHARINA. - In religion Maria, born at Dernbach (diocese of Limburg in Hesse) on 26 May 1820, died there on 2 February 1898. She… -
Kilian (Killena, Chilian), Saint, Martyr (KILIANO (KILLENA, CHILIANO), SANTO, MARTIRE)
KILIAN (Killena, Chilian), Saint, Martyr. - Bishop and patron of the diocese of Würzburg, d. ca. 689. Of a noble Irish-Scottish family,… -
Kinga («Cunegonda»), Blessed (KINGA («CUNEGONDA»), BEATA)
KINGA («Cunegonda»), Blessed. - Patroness of Poland and Lithuania, b. in 1224, d. at Stary Sącz on 24 July 1292. Sister of Blessed Jolanda… -
Labouré, Catherine, Saint (CATERINA LABOURÉ, SANTA)
LABOURÉ, Catherine, Saint. - B. at Fain-les-Moutiers, in Burgundy, on 2 May 1806, d. in Paris on 31 Dec. 1876. Admitted to the seminary… -
La Colombière, Claude, Blessed (LA COLOMBIÈRE, CLAUDE, BEATO)
LA COLOMBIÈRE, Claude, Blessed. - Jesuit, propagator of devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus, b. at St-Symphorien d'Ozon (Dauphiné) on 2… -
Ladislas of Gielniów, Blessed (LADISLAO DI GIELNIÓW, BEATO)
LADISLAS OF GIELNIÓW, Blessed. - Born at Gielniów (diocese of Gniezno, in Poland) around 1440, died as guardian of the convent in Warsaw on… -
Ladislaus, King of Hungary and Croatia, Saint (LADISLAO, RE D'UNGHERIA E DI CROAZIA, SANTO)
LADISLAUS, King of Hungary and Croatia, Saint. - Patron of Transylvania. Born in Poland in 1040, died at Nitra in Slovakia on 29 July 1095.… -
Lambertini, Imelda, Blessed (LAMBERTINI, IMELDA, BEATA)
LAMBERTINI, Imelda, Blessed. - Dominican, b. in Bologna around 1321-22, d. there on 12 May 1333. Of the noble Lambertini family, she… -
Lambert, Saint (LAMBERTO, SANTO)
LAMBERT, SAINT. - Bishop of Maastricht, born there between 633 and 638, died at Liège on 17 September of a year before 706. Of a wealthy… -
Lamennais, Jean-Marie-Robert de, Venerable (LA MENNAIS, JEAN-MARIE-ROBERT DE, VENERABILE)
LAMENNAIS, Jean-Marie-Robert de, Venerable. - A meritorious educator and a feared opponent of Gallicanism, b. at St-Malo (France) on 8… -
La Rochefoucauld-Bayers, François-Joseph de, Blessed (LA ROCHEFOUCAULD-BAYERS, FRANÇOIS-JOSEPH DE, BEATO)
LA ROCHEFOUCAULD-BAYERS, François-Joseph de, Blessed. - Bishop, b. at Angoulême on 28 Apr. 1736, d. at Paris on 2 Sept. 1792. A descendant… -
La Rochefoucauld-Bayers, Pierre
LA ROCHEFOUCAULD-BAYERS, Pierre. - French bishop and martyr, b. 12 Oct. 1744 in the castle of Viviers, d. 2 Sept. 1792 in Paris. A student… -
Lawrence of Brindisi, Saint (LORENZO DA BRINDISI, SANTO)
LAWRENCE OF BRINDISI, Saint. - Capuchin, b. at Brindisi on 22 July 1559, d. at Belém, near Lisbon, on 22 July 1619. He entered the… -
Lawrence of Canterbury, Saint, Archbishop (LORENZO DI CANTERBURY, ARCIVESCOVO, SANTO)
LAWRENCE OF CANTERBURY, Saint, Archbishop. - The date and place of his birth are unknown; he died on 2 February 619 at Canterbury. In 595… -
Lawrence of Ripafratta, Blessed (LORENZO DA RIPAFRATTA, BEATO)
LAWRENCE OF RIPAFRATTA, Blessed. - Dominican, b. at Ripafratta (Pisa) on 24 March 1359, d. at Pistoia on 28 Sept. 1457. He received the… -
Lawrence, Saint, Martyr (LORENZO, SANTO, MARTIRE)
LAWRENCE, Saint, Martyr. - Archdeacon of the Church of Rome, put to death on 10 Aug. 258, together with the subdeacon Claudius, the priest… -
Lawrence the Corazzato, Blessed (LORENZO IL CORAZZATO, BEATO)
LAWRENCE THE CORAZZATO, Blessed. - Monk and hermit, b. at Fanello near Foggia, d. at Subiaco on 16 Aug. 1243. For an involuntary homicide,… -
Lea, Saint (LEA, SANTA)
LEA, Saint. - A noble Roman widow of the 4th century. She was one of the most assiduous frequenters of the spiritual circle that came into… -
Lebuino (Lebuinus, Liafwin, Liwin, Lewin), Saint (LEBUINO (LEBUINUS, LIAFWIN, LIWIN, LEWIN), SANTO)
LEBUINO (Lebuinus, Liafwin, Liwin, Lewin), Saint. - Born in England to Anglo-Saxon parents, on an unknown date. In the monastery where he… -
Legend (LEGGENDA)
LEGEND. - I. NOTIONS. - From the gerundive of legere (legenda, "to be read"), with reference to the passages of the lives of the saints… -
Le Nobletz, Marguerite
LE NOBLETZ, MARGUERITE. - Sister of Michel Le N., born at Kerodern in Plouguerneau (formerly the diocese of Léon) in 1583, died at Ploaré… -
Le Nobletz, Michel, Venerable (LE NOBLETZ, MICHEL, VENERABILE)
LE NOBLETZ, Michel, Venerable. - Popular missionary in Brittany, b. at Kerodern in Plouguerneau (formerly diocese of Léon) on 29 Sept.… -
Leoba (Leoba, Leobgytha, Truthgeba), Saint (LIOBA (LEOBA, LEOBGYTHA, TRUTHGEBA), SANTA)
LEOBA (Leoba, Leobgytha, Truthgeba), Saint. - Benedictine nun; the date and place of her birth are unknown. She died at Schörnsheim near… -
Leodegarius (Léger), Bishop of Autun, Saint (LEODEGARIO (LÉGER), VESCOVO DI AUTUN, SANTO)
LEODEGARIUS (Léger), Bishop of Autun, Saint. - Of Frankish nobility, b. around 616, d. near Arras on 3 Oct. 679. He was educated at the… -
Leo, Giuseppe (LEONE, GIUSEPPE)
LEONE, GIUSEPPE. - Redemptorist, b. at Trinitapoli (Foggia) on 23 May 1829, d. at Angri (Salerno) on 7 Aug. 1902. Although almost always… -
Leonardo da Porto Maurizio, Saint (LEONARDO DA PORTO MAURIZIO, SANTO)
LEONARDO DA PORTO MAURIZIO, Saint. - I. LIFE. - Paolo Girolamo Casanuova, later L. da P. M., was born at Porto Maurizio (Imperia) on 20… -
Leonardo, Saint (LEONARDO, SANTO)
LEONARDO, Saint. - Abbot of Noblac. He probably lived in the 6th century; but nothing precise can be established about his life, since the… -
Leonidas, Saint, Martyr (LEONIDA, SANTO, MARTIRE)
LEONIDAS, Saint, Martyr. - He is commemorated on April 22, but it is not certain that this is the true dies natalis. The few accounts of… -
Leontius Vanandetzi, Saint, Martyr (LEONZIO VANANDETZI, SANTO, MARTIRE)
LEONTIUS VANANDETZI, Saint, Martyr. - Armenian priest, one of the foremost disciples of Sts. Mesrob and Sahak, sent by them to Byzantium… -
Leo of Assisi, Blessed (LEONE D'ASSISI, BEATO)
LEO OF ASSISI, Blessed. - B. in the last decades of the 13th century, d. in 1271. An intimate and faithful companion of St. Francis, who… -
Leo of Cava, Saint (LEONE DI CAVA, SANTO)
LEO OF CAVA, Saint. - Second Benedictine abbot of Cava (Salerno), b. at Lucca, d. at Vietri, on 12 July 1079. As a young man he entered the… -
Leopold III, Saint, Margrave of Austria (LEOPOLDO III, SANTO, MARGRAVIO DI AUSTRIA)
LEOPOLD III, Saint, Margrave of Austria. - B. at Melk in 1073, of the house of Babenberg, d. 15 Nov. 1136. Educated by St. Altmann, bishop… -
Leopold of Gaiche, Blessed (LEOPOLDO DA GAICHE, BEATO)
LEOPOLD OF GAICHE, BLESSED. - Apostolic missionary of the Friars Minor, b. at Gaiche (Perugia) on 30 Oct. 1732, d. at Monteluco (Spoleto)… -
Liberata, Saint (LIBERATA, SANTA)
LIBERATA, Saint. - Unknown to the earliest hagiographic tradition, she was nevertheless much venerated in the Middle Ages; her existence is… -
Liberius, Saint (LIBORIO, SANTO)
LIBERIUS, Saint. - Little is known of his life. He succeeded, it seems, Pavatius in the bishopric of Le Mans, which he governed for 49… -
Licci(o), Giovanni, Blessed (LICCI(O), GIOVANNI, BEATO)
LICCI(o), Giovanni, Blessed. - Dominican preacher, b. at Caccamo (Palermo) ca. 1426, d. 14 Nov. 1511. At the age of fifteen he took the… -
Lidwina (Lidwige), Blessed (LIDWINA (LIDWIGE), BEATA)
LIDWINA (Lidwige), Blessed. - Born at Schiedam (Holland) in 1380, died there on 14 April 1433. Even as a very small child she gave signs of… -
Lippi, Franco, Blessed (LIPPI, FRANCO, BEATO)
LIPPI, FRANCO, beato. - Carmelite, better known under the name Franco of Siena, b. 3 Dec. 1211 at Grotti (near Siena), d. 11 Dec. 1291 at… -
Lippomano, Luigi
LIPPOMANO, LUIGI. - Bishop, b. in Venice in 1500, d. in Rome on 15 Aug. 1559. In July 1542 Paul III sent him as nuncio to Portugal, with… -
Long Brothers (FRATELLI LUNGHI)
LONG BROTHERS. - Four Egyptian brothers of exceptional stature, monks of Nitria: Dioscorus, Ammonius, Eusebius, Euthymius. Under Valens… -
Longinus, Saint (LONGINO, SANTO)
LONGINUS, Saint. - Traditional name of the Roman soldier, probably derived from the Greek λάγη "lance," who pierced the side of Jesus on… -
Longo, Maria Lorenza, Venerable (LONGO, MARIA LORENZA, VENERABILE)
LONGO, MARIA LORENZA, venerabile. - Foundress of the Capuchin nuns, originally from Catalonia, born in Naples in 1463, died there on 21… -
Lopes (López), Gregorio
LOPES (LÓPEZ), GREGORIO. - Mystic, b. in Madrid on 4 July 1542, d. at Santa Fé (Mexico) on 20 July 1596. He lived in Navarre with a hermit;… -
López y Vicuña, Vincenza Maria, Blessed (LOPEZ Y VICUÑA, VINCENZA MARIA, BEATA)
LÓPEZ Y VICUÑA, Vincenza Maria, Blessed. - Born at Cascante (Navarre) on 22 March 1847, died at Madrid on 26 Dec. 1890, foundress of the… -
Lorenzo da Villamagna, Blessed (LORENZO DA VILLAMAGNA, BEATO)
LORENZO da VILLAMAGNA, beato. - Franciscan, b. at Villamagna (Chieti) on 15 May 1476, d. at Ortona a Mare on 6 June 1535. Having entered… -
Lorenzo della Resurrezione
LORENZO DELLA RESURREZIONE. - Mystic, Discalced Carmelite, in the world Nicolas Herman, b. at Hériménil (Lorraine) in 1614, d. at Paris in… -
Louis Bertrand (Bertrand), Saint (LUIGI BELTRÁN (BERTRAND), SANTO)
LOUIS BERTRAND (Bertrand), Saint. - Dominican, b. in Valencia on 1 Jan. 1526, d. there on 9 Oct. 1581. A religious in his native city from… -
Louise de Marillac, Saint (LUISA DE MARILLAC, SANTA)
LOUISE DE MARILLAC, Saint. - Cofoundress of the Daughters of Charity (v.); b. in Paris on 12 Aug. 1591, d. there on 15 March 1660. In 1613… -
Louis Gonzaga, Saint (LUIGI GONZAGA, SANTO)
LOUIS GONZAGA, Saint. - Born on 9 March 1568 in the Castle of Castiglione delle Stiviere near Mantua, firstborn of Ferrante G., prince of… -
Louis IX, King of France, Saint (LUIGI IX, RE DI FRANCIA, SANTO)
LOUIS IX, King of France, Saint. - B. April 25, 1214, perhaps at Poissy, d. near Tunis on Aug. 25, 1270. Raised by his mother Blanche of… -
Louis Marie Grignion, Saint (LUIGI MARIA GRIGNION, SANTO)
LOUIS MARIE GRIGNION, Saint. - Born on 31 Jan. 1673 at Montfort-sur-Meu (whence missions, he founded the Missionaries of the Company of… -
Luca d'Armento, Saint (LUCA D'ARMENTO, SANTO)
LUCA D'ARMENTO, Saint. - Also called of Demenna (Sicily), his birthplace, and erroneously of Tauriano. A Basilian monk who lived in the… -
Lucchesio da Poggibonsi, Blessed (LUCCHESIO DA POGGIBONSI, BEATO)
LUCCHESIO DA POGGIBONSI, Blessed. - First Franciscan tertiary. Born c. 1181, died 28 April 1260. Having given himself in his youth to a… -
Lucina, Saint, Martyr (LUCINA, SANTA, MARTIRE)
LUCINA, Saint, Martyr. - She is unknown to the Hieronymian Martyrology; her tomb was venerated at the end of the 6th century on the Via… -
Lucio and Companions, Saints, Martyrs (MONTANO, LUCIO E COMPAGNI, SANTI, MARTIRI)
LUCIO AND COMPANIONS, Saints, Martyrs. - In the Hieronymian Martyrology and in the Calendar > (by courtesy of Msgr. A. P. Frutaz) >… -
Lucy and Geminian, Saints, Martyrs (LUCIA E GEMINIANO, SANTI, MARTIRI)
LUCY AND GEMINIAN, Saints, Martyrs. - They are commemorated in the Roman Martyrology on 16 September. Very probably L. is none other than… -
Lucy Filippini (LUCIA FILIPPINI)
LUCY FILIPPINI. - B. Jan. 23, 1672 at Corneto (today Tarquinia), d. March 25, 1732 at Montefiascone. Orphaned of both parents at the age of… -
Lucy of Narni, Blessed (LUCIA DA NARNI, BEATA)
LUCY OF NARNI, Blessed. - A religious of the Third Order of St. Dominic, b. on 13 Dec. 1476 at Narni, d. at Ferrara on 15 Nov. 1544. At the… -
Lucy, Saint, Martyr (LUCIA, SANTA, MARTIRE)
LUCY, Saint, Martyr. - Venerated throughout the whole Church, she suffered martyrdom at Syracuse during the persecution of Diocletian, on… -
Ludger, Saint (LUDGERO, SANTO)
LUDGER, Saint. - Born around 744, probably at Zuylen on the Vecht in Frisia, died on 26 March 809 at Billerbeck in Westphalia; disciple of… -
Ludmilla (Lidmila), Saint, Martyr (LUDMILLA (LIDMILA), SANTA, MARTIRE)
LUDMILLA (Lidmila), Saint, Martyr. - Patroness of Bohemia, b. at Pšovka near Mělník in 860, d. at Tetín on 15 Sept. 921. Wife of the first… -
Ludovica of Savoy, Blessed (LUDOVICA DI SAVOIA, BEATA)
LUDOVICA OF SAVOY, Blessed. - Daughter of Amadeus IX, Duke of Savoy, and of Yolande of France, born in Geneva on 28 December 1462. In 1479… -
Ludovico da Casoria, Venerable (LUDOVICO DA CASORIA, VENERABILE)
LUDOVICO DA CASORIA, Venerable. - Franciscan, b. at Casoria (Naples) on 11 March 1814, d. at Posillipo on 30 March 1885. He went to Africa… -
Ludovico da Vicenza
LUDOVICO da VICENZA. - Franciscan preacher, of the noble Volpe family, b. in Vicenza in the first decades of the 15th century, d. on 21… -
Ludovico of Toulouse (Ludovico d'Angiò), Saint (LUDOVICO DI TOLOSA (LUDOVICO D'ANGIÒ), SANTO)
LUDOVICO OF TOULOUSE (Ludovico d'Angiò), Saint. - Second son of Charles II, king of Naples, brother of Robert of Anjou and great-nephew of… -
Luke, Archimandrite of Messina, Saint (LUCA, ARCHIMANDRITA DI MESSINA, SANTO)
LUKE, Archimandrite of Messina, Saint. - A Calabrian Basilian monk, perhaps from Rossano. He was a disciple of St. Bartholomew of Simeri… -
Luke the Stylite, Saint (LUCA LO STILITA, SANTO)
LUKE THE STYLITE, Saint. - Born at Attia (Anatolia) in 879. The Constantinopolitan Synaxarion lists his feast on 11 December, the… -
Luke the Thaumaturge, Saint (LUCA IL TAUMATURGO, SANTO)
LUKE THE THAUMATURGE, Saint. - He is also called, like Luke the Stylite, "Luke the Younger," but this time in contrast to St. Luke of… -
Lupus, Bishop of Troyes, Saint (LUPO, VESCOVO DI TROYES, SANTO)
LUPUS, BISHOP OF TROYES, SAINT. - Born around 383 into a noble family of Toul and educated in the house of an uncle. He married Pimeniola,… -
Lutgard (Luitgard, Liutgard), Saint (LUTGARDA (LUITGARDA, LIUTGARDA), SANTA)
LUTGARD (Luitgard, Liutgard), Saint. - Born at Tongres in the last decades of the 12th century (1182?), > (phot. Jan Štěp) LUTGARDA, saint… -
Macarius, Abbot of Pelecete, Saint (MACARIO, ABATE DI PELECETE, SANTO)
MACARIUS, Abbot of Pelecete, Saint. - Born at Constantinople, ca. 820. Successor of St. Hilarion (end of the 8th century), he equaled him… -
Macarius I of Jerusalem, Saint (MACARIO I DI GERUSALEMME, SANTO)
MACARIUS I OF JERUSALEM, Saint. - He was the 39th bishop of Jerusalem from 313 to 334. He is found among those present at the Council of… -
Maconi, Stefano
MACONI, STEFANO. - Carthusian, b. in Siena around 1350, d. in the convent of S. Maria delle Grazie in Pavia on 7 September (9 August) 1424.… -
Macrina, Saint (MACRINA, SANTA)
MACRINA, Saint. - Grandmother of St. Basil the Great, not to be confused with the sister of the same name of the same Saint. Born at… -
Madeleine Sophie Barat, Saint (MADDALENA SOFIA BARAT, SANTA)
MADELEINE SOPHIE BARAT, Saint. - Foundress of the Society of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, b. at Joigny (department of Yonne) on 12 Dec. 1779,… -
Magalotti, Ugolino, Blessed (MAGALOTTI, UGOLINO, BEATO)
MAGALOTTI, Ugolino, Blessed. - Hermit of the Third Order of St. Francis, b. near Camerino at the beginning of the 14th century, d. there on… -
Maggi, Sebastiano, Blessed (MAGGI, SEBASTIANO, BEATO)
MAGGI, SEBASTIANO, beato. - Dominican, b. at Brescia in 1414, d. at Genoa in Nov. 1496. A religious in his homeland in 1430, he was prior… -
Magnus of Fabrateria, Saint (MAGNO DI FABRATERIA, SANTO)
MAGNUS OF FABRATERIA, Saint. - He is commemorated in the Hieronymian Martyrology on 19 August as a martyr of Fabriteria vetus, today… -
Maillé, Jeanne-Marie de, Blessed (MAILLÉ, JEANNE-MARIE DE, BEATA)
MAILLÉ, Jeanne-Marie de, Blessed. - A most virtuous French lady, Franciscan tertiary, b. in the castle of Roche-St-Quentin (Touraine) on 14… -
Maiolo, Saint (MAIOLO, SANTO)
MAIOLO, Saint. - Abbot of Cluny, b. at Valensolle or at Avignon ca. 906, d. at Souvigny on 11 May 994. He governed the abbey for 40 years,… -
Malchus, Saint (MALCO, SANTO)
MALCHUS, Saint. - He is commemorated in the Roman Martyrology on Oct. 21, but the true dies natalis is unknown; it does not appear that he… -
Mama, Saint, Martyr (MAMA, SANTO, MARTIRE)
MAMA, Saint, Martyr. - Much venerated in the ancient Christian East and commemorated in the Hieronymian Martyrology on 17 August and in the… -
Mamertus, Bishop of Vienne, Saint (MAMERTO, VESCOVO DI VIENNE, SANTO)
MAMERTUS, Bishop of Vienne, Saint. - He is commemorated on May 11. Nothing is known of his life before he became bishop. He was already… -
Mancini, Maria, Blessed (MANCINI, MARIA, BEATA)
MANCINI, Maria, Blessed. - Dominican, b. in Pisa ca. 1355, d. there on 22 Jan. 1431. Having become a widow for the second time and having… -
Mapalico, Saint, Martyr (MAPPALICO, SANTO, MARTIRE)
MAPALICO, Saint, Martyr. - An African, he perished during the persecution of Decius, and is commemorated in the Carthaginian Calendar on… -
Marcella, Saint (MARCELLA, SANTA)
MARCELLA, Saint. - Roman noblewoman and widow, disciple of St. Jerome. Born around 335, while still of tender age she met St. Athanasius… -
Marcellina, Saint (MARCELLINA, SANTA)
MARCELLINA, Saint. - Elder sister of St. Ambrose, born around 330, probably at Trier, where her father was praetorian prefect, died in 398… -
Marcellinus and Peter, Saints, Martyrs (MARCELLINO E PIETRO, SANTI, MARTIRI)
MARCELLINUS AND PETER, Saints, Martyrs. - Killed in Rome in 303 during the persecution of Diocletian. In the Jeronymian Martyrology they… -
Marcellus and Apuleius, Saints, Martyrs (MARCELLO E APULEIO, SANTI, MARTIRI)
MARCELLUS AND APULEIUS, Saints, Martyrs. - The information concerning them is confused and intricate. M. is certainly a martyr of Capua;… -
Marcellus, Bishop of Apamea, Saint, Martyr (MARCELLO, VESCOVO DI APAMEA, SANTO, MARTIRE)
MARCELLUS, Bishop of Apamea, Saint, Martyr. - According to the Eastern sources, born on Cyprus of a good family, died in 389. He set out… -
Marcellus of Tangier, Saint, Martyr (MARCELLO DI TANGERI, SANTO, MARTIRE)
MARCELLUS OF TANGIER, Saint, Martyr. - Centurion of the Trajanic Legion, beheaded at Tingis (Tangier) in Mauretania on 30 October 298,… -
Marcellus, Saint, Martyr (MARCELLO, SANTO, MARTIRE)
MARCELLUS, Saint, Martyr. - The information concerning him is intricate and controversial. In the Jeronymian Martyrology he is commemorated… -
Marcian and Nicander, Saints, Martyrs (MARCIANO E NICANDRO, SANTI, MARTIRI)
MARCIAN AND NICANDER, Saints, Martyrs. - The information concerning them is extremely intricate. They are commemorated on different days… -
Marcian, Saint (MARCIANO, SANTO)
MARCIAN, Saint. - Born into a noble Roman family that had emigrated to Constantinople at the beginning of the 5th century, he was piously… -
Marco da Bologna, Blessed (MARCO DA BOLOGNA, BEATO)
MARCO DA BOLOGNA, Blessed. - Born in Bologna to the senatorial Fantuzzi family ca. 1405, died at Piacenza on 10 April 1479. He studied at… -
Margaret (Antoniazzi) Da Cantiga (MARGHERITA (ANTONIAZZI) DA CANTIGA)
MARGARET (ANTONIAZZI) DA CANTIGA. - A virgin from Piacenza, called the Devout, b. at Cantiga (Costageminiana) on 9 March 1502, d. at Cabera… -
Margaret Mary Alacoque, Saint (MARGHERITA MARIA ALACOQUE, SANTA)
MARGARET MARY ALACOQUE, Saint. - Born on 22 Aug. 1647 at Verosvres (Burgundy), died on 17 Oct. 1690 at Paray-le-Monial. Even amid her… -
Margaret of Bavaria, Blessed (MARGHERITA DI BAVIERA, BEATA)
MARGARET OF BAVARIA, Blessed. - Duchess of Lorraine, b. in 1373 to Robert III, Count Palatine of the Rhine, later Emperor of Germany… -
Margaret Of Città Di Castello, Blessed (MARGHERITA DI CITTÀ DI CASTELLO, BEATA)
MARGARET OF CITTÀ DI CASTELLO, Blessed. - Dominican tertiary, called the blind woman of Metola after the village where she was born in… -
Margaret Of Faenza, Blessed (MARGHERITA DA FAENZA, BEATA)
MARGARET OF FAENZA, Blessed. - Vallombrosan mystic, died at a hundred years of age in 1330. A disciple of St. Humility (v.) in the… -
Margaret of Hungary, Saint (MARGHERITA D'UNGHERIA, SANTA)
MARGARET OF HUNGARY, Saint. - Dominican nun, b. at the end of 1242 or the beginning of 1243 to Bela IV, king of Hungary, and to the Greek… -
Margaret of Ravenna, Blessed (MARGHERITA DA RAVENNA, BEATA)
MARGARET OF RAVENNA, BLESSED. - B. at Russi (Faenza) in 1442, d. at Ravenna on 23 Jan. 1505. Blind from the age of two, she led from… -
Margaret of Savoy, Blessed (MARGHERITA DI SAVOIA, BEATA)
MARGARET OF SAVOY, Blessed. - Daughter of Amadeus of Savoy, prince of Achaea, and of Catherine of Geneva, born at Pinerolo around 1390. In… -
Margaret Of The Most Holy Sacrament, Venerable (MARGHERITA DEL S.MO SACRAMENTO, VENERABILE)
MARGARET OF THE MOST HOLY SACRAMENT, Venerable. - Carmelite mystic, in the world Marguerite Acarie, b. in Paris on 6 March 1590, d. there… -
Margaret of Ypres, Blessed (MARGHERITA D'YPRES, BEATA)
MARGARET OF YPRES, Blessed. - Mystic, b. at Ypres (Flanders) in 1216 to a bourgeois family, d. there on 20 July 1237; she belongs to the… -
Margaret, Queen of Scotland, Saint (MARGHERITA, REGINA DI SCOZIA, SANTA)
MARGARET, Queen of Scotland, Saint. - Great-niece of St. Edward the Confessor, b. ca. 1045, in Hungary, where her family was in exile, d.… -
Margaret, Saint (MARGHERITA, SANTA)
MARGARET, Saint. - Much venerated in antiquity and in the Middle Ages as one of the helper saints (v.) and particularly by women in… -
Maria Antonia of Saint Joseph (MARIA ANTONIA DI SAN GIUSEPPE)
MARIA ANTONIA OF SAINT JOSEPH. - M. A. de la Paz y Figueroa, b. at Santiago del Estero (Argentina) in 1730, d. at Buenos Aires on 6 March… -
Maria Clotilde Of Bourbon, Queen Of Sardinia, Venerable (MARIA CLOTILDE DI BORBONE, REGINA DI SARDEGNA, VENERABILE)
MARIA CLOTILDE OF BOURBON, QUEEN OF SARDINIA, VENERABLE. - Born at Versailles to Louis, dauphin of France, and Maria Josepha of Saxony on… -
Maria Cristina Of Savoy, Queen Of The Two Sicilies, Venerable (MARIA CRISTINA DI SAVOIA, REGINA DELLE DUE SICILIE, VENERABILE)
MARIA CRISTINA OF SAVOY, Queen Of The Two Sicilies, Venerable. - Youngest daughter of Victor Emmanuel I, king of Sardinia, and of Maria… -
Maria Crucified of Jesus (MARIA CROCIFISSA DI GESÙ)
MARIA CRUCIFIED OF JESUS. - First superior of the Passionists, in the world Faustina Costantini, b. 18 Aug. 1713 at Corneto (today… -
Maria Domenica Mazzarello, Saint (MARIA DOMENICA MAZZARELLO, SANTA)
MARIA DOMENICA MAZZARELLO, Saint. - Co-foundress of the Institute of the Daughters of Mary Help of Christians, b. at Mornese Monferrato, in… -
Maria Francesca Delle Cinque Piaghe, Saint (MARIA FRANCESCA DELLE CINQUE PIAGHE, SANTA)
MARIA FRANCESCA delle CINQUE PIAGHE, santa. - Franciscan tertiary, born Anna Maria Rosa Nicoletta Gallo, b. in Naples on 25 March 1715, d.… -
Maria Francesca Dello Spirito Santo, Venerable (MARIA FRANCESCA DELLO SPIRITO SANTO, VENERABILE)
MARIA FRANCESCA dello SPIRITO SANTO, venerabile. - Princess Eleonora d'Este, Discalced Carmelite, b. January 2, 1643 in Modena, d. there… -
Maria Giuseppa Rossello, Saint (MARIA GIUSEPPA ROSSELLO, SANTA)
MARIA GIUSEPPA ROSSELLO, Saint. - Foundress of the Daughters of Our Lady of Mercy, b. at Albissola Marina (Savona) on 27 May 1811, d. at… -
Maria Goretti, Saint, Martyr (MARIA GORETTI, SANTA, MARTIRE)
MARIA GORETTI, Saint, Martyr. - B. at Corinaldo (Ancona) on 16 Oct. 1890, d. at Nettuno on 6 July 1902. Having lost her father at the age… -
Maria Magdalene Of The Most Holy Trinity (MARIA MADDALENA DELLA S.MA TRINITÀ)
MARIA MAGDALENE OF THE MOST HOLY TRINITY. - Mystic, in the world Maddalena Martin, b. at Aix (Provence) on 3 June 1612, d. at Avignon on 20… -
Maria Michela Of The Most Holy Sacrament (MARIA MICHELA DEL S.MO SACRAMENTO)
MARIA MICHELA OF THE MOST HOLY SACRAMENT. - Michela Des Maisières Lopez di Dicastillo, viscountess of Jorbalán, foundress of the Handmaids… -
Mariana Of Jesus De Paredes Y Flores, Saint (MARIANNA DI GESE DE PAREDES Y FLORES, SANTA)
MARIANA OF JESUS DE PAREDES Y FLORES, Saint. - Born in Quito on 31 October 1618, died there on 26 May 1645. She is the first saint of… -
Mariano And Giacomo, Saints, Martyrs (MARIANO E GIACOMO, SANTI, MARTIRI)
MARIANO AND GIACOMO, Saints, Martyrs. - Africans, they perished in 258 during the persecution of Valerian. They are commemorated in the… -
Mariano Da Rocca Casale, Venerable (MARIANO DA ROCCA CASALE, VENERABILE)
MARIANO DA ROCCA CASALE, Venerable. - Lay brother of the Friars Minor, b. at Rocca Casale (L'Aquila) on 15 Jan. 1778, d. at Civitella, now… -
Maria Of Cervelló, Blessed (MARIA DI CERVELLÓ, BEATA)
MARIA OF CERVELLÓ, Blessed. - B. in Barcelona to a noble family on 7 Dec. 1230, d. there on 19 Sept. 1290. She was also called di… -
Marie Des Vallées (MARIA DES VALLÉES)
MARIE DES VALLÉES. - Mystic, nun, called "the seer" or "the saint of Coutances," b. at St-Sauveur-Lendelin (Coutances), to a poor family,… -
Marie Eugénie Of Jesus, Servant Of God (MARIA EUGENIA DI GESÙ, SERVA DI DIO)
MARIA EUGENIA di Gesù, serva di Dio. - Anne Eugénie Milleret de Brou, foundress of the Institute of the Sisters of the Assumption, b. at… -
Marie Of The Incarnation, Blessed (MARIA DE'L'INCARNAZIONE, BEATA)
MARIE OF THE INCARNATION, Blessed. - Carmelite, born Barbe Avrillot in Paris on 26 February 1566, died at Pontoise on 18 April 1618. She…