Saints

A Roman soldier who, with St. Nereus, is honored as an early martyr for refusing to renounce the faith.

Bishop of Prague and missionary martyred while evangelizing the pagan Prussians.

A young Sicilian martyred for her consecrated virginity, long invoked against fire and disease.

A Roman girl of about thirteen martyred for refusing marriage to keep her consecrated virginity.

Dominican bishop and teacher of Thomas Aquinas, renowned for uniting faith with the natural sciences.

A young Jesuit who renounced a noble inheritance and died at 23 nursing plague victims in Rome.

Bishop, moral theologian, and founder of the Redemptorists whose writings shaped Catholic moral teaching.

Bishop of Milan and one of the four great Latin Doctors, who baptized St. Augustine and resisted Arianism.

Fisherman, brother of Simon Peter, and one of the Twelve Apostles, martyred on an X-shaped cross.

A Vietnamese priest among the 117 martyrs of Vietnam killed for the faith in the 19th century.

Korea's first native-born Catholic priest, beheaded at 25 among the Korean martyrs.

A humble Holy Cross brother and doorkeeper in Montreal known for his healings and devotion to St. Joseph.

Founder of the Ursulines, the first teaching order of women religious devoted to educating girls.

Honored by tradition as the mother of the Virgin Mary and grandmother of Jesus.

Benedictine Archbishop of Canterbury and father of Scholasticism, author of the ontological argument.

The 'Apostle of the North,' a Benedictine bishop who first brought Christianity to Denmark and Sweden.

Egyptian desert hermit regarded as the father of Christian monasticism.

Spanish archbishop and founder of the Claretians, a tireless missionary preacher and writer.

Franciscan priest and Doctor of the Church, a famed preacher invoked for the recovery of lost things.

A physician-turned-priest who founded the Barnabites and promoted devotion to the Eucharist and St. Paul.

Honored by tradition as the first bishop of Ravenna and a martyr of the early Church.

Bishop of Alexandria and Doctor of the Church who defended Christ's divinity against Arianism at Nicaea.

Benedictine monk sent by Pope Gregory the Great as 'Apostle to the English' and first Archbishop of Canterbury.

Bishop of Hippo and one of the greatest Doctors of the Church, author of the Confessions and City of God.

A Chinese diocesan priest among the 120 martyrs of China canonized for dying in defense of the faith.

An early apostle and companion of St. Paul who helped carry the Gospel to Cyprus and Antioch.

One of the Twelve Apostles, traditionally martyred by flaying while preaching in Armenia.

Bishop of Caesarea and Doctor of the Church, a father of Eastern monasticism who defended the Holy Spirit's divinity.

Father of Western monasticism whose Rule shaped religious life across Europe; a patron of Europe.

Cistercian abbot and Doctor of the Church whose preaching and reform shaped twelfth-century Europe.

Franciscan preacher who spread devotion to the Holy Name of Jesus across fifteenth-century Italy.

Swedish mystic and founder of the Bridgettines, a co-patroness of Europe known for her revelations.

Bishop and martyr invoked against ailments of the throat, recalled in the blessing of throats on his feast.

A German-born Redemptorist priest who served across the United States and died nursing yellow-fever victims in New Orleans.

A Mexican Jesuit executed during the anti-Catholic persecution, who forgave his executioners crying 'Viva Cristo Rey!'

Queen of Heaven and Earth, Mother of God, Mother of the Church

Franciscan cardinal and Doctor of the Church known as the 'Seraphic Doctor' for his mystical theology.

English Benedictine bishop and 'Apostle of Germany,' martyred while evangelizing Frisia.

Swedish mystic and founder of the Bridgettines, a co-patroness of Europe known for her revelations.

Founder of the Carthusian order, who sought God in silence and solitude at the Grande Chartreuse.

Founder of the Theatines and a reformer of the clergy; a patron of workers and the unemployed.

An early pope and martyr who oversaw a major Roman catacomb and showed mercy to repentant sinners.

A former soldier who founded an order to care for the sick and dying; a patron of nurses and hospitals.

A Polish-Lithuanian prince known for his chastity, prayer, and care for the poor; patron of Poland and Lithuania.

A traditional early virgin martyr and scholar, honored as a patroness of philosophers and students.

Dominican mystic, Doctor of the Church, and co-patroness of Europe who urged the popes' return to Rome.

An early Roman virgin martyr venerated as the patroness of music and musicians.

Cardinal-archbishop of Milan and a leading reformer of the Council of Trent; patron of catechists and seminarians.

A young royal page burned alive with his companions, the Martyrs of Uganda, for their faith and purity.

A Mexican priest among the martyrs killed during the Cristero persecution of the 1920s.

Follower of St. Francis and founder of the Poor Clares, who embraced radical poverty; patroness of television.

An early pope and Apostolic Father whose letter to the Corinthians is among the oldest Christian writings outside Scripture.

Irish missionary monk who founded monasteries across Europe, including Luxeuil and Bobbio.

A third-century pope who upheld mercy toward repentant Christians and died in exile; honored with St. Cyprian.

Twin brothers and physicians who treated the sick without charge and were martyred for the faith; patrons of doctors.

Bishop of Carthage and early Church writer martyred under Valerian; honored with Pope St. Cornelius.

With his brother Methodius, a Greek 'Apostle to the Slavs' who devised the Slavonic alphabet; co-patrons of Europe.

Patriarch of Alexandria and Doctor of the Church who defended Mary as Theotokos at the Council of Ephesus.

Bishop of Jerusalem and Doctor of the Church, remembered for his catechetical instructions to new Christians.

Fourth-century pope who commissioned the Vulgate translation and honored the tombs of the Roman martyrs.

Physician who, with his twin St. Cosmas, treated the sick without charge and was martyred for the faith.

A Belgian missionary priest who served the leprosy colony on Molokaʻi and died of the disease himself.

First bishop of Paris and a martyr of Gaul, long honored as a patron of France.

Founder of the Order of Preachers (Dominicans), devoted to preaching and the rosary.

A Hungarian princess and Franciscan tertiary who gave her wealth to the poor and the sick.

A queen of Portugal and peacemaker who devoted her widowhood to the poor as a Franciscan tertiary.

Syrian deacon, poet, and Doctor of the Church called the 'Harp of the Holy Spirit' for his hymns.

Bishop of Vercelli who suffered exile for defending Christ's divinity against the Arians.

A third-century pope martyred under the emperor Decius, honored alongside St. Sebastian.

A Polish sister whose visions of the merciful Christ gave rise to the Divine Mercy devotion.

A lawyer-turned-Capuchin friar martyred while preaching to those who had left the faith.

A Roman wife and mother who founded the Oblates of Mary and served the city's poor and sick.

Founder of the Franciscans, renowned for radical poverty, love of creation, and the first Christmas crib.

Founder of the Minim friars, a hermit famed for humility, penance, and miracles.

Bishop of Geneva and Doctor of the Church whose gentle spiritual writings guided lay holiness; patron of writers.

A founding Jesuit and pioneering missionary who carried the faith across India, Southeast Asia, and Japan.

The archangel who announced the birth of Christ to the Virgin Mary; a patron of messengers and communication.

An early soldier-martyr of the Roman army, celebrated in legend as a dragon-slayer; patron of England.

A Benedictine mystic of Helfta whose visions helped spread devotion to the Sacred Heart.

A Cappadocian Father and Doctor of the Church, 'the Theologian,' who defended the Trinity against Arianism.

An Armenian monk, poet, and Doctor of the Church revered for his mystical 'Book of Lamentations.'

Pope and Doctor of the Church who reformed the liturgy, sent missionaries to England, and served 'the servant of God's servants.'

An eleventh-century reforming pope who fought to free the Church from secular control.

Duchess of Silesia who founded hospitals and monasteries and served the poor in her widowhood.

Holy Roman Emperor who governed with justice and piety and supported the Church's reform and missions.

Bishop of Poitiers and Doctor of the Church, the 'Hammer of the Arians' for his defense of the Trinity.

A Benedictine abbess, composer, and Doctor of the Church known for her visions, music, and writings on creation.

A Roman priest and early theologian, reconciled to the Church before his martyrdom in exile.

Bishop of Antioch and Apostolic Father whose letters, written on the way to martyrdom, shaped early Church teaching.

A Basque soldier turned priest who founded the Jesuits and wrote the Spiritual Exercises.

Bishop of Lyon and early Church Father who refuted heresy; named a Doctor of the Church ('Doctor of Unity') in 2022.

A French Jesuit martyred among the Mohawk, one of the North American Martyrs.

Archbishop of Seville and Doctor of the Church whose encyclopedic writings preserved ancient learning; patron of the Internet.

One of the Twelve Apostles, known as James the Less, honored with St. Philip.

Apostle and brother of John, the first of the Twelve to be martyred; his shrine at Santiago draws pilgrims along the Camino.

A widow who, with St. Francis de Sales, founded the Visitation Sisters.

Bishop martyred under Diocletian, famed for the recurring liquefaction of his preserved blood in Naples.

Priest and Doctor of the Church who translated the Bible into Latin (the Vulgate); patron of translators and scholars.

Founder of the Somaschi Fathers, who devoted his life to orphans and abandoned children.

Honored by tradition as the parents of the Virgin Mary and grandparents of Jesus.

Apostle and Evangelist, 'the beloved disciple,' traditional author of the Fourth Gospel and the Book of Revelation.

Founder of the De La Salle Christian Brothers and a pioneer of free schooling; patron of teachers.

Founder of the Salesians, who devoted his life to educating and forming poor and working-class youth.

A Polish priest and professor known for his learning, generosity to the poor, and humility.

Archbishop of Constantinople and Doctor of the Church, called 'Golden-Mouthed' for his eloquent preaching.

Founder of the Eudists, who spread devotion to the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary.

Bishop and cardinal beheaded under Henry VIII for defending Church unity and the marriage of Catherine of Aragon.

A sixth-century pope who died in prison after a forced mission to Constantinople, honored as a martyr.

Founder of a clerks-regular order who helped establish the college for the Church's missions.

Redemptorist bishop of Philadelphia who built up the U.S. parochial school system; the first American bishop canonized.

Founder of the Brothers Hospitallers, who gave himself to the sick and poor; patron of hospitals and nurses.

Carmelite reformer, mystic, and Doctor of the Church whose poetry maps the soul's dark night and ascent to God.

Spanish preacher, spiritual director, and Doctor of the Church known as the 'Apostle of Andalusia.'

Polish pope whose long pontificate helped end communism in Europe and drew millions of young people to the faith.

The forerunner of Christ who preached repentance and baptized Jesus in the Jordan.

The Curé of Ars, a humble French parish priest and tireless confessor; patron of parish priests.

The 'Good Pope' who convened the Second Vatican Council to renew the Church in the modern world.

A Byzantine-rite archbishop martyred for promoting unity between the Eastern churches and Rome.

Founder of Opus Dei, who taught that ordinary work and daily life are paths to holiness.

Husband of the Virgin Mary and foster father of Jesus; patron of the universal Church and of workers.

Founder of the Piarists, who opened some of Europe's first free public schools for poor children.

A feast of St. Joseph honoring the dignity of human work, celebrated on May 1.

A Sudanese woman enslaved as a child who became a Canossian sister; patron of trafficking survivors.

The indigenous visionary to whom Our Lady of Guadalupe appeared, leaving her image on his tilma.

One of the Twelve Apostles, honored with St. Simon and invoked as the patron of hopeless causes.

Apostle of California, Founding Father of the American West

A philosopher-convert and early apologist martyred at Rome for defending the faith with reason.

A Mohawk-Algonquin convert known for her purity and prayer, the 'Lily of the Mohawks' and first Native American saint.

A Philadelphia heiress who gave her fortune to found schools and missions for Black and Native Americans.

A deacon of Rome martyred under Valerian, famed for giving the Church's treasure to the poor.

A Capuchin preacher, diplomat, and Doctor of the Church gifted in languages and Scripture.

Pope and Doctor of the Church who defined Christ's two natures at Chalcedon and turned Attila away from Rome.

King Louis IX of France, known for justice, charity, and holiness; the only canonized king of France.

A French preacher whose writings on total consecration to Jesus through Mary shaped modern Marian devotion.

A young Sicilian martyred under Diocletian; her name means 'light,' and she is patroness of the blind.

Physician, companion of St. Paul, and author of the Third Gospel and Acts; patron of physicians and artists.

A priest martyred with the exorcist St. Peter in Rome under Diocletian; both are named in the Roman Canon.

A Visitation sister whose visions of Christ spread the devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus.

Queen of Scotland known for her piety, learning, and charity to the poor; patroness of Scotland.

An Italian girl of eleven who died forgiving her attacker; a martyr for purity and a model of mercy.

Author of the Second Gospel and companion of St. Peter; patron of Venice.

Sister of Mary and Lazarus who welcomed Jesus at Bethany; a model of active service and lively faith.

Sister of Mary and Lazarus who welcomed Jesus at Bethany.

Pope St. Martin I, a seventh-century pope who died in exile for defending orthodox teaching.

A Peruvian Dominican brother of mixed race known for humility, care of the sick, and boundless charity.

A soldier turned bishop of Tours, remembered for sharing his cloak with a beggar and pioneering monasticism in Gaul.

A follower of Jesus and first witness to the Resurrection, honored as the 'Apostle to the Apostles.'

A Florentine Carmelite mystic known for her ecstasies and ardent love of God.

Sister of Martha and Lazarus who sat at the feet of Jesus; honored on the memorial of Martha, Mary, and Lazarus.

A tax collector called by Jesus, one of the Twelve, and author of the First Gospel; patron of accountants.

Chosen by lot to replace Judas among the Twelve Apostles after the Resurrection.

A Franciscan priest who offered his life for a fellow prisoner at Auschwitz; a martyr of charity.

With his brother Cyril, a Greek 'Apostle to the Slavs' and co-patron of Europe.

The archangel who leads the heavenly host against evil; protector of the Church and patron of soldiers and police.

Mother of St. Augustine whose years of prayer and tears won his conversion; patroness of mothers.

Founder of the Missionaries of Charity who served the poorest of the poor in Calcutta; a modern icon of mercy.

A soldier of the Roman army who, with St. Achilleus, was martyred for embracing the faith.

Fourth-century bishop of Myra famed for secret gifts to the poor; the origin of the Santa Claus tradition.

Founder of the Premonstratensian canons and an archbishop who promoted reform and devotion to the Eucharist.

A young Roman martyred under Diocletian, honored since antiquity as a patron of children.

The 'Apostle of Ireland,' a bishop and former captive who evangelized the Irish; patron of Ireland.

The Apostle to the Gentiles, converted on the road to Damascus, whose letters shaped Christian theology.

A Japanese Jesuit crucified with his companions at Nagasaki, the protomartyrs of Japan.

Founder of the Passionists, who centered his life and preaching on the Passion of Christ.

A Roman senator turned bishop and Christian poet who gave his wealth to the poor.

Two young North African women, a noblewoman and a slave, martyred together at Carthage; named in the Roman Canon.

Chief of the Apostles, whom Christ made the rock of the Church and the first pope; martyred in Rome.

A Jesuit preacher and catechist, Doctor of the Church, who renewed Catholic teaching in Reformation-era Germany.

A Marist missionary and the first martyr of Oceania, killed on the island of Futuna.

Archbishop of Ravenna and Doctor of the Church, called 'Golden-Worded' for his concise, vivid sermons.

A Jesuit who served the enslaved Africans arriving at Cartagena, calling himself 'the slave of the slaves.'

A Benedictine reformer, cardinal, and Doctor of the Church who fought corruption among the clergy.

Founder of congregations devoted to the Eucharist; known as the 'Apostle of the Eucharist.'

A feast honoring the Apostle Peter's authority as shepherd and teacher of the universal Church.

Two of the Twelve Apostles honored together: Philip, who brought Nathanael to Jesus, and James called 'the Less.'

The joyful 'Apostle of Rome' and founder of the Oratory, known for his warmth and good humor.

A Capuchin friar who bore the stigmata for fifty years and was a renowned confessor and intercessor.

The Dominican pope who implemented the Council of Trent, standardized the Roman Missal, and promoted the Rosary.

The pope who encouraged frequent Communion, including for young children, and reformed Church music and law.

Bishop of Smyrna and disciple of the Apostle John, martyred by fire; one of the Apostolic Fathers.

A third-century pope who resigned and died in exile in Sardinia, honored with St. Hippolytus.

The archangel of healing who guided Tobias in the Book of Tobit; patron of travelers and the sick.

A Dominican who compiled Church law and promoted the ransom of Christian captives; patron of canon lawyers.

A wife, mother, and Augustinian nun invoked as the patroness of impossible and desperate causes.

A Jesuit cardinal and Doctor of the Church, a leading theologian of the Counter-Reformation.

Founder of the Camaldolese hermits, who joined community life with the solitude of the hermitage.

A Dominican tertiary of Lima known for penance and care of the poor; the first canonized saint of the Americas.

A Sacred Heart sister who founded schools on the American frontier and served Native peoples; the 'Woman Who Prays Always.'

Twin sister of St. Benedict and a foundress of Benedictine monastic life for women.

A Roman soldier martyred under Diocletian; patron of athletes and soldiers, invoked against plague.

A Lebanese Maronite monk and hermit renowned for holiness and miracles; a patron of Lebanon.

Two of the Twelve Apostles honored together: Simon the Zealot and Jude Thaddeus.

A third-century pope martyred with his deacons under Valerian; named in the Roman Canon.

Bishop of Kraków martyred by the king he had rebuked; a patron of Poland.

One of the first seven deacons and the Church's first martyr, stoned for proclaiming Christ.

The pope during the reign of Constantine, whose pontificate saw the Church emerge from persecution.

A Jewish philosopher who became a Carmelite nun and died at Auschwitz; a co-patroness of Europe.

Carmelite reformer and mystic, the first woman named a Doctor of the Church; author of 'The Interior Castle.'

One of the Twelve Apostles, 'Doubting Thomas,' who confessed the risen Christ and traditionally evangelized India.

Dominican theologian and Doctor of the Church, the 'Angelic Doctor,' whose Summa Theologiae shaped Catholic thought.

Lord Chancellor of England beheaded for refusing to renounce the Church's authority; patron of statesmen and lawyers.

Archbishop of Canterbury murdered in his cathedral for defending the Church's freedom against the king.

The 'Little Flower,' a Carmelite who taught the 'little way' of trust and love; Doctor of the Church and patroness of missions.

A companion of St. Paul and first bishop of Ephesus, recipient of two New Testament letters.

A companion of St. Paul and first bishop of Crete, recipient of a New Testament letter.

Archbishop of Lima and reformer who defended indigenous peoples; a patron of the Latin American episcopate.

A Spanish deacon martyred under Diocletian, one of the most celebrated of the early Spanish martyrs.

Founder of the Vincentians and co-founder of the Daughters of Charity; the great apostle of organized charity.

A Dominican preacher of penance who drew great crowds across late-medieval Europe.

A tenth-century duke of Bohemia martyred by his brother; patron of the Czech people and subject of the Christmas carol.

The First Millennial Saint

"The Silent Mystic" & Visionary of the Miraculous Medal