| Blessed Agnello of Pisa |
March 07 (Franciscans), May 07 or September 10 (locally) |
Friar, Custos, Minister Provincial |
Order of Friars Minor (Franciscans) |
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Franciscan habit, Book of the Gospels |
| Blessed Anna of the Angels Monteagudo |
January 10 |
Nun; prioress |
Dominican Order |
Peruvian Dominicans |
Dominican habit |
| Blessed Edward Poppe |
June 10 |
Priest |
Diocesan |
Parish priests; Eucharistic adoration; the Eucharist |
Monstrance; chalice; host |
| Blessed Francisca de Paula de Jesus Isabel |
June 14 |
Laywoman; tertiary |
Augustinians (tertiary) |
Baependi; Minas Gerais; black laywomen |
Rosary; veil; lily |
| Blessed George Haydock |
November 22 |
Priest |
Diocesan |
Martyrs of England and Wales |
Palm of martyrdom; rope (hanging) |
| Blessed John Licci |
November 14 |
Priest |
Dominican Order |
head injuries; crushed heads |
Dominican habit; beam of wood; loaf of bread |
| Blessed John of Parma |
March 20 |
Philosopher, Theologian, Minister General |
Order of Friars Minor (Franciscans) |
Franciscan students and scholars |
Franciscan habit, book, cross |
| Blessed Luke Belludi |
February 17 |
Student |
Order of Friars Minor (Franciscans) |
Students |
Franciscan habit, book (symbolizing education), association with St. Anthony |
| Blessed María de Jesús de Ágreda |
May 24 |
Nun; mystic |
Poor Clares (Conceptionist Franciscan) |
Ágreda; mystics; New Mexico missions (informal) |
Franciscan habit; book; bilocation |
| Blessed Mariano de Jesus Euse Hoyos |
July 13 |
Priest |
Diocese of Santa Rosa de Osos |
Colombian clergy; the poor |
priest with peasants |
| Blessed Marie-Clémentine Anuarite Nengapeta |
December 01 |
Teacher, Cook, Sacristan |
Sisters of the Holy Family |
Martyrs, Victims of Violence, Congolese Women |
Nun's habit, palm branch, image of the Virgin Mary |
| Blessed Mary of Jesus the Good Shepherd |
November 21 |
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Sisters of the Holy Family of Nazareth |
Sisters of the Holy Family of Nazareth; Poland |
habit of the Sisters; book (her writings); model of the Holy Family |
| Blessed Miguel Pro |
November 23 |
Jesuit priest |
Jesuits |
Mexico; martyrs; persecuted Christians; Jesuit martyrs; clandestine priests |
Crucifix; palm of martyrdom; firing squad |
| Blessed Villana de'Botti |
February 28 |
Wife; lay Dominican tertiary |
Dominicans (Third Order) |
Against temptation; conversion; lay Dominicans |
Dominican habit; rosary |
| First Martyrs of the See of Rome |
June 30 |
Various |
None |
Persecuted Christians |
Palm branch, martyr’s crown |
| Forty Martyrs of Sebaste |
March 09 (Eastern Orthodox), March 10 (Roman Catholic) |
Soldiers in the Roman Army, Legio XII Fulminata |
Early Christians |
Soldiers, policemen, memory, resistance to persecution |
Group of forty soldiers, often depicted on a frozen lake, sometimes with angels or a crown of martyrdom |
| Mother Angelica |
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| Pope Saint Anastasius I |
December 19 |
Bishop of Rome |
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Papal tiara; keys |
| Pope Saint Clement I |
November 23 |
Bishop of Rome |
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Mariners; stonecutters; marble workers; sick children |
Anchor; papal tiara; fountain |
| Pope Saint Cletus |
April 26 |
Pope, Bishop |
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Early Church leadership |
Papal vestments, martyr’s palm, keys |
| Pope Saint Damasus I |
December 11 |
Priest, deacon, bishop, pope |
Roman Catholic |
Archaeologists |
Papal tiara, pallium, episcopal vestments, book, inscription tablet |
| Pope Saint Eleutherius |
May 26 |
Bishop |
Early Christian community |
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papal tiara; book |
| Pope Saint Gelasius I |
November 21 |
Deacon; pope |
Roman Catholic Church |
popes; civil servants; against simony |
papal tiara and keys; book (decretals) |
| Pope Saint Gregory the Great |
September 03 |
Monk, pope |
Benedictine Order |
Musicians, teachers, popes |
Papal tiara, dove, book |
| St. Barbatus of Benevento |
February 19 |
Bishop, Preacher |
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Benevento, Italy |
Bishop's mitre, crozier, tree, viper |
| Pope Saint Martin I |
April 13 |
Pope, Bishop |
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Against oppression, perseverance in faith |
Papal tiara, staff, chains (symbolizing exile) |
| Pope Saint Pius V |
April 30 |
Pope, Bishop, Dominican Friar |
Dominican Order |
Valletta (Malta), Bosco Marengo, Catholic reform |
Papal tiara, Dominican habit, rosary, bull |
| Pope Saint Soter |
April 22 |
Bishop of Rome |
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Catholic Church in Corinth |
Papal tiara; keys |
| Rhoda Wise |
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| Saint Abban the Hermit |
May 13 |
Hermit, Preacher |
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Abingdon |
Hermit’s robes, staff |
| Saint Adalbald of Ostrevant |
February 02 |
Nobleman |
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sword; martyr’s palm |
| Saint Adalbert of Magdeburg |
June 20 |
Archbishop; missionary |
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Slavic missions; Magdeburg |
Mitre; book; Slavic cross |
| Saint Ælfheah of Canterbury |
April 19 |
Bishop; archbishop; martyr |
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Canterbury; kidnapped children; convulsion in children; against gout |
Axe; crozier; head in hands |
| Saint Agatha |
February 05 |
Virgin, Martyr |
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Catania, Sicily; against fire; breast cancer; bell-founders; bakers; wet nurses |
Shears, tongs, breasts on a dish, palm of martyrdom |
| Saint Agnes of Bohemia |
March 02 |
Princess, Abbess |
Poor Clares (Order of Saint Clare) |
Czech Republic, Charity workers, the poor, Prague |
Lamb, Crown, Poor Clares habit |
| Saint Agnes of Montepulciano |
April 20 |
Dominican Nun, Abbess |
Dominican Order |
Montepulciano, nuns, chastity |
Dominican habit, lily, lamb, book |
| Saint Agnes of Rome |
January 21 |
Virgin, Martyr |
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Virgins, chastity, girls, engaged couples, rape survivors, gardeners |
Lamb, palm branch, long hair, crown of martyrdom |
| Saint Aileran |
December 29 |
Monk; scholar; lector |
Irish monastic |
Scholars |
Book; quill; monastic habit |
| Saint Albert the Great |
November 15 |
Philosopher; theologian; bishop; professor |
Order of Preachers (Dominicans) |
Scientists; philosophers; natural sciences; medical technicians; students |
Dominican habit; book; globe; astrolabe |
| Saint Aldegunais of Maubeuge |
January 30 |
Abbess, Virgin |
Benedictine |
Against breast cancer, cancer patients, wounds, childhood diseases, fever, headaches, sudden death |
Benedictine habit, staff, river |
| Saint Alexander I |
May 03 |
Bishop |
Early Christian community |
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papal tiara; sword (martyrdom) |
| Saint Alexis Falconieri |
February 17 |
Merchant, Religious Brother |
Order of Servites |
Orvieto, Italy |
Black habit of the Servites, lily |
| Saint Alfred the Great |
October 26 |
King; scholar; warrior |
Anglo-Saxon Christian |
Learning; scholars; universities; the West Country of England |
Sword; book; lamp or torch |
| Saint Aloysius Gonzaga |
21 June |
None |
Society of Jesus |
Youth, students, plague victims, Jesuit novices |
Lily, cross, skull, Jesuit habit |
| Saint Alphonsa |
July 28 |
Nun, educator |
Franciscan Clarist Congregation |
Against illness, Kerala |
Nun’s habit, rosary |
| Saint Alphonsus Liguori |
August 01 |
Lawyer; priest; bishop; foundress |
Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer (Redemptorists) |
Theologians; moralists; confessors; final exams; arthritis sufferers |
Bishop's crozier; book (moral theology); chained demon |
| Saint Alphonsus Marie Liguori |
August 01 |
Priest, lawyer, theologian |
Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer |
Theologians, arthritis sufferers, Naples |
Redemptorist habit, book, quill |
| Saint Alphonsus Rodriguez |
October 30 |
Businessman; lay brother |
Society of Jesus |
Jesuit lay brothers; against scruples |
Rosary; lily; book |
| Saint Amalberga |
July 10 |
Nun |
None |
Flanders, mothers |
Nun’s habit, fish |
| Saint Ambrose |
December 07 |
Theologian, bishop |
None |
Milan, beekeepers, bishops, theologians |
Bishop’s vestments, beehive, whip |
| Saint Anacletus |
April 26 (traditional); July 13 (current Roman Martyrology) |
Bishop |
Early Christian community |
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papal tiara; pallium |
| Saint Anastasia of Sirmium |
December 25 (Catholic) December 22 (Greek Orthodox) September 28 (Syriac Orthodox) |
Virgin |
Early Christian |
Weavers; against storms; widows; nurses |
Palm branch; scourge; torch |
| Saint Andre Bessette |
January 06 |
Religious Brother, Porter |
Congregation of Holy Cross |
Sick, afflicted, Montreal, Canada |
Holy Cross habit, crutches, St. Joseph's Oratory |
| Saint Andrew Dũng-Lạc |
November 24 |
Priest |
Diocesan |
Vietnam; martyrs; persecuted clergy |
Palm of martyrdom; cross |
| Saint Andrew Kim Taegon |
September 20 |
Priest |
None |
Korea; Korean clergy |
Priest’s robes, palm branch, cross |
| Saint Andrew the Apostle |
November 30 |
Fisherman; apostle |
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Scotland; Russia; Greece; fishermen; fishmongers; rope makers; against sore throat; against gout; brides |
Cross saltire; net; fish; book |
| Saint Angela Merici |
January 27 |
Educator, Foundress, Religious Sister |
Company of Saint Ursula (Ursulines) |
Educators, orphans, the sick, handicapped, women’s education |
Ursuline habit, book, lily |
| Saint Anne |
July 26 |
Unknown |
None |
Mothers, grandmothers, pregnant women, childless women, teachers, miners, seamstresses, lace makers, Brittany, Canada, Detroit |
Book, door, holding Mary as a child |
| Saint Anselm of Canterbury |
April 21 |
Archbishop, Theologian, Monk |
Benedictine Order |
Theologians, philosophers, Canterbury |
Bishop’s vestments, book, quill, ontological argument |
| Saint Anthony Kauleas |
May 17 |
Shepherd, Franciscan lay brother |
Order of Friars Minor (Franciscans) |
Eucharistic congresses and societies, cooks, shepherds, victims of calumny |
Monstrance, rosary, Franciscan habit |
| Saint Anthony Mary Claret |
October 24 |
Weaver; priest; archbishop; founder |
Missionaries of the Immaculate Heart of Mary (Claretians) |
Catholic press; textile merchants; weavers; against natural disasters; Diocese of the Canary Islands |
Mitre; book; rosary |
| Saint Anthony Mary Zaccaria |
July 05 |
Priest, physician |
Barnabites |
Physicians, Barnabites, spiritual renewal |
Priest’s cassock, lily, cross |
| Saint Anthony of Padua |
June 13 |
Priest, Franciscan friar, preacher, theologian, Doctor of the Church |
Roman Catholic |
Lost items, travelers, the poor, Lisbon, Padua, amputees |
Franciscan habit, book, lily, Christ Child |
| Saint Anthony the Abbot |
January 17 |
Hermit, Abbot, Monk |
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Monks, hermits, against skin diseases (e.g., ergotism), gravediggers, pigs, butchers |
Bell, pig, staff, Tau cross, book |
| Saint Anthony the Hermit |
December 28 |
Hermit; monk |
Early Christian |
Hermits; miracle-seekers |
Hermit staff; desert landscape |
| Saint Antipas of Pergamum |
April 11 |
Bishop, Martyr |
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Against toothache |
Bishop’s vestments, palm of martyrdom, bronze bull |
| Saint Anysia of Thessalonica |
December 30 |
Virgin |
Early Christian |
Thessalonica (Thessaloniki), Greece; against rape and sexual assault |
Palm branch; sword thrust to throat |
| Saint Apollonia |
February 09 |
Deaconess, Virgin |
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Dentists, dental diseases, toothaches |
Pincers holding a tooth, tooth, martyr's palm |
| Saint Apollonius the Apologist |
April 18 |
Senator, Apologist, Martyr |
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Apologists, defenders of the faith |
Scroll, martyr’s palm, Roman senator’s garb |
| Saint Argeus |
January 02 |
Soldier |
Roman Catholic |
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| Saint Artaldus |
October 07 |
Monk, Bishop |
Carthusian Order |
Belley; Carthusians |
Monk’s habit, bishop’s mitre, staff |
| Saint Athanasius of Alexandria |
May 02 (January 18 in Coptic tradition) |
Bishop, Theologian |
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Theologians, orthodoxy, Alexandria |
Bishop’s robes, book, scroll |
| Saint Auguste Chapdelaine |
July 09 |
Priest; missionary |
Paris Foreign Missions Society |
Chinese Martyrs |
Palm of martyrdom; cross |
| Saint Augustine of Canterbury |
May 26 |
Monk, missionary, archbishop |
Roman Catholic |
England |
Episcopal vestments, cross, book |
| Saint Augustine of Hippo |
August 28 |
Teacher, bishop |
None |
Theologians, printers, brewers |
Bishop’s vestments, book, heart |
| Saint Barbatus of Benevento |
February 19 |
Bishop, Preacher |
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Benevento, Italy |
Bishop's mitre, crozier, tree, viper |
| Saint Barbea of Edessa |
January 29 |
Christian Convert |
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Palm branch, sword |
| Saint Barnabas |
June 11 |
Apostle, missionary, Levite |
Roman Catholic, Eastern Orthodox, Anglican Communion |
Cyprus, Antioch, weavers, hailstorm protection |
Olive branch, Gospel book, staff |
| Saint Bartholomew |
August 24 |
Fisherman |
None |
Tanners, leatherworkers, butchers, Armenia |
Flayed skin, knife, book |
| Saint Bartolo Longo |
5 October |
Lawyer, Lay Dominican |
Dominican Third Order |
Rosary; Pompei; Converts |
Rosary, Dominican habit, book |
| Saint Basil the Great |
January 02 |
Monk, bishop, theologian, Doctor of the Church |
Roman Catholic, Eastern Orthodox, Anglican Communion |
Hospital administrators, reformers, monks, education, exorcists, Cappadocia |
Episcopal vestments, book, scroll, dove |
| Saint Benedict of Aniane |
February 12 |
Courtier; monk; abbot; reformer |
Benedictines |
Monastic reformers |
Benedictine habit; book of the Rule |
| Saint Benedict of Nursia |
July 11 |
Monk, abbot |
Benedictine Order |
Europe, monks, students |
Monk’s habit, Rule of Saint Benedict, raven |
| Saint Benjamin |
March 31 (Western Christianity), October 13 (Eastern Christianity) |
Deacon |
Early Christian Church |
Preachers |
Deacon's vestments, palm of martyrdom |
| Saint Bernadette Soubirous |
April 16 |
Religious Sister, Visionary |
Sisters of Charity of Nevers |
Bodily illness, poverty, shepherds, Lourdes, against tuberculosis |
Rosary, blue sash, vision of Mary, shepherdess garb |
| Saint Bernard of Clairvaux |
August 20 |
Monk, theologian |
Cistercian Order |
Beekeepers, Cistercians, Burgundy |
Cistercian habit, book |
| Saint Bernard of Montjoux |
May 28 |
Priest, archdeacon, missionary |
Roman Catholic |
Alpinists, mountain climbers, skiers, backpackers, hikers |
St. Bernard dog, mountain pass, pilgrim staff |
| Saint Bernardine of Siena |
May 20 |
Franciscan friar, preacher |
Order of Friars Minor (Franciscans) |
Advertisers, public relations, gambling addicts, chest problems, Aquila, Italy |
IHS monogram, three mitres, Franciscan habit |
| Saint Bibiana |
December 02 |
Virgin |
Early Christian |
Those suffering from headaches; against hangovers; widows; those falsely accused |
Scourge; palm branch; column; pitcher of water |
| Saint Blaise |
February 03 (Western Church), February 11 (Eastern Church) |
Physician, Bishop |
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Throat illnesses, wool combers, wild animals, Dubrovnik |
Candles, crossed candles, iron combs, bishop's mitre and staff |
| Saint Bonaventure |
July 15 |
Bishop, theologian |
Franciscan Order |
Theologians, Franciscan Order, intestinal disorders |
Cardinal’s hat, book, cross |
| Saint Boniface of Mainz |
June 05 |
Monk, missionary, bishop, archbishop |
Roman Catholic |
Germany, brewers, tailors, Netherlands |
Axe, book pierced by sword, oak tree |
| Saint Boniface |
June 05 |
Monk; missionary; bishop |
Benedictine |
Germany; England; brewers; tailors; Fulda |
axe; book pierced by sword; fallen oak |
| Saint Bridget of Sweden |
July 23 |
Noble, mystic |
Bridgettines, Third Order of Saint Francis |
Europe, Sweden, widows |
Book, pilgrim's staff, crown |
| Saint Brigid of Ireland |
February 01 |
Nun, Abbess |
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Ireland, dairymaids, cattle, midwives, Irish nuns, newborn babies, poets, scholars, blacksmiths, and poultry farmers |
Crosier, lamp, flame, cow, and Saint Brigid's cross |
| Saint Brigid of Kildare |
February 01 |
Abbess |
Early Irish Church |
Ireland; dairy maids; newborns; poets; healers; blacksmiths; livestock |
oak leaf; acorn; cow; bowl of fire; woven cross |
| Saint Bruno of Cologne |
October 06 |
Priest, Monk, Founder |
Carthusian Order |
Calabria; Carthusians; Solitude |
Monk’s habit, skull, cross |
| Saint Cajetan |
August 07 |
Priest, reformer |
Theatines |
Unemployed, bankers, Vicenza |
Priest’s cassock, lily |
| Saint Callistus I |
October 14 |
Slave; deacon; pope |
Early Christian |
Cemetery workers |
Papal keys; martyr's palm |
| Saint Camillus de Lellis |
July 18 |
Soldier; lay brother; foundress |
Ministers of the Sick (Camillians) |
Nurses; the sick; hospitals; military chaplains |
Red cross on habit; patient on bed; lily |