Saints

Saint Francis of Assisi

Feast day: October 4

Franciscan founder, lover of poverty and creation, model of peace and evangelical joy.

Saint Anthony of Padua

Feast day: June 13

Ardent preacher, Doctor of the Church, and intercessor in everyday needs.

Saint Joseph

Feast day: March 19

Spouse of Mary, foster father of Jesus, model of silent obedience and honest work.

Saint Thérèse of Lisieux

Feast day: October 1

French Carmelite, Doctor of the Church, and teacher of the 'little way' of childlike trust.

Saint George

Feast day: April 23

Martyr and soldier of the faith, invoked as protector against evil and model of Christian courage.

Saint Benedict of Nursia

Feast day: July 11

Patriarch of Benedictine monks, father of Western monastic life, and author of the Benedictine Rule.

Saint Rita of Cascia

Feast day: May 22

Augustinian nun, wife and mother before entering religious life, known as advocate of impossible causes.

Our Lady of Aparecida

Feast day: October 12

Patroness of Brazil, whose image was found by fishermen in the Paraíba do Sul River in 1717.

Saint Pio of Pietrelcina

Feast day: September 23

Capuchin priest, stigmatist, known as Padre Pio, model of confession and intercessor for the sick.

Our Lady of Guadalupe

Feast day: December 12

Empress of the Americas, whose miraculous image was imprinted on Saint Juan Diego's tilma in 1531, in Mexico.

Saint Michael the Archangel

Feast day: September 29

Prince of the heavenly hosts, defender against evil and guardian of God's people.

Saint Expeditus

Feast day: April 19

Roman martyr, invoked in urgent causes and the struggle against procrastination.

Saint Cecilia

Feast day: November 22

Roman virgin and martyr, patroness of music and sacred arts.

Saint Christopher

Feast day: July 25

Legendary martyr, invoked as protector of travelers and motorists.

Saint Peregrine

Feast day: May 1

Servite who overcame cancer through faith, patron of those with cancer.

Saint Sebastian

Feast day: January 20

Martyr of the arrows, invoked against epidemics and as a model of fidelity to Christ.

Saint Dymphna

Feast day: May 15

Irish virgin and martyr, patroness of those who suffer mental distress and anxiety.

Our Lady of Mount Carmel

Feast day: July 16

Queen of Carmel and Mother of the Scapular, patroness of the Carmelite Order and devotion widespread in Brazil and throughout the Church.

Saint Jude Thaddeus

Feast day: October 28

Apostle of Christ, patron of difficult and desperate cases, model of evangelizing fidelity.

Saint Mary Magdalene

Feast day: July 22

Faithful disciple of Jesus, first witness of the Resurrection, and model of conversion and love for Christ.

Saint Joachim

Feast day: July 26

Father of the Virgin Mary and grandfather of Jesus — feast on July 26, with Saint Anne.

Saint Anne

Feast day: July 26

Mother of the Virgin Mary and grandmother of Jesus, model of faith for families and generations in the Church.

Saint John Vianney

Feast day: August 4

Curé of Ars, patron of parish priests, model of confession, prayer, and pastoral charity.

Our Lady, Undoer of Knots

Merciful Mother invoked to untie life's difficulties through Christ's intercession.

Saint Ignatius of Loyola

Feast day: July 31

Founder of the Jesuits, author of the Spiritual Exercises, and model of discernment and surrender to Christ.

Saint Alphonsus Liguori

Feast day: August 1

Doctor of the Church, founder of the Redemptorists, and model confessor and zealot for souls.

Saint Monica

Feast day: August 27

Mother persevering in prayer, whose tears and supplications obtained the conversion of Saint Augustine.

Saint Augustine

Feast day: August 28

Doctor of the Church and father of Western theology, converted by grace and his mother Monica's prayers.

Our Lady of Nazareth

Feast day: October 7

Patroness of the Amazon, whose image was found in Belém in 1700 and is venerated in the world's largest Catholic procession.

Saint Rose of Lima

Feast day: August 23

First saint of the Americas, Dominican virgin of Peru, model of penance and love for the crucified Christ.

Saint John Paul II

Feast day: October 22

Holy Pope, universal pastor of the Church, apostle of human dignity and youth, model of courage in faith.

Saint Maria Goretti

Feast day: July 6

Young martyr of purity, model of forgiveness and trust in God's mercy.

Saint Camillus de Lellis

Feast day: July 14

Founder of the Camillians, patron of nurses and the sick, model of hospital charity.

Saint Bonaventure

Feast day: July 15

Seraphic Doctor of the Church, Franciscan theologian and mystic, model of wisdom and humility.

Saint Martha

Feast day: July 29

Disciple of Jesus at Bethany, model of hospitality, service, and faith amid trials.

Saint Thomas the Apostle

Feast day: July 3

One of the Twelve who professed «My Lord and my God» before the risen Christ.

Saint Elizabeth of Portugal

Feast day: July 4

Queen of peace, model of charity, reconciliation, and patience in trials.

Saint Lawrence of Brindisi

Feast day: July 21

Doctor of the Church, Capuchin preacher, master of Scripture and mission.

Saint Charbel

Feast day: July 24

Maronite monk of Lebanon, hermit of prayer, intercessor for the sick and afflicted.

Saint Martin de Porres

Feast day: November 3

Peruvian Dominican lay brother of charity, patron of racial justice and the poor.

Saint Andrew

Feast day: November 30

Apostle of Christ, brother of Saint Peter, the first disciple called by the Lord.

Saint James the Greater

Feast day: July 25

Apostle of Christ, first martyr of Jerusalem, patron of pilgrims.

Saint Junípero Serra

Feast day: July 1

Spanish Franciscan missionary, evangelizer of California, model of apostolic zeal.

Saint Bernardino Realino

Feast day: July 2

Italian Jesuit, converted lawyer, devoted confessor and pastor of souls.

Saint Anthony Mary Zaccaria

Feast day: July 5

Physician and priest, founder of the Barnabites, promoter of Eucharistic renewal.

Saints Cyril and Methodius

Feast day: July 7

Missionary brothers, apostles of the Slavs and co-patrons of Europe.

Saint Kilian

Feast day: July 8

Irish missionary, martyr in Franconia, evangelizer of Würzburg.

Saint Augustine Zhao Rong

Feast day: July 9

Chinese martyr, converted soldier, witness to the Catholic faith in China.

Saint Veronica Giuliani

Feast day: July 10

Capuchin mystic, abbess and contemplative, united to Christ's Passion.

Saint John Gualbert

Feast day: July 12

Founder of the Vallombrosans, saint of forgiveness and reconciliation.

Saint Henry II

Feast day: July 13

Holy Roman Emperor, Church reformer and model of Christian justice.

Saint Hedwig of Silesia

Feast day: July 17

Queen of Silesia, widow devoted to the poor and peace among peoples.

Saint Frederick of Utrecht

Feast day: July 18

Martyr bishop of the Netherlands, defender of ecclesiastical discipline.

Saint Macrina the Younger

Feast day: July 19

Virgin of Cappadocia, sister of Basil the Great and Gregory of Nyssa.

Prophet Elijah

Feast day: July 20

Old Testament prophet, defender of faith in the one God, model of prayer.

Saint Bridget of Sweden

Feast day: July 23

Swedish religious and mystic, founder of the Bridgettines, co-patron of Europe.

Saint Pantaleon

Feast day: July 27

Physician and martyr, one of the Fourteen Holy Helpers, intercessor for the sick.

Saint Innocent I

Feast day: July 28

Fifth-century Pope, defender of Roman authority and ecclesiastical discipline.

Saint Peter Chrysologus

Feast day: July 30

Bishop of Ravenna and Doctor of the Church, eloquent preacher of the Incarnation.

Our Lady of Lourdes

Feast day: February 11

Immaculate Virgin who appeared at Lourdes in 1858, patroness of the sick and symbol of divine mercy.

Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary

Feast day: September 8

Feast of the birth of the Virgin Mary, Mother of the Savior, celebrated on September 8.

Saint Lucy

Feast day: December 13

Sicilian virgin martyr, patroness of light, sight, and those with eye ailments.

Our Lady of Fatima

Feast day: May 13

Virgin who appeared at Fatima in 1917, Mother of the Rosary and patroness of peace.

Saint Nicholas of Myra

Feast day: December 6

Bishop of Myra, patron of children, the poor, and sailors.

Assumption of Mary

Feast day: August 15

Solemnity of Mary's Assumption, body and soul, into heavenly glory — August 15.

Immaculate Conception

Feast day: December 8

Solemnity of Our Lady conceived without original sin — December 8.

Holy Family

Feast day: December 30

Jesus, Mary, and Joseph of Nazareth — model of love, obedience, and family life.

Saint Stephen

Feast day: December 26

First Christian martyr, deacon filled with faith and the Holy Spirit.

Our Lady of Perpetual Help

Feast day: June 27

Mother of God venerated in the Byzantine icon of perpetual help.

Saint Isidore

Feast day: May 15

Spanish farm laborer, patron of farmers and of Madrid.

Saint Blaise

Feast day: February 3

Bishop and martyr invoked for health of the throat.

Saint Raphael

Feast day: September 29

Archangel healer and guide of pilgrims, celebrated with Michael and Gabriel.

Saints Perpetua and Felicity

Feast day: March 7

Martyrs of Carthage, witnesses to faith in the third century.

Saint Patrick

Feast day: March 17

Apostle of Ireland, missionary bishop of the fifth century.

Saint Bernardine of Siena

Feast day: May 20

Franciscan preacher of the Holy Name of Jesus, reformer of Christian life.

Saint Joseph the Worker

Feast day: May 1

Guardian of Nazareth, patron of workers and model of honest labor.

Saint Joan of Arc

Feast day: May 30

Virgin warrior and martyr of France, symbol of fidelity to God and the freedom of peoples.

Saint Catherine of Siena

Feast day: April 29

Doctor of the Church, Dominican virgin and adviser to popes, model of charity and peace.

Saint Rose of Viterbo

Feast day: September 4

Franciscan virgin and preacher, who died young witnessing to the faith with courage.

Saint Anthony Mary Claret

Feast day: October 24

Archbishop, founder of the Claretians, and apostle of the family and Catholic media.

Saint Hildegard of Bingen

Feast day: September 17

Benedictine abbess, Doctor of the Church, mystic, composer, and medieval scientist.

Our Lady of Pompeii

Feast day: October 7

Queen of the Rosary venerated at the Pompeii shrine, Italy — patroness of family peace.

Saint Clare of Assisi

Feast day: August 11

Founder of the Poor Clares, friend of St. Francis, model of trust in the Eucharist.

Saints Cosmas and Damian

Feast day: September 26

Twin brothers, physicians and martyrs — patrons of healthcare professionals.

Saint Roch

Feast day: August 16

Pilgrim and confessor, patron of the sick and those suffering epidemics.

Saint Francis Xavier

Feast day: December 3

Jesuit missionary, apostle of the Indies and the East — patron of missions.

Saint Barbara

Feast day: December 4

Virgin and martyr, invoked against sudden dangers, patroness of artillerymen and miners.

Saint Nicholas of Tolentino

Feast day: September 10

Augustinian and advocate of souls in purgatory.

Saint Elizabeth of Hungary

Feast day: November 17

Franciscan queen of charity, model of service to the poor and sick.

Saint Damien of Molokai

Feast day: May 10

Belgian missionary who lived and died among Hawaii's lepers.

Saint Philomena

Feast day: August 11

Virgin and martyr venerated since the discovery of her relics in Rome.

Saint Gerald of Aurillac

Feast day: November 5

Converted nobleman, founder of Aurillac monastery, patron of expectant mothers.

Our Lady Help of Christians

Feast day: May 24

Marian title of St. John Bosco — Mother who aids Christians and the Church.

Our Lady of Chiquinquirá

Feast day: July 9

Patroness of Colombia — Marian image miraculously restored in 1586.

Our Lady of Schoenstatt

Feast day: October 18

Thrice Admirable Mother of the Schoenstatt Movement, founded in 1914 in Germany.

Saint Maximilian Kolbe

Feast day: August 14

Martyr of charity at Auschwitz, Franciscan priest and apostle of the Immaculate.

Saint Tarcisius

Feast day: August 15

Acolyte martyr who defended the Eucharist with his life in the third century.

Saint John Bosco

Feast day: January 31

Founder of the Salesians, father and teacher of poor and abandoned youth.

Saint Dominic de Guzmán

Feast day: August 8

Founder of the Order of Preachers and apostle of the Holy Rosary.

Saint Francis de Sales

Feast day: January 24

Bishop of Geneva, Doctor of the Church, and master of everyday devout life.

Saint Vincent de Paul

Feast day: September 27

Apostle of charity, founder of the Daughters of Charity and the Vincentians.

Saint Louis de Montfort

Feast day: April 28

Apostle of Marian devotion and total consecration to Jesus through Mary.

Saint Cajetan

Feast day: August 7

Founder of the Theatines and patron of workers and divine Providence — feast on August 7.

Saint Gerard Majella

Feast day: October 16

Redemptorist brother, patron of mothers and expectant women — feast on October 16.

Saint Peter the Apostle

Feast day: June 29

Prince of the apostles and rock of the Church — feast on June 29, with Saint Paul.

Saint Paul the Apostle

Feast day: June 29

Apostle to the Gentiles and great missionary of the early Church — feast on June 29.

Saint Lawrence

Feast day: August 10

Deacon and martyr of Rome, symbol of charity to the poor — feast on August 10.

Saint Raymond Nonnatus

Feast day: August 31

Mercedarian of captive redemption — feast on August 31, invoked for expectant mothers and prisoners.

Saint John the Evangelist

Feast day: December 27

Beloved disciple and apostle of the Gospel — feast on December 27.

Saint Agatha

Feast day: February 5

Virgin and martyr of Catania, Sicily — feast on February 5.

Saint Kateri Tekakwitha

Feast day: July 14

Mohawk virgin, first indigenous saint of North America — feast on July 14.

Saint Pancras

Feast day: May 12

Young martyr of Rome — feast on May 12.

Saint Dominic Savio

Feast day: March 9

Young Salesian of purity and joy — feast on March 9.

Saint Zita

Feast day: April 27

Faithful servant of Lucca, patron of domestic work — feast on April 27.

Saint Faustina Kowalska

Feast day: October 5

Apostle of Divine Mercy — feast on October 5.

Saint Gabriel the Archangel

Feast day: September 29

Archangel messenger of the Annunciation — feast on September 29.

Saint Matthew the Apostle

Feast day: September 21

Converted tax collector and evangelist — feast on September 21.

Saint Luke the Evangelist

Feast day: October 18

Physician, evangelist, and patron of nurses — feast on October 18.

Saint Leopold Mandic

Feast day: July 30

Padre Leopoldo, Capuchin of confession — feast on July 30.

Saint Carlo Acutis

Feast day: October 12

Young saint of the Eucharist — feast on October 12.

Our Lady of the Rosary

Feast day: October 7

Virgin of the Rosary and patroness of Lepanto — feast on October 7.

Saint Mark the Evangelist

Feast day: April 25

Evangelist and disciple of Saint Peter — feast on April 25.

Saint Scholastica

Feast day: February 10

Benedictine virgin and sister of Saint Benedict — feast on February 10.

Saint Bernard of Clairvaux

Feast day: August 20

Doctor of the Church and Marian master — feast on August 20.

Saint Boniface

Feast day: June 5

Apostle of Germany and martyr — feast on June 5.

Saint Simon Stock

Feast day: May 16

Carmelite prior of the scapular — feast on May 16.

Friar Galvao (Saint Antonio de Sant'Ana Galvao)

Feast day: December 11

First saint born in Brazil — feast on December 11.

Saint Paulina

Feast day: July 9

First canonized saint of Brazil — feast on July 9.

Saint Toribio Romo

Feast day: February 25

Mexican martyr and protector of migrants — feast on February 25.

Saint Hyacinth

Feast day: August 17

Dominican missionary of Eastern Europe — feast on August 17.

Saint Florian

Feast day: May 4

Martyr and patron of firefighters — feast on May 4.

Saint Philip the Apostle

Feast day: May 3

Apostle called by Jesus at Capernaum — feast on May 3.

Saint Veronica

Feast day: July 9

Woman of the Way of the Cross who wiped Christ's face on the road to Calvary.

Saint Bartholomew the Apostle

Feast day: August 24

Apostle who knew the truth of Christ — feast on August 24.

Saint Matthias the Apostle

Feast day: May 14

Apostle chosen to complete the college of the Twelve — feast on May 14.

Saint Frances Xavier Cabrini

Feast day: November 13

Patroness of immigrants — feast on November 13.

Saint Oscar Romero

Feast day: March 24

Martyred archbishop of El Salvador — feast on March 24.

Saint José Luis Sánchez del Río

Feast day: February 10

Young Mexican martyr — memorial on February 10.

Saint Turibius of Mogrovejo

Feast day: March 23

Reforming archbishop of Peru — feast on March 23.

Saint James the Less

Feast day: May 3

Apostle son of Alphaeus — feast on May 3 with Saint Philip.

Saint Simon the Apostle

Feast day: October 28

Apostle called the Zealot — feast on October 28 with Saint Jude Thaddeus.

Saint Barnabas

Feast day: June 11

Apostle of Antioch — feast on June 11.

Saint Christopher Magallanes

Feast day: May 21

Mexican martyr and shepherd of souls — feast on May 21.

Saint Dulce of the Poor

Feast day: October 13

Good Angel of Brazil — feast on October 13.

Saint Mariana de Jesus Paredes

Feast day: May 28

First saint of Ecuador — feast on May 28.

Saint José de Anchieta

Feast day: June 9

Apostle of Brazil — feast on June 9.

Saint Rose Philippine Duchesne

Feast day: November 18

Missionary of the Americas — feast on November 18.

Saint John de Britto

Feast day: February 4

Jesuit martyr of India — feast on February 4.

Saint Juan Diego

Feast day: December 9

Visionary of Guadalupe — feast on December 9.

Saint Pedro Calungsod

Feast day: April 2

Young Filipino martyr — feast on April 2.

Saint Katharine Drexel

Feast day: March 3

Founder of educational works — feast on March 3.