List of child saints explained

Child saints are children who died or were martyred and have been declared saints or martyrs of the Roman Catholic, Eastern Orthodox, Coptic Orthodox, Anglican, Episcopalian, or Lutheran Churches or have been beatified.

Orthodox Church

NameBornDiedAgeCountryChurchCauseNotes
Saints
Dmitri IvanovichOctober 19, 1582May 15, 15918Eastern Orthodox ChurchMartyrTsarevich of All Russia
Bogolep of Chorny YarMay 2, 1647August 1, 16547Eastern Orthodox ChurchVenerable
Gabriel of BiałystokApril 2, 1684April 20, 16906 PolandEastern Orthodox ChurchMartyr
Peter [Cungagnaq]ca. 1800September 24, 181515 United StatesOrthodox Church in AmericaMartyr
Anastasia Nikolaevna RomanovaJune 18, 1901July 17, 191817Russian Orthodox ChurchMartyr
Alexei Nikolaevich RomanovAugust 12, 1904July 17, 191813Russian Orthodox ChurchMartyr
Candidate for Glorification
Tereza Luiz Rosac. 1972/3April 4, 198613 BrazilUkrainian Orthodox ChurchInnocent[1] [2]
Carlos Luiz Rosac. 1972/3April 4, 1974/511 BrazilUkrainian Orthodox ChurchInnocent
Amaury M. de Queirozc. 1972/3April 4, 1976/79 BrazilUkrainian Orthodox ChurchInnocent
Lucélia Glombac. 1977/8April 4, 19868 BrazilUkrainian Orthodox ChurchInnocent
Lucimeire Borandelikc. 1977/8April 4, 19868 BrazilUkrainian Orthodox ChurchInnocent
Salomão Bachtichc. 1977/8April 4, 19868 BrazilUkrainian Orthodox ChurchInnocent
Laert Luiz Rosac. 1978/9April 4, 19867 BrazilUkrainian Orthodox ChurchInnocent
Alexandra Marimc. 1978/9April 4, 19867 BrazilUkrainian Orthodox ChurchInnocent

Episcopal Church

NameBornDiedAgeCountryReligionCauseNotes
Models of Faith
Tāroreca. 1824October 183612 New ZealandAnglicanismMartyrLay Evangelist, Church Mission Society
Manche Masemola1913February 4, 192815 South AfricaAnglicanismMartyr
Annelies Marie [Anne] FrankJune 12, 1929February 194515 GermanyJudaismMartyr
148 Student Martyrs of GarissaApril 2, 2015 KenyaProtestantismMartyrs
Arasalan MasihOctober 9, 201716 PakistanProtestantismMartyr

Catholic Church

NameBornDiedAgeCountryDioceseCauseNotes
Saints
Rosa da Viterboca. 12336 March 125118 ItalyViterboHeroic VirtuesReligious, Third Order of Saint Francis
Jeanne d'Arc6 January 141230 May 143119 FranceRouenMartyr in odium fidei
Cristobal, Juan and Antonioca. 1514-171527 and 152912-13 MexicoTlaxcalaMartyr in odium fidei
Stanisław Kostka28 October 155015 August 156817 Poland
Italy
RomeHeroic VirtuesNovice, Jesuits
Luigi Gonzaga9 March 156821 June 159123 ItalyRomeHeroic VirtuesReligious, Jesuits
Germaine Cousinca. 157915 June 160122 FranceToulouseHeroic Virtues
Pedro Calungsodca. 16542 April 167217 PhilippinesCebuMartyr in odium fidei
Anna Maria Redi
(Teresa Margherita of the Sacred Heart)
15 July 17477 March 177022 ItalyFlorenceHeroic VirtuesReligious, Discalced Carmelite Nuns
Nunzio Sulprizio13 April 18175 May 183619 ItalyNaplesHeroic Virtues
Domenico Savio2 April 18429 March 185714 ItalyTurinHeroic Virtues
Francesco Possenti
(Gabriel of Our Lady of Sorrows)
1 March 183827 February 186223 ItalyPescara-PenneHeroic VirtuesCleric, Passionists
Clelia Barbieri13 February 184713 July 187023 ItalyBolognaHeroic VirtuesFounder, Little Sisters of the Mother of Sorrows
Marie Françoise-Thérèse Martin
(Thérèse of the Child Jesus and the Holy Face)
2 January 187330 September 189724 FranceBayeux-LisieuxHeroic VirtuesReligious, Discalced Carmelite Nuns
Maria Goretti16 October 18906 July 190211 ItalyAlbanoMartyr in defensum castitatis
Francisco Marto11 July 19084 April 191910 PortugalLeiria-FátimaHeroic Virtues
Jacinta Marto11 March 191020 February 19209 PortugalLeiria-FátimaHeroic Virtues
Juana Fernández Solar
(Teresa of Jesus)
21 July 190012 April 192019 ChileSan Felipe (Chile)Heroic VirtuesReligious, Discalced Carmelite Nuns
David Roldán LaraMarch 2, 1907August 15, 192619 MexicoDurangoMartyr in odium fidei
José Sánchez del RíoMarch 28, 1913February 10, 192814 MexicoZamora (Mexico)Martyr in odium fidei
Blesseds
Marguerite la Fière1207122012-13 FranceAntwerpMartyr in defensum castitatis
Imelda Lambertinica. 1320May 12, 133311 ItalyBolognaHeroic VirtuesMember, Lay Dominicans
Panacea De' Muzzi137813835 ItalyNovaraMartyr in odium fidei
Pierre de Luxembourg1369138717 FranceMetzHeroic VirtuesBishop of Metz
Lorenzino Sossio?April 14857-9 ItalyPadua and VicenzaMartyr in odium fidei
Anrê of Phú Yênca. 1626July 26, 164418Đà NẵngMartyr in odium fidei
Maria Cristina di SavoiaNovember 14, 1812January 31, 183623 ItalyNaplesHeroic VirtuesQueen of Two-Sicilies
Łukasz BojkoOctober 29, 1852January 14, 187421 PolandSiedlceMartyr in odium fidei
Onufry WasylukApril 20, 1853January 14, 187420 PolandSiedlceMartyr in odium fidei
Anicet Hryciuk [Gryciuk]1855January 14, 187418 PolandSiedlceMartyr in odium fidei
Michał Wawryszuk [Wawrzyszuk]1853January 14, 187420 PolandSiedlceMartyr in odium fidei
Luigi Campidelli
(Pio of Saint Aloysius)
April 29, 1868November 2, 188921 ItalyRiminiHeroic VirtuesCleric, Passionists
Jeanne-Germaine Castang
(Marie-Céline of the Presentation)
May 24, 1878May 30, 189719 ItalyBordeauxHeroic VirtuesReligious, Poor Clare Nuns
Ferdinando Santamaria
(Grimoaldo of the Purification)
May 4, 1883November 18, 190219 ItalyFrosinone-Veroli-FerentinoHeroic VirtuesCleric, Passionists
Laura VicuñaApril 5, 1891 January 22, 190412 Chile
Argentina
ViedmaHeroic Virtues
Ceferino NamuncuráAugust 26, 1886May 11, 190518 Argentina
Italy
Viedma
Rome
Heroic Virtues
Isidore Bakanjaca.1880-90August 15, 190921-22Mbandaka-BikoroMartyr in odium fidei
Karolina KózkaAugust 2, 1898November 18, 191416 PolandTarnówMartyr in defensum castitatis
Daudi Okeloca. 1902October 18, 191816 UgandaGuluMartyr in odium fidei
Jildo Irwaca. 1906October 18, 191812 UgandaGuluMartyr in odium fidei
María Antonia Bandrés ElóseguiMarch 6, 1898April 27, 191921 SpainSalamancaHeroic VirtuesReligious, Daughters of Jesus
Adílio DaronchOctober 25, 1908May 21, 192415 BrazilFrederico WestphalenMartyr in odium fidei
Maria Concepción Barrecheguren GarcíaNovember 27, 1905May 13, 192721 SpainGranadaHeroic Virtues
Cecilia EusepiFebruary 17, 1910October 1, 192818 ItalyCivita CastellanaHeroic VirtuesMember, Secular Servites
Albertina BerkenbrockApril 11, 1919June 15, 193112 BrazilTubarãoMartyr in defensum castitatis
Darío Acosta ZuritaDecember 13, 1908July 25, 193122 MexicoVeracruzMartyr in odium fideiDiocesan Priest
Antonia MesinaJune 21, 1919May 17, 193515 ItalyNuoroMartyr in defensum castitatis
Lusia Khambang [ลูซีอา คำบาง]January 22, 1917December 26, 194023 ThailandThare and NonsengMartyr in odium fideiReligious, Lovers of the Holy Cross of Xieng Vang
Sesilia Butsi [เซซีลีอา บุดสี ]December 16, 1924December 26, 194016 ThailandThare and NonsengMartyr in odium fidei
Bibiana Khampai [บีบีอานา คำไพ]November 4, 1925December 26, 194015 ThailandThare and NonsengMartyr in odium fidei
Maria Phon [มารีอา พร]January 6, 1929December 26, 194011 ThailandThare and NonsengMartyr in odium fidei
Benigna Cardoso da SilvaOctober 15, 1928October 24, 194113 BrazilCratoMartyr in defensum castitatis
Alojzij [Lojze] GrozdeMay 27, 1923January 1, 194319 SloveniaNovo MestoMartyr in odium fidei
Mario GhibaudoJanuary 19, 1920September 19, 194323 ItalyCuneoMartyr in odium fideiDiocesan Priest
Stanisława UlmaJuly 18, 1936March 24, 19447 PolandPrzemyślMartyr in odium fideiKilled by the Nazis
Barbara UlmaOctober 6, 1937March 24, 19446 PolandPrzemyślMartyr in odium fideiKilled by the Nazis
Władysław UlmaDecember 5, 1938March 24, 19445 PolandPrzemyślMartyr in odium fideiKilled by the Nazis
Franciszek UlmaApril 3, 1940March 24, 19444 PolandPrzemyślMartyr in odium fideiKilled by the Nazis
Antoni UlmaJune 6, 1941March 24, 19442 PolandPrzemyślMartyr in odium fideiKilled by the Nazis
Maria UlmaJune 6, 1941March 24, 19442 PolandPrzemyślMartyr in odium fideiKilled by the Nazis
Unnamed baby UlmaMarch 24, 1944March 24, 1944Stillbirth PolandPrzemyślMartyr in odium fideiKilled by the Nazis; First baby in formation with the title of blessed[3]
Teresa BraccoFebruary 24, 1924August 28, 194420 ItalyAcqui TermeMartyr in defensum castitatis
Anna [Anka] KolesárováJuly 14, 1928November 22, 194416KošiceMartyr in defensum castitatis
Marcel CalloDecember 6, 1921March 19, 194523 FranceRennes, Dol and Saint-MaloMartyr in odium fideiMember, Young Christian Workers (Jocists)
Rolando RiviJanuary 7, 1931April 13, 194514 ItalyReggio Emilia-GuastallaMartyr in odium fideiDiocesan Seminarian
Veronica AntalDecember 7, 1935August 24, 195822 RomaniaIaşiMartyr in defensum castitatisMember, Secular Franciscans
Paul Thoj Xyooj [ທໍຂົງ]1941April 25, 196019Luang PrabangMartyr in odium fidei
Thomas Khampheuane Inthirath [ຄໍາເພືອນ]May 1952May 12, 196816PakseMartyr in odium fidei
Alphonsine Anuarite Nengapeta
(Marie-Clémentine)
ca. 1941December 1, 196423Isiro–NiangaraMartyr in defensum castitatisReligious, Congregation of the Holy Family
Nelson Rutilio Lemus ChávezNovember 10, 1960March 12, 197716 El SalvadorSan SalvadorMartyr in odium fidei
Juan Barrera MéndezAugust 4, 1967January 8, 198012 GuatemalaQuichéMartyr in odium fidei
Isabel Cristina Mrad CamposJuly 29, 1962September 1, 198220 BrazilMarianaMartyr in defensum castitatis
Sandra SabattiniAugust 19, 1961May 2, 198422 ItalyRiminiHeroic VirtuesMember, Pope John XXIII Community
Chiara [Luce] BadanoOctober 29, 1971 October 7, 199018 ItalyAcqui TermeHeroic VirtuesMember, Focolare Movement
Carlo AcutisMay 3, 1991October 11, 200615 United Kingdom
Italy
MilanHeroic Virtues
Venerables
Petar BarbarićMay 19, 1874April 15, 189722 Bosnia and HerzegovinaVrhbosnaHeroic VirtuesNovice, Jesuits
Galileo Nicolini
(Gabriele of Our Lady of the Sacred Heart)
June 17, 1882May 13, 189714 ItalyPitigliano-Sovana-OrbetelloHeroic VirtuesNovice, Passionists
Giacomo Bruni
(Giovanni of the Holy Spirit)
August 8, 1882December 12, 190523 ItalySabina-Poggo MirtetoHeroic VirtuesPriest, Passionists
Maggiorino VigolungoMay 6, 1904July 27, 191814 ItalyAlbaHeroic VirtuesSeminarian, Society of Saint Paul
Luigi Maria RaineriNovember 19, 1895November 24, 191823 ItalyGenoa, Padua and TurinHeroic VirtuesCleric, Barnabites
Anne de GuignéApril 25, 1911January 14, 192210 FranceAnnecy and NiceHeroic Virtues
Luigi MazzottaJuly 9, 1900May 21, 192221 ItalyLecceHeroic Virtues
Paola Renata CarboniFebruary 21, 1908September 11, 192719 ItalyFermoHeroic Virtues
Egidio Bullesi [Egidije Bulešić]April 24, 1905April 25, 192924 Italy
Croatia
TriesteHeroic VirtuesMember, Secular Franciscans
Pasquale CanziiNovember 6, 1914January 26, 193015 ItalyPescara-PenneHeroic VirtuesDiocesan Seminarian
Filippo Lo Verde (Luigi)December 20, 1910February 12, 193221 ItalyPalermoHeroic VirtuesCleric, Franciscan Conventuals
István KaszapMarch 25, 1916December 17, 193519 HungarySzékesfehérvárHeroic VirtuesSeminarian, Jesuits
Antonietta [Nennolina] MeoDecember 15, 1930July 3, 19376 ItalyRomeHeroic Virtues
Antonio Quadri
(Venanzio Maria)
December 9, 1916November 2, 193720 ItalyRome and BolognaHeroic VirtuesCleric, Servites
Bruno MarchesiniAugust 8, 1915July 29, 193822 ItalyBolognaHeroic VirtuesDiocesan Seminarian
María del Carmen González-Valerio Sáenz de HerediaMarch 14, 1930July 17, 19399 SpainMadridHeroic Virtues
Odette Vidal Cardoso de OliveiraSeptember 15, 1930November 25, 19399 BrazilSão Sebastião do Rio de JaneiroHeroic Virtues
Pietro di VitaleDecember 14, 1916January 29, 194023 ItalyPalermoHeroic Virtues
Maria Carmelina LeoneJuly 11, 1923October 1, 194017 ItalyPalermoHeroic Virtues
Rachelina AmbrosiniJuly 2, 1925March 10, 194115 ItalyBeneventoHeroic Virtues
Bernhard LehnerJanuary 4, 1930January 24, 194414 GermanyRegensburgHeroic Virtues
María del Carmen Albarracín Pascual
(María Teresa)
May 1, 1927March 12, 194618 SpainBarcelonaHeroic VirtuesReligious, Religious of Mary Immaculate, Claretian Missionary Sisters
María Teresa González-Quevedo Cadarso
(María Teresa of Jesus)
April 14, 1930April 8, 195019 SpainMadridHeroic VirtuesReligious, Carmelite Sisters of Charity "Vedruna"
María Montserrat Grases GarcíaJuly 10, 1941March 26, 195917 SpainBarcelonaHeroic VirtuesMember, Opus Dei Movement
María del Pilar [Pilina] Cimadevilla López-DórigaFebruary 17, 1952March 6, 196210 SpainMadridHeroic Virtues
Angelo [Angiolino] BonettaSeptember 18, 1948January 28, 196314 ItalyBresciaHeroic VirtuesMember, Silent Workers of the Cross
Faustino Pérez-Manglano MagroAugust 4, 1946March 3, 196316 SpainValenciaHeroic VirtuesPostulant, Society of Mary (Marianists)
Nicola D'OnofrioMarch 24, 1943June 12, 196421 ItalyRomeHeroic VirtuesCleric, Camillians
Nelson [Nelsinho] SantanaJuly 31, 1955December 24, 19649 BrazilSão CarlosHeroic Virtues
Maria Orsola BussoneOctober 2, 1954July 10, 197015 ItalyTurinHeroic VirtuesMember, Focolare Movement
Silvio DissegnaJuly 1, 1967September 24, 197912 ItalyTurinHeroic Virtues
Alexia González-Barros GonzálezMarch 7, 1971 December 5, 198514 SpainMadridHeroic VirtuesMember, Opus Dei Movement
Daniela ZanettaDecember 15, 1962 April 14, 198623 ItalyNovaraHeroic VirtuesMember, Focolare Movement
Matteo FarinaSeptember 19, 1990 April 24, 200918 ItalyBrindisi-OstuniHeroic Virtues
Servants of God
Diego de Montalbán?December 14, 161219-21 Mexico
Chile
Concepción (Chile)Martyr in odium fideiNovice, Jesuits
Barbora Umiastauskaitė [Žagarietė]1628164820 LithuaniaŠiauliaiMartyr in defensum castitatis
Domenico BlasucciMarch 5, 1732November 7, 175220 ItalySant’Angelo dei Lombardi-Conza-Nusco-BisacciaHeroic VirtuesCleric, Redemptorists
Girolamo TiraboschiSeptember 23, 1733August 14, 175319 ItalyRome and CremonaHeroic VirtuesNovice, Camillians
Francesco Maria CastelliMarch 19, 1752September 18, 177119 ItalyNaplesHeroic VirtuesCleric, Barnabites
Arcangela FilippelliMarch 17, 1853February 7, 186912 ItalyCosenza-BisignanoMartyr in defensum castitatis
Giuseppina FaroJanuary 6, 1847May 24, 187124 ItalyCataniaHeroic Virtues
Germain-Joseph PetitJanuary 2, 1849May 25, 187122 FranceParisMartyr in odium fidei
Catharina Iwanaga Mori [カタリナ 岩永もり]1865September 4, 18715 JapanHiroshimaMartyr in odium fidei[4]
Raffaele MennellaJune 22, 1877September 15, 189821 ItalyNaplesHeroic VirtuesCleric, Missionaries of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary
Isabella ChimientiSeptember 20, 1883March 15, 190319 ItalyBari-BitontoHeroic Virtues
Angela Elena Muñoz MoralAugust 2, 1890 January 1, 191120 EcuadorLatacungaHeroic Virtues
Coleta Meléndez TorresMarch 26, 1897December 24, 191720 MexicoSan Juan de los LagosMartyr in defensum castitatisMember, Association of the Children of Mary Immaculate
Rachele [Lina] NocetiJuly 1, 1898April 3, 191819 ItalyGenoaHeroic Virtues
Josef EnglingJanuary 5, 1898October 4, 191820 GermanyTrierHeroic VirtuesMember, Schönstatt Movement
Antonio MansiMarch 9, 1896October 31, 191822 United Kingdom
Italy
RomeHeroic VirtuesReligious, Franciscan Conventuals
Francis Joseph ParaterOctober 10, 1897February 7, 192022 United StatesRichmondHeroic VirtuesDiocesan Seminarian
Maria LichteneggerAugust 4, 1906July 8, 192316 AustriaGraz-SeckauHeroic Virtues
Guy Pierre de FontgallandNovember 30, 1913January 24, 192511 FranceParisHeroic Virtues
Gaetana [Agata Tanina] NastasiMarch 2, 1914 April 4, 192612 ItalyAcirealeHeroic Virtues
Jesús Vicente Acevedo VegaFebruary 15, 1903August 6, 192623 MexicoVeracruzMartyr in odium fideiDiocesan Seminarian
Antonio PisanoMarch 19, 1907August 6, 192720 ItalyCagliariHeroic VirtuesCleric, Mercedarians
Göbou Yaza?192818-22 GuineaN'ZérékoréMartyr in odium fideiCatechumen
Rosa DiotalleviApril 16, 1908April 20, 193022 ItalySenigalliaHeroic VirtuesMember, Secular Franciscans
Antônio [Antoninho] da Rocha MarmoOctober 19, 1918December 21, 193012 BrazilSão PauloHeroic Virtues
Gérard RaymondAugust 20, 1912July 5, 193219 CanadaQuebecHeroic VirtuesDiocesan Seminarian
Anfronsina BerardiDecember 6, 1920March 13, 193312 ItalyL'AquilaHeroic Virtues
Aldo BlundoJanuary 23, 1919December 5, 193415 ItalyNaplesHeroic Virtues
Antonio Rivera RamírezFebruary 26, 1916November 20, 193620 SpainToledoHeroic Virtues
Ismael Molinero NovilloMay 1, 1917May 5, 193821 SpainCiudad RealHeroic Virtues
Tilde ManzottiMay 28, 1915October 3, 193924 ItalyFiesoleHeroic VirtuesMember, Lay Dominicans
Walter Elías Chango RondeauNovember 1, 1921November 18, 193918 UruguayMontevideoHeroic Virtues
Mario Alessandrini (Angelico)February 19, 1917 April 17, 194023 Italy
China
GenoaHeroic VirtuesCleric, Franciscan Friars Minor
Maria Vieira da SilvaNovember 11, 1926June 4, 194013 PortugalAngraMartyr in defensum castitatis
Maria da Conceição [Sãozinha] Froes Gil Ferrão de Pimentel TeixeiraFebruary 1, 1923June 6, 194017 PortugalLisbonHeroic Virtues
Angela PiriniMarch 20, 1922October 2, 194018 ItalyCesena-SarsinaHeroic Virtues
Alfons MańkaOctober 21, 1917January 22, 194123 PolandPoznańMartyr in odium fideiCleric, Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate
Giuseppe OttoneMarch 18, 1928February 8, 194112 ItalyNaplesHeroic Virtues
Hermann WijnsMarch 15, 1931May 26, 194110 BelgiumAntwerpHeroic Virtues
Anna Marie [Anička] ZelíkováJuly 19, 1924September 11, 194117 Czech RepublicOlomoucHeroic VirtuesMember, Lay Carmelites
Margherita CandiaAugust 24, 1924May 24, 194217 ItalySorrento-Castellammare di StabiaHeroic Virtues
Angelino CuccuruDecember 6, 1920June 11, 194221 ItalyAlghero-BosaHeroic Virtues
Ulrico SartiJuly 1, 1930July 31, 194211 ItalyRavenna-CerviaHeroic Virtues
Salvo D'AcquistoOctober 15, 1920September 23, 194322 ItalyMilitary Ordinariate of ItalyMartyr per testimonium caritatis fortis
Dino ZambraMarch 12, 1922January 3, 194421 ItalyChieti-VastoHeroic Virtues
Elena SpirgevičiūtėSeptember 22, 1924January 3, 194419 LithuaniaKaunasMartyr in defensum castitatis
Ramón Montero NavarroJanuary 7, 1930 February 2, 194414 SpainCiudad RealHeroic VirtuesMember, Lay Carmelites
Luigi [Gino] PistoniFebruary 25, 1924July 25, 194420 ItalyIvreaHeroic Virtues
Gedeone CorràSeptember 8, 1920March 7, 194524 ItalyVeronaHeroic Virtues
Mária Magdolna BódiAugust 4, 1921March 23, 194523 HungaryVeszprémMartyr in defensum castitatis
Tomáš Dezider MunkJanuary 29, 1924April 21–22, 194521 Hungary
Slovakia
BratislavaMartyr in odium fideiNovice, Jesuits
Aldo Gastaldi [Bisagno]September 17, 1921May 21, 194524 ItalyGenoaHeroic Virtues
Urbano BarberiniSeptember 23, 1923April 4, 194723 ItalyRomeHeroic Virtues
Alfredo Ortiz GonzálezJune 20, 1929July 7, 194718 SpainCórdobaHeroic VirtuesDiocesan Seminarian
Concetta LombardoJuly 7, 1924August 22, 194824 ItalyCatanzaro-SquillaceMartyr in defensum castitatisMember, Secular Franciscans
Giuseppe FaninJanuary 8, 1924November 4, 194824 ItalyBolognaHeroic Virtues
Domenico [Domenichino] ZamberlettiAugust 24, 1936May 29, 195013 ItalyMilanHeroic Virtues
Santina CampanaFebruary 2, 1929October 4, 195021 ItalyAvezzanoHeroic Virtues
Josefina Vilaseca AlsinaMarch 9, 1940December 25, 195212 SpainVicMartyr in defensum castitatis
Ciriaco KahaichaMarch 23, 1933May 9, 195320 KenyaMurang'aMartyr in odium fidei
Lea Maria Nyagũthiĩ1935June 195318 KenyaNyeriMartyr in odium fidei
Diomede Njoka1934October 16, 195319 KenyaMurang'aMartyr in odium fidei
Santos Franco SánchezJuly 6, 1942February 6, 195411 SpainCórdobaHeroic Virtues
Fiorella BianchiNovember 20, 1930July 2, 195423 ItalyOsimoHeroic Virtues
María Isabel de Jesús [Marisa] Acuña AriasMarch 5, 1941August 15, 195413 Costa RicaSan José de Costa RicaHeroic Virtues
Charlene Marie RichardJanuary 13, 1947August 11, 195912 United StatesLafayetteHeroic Virtues
Angela IacobellisOctober 16, 1948March 27, 196112 ItalyNaplesHeroic Virtues
Mónika Tímár [Schmidt]March 21, 1937December 13, 196225 HungaryBudapestHeroic VirtuesReligious, Cistercian Nuns
Bertilla AntoniazziNovember 10, 1944October 22, 196419 ItalyVicenzaHeroic Virtues
Maria Cristina OgierMarch 9, 1955January 8, 197418 ItalyFlorenceHeroic Virtues
Claire de CastelbajacOctober 26, 1953January 22, 197521 FranceAuchHeroic Virtues
Emilio José BarlettiNovember 22, 1952July 4, 197623 ArgentinaBuenos AiresMartyr in odium fideiSeminarian, Pallottines
Paola AdamoOctober 24, 1963June 28, 197814 ItalyTarantoHeroic Virtues
María Sagrario Fernández JiménezMay 26, 1966 February 22, 197912 SpainToledoHeroic Virtues
Alberto MichelottiAugust 14, 1958August 18, 198022 ItalyGenoaHeroic VirtuesMember, Focolare Movement
Carlo [Vir] GrisoliaDecember 29, 1960September 29, 198019 ItalyGenoaHeroic Virtues
Fathī ‘Ābūd BaladīSeptember 22, 1961December 31, 198019 LebanonBeirut and Byblos of the MelkitesMartyr in odium fidei
Lorena d’AlessandroNovember 20, 1964April 3, 198116 ItalyVicariate of RomeHeroic Virtues
Mario Giuseppe RestivoJanuary 24, 1963August 19, 198219 ItalyCefalùHeroic Virtues
Simona TronciOctober 13, 1960 April 18, 198423 ItalyCagliariHeroic VirtuesMember, Catholic Charismatic Renewal
Pietrino di NataleDecember 10, 1966August 20, 198417 ItalyTeramo-AtriHeroic Virtues
Laura VincenziJune 6, 1963 April 4, 198723 ItalyFerrara-ComacchioHeroic Virtues
Santa ScoreseFebruary 6, 1968March 15, 199123 ItalyBari-BitontoMartyr in defensum castitatisAssociate, Focolare Movement
Marta Obregón RodríguezMarch 1, 1969 January 21, 199222 SpainBurgosMartyr in defensum castitatisMember, Neocatechumenal Way
Niña Ruiz AbadOctober 31, 1979August 16, 199313 PhilippinesLaoagHeroic Virtues
Rossella PetrelleseApril 1, 1972 September 18, 199422 Italy
United States
AcerraHeroic Virtues
Clara Maria SeguraMay 15, 1978March 7, 199516 ArgentinaBuenos AiresHeroic Virtues
Rebeca Rocamora NadalSeptember 7, 1975 May 26, 1996 20 SpainOrihuela-AlicanteHeroic Virtues
Paul Xakan KeobunkuangAugust 22, 1981July 5, 200523 ThailandThare and NonsengHeroic VirtuesDiocesan Seminarian
Amanda Gilseth [Amandita] Ruiz SuarezMay 11, 1999 September 21, 20056San Cristóbal de VenezuelaHeroic Virtues
Ghasān ‘Isām BīdāwīdhFebruary 13, 1984June 3, 200723 IraqMosul of the ChaldeansMartyr in odium fideiSubdeacons
Basmān Yūsuf Dāwud Al-YūsufSeptember 28, 1982June 3, 200724 IraqMosul of the ChaldeansMartyr in odium fidei
Pierangelo CapuzzimatiJune 28, 1990April 30, 200817 ItalyTarantoHeroic Virtues
Vivian Uchechi OguApril 1, 1995November 15, 200914 NigeriaBenin CityMartyr in defensum castitatis[5]
Anne-Gabrielle CaronJanuary 29, 2002July 23, 20108 FranceFréjus-ToulonHeroic Virtues
Adam Adi Zuhayr Marzina ArabJune 12, 2007October 31, 20103 IraqBaghdad of the SyriansMartyr in odium fideiKilled in the Baghdad massacre
Sandru Yan Yunan al-Sa'urAugust 3, 2010October 31, 2010Two-month-old IraqBaghdad of the SyriansMartyr in odium fideiKilled in the Baghdad massacre
Unnamed unborn childOctober 31, 2010 IraqBaghdad of the SyriansMartyr in odium fideiKilled in the Baghdad massacre
Giulia GabrieliMarch 3, 1997 August 19, 201114 ItalyBergamoHeroic Virtues
Darwin RamosDecember 17, 1994 September 23, 201217 PhilippinesCubaoHeroic Virtues
Akash BashirJune 22, 1994March 15, 201520 PakistanLahoreMartyr in odium fidei
Angelica TiraboschiNovember 22, 1995 August 29, 201519 ItalyMilanHeroic Virtues
Candidates for sainthood
Miguel de Ayatumoca. 1593November 19, 160916 PhilippinesTagbilaranHeroic VirtuesSeminarian, Jesuits
Michele MagoneSeptember 19, 1845January 21, 185913 ItalyTurinHeroic Virtues
Alessandrino MazzucchiApril 26, 1878June 21, 189012 ItalyComoHeroic Virtues
Francesc Canals i Ambrósca. 1877July 27, 189922 SpainBarcelonaHeroic Virtues
Pietro Paolo NovaresiAugust 1, 1877March 13, 190123 ItalyLodiMartyr in odium fideiMember, Secular Franciscans
Cäcilia BaumannAugust 24, 1892 May 25, 190512 GermanyFreiburg im BreisgauMartyr in defensum castitatis
Ellen [Nellie] OrganAugust 24, 1903February 2, 19084 IrelandCork and RossHeroic Virtues
Laura KlinkenbergJanuary 9, 1892April 30, 190816 Belgium
Germany
AachenMartyr in defensum castitatis
Gustavo Maria BruniMay 6, 1903February 10, 19117 ItalyTurinHeroic Virtues
Maria Izilda de Castro RibeiroJune 17, 1897May 24, 191113 Portugal
Brazil
BragaHeroic Virtues[6]
Angelina ZampieriDecember 28, 1898July 24, 191314 ItalyBelluno-FeltreMartyr in defensum castitatis
Virginia NotariJuly 14, 1895December 17, 191318 ItalyParmaMartyr in defensum castitatis
Vincenza CarminatiJanuary 7, 1907January 9, 192012 ItalyBergamoHeroic Virtues
Maria GrimmApril 17, 1909 July 3, 192213 GermanyRottenburg-StuttgartMartyr in defensum castitatis
Maria VanderlindenNovember 26, 1912January 10, 192411 BelgiumAntwerpHeroic Virtues
Manuel Melgarejo NápolesOctober 17, 1908September 12, 192617 MexicoMexico CityMartyr in odium fidei
José Natividad Herrera DelgadoSeptember 9, 1911November 7, 192615 MexicoSan Juan de los LagosMartyr in odium fidei
Juan Manuel Bonilla ManzanoJune 17, 1904April 15, 192722 MexicoMexico CityMartyr in odium fidei
Tomás de la MoraMarch 7, 1909August 27, 192718 MexicoColimaMartyr in odium fidei
Albert PatinFebruary 25, 1915May 14, 192813 FranceDijonHeroic Virtues
Aldo MarcozziJuly 25, 1914November 24, 192814 ItalyMilanHeroic Virtues
Zenaida Llerenas TorresJune 7, 1913November 27, 192815 MexicoColimaMartyr in odium fidei
Gabriel Ángel García MoralesMarch 18, 1906September 30, 193024 MexicoTabascoMartyr in odium fidei
Angelo AnselmiJuly 13, 1913August 26, 193421 ItalyBresciaHeroic Virtues
Vittorio TannozziniApril 19, 1926May 26, 19359 ItalyAcquapendenteHeroic Virtues
Nicolino Di MeoMarch 5, 1920July 2, 193616 ItalyTrani-Barletta-BisceglieHeroic VirtuesSeminarian, Rogationists of the Heart of Jesus
Leonor Sánchez López1918February 7, 193719 MexicoOrizabaMartyr in odium fidei
Alfonso PaglialungaOctober 3, 1920July 26, 193918 ItalyRomeHeroic VirtuesSeminarian, Sons of Holy Mary Immaculate
Zhang Teresa [張.德蘭]May 15, 1918November 30, 193921 ChinaYanzhouMartyr in defensum castitatisReligious’, Missionary Sisters Oblates of the Holy Family of Yanzhou
Bai Maria [白.瑪麗]ca. 1919November 30, 193920 ChinaYanzhouMartyr in defensum castitatis
Andrea OldoiniMay 28, 1916June 22, 194024 ItalyLa Spezia-Sarzana-BrugnatoHeroic Virtues
Silvio CirielliJanuary 3, 1930June 30, 194111 ItalyBari-BitontoHeroic Virtues
Tarcisio CandottiJuly 11, 1920October 22, 194121 Italy
Israel
Jerusalem of the LatinsHeroic VirtuesSeminarian, Salesians of Don Bosco
Rosa del BeneDecember 16, 1923November 22, 194319 ItalySulmona-ValvaMartyr in defensum castititas
Elide RosellaDecember 1, 1919June 2, 194424 ItalyLatina-Terracina-Sezze-PrivernoMartyr in defensum castitatis
Albino BadinelliMarch 6, 1920September 2, 194424 ItalyPiacenza-BobbioHeroic Virtues
Maria Regina KramerAugust 1, 1928September 2, 194517 GermanyFeldkirchMartyr in defensum castitatis
Margareta BodensteinerAugust 7, 1921March 28, 1946 24 GermanyRegensburgMartyr in defensum castitatis
Klara WendehalsJanuary 23, 1936March 12, 195216 GermanyPaderbornMartyr in defensum castitatis
Tarcisio CavaraMay 7, 1940 January 15, 195413 ItalyBolognaHeroic Virtues
Brigitte IrrgangFebruary 10, 1943July 4, 195411 GermanyBerlinMartyr in defensum castitatis
Alessandro PolettiMay 1, 1947February 4, 19568 ItalyTurinHeroic Virtues
Nancy HamiltonJune 20, 1942June 7, 195613 United StatesMonterey (California)Heroic Virtues
Vanilda Sanches BeberAugust 3, 1943October 6, 195815 BrazilSanto AndréHeroic Virtues[7]
Aída Jacob CuriDecember 15, 1938July 14, 195819 BrazilRio de JaneiroMartyr in defensum castitatis[8]
Marisa PorcellanaDecember 1, 1946July 4, 196013 ItalyTurinMartyr in defensum castitatis
Maria Amida KammersJanuary 14, 1941November 25, 196120 BrazilFlorianópolisMartyr in defensum castitatis[9]
Marisa Morinica. 1951March 1, 196412 ItalyFerrara-ComacchioMartyr in defensum castitatis
Maria Elizabeth de OliveiraFebruary 6, 1951November 28, 196514 BrazilPasso FundoHeroic Virtues[10]
Delphine de FosseuxMarch 5, 1959April 23, 196915 FranceNeversHeroic Virtues
Marilena MottiniApril 3, 1954September 15, 196915 ItalyBergamoMartyr in defensum castitatis
Adelheid ElsbergerAugust 8, 1948November 14, 196921 GermanyRegensburgMartyr in defensum castitatis
Danutė BurbaitėJuly 12, 1950May 23, 197019 LithuaniaVilkaviškisMartyr in defensum castitatis
Silverio MerloMay 5, 1949March 15, 197121 ItalyCuneoHeroic VirtuesDiocesan Seminarian
Paolo SempreboniSeptember 17, 1958August 25, 197112 ItalyVeronaHeroic Virtues
Daniel [Danny] CroteauMay 27, 1959April 14–15, 197212 United StatesSpringfieldMartyr in defensum castitatisAltar boy abused and murdered by Father Richard R. Lavigne[11] [12]
Ninni Di LeoApril 4, 1957January 23, 197416 ItalyPalermoHeroic Virtues
Maurilio CoccioApril 19, 1961April 2, 197412 ItalyAlba PompeiaHeroic Virtues
Cesare BisogninJune 6, 1956April 28, 197619 ItalyTurinHeroic VirtuesDiocesan Priest
Anna Elisabeth [Anneliese] MichelSeptember 21, 1952July 1, 197623 GermanyWürzburgHeroic VirtuesPossed laywoman[13]
Luis Alfredo [Luisito] TorresOctober 3, 1962May 11, 197714 El SalvadorSan SalvadorMartyr in odium fidei
Roderick Flores1969August 18, 198415 PhilippinesManilaOffer of Life
Stefano BovoAugust 10, 1975November 20, 19849 ItalyRomeHeroic VirtuesAssociate, Focolare Movement
Sara MatteucciMay 6, 1978January 27, 19867 ItalyUrbino-Urbania-Sant'Angelo in VadoHeroic Virtues
Santino Calabrò1917August 27, 198615 ItalyMessina-Lipari-Santa Lucia del MelaHeroic Virtues
Therese Jilloca. 1967May 20, 198720 KenyaMarsabitMartyr in defensum castitatis
Silvia Dall'OlioMay 7, 1973April 3, 198814 ItalyBolognaHeroic Virtues
Celina Maricet Lozano RamosFebruary 27, 1973November 18, 198916 El SalvadorSan SalvadorMartyr in odium fidei
Sonia CutronaApril 17, 1973June 18, 199017 ItalyCaltagironeHeroic Virtues
Audrey StevensonMarch 22, 1983August 22, 19918 United States
France
ParisHeroic Virtues
Annamaria VastaJune 12, 1975March 29, 199216 ItalyCuneoHeroic Virtues
Ruggiero PeschecheraOctober 19, 1968April 15, 199224 ItalyTrani-Barletta-BisceglieHeroic Virtues
Sergio LanaOctober 25, 1972May 29, 199320 Italy
Bosnia and Herzegovina
BresciaMartyr in odium fidei
Salvatore ZuppardoMay 30, 1974November 30, 199824 ItalyCaltanissettaHeroic Virtues
Chiara BorghiJanuary 14, 1981November 15, 200019 ItalyReggio Emilia-GustallaHeroic Virtues
Jeanne-Marie KegelinJuly 18, 1994June 18, 20027 FranceStrasbourgMartyr in defensum castitatis
Melania RussoMay 31, 1988December 13, 200315 ItalyOriaHeroic Virtues
Alessandro GalimbertiAugust 10, 1980January 3, 200423 ItalyMilanHeroic VirtuesDiocesan Seminarian
Matthew Joseph Thaddeus [Mattie] StepanekJuly 17, 1990June 22, 200414 United StatesBaltimoreHeroic Virtues
Sara MariucciDecember 31, 2002August 6, 20063 ItalyGubbioHeroic Virtues
Audrey Marie SantoDecember 19, 1983April 14, 200723 United StatesWorcesterHeroic Virtues
Justin Daniel BataclanJuly 17, 1986June 7, 200720 PhilippinesCubaoHeroic VirtuesSeminarian, Society of Saint Paul
Claudio ContarinSeptember 28, 1988February 8, 200819 ItalyVicenzaHeroic Virtues
Sara ColagiovanniJanuary 19, 1998April 14, 200810 ItalyViterboHeroic Virtues
Vivian Uchechi OguApril 1, 1995November 15, 200914 NigeriaBenin CityMartyr in defensum castitatis
Marianna BoccoliniMay 7, 1992August 18, 201018 ItalyTerni-Narni-AmeliaHeroic Virtues
Yara GambirasioMay 21, 1997November 26, 201013 ItalyBergamoMartyr in defensum castitatis
Cyrish MagalangOctober 30, 201220 PhilippinesImusMartyr in defensum castitatis
Ivan Rolfe BanaagMarch 22, 2000February 18, 201312 PhilippinesKalookanHeroic VirtuesMember, Ave Maria Community
Antonio TerranovaJuly 14, 2004February 23, 20138 ItalyPalermoHeroic Virtues
Brendan Joseph KellyMay 12, 1997April 27, 201315 United StatesArlingtonHeroic Virtues
Carlotta NobileDecember 20, 1988July 16, 201324 ItalyBeneventoHeroic Virtues
Nathan Benjamin TrapuzzanoMay 17, 1989April 1, 201424 United StatesIndianapolisHeroic Virtues
Filippo BataloniNovember 20, 20148 ItalyRomeHeroic Virtues
Joseph Mario RealiJanuary 28, 1989January 16, 201525 United StatesNew YorkHeroic VirtuesMember, Knights of Columbus
Gianluca FirettiSeptember 8, 1994January 30, 201520 ItalyCremonaHeroic Virtues
Anwar SamaanJuly 20, 1993April 10, 201521Aleppo of the SyriansHeroic VirtuesMember, Salesian Cooperators
Misho SamaanSeptember 7, 1998April 10, 201517Aleppo of the SyriansHeroic Virtues
Teresa RuoccoMarch 26, 2004July 29, 201511 ItalyCasertaHeroic Virtues
Nicola PerinFebruary 2, 1998December 24, 201517 ItalyAdria-RovigoHeroic Virtues
David BuggiNovember 6, 1999June 18, 201717 ItalyRomeHeroic VirtuesMember, Neocatechumenal Way
Thérèse Dechade Kapangala MwanzaSeptember 9, 1993January 21, 201824KinshasaMartyr in odium fidei
Sandor Manuel Pineda DolmusJune 14, 201815 NicaraguaLeón (Nicaragua)Martyr in odium fidei
Kendrick Ray CastilloMarch 14, 2001May 7, 201918 United StatesDenverOffer of Life
Genifer BuckleyAugust 23, 201924 PhilippinesPagadianMartyr in odium fidei
Axl Jan Rose JuniSeptember 19, 2002October 20, 201917 PhilippinesParañaqueHeroic Virtues
Michael Ikechukwu NnadiFebruary 16, 2000January 28–30, 202019 NigeriaSokotoMartyr in odium fidei
Rohan KemuJune 4, 202018 IndiaBombayHeroic Virtues
Enrico LovascioJanuary 6, 202122 ItalyCarpiHeroic Virtues
Teresita Castillo de DiegoMarch 7, 202110 SpainMadridHeroic Virtues
Karoline Verri AlvesOctober 7, 2005June 19, 202317 BrazilLondrinaHeroic Virtues[14] [15]
Luan Augusto da SilvaOctober 5, 2006June 20, 202316 BrazilLondrinaHeroic Virtues
Pablo Alonso HidalgoJuly 26, 2001July 15, 202321 SpainSalamancaHeroic VirtuesMember, Carmelite Order
Indi GregoryFebruary 24, 2023November 13, 2023Eight-month-oldNottinghamHeroic Virtues[16]

Group Martyrs

NameBornDiedAgeCountryDioceseStatusNotes
Martyrs of England and Wales (1535–1680)
Thomas Belsonca. 1564July 5, 158925WestminsterBlessed
Laurence Humphreysca. 1571159120WestminsterBlessed
James Bird [Byrd ''or'' Beard]?159220-21WestminsterBlessed
Martyrs of the French Revolution (1792–1796)
Louis Clot
(Célestin of Nîmes)
1766July 14, 179024 FranceNîmesServant of GodNovice, Franciscan Capuchins
Jean-Baptiste-Claude AubertMarch 19, 1768September 2, 179224 FranceVersaillesBlessedDiocesan Priest
August-Dénis NezelSeptember 28, 1770September 2, 179221 FranceParisBlessedDiocesan Seminarian
Étienne-François-Dieudonné de RavinelJuly 6, 1769September 2, 179223 FranceNancyBlessedDeacon
Jacques-Augustin Robert de LézardièreNovember 27, 1768September 2, 179223 FranceLuçonBlessedDeacon
Madeleine Sailland d'EpinatzAugust 9, 1770February 1, 179423 FranceAngersBlessed
110 Infant and Child Martyrs of LuçonFebruary 28, 179415 days–7 yrs FranceLuçonServants of God
Louise Marmet1769April 5, 179425 FranceLyonServant of God
Martyrs of Uganda (1885–1887)
Dionysius [Denis] Ssebuggwawo Wasswaca. 1870May 25, 188616 UgandaKampalaSaint
Ambrosius [Ambrosio] Kibukaca. 1868June 3, 188618 UgandaKampalaSaint
Anatolius [Anatoli] Kiriggwajjoca. 1866June 3, 188620 UgandaKampalaSaint
Achilleus [Achileo] Kiwanukaca. 1869June 3, 188617 UgandaKampalaSaint
Mbaga Tuzindeca. 1869-70June 3, 188617-18 UgandaKampalaSaint
Gyaviira Musokeca. 1869June 3, 188617 UgandaKampalaSaint
Mugagga Lubowaca. 1869-70June 3, 188617-18 UgandaKampalaSaint
Kizitoca. 1872June 3, 188614 UgandaKampalaSaint
Martyrs of Nazism (1939–1945)
Jerzy JakowejczukMay 1, 1916April 22, 194125 PolandPelplinServant of GodCleric, Society of the Divine Word
Czesław GolakJuly 11, 1919July 25, 194122 PolandPelplinServant of GodCleric, Society of the Divine Word
Czesław JóźwiakSeptember 7, 1919August 24, 194222 PolandPoznańBlessed
Edward KaźmierskiOctober 1, 1919August 24, 194222 PolandPoznańBlessed
Franciszek KęsyNovember 13, 1920August 24, 194221 PolandPoznańBlessed
Edward KlinikJuly 21, 1919August 24, 194223 PolandPoznańBlessed
Jarogniew WojciechowskiNovember 5, 1922August 24, 194219 PolandPoznańBlessed
Władysław OsmańskiAugust 28, 1917December 29, 194225 PolandPelplinServant of GodCleric, Society of the Divine Word
Stanisław SewiłłoOctober 25, 1917March 22, 194325 PolandWarsawServant of GodCleric, Jesuits
Stanisław WittNovember 13, 1919July 9, 194323 PolandPelplinServant of GodCleric, Society of the Divine Word
Jean MestreJuly 14, 1924May 5, 194419 FranceParisServant of GodMember, Young Christian Workers
Franček PenOctober 9, 1924May 12, 194419 SloveniaMariborServant of God
Bernard LemaireJuly 27, 1920October 11, 194424 FranceLe HavreServant of GodMember, Young Christian Workers
Maurice GrandetApril 3, 1920October 12, 194424 FranceLe HavreServant of GodMember, Young Christian Workers
Roger ValléeDecember 13, 1920October 29, 194423 FranceSéezServant of GodDiocesan Seminarian
Alfredo Giorgio Dall'OglioJuly 6, 1921October 31, 194423 Italy
France
Saint-DenisServant of GodMember, Young Christian Workers
Joël Anglès d'AuriacFebruary 25, 1922December 6, 194422 FranceFréjus-ToulonServant of GodMember, Scouts de France
André ParsyDecember 24, 1922December 26, 194422 FranceLilleServant of GodMember, Young Christian Workers
Claude-Colbert LebeauOctober 23, 1922January 3, 194522 FrancePoitiersServant of GodMember, Young Christian Workers
Robert BeauvaisOctober 5, 1922January 10, 194522 FranceCréteilServant of GodMember, Scouts de France
Gaston RaoultDecember 9, 1921January 16, 194523 FranceRouenServant of GodMember, Scouts de France
Robert DéfossezJune 3, 1920January 17, 194524 FranceCambraiServant of GodMember, Scouts de France
Gérard Cendrier (Gérard-Martin)June 16, 1920January 24, 194524 FranceParisServant of GodCleric, Franciscan Friars Minor
Eugène LemoineJanuary 6, 1920February 8, 194524 FranceSaint-BrieucServant of GodMember, Young Christian Workers
René RouzéJanuary 11, 1922February 18, 194522 FranceSaint-DenisServant of GodMember, Young Christian Workers
André Boucher (Xavier)August 3, 1920March 15, 194524 FranceSaint-DiéServant of GodCleric, Franciscan Friars Minor
Jean TinturierFebruary 20, 1921March 16, 194523 FranceBourgesServant of GodDiocesan Seminarian
Jean LépicierApril 23, 1921March 20, 194523 FranceAngersServant of GodMember, Young Christian Workers
Lucien CrociNovember 15, 1919March 27, 194525 FranceCréteilServant of GodMember, Young Christian Workers
Henri MarrannesJune 27, 1923April 4, 194521 FranceParisServant of GodMember, Young Christian Workers
Paul Le Ber (Roger)April 1, 1920April 12, 194525 FranceQuimperServant of GodCleric, Franciscan Friars Minor
Jean PerriolatJune 12, 1920April 14, 194524 FranceValencaServant of GodMember, Young Christian Workers
Camille MilletFebruary 20, 1922April 15, 194522 FranceCréteilServant of GodMember, Young Christian Workers
Bernard MorizotApril 2, 1924April 20, 194521 FranceSensServant of GodMember, Scouts de France
René PonsinSeptember 30, 1923April 22, 194521 FrancePontoiseServant of GodMember, Young Christian Workers
Bernard PerrinFebruary 20, 1921April 22, 194524 FranceLyonServant of GodMember, Scouts de France
Jean ChavetAugust 10, 1922April 24, 194522 FranceSaint-ÉtienneServant of GodMember, Young Christian Workers
Henri EuzenatSeptember 6, 1920April 25, 194524 FranceReimsServant of GodMember, Young Christian Workers
Marcel CarrierApril 29, 1922May 6, 194523 FranceSaint-DenisServant of GodMember, Young Christian Workers
Jean DuthuAugust 11, 1921May 13, 194523 FranceClermont-FerrandServant of GodDiocesan Seminarian
Jean BernierJune 24, 1920June 16, 194524 FranceVerdunServant of God
Julia BuniowskaApril 2, 1922June 28, 194523 PolandPrzemyślServant of GodMember, Scouts de France
Martyrs of Eastern Europe under Communist Regimes
Jaroslav KikeljMay 15, 1919March 18, 194222 SloveniaMariborServant of God
Janez PavčičAugust 8, 1923May 18, 194218 SloveniaLjubljanaServant of God
Anton MurgeljDecember 10, 1918June 17, 194223 SloveniaNovo MestoServant of God
Alojz MurgeljJanuary 12, 1923June 17, 194219 SloveniaNovo MestoServant of God
Alojzij BreznikMay 29, 1919September 20, 194324 SloveniaLjubljanaServant of GodDiocesan Seminarian
Emil KeteJuly 1, 1924November 13, 194420 SloveniaKoperServant of GodDiocesan Seminarian
Hedwig Elisabeth SchnarbachJuly 16, 1923January 23, 194521 PolandWarmiaServant of God
Angela Hildegard BergerApril 7, 1926January 24, 194518 PolandWarmiaServant of God
Agnieszka DrabińskaFebruary 2, 1922January 24, 194522 PolandWarmiaServant of God
Gertruda KlimekFebruary 12, 1922January 30, 194522 PolandWarmiaServant of God
Margaretha WiewiorraOctober 15, 1928March 9, 194516 PolandWarmiaServant of God
Gjelosh LulashiSeptember 2, 1925March 4, 194620 AlbaniaShkodër–PultBlessed
Maria TuciApril 12, 1928October 24, 195022 AlbaniaShkodër–PultBlessed
Marian HalanSeptember 28, 1927June 5, 195224 UkraineLviv of the UkrainiansServant of GodPriest, Redemptorists
Modern Martyrs of Korea (1901–1974)
Sin Jae-sun Augustinus [신재순 아우구스티노]1883May 28, 190118ChejuServant of God
Eun-Cheol Patricius [송은철 파트리치오]May 18, 1933May 14, 194915PyongyangServant of God
Gim Un-sam Iosephus [김운삼 요셉]June 29, 1934December 194915PyongyangServant of God
Seo Bong-gu Marinus [서봉구 마리노]July 3, 1926July 3, 195024SeoulServant of God
Go Gwang-gyu Petrus [고광규 베드로]July 10, 1925September 26, 195025GwangjuServant of God
Seo Gyeong-seok Marcus [서경석 마르코]April 25, 1928October 8–19, 195022PyongyangServant of God
Song Hae-bung Ioannes Baptista [송해붕 세례자 요한]February 4, 1926October 11, 195024IncheonServant of God

Martyrs of Kosheh

Martyrs of Nag Hammadi

Martyrs of Vietnam

Other Catholic Martyrs

NameBornDiedAgeCountryDioceseCauseNotes
Martyrs of Nazism (1939–1945)
Franciszek GladosApril 29, 1917September 12, 193922 PolandPoznańMartyr in odium fideiCleric, Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate
Franciszek MuńkoNovember 21, 1916September 12, 193922 PolandPoznańMartyr in odium fideiCleric, Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate
Roger PironneauNovember 9, 1920July 29, 194221 FranceParisMartyr in odium fidei
Annamarie GoldschmidtJanuary 31, 1922August 9, 194220 GermanyMunich-FreisingMartyr in odium fidei
Elfriede GoldschmidtAugust 4, 1923August 9, 194219 GermanyMunich-FreisingMartyr in odium fidei
Anna Maria Henrica HamburgerNovember 8, 1928August 9, 194213 Germany's-HertogenboschMartyr in odium fidei
Joachim Albertus Maria HamburgerSeptember 2, 1930August 9, 194211 Germany's-HertogenboschMartyr in odium fidei
Magdalena Joanna Maria HamburgerFebruary 5, 1932August 9, 194210 Germany's-HertogenboschMartyr in odium fidei
Petrus Christianus Maria HamburgerMay 19, 1933August 9, 19429 Germany's-HertogenboschMartyr in odium fidei
Heinz Wolfgang BingJune 9, 1922September 30, 194220 GermanyFreiburg im BreisgauMartyr in odium fidei
Albert Felix BingOctober 20, 1919after September 194222 GermanyFreiburg im BreisgauMartyr in odium fidei
Wolfgang Bernheim (Paulus)May 7, 1923November 194219 GermanyAugsburgMartyr in odium fideiNovice, Benedictines (Solesmes Congregation)
Christoph Ananda ProbstNovember 6, 1919February 22, 194323 GermanyMunich-FreisingMartyr in odium fideiMember, White Rose Resistance Movement
Czesława KwokaAugust 15, 1928March 12, 194314 PolandZamość-LubaczówMartyr in odium fidei
Jiří Hubert Stavěl April 4, 1922October 5, 194321 SlovakiaŽilinaNovice, Jesuits
Renato SclarandiJanuary 30, 1919April 22, 194425 ItalyTurinMartyr in odium fidei
David RégnierAugust 27, 1925June 20, 194419 FranceLyonMartyr in odium fidei
Italo SubacchiNovember 30, 1921July 20, 194422 ItalyPiacenza-BobbioMartyr in odium fideiDiocesan Seminarian
Gilbert DruMarch 2, 1920July 27, 194424 FranceLyonMartyr in odium fidei
Pierre AlvisetJune 21, 1924August 16, 194420 FranceParisMartyr in odium fideiMember, Young Christian Workers and
Secular Franciscans
Jean ColléJuly 21, 1921September 9, 194423 FranceQuimperMartyr in odium fidei
Maria Norina Fiori [Ciclamino]October 29, 1923September 29, 194420 ItalyBolognaMartyr in odium fideiReligious, Sisters of Our Lady of Sorrows
Frans Gerard Marie Joseph CoehorstSeptember 22, 1925November 1, 194419 NetherlandsRoermondMartyr in odium fidei
Otto SchimekMay 5, 1925November 14, 194419 AustriaViennaMartyr in odium fidei
Matthias KaiserJune 18, 1921November 29, 194423 GermanyBambergMartyr in odium fidei
Hanns Georg Heintschel von HeineggSeptember 5, 1919December 5, 194425 AustriaViennaMartyr in odium fideiDiocesan Seminarian
Jozef van Hövell van Wezeveld en WesterflierJanuary 12, 1919January 4, 194525 NetherlandsRoermondMartyr in odium fidei
Alfons Reinoud BergerMay 1, 1925January 22, 194519 NetherlandsRoermondMartyr in odium fidei
Martinus Hubertus DriessenOctober 1, 1922January 22, 194522 NetherlandsRoermondMartyr in odium fidei
Victor TiollierJanuary 29, 1921February 25, 194523 FranceChambéry–Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne–TarentaiseMartyr in odium fideiDiocesan Seminarian
Robert LimpertJune 15, 1925April 18, 194519 GermanyBambergMartyr in odium fidei
Juraj František MunkApril 16, 1930April–March 194010 SlovakiaBratislavaMartyr in odium fidei

Dubious or fictitious

See main article: Blood libel. William of Norwich was a twelve year old English boy whose unsolved murder was, at the time, attributed to the Jewish community of Norwich. It is the first known medieval accusation against Jews of ritual murder. E. M. Rose points out that road robberies and kidnappings gone wrong were a frequent cause of death in the region during the period of The Anarchy when the Crown struggled to safeguard the roads.[19] This was followed by a similar allegation regarding the unexplained death of Harold of Gloucester. An attempt to establish a cult of Harold seems to have been unsuccessful. It was never officially supported and died out long before the Reformation.[20] However, it established a pattern. Any unexplained child death occurring near the Easter festival was arbitrarily linked to Jews in the vicinity.[20] In some instances promotion of a cult may have been influenced by the interest of local clergy to enhance the prestige of their church with a shrine. Anthony Bale suggests this, and local politics, may have been contributing factors to the cult of Robert of Bury.[21] Simon of Trent and Werner of Oberwesel[22] [23] are other examples of individuals who died under unknown circumstances, but whose deaths were nonetheless attributed to the Jews.

Little Saint Hugh of Lincoln was never actually canonised, making the moniker "Little Saint Hugh" a misnomer. He was for a short while acclaimed by local people as a saint but never officially recognised as one.[24] Over time, the issue of the rush to sainthood was raised, and Hugh was never canonised,[25] nor included in Catholic martyrology.

In the case of Dominguito del Val,[26] and Andreas Oxner,[27] and the Holy Child of La Guardia it is not clear that the alleged victim ever existed in the first place.

See also

Further reading

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Bujão explode no Paraná e mata oito alunos e professora. 13 January 2024. Jornal do Brasil. April 5, 1986. pt.
  2. Web site: IGREJA ORTODOXA - Paranaense pode ser 1 santa da América Latina. 13 January 2024. Folha de Londrina. June 30, 2007. pt.
  3. News: 2023-09-05 . Here's what’s special about the Ulma family beatification . Coppen . Luke . 2023-09-10 . The Pillar.
  4. http://newsaints.faithweb.com/martyrs/Japan04.htm Martyrs of Japan († 1868-72)
  5. Web site: Catholic archbishop move for beatification, canonization of late teenager. October 6, 2023.
  6. Web site: A Portuguese "Saint", Venerated in São Paulo. June 20, 2018.
  7. Web site: Church investigates whether dancer can become saint. October 11, 2009.
  8. Web site: Aída Curi: the tragedy that does not want to be forgotten. February 14, 2021.
  9. Web site: Mass in Queimado (SC) commemorates the 78th anniversary of the birth of Maria Amida Kammers. January 14, 2019.
  10. Web site: Maria Elizabeth: The young woman from Passo Fundo who predicted her own death. April 5, 2021.
  11. News: Barry . Stephanie . 'Danny Croteau died at the hands of Richard Lavigne,' DA says in closing 50-year-old case . 8 November 2021 . Mass Live . May 24, 2021.
  12. News: Cullen . Kevin . After visiting Canada, Pope Francis might want to stop off in Springfield . 8 November 2021 . Boston Globe . October 28, 2021.
  13. Web site: "Get out, get out in the name of God!". December 1, 1996.
  14. Web site: Jovens Karoline e Luan. June 20, 2023. pt.
  15. Web site: School shooting victims are "intercessors and inspiration". June 1, 2023.
  16. Web site: Bishops of England and Wales deeply saddened by death of Indi Gregory. November 13, 2023.
  17. http://newsaints.faithweb.com/martyrs/Vietnam2.htm ~ Martyrs of Vietnam (2) ~ († 1745–1862)
  18. http://newsaints.faithweb.com/martyrs/Vietnam1.htm ~ Martyrs of Vietnam (1) ~ († 1745–1862)
  19. https://global.oup.com/academic/product/the-murder-of-william-of-norwich-9780190219628?cc=us&lang=en& Oxford University Press: The Murder of William of Norwich
  20. Hillaby, Joe, "The ritual-child-murder accusation: its dissemination and Harold of Gloucester", Jewish Historical Studies, vol. 34, (1994-1996), pp. 69-109.
  21. Bale, A. "House Devil, Town Saint", in Delany, Sheila, Chaucer and the Jews, Routledge, 2013, p.185 ff.
  22. http://www.romancatholicism.org/leese-church.htm The Attitude of the Catholic Church towards Jewish Ritual Murder
  23. Werner von Oberwesel
  24. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/citedby/10.1080/1474225X.2017.1406278?scroll=top&needAccess=true Sagovsky, Nicholas. "What makes a saint? A Lincoln case study in the communion of the local and the universal Church", International Journal for the Study of the Christian Church, Volume 17, 2017 - Issue 3
  25. https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/term/AUTH233565 "Hugh of Lincoln", The British Museum
  26. https://historiaragon.com/2017/08/31/el-martirio-de-santo-dominguito-de-val/ Gil, Sergio Martinez. "The Martyrdom of Santo Domenguito de Val", Historia de Aragon
  27. Blessed Andreas (Oxner) of Rinn