Martyr · June 3
St. Charles Lwanga
Charles Lwanga was a Ugandan convert to the Catholic Church who was martyred with his companions and is revered as a saint by both the Catholic Church and the Anglican Communion.
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139 lives of faith. Showing 37–48.
Lay saint · December 16
St. Adelaide of Italy
Adelaide of Italy , also called Adelaide of Burgundy, was Holy Roman Empress by marriage to Emperor Otto the Great.
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Lay saint · October 16
St. Hedwig of Silesia
Hedwig of Silesia , a member of the Bavarian comital House of Andechs, was Duchess of Silesia from 1201 and of Greater Poland from 1231 as well as High Duchess consort of Poland from 1232 until 1238.
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Lay saint · October 13
St. Edward the Confessor
Edward the Confessor was King of the English from 1042 until his death in 1066.
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Martyr · August 11
St. Philomena
Philomena is venerated as a virgin martyr. Devotion to her developed after the discovery of remains in Rome’s Catacomb of Priscilla in 1802; her detailed life story comes from later accounts.
Origin uncertain · Birthplace unknown
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Lay saint · April 11; May 16
St. Gemma Galgani
Gemma Umberta Pia Galgani , also known as Gemma of Lucca, was an Italian mystic, canonized as a saint in the Catholic Church in 1940.
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Lay saint · July 4
St. Pier Giorgio Frassati
Pier Giorgio Frassati was an Italian Catholic activist and a member of the Third Order of Saint Dominic.
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Lay saint · May 5
St. Nunzio Sulprizio
Nunzio Sulprizio was an Italian Roman Catholic from Pescara who worked as an apprentice blacksmith.
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Martyr · February 10
St. José Sánchez del Río
José Sánchez del Río was a 14-year-old Mexican Cristero put to death by soldiers of the Mexican Army because he refused to renounce his Catholic faith.
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Martyr · April 8
St. Aedesius of Alexandria
Saint Aedesius of Alexandria was an early Christian martyred under Galerius Maximianus.
Turkey · Traditional attribution
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Martyr · January 9
St. Anastasius of Antioch
Anastasius was a Christian convert who suffered martyrdom with Anthony, Julian, Celsus and Marcionilla, during the Diocletianic Persecution.
Origin uncertain · Birthplace uncertain
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Martyr · February 27; August 30
St. Anne Line
Anne Line was an English Catholic martyr.
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