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Not all Christian confessions accept every figure on this list as a martyr or Christian—see the linked articles for fuller discussion. In many types of Christianity, martyrdom is considered a direct path to sainthood and many names on this list are viewed as saints in one or more confessions.
Francis de Geronimo (1642–1716), Italian missionary. Aloysius Gonzaga (1568–1591), Italian, patron saint of young Christians. Roque González de Santa Cruz (1576–1628), the film The Mission is based on his life. John Soan de Goto (1578–1597), one of the Twenty-six Martyrs of Japan.
Blessed Francis Taylor (Tailler) 1621 Dominic Shamada 1622 Fidelis of Sigmaringen: 1577 1622 Francis de Morales 1622 Francis de Sales: 1567 1622 Bishop of Geneva: Francis of St. Bonaventure 1622 Joseph of St. Hyacinth 1622 Leo Satsuma 1622 Peter Paul of St. Claire 1622 Blessed Agnes Takea 1622 Blessed Agnes Tsao-Kouy 1622 Blessed Alexius
Blessed Francis de Posadas: 1644 1713 Francis de Geronimo, SJ: 1642 1716 Louis Marie de Montfort, SMM: 1673 1716 Founder Blessed Liberatus Weiss, Samuel Marzorati, and Michael Fasoli 1716 Blessed Anthony Baldinucci, SJ: 1665 1717 Blessed Mary of Turin (Mary of the Angels) 1661 1717 Carmelite nun John Baptist de La Salle, FSC: 1651 1719
In the New Testament genealogies, Jesus Christ is a descendant of King David and has been proclaimed by the Catholic Church as King of the Universe. [64] His mother, Mary, is also celebrated within Catholic teaching as Queen of Heaven. Within tradition, she too is a descendant of King David, as were both her parents - Sts. Joachim and Anne.
Floripes Dornellas de Jesus: 1999: 2005: Brazilian mystic Francis II of the Two Sicilies: 1894: 2020: King of the Two Sicilies Francis Xavier Ford: 1952: Bishop of Kaying Francisco Rodrigues da Cruz: 1948: 1951: Portuguese priest François-Marie-Benjamin Richard: 1908: Archbishop of Paris: Frank Duff: 1980: 1996: Founder of the Legion of Mary ...
Saint Robert Bellarmine, Italian Cardinal and theologian, Doctor of the Church; Aloysius Bellecius (1704-1757), Jesuit ascetic author; Saint John Berchmans, Jesuit seminarian from Belgium; Jorge Mario Bergoglio (Pope Francis), Argentine, first Jesuit to be elected Pope (2013) Thomas V. Bermingham, American academic who worked on The Exorcist
Saints: Rosa da Viterbo: ca. 1233 6 March 1251 18 Italy: Viterbo: Heroic Virtues Religious, Third Order of Saint Francis: Jeanne d'Arc: 6 January 1412 30 May 1431 19 France: Rouen: Martyr in odium fidei: Cristobal, Juan and Antonio: ca. 1514-17 1527 and 1529 12-13 Mexico: Tlaxcala: Martyr in odium fidei: Stanisław Kostka: 28 October 1550 15 ...