Codex Sanctorum — The codex of saints
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Callixtus I A former slave condemned to the mines of Sardinia, he became pope and scandalised Rome by forgiving the unforgivable. -
Casimir of Poland Heir to two crowns, he refused a throne offered by force of arms and died at twenty-five.
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Catherine of Siena A mystic and Doctor of the Church who, despite being uneducated, boldly advised popes and played a key role in ending a major schism. -
Catherine of Alexandria A Christian martyr who, according to tradition, was a princess and a noted scholar. She was condemned to death on a spiked breaking wheel… -
Catherine Labouré A French nun who was a member of the Daughters of Charity of Saint Vincent de Paul. She is believed to have relayed the request from the… -
Catherine of Genoa Married at sixteen to a spendthrift husband, she ran her city’s great hospital and wrote of purgatory as a fire that heals. -
Catherine of Sweden Bridget’s daughter, she spent twenty-three years in Rome carrying her mother’s work through. -
Cecilia of Rome A noble who was martyred for her faith, she is said to have heard heavenly music in her heart as she died, making her an icon for musicians. -
Celestine I He governed the East by letters and legates, and never once set foot there. -
Celina of Laon Mother of Remigius of Reims, known through what her son became. -
Charbel Makhlouf A Maronite monk and hermit from Lebanon, known for his life of asceticism and the numerous miracles attributed to his intercession after… -
Charles Borromeo Archbishop of Milan from 1564 to 1584 and a cardinal. A leading figure during the Counter-Reformation, he was responsible for significant… -
Charles the Good Count of Flanders murdered kneeling in his church, for trying to fix the price of grain.
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Charles Lwanga and the Uganda Martyrs Twenty-two pages of the Buganda court, burned alive for refusing to renounce their faith.
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Christopher of Lycia A martyr of the 3rd century, legend holds that he was a giant who carried the child Christ across a river, hence his name meaning… -
Clare of Assisi A follower of Francis of Assisi, she founded the Order of Poor Ladies (Poor Clares), a monastic order for women, and defended the privilege… -
Claude La Colombière French Jesuit, confessor of Saint Margaret Mary Alacoque, he was a fervent promoter of the devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus. -
Claudia Russo She opened a house so that no one in the neighbourhood should die alone.
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Clement I of Rome One of the first Apostolic Fathers, this fourth pope authored a famous letter to the community of Corinth. Tradition holds that he was… -
Clotilde queen of the Franks A Burgundian princess married to a pagan king, she obtained his conversion and tipped a kingdom with him. -
Colette of Corbie A recluse turned reformer, she gave the Poor Clares back the poverty a century and a half had taken from them. -
Columba of Iona An Irish abbot and missionary evangelist credited with spreading Christianity in what is today Scotland. -
Columbanus of Luxeuil An Irish monk in voluntary exile, he sowed monasteries from Gaul to Italy and stood up to kings. -
Corentin of Quimper First bishop of Quimper and one of the seven founding saints of Brittany. -
Cornelius pope Elected during a persecution, he held that a Christian who had faltered could be readmitted, against those who wanted a Church without… -
Cosmas and Damian (Martyrs) Twin brothers and physicians who were martyred for their faith. They were known as the 'Anargyroi' (the moneyless) because they offered… -
Crispin and Crispinian of Soissons Two shoemakers martyred at Soissons, whose trade kept their feast for fifteen centuries. -
Cristóbal Magallanes and Companions Twenty-five martyrs of the Cristero War, shot for continuing to exercise their ministry.
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Cuthbert of Lindisfarne A 7th-century Anglo-Saxon monk, bishop, and hermit, he was known for his piety and healing gifts. His body was found incorrupt years after… -
Cyril of Jerusalem A 4th-century bishop, he is best known for his "Catechetical Lectures", a series of detailed instructions on Christian beliefs and… -
Cyril of Alexandria A central figure at the Council of Ephesus in 431, this patriarch was a staunch defender of the title "Theotokos" (Mother of God) for the… -
Cyril and Methodius Apostles to the Slavs Two brothers who were Byzantine Christian theologians and missionaries. They are credited with devising the Glagolitic alphabet, the first… -
Damasus I To him we owe the commissioning of a Latin Bible whose translation would serve for a thousand years. -
Damien of Molokai A Belgian priest who gained recognition for his ministry in the Kingdom of Hawaiʻi among people suffering from leprosy, who had been… -
Daniel and the Martyrs of Ceuta Seven Franciscans who went to preach in Morocco despite all who urged them not to, and were beheaded three weeks later.
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Denis of Paris The first bishop of the city and a 3rd-century martyr, he is renowned for the legend that, after his execution, he picked up his severed… -
Desiderius of Vienne A bishop stoned for reproaching a queen her life, and whom a pope reproached for his pagan poets.
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Devota Christian virgin and martyr of the 3rd century, originally from Corsica, patron saint of Corsica and Monaco. -
Dominic de Guzmán A Spanish priest who founded the Order of Preachers (Dominicans), a religious order dedicated to preaching the Gospel and combating heresy. -
Donatian and Rogatian the Children of Nantes Two brothers executed together at Nantes, the elder of whom had no time to be baptised.
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Dymphna of Geel A 7th-century Irish princess who was martyred after fleeing her incestuous father. She is the widely invoked patroness of those suffering… -
Edith Stein (Teresa Benedicta of the Cross) A German Jewish philosopher who converted to Catholicism and became a Discalced Carmelite nun. She was martyred in the Auschwitz… -
Edith of Wilton Daughter of an English king raised in a monastery, she refused three abbeys and the throne offered her by the kingdom’s magnates. -
Edmund the Martyr An English king shot full of arrows by the Danes, and patron of England before St George. -
Edward the Confessor Penultimate Anglo-Saxon king of England, known for his piety, the founding of Westminster Abbey, and his vow of chastity. -
Eligius of Noyon The king’s goldsmith who became a bishop, and remains the patron of everyone who works metal. -
Elizabeth of Hungary A princess from a noble royal house of Central Europe who, widowed at a young age, renounced her wealth and founded a hospital to care for… -
Elizabeth of Portugal Twice she placed herself between a father and his son in arms, riding out between the lines to stop the battle. -
Elizabeth Ann Seton The first native-born citizen of the United States to be canonized, she founded the first Catholic girls' school and the first American… -
Emanuele Stablum Asked to give up the priesthood for medicine, he turned his hospital into a refuge. -
Ephrem the Syrian A 4th-century deacon and theologian, he is nicknamed the "Harp of the Holy Spirit" for the beauty of his poetry and hymns that profoundly… -
Epipodius and Alexander of Lyon Two friends hidden by a widow after the great persecution, denounced the following year.
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Erkembode of Thérouanne A bishop who walked his diocese until he could walk no more — and whose tomb is covered in children’s shoes. -
Eugénie Smet She founded an institute for the dead and sent it to care for the living in China. -
Eulalia of Mérida A girl of twelve who went alone to tell the judge what she thought of his gods. -
Fabian Twentieth Pope from 236 to 250, he was miraculously elected. He organized the Roman Church and died a martyr under Emperor Decius. -
Faustina Kowalska A Polish nun whose apparitions of Jesus Christ inspired the Roman Catholic devotion to the Divine Mercy and earned her the title of… -
Fiacre the Hermit Irish who settled in Frankish Gaul near Meaux, known for his ascetic life, gardening, and healings. -
Fidelis of Sigmaringen An advocate of the poor turned Capuchin, killed by the people he had come to persuade. -
Frances of Rome Married forty years against her wish, she founded an order without ever leaving her house.