Codex Sanctorum — The codex of saints
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Thomas of Villanova An archbishop who gave everything away, he refused the see of Granada and died on a borrowed bed, having left his own to a poor man. -
Timothy and Titus Disciples of Paul Two of Saint Paul's most trusted companions and fellow missionaries, to whom he addressed pastoral epistles. -
Turibius of Mogrovejo A lay jurist made archbishop of Lima, who walked his diocese for twenty-five years. -
Ulrich of Zell An empress’s chaplain turned monk of Cluny, he wrote down what is known of Cluniac usage.
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Urban V pope The only Avignon pope beatified: he brought the papacy back to Rome, then went home to die in Provence. -
Valentine of Rome A 3rd-century Roman saint, he was a priest or bishop who was martyred. He is associated with a tradition of courtly love. -
Vedast (Waast or Vaast) First bishop of Arras and Cambrai, he is known for being the catechist of King Clovis I, working for the evangelization of Merovingian Gaul. -
Veronica Woman who wiped the face of Christ as He ascended to Golgotha, whose veil miraculously retained the imprint of the Holy Face. -
Victor of Marseilles A Roman officer crushed under a millstone, whose tomb became one of the oldest abbeys in the West. -
Vincent de Paul A French priest who dedicated his life to serving the poor, he founded congregations to care for the sick, galley slaves, and foundlings. -
Vincent of Saragossa A deacon from the early 4th century, he suffered a particularly cruel martyrdom in Valencia during the persecution of Diocletian, becoming… -
Vincent Ferrer A preacher of the Last Judgement who withdrew his obedience from the pope he had served, to end the schism. -
Virgilius of Arles The pope’s man in Gaul, and three times reproved by that same pope.
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Vitus A Christian martyr from Sicily. His veneration is strong in Slavic and Germanic lands. He is one of the Fourteen Holy Helpers. -
Vivianus and the Forty Martyrs of Sebaste Forty soldiers left naked on a frozen pond, and the guard who took the place of the one who gave way. -
Wenceslaus I of Bohemia This young duke, known for his great piety, was murdered by his own brother, becoming a martyr and the "eternal king" of his nation… -
William of Bourges A Cistercian pulled from his cloister for an archbishopric, canonised nine years after his death. -
William and Pellegrino of Foggia The father went to Jerusalem to find his son, fell ill, and was nursed by him without knowing it.
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William Repin the Blessed Anjou priest and martyr of the French Revolution, guillotined in Angers in 1794 for refusing the constitutional oath. Beatified in 1984, he… -
Willibrord Of Utrecht Benedictine monk, apostle of the Netherlands and bishop, he evangelized Frisia and Denmark. He founded Echternach Abbey and rests there. -
Winwaloe of Landévennec Monk of the 5th and 6th centuries, disciple of Saint Budoc, he founded a monastery where he became the first abbot. A spiritual guide and… -
Zélie Martin A 19th-century lacemaker and mother of five nuns, the most famous of whom is a Doctor of the Church. She was canonized at the same time as… -
Zephyrinus 15th Pope of the Catholic Church, he reigned from 199 to 217. His pontificate was marked by the defense of orthodoxy against Montanist… -
Zita of Lucca A servant in the same house for forty-eight years, and a saint by acclamation of the poor of Lucca.