Founder
118 saints. All tags.
- 17 Feb ]
- Alexis Falconieri One of the founders of the Servite Order
- 15 Jul ]
- Anne-Marie Javouhey Th century French nun
- 1 Jun ]
- Annibale Maria di Francia Founder of the Roagationist Fathers (1851-1927)
- 5 Jul ]
- Anthony Maria Zaccaria Italian saint
- 11 Jun ]
- Barnabas 1st-century Cypriot Jewish apostle and missionary, Christian saint, companion of St. Paul and founder of the Cypriot Church
- 26 Jul ]
- Bartolomea Capitanio Foundress of the Sisters of Charity of Lovere. (1807-1833)
- 17 Aug ]
- Beatrice of Silva Portuguese Catholic nun and saint, founder of the Order of the Immaculate Conception (Conceptionists)
- 11 Jul ]
- Benedict of Nursia Founder of Christian monasticism, founder of the Benedictine order (480-547)
- 24 Apr ]
- Benito Menni Italian priest (1841-1914)
- 23 Jul ]
- Bridget of Sweden Swedish nun, mystic, and saint (c.1303-1373)
- 6 Oct ]
- Bruno of Cologne Founder of the Carthusian Order (1030-1101)
- 7 Aug ]
- Cajetan Founder of the Theatines
- 14 Jul ]
- Camillus de Lellis Italian priest, nurse and saint
- 19 May ]
- Celestine V Th‑century Italian hermit and founder of the Celestines, Catholic saint, first pope to resign
- 21 May ]
- Charles-Joseph-Eugene de Mazenod French Roman Catholic bishop and saint (1782-1861)
- 11 Aug ]
- Clare of Assisi Italian saint (1194-1253)
- 13 Jul ]
- Clelia Barbieri Italian Roman Catholic religious and saint (1847-1870)
- 10 May ]
- Comgall Irish saint, founder of the monastery at Bangor
- 8 Sep ]
- Corbinian 8th-century Frankish missionary bishop, Catholic saint, founder and first bishop of Freising
- 10 Jul ]
- Cuan of Airbhre Irish saint and founder of Kilcowan church, County Wexford
- 8 Aug ]
- Dominic Founder of the Dominican Order (1170-1221)
- 11 Jul ]
- Drostan Founder and abbot of the monastery of Old Deer in Aberdeenshire
- 24 Apr ]
- Elisabeth Hesselblad Swedish religious foundress (1870-1957)
- 4 Jan ]
- Elizabeth Ann Seton First native-born American saint of the Roman Catholic Church (1774-1821)
- 19 Sep ]
- Emilie de Rodat Christian saint and mystic
- 24 Aug ]
- Emily de Vialar French saint (1797-1856)
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- Eudes de la Puy Saint
- 14 Aug ]
- Fachtna Founder of the Irish monastery of Rosscarbery
- 29 May ]
- Félix Mythical founder of the monastery of San Juan de la Peña
- 4 Nov ]
- Felix of Valois French hermit
- 9 Mar ]
- Frances of Rome Italian mystic and religious foundress
- 13 Nov ]
- Frances Xavier Cabrini Italian-American Catholic nun, misionary and saint (1850-1917)
- 4 Jun ]
- Francis Caracciolo Italian Catholic priest
- 4 Oct ]
- Francis of Assisi Deacon, founder of the Friars Minor
- 2 Apr ]
- Francisco Italian mendicant friar, founder of the Order of Minims
- 2 Apr ]
- Francisco Coll Guitar Spanish saint (1812-1875)
- 21 Oct ]
- Gaspar del Bufalo Italian Catholic priest and saint (1786-1837)
- 18 Feb ]
- Geltrude Comensoli Italian saint (1847-1903)
- 5 Jan ]
- Genoveva Torres Morales Spanish Roman Catholic nun and saint (1870-1956)
- 13 Oct ]
- Gerald of Aurillac French Roman Catholic saint
- 24 Sep ]
- Gerard of Csanád Italian Benedictine monk, founder bishop of Roman Catholic Diocese of (Szeged-)Csanád, and martyr
- 4 Feb ]
- Gilbert of Sempringham Th-century founder of the Gilbertine Order
- 25 Apr ]
- Giovanni Battista Piamarta Italian priest and teacher (1841-1913)
- 1 Jun ]
- Giovanni Battista Scalabrini Italian Roman Catholic bishop and blessed (1839-1905)
- 9 Oct ]
- Giovanni Leonardi Founder of the Clerks Regular of the Mother of God of Lucca
- 27 Jun ]
- Hemma of Gurk Carinthian princess, founder of Catholic churches and monasteries, and saint (c.980-1045)
- 23 Jun ]
- Hydulphe of Lobbes Frankish saint
- 31 Jul ]
- Ignatius of Loyola Spanish Catholic priest and theologian (1491-1556)
- 2 Sep ]
- Ingrid of Skänninge Th-century Swedish Dominican nun and prioress, Catholic saint, founder of Skänninge Abbey
- 12 Aug ]
- Jane Frances de Chantal French nun and saint (1572-1641)
- 7 Apr ]
- Jean-Baptiste de La Salle French priest and Catholic saint (1651-1719)
- 2 Feb ]
- Jeanne de Lestonnac French saint
- 17 Aug ]
- Jeanne Delanoue Founder of the Congregation of St. Anne of Providence (1666-1736)
- 26 Aug ]
- Jeanne-Elisabeth Bichier de Ages French saint
- 24 Aug ]
- Joan Antidea Thouret French saint
- 19 May ]
- Joaquina Vedruna Founder of the Carmelite Sisters of Charity
- 31 Jan ]
- John Bosco Italian Roman Catholic priest, educator, writer (1815-1888)
- 8 Mar ]
- John of God Portuguese soldier turned health-care worker, canonized by the Catholic Church (1495-1550)
- 17 Dec ]
- John of Matha French saint and Catholic priest
- 25 Aug ]
- Joseph Calasanz Spanish writer and saint
- 8 Apr ]
- Julie Billiart French religious leader
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- Kunibert Saint
- 3 Jan ]
- Kuriakose Elias Chavara Indian Carmelite priest and Religious Founder (1805-1871)
- 11 Aug ]
- Leila Roman Catholic Saint. She was an early Irish holy woman who is the patroness of Limerick and Kerry
- 10 Jan ]
- Leonie Aviat French religious (1844-1914)
- 13 Nov ]
- Léonien de Vienne Saint catholique et orthodoxe romain
- 9 May ]
- Louise Marillac Co-founder, with Vincent de Paul, of the Daughters of Charity (1591-1660)
- 27 Jun ]
- Louise Thérèse de Montaignac French religious (1820-1885)
- 30 Mar ]
- Ludovico of Casoria Italian priest (1814-1885)
- 16 May ]
- Luigi Orione Italian Catholic saint, priest, social advocate and religious founder (1872-1940)
- 25 May ]
- Madeleine Sophie Barat Founder of the Society of the Sacred Heart
- 15 Nov ]
- Malo Welsh saint who became founder of Saint-Malo in Brittany
- 20 May ]
- Marcellin Champagnat French priest and Catholic saint
- 12 Jan ]
- Marguerite Bourgeoys French colonist and foundress
- 16 Oct ]
- Marguerite d'Youville Canadian saint (1701-1771)
- 4 Aug ]
- Mari 1st-century Syriac missionary and apostle, Christian saint, one of the Seventy Disciples and founder of the Church of the East
- 19 May ]
- Maria Bernarda Bütler Franciscan missionary (1848-1924)
- 15 Dec ]
- Maria Crocifissa di Rosa Italian Catholic nun and saint (1813-1855)
- 20 Aug ]
- Maria De Mattias Italian Catholic nun, foundress and saint (1805-1866)
- 20 Mar ]
- Maria Josepha vom Herzen Jesu Sancho de Guerra Spanish religious (1842-1912)
- 2 Feb ]
- Maria Katharina Kasper German nun and saint of Catholic church (1820-1898)
- 25 Mar ]
- Marie-Alphonsine Danil Ghattas Palestinian Christian nun and saint (1843-1927)
- 10 Mar ]
- Marie-Eugénie de Jésus Catholic Saint and Founder of religious order (1817-1898)
- 16 Jul ]
- Marie-Madeleine Postel French saint
- 9 Jul ]
- Marija Petković Croatian Catholic nun, founder of the Catholic Congregation of the Daughters of Mercy (1892-1966)
- 20 Mar ]
- Martin of Braga Bishop of Dumium
- 24 Apr ]
- Mary Euphrasia Pelletier Th‑century French nun and foundress of the Sisters of the Good Shepherd (1796-1868)
- 8 Aug ]
- Mary MacKillop Australian religious sister and saint (1842-1909)
- 14 Sep ]
- Maternus of Cologne Roman-Catholic saint and Bishop and founder of the diocese of Tongeren
- 26 Sep ]
- Nilus the Younger Italian saint
- 18 Jan ]
- Ninnidh Láimhdhearg 6th-century bishop and founder of the monastic site at Inishmacsaint
- 4 Jun ]
- Ninnoc 5th‑century Welsh‑Breton abbess, Christian saint, founder of a double monastery in Brittany, and reputed protector of women and the poor
- 6 Jun ]
- Norbert of Xanten Th‑century German bishop and founder of the Premonstratensians, Catholic saint, reformer of clergy and defender of the Eucharist
- 24 Dec ]
- Paola Elisabetta Cerioli Italian nun (1816-1865)
- 11 Jun ]
- Paula Frassinetti Italian Roman Catholic nun
- 26 Feb ]
- Paula Montal Fornés Spanish nun (1799-1889)
- 14 Mar ]
- Paulina of Paulinzella Founder of Paulinzella monastery
- 28 Jul ]
- Pedro Poveda Castroverde Spanish priest and saint of the Roman Catholic Church (1874-1936)
- 9 Dec ]
- Peter Fourier French canon regular
- 2 Aug ]
- Peter Julian Eymard Catholic priest - Saint
- 26 May ]
- Philip Neri Th‑century Italian priest and spiritual director, Catholic saint, key Counter‑Reformation reformer and founder of the Congregation of the Or
- 6 Jan ]
- Rafaela Porras y Ayllón Cofounder of Handmaids of the Sacred Heart of Jesus
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- Romble Saint
- 19 Jun ]
- Romuald Founder of the Camaldolese order
- 17 Sep ]
- Stanisław Papczyński Polish Roman Catholic priest and saint
- 8 Feb ]
- Stephen of Muret French abbot and saint
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- Sulien Reputed 6th-century founder-abbot of a monastery at Luxulyan in Cornwall
- 26 Nov ]
- Sylvester Gozzolini Founder of the Sylvestrines
- 5 Sep ]
- Teresa of Calcutta Religious, founder of the Missionaries of Charity
- 15 Oct ]
- Teresa of Jesus Virgin, reformer of Carmel, Doctor of the Church
- 1 Dec ]
- Tudwal Medieval Breton bishop, considered to be one of the seven founder saints of Brittany
- 27 Sep ]
- Vincent de Paul Priest, founder of the Congregation of the Mission and the Daughters of Charity
- 28 Jun ]
- Vincenza Gerosa Italian saint (1784-1847)
- 7 Nov ]
- Vincenzo Grossi Italian Roman Catholic priest, founder and saint
- 29 May ]
- Voto Mythical founder of the monastery of San Juan de la Peña
- 21 Oct ]
- Walfroy Stylite
- 3 Oct ]
- Widrad Frankish abbot, founder of Flavigny
- 3 Mar ]
- Winwaloe Founder of Landévennec Abbey (c. 460-532)