Settings20th-century Christian female saints
Alexandra Feodorovna (Alix of Hesse)
Alix of Hesse and by Rhine later Alexandra Feodorovna Romanova, was Empress consort of Russia as spouse of Nicholas II, the last Emperor of the Russian Empire.
Alix of Hesse and by Rhine later Alexandra Feodorovna Romanova, was Empress consort of Russia as spouse of Nicholas II, the last Emperor of the Russian Empire.
Bonifacia Rodríguez y Castro
Saint Bonifacia Rodríguez y Castro, S.S.J., was the co-foundress of the Religious Congregation of the Servants of St. Joseph and the "Nazareth workshop" to help the poor and unemployed women.
Saint Bonifacia Rodríguez y Castro, S.S.J., was the co-foundress of the Religious Congregation of the Servants of St. Joseph and the "Nazareth workshop" to help the poor and unemployed women.
Edith Stein
Edith Stein, also Saint Teresia Benedicta of the Cross, sometimes also known as Saint Edith Stein (October 12, 1891 – August 9, 1942), was a German Roman Catholic philosopher a...
Edith Stein, also Saint Teresia Benedicta of the Cross, sometimes also known as Saint Edith Stein (October 12, 1891 – August 9, 1942), was a German Roman Catholic philosopher a...
Eliza Marsden Hassall
Eliza Marsden Hassall (2 November 1834-26 December 1917) was the daughter of an Anglican clergyman, a lay leader of the Anglican church, and a philanthropist.
Eliza Marsden Hassall (2 November 1834-26 December 1917) was the daughter of an Anglican clergyman, a lay leader of the Anglican church, and a philanthropist.
Emma Crawford
Emma Crawford (died 9 March 1939) was a teacher and mother superior of a religious order.
Emma Crawford (died 9 March 1939) was a teacher and mother superior of a religious order.
Evelyn Underhill
Evelyn Underhill (6 December 1875 – 15 June 1941) was an English Anglo-Catholic writer and pacifist known for her numerous works on religion and spiritual practice, in particular Christian mysticism.
Evelyn Underhill (6 December 1875 – 15 June 1941) was an English Anglo-Catholic writer and pacifist known for her numerous works on religion and spiritual practice, in particular Christian mysticism.
Francesca S. Cabrini
Saint Francesca Xavier Cabrini, M.S.C., (July 15, 1850, Sant'Angelo Lodigiano, Lombardy – December 22, 1917), also called Mother Cabrini, was the first citizen of the United States to be c...
Saint Francesca Xavier Cabrini, M.S.C., (July 15, 1850, Sant'Angelo Lodigiano, Lombardy – December 22, 1917), also called Mother Cabrini, was the first citizen of the United States to be c...
Gemma Galgani
Maria Gemma Umberta Pia Galgani (March 12, 1878 – April 11, 1903) was an Italian mystic, venerated as a saint in the Roman Catholic Church since 1940.
Maria Gemma Umberta Pia Galgani (March 12, 1878 – April 11, 1903) was an Italian mystic, venerated as a saint in the Roman Catholic Church since 1940.
Gianna Beretta Molla
Saint Gianna Beretta Molla (October 4, 1922 – April 28, 1962) was an Italian pediatrician, wife and mother who is best known for refusing both an abortion and a hysterectomy when she was pregnan...
Saint Gianna Beretta Molla (October 4, 1922 – April 28, 1962) was an Italian pediatrician, wife and mother who is best known for refusing both an abortion and a hysterectomy when she was pregnan...
Grand Duchess Anastasia Nikolaevna of Russia
Grand Duchess Anastasia Nikolaevna of Russia was the youngest daughter of Tsar Nicholas II of Russia, the last sovereign of Imperial Russia, and his wife Alexandra Fyodorovna.
Grand Duchess Anastasia Nikolaevna of Russia was the youngest daughter of Tsar Nicholas II of Russia, the last sovereign of Imperial Russia, and his wife Alexandra Fyodorovna.
Grand Duchess Maria Nikolaevna of Russia (1899-1918)
Grand Duchess Maria Nikolaevna of Russia (Maria Nikolaevna Romanova; Russian: Великая Княжна Мария Николаевна, – July 17, 1918) was the third daughter of Tsar Nicholas II of Russia and Tsar...
Grand Duchess Maria Nikolaevna of Russia (Maria Nikolaevna Romanova; Russian: Великая Княжна Мария Николаевна, – July 17, 1918) was the third daughter of Tsar Nicholas II of Russia and Tsar...
Grand Duchess Maria Nikolaevna of Russia (1899–1918)
Grand Duchess Maria Nikolaevna of Russia was the third daughter of Tsar Nicholas II of Russia and Tsarina Alexandra Fyodorovna.
Grand Duchess Maria Nikolaevna of Russia was the third daughter of Tsar Nicholas II of Russia and Tsarina Alexandra Fyodorovna.
Grand Duchess Olga Nikolaevna of Russia
Grand Duchess Olga Nikolaevna of Russia (Olga Nikolaevna Romanova) (Великая Княжна Ольга Николаевна (Velikaya Knyadzna Ol'ga Nikolaevna);, November 16 after 1900 – July 17, 1918) was...
Grand Duchess Olga Nikolaevna of Russia (Olga Nikolaevna Romanova) (Великая Княжна Ольга Николаевна (Velikaya Knyadzna Ol'ga Nikolaevna);, November 16 after 1900 – July 17, 1918) was...
Grand Duchess Tatiana Nikolaevna of Russia
Grand Duchess Tatiana Nikolaevna of Russia,, was the second daughter of Tsar Nicholas II, the last monarch of Russia, and of Tsarina Alexandra.
Grand Duchess Tatiana Nikolaevna of Russia,, was the second daughter of Tsar Nicholas II, the last monarch of Russia, and of Tsarina Alexandra.
Harriet Tubman
Harriet Tubman was an African-American abolitionist, humanitarian, and Union spy during the American Civil War.
Harriet Tubman was an African-American abolitionist, humanitarian, and Union spy during the American Civil War.
Josephine Bakhita
Josephine Bakhita was a Sudanese-born former slave who became a Roman Catholic Canossian nun in Italy, living and working there for 45 years.
Josephine Bakhita was a Sudanese-born former slave who became a Roman Catholic Canossian nun in Italy, living and working there for 45 years.
Julia Chester Emery
Julia Chester Emery (September 24, 1852 - January 9, 1922) was the National Secretary of the Women's Auxiliary of the Board of Missions for forty years, from 1876 to 1916.
Julia Chester Emery (September 24, 1852 - January 9, 1922) was the National Secretary of the Women's Auxiliary of the Board of Missions for forty years, from 1876 to 1916.
Katharine Drexel
Saint Katharine Drexel, S.B.S., was an American religious sister, heiress, philanthropist and educator, later canonized as a Roman Catholic saint.
Saint Katharine Drexel, S.B.S., was an American religious sister, heiress, philanthropist and educator, later canonized as a Roman Catholic saint.
Laura Vicuña
Blessed Laura Vicuña (April 5, 1891 – January 22, 1904) is a blessed person in the Roman Catholic Church.
Blessed Laura Vicuña (April 5, 1891 – January 22, 1904) is a blessed person in the Roman Catholic Church.
Maria Bernarda Bütler
St. Maria Bernarda Bütler (1848 – 1924), born Verena Bütler, was a Swiss saint.
St. Maria Bernarda Bütler (1848 – 1924), born Verena Bütler, was a Swiss saint.
Maria Goretti
Maria Goretti is an Italian virgin-martyr of the Roman Catholic Church, and is one of its youngest canonized saints.
Maria Goretti is an Italian virgin-martyr of the Roman Catholic Church, and is one of its youngest canonized saints.
Mary Faustina Kowalska
Maria Faustina Kowalska, commonly known as Saint Faustina, born Helenka Kowalska was a Polish nun, mystic and visionary.
Maria Faustina Kowalska, commonly known as Saint Faustina, born Helenka Kowalska was a Polish nun, mystic and visionary.
Mary MacKillop
Mary Helen MacKillop, also known as Saint Mary of the Cross, was an Australian Roman Catholic nun who, together with Father Julian Tenison Woods, founded the Sisters of St Joseph of the Sa...
Mary Helen MacKillop, also known as Saint Mary of the Cross, was an Australian Roman Catholic nun who, together with Father Julian Tenison Woods, founded the Sisters of St Joseph of the Sa...
Matryona Nikonova
Matrona Dmitrievna Nikonova, (Блаженная Матрона Московская) the Blessed Elder of Moscow, (1885 – May 2, 1952), known as Matrona of Moscow, is a renowned saint of the Russian Orthodox...
Matrona Dmitrievna Nikonova, (Блаженная Матрона Московская) the Blessed Elder of Moscow, (1885 – May 2, 1952), known as Matrona of Moscow, is a renowned saint of the Russian Orthodox...
Princess Elisabeth of Hesse and by Rhine (1864-1918)
Grand Duchess Elizabeth Feodorovna of Russia (Elizabeth Feodorovna Romanova, Елизавета Фëдоровна Романова) canonized as St. Elizabeth Romanova (1 November 1864 – 18 July 1918) was a...
Grand Duchess Elizabeth Feodorovna of Russia (Elizabeth Feodorovna Romanova, Елизавета Фëдоровна Романова) canonized as St. Elizabeth Romanova (1 November 1864 – 18 July 1918) was a...
Princess Elisabeth of Hesse and by Rhine (1864–1918)
Grand Duchess Elizabeth Feodorovna of Russia (Elizabeth Feodorovna Romanova, Елизавета Фëдоровна Романова) canonized as St. Elizabeth Romanova (1 November 1864 – 18 July 1918) was a...
Grand Duchess Elizabeth Feodorovna of Russia (Elizabeth Feodorovna Romanova, Елизавета Фëдоровна Романова) canonized as St. Elizabeth Romanova (1 November 1864 – 18 July 1918) was a...
Saint Alphonsa
Saint Alphonsa Muttathupadathu, F.C.C., or Saint Alphonsa of the Immaculate Conception was a Syro-Malabar Catholic Franciscan Religious Sister who is now honored as a saint.
Saint Alphonsa Muttathupadathu, F.C.C., or Saint Alphonsa of the Immaculate Conception was a Syro-Malabar Catholic Franciscan Religious Sister who is now honored as a saint.
Saint Paulina
Saint Paulina, born Amabile Lucia Visintainer, was a Brazilian nun of Italian origin which became the first Brazilian citizen to be canonized when proclaimed a saint on May 19, 2002, by Po...
Saint Paulina, born Amabile Lucia Visintainer, was a Brazilian nun of Italian origin which became the first Brazilian citizen to be canonized when proclaimed a saint on May 19, 2002, by Po...
Teresa of the Andes
Saint Teresa of Jesus, O.C.D., "of the Andes", Teresa de Jesús "de los Andes," was a Chilean nun canonized as a saint by the Roman Catholic Church.
Saint Teresa of Jesus, O.C.D., "of the Andes", Teresa de Jesús "de los Andes," was a Chilean nun canonized as a saint by the Roman Catholic Church.
Varvara Yakovleva
Sister Varvara Yakovleva, also known as Sister Barbara Yakovleva (Варвара Яковлева), or simply Nun Barbara, (died July 18, 1918), was a Russian Orthodox nun in the convent of Grand D...
Sister Varvara Yakovleva, also known as Sister Barbara Yakovleva (Варвара Яковлева), or simply Nun Barbara, (died July 18, 1918), was a Russian Orthodox nun in the convent of Grand D...