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900–970 · Medieval · Benedictines

Boso of Merseburg (died 1 November 970) was the first Bishop of Merseburg in Saxony-Anhalt, and "Apostle of the Wends." Boso, a native of Bavaria, was a Benedictine monk of Saint Emmeram's in Regensburg, from where he was summoned to the court of Otto I, who, considering the con…

1203–1259 · Medieval · Premonstratensians

Blessed Bronislava (Polish: Bronisława; c. 1204–1259) was a Polish nun of the Premonstratensian Order. She is beatified in the Roman Catholic Church.

1180–1241 · Medieval · Dominican Order

Buzád II Hahót, O.P., also Buzád the Great or Buzád the Elder (Hungarian: Hahót nembeli (II.) Buzád, Latin: Magnus Buzad; c. 1180 – April 1241), was a Hungarian nobleman and soldier, who was the first known Ban of Severin.

1065–1124 · Medieval · Benedictines

Pope Callixtus II or Callistus II (c. 1065 – 13 December 1124), born Guy of Burgundy, was the head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from February 1119 to his death in 1124.

1465–1494 · Medieval

Camilla Bartolini Rucellai was born in 1465 and died in 1494. She is recognized as a blessed.

1201–1293 · Medieval · Dominican Order

Blessed Carino Pietro of Balsamo (died 1293), sometimes called Saint Acerinus, was the murderer of Saint Peter of Verona ("Peter Martyr") who later repented his actions and became a Dominican lay brother. He is venerated as a beatus by the Catholic Church.

1417 · Medieval

Carlo di Bandino (County of Monte Granelli, Romagna Toscana, c. 1330 – Venice, September 15, 1417) was a Tuscan nobleman who led a religious life and founded the Congregation of the Hermits of Saint Jerome of Fiesole. He is venerated as a blessed by the Catholic Church.

1330–1417 · Medieval

Blessed Carlo da Montegranelli was a presbyter born in 1330 in the Romagna of Tuscany. He died in Venice in 1417.

1437–1478 · Medieval

Caterina Moriggi (1437 - 6 April 1478) was an Italian Roman Catholic who became a professed religious and adhered to the teachings and traditions of Augustine of Hippo.

1425–1478 · Medieval · Third Order of Saint Francis

Catherine of Bosnia was Queen of Bosnia as the wife of King Thomas, the penultimate Bosnian sovereign. She was born into the powerful House of Kosača, staunch supporters of the Bosnian Church.

1300 · Medieval · Cistercians

Blessed Catherine of Parc-aux-Dames (13th century, born in Leuven, modern-day Belgium) was a Catholic blessed, nun, mystic, and virgin. She was of Jewish origin and was originally named Rachel.

1203–1290 · Medieval · Dominican Order

Cecilia Cesarini (1203-1290), also Caecilia, was a Dominican nun. Cecilia, described as "a high-spirited young Roman", was born into the Cesarini family, a well-established family of the minor nobility. The reason she entered into a religious life is unknown.

1184–1242 · Medieval · Dominican Order

Ceslaus, O.P., (Polish: Czesław) (c. 1184 – c. 1242) was born in Kamień Śląski in Silesia, Poland, of the noble family of Odrowąż, and was a relative, possibly the brother, of Hyacinth of Poland.

748–814 · Medieval

Charlemagne was King of the Franks from 768, King of the Lombards from 774, and Emperor of what is now known as the Carolingian Empire from 800.

1319–1364 · Medieval

Charles of Blois-Châtillon (1319 – 29 September 1364), nicknamed "the Saint", was the legalist Duke of Brittany from 1341 until his death, via his marriage to Joan, Duchess of Brittany and Countess of Penthièvre, holding the title against the claims of John of Montfort.

873 · Medieval

Chrestien served as the Roman Catholic Bishop of Auxerre until his death in 873. He is venerated as a blessed and is buried at the Royal Abbey of Saint-Germain d'Auxerre.

1269 · Medieval

Christina of Retters is a blessed of the Premonstratensian Order (born in 1269, died circa 1291 in Retters; feast day: November 29). According to Jacques Torsy, Christina was born into a noble family from the region around Wiesbaden.

1269–1292 · Medieval

Christina of Hane (born c. 1269 in the Worms region; died c. 1292 in Bolanden, Hane Monastery) was a medieval experiential mystic who practiced severe self-harm. Although older literature refers to her as Christina of Retters, she never lived in Retters.

1242–1312 · Medieval

Christina of Stommeln (24 July 1242 – 6 November 1312), also known as Christina Bruso and Christina Bruzo, was a Roman Catholic mystic, ecstatic, and stigmatic.

1282–1346 · Medieval · Franciscans

Clare of Rimini (c. 1260 – 10 February c. 1326) was an Italian holy woman who was beatified. She was born to a wealthy family and married at a young age. She was sent into exile when her husband died, witnessed the political execution of her father and brother, and remarried.

1150–1176 · Medieval · Benedictines

Clémence of Hohenberg or Clémence of Öhren (died 1176) was a nun and a saint of the Roman Catholic Church. She was beatified and is commemorated on March 21. She was the daughter of Count Adolphe of Hohenberg and the widow of the Count of Spanheim.

1234–1289 · Medieval · Franciscans

Conrad of Ascoli was an Italian Friar Minor and missionary; his feast day is April 19. Conrad was born at Ascoli in the March of Ancona in 1234. He belonged to the noble family of Miliani and from his earliest years made penance the predominating element of his life.

1241–1306 · Medieval · Franciscans

Conrad of Offida (c. 1241 - 12 December 1306) was an Italian Friar Minor preacher and founder of the Celestines. Conrad was born at Offida, a little town in the March of Ancona, c. 1241.

1177–1227 · Medieval · Cistercians

Conrad of Urach (also named Conrad von Urach; German: Konrad von Urach, also known as Konrad or Kuno von Zähringen; born in the 1170s; died 29 September 1227, probably in Bari) was a Cistercian monk and abbot, and Cardinal Bishop of Porto and Santa Rufina; he declined the papacy.…

1248–1302 · Medieval · Poor Clares

Constance II (in Italian: Costanza; c. 1249 – (1302-04-09)9 April 1302) was queen regnant of Sicily from September 1282 to November 1285 alongside her husband, King Peter I. She was also queen consort of Aragon from 1276 to 1285.

1425 · Medieval · Order of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Mercy

Cristoforo Amerio was a member of the Order of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Mercy who held the position of pseudocardinal. He died in 1425 and is recognized as a blessed.

1172–1272 · Medieval · Franciscans

Cristoforo di Romagna was a Franciscan friar and preacher born in 1172. He died in 1272 in Cahors and is recognized as a blessed.

1116–1196 · Medieval · Cistercians

Born in 1116 in Geraardsbergen, Daniel de Grammont served as a politician before becoming a Cistercian abbot. He died in 1196 and is recognized as a blessed.

1344–1411 · Medieval

Daniele de Ungrispach, born in Cormons (province of Friuli-Venezia Giulia) around 1344 and murdered by strangulation on March 31, 1411, is a blessed of the Roman Catholic Church. His liturgical feast day is March 31.

1100–1179 · Medieval · Cistercians

David von Himmerod was a Cistercian monk born in Florence in 1100. He held citizenship in Germany and died in Großlittgen in 1179. He is recognized as a blessed within Christianity.

1284–1360 · Medieval · Third Order of Saint Francis

Delphine of Glandèves (or of Sabran) was born in 1284 in region of Provence, now part of France. She died on 26 November 1358, having lived as a Franciscan tertiary for most of her life. Delphine was the daughter and heiress of the Count of Puy-Michel.

1321 · Medieval

Demetrius of Tiflis or Demetrio da Tifliz was a 14th-century Christian layman and martyr from Georgia or Armenia. He is venerated in the Roman Catholic Church as one of the Four Martyrs of Thane, on April 9.

1402–1471 · Medieval · Carthusian Order

Denis the Carthusian (A.D. 1402–1471), also known as Denys van Leeuwen, Denis Ryckel, Dionysius van Rijkel, Dionysius Carthusianus, Denys le Chartreux (or other combinations of these terms), was a Roman Catholic theologian and mystic.

1201–1236 · Medieval · Dominican Order

Diana degli Andalò, OP (1201 – 10 June 1236), sometimes d'Andalo, was a Dominican nun who founded a convent in Italy dedicated to Saint Agnes. Diana d'Andalò was born into a powerful Roman family in Bologna, Italy in 1201. She is described as having been "rather spoiled".

1150 · Medieval

Dodo is a saint of Frisian origin. He was a hermit who lived in Haske, where he assisted victims of blood feuds. He died in 1231 when his hermitage collapsed. When he was recovered from the rubble, he bore signs of the stigmata.

1180–1219 · Medieval

Blessed Dominic Vernagalli was born in 1180 in Buti and served as a Catholic priest and member of Roman Catholic religious orders. A citizen of the Republic of Pisa, he died in Pisa in 1219.

1384–1461 · Medieval · Carthusian Order

Dominic of Prussia (German: Dominikus von Preußen; Latin: Dominicus Prutenus; 1382–1461) was a Carthusian monk and ascetical writer. He is credited with a popular early form of the Rosary which focused on meditation. Born in Danzig (contemporarily Gdańsk), Prussia.

1000–1046 · Medieval · Benedictines

Druthmar of Corvey (also Druthmarus, Dietmar, Druchmarus, Drutmarus, Druotmarus, Diethmarus, Theotmarus) (died February 15, 1046, in Corvey) was the abbot of Corvey Abbey from 1015.

1266–1308 · Medieval · Order of Friars Minor

John Duns Scotus OFM was a Scottish Catholic priest and Franciscan friar, university professor, philosopher and theologian. He is considered among the most important philosopher-theologians in Western Christendom during the last part of the medieval period, together with Thomas A…

1018–1078 · Medieval

Eberhard VI of Nellenburg (born c. 1015; died March 26, 1078/79 or March 1, 1080) succeeded his father Eppo (died 1034) as Count in the Zürichgau, first appearing in records in 1036/37.

1165–1191 · Medieval

Eberhard of Kumbd (also known as "de Comede / Comeda" or "of Stahleck"; born 1165; died November 30, 1191, at the Cistercian nunnery of Kumbd in the Hunsrück) was a blessed subdeacon. He was born the son of the ministerialis Wolfram in Bacharach, below Stahleck Castle.

1052–1109 · Medieval

Edigna (c. 1055–1109) is a venerated figure in Puch, and is beatified in the Catholic Church. Her historical existence is debated. According to legend, Edigna was a daughter of Henry I of France and Anne of Kiev, and was born c. 1055.

1262 · Medieval · Franciscans

Egidio de Asís was a Catholic priest and a member of the Franciscan order. He died in 1262 and is recognized as a blessed within the Catholic Church.

950–1039 · Medieval

Egilbert was bishop of Freising in Germany from 1005 to 1035. He was the tutor of Henry, Duke of Bavaria—the future Henry III, Holy Roman Emperor—between 1029 and 1033.

800–802 · Medieval · Benedictines

Egino of Verona (8th century – Reichenau Island, February 27, 802) was a German scholar who became Bishop of Verona; he is considered a blessed. Egino came from a prominent Alemannic family: some evidence suggests he was of Ahalolfingian origin.

1100–1084 · Medieval · Benedictines

Blessed Ekkehard of Huysburg (died 28 June 1084) was a canon at Halberstadt Cathedral and first abbot of the Benedictine abbey in Huysburg. According to the chronicles of the Annalista Saxo, Ekkehard about 1070 was appointed by Bishop Burchard II of Halberstadt as the spiritual…

1191–1244 · Medieval

Eleanor of Castile (1200—1244) was Queen of Aragon by her marriage to King James I of Aragon. Eleanor was the daughter of Alfonso VIII of Castile and Eleanor of England. In 1221 at Ágreda, Eleanor married King James I of Aragon; she was nineteen and he was fourteen.

1396–1458 · Medieval

Elena Valentinis (1396 - 23 April 1458) was an Italian Roman Catholic professed religious from the tertiaries of the Order of Saint Augustine. Valentinis was born to nobles and married a knight during her adolescence while mothering six children before she was widowed in 1441.

1428–1468 · Medieval · Servite Order

Elisabetta Picenardi, also known as Elisabeth of Mantua, (1428 – 19 February 1468) was an Italian tertiary of the Servite Order. Picenardi was born in Mantua into a noble family and, despite pressure to wed a nobleman, insisted instead on pursuing the religious path alongside her…

1255–1323 · Medieval

Elizabeth of Hungary (Hungarian: Erzsébet, Serbian: Јелисавета/Jelisaveta; c. 1255 – c. 1322), also known as Blessed Elizabeth the Widow (Hungarian: Árpádházi Boldog Erzsébet), was a Hungarian princess member of the Árpád dynasty and (briefly and disputed) Queen consort of Serbia…