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1386–1420 · Medieval · Franciscans

Elizabeth of Reute, T.O.R., (also known as Betha the Good; Betha von Reute; Elisabeth Acheer; Elisabeth Achlin; Elisabeth Bona von Reute; Elisabeth den Gode; Elisabeth the Good; Elizabeth Acheer; Elizabeth of Reute; Elizabeth the Good; Elizabeth the Recluse; Elsbeth Achler; Elsbe…

1292–1338 · Medieval · Dominican Order

Elizabeth of Hungary (1292 – 31 October 1336 or 6 May 1338; also known as Blessed Elizabeth of Töss, O.P.) was a Hungarian princess and the last member of the House of Árpád. A Dominican nun, Elizabeth spent most of her life in Töss Monastery in today's Switzerland.

1060 · Medieval · Benedictines

Blessed Heloise of Coulombs (also Helvise or Helwisa) was a French recluse who lived under the obedience of the Benedictine Abbey of Notre-Dame de Coulombs, in the Diocese of Chartres, and died around 1066.

1313 · Medieval

Émeric de Quart (known in Italian as Emerico de Quart), born in the latter part of the 13th century at the castle of Quart in the Aosta Valley, was Bishop of Aosta from 1302 until his death on 1 September 1313.

1238–1314 · Medieval · Dominican Order

Emilia Bicchieri, OP (3 May 1238 – 3 May 1314) was an Italian Catholic nun of the Dominican Order. Born to a patrician, she is best known for founding a convent in her hometown of Vercelli, where she served as prioress. Bicchieri was beatified in 1769 by Pope Clement XIV.

1225–1298 · Medieval

Emmanuel of Cremona was a Latin Catholic priest and bishop born in 1225. He died in 1298 at Aduard Abbey and is recognized as a blessed.

850–854 · Medieval

Erchanbert, sometimes also referred to as Hercumbert, Ercambert, or Ercanbert (died January 11, 854), was an abbot, teacher, grammarian, and Bishop of Freising from January 29, 835, until his death.

1079–1132 · Medieval

Erkenbert of Frankenthal, also known as Erkenbert of Worms (born c. 1079 in Worms; died December 24, 1132, in Frankenthal), was a nobleman, monastery founder, and provost in the area of what is now Frankenthal (Palatinate).

1255–1315 · Medieval

Esclaramunda of Foix (1250–1315) was Queen consort of Majorca from 1276-1311. She was the daughter of Roger IV of Foix and Brunisenda of Cardona, daughter of Ramon VIII, Viscount of Cardona.

1200–1153 · Medieval · Cistercians

Pope Eugene III (Latin: Eugenius III; c. 1080 – 8 July 1153), born Bernardo, called Bernardo da Pisa, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 15 February 1145 to his death in 1153. He was the first Cistercian to become pope.

1299–1359 · Medieval · Dominican Order

Euphemia of Racibórz, OP (Polish: Eufemia raciborska) (1299/1301 – 17 January 1359) was a Dominican prioress in Racibórz who was a former Polish princess of the House of Piast in the Racibórz branch.

1150–1270 · Medieval · Order of Saint Paul the First Hermit

Blessed Eusebius of Esztergom (Hungarian: Esztergomi Boldog Özséb; Polish: Euzebiusz z Ostrzyhomia; German: Eusebius von Gran; c. 1200 – 20 January 1270) was a Hungarian canon, hermit and the founder of the Order of Saint Paul the First Hermit.

1200–1272 · Medieval

Fazzio (Fatius, Fazius, Facius) of Verona (1190–1272) was an Italian saint. A native of Verona, he was a goldsmith who founded a charitable society in Cremona which worked with pilgrims and the sick. It was called the Order of the Holy Spirit.

700–728 · Medieval

Faroald II (also spelled Faruald) was the duke of Spoleto from 703, when he succeeded his own father Thrasimund I. Faroald ruled along with his mother Wachilap. He attacked and took Classis, the port of Ravenna, but he was ordered to return it by King Liutprand.

1402–1443 · Medieval

Ferdinand the Holy Prince , sometimes called the "Saint Prince" or the "Constant Prince", was an infante of the Kingdom of Portugal. He was the youngest of the "Illustrious Generation" of 15th-century Portuguese princes of the House of Aviz, and served as lay administrator of the…

1412–1451 · Medieval

Philippa of Chantemilan (born 1412 in Changy, died October 15, 1451, in Vienne) was a French virgin, venerated as a blessed by the faithful of the Roman Catholic Church. She was born the daughter of Jean de Chantemilan and Jeanne de Vernay.

1155–1232 · Medieval · Cistercians

Folquet de Marselha (alternatively Folquet de Marseille, Foulques de Toulouse, Fulk of Toulouse; c. 1150 – 25 December 1231) came from a Genoese merchant family who lived in Marseille.

1390–1455 · Medieval · Dominican Order

Fra Giovanni da Fiesole (born Guido di Pietro; c. 1395 — 18 February 1455), known posthumously as Fra Angelico , was a Dominican friar and painter active during the early Florentine Renaissance.

1251–1322 · Medieval · Franciscans

Francesco da Fabriano (2 September 1251 - 22 April 1322) - born Francesco Venimbeni - was an Italian Roman Catholic professed member from the Order of Friars Minor.

1211–1291 · Medieval · Carmelites

Franco Lippi, O.Carm., or Francesco, also known as Franco of Siena, (3 December 1211 – 11 December 1291) was an Italian hermit and Carmelite friar.

1427–1485 · Medieval · Carmelite nuns

Françoise d'Amboise, O.Carm (9 May 1427 – 4 November 1485) was a French Carmelite nun. D'Amboise was born in the castle of Thouars. She was the daughter of the rich noble Louis d'Amboise, prince of Talmont and Viscount of Thouars, and Louise-Marie de Rieux.

1113–1175 · Medieval · Premonstratensians

Saint Frederick of Hallum (West Frisian: Freark fan Hallum) (c. 1113 – 5 March 1175) was a Premonstratensian priest and regular canon, founder and first abbot of Mariengaarde Abbey in Friesland in the Netherlands.

1250–1329 · Medieval · Augustinians

Friedrich von Regensburg was a German lay brother and philosopher born in Regensburg in 1250. A member of the Augustinians, he died in his birthplace in 1329. He is recognized as a blessed.

1150–1178 · Medieval · Benedictines

Frowin of Engleberg (German: Frowin von Engelberg, died 27 March 1178) was a Swiss German Benedictine abbot. Though never formally beatified, Frowin was styled "Blessed" by some chroniclers.

1200–1201 · Medieval

Fulk of Neuilly (also appearing in the forms "Fulke," "Foulque," "Foulques," "Fulco," "Folco," etc., and as "de Neuilly") (died 1201) was a French preacher of the twelfth century, and priest of Neuilly-sur-Marne. His preaching encouraged the Fourth Crusade.

1385–1456 · Medieval · Franciscans

Gabriel Ferretti (c. 1385 – 12 November 1456) was an Italian Roman Catholic priest and a professed member of the Order of Friars Minor. He was an ancestor to both Cardinal Gabriele Ferretti and Pope Pius IX having been descended from a long noble lineage.

1411–1432 · Medieval

Galeotto Roberto Malatesta (1411–1432) was an Italian condottiero and blessed of the Catholic Church. He was the son of Pandolfo III Malatesta and succeeded him in the lordship of Rimini in contrast with the local bishop; after the people rose against the latter, he obtained by…

800 · Medieval

The Blessed Gamelbert was a Christian priest, who worked in the 8th century in what is now Stephansposching, Bavaria, Germany. He is commemorated on January 17. Gamelbert of Michaelsbuch was born in 720 in Michaelsbuch in Bavaria.

700–761 · Medieval

Gaubald (c. 700 – 23 December 761) was the first bishop of Regensburg after the foundation of the diocese of Regensburg (he had been preceded by several of episcopi vagantes active in the region). He has been beatified. His name is also spelled Gawibald, Geupald, or Gaibald.

1025–1088 · Medieval

Blessed Gebhard von Salzburg (c. 1010 – 15 June 1088), also occasionally known as Gebhard of Sussex, was Archbishop of Salzburg from 1060 until his death. He was one of the fiercest opponents of King Henry IV of Germany during the Investiture Controversy.

1055–1120 · Medieval · Cistercians

Gerald of Salles (c.1055 or 1070 – 1120) was a French monastic reformer from Salles, Lot-et-Garonne near Bergerac, Dordogne in the south-west of France. His feast day is on April 20. Gerald of Salles was ruler of Salles near Bergerac in Dordogne, France.

1174 · Medieval · Order of Friars Minor

Gerard of Villamagna (1174 - 13 May 1242) - known also as Gerard Mecatti and Gerard of Monza - was an Italian Roman Catholic professed member of the Order of Saint John and the Third Order of Saint Francis. Pope Gregory XVI beatified him on 18 March 1833. The Order of St.

1250–1269 · Medieval · Camaldolese

Gerardesca of Pisa was born in 1250 in the Republic of Pisa and served as a Camaldolese nun. She died in Pisa in 1269 and is recognized as a blessed.

1267–1343 · Medieval · Franciscans

Gerardo Cagnoli (c. 1267 – 29 December 1342) was an Italian Roman Catholic and professed religious from the Order of Friars Minor. He embarked on a long pilgrimage south where he passed through Rome and Naples before settling in Trapani and then on the slopes of Mount Etna for a…

1367 · Medieval

Gerardus van Serradiconti died in 1367. He is recognized as a blessed.

925–995 · Medieval

Gerberga of Lorraine (c. 925–995) was a lady of the highest European nobility who became the wife of Megingoz of Guelders around 945. She was a daughter of Godfrey, Count Palatine of Lotharingia and Ermentrude, possibly the eldest daughter of Charles the Simple.

679–715 · Medieval

Gerlind of Alsace (c. 679 – c. 715) was a daughter of Eudo of Aquitaine and Adela of Austrasia and a Duchess of Alsace. She is a blessed of the Catholic Church, and her feast day is December 3.

1227–1297 · Medieval · Premonstratensians

Blessed Gertrude of Aldenberg O. Praem, (c. October 1227 – 13 August 1297) was a German noblewoman and abbess. She was the daughter of Elizabeth of Hungary and of Louis IV, Landgrave of Thuringia.

1320–1358 · Medieval

Gertrude van der Oosten (or Gertrude of Delft; died 6 January 1358) was a Dutch Beguine who was considered a mystic and had received the Stigmata. Gertrude was born in Voorburcht in the County of Holland, to peasant parents, and entered domestic service at Delft.

1100–1200 · Medieval · Cistercians

Gezelinus of Schlebusch (born in the Duchy of Burgundy; died 12th century, presumably in Schlebuschrath, now a district of Leverkusen-Alkenrath) was, according to legend, a lay brother (conversus) at the Cistercian monastery in Altenberg.

1400–1490 · Medieval · Franciscans

James of Sclavonia (Croatian: Jakov Zadranin; c. 1400 – 27 April 1485 or 1496), also known as Giacomo Illirico, Giacomo of Bitetto or Jakov Varingez, was a Croatian friar of the Order of Friars Minor (Franciscans). He assumed the religious name "Giacomo".

1213–1290 · Medieval

Giacomo Papocchi was a religious figure born in Montieri in 1213. He died in Montieri in 1289 and is recognized as a blessed.

1190–1262 · Medieval · Franciscans

Giles of Assisi (Latin: Aegidius; c. 1190 – 1262), was one of the original companions of Francis of Assisi and holds a leading place among them. St. Francis called him "The Knight of our Round Table".

1190–1265 · Medieval · Dominican Order

Giles of Santarém, OP (also Gil; ca. 1185 – 14 May 1265) was a Portuguese Dominican scholar. He was born Gil Rodrigues de Valadares at the castle of Vouzela. His father, Rui Pais de Valadares, was alcaide of Coimbra and councillor of Sancho I.

1300–1266 · Medieval

Gilles of Saumur (died 23 April 1266) was an Angevin cleric and preacher who was the first (and only) archbishop of Damietta during the Seventh Crusade, and the archbishop of Tyre from 1253 to 1266.

1439–1491 · Medieval · Carmelites

Giovanna Scopelli, O.Carm (1428 – 9 July 1491) was an Italian Carmelite nun who established her own convent. Scopelli was forbidden to enter the third order branch of the order during her adolescence and waited until her parents died to embrace the religious life.

1301–1367 · Medieval

Giovanna Soderini was born in Florence in 1301 and died in 1367. She is recognized as a blessed.

1012 · Medieval · Benedictines

The Blessed John Morosini, O.S.B., († 1012) was a Venetian abbot, who founded the noted Monastery of St. George in that city. Morosoni was born in Venice and was a member of the illustrious Morosini family, who played a significant role in the city's history.

1327–1372 · Medieval · Franciscans

Giovanni Saziari, also known as John Saziari or Joannes Saziari (1327 - 21 April 1371) was an Italian Roman Catholic farmer from the Province of Pesaro and Urbino. He was a member of the Secular Franciscan Order.

1386–1446 · Medieval

Giovanni Tavelli (Tossignano, 1386 – Ferrara, July 24, 1446) was an Italian Catholic bishop, venerated as a blessed by the Catholic Church. He is remembered in the history of the Order of the Gesuati for writing its constitutions, initiating the process that transformed the Gesua…