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450–552 · Medieval

Gregentios (Greek: Γρηγέντιος) was the purported archbishop of Ẓafār, the capital of the kingdom of Ḥimyar, in the mid-6th century, according to a hagiographical dossier compiled in the 10th century.

901–999 · Medieval

Gregor von Burtscheid (Greek: Γρηγόριος ὁ Καλαβρός, c. 940 - 4 November 999), also known as Gregor von Calabria or Gregory of Cassano, was the first abbot of the Burtscheid Abbey, founded on the order of Otto III, Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire.

450–528 · Medieval

Gregory of Auxerre (died 528) was a saint and the 12th Bishop of Auxerre, active during the first quarter of the 6th century. His name is often accompanied by the title "Pope"; until the 6th century, this title was common to all bishops and was used more frequently if the bishop…

500–544 · Medieval

Saint Gregory of Osset (probably Alcalá del Río, 6th century – Alcalá del Río, September 9, 544), also known as Saint Gregory of Osset and Saint Gregory of Baetica, was known for his defense of Catholicism.

540–604 · Medieval · Benedictines

Pope Gregory I (Latin: Gregorius I; Gregorio I; c. 540 – 12 March 604), commonly known as Saint Gregory the Great (Latin: Sanctus Gregorius Magnus; Italian: San Gregorio Magno), was the 64th Bishop of Rome from 3 September 590 until his death on 12 March 604.

669–731 · Medieval

Pope Gregory II (Latin: Gregorius II; 669 – 11 February 731) was the bishop of Rome from 19 May 715 to his death on 11 February 731. His defiance of Emperor Leo III the Isaurian as a result of the iconoclastic controversy in the Eastern Empire prepared the way for a long series o…

700–741 · Medieval · Benedictines

Pope Gregory III (Latin: Gregorius III; died 28 November 741) was the bishop of Rome from 11 February 731 to his death on 28 November 741. His pontificate, like that of his predecessor, was disturbed by Byzantine iconoclasm and the advance of the Lombards, in which he invoked the…

1450–1459 · Medieval

Gregory III of Constantinople, (surnamed Mammis or Μammas, Greek: Γρηγόριος Μαμμῆς; before c. 1420 – 1459), was Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople within the Church of Constantinople during the period 1445–1450.

1296–1359 · Medieval

Gregory Palamas was a Byzantine Greek theologian and Eastern Orthodox cleric of the late Byzantine period. A monk of Mount Athos (modern Greece) and later archbishop of Thessalonica, he is famous for his defense of hesychast spirituality, the uncreated character of the light of t…

1365–1420 · Medieval

Gregory Tsamblak (c. 1365 – c. 1420), member of the Tzamplakon family, was a Bulgarian writer and cleric active in Bulgaria, Moldavia, Serbia, Grand Duchy of Lithuania, and the Principality of Kiev.

1020–1085 · Medieval · Benedictines

Pope Gregory VII (Latin: Gregorius VII; c. 1015 – 25 May 1085), born Hildebrand of Sovana (Italian: Ildebrando di Soana), was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 22 April 1073 to his death in 1085. He is venerated as a saint in the Catholic Church.

650–630 · Medieval

Gregory (559–630) was a Sicilian Christian prelate who served as Bishop of Agrigento from 590 until at least 603 and was a correspondent of Pope Gregory I.

1400–1392 · Medieval

Gregory of Avnega (died 1392) was a venerable martyr of the Russian Orthodox Church. In the second half of the 14th century, the hermits Stephen, a disciple of Saint Sergius of Radonezh, and Gregory began living on the Avnega Heights.

759–861 · Medieval

Gregory of Khandzta (Georgian: გრიგოლ ხანძთელი, Grigol Khandzteli; 759 – 5 October 861) was a Georgian ecclesiastic figure and a founder and leader of numerous monastic communities in Tao-Klarjeti, a historical region in the Southwest of Georgia.

450–539 · Medieval

Gregory of Langres, also called Gregory of Autun, was a Gallo-Roman prelate, born around 446, count of Autun, in Saone-et-Loire then once widowed, towards 500, he becomes bishop of Langres, from 506 to his death in 539.

951–1003 · Medieval

Grigor Narekatsi (Armenian: Գրիգոր Նարեկացի; anglicized as Gregory of Narek; c. 950 – 1003/1011) was an Armenian mystical and lyrical poet, monk, and theologian.

1255–1346 · Medieval

Gregory of Sinai, or in Serbian and Bulgarian Grigorije Sinaita (c. 1260s – 27 November 1346), was a Greek Christian monk and writer from Smyrna. He was instrumental in the emergence of hesychasm on Mount Athos in the early 14th century.

538–594 · Medieval

Gregory of Tours (born Georgius Florentius; 30 November c. 538 – 17 November 594 AD) was a Gallo-Roman historian and Bishop of Tours during the Merovingian period and is known as the "father of French history".

700–780 · Medieval · Benedictines

Gregory of Utrecht (c. 700/705 – August 25, 776) was born of a noble family at Trier. He became a follower of Saint Boniface, who sent him to study at the Monastery of Saint Michael at Ohrdruf. He then accompanied Boniface on his missionary journeys.

550–593 · Medieval

Gregory of Antioch was the Eastern Orthodox Patriarch of Antioch from 571 to 593. Gregory began as a monk in the monastery of the Byzantines in Jerusalem, or so we learn from Evagrius Scholasticus. He was transferred by the emperor Justin II (565-578 ) to Sinai.

797–842 · Medieval

Saint Gregory of Dekapolis or Gregory Dekapolites (Greek: Όσιος Γρηγόριος ο Δεκαπολίτης, romanized: Hagios Gregórios Dekapolitēs; before 797 – 20 November 842 or earlier) was a 9th-century Byzantine monk, notable for his miracle-working and his travels across the Byzantine world.…

827–903 · Medieval · Benedictines

Grimbald was a Benedictine monk of Flemish origin from the second half of the 9th century, who likely died in 901. He was among the scholars invited by Alfred the Great to contribute to the cultural revival of Wessex.

1012 · Medieval

Gregory of Ohrid was an 11th-century Orthodox saint, commemorated on January 8. Saint Gregory of Ohrid was bishop of the city of Ohrid. Known for his wisdom, he was nicknamed Gregory the Wise. He died in 1012.

1070–1127 · Medieval

Gualfardo of Verona (or Wolfhard of Augsburg) (1070–1127) was a Swabian artisan, trader, and hermit who lived around Verona. A hagiographical vita (biography) was composed, according to the Bollandists, within decades of his death, probably towards the end of the twelfth century.…

1184–1224 · Medieval

Saint Gualtero Garbagni was a friar born in Lodi in 1184. He died in Lodi in 1224 and is buried in the Santi Filippo, Giacomo e Gualtero Church within Lodi Cathedral.

1065–1150 · Medieval · Benedictines

Guarinus of Sitten (German: Warin, French: Guérin) was Bishop of Sion. Guarinus was born in Pont-à-Mousson, Lotharingia, around 1065, into a noble family. About 1085 he became a monk at the Benedictine monastery of Molesme Abbey.

646 · Medieval

Gudula of Brabant, also known as Saint Gudula (ca. 646–712), was a Christian saint who is venerated in Catholic and Orthodox churches. In Brabant, she is usually called Goedele or Goule; (Latin: Gudila, later Gudula; Dutch: Goedele; French: Gudule).

892–962 · Medieval · Benedictines

Wicbert or Guibert (892 – 23 May 962) was a nobleman who became a hermit and founded Gembloux Abbey. He was canonized as a saint in 1211. Saint Guibert's feast day is observed on 23 May.

1060–1140 · Medieval · Camaldolese

Guido della Gherardesca was born in 1060 in Pisa and served as a Catholic priest within the Camaldolese order. He died in 1140 in Donoratico and is recognized as a saint by the Catholic Church.

1004–1070 · Medieval

Saint Guido of Acqui (also Wido) (c. 1004 – 2 June 1070) was Bishop of Acqui (now Acqui Terme) in north-west Italy from 1034 until his death. He was born around 1004 to a noble family of the area of Acqui, the Counts of Acquesana, in Melazzo, where the family's wealth was concen…

970–1046 · Medieval · Benedictines

Guy of Pomposa, also known as Guy degli Strambiati (Ravenna, 970 – Fidenza, March 31, 1046), was an Italian abbot of the Benedictine monastery of Pomposa. He is venerated as a saint by the Catholic Church. His feast day is March 31.

1200–1242 · Medieval · Dominican Order

William Arnaud or Guillaume Arnaud (died 28 May 1242) was a Dominican inquisitor and martyr. William was a native of Montpellier. In 1234, Pope Gregory IX named him inquisitor in the dioceses of Agen, Albi, Carcassonne and Toulouse.

1046 · Medieval

Guillaume d'Eygliers was a Catholic priest who died in 1046. He is recognized as a saint within Catholicism.

1150–1231 · Medieval

William of Neuchâtel is a saint of the Catholic Church from Neuchâtel, who was removed from the proper of saints of the Diocese of Lausanne in the 19th century.

1050–1001 · Medieval

Guillem de Llívia, or Saint Guillem, perhaps born in the County of Toulouse and died in Sant Jaume d'Alf, near Llívia (Catalonia), is a semi-legendary figure of the 11th century who is venerated as a saint in Cerdanya.

1101–1199 · Medieval

William of Peñacorada, C.S.R.A. (d. Cistierna, 1175), was a 12th-century Leonese hermit and Catholic philosopher. He founded an abbey, of which he was the first director. He is venerated as a saint by the Catholic Church, with his feast day on May 28.

1070–1123 · Medieval

Guiraud (1070–1123) was a bishop of Béziers of the twelfth century He is said to have been the second prior of the Canon Regular community at Cassan Abbey. He served as bishop from 1121 to November 5, 1123. He is a Catholic saint.

974–1040 · Medieval · Benedictines

Saint Goustan, or Saint Gulstan, is a Christian saint converted by Felix of Rhuys. Like his master, he rests in Brittany in the abbey church of Saint-Gildas-de-Rhuys. A plaque above his sarcophagus reads "Sti Gulstani sepulchrum."

852 · Medieval

Gumersindus of Córdoba died in 852. He is recognized as a saint.

717–774 · Medieval

Saint Gummarus of Lier (also known as Gommaire, Gommer or Gummery) is a Belgian saint. He was the son of the Lord of Emblem (near Lier, Belgium).

650 · Medieval

Gundebertus was born in 650 and was married to Bertha of Val d'Or. He is recognized as a Catholic saint.

1131 · Medieval

Gunhild von Biblisheim served as an abbess. She died in 1131 and is recognized as a saint.

900–940 · Medieval

Gunter is a given Germanic name and surname, a variation of Günther. For people with the name, see: Gunter may also refer to:

532–593 · Medieval

Saint Gontrand (c. 532 in Soissons – 28 March 592 in Chalon-sur-Saône), also called Gontran, Gontram, Guntram, Gunthram, Gunthchramn, and Guntramnus, was the king of the Kingdom of Orléans from AD 561 to AD 592.

850 · Medieval

Gustav, known as the Hermit (c. 810 – March 10, 890, Sweden), was a hermit monk and companion of Saint Ansgar, the Apostle of Scandinavia. He is considered the first person baptized in the region, in the 820s, and thereafter traveled as a missionary alongside his master.

800 · Medieval

Guthago is the name of a saint associated with missionary work in the coastal region of West Flanders. Guthago is said to have been a Scottish prince by birth. What is known about him consists of legends.

674–715 · Medieval

Saint Guthlac of Crowland (Old English: Gūðlāc; Latin: Guthlacus; 674‍–‍714 AD) was a Christian hermit and saint from Lincolnshire in England. He is particularly venerated in the Fens of eastern England.

950–1012 · Medieval

Guy of Anderlecht, also known as Saint Guidon (or Guido, Guy and Wyen of Láken) (ca. 950–1012) was a Christian saint who is venerated in Catholic and Orthodox churches. He was known as the Poor Man of Anderlecht.

550 · Medieval

Saint Guénin, or Saint Gwennin, was the tenth bishop of the Diocese of Vannes in the 7th century. According to the calendar of Breton saints, his feast day is August 19. He gave his name to the commune of Guénin in Morbihan.

1159 · Medieval · Augustinians

Saint Guérin was a Catholic priest and member of the Augustinians who served as a bishop. He died in 1159.