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Saint Jadwiga I of Poland1370–1399 · Medieval
Jadwiga , also known as Hedwig (from German, Hungarian: Hedvig), was the first female monarch of the Kingdom of Poland, as well as its last hereditary ruler. She reigned from 16 October 1384 until her death.
Saint Jakov Varingez1400–1496 · Medieval · Order of Friars Minor
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".
Saint James of Rostov1392 · Medieval
Saint James of Rostov was an Eastern Orthodox bishop and priest. He died in 1392 at the Spaso-Yakovlevsky Monastery and is recognized as a prelate.
Saint James of the Marches1393–1476 · Medieval · Order of Friars Minor
Jacob de Marchia (Latin: Jacobus de Marchia, Italian: Giacomo della Marca; c. 1391 – 28 November 1476), commonly known in English as Saint James of the Marches, was an Italian Friar Minor, preacher and writer. He was a Papal legate and Inquisitor.
- Saint James the Deacon
671 · Medieval
James the Deacon (died after 671) was a Roman deacon who accompanied Paulinus of York on his mission to Northumbria. He was a member of the Gregorian mission, which went to England to Christianise the Anglo-Saxons from their native Anglo-Saxon paganism.
Saint Jean d'Espagne1123–1160 · Medieval · Carthusian Order
John of Spain, born in 1123 in Almanza (Kingdom of León) and died on June 25, 1160, in the commune of Le Reposoir (Duchy of Savoy), was the founder of the Charterhouse of Le Reposoir. He was beatified on July 14, 1864, by Pope Pius IX.
Saint Jean l'Agneau601–601 · Medieval
Saint John I Agnus (French - Saint Jean l’Agneau) was the 25th bishop of Tongres. He lived in the 7th century and is considered as a saint by the Roman Catholic Church. A farmer and the son of a rich landowner, he lived in Tihange, then a village near Huy.
- Saint Jeiunio di Gerace
1050 · Medieval
Saint Jeiunio di Gerace was an Eastern Christian monk born in 1050 in Gerace, a city within the Byzantine Empire. He lived and died in Gerace.
Saint Jermaine of Capua401–540 · Medieval
Germanus (died 541) was the bishop of Capua from 519 or shortly before until his death. He played a major role in bringing to an end the Acacian schism, the first major schism that divided the Christian church between east and west. After his death, he was venerated as a saint.
- Saint Jerome of Pavia
787 · Medieval
Jerome of Pavia, also known as Gerolamo, was Bishop of Pavia, from 778 until his death. He is recognised as a saint in the Eastern Orthodox Church and Roman Catholic Church. Jerome's cultus was confirmed in the Roman Catholic Church on 20 December 1888 by Pope Leo XIII.
Saint Joachim the Korsunian901–1030 · Medieval
Joachim of Korsun (Russian: Иоаким Корсунянин) was the first bishop of Novgorod the Great (r. ca. 989 – 1030). His surname suggests he probably came from the Byzantine town of Cherson (Korsun) on the Crimean Peninsula and, according to the chronicles, arrived in Kievan Rus' aroun…
- Saint Joan de Tui
801 · Medieval
John of Porto or of Tui (Porto, Portugal, then Kingdom of León – Tui, Galicia, 9th century) was a Portuguese hermit from the Tui region. He is venerated as a saint by the Catholic Church, with a local cult in the area.
Saint Joana de Tolosa1350–1450 · Medieval · Lay Carmelites
Jeanne of Toulouse is a Catholic blessed. While the details of her biography are subject to caution, it appears she lived between the 13th and 14th centuries in Toulouse, in the Kingdom of France. She is linked to the history of the Carmelite convent in the city.
- Saint Johannes Cirita
1073–1164 · Medieval · Cistercians
John Cirita (Northern Kingdom of Portugal, c. 1073 – São Cristóvão de Lafões, December 23, 1164) was a Benedictine monk, traditionally considered the introducer of the Cistercian Order to Portugal. He is venerated as a saint by the Catholic Church.
- Saint Johannes Rimer
1400–1427 · Medieval
Johannes Rimer (born in the 14th century; died May 16, 1427) was a priest in the then-Bohemian town of Lauban in Upper Lusatia. When the Hussites conquered the town in May 1427, he was murdered along with approximately 1,000 other Catholics.
Saint John Cantius1390–1474 · Medieval
John Cantius (Latin: Joannes Cantius; Polish: Jan z Kęt or Jan Kanty; 23 June 1390 – 24 December 1473) was a Polish Catholic priest, scholastic philosopher, physicist and theologian. John Cantius was born in Kęty, a small town near Oświęcim, Poland, to Anna and Stanisław Kanty.
Saint John Climacus579–649 · Medieval
John Climacus (Ancient Greek: Ἰωάννης τῆς Κλίμακος; Latin: Ioannes Climacus; Arabic: يوحنا السلمي, romanized: Yuḥana al-Sêlmi), also known as John of the Ladder, John Scholasticus and John Sinaites, was a 6th–7th century Christian monk at the monastery on Mount Sinai.
Saint John Gualbert995–1073 · Medieval · Benedictines
Giovanni Gualberto (c. 985 – 12 July 1073) was an Italian Roman Catholic abbot and the founder of the Vallumbrosan Order. Born into a noble family, Gualberto was a predictably vain individual who sought pleasure in vanities and romantic intrigues.
Saint John III Doukas Vatatzes1192–1254 · Medieval
John III Doukas Vatatzes, Latinized as Ducas Vatatzes (Greek: Ἰωάννης Γ´ Δούκας Βατάτζης, romanized: Iōánnēs Doúkās Vatatzēs; c. 1192 – 3 November 1254), was Emperor of Nicaea from 1221 to 1254. He was succeeded by his son, known as Theodore II Doukas Laskaris.
- Saint John IV
750–849 · Medieval
John IV (Italian: Giovanni d'Acquarola or Giovanni Scriba; died 17 December 849), also known as the Peacemaker and John the Serene, was an Italian Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Naples from 26 February 842 until his death.
Saint John IV of Constantinople600–595 · Medieval
John IV of Constantinople (died 2 September 595), also known as John Nesteutes (Greek: Ἰωάννης Νηστευτής, Ioannes the Faster), was patriarch of Constantinople (12 April 582 – 2 September 595). He was the first to assume the title Ecumenical Patriarch.
Saint John Koukouzeles1280–1360 · Medieval
John Koukouzeles Papadopoulos (Greek: Ιωάννης Κουκουζέλης Παπαδόπουλος, romanized: Ioannis Koukouzeles Papadopoulos) was a Byzantine composer, singer and reformer of Byzantine chant. He was recognized as a saint by the Eastern Orthodox Church after his death.
Saint John Maron637–707 · Medieval
John Maron (Arabic: يوحنا مارون, Youhana Maroun; Latin: Ioannes Maronus; Syriac: ܝܘܚܢܢ ܡܪܘܢ; 628, Sirmaniyah or Sarmin, Byzantine Empire – 707, Kfarhy), was a Syriac monk. and the first Maronite Patriarch.
- Saint John Mauropous
1000–1070 · Medieval
John Mauropous (Greek: Ἰωάννης Μαυρόπους, Iōánnēs Maurópous, lit. "John Blackfoot") was an Eastern Roman poet, hymnographer, and author of letters and orations, who lived in the 11th century. John Mauropous was born in Paphlagonia around 1000.
- Saint John Scholasticus
525–577 · Medieval
John Scholasticus or Scholastikos (Greek: Ἰωάννης Γ' ό Σχολαστικός, romanized: Iōánnēs ho Scholastikós; c. 503 – 31 August 577) was patriarch of Constantinople from 12 April 565 until his death on 31 August 577. He is also regarded as a saint of the Eastern Orthodox Church.
Saint John Theristus995–1054 · Medieval · Benedictines
John Theristus, OSB (Italian: Giovanni Theristis, "John the Harvester"; Sicilian: Santu Juanni (Teristi); 1049–1129 AD) was an Italian Byzantine Benedictine monk.
Saint John Twenge1319–1379 · Medieval · Augustinians
John Twenge (Saint John of Bridlington, John Thwing, John of Thwing, John Thwing of Bridlington) (1320–1379) is an English saint of the 14th century. In his lifetime he enjoyed a reputation for great holiness and for miraculous powers.
- Saint John V of Constantinople
675 · Medieval
John V of Constantinople (Greek: Ἰωάννης; died August 675) was the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople from 669 to 675. He had ecumenically been proceeded by Thomas II of Constantinople.
Saint John of Beverley700–721 · Medieval · Benedictines
John of Beverley (died 7 May 721) was an English bishop active in the kingdom of Northumbria. He was the bishop of Hexham and then the bishop of York, which was the most important religious designation in the area.
- Saint John of Constantinople
832 · Medieval
John of Constantinople (died 839), also known as John the Confessor, was an abbot of the Cathares Monastery, in Constantinople. He clashed with the Byzantine Emperor Leo the Armenian, who was instituting a policy of iconoclasm. John survived torture for his iconodulism.
Saint John of Damascus675–749 · Medieval
John of Damascus or John Damascene, born Yūḥana ibn Manṣūr ibn Sarjūn, was a Christian monk, priest, hymnographer, and apologist. He was born and raised in Damascus c. AD 675 or AD 676; the precise date and place of his death is not known, though tradition places it at his monast…
Saint John of Dukla1414–1484 · Medieval · Franciscans
John of Dukla (also called "Jan of Dukla") is a saint in the Roman Catholic Church. He is one of the patron saints of Poland and Lithuania. John was born in Dukla, Poland, in 1414. He joined the Friars Minor Conventual, and studied at Kraków.
Saint John of Gorze900–974 · Medieval · Benedictines
Saint John of Gorze (French: Jean de Gorze, also called John of Lorraine) (c. 900 — 7 March 974) was a Lorraine-born monk, diplomat, administrator, and monastic reformer.
Saint John of Gothia791 · Medieval
John of Gothia (Greek: ᾿Ιωάννης ἐπίσκοπος τῆς Γοτθίας, Iōánnēs epískopos tēs Gotthiás; died c. 791 AD) was a Crimean Gothic metropolitan bishop of Doros, and rebel leader who overthrew and briefly expelled the Khazars from Gothia in 787.
Saint John of Lodi1040–1106 · Medieval · Benedictines
John of Lodi (1025–1106) was an Italian hermit and bishop. John was born in Lodi Vecchio in 1025. In the 1060s he became a hermit at the Camaldolese monastery of Fonte Avellana.
Saint John of Matha1160–1213 · Medieval · Trinitarian Order
John of Matha, OSsT (23 June 1160 – 17 December 1213) was a French Catholic priest and cofounder of the Order of the Most Holy Trinity, initially dedicated to ransoming Christians who had been captured by marauders from North Africa.
Saint John of Meda1100–1159 · Medieval · Order of the Humiliates
John of Meda, Ord.Hum., (1100 – 26 September 1159) also known as John of Como, was an Italian monk of the Humiliati Order and abbot at their monasteries at Milan and Como. He has been declared a saint by the Roman Catholic Church.
Saint John of Montemarano1001–1095 · Medieval
Saint John of Montemarano (Montemarano, 11th century – Montemarano, April 14, 1095) was the first bishop of the Diocese of Montemarano and is venerated as a saint by the Catholic Church.
Saint John of Nepomuk1340–1393 · Medieval
John of Nepomuk (or John Nepomucene) (Czech: Jan Nepomucký; German: Johannes Nepomuk; Latin: Ioannes Nepomucenus) (c. 1345 – 20 March 1393) was a saint of Bohemia. He was executed by King Wenceslaus IV of Bohemia for disobedience. John was thrown into the Vltava river.
Saint John of Rila876–946 · Medieval
Saint John of Rila, also known as Ivan Rilski (Bulgarian: Свети преподобни Иван Рилски Чудотворец, romanized: Sveti prepodobni Ivan Rilski Chudotvorets, lit. 'Saint John of Rila the Wondermaker'; c. 876 – 18 August 946), was the first Bulgarian hermit.
- Saint John of Réôme
450–539 · Medieval
Saint John of Réôme (French: Jean de Réôme, Latin: Iohannis Reomaensis; died c. 539) was an early Christian abbot in what is now Moutiers-Saint-Jean in the Côte-d'Or department of France. His feast is on 28 January. John of Réôme was born in Courtangy, France, around 450.
Saint John of Sahagún1419–1479 · Medieval · Order of St. Augustine
John of Sahagún, OESA (Spanish: Juan de Sahagún), (c. 1430 – 11 June 1479) was a Spanish Augustinian friar and priest. He was a leading preacher of his day, and was known as a peacemaker and reconciler of enemies among the nobles and factions of Salamanca.
- Saint John of Serres
1480 · Medieval
Saint John of Serres was born in Serres and died there in 1480. He is recognized as a saint.
Saint John of Trogir1100–1111 · Medieval · Benedictines
John of Trogir (died before 1111) was the bishop of Trogir, a Christian saint who lived in the 11th century. He was originally a Benedictine monk in the monastery of Saint Peter in Osor, located on the island of Cres.
Saint John of Tufara1084–1170 · Medieval
John of Tufara (Italian: Giovanni da Tufara; Latin: Ioannes de Tuphária) also known as John the Hermit (Italian: Giovanni Eremita; Latin: Ioannes eremítæ; 1084 – 14 November 1170) was an Italian hermit, monastery founder, and saint in the Catholic Church.
- Saint John of Valence
1146 · Medieval
John of Valence was a French presbyter who served as a bishop. He died in Valence in 1146 and is recognized as a Catholic saint.
Saint John of Warneton1065–1130 · Medieval
John I of Warneton, also known as Blessed or Saint John of Warneton, was a Flemish bishop of the former Diocese of Thérouanne. Born in 1065 in Warneton or Bas-Warneton and died on January 27, 1130, in Thérouanne, he was elected by the clergy in 1099 and confirmed by Pope Urban II…
Saint John of the Grating1098–1168 · Medieval
John of the Grating (Latin: Johannes a Craticula, French: Jean de Châtillon; died 1163) was a Cistercian Bishop of Aleth. He moved his episcopal see to Saint-Malo to protect it from pirates. John was born in Brittany in 1098. He was made bishop of Aleth in 1144.
Saint John the Exarch850–901 · Medieval
John the Exarch (also transcribed Joan Ekzarh; Church Slavonic: Їѡаннъ Єѯархъ Bulgarian: Йоан Екзарх) was a medieval Bulgarian scholar, writer and translator, one of the most important men of letters working at the Preslav Literary School at the end of the 9th and the beginning o…
Saint John the Good651 · Medieval
John the Good (Latin: Ioannes Bonus, Italian: Giovanni Bono or Buono), also known as John Camillus, was Archbishop of Milan from c. 641 to 669. He is honoured as a saint in the Eastern Orthodox Church and Roman Catholic Church.