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1040–1095 · Medieval

Ladislaus I (Hungarian: I. László, Croatian: Ladislav I., Slovak: Ladislav I., Polish: Władysław I; c. 1040 – 29 July 1095), also known as Saint Ladislas, was King of Hungary from 1077 and King of Croatia from 1091.

450–564 · Medieval

Saint Laisrén mac Nad Froích (died 564), or Laisrén of Devenish and Lasserian, known as Mo Laisse, was the patron saint of Devenish Island in Lough Erne, near Enniskillen, County Fermanagh, Ireland, in the present diocese of Clogher.

635–705 · Medieval · Benedictines

Lambert of Maastricht, commonly referred to as Saint Lambert (Latin: Lambertus; Middle Dutch: Sint-Lambrecht; Limburgish: Lambaer, Baer, Bert(us); c. 636 – c. 705), was the bishop of Maastricht-Liège (Tongeren) from about 670 until his death.

800–800 · Medieval

Lambert of Zaragoza was a farmer born and died in Zaragoza in 800. A citizen of the Kingdom of Toledo, he died by decapitation and is recognized as a Catholic saint.

1084–1154 · Medieval · Benedictines

Lambert of Vence, also known as Lambert of Bauduen, was Bishop of Vence. Born Pelloquin Lambert, at Bauduen, France, in 1084. He lost his mother at birth and was raised at the age of twelve years by the Benedictine monks of Lérins.

625–686 · Medieval · Benedictines

Saint Landelin (Dutch and Latin: Landelinus; French: La(u)ndelin; c. 625 – 686 AD in what is now Belgium) is a saint in the Eastern Orthodox Church and Roman Catholic Church. Landelin was born to a noble family at Vaux near Bapaume in c.

667 · Medieval

Landoaldus, also Landoald of Ghent (died c. 668), is a Roman Catholic saint belonging to the so-called saints of Wintershoven. Landoaldus was a priest in Rome of Lombard descent.

650–700 · Medieval · Benedictines

Landrada of Austrasia (also called Leandra, died between c. 690 and 708) was a German saint and ascetic. She co-founded Munsterbilsen Abbey, which was dedicated to the Virgin Mary. Landrada's feast day is 8 July. She is the patroness saint of Munsterbilsen and Ghent.

700–656 · Medieval

Saint Landry or Landericus of Paris (d. c. 661) was a Bishop of Paris and is canonized as a saint by the Roman Catholic Church and the Orthodox Church. Landry built a hospital dedicated to St. Christopher, which later became the Hôtel-Dieu de Paris. His feast day is 10 June.

637 · Medieval

Landry, Landric, Landericus, or Landry of Soignies, commonly known as Saint Landry of Metz (died c. 17 April 692–700 AD) was a Roman Catholic Bishop of Metz, Benedictine abbot of Haumont and Soignies, and a Frankish saint. He was the son of Saint Waltrude and Madelgaire.

1124–1198 · Medieval

Lanfranco Beccari was born in 1124 in Gropello Cairoli and served as a Catholic priest and bishop. He died in 1198 in Pavia and is buried in Italy. He is recognized as a saint within the Catholic Church.

679–688 · Medieval · Benedictines

Saint Lambertus (Lambert, Landebertus), (625-688), Abbot of Abbey of Fontenelle and Bishop of Lyon (678-688). His feast day is celebrated on 14 April. He was son of Erlebert (son of Charibert nobilis en Neustria) and so nephew of Robert I, Bishop of Tours.

895–957 · Medieval

Lantpert von Freising was born in Ebersberg in 895 and served as a presbyter and bishop in Germany. He died in Freising in 957 and is recognized as a saint.

350–500 · Medieval

Saint Latuinus (Latrium, Lain, Latuin) is venerated as a saint by the Roman Catholic Church. He is considered to have been the first bishop of Sées, during the 5th century, from 400 to 440 AD.

401–501 · Medieval

Saint Laud of Coutances (variants: Lauto, Laudo, Launus, popularly: Saint Lô) was the fifth bishop of Coutances and is venerated as a saint in the Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox Churches.

550 · Medieval

Laudomar (born c. 530, died c. 590 in Chartres) was a saint of the Catholic Church and the founder of the monastery in Corbion (Abbaye de Corbie). According to his biography, written in the 9th century, he was born in the Diocese of Chartres, where he served as a priest.

550–619 · Medieval · Benedictines

Laurence (died 2 February 619) was the second Archbishop of Canterbury, serving from about 604 to 619. He was a member of the Gregorian mission sent from Italy to England to Christianise the Anglo-Saxons from their native Anglo-Saxon paganism, although the date of his arrival is…

440–545 · Medieval

Laurence of Siponto, also known as Laurence Maioranus (Italian: Lorenzo Maiorano) (d. 7 February, c. 545), is an Italian saint, patron of the city of Manfredonia and the Archdiocese of Manfredonia-Vieste-San Giovanni Rotondo. Manfredonia Cathedral is dedicated to him.

480–546 · Medieval

Laureanus is a saint beatified in La Rioja, Spain, of Castilian origin, dating from the year of Our Lord 522. He died after suffering martyrdom at the hands of Totila, King of the Ostrogoths and a follower of Arianism, in Vatan.

450–518 · Medieval · Benedictines

Lautém (Portuguese: Município Lautém, Tetum: Munisípiu Lautein) is one of the municipalities (formerly districts) of Timor-Leste, at the eastern end of the country. It has a population of 64,135 (census 2010) and an area of 1,813 km2.

1381–1456 · Medieval · Canons Regular of Saint Augustine

Lawrence Justinian (Italian: Lorenzo Giustiniani, 1 July 1381 – 8 January 1456) was a Venetian Catholic priest and bishop who became the first Patriarch of Venice. He is venerated as a saint by the Catholic Church.

510 · Medieval

Lawrence I (Latin: Laurentius, Italian: Lorenzo) was Archbishop of Milan from 490 to c. 511. He is honoured as a saint in the Catholic Church and his feast day is July 25.

1329–1389 · Medieval

Lazar Hrebeljanović (Serbian Cyrillic: Лазар Хребељановић; c. 1329 – 15 June 1389) was a medieval Serbian ruler who created the largest and most powerful state on the territory of the disintegrated Serbian Empire.

981–1054 · Medieval

Saint Lazaros of Mount Galesios (Greek: Λάζαρος ὁ Γαλησιώτης, Lazaros ho Galēsiōtēs; c. 972/981 – 7 November 1053) was an 11th-century Byzantine monk and stylite, who founded a monastic community at Mount Galesios near Ephesus.

810–867 · Medieval

Lazarus (Greek: Λάζαρος), surnamed Zographos (Ζωγράφος, "the Painter"), was a 9th-century Byzantine Christian saint. He is also known as Lazarus the Painter and Lazarus the Iconographer.

534–600 · Medieval · Benedictines

Leander of Seville (Spanish: Leandro de Sevilla; Latin: Leandrus; c. 534 AD – 13 March 600 or 601) was a Hispano-Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Seville.

701–775 · Medieval

Lebuinus (also known as Lebuin, Lebwin or Liafwin; died c. 775) was a medieval Christian monk who is the Apostle of the Frisians and patron saint of the city of Deventer in the Netherlands.

950–1079 · Medieval · Benedictines

Leo I of Cava (Italian: San Leone I Abate; ? –1079) was an Italian abbot and is remembered as the second abbot of the Abbey of La Trinità della Cava, located at Cava de' Tirreni. He is revered as a saint by the Catholic Church.

611–683 · Medieval · Benedictines

Pope Leo II (c. 01 January 611 – 28 June 683) was the Bishop of Rome from 17 August 682 to his death on 28 June 683. One of the popes of the Byzantine Papacy, he is described by a contemporary biographer as both just and learned.

750–816 · Medieval

Pope Leo III (Latin: Leo III; died 12 June 816) was bishop of Rome and ruler of the Papal States from 26 December 795 to his death on 12 June 816.

790–855 · Medieval · Benedictines

Pope Leo IV (died 17 July 855) was the bishop of Rome and ruler of the Papal States from 10 April 847 to his death in 855. He is remembered for repairing Roman churches that had been damaged during the Arab raid against Rome, and for building the Leonine Wall around Vatican Hill…

1002–1054 · Medieval

Pope Leo IX (Italian: Leone IX, German: Leo IX., 21 June 1002 – 19 April 1054), born Bruno von Egisheim-Dagsburg, was the head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 12 February 1049 to his death in 1054.

900 · Medieval

Leo of Rouen (died 900) was a hieromartyr. His feast day is March 1. According to church tradition, Saint Leo was the bishop of Rouen during the Saracen invasions. He was beheaded by them near Bayonne, of which he is still venerated as the patron saint today.

709–789 · Medieval · Benedictines

Saint Leo of Catania, also known as the Thaumaturgus, or St Leo the Wonderworker in Sicily (May 703 or 709 – 20 February 789), was the fifteenth bishop of Catania, famed also for his love and care toward the poor.

541 · Medieval

Leo (died Sens, before 549) was a Frankish bishop of Sens in the first half of the 6th century, venerated as a saint by the Catholic Church. According to the oldest episcopal catalogues, Leo was the 16th bishop of the Archdiocese of Sens.

710–782 · Medieval · Benedictines

Leoba, (also Lioba (of Tauberbischofsheim) and Leofgyth) (c. 710 – 28 September 782) was an Anglo-Saxon Benedictine nun and is recognized as a saint. In 746 she and her companions left Wimborne Minster in Dorset to join her kinsman Boniface in his mission to the German people.

450–557 · Medieval

Saint Leobinus (French: Lubin) (died 14 March 557) was a hermit, abbot, and bishop. Born in a peasant family, he became a hermit and a monk of Micy Abbey before being ordained a priest.

616–678 · Medieval · Benedictines

Leodegar of Poitiers (Latin: Leodegarius; French: Léger; c. 615 – October 2, 679 AD) was a martyred Burgundian Bishop of Autun. He was the son of Saint Sigrada and the brother of Saint Warinus.

815–915 · Medieval · Basilian monks

Leoluca, also known as Leone Luca, Leo Luke of Corleone, or Luke of Sicily (c. 815 – c. 915) was the abbot and wonderworker of the monastery of Mount Mula in Calabria, and a founder of Italo-Greek monasticism in southern Italy.

570 · Medieval

Saint Leonard of Corbigny was born in Corbigny and served as a confessor. He died in 570 and is a canonized saint.

496–545 · Medieval · Benedictines

Leonard of Noblac (also Leonard of Limoges or Leonard of Noblet; also known as Lienard, Linhart, Lenart, Leonhard, Léonard, Leonardo, Annard; died 559) is a Frankish saint closely associated with the town and abbey of Saint-Léonard-de-Noblat, in Haute-Vienne, in the Limousin regi…

1250 · Medieval · Benedictines

Saint Leonardus van Camaldoli was a Catholic monk and a member of the Benedictine order. He died in 1250 and is recognized as a saint.

1100 · Medieval

Saint Leone Confessore was born in Cliterniano. He died in 1100.

856–890 · Medieval

Saint Leone di Bayonne was born in 856 in Carentan and served as a Catholic priest and bishop, eventually holding the position of Archbishop of Rouen. He died by decapitation in 890.

950–1077 · Medieval

Born in 950 in Constantinople, Leontius of Rostov served as an Eastern Orthodox priest and bishop. He died in 1077 in Rostov Veliky and is recognized as a prelate.

640 · Medieval

Leontius of Saintes served as a Roman Catholic Bishop of Saintes. He died in 640 and is recognized as a saint.

1073–1136 · Medieval

Leopold III (German: Luitpold, Latin: Leupoldus, 1073 – 15 November 1136), known as Leopold the Good, was the Margrave of Austria from 1095 to his death in 1136. He was a member of the House of Babenberg.

673 · Medieval · Benedictines

Leudinus Bodo was a seventh-century bishop of Toul, successor to Eborinus, or Elbonirus. He was a Benedictine. He occurs in hagiographies. His feast day is Sept. 11.

660–717 · Medieval · Benedictines

Saint Leudwinus, Count of Treves founded an abbey in Mettlach. He was Archbishop of Treves and Laon. As patron saint of the Mettlach parish, his relics are carried through the town by procession at the annual Pentecost celebration. His feast day is September 29.

650–738 · Medieval · Benedictines

Leutfridus (died 738) was a French monk and saint. Leutfridus studied at Condat Abbey and at Chartres, and was for a time a teacher at Evreux. A Benedictine, he was also a spiritual student of Saint Sidonius of Saint-Saëns. He spent time as a hermit at Cailly and at Rouen.