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580 · Medieval · Benedictines

Saint Liberata of Como (Rocca d'Olgisio, ... – Como, 580) was an Italian religious woman and a Benedictine nun; she is venerated as a saint in the Western Christian tradition, particularly in Como, together with her sister Faustina.

1140 · Medieval · Benedictines

Saint Libert (Latin: Libertus, Liethbertus; French: Liébert; German: Lietbert, Lietbrecht; died 1140) was a saint of the Catholic Church, a Benedictine monk, and a martyr. He was a priest who, as a recluse at the monastery of Saint-Crespin, offered God's mercy to pilgrims.

783 · Medieval · Benedictines

Libert (Lisbert, Libertus) of Sint-Truiden (died 783) was a Belgian saint. Born as Count Libert of Adone in Mechelen, he was baptized and educated by Saint Rumoldus. Libert became a Benedictine monk. He became a monk at the abbey of Sint-Truiden. He was killed by barbarians.

550–610 · Medieval

Licinius of Angers (also known as Saint Lezin, or Lésin) (c.540–c.610) was a Frankish nobleman and bishop of Angers, celebrated as Catholic saint on 13 February. Lucinius was born about 540 and sent to the court of King Chlothar I when about 20.

1026–1118 · Medieval · Benedictines

Lidanus was a Benedictine abbot credited with draining the Pontine Marshes, Italy, and for founding Sezze Abbey in the Papal States. He died at Monte Cassino, in 1118 of natural causes.

1380–1433 · Medieval

Lidwina (Lydwine, Lydwid, Lidwid, Liduina of Schiedam) (April 18, 1380 – April 14, 1433) was a Dutch mystic who is honored as a saint by the Catholic Church. She is the patroness saint of the town of Schiedam, of chronic pain, and of ice skating.

1010–1076 · Medieval

Saint Lietbertus (Lietbert, Libert, Liberat) of Brakel (or of Cambrai, de Lessines) (ca. 1010–1076) was bishop of Cambrai from 31 March 1051 to 28 September 1076. Liebertus was born to the Brabantian nobility at Opbrakel (a village in the present-day municipality of Brakel).

500–550 · Medieval

Saint Liphardus (or Lifard, Lifardo, Lifardus, Lifart, Lifhard, Lifhart, Liphard, Liphart, Lyphard) was a 6th-century lawyer, hermit and abbot in Meung-sur-Loire near Orléans, France. His feast day is 3 June.

850 · Medieval

Litifredo I di Pavia was born in 850 and served as a presbyter before holding the position of bishop. He is recognized as a Catholic saint.

900 · Medieval

Saint Liutberga (died c. 870), also spelled Liutbirg and Liutbirga, was an influential nun in Saxony in the 9th century, who ended her life as an anchoress in Windenhausen (or Wendhusen).

580–657 · Medieval

Saint Livinus (c. 580 – 12 November 657), also Livinus of Ghent, was an apostle in Flanders and Brabant, venerated as a saint and martyr in the Catholic tradition and more especially at the Saint Bavo Chapel, Ghent. His feast day is 12 November.

600 · Medieval

Llechid was a 6th-century pre-congregational saint of Wales. Born about 556 AD in Brittany, she was the child of Ithel Hael de Cornouaille and an unknown mother. Her family moved to Wales, where many of her siblings founded churches.

500 · Medieval

Lleucu was a 5th-century saint, possibly from Llangwyryfon, who founded a monastery with the disciples of Ursula, a woman from Cornwall who was martyred in Germany in the 4th century. This is the only church known to have been founded by her exclusively for women.

632 · Medieval

The name Lupus appears four times in the records of the Catholic Church, with feast days—all celebrated only locally—scattered throughout the Catholic sanctoral. Lupus of Limoges was a Bishop of Limoges who died in 632.

420–600 · Medieval

Saint Lluan ferch Brychan was born in 420 and died in 600. The daughter of Brychan Brycheiniog, she served as a religious leader and was the spouse of Gabrán mac Domangairt.

540–584 · Medieval · Benedictines

Saint Llupenci de Javols was a Catholic priest and Benedictine monk born in 540. He died by decapitation in 584.

580–640 · Medieval

Llwchaiarn or Llwchayarn (born 580) was a 7th-century male saint and the patron saint of the churches of Saint Llwchaiarn, Llanmerewig and Llanllwchaiarn, both in the old cantref of Cedewain, Powys, as well as Llanychaearn and Llanllwchaearn in Ceredigion.

600 · Medieval

Saint Llŷr Forwen was a 6th-century saint. Her surname, Morwen, is often misinterpreted as the word morwyn (virgin), but it denotes someone with connections to the sea. She is sometimes confused with Llŷr Merini, the husband of Gwen of Talgarth.

430–593 · Medieval

Lomer (died January 19th, 593), also known as Laumer, Laudomarus, Launomar, or Launomaro, is a Christian saint whose feast day is January 19. He founded an abbey at Corbion near Chartres in present-day France.

1128–1180 · Medieval

Lorcán Ua Tuathail, known in English as Laurence O'Toole and in French as Laurent d'Eu (1128 – 14 November 1180), was Archbishop of Dublin at the time of the Norman invasion of Ireland.

1120–1163 · Medieval

Lorenzo of Frazzanò, born Lorenzo Ravì (Frazzanò, October 22, 1120 – Frazzanò, December 30, 1162), was an Italian Christian monk and priest, venerated as a saint by the Catholic Church and the Orthodox Church.

795–855 · Medieval

Lothair I (9th. C. Frankish: Ludher and Medieval Latin: Lodharius; Dutch and Medieval Latin: Lotharius; German: Lothar; French: Lothaire; Italian: Lotario; 795 – 29 September 855) was a 9th-century Emperor of the Carolingian Empire (817–855, with his father until 840) and King of…

1274–1297 · Medieval · Franciscans

Saint Louis of Toulouse (9 February 1274 – 19 August 1297), also known as Louis of Anjou, was a Neapolitan prince of the Capetian House of Anjou and a Catholic bishop.

535 · Medieval

Loup of Soissons (died c.535 or 540) was a Frankish saint. His feast day was on 19 October, but since the return of the Roman Liturgy has been on 22 October. He was the nephew of saint Remigius.

1277 · Medieval

Saint Luc de Jérusalem died in 1277 in Jerusalem. He is recognized as an Eastern Orthodox saint.

900 · Medieval

Luca Casali da Nicosia was a Catholic priest and abbot born in Nicosia. He died in 900 and is recognized as a saint by the Catholic Church.

950–1005 · Medieval

Saint Luca di Carbone was born in Calabria in 950 and served as a monk, archimandrite, and abbot. He died in Carbone in 1005.

984 · Medieval

Luke of Demenna, also known as Luke of Armento (Demenna, early 10th century – Armento, October 13, 984), was an Italian abbot and the founder of several monasteries in northern Calabria and Lucania. He is venerated as a saint by the Catholic Church.

1035–1114 · Medieval

Luca di Melicuccà was born in 1035 in Melicuccà and served as a monk and bishop. He died in 1114 in Amaroni and is recognized as a Catholic saint.

350–500 · Medieval

Saint Lucanus of Sabiona or Lucanus of Säben (Italian: San Lucano or Lugano; German: Lukan von Säben; fl. 5th century; died 20 July), is a Roman Catholic saint of the fifth century, associated with the Dolomites and the Tyrol.

650–740 · Medieval · Benedictines

Lucerius (died 740) was the third Abbot of Farfa, succeeding Aunepert in 724 at the latest. He was originally from Provence and had been raised at Farfa by Thomas of Maurienne, the first abbot. Lucerius' abbacy was a period of growth and expansion on the part of the abbey.

1038 · Medieval · Benedictines

Lucido di Aquara was a Catholic priest and a member of the Benedictine order who was born in Aquara. He died in Cassino in 1038 and is recognized as a saint in the Catholic Church.

1100–1090 · Medieval

Lucie of Sampigny, Princess of Scotland, lived in the 5th or 6th century, or according to other sources, in the 11th century. She is recognized as a saint by the Catholic Church, with her feast day celebrated on September 19, primarily in Lorraine.

859 · Medieval

According to Roman tradition, Lucretia , anglicized as Lucrece, was a noblewoman in ancient Rome. Sextus Tarquinius (Tarquin), the king's son, raped Lucretia, and her subsequent suicide precipitated a rebellion that overthrew the Roman monarchy and led to the transition of Roman…

1090 · Medieval

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1200–1202 · Medieval

Ludan, also known as Ludain or Luden, was a Scottish pilgrim to Jerusalem. On his return he died at Scherkirchen, near the city of Strasbourg, France, at which time the bells of a local church began to ring.

742–809 · Medieval

Ludger (Latin: Ludgerus; also Lüdiger or Liudger) (c. 742 – 26 March 809) was a missionary among the Frisians and Saxons, founder of Werden Abbey and the first Bishop of Münster in Westphalia. He has been called the "Apostle of Saxony".

1200–1250 · Medieval · Premonstratensians

Ludolph of Ratzeburg was a Premonstratensian Bishop of Ratzeburg. In 1236, Ludolph was appointed to the see of the newly formed Prince-Bishopric of Ratzeburg.

879–979 · Medieval

Venerable Luke the Stylite (Greek: Λουκάς ό Στυλίτης; c. 879-979?) lived in Constantinople in the 10th century. He served as a soldier during the reign Constantine Porphyrogenitus the Byzantine Emperor.

710–786 · Medieval · Benedictines

Saint Lullus (also known as Lull or Lul, born AD 710 – died 16 October 786) was the first permanent archbishop of Mainz, succeeding Saint Boniface, and first abbot of the Benedictine Hersfeld Abbey.

623 · Medieval

Saint Lupus of Sens (or Saint Loup de Sens) (born c. 573; died c. 623) was the nineteenth bishop of Sens. He was the son of Betton, Count of Tonnerre, "Blessed Betto," a member of the royal house of the Kingdom of Burgundy.

851 · Medieval

Lupus of Carcassonne was an Occitan cleric, likely from Carcassonne, who lived in the mid-9th century. He is venerated as a saint by various Christian denominations. Nothing certain is known about his life.

1182–1246 · Medieval · Cistercians

Lutgardis of Aywières, OSB (Dutch: Sint-Ludgardis; 1182 – 16 June 1246; also spelled Lutgarde) was a Catholic Benedictine nun from the medieval Low Countries in the Holy Roman Empire.

583 · Medieval

Léobard is a commune in the Lot department in south-western France. The river Céou flows westward through the southern part of the commune.

450–518 · Medieval

Leonien of Vienne is a Roman Catholic and Orthodox saint who was a hermit and abbot in Vienne (Rhône valley). Born in Pannonia (modern-day Hungary) in the 5th century, he lived in Gaul for more than forty years, first in Autun and then in Vienne, where he died and was buried in t…

505 · Medieval

Saint Mac Cairthinn, also Macartan, McCartan (died 506), is recognized as the first presiding Bishop of Clogher from 454 to his death. One of the earliest Christian saints in Ireland, he is known as Saint Patrick's "Threin Fhir", or "Strong Man" for his dedication and faithfulnes…

509 · Medieval

Saint Mac Nisse (died 514) was an early Irish saint known as the founder and first bishop-abbot of Connor (Irish: Condere, in what is now Co. Antrim). Hagiographers say he was son of Fáebrach, son of Erc, who probably belonged to the Dál Fiatach. His mother was Ness.

1005 · Medieval

Macarius the Abbot, or Saint Macarius of Collesano (Collesano – Oliveto Citra, December 16, 1000), was an Italian monk; he is venerated as a saint by the Catholic Church.

1050–1153 · Medieval · Benedictines

Macarius is a Latinized form of the old Greek given name Makários (Μακάριος), meaning "happy, fortunate, blessed"; compare the Latin beatus and felix. Ancient Greeks applied the epithet Makarios to the gods. In other languages the name has the following forms:

1383–1431 · Medieval

Macarius Macres (also Macra or Macrus; Greek: Μακάριος Μακρῆς) was a 15th-century Greek monk from Mount Athos. He was a close friend of George Sphrantzes, who sponsored his appointment as hegumen (abbot) of the Pantokrator Monastery in Constantinople.