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580 · Medieval

Mastridia of Jerusalem (died c. 580) was a Christian saint and virgin hermit. Her feast day in the Orthodox Church is celebrated on February 20 (February 7 according to the Julian calendar).

1003 · Medieval

Mateusz is a Polish given name, equivalent to Hebrew names Matityahu and Matthew, meaning "gift of Yahweh". Notable people with the name include:

896–968 · Medieval · Benedictines

Matilda of Ringelheim (c. 892 – 14 March 968), also known as Saint Matilda, was a Saxon noblewoman who became queen of Germany. Her husband, Henry the Fowler, was the first king from the Ottonian dynasty, and their eldest son, Otto the Great, restored the Holy Roman Empire in 962…

500 · Medieval

Matronian(us) (Italian: San Matroniano) was a hermit of Milan. It is recorded that Ambrose enshrined Matronian's relics in the church of San Nazaro Maggiore in Milan.

1000–999 · Medieval · Benedictines

Madruina, Matrull, or Madrona (died in Barcelona, 999) was a Benedictine nun and the supposed abbess of the Monastery of Sant Pere de les Puel·les in Barcelona.

827–850 · Medieval

Maura of Troyes was a French virgin and Christian saint. Born into nobility in Troyes, she devoted herself to prayer, remaining chaste, and is credited with at least two miracles.

540 · Medieval

Maurelio di Imola was a Catholic presbyter and bishop born in Imola. He died in 540 and is buried in the Imola cathedral. He is recognized as a Catholic saint.

644 · Medieval

Maurelius of Voghenza (Italian - San Maurelio; died 7 May 644) was a Syrian priest, who became bishop of Voghenza. He is venerated as a saint by the Roman Catholic Church.

539–602 · Medieval

Maurice (Latin: Mauricius; Ancient Greek: Μαυρίκιος, romanized: Maurikios; 539 – 27 November 602) was Eastern Roman emperor from 582 to 602 and the last member of the Justinian dynasty.

1117–1191 · Medieval · Cistercians

Maurice of Carnoet was a Cistercian abbot. Born in Brittany, Maurice went on to study at the University of Paris. When he completed his studies he entered the Langonette Monastery in 1144. In 1176 he was elected abbot of Langonette Monastery.

901–1067 · Medieval · Benedictines

Maurilius (c. 1000–1067) was a Norman Archbishop of Rouen from 1055 to 1067. Maurilius was originally from Reims, and was born about 1000. He trained as a priest at Liege and became a member of the cathedral chapter of Halberstadt.

500–550 · Medieval

Maurinus is a saint of the Catholic and Orthodox churches, born in Agen (Lot-et-Garonne) and beheaded in Lactora, modern-day Lectoure (Gers), who evangelized the Agenais region in the 6th century.

800 · Medieval

Maurinus of Cologne was a 9th-century German abbot who is said to have died as a martyr. He is recognised as a saint by the Roman-Catholic Church and Eastern Orthodox Church. His 12th-century shrine rests in Saint Pantaleon's Church, Cologne.

634 · Medieval · Benedictines

Maurontius of Douai (634 – May 5, 702) was a nobleman and Benedictine abbot. His parents were Rictrude and Adalbard. He is a Catholic saint, with a feast day on May 5, especially venerated in Douai, France. His sisters Clotsinda, Adalsinda of Douai and Eusebia are also saints.

500 · Medieval

Mawgan and Meugan (also Meigant) (Latin: Mauganus) are names referring to either one or two Brythonic saints who flourished in the 5th or 6th century.

650–670 · Medieval

Saint Maxellende (c. 650 - 13 November 670) was the thaumaturgist saint martyr of Caudry. Traditionally, she is associated with the diocese of Cambrai, and is invoked for relief from ocular diseases.

498–556 · Medieval

Maximianus of Ravenna, or Maximian (499 – February 22, 556; feast day formerly February 21) was bishop of Ravenna in Italy. Ravenna was then the capital of the Byzantine Empire's territories in Italy, and Maximianus's role may have included secular political functions.

1450–1482 · Medieval

Maximus III of Constantinople (Greek: Μάξιμος), born Manuel Christonymos (Μανουὴλ Χριστώνυμος; died 3 April 1482), was Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople from 1476 to his death in 1482, and a scholar.

450–511 · Medieval

Maximus was Bishop of Pavia. He was in attendance at councils of Rome convened under Pope Symmachus.

301–500 · Medieval

Maximus of Verona was a Catholic priest who served as a bishop. Born in 301 and dying in 500 in Verona, he is recognized as a saint in the Catholic Church.

579–662 · Medieval

Maximus the Confessor (Greek: Μάξιμος ὁ Ὁμολογητής, romanized: Maximos ho Homologētēs), also spelled Maximos, otherwise known as Maximus the Theologian and Maximus of Constantinople (c. 580 – 13 August 662), was a Christian monk, theologian, and scholar.

1250–1305 · Medieval

Maximus or Maximos (Russian: Максим, romanized: Maksim; Ukrainian: Максим, romanized: Maksym; died 6 December 1305) was a metropolitan bishop of the Metropolis of Kiev and all Rus' in the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople.

600–501 · Medieval

Saint Mechell was the 6th century founder and first abbot of the clas (a type of early Welsh/Celtic monastery) of Llanfechell, on Anglesey in north-west Wales. St Mechell's day is celebrated on 15 November. It is claimed that he is buried in Llanfechell.

1160 · Medieval

Saint Mechtild of Driessen died in 1160.

1241–1298 · Medieval · Benedictines

Mechtilde of Hackeborn, OSB, also known as Mechtilde of Helfta (born Matilda von Hackeborn-Wippra; 1240/1241 – 19 November 1298), was a Saxon Benedictine nun known for her musical talents and spiritual revelations.

475–550 · Medieval

Medardus or Medard (French: Médard or Méard) (ca. 456–545) was the Bishop of Noyon. He moved the seat of the diocese from Vermand to Noviomagus Veromanduorum (modern Noyon) in northern France.

710–783 · Medieval · Benedictines

Megingoz (or Megingod, Megingaud, Megingold, Mengold) was the second bishop of Würzburg from 753 until his retirement in 768. Three manuscripts emanating from the scriptorium of Würzburg can be dated to his episcopate.

650 · Medieval

Saint Meilig was born in 650 to his father, Caw. He is recognized as a pre-congregation saint.

795–857 · Medieval

Meinolf (also Meinulf) is a German masculine given name. It comes from Old High German magan meaning "powerful" (Old Saxon mugan) and Old High German wolf meaning "wolf" (Old Saxon wulf).

797–861 · Medieval · Benedictines

Meinrad, OSB (Latin: Meinradus, Mainradus; c. 797 – 21 January 861 AD) was a German Benedictine hermit and is revered as a Catholic and Orthodox saint. He is known as the "Martyr of Hospitality". His feast day is 21 January.

401–501 · Medieval

Saint Melaine (Latin: Melanius or Mellanus; Breton: Melani; Cornish: Melan; Welsh: Mellon) was a 6th-century Bishop of Rennes in Brittany (now in France). Melaine was born at near Redon in Plaz in Brain, to a Gallo-Roman family.

800–800 · Medieval

Melangell , Latin: Monacella, lit. 'little nun') was a Welsh hermit and abbess. She possibly lived in the 7th or 8th century, although the precise dates are uncertain.

1033 · Medieval

Melchizedek I (Georgian: მელქისედეკ I) was the first Catholicos-Patriarch of All Georgia, from 1010 to 1033, reigning from Ani. He is revered as a saint by the Georgian Orthodox Church. Before him, heads of the Georgian Church only bore the title of Catholicos of Kartli.

600–624 · Medieval · Benedictines

Mellitus was the first bishop of London in the Saxon period, the third archbishop of Canterbury, and a member of the Gregorian mission sent to England to convert the Anglo-Saxons from their native paganism to Christianity.

524–544 · Medieval

Melor (also known in Latin as Melorius; in Cornish as Melor and in Cornu-English as Mylor; in French as Méloir; and other variations) was a 10th-century Breton saint who, in England, was venerated in Cornwall and at Amesbury Abbey, Wiltshire, which claimed some of his relics.

600 · Medieval

Saint Melyd was a religious leader born in Wales in 600.

552 · Medieval

Menas of Constantinople (also Minas; Ancient Greek: Μηνᾶς; died 25 August 552), considered a saint in the Chalcedonian-affirming Church and by extension both the Eastern Orthodox Church and Catholic Church of modern times, was born in Alexandria, and enters the records in high ec…

583 · Medieval

Menas of Samnium (Latin: Sanctus Menna Samnii) is a 6th-century hermit venerated as a saint in the Catholic Church. The primary source for details of his life is an account written by Pope Gregory the Great and also published in the sixth century.

850–892 · Medieval

Saint Meingold (Mengold, Meingaud) (died 892) is said to have been Count of Huy, who was murdered by his opponents in 892. It is possible that Saint Meingold was confused for the count, both having been killed in the same year. His feast day is 8 February.

600 · Medieval

Saint Menulphe, also known as Menoux or Menou (Latin: Menulphus), is said to have been the son of a 6th-century Irish (or perhaps English, Scottish, or even Breton) king. He is among the more or less mythical Breton saints not officially recognized by the Catholic Church.

520 · Medieval

Mesmin (Maximin, Maximinus) (died c. 520 AD) is a French saint associated with the Bishopric of Orléans. He was the second abbot of Micy Abbey, founded by his uncle, Euspicius. Mesmin was the nephew of Euspicius, archpriest of Verdun.

788–847 · Medieval

Methodius I of Constantinople or Methodios I (Greek: Μεθόδιος Α΄; 788/800 – 14 June 847) was Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople from 11 March 843 to 14 June 847. He was born in Syracuse and died in Constantinople.

815–885 · Medieval

Cyril (Greek: Κύριλλος, romanized: Kýrillos; born Constantine [Greek: Κωνσταντίνος, romanized: Konstantínos]; 826–869) and Methodius (Μεθόδιος, Methódios; born Michael [Greek: Μιχαήλ, romanized: Michaíl]; 815–885) were brothers, Byzantine Christian theologians and missionaries.

1138–1222 · Medieval

Saint Michael Choniates (or Acominatus; Greek: Μιχαὴλ Χωνιάτης or Ἀκομινάτος; c. 1140 – 1220) was a Byzantine Greek writer and cleric, born at Chonae (the ancient Colossae). At an early age he studied at Constantinople and was the pupil of Eustathius of Thessalonica.

950–992 · Medieval

Michael I of Kyiv was an Eastern Orthodox priest born in 950 in Bulgaria or Syria. He served as the Metropolitan of Kiev and all Rus' until his death in 992 in Kyiv. He is a prelate buried at the Kyiv Pechersk Lavra.

761–846 · Medieval

Michael Synkellos (Greek: Μιχαήλ o σύγκελλος), also spelled Syncellus (c. 760 – 4 January 846), was a Greek Orthodox Arab Christian priest, monk and saint. He held the administrative office of synkellos of the patriarchate of Jerusalem (c.

750–826 · Medieval

Michael of Synnada or Michael the Confessor (Greek: Μιχαὴλ ὁ ὁμολογητής; died 23 May 826) was a metropolitan bishop of Synnada from 784/7 to 815. He represented Byzantium in diplomatic missions to Harun al-Rashid and Charlemagne.

992 · Medieval

Saint Michel served as a metropolitan and presbyter. He died in 992.

1271–1319 · Medieval

Mikhail Yaroslavich (Russian: Михаил Ярославич; 1271 – 22 November 1318) was Prince of Tver from 1285 and Grand Prince of Vladimir from 1304 to 1314 and again from 1315 until his death in 1318. He was canonized and counted among the saints of the Russian Orthodox Church.

715 · Medieval · Benedictines

Mildburh (alternatively Milburga or Milburgh) (died 23 February 727) was the Benedictine abbess of Wenlock Priory. Her feast day is 23 February. Mildburh was a daughter of Merewalh, King of the Mercian sub-kingdom of Magonsaete, and Domne Eafe.