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870 · Medieval

Neot (died 31 July 877) was an English monk. Born in the first half of the ninth century, he lived as a monk at Glastonbury Abbey. He preferred to perform his religious devotions privately, and he later went to live an isolated life in Cornwall, near the village now called St Neo…

1300 · Medieval

Nephon I of Constantinople (Niphon of Cyzicus; Greek: Νήφων; died on 3 September 1328) was the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople from 1310 to 1314. From Veria, Greece.

1102–1173 · Medieval

Nerses IV the Gracious (Armenian: Սուրբ Ներսէս Դ. Կլայեցի (Շնորհալի); also Nerses Shnorhali, Nerses of Kla or Saint Nerses the Graceful; 1102 – 13 August 1173) was Catholicos of Armenia from 1166 to 1173.

1153–1198 · Medieval

Saint Nerses of Lambron (Armenian: Ներսես Լամբրոնացի, Nerses Lambronatsi) (1153–1198) was the Archbishop of Tarsus in the Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia who is remembered as one of the most significant figures in Armenian literature and ecclesiastical history.

1130–1187 · Medieval · Augustinians

Nicasius (Nicasio, Nicaise) of Sicily (also known as Nicasio Burgio, Nicasius de Burgo, Nicasio Camuto de Burgio, Nicasius Martyr, Nicasius of Jerusalem) (c. 1135 – 1187) is venerated as a martyr in the Catholic Church.

1030–1108 · Medieval · Benedictines

Nicetas (also spelled Niketas; 1030–1108) was a monk of the Kiev Pechersk Lavra. Despite the objections of Nikon the Abbot of the Caves, Nicetas embraced the life of a solitary hermit at a young age.

513–569 · Medieval

Saint Nicetius (French: Saint Nizier) (c. 525 - c. 566) was a bishop of Trier, born in the latter part of the sixth century, exact date unknown; died in 563 or more probably 566.

611 · Medieval

Nicetius was a prelate and archbishop born in Besançon, Francia. He died in 611 and is recognized as a Catholic saint.

513–573 · Medieval

Saint Nicetius (Nicetus, Nicet or Nizier) (513 – 2 April 573) was Archbishop of Lyon, then Lugdunum, France, during the 6th century. He served from 552 or 553. He is venerated as a saint in the Catholic Church.

1322–1391 · Medieval

Nicholas Kabasilas or Cabasilas (Greek: Νικόλαος Καβάσιλας; born 1319/1323 in Thessalonica; died 1392) was a Byzantine mystic and theological writer. Kabasilas is revered as a saint within the Eastern Orthodox Church. His feast day is June 20.

820–867 · Medieval

Pope Nicholas I (Latin: Nicolaus I; c. 800 – 13 November 867), called Nicholas the Great, was the bishop of Rome and ruler of the Papal States from 24 April 858 until his death on 13 November 867.

992 · Medieval

Nicholas II of Constantinople (Nicholas Chrysoberges Greek: Νικόλαος Χρυσοβέργης; died 16 December 991) was Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople from 980 to 991.

852–925 · Medieval

Nicholas I Mystikos or Mysticus (Greek: Νικόλαος Μυστικός; 852 – 15 May 925) was the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople from 1 March 901 to 1 February 907 and from 15 May 912 to his death on 15 May 925. His feast day in the Eastern Orthodox Church is 16 May.

793–868 · Medieval

Nicholas the Studite, as abbot of the Stoudios Monastery and defender of the Christian faith, embodies spiritual resistance against the persecutions of the second iconoclastic wave, as well as exemplary devotion within the Orthodox tradition.

1417–1487 · Medieval

Nicholas of Flüe (German: Niklaus von Flüe; 1417 – 21 March 1487) was a Swiss hermit and ascetic who is the patron saint of Switzerland. He is sometimes invoked as Brother Klaus.

1245–1305 · Medieval · Order of St. Augustine

Nicholas of Tolentino, OSA (Latin: S. Nicolaus de Tolentino, c. 1246 – September 10, 1305) known as the "Patron of Holy Souls", was an Italian Catholic mystic who is invoked as an advocate for the souls in Purgatory, especially during Lent and the month of November.

1075–1094 · Medieval

Nicholas the Pilgrim (Italian: Nicola il Pellegrino; Greek: Άγιος Νικόλαος ο Προσκυνητής; 1075 – 2 June 1094), sometimes Nicholas of Trani, is a saint of the Catholic Church and Eastern Orthodox Church.

900–990 · Medieval

Saint Nicodemus of Mammola (or of Cirò) (Italian: San Nicodemo da Cirò) (ca. 900—March 25, 990 AD) is venerated as a saint in Calabria. His exact place of birth is unknown but has been identified as Ypsicron (present-day Cirò).

1083 · Medieval

St. Nicodemus of Palermo (died 1083) was a Sicilian Eastern Orthodox bishop at a time when Sicily was under Muslim rule. The early Orthodox church of Sicily was Byzantine and part of the Patriarchate of Constantinople.

1320–1406 · Medieval

Nikodim Tismanski, also known as Nicodemus the Sanctified, Nikodim Osvećeni, Nikodim Vratnenski, Nikodim Grčić, and in Romanian, Nicodim de la Tismana, (Prilep, today in North Macedonia, then Byzantine Empire, c.

1050–1104 · Medieval

Born in 1050 in the Byzantine Empire, Saint Nicolas served as an Eastern Orthodox priest and the Metropolitan of Kiev and all Rus'. He died in 1104 within the Byzantine Empire and is recognized as a thaumaturge.

1050 · Medieval

Nicholas of Stilo (died Stilo, August 9, 1050) was an Italian religious figure. Nicholas was an Italo-Greek monk who lived on Mount Consolino above Stilo. He lived in a cave with Saint Ambrose, leading a life of penance, prayer, and contemplation.

800–850 · Medieval

Nicholas the Monk was a Byzantine military commander, clergyman, and Christian saint. According to his later hagiographies, he served as a commander under Emperor Nikephoros I Genikos.

1117–1167 · Medieval

Nicolò Politi (3 August 1117 - 17 August 1167) was an Italian Roman Catholic monk and hermit who joined the Basilians. Politi was born to nobles but fled to become a monk after his parents arranged his marriage when he was seventeen.

600–601 · Medieval

Nidan (sometimes known as Midan or Idan) was a Welsh priest and, according to some sources, a bishop, in the 6th and 7th centuries. He is now commemorated as a saint.

1180 · Medieval

Saint Niels of Aarhus or Niels the Holy (Danish: Niels den Hellige; before 1157 - 1180) was a Danish prince who lived an ascetic life and was revered as a saint in Aarhus until the 18th century even though he was never canonized.

758–828 · Medieval

Nikephoros I (Greek: Νικηφόρος; c. 758 – 5 April 828) was a Byzantine writer and Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople from 12 April 806 to 13 March 815.

1005–1090 · Medieval

Niketas Stethatos (Greek: Νικήτας Στηθᾶτος, Latin: Nicetas Pectoratus; c. 1005 – c. 1090) was a Byzantine mystic and theologian who is considered a saint by the Eastern Orthodox Church.

1186 · Medieval

Nicetas (Nikita) Stylites was a 12th-century monk living in Kievan Rus' who founded the Monastery of St. Nicetas on the eastern shore of Lake Pleshcheyevo in Zalesye. He was later canonized as a saint in the Eastern Orthodox Church. Nikita led a dissolute life in his youth.

1227 · Medieval · Franciscans

Nicholas Abenante of Sassoferrato was one of the companions of Daniel Fasanella who were martyred for the Christian faith in Ceuta, North Africa, on October 10, 1227. They were Friars Minor serving as missionaries in Morocco. All were priests except for Donulus.

564 · Medieval

Saint Nicholas of Sion (lived in the 6th century, Lycia – December 10, 564) was a Christian saint, Archbishop of Pinara, and abbot of the Sion Monastery in Asia Minor. He is venerated as a wonderworker.

910–1004 · Medieval

Nilus the Younger, also called Neilos of Rossano (Italian: Nilo di Rossano, Greek: Όσιος Νείλος, ο εκ Καλαβρίας; 910 – 27 December 1005) was a Griko monk and abbot from Calabria, Italy. He was the founder of Italo-Byzantine monasticism in southern Italy.

550 · Medieval

Ninnidh (pronounced as "Ninny") (alias Ninnidh the Pious, Irish: Ninnidh leth derc, meaning one-eyed Ninnidh, Nennius, Nennidhius, Ninnaid) was a 6th-century Irish Christian saint. St. Ninnidh is regarded as one of the Twelve Apostles of Ireland.

1316–1411 · Medieval

Niphon Kausokalybites (Greek: Όσιος Νήφων Καυσοκαλυβίτης, 1316–1411) was a Greek Orthodox Christian saint and monk. He is celebrated by the Eastern Orthodox Church on June 14.

650 · Medieval

Nivard (Latin: Nivardus/Nivo; Spanish: Nivardo; died 1 September 673) was the Bishop of Reims during the Merovingian Dynasty from approximately 649 until 673. He was later venerated as a medieval Catholic Saint.

500–600 · Medieval

Non (also Nonna or Nonnita) was, according to Christian tradition, the mother of Saint David, the patron saint of Wales. The Life of St David was written around 1095 by Rhigyfarch, and is our main source of knowledge for the lives of both St David (died c. 589) and his mother.

500–532 · Medieval · Benedictines

Saint Nonnosus (c. 500 – 560 AD), also Nonosius, was a prior at the San Silvestre monastery on Monte Soratte north of Rome and later a monk at Suppentonia, near Civita Castellana. He was a contemporary of Saint Benedict of Nursia.

1080–1134 · Medieval · Premonstratensians

Norbert of Xanten, O. Praem (c. 1080 – 6 June 1134), also known as Norbert Gennep, was a German Catholic bishop who was the Archbishop of Magdeburg, founder of the Premonstratensian order of canons regular, and is venerated as a saint in the Catholic Church.

1265–1313 · Medieval

Notburga (c. 1265 – 13 September 1313), also known as Notburga of Rattenberg or Notburga of Eben, was an Austrian saint and peasant from Tyrol. Numerous vitae have been written about her and painted of her where she is depicted with a scythe.

796–840 · Medieval

Saint Notburga von Bühl was born in Edinburgh in 796 and died in Klettgau in 840.

650–740 · Medieval

Nothhelm (sometimes Nothelm; died 739) was a medieval Anglo-Saxon Archbishop of Canterbury. A correspondent of both Bede and Boniface, it was Nothhelm who gathered materials from Canterbury for Bede's historical works.

1360–1431 · Medieval · Carmelites

Dom Nuno Álvares Pereira, OCarm , known as Constable of Portugal, was a Portuguese general who played a decisive role in the 1383–1385 Crisis that assured Portugal's independence from Castile.

1150–1204 · Medieval · Benedictines

Obitius (Italian: Sant'Obizio) (February 4, c. 1150 - December 6, c. 1204) was an Italian saint. He was born in Niardo, in the province of Brescia, around 1150 (tradition holds that the day was February 4).

680 · Medieval

Octavian served as the Roman Catholic Bishop of Como. He died in 680 and is recognized as a saint.

600 · Medieval

Octavian of Volterra was a hermit who died in 600. He is recognized as a saint.

958 · Medieval · Benedictines

Oda (or Odo; died 958) the Good was a 10th-century Archbishop of Canterbury in England. The son of a Danish invader, Oda became Bishop of Ramsbury before 928.

1105 · Medieval · Benedictines

Oderisio (or Odorisio) Berardi (Marsica – Montecassino, December 2, 1105) was an Italian cardinal and abbot of the Abbey of Montecassino from September 13, 1087, to December 2, 1105. He is venerated as a saint by the Catholic Church.

660 · Medieval

Saint Odila of Laon was a nun who died in 660. She was the spouse of Leudinus of Toul.

662–720 · Medieval · Benedictines

Odile of Alsace, also known as Odilia and Ottilia, born c. 662 – c. 720 at Mont Sainte-Odile), is a saint venerated in the Eastern Orthodox Church and the Roman Catholic Church. She is a patroness saint of good eyesight and of the region of Alsace.

960–1049 · Medieval · Benedictines

Odilo of Cluny (c. 962 – 1 January 1049) was the 5th Benedictine Abbot of Cluny, succeeding Mayeul and holding the post for around 54 years. During his tenure Cluny became the most important monastery in western Europe.