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650–743 · Medieval · Benedictines

Rigobert (died c. 750) was a Benedictine monk and later abbot of the Abbey Saint-Pierre of Orbais who subsequently succeeded Saint Rieul as bishop of Reims in 698. He is venerated as a saint in the Catholic Church.

830–888 · Medieval · Benedictines

Saint Rimbert (or Rembert) (c. 830 - 11 June 888 in Bremen) was archbishop of Hamburg-Bremen, in the northern part of the Kingdom of East Frankia from 865 until his death in 888.

1157 · Medieval · Cistercians

Robert de Bruges was born in Bruges and served as a politician before becoming a Cistercian abbot and the abbot of Clairvaux. He died in 1157 at Clairvaux Abbey and is recognized as a saint.

1200–1198 · Medieval

Robert of Matallana (Burgundy?, France, early 12th century – Matallana, before 1198) was a Cistercian monk and the first abbot of the Monastery of Matallana (in the municipality of Villalba de los Alcores, province of Valladolid).

1047–1117 · Medieval

Robert of Arbrissel (c. 1045 – 1116) was an itinerant preacher, and founder of Fontevraud Abbey. He was born at Arbrissel (near Retiers, Brittany) and died at Orsan Priory in the present department of Cher.

1027–1111 · Medieval · Benedictines

Robert of Molesme (1028 – 17 April 1111) was an abbot, and a founder of the Cistercian Order. He is venerated as a Christian saint. Robert was born about 1029 near Troyes, a younger son of Thierry and Ermengarde, nobles of Champagne.

1100–1159 · Medieval · Benedictines

Robert of Newminster (c. 1100–1159) was a priest, abbot, and a saint of the Catholic Church. He was born in Gargrave in Yorkshire, England. He was one of the monks who founded Fountains Abbey and is named from the abbey he founded in Morpeth, Northumberland.

1263–1296 · Medieval · Dominican Order

Robert of Uzès or Robert d'Uzès was a medieval Dominican friar and author. A contemporary of Dante and Eckhart, in 1292 he wrote a Livre des Paroles, in which a dream is used as a political prophecy and to satirize the rich and powerful, particularly Pope Boniface VIII.

1295–1327 · Medieval · Third Order of Saint Francis

Roch , also called Rock in English, was a Majorcan Catholic confessor whose death is commemorated on 16 August and 9 September in Italy; he was especially invoked against the plague.

1254 · Medieval

Rodobaldo II was a presbyter and bishop who served in Pavia. He died in 1254 and is recognized as a Catholic saint.

1034–1064 · Medieval · Benedictines

Rodolfo Gabrielli is an Argentine politician. He served as governor of the Mendoza Province from 1991 to 1995, and as Interior Minister during the presidencies of Adolfo Rodríguez Saá and Eduardo Duhalde.

1060–1129 · Medieval

Saint Roger of Cannae (1060 – December 30, 1129) was an Italian bishop. The Catholic Church honours him as a saint. Roger (in Italian: Ruggero di Canne) was elected bishop of the town of Cannae.

774 · Medieval

Rolende of Gerpinnes, or Saint Rolende, born in the 8th century and died in Villers-Poterie (in present-day Belgium) around 774, was the daughter of Desiderius, King of the Lombards, who was exiled to Gaul, and his wife Ansia.

1285 · Medieval

Roman Vladimirovich (died February 3, 1285) was the appanage Prince of Uglich from 1261 to 1285. He was the youngest son of Prince Vladimir Konstantinovich of Uglich (died 1249) and his wife, Princess Evdokia Ingvarevna (died 1278), daughter of Prince Ingvar Igorevich of Ryazan.

535 · Medieval

Romanus died in 535. He is a Catholic saint.

585–640 · Medieval

Saint Romanus of Rouen (French: Romain; reconstructed Frankish: *Hruomann; died c. 640 AD) was a scribe, clerical sage, and bishop of Rouen. He would have lived under Dagobert I (629–39), though his date of birth is unknown.

401–550 · Medieval · Benedictines

Saint Romanus of Subiaco (died c. 550 AD) was a hermit in the area around Subiaco, Italy. He is remembered as having assisted and influenced Saint Benedict of Nursia, when the latter had just begun his life as a hermit.

501–653 · Medieval

Saint Romaric (died 653 AD) was a Frankish nobleman who lived in Austrasia from the late 6th century until the middle of the 7th century. He and Amatus of Grenoble founded Remiremont Abbey. He was a former Count Palatine in the court of the Merovingian king, Theodebert II.

301–500 · Medieval

Romulus (or Remo) of Genoa (Italian: Romolo; Ligurian: Reumo(l)o) was an early Bishop of Genoa, around the time of Syrus. His dates are uncertain: since Jacobus de Voragine traditional lists compiled from local liturgies generally place his bishopric fourth in a largely legendary…

550–700 · Medieval

Saint Ronan (fl. c. sixth century?) was an Irish pilgrim saint and hermit in western Brittany. He was the eponymous founder of Locronan and co-patron of Quimper (France), together with its founder, Saint Corentin.

1233–1252 · Medieval

Rose of Viterbo, TOSF (Italian: Rosa da Viterbo; c. 1233 – 6 March 1251), was a young woman born in Viterbo, then a contested commune of the Papal States. She spent her brief life as a recluse, and was outspoken in her support of the papacy.

1263–1329 · Medieval · Carthusian Order

Roseline of Villeneuve (1263 – January 17, 1329) was a French Carthusian nun. She is regarded as a saint in the Roman Catholic Church. Roseline was born to an aristocratic family, at the château of Les Arcs-sur-Argens, Var, in eastern Provence, near Draguignan.

1110–1167 · Medieval

Rostislav I Mstislavich (c. 1110 – 1167) was Prince of Smolensk (1125–1160), Novgorod (1154) and Grand Prince of Kiev (1154–1155; 1159–1161; 1161–1167). He is the founder of the Rostislavichi branch of Rurikid princes in Smolensk.

800 · Medieval · Benedictines

Roswitha of Liesborn, contemporary Rotswindis (8th century – 29 April, 9th century), was the first abbess of Liesborn Abbey (founded c. 815) and is a saint of the Catholic Church.

584 · Medieval

Ruadán mac Fergusa Birn, also known Rowan, Ruadon, Roadan, Ruadhán, Rodon and Rodan, (died 15 April 584) was an Irish Christian abbot who founded the monastery of Lorrha (Lothra, County Tipperary, Ireland), near Terryglass. He was known for his prophecies.

907–977 · Medieval · Benedictines

Saint Rudesind (Galician: San Rosendo, Rudesindo; Portuguese: São Rosendo Latin: Rudesindus) (907 – March 1, 977) was a Galician bishop and abbot. He was also a regional administrator and military leader under his kinsmen, the Kings of León.

700–800 · Medieval

Saint Rumbold (or Rumold, Romuold; Dutch: Rombout; French: Rombaut; Latin: Rum(w)oldus, Rumwaldus, Rumboldus, Rumbaldus; many variants overall) was an Irish or Scottish Christian missionary, although his true nationality is not known for certain.

712–732 · Medieval

Saint Rupert of Bingen (712 – 732) was a German Catholic saint. The son of Bertha of Bingen, a Christian noblewoman, his father was a pagan called Robolaus (Robold). After his death, their child was raised as a Christian by his mother.

650–718 · Medieval · Benedictines

Rupert of Salzburg (German: Ruprecht, Latin: Robertus, Rupertus; c. 660 – 710 AD) was Bishop of Worms as well as the first Bishop of Salzburg and abbot of St. Peter's Abbey in Salzburg. He was a contemporary of the Frankish king Childebert III.

440–510 · Medieval

Ruricius I (c. 440 – c. 510) was a Gallo-Roman aristocrat and bishop of Limoges from c. 485 to 510. He is one of the writers whose letters survive from late Roman Gaul, depicting the influence of the Visigoths on the Roman lifestyle.

1100–1158 · Medieval

Rögnvald Kali Kolsson (Old Norse: Rǫgnvaldr / Rögnvaldr; Nynorsk: Ragnvald Kale Kolsson), also known as Saint Ronald of Orkney (c. 1100 – 1158), was a Norwegian earl of Orkney who came to be regarded as a Christian saint.

950 · Medieval

Saint Saba the Younger was born in 950 in Collesano to his father, Cristoforo di Collesano. He died in Rome and is a canonized saint.

1350–1407 · Medieval

Sabbas of Storozhi (Russian: Савва Сторожевский, romanized: Savva Storozhevsky; died 1407) was a Russian Orthodox monk and saint of the 14th and 15th centuries.

461–566 · Medieval · Benedictines

Saint Sabinus of Canosa (Italian: San Sabino) (461 – 9 February 566), venerated as a saint in the Roman Catholic church, was bishop of Canosa di Puglia from 514.

670–720 · Medieval · Benedictines

Saint Sacerdos (Sacerdos de Calviac, Sardot, Sadroc, Sardou, Serdon, Serdot) of Limoges (670—c. 720) is a French saint. He was born near Sarlat and became a monk. He was the founder and abbot of Calviac Abbey. He was later appointed bishop of Limoges and then of Sigüenza.

487–552 · Medieval

Saint Sacerdos (Sardot or Serdot) of Lyon (487 – 552) was Archbishop of Lyon from 544 to 552. He is venerated as a saint in the Catholic Church whose feast day is 12 September. Sacerdos was the son of St. Rusticus, Archbishop of Lyon, and his wife.

650–656 · Medieval

Sadalberga (or Salaberga) (c. 605 – c. 670) was the daughter of Gundoin, Duke of Alsace and his wife Saretrude. Sadalberga founded the Abbey of St John at Laon. She is the subject of a short hagiography, the Vita Sadalbergae.

750–831 · Medieval

Sadyrnfyw or Sadwrnfen the Generous (Welsh: Sadyrnfyw Hael; Welsh Latin: Suturnius; died c. 831) was a bishop of Meneva (modern St. David's) in medieval Wales. His death is mentioned in the undated sections of the Annals of Wales.

750–754 · Medieval

Saint Adolar was a German Catholic priest, missionary, and bishop born in 750. He died in Dokkum in 754 and is venerated as a saint within the Catholic Church.

601 · Medieval

Saint Africus was a 7th-century French Roman Catholic saint about whom very little is known. He was a bishop of Comminges in southern France (Haute-Garonne), celebrated for his zeal for orthodoxy. His 7th-century shrine was destroyed by Calvinists.

690 · Medieval · Benedictines

Saint Amatus, also called St. Aimé or Aimé of Sion, († September 13, 690) was a Benedictine monk who was chosen bishop of Sion in the Valais. He was subsequently banished by Theuderic III, King of the Franks. Born of a wealthy family, took the monastic habit at the Abbey of St.

1075 · Medieval

Albane is a French feminine given name.

1220–1250 · Medieval · Cistercians

Alice of Schaerbeek (or Adelaide or Aleydis) (also known as Alice the Leper) (Dutch: Sint Aleydis, French: Sainte Alix), (c. 1220–1250) was a Cistercian lay sister who is venerated as the patron saint of the blind and paralyzed. Her feast day is 15 June.

600–676 · Medieval · Q3454227

Amandus (c. 584 – 679), commonly called Saint Amand, was a bishop of Tongeren-Maastricht and one of the catholic missionaries of Flanders. He is venerated as a saint, particularly in France and Belgium.

560–630 · Medieval

Saint Amatus (c. 560 – c. 625 or 627/630 AD), also called Amatus of Grenoble, Saint Ame, or Aimee, was a Frankish Colombanian monk and hermit. Together with St. Romaric, he founded Remiremont Abbey.

850–866 · Medieval

Saint Angelar (Greek: Ἀγγελάριος, Angelarios; Bulgarian: Ангеларий, Angelariy; died 886 AD) was a medieval Bulgarian saint and Slavic enlightener. He was one of the most prominent disciples of Saints Cyril and Methodius.

600–600 · Medieval

Arbogast of Strassburg; German: Arbogast von Straßburg; French: Arbogast de Strasbourg; Latin: Arbogastus; c. 600s) was a 7th-century missionary in the Frankish Empire and an early Bishop of Strasbourg.

1050–1079 · Medieval

Arnoux of Gap (sometimes spelled Arnoul or Arnulph), born in Vendôme, was the Bishop of Gap from 1065 until his death between 1074 and 1079. He is the patron saint of the city of Gap and of the Diocese of Gap and Embrun. His feast day is September 19.

1219–1266 · Medieval

Arsenije Sremac (Serbian: Арсеније Сремац, Arsenius the Syrmian; fl. 1219 – 28 October 1266) was the second Archbishop of the Serbian Orthodox Church (1233–1263) and a disciple of Saint Sava of Serbia.

650–666 · Medieval

Aurea of Paris (died 666; French: Sainte Aure), venerated as Saint Aurea of Paris, was an abbess of Saint Martial in Paris in the seventh century. Dagobert I and Clovis II ruled at the time.