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1027 · Medieval

Saint Aurelia of Regensburg (died 1027), also known as Aurelia of Ratisbon, is an 11th-century Roman Catholic German saint. According to local tradition, Aurelia was a daughter of Hugh Capet, the first King of the Franks.

523–551 · Medieval

Aurelianus (523 – 551) was Archbishop of Arles from 546 to 551. His predecessors were Auxanius (bishop form 542–546) and Caesarius of Arles (d. 542). His father Sacerdos (d. 552) was an Archbishop of Lyon. His cousin Nicetius (d. 573) succeeded his father as Archbishop of Lyon.

825–852 · Medieval

Saint Aurelius (from the Latin aurelius, golden, valuable as gold) (Córdoba, 825 – ibid., July 27, 852) was a Christian martyred during the Caliphate of Abd al-Rahman II and canonized by the Catholic Church alongside his wife, Saint Natalia.

567 · Medieval

Ausano (Milan, ... – Milan, ...; fl. 6th century) was Archbishop of Milan shortly after the middle of the 6th century. He is venerated as a saint by the Catholic Church, which commemorates him on September 3 in the Roman Martyrology.

1000–1068 · Medieval · Benedictines

Austind of Auch (or Ostent of Auch, Saint Austind), born around 1000 in Bordeaux (Gironde) and died on July 26, 1068, in Auch (Gers), was abbot of Saint-Orens from 1047 to 1049, then archbishop of Auch from 1049 to 1068.

401–501 · Medieval

Austol (Welsh: Austel; Latin: Austolus) was a 6th-century Cornish holy man who lived much of his life in Brittany. He was a friend of Mewan, who founded the Saint-Méen Abbey in Brittany. Mewan is said to have been his godfather.

630–704 · Medieval

Austrebertha (Austreberta, Eustreberta, Austreberta of Pavilly; French: Austreberthe) (630–February 10, 704) was a French nun of the Middle Ages, who took the veil very young, and became a nun at the Port Monastery in the Ponthieu.

551–624 · Medieval

Saint Austregisilus (Outrille, Aoustrille; died 624) was a Frankish bishop and bishop of Bourges from 612 until his death in 624. He is venerated as a saint in the Catholic Church, with his feast day is 20 May.

690 · Medieval

Autbod or Obode was a 7th-century Irish Christian missionary in areas that are now in Belgium and northern France. A companion of Foillan and Saint Ultan, he went on preaching circuits of Hainaut, Artois and Picardy before withdrawing to a hermitage near Laon, where he probably…

730–784 · Medieval · Benedictines

Autpert Ambrose (Ambroise) (Latin: Ambrosius Autpertus) (ca. 730 – 784) was a Frankish Benedictine monk. An abbot of San Vincenzo al Volturno in South Italy in the time of Desiderius, king of the Lombards, Autpert wrote a considerable number of works on the Bible and religious su…

785–801 · Medieval

Saint Aventin was a Frankish saint and hermit of the 8th century. Born near Bagnères-de-Luchon in the Pyrenees, Aventin became a hermit in the valley of Larboust. A legend says that he performed many miracles.

1180 · Medieval

Aventinus was a hermit and friend of Thomas Becket. Living the life of a hermit in Tours, France, before being ordained a deacon by Thomas Becket, and subsequently accompanied him to the Synod of Tours in 1163.

487–570 · Medieval

Saint Avit du Périgord was born in 487 in Lanquais. He died in 570 in Saint-Avit-Sénieur and is recognized as a Catholic saint.

525–594 · Medieval

Avitus I of Clermont (French: Avit de Clermont; c. 525 - c. 600) was a Bishop of Clermont in the 6th century. He is venerated as a saint in the Eastern Orthodox Church and Roman Catholic Church. His feast day is celebrated on 21 August. He may have been born in the year 525.

450–530 · Medieval · Benedictines

Saint Avitus of Micy was a Catholic priest and a member of the Benedictine order. Born in 450 and dying in 530, he is recognized as a saint within the Catholic Church.

450–518 · Medieval

Alcimus Ecdicius Avitus (c. 450 – February 5, 517/518 or 519) was a Latin poet and bishop of Vienne in Gaul. His fame rests in part on his poetry, but also on the role he played as secretary for the Burgundian kings.

1364 · Medieval

Ahmed ben Mohammed ben Omar ben Achir al-Andaloussi, known as Sidi ben Achir or Ahmed ben Achir (variant: ben Acher), born in Jimena in the region of Cadiz, Al-Andalus, and died in 1364 in Salé, is one of the principal saints of the city of Salé, alongside Sidi Abdellah ben Hasso…

516 · Medieval

Babgen d'Otmous served as the Catholicos of All Armenians and was a Christian minister. He died in 516 and is recognized as a saint.

677 · Medieval

Saint Babolen (or Babolenus, Babolin, Babolein; died c. 671) was Abbot of Saint-Maur-des-Fossés Abbey near Paris. He may have been Scottish in origin. His feast day is 26 June.

786 · Medieval

Saint Bacchus of Mar Saba was a monk who died in 786.

601–660 · Medieval

Saint Baculus of Sorrento (Italian: San Bacolo di Sorrento, San Baccolo di Sorrento) is venerated as a bishop of Sorrento. The Life of Saint Antoninus, Abbot of Sorrento, composed in the 9th century or sometime after, mentions some patron saints of Sorrento: the bishops Renatus,…

780–862 · Medieval

Badurad (died 17 September 862) was the bishop of Paderborn from 815 until his death. Badurad was born into the Saxon nobility during the Saxon Wars (772–804). He was educated in the cathedral of Würzburg. He succeeded Bishop Hathumar, who died on 9 August 815.

580–630 · Medieval

Saint Balderic (or Baudry) was the founding abbot of Montfaucon. Balderic and his sister Beuve (or Bove or Bova) lived in the 7th century in France.

601–660 · Medieval

Saint Baldomerus was a locksmith born in 601. He died in Lyon in 660 and is recognized as a saint by the Catholic Church.

756 · Medieval

Balthere of Tyninghame (later Baldred) was a Northumbrian hermit and abbot, resident in East Lothian during the 8th century. According to Hovendeus the date of Baldred's death is given as 756.

1100–1140 · Medieval · Cistercians

Baldwin was a Benedictine abbot and a follower of St. Bernard of Clairvaux. Baldwin, an Italian by birth, entered the Clairvaux Monastery in France. Later in life Baldwin was assigned to Italy as abbot of San Pastore, near Rieti. There he remained until his death in 1140.

1232 · Medieval

Blessed Balsamus of Cava (died Cava, November 24, 1232) was an Italian clergyman. He was a Benedictine monk and served as the 10th abbot of Cava between 1208 and 1232. In 1928, Balsamus was beatified by Pope Pius XI. His feast day is November 24.

626–680 · Medieval

Balthild (c. 626 – 30 January 680) , also spelled Bathilda, Bauthieult or Baudour, was queen consort of Neustria and Burgundy by marriage to Clovis II, the King of Neustria and Burgundy (639–658), and regent during the minority of her son, Chlothar III.

1321–1422 · Medieval

Banda Nawāz was a Sufi born in Delhi in 1321. He died in 1422 and is recognized as a saint.

1226–1286 · Medieval

Gregory Barhebraeus or Bar Hebraeus (Syriac: ܓܪܝܓܘܪܝܘܣ ܒܪ ܥܒܪܝܐ, romanised: Grīgōrīyōs bar ʾEbrāyā; 1226 – 30 July 1286), also known as Abu al-Faraj and in Latin, Abulpharagius, was the maphrian (regional primate) of the Syriac Orthodox Church from 1264 until his death in 1286.

500 · Medieval

Barbatianus, sometimes anglicized Barbatian, was a Syrian hermit, monk and healer who served as the confessor of the Empress Galla Placidia, who lived in Ravenna between 417 and 450. According to the standard hagiography, Barbatianus was from Antioch.

610–682 · Medieval

Barbatus of Benevento (Italian: San Barbato) (c. 610 – February 19, 682), also known as Barbas, was a bishop of Benevento from 663 to 682. He succeeded Ildebrand in this capacity.

980–1051 · Medieval

Bardo (c. 980 – 10/11 June 1051) was the Archbishop of Mainz from 1031 until 1051, the Abbot of Werden from 1030 until 1031, and the Abbot of Hersfeld in 1031. Bardo was born in Oppershofen in the Wetterau.

1050–1130 · Medieval

Saint Bartholomäus von Simeri was a Catholic monk, presbyter, and abbot born in 1050 in Simeri Crichi. He died in 1130 in Rossano.

952 · Medieval

Saint Basil the Younger (died 26 March 944/952) was a Byzantine Greek holy man and visionary. He is the subject of a Greek hagiographical biography, the Vita sancti Basilii iunioris, written by his pupil Gregory.

700–705 · Medieval

Bisinus (sometimes shortened to Bisin) was the king of Thuringia in the 5th century AD or around 500. He is the earliest historically attested ruler of the Thuringians.

555–630 · Medieval · Benedictines

Basolus (Basle) (c.555–c.620) was a French Benedictine and hermit. He was born near Limoges, and then became a monk near Verzy. He spent 40 years as a hermit on a hill near Reims. St-Basle Abbey near Verzy was later named for him.

1100–1001 · Medieval

Beatus of Cerbi or Beado (County of Toulouse or France?, 11th century – Sant Beado, La Guingueta d'Àneu, Pallars Sobirà, 11th century) is a legendary figure who, according to tradition, died in Cerbi, a village in the Àneu Valley where the hermitage of Sant Beado is located.

1444–1469 · Medieval · Benedictines

Eustochium (born Lucrezia) Bellini (Padua, 1444 – Padua, 1469) was an Italian religious sister. She is considered the patroness of those who suffer from spiritual and physical tribulations. She is venerated as a blessed by the Catholic Church.

1424–1492 · Medieval · Order of the Immaculate Conception

Beatrice of Silva (Campo Maior, Portugal ca. 1424 – Toledo, Castile, 16 August 1492), born Beatriz de Menezes da Silva, was a Portuguese noblewoman who became the foundress of the monastic Order of the Immaculate Conception (known as the Conceptionists).

750–800 · Medieval · Benedictines

Beatus of Liébana (Spanish: Beato; c. 730 – c. after 785) was a monk, theologian, and author of the Commentary on the Apocalypse, mostly a compendium of previous authorities' views on the biblical Book of Revelation or Apocalypse of John.

672–735 · Medieval · Benedictines

Bede , also known as the Venerable Bede or Bede the Venerable, was an English monk, author and scholar. He was one of the most known writers during the Early Middle Ages, and his most famous work, Ecclesiastical History of the English People, gained him the title "The Father of E…

615–693 · Medieval

Saint Begga (also Begue, Beghe, Begge) (615 – 17 December 693) was the daughter of Pepin of Landen, mayor of the palace of Austrasia, and his wife Itta. She is also the grandmother of Charles Martel, who is the grandfather of Charlemagne.

690 · Medieval

Saint Begu (died 31 October 690) was a nun and later became a saint from Hackness, Yorkshire (Deira). She served at the monastic cell in the nunnery of Hackness, near Scarborough which was built by St Hilda of Whitby shortly before her death.

1101–1135 · Medieval

Belina (died 1153) was a Roman Catholic virgin martyr. Her birth date is unknown, but she was born to pious parents who were serfs of John Paterne, Lord of Pradines and of D'Arcy.

829–900 · Medieval · Benedictines

Saint Benedetto Revelli was a Benedictine priest and bishop born in Taggia in 829. He died in Liguria in 900.

700–732 · Medieval

Benedict (Latin: Benedictus, Italian: Benedetto) was Archbishop of Milan from c. 685–732. He is honoured as a saint in the Catholic and Eastern Orthodox Churches. Benedict was archbishop of Milan from c. 685 until his death in March 732.

628–690 · Medieval · Benedictines

Benedict Biscop (c. 628 – 690), also known as Biscop Baducing, was an Anglo-Saxon abbot and founder of Monkwearmouth-Jarrow Priory (where he also founded the famous library). Following his death, he was canonized as a saint.

635–685 · Medieval · Benedictines

Pope Benedict II (Latin: Benedictus II) was the bishop of Rome from 26 June 684 to his death on 8 May 685. Pope Benedict II's feast day is 7 May. Benedict was born in Rome. It is possible that he was a member of the Savelli family, though this is not certain.

1200–1268 · Medieval · Benedictines

The Blessed Benedict of Alignan (died 1268) was Benedictine abbot of Nôtre Dame de la Grasse (1224) and Bishop of Marseille (1229). Benedict twice visited Palestine (1239–1242 and 1260–1262), where he helped the Knights Templar build the great castle of Safed.