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1075–1147 · Medieval

Conrad I [of Abenberg] (German: Konrad von Abenberg, c. 1075 – 9 April 1147) was Archbishop of Salzburg, Austria, in the first half of the 12th century.

900–975 · Medieval

Conrad of Constance (German: Konrad von Konstanz; Latin: Conradus, Curtius; c. 900 – 26 November 975) was a German bishop and saint. Conrad was a member of the powerful Welf family, son of Count Heinrich of Altdorf.

449–557 · Medieval

Kyriakos the Anchorite (also known as Cyriacus the Hermit) (Greek: Ὅσιος Κυριακός ὁ Ἀναχωρητής, Hosios Kyriakos ho Anachōrētēs) was born in Corinth in the year 448. His father was a priest named John and his mother's name was Eudoxia.

1337–1427 · Medieval

Cyril of Beloozero (Russian: Кирилл Бело(е)зерский, romanized: Kirill Belo(e)zersky; secular name: Kozma; 1337 – 1427) was a Russian monk. He is venerated as a saint by the Russian Orthodox Church. Cyril was a disciple of Sergius of Radonezh.

1291–1341 · Medieval · Dominican Order

Dalmazio Moner, in Catalan Dalmau Moner (Santa Coloma de Farners, 1291 – Girona, September 24, 1341), was a Spanish religious figure who was beatified by equipollence by Pope Innocent XIII in 1721.

550–604 · Medieval

David of Gareji (Georgian: დავით გარეჯელი, romanized: davit garejeli; lit. 'David who sits outside') (fl. 6th century) was an anchorite, Desert Father, wonderworker and one of the thirteen Assyrian Apostles of the Kingdom of Iberia.

450–540 · Medieval

David the Dendrite (Greek: Δαυίδ ό Δενδριτής, c. 450–540), also known as David the tree-dweller and David of Thessalonika, is a saint of Thessaloniki. David became a monk at the Monastery of Saints Merkourios and Theodore outside Thessaloniki.

1363–1437 · Medieval

The Venerable Denis de Glouchitsa (1363–1437) was an Eastern Orthodox monk, iconographer, and painter who served as a hegumen within the Grand Principality of Moscow.

1200–1208 · Medieval · Cistercians

Diego de Acebo (also known as Diaz de Osma, Alphonsus Didacus, Didacus Acebes) was bishop of Osma (Castile, Spain) from 1201 to 1207. Diego de Acebo was prior of the cathedral chapter of the Catedral de Santa María de la Asunción in El Burgo de Osma, where Dominic of Osma became…

1350–1406 · Medieval

Monk

1316–1388 · Medieval

Venerable Dionysius of Korisos was born in 1316 in Korisos and died in 1388 in Trabzon.

510–565 · Medieval

Dorotheus of Gaza (Ancient Greek: Δωρόθεος τῆς Γάζης Dorotheos tes Gazes; ca. 500 – 560 or 580), Dorotheus the Archimandrite or Abba Dorotheus, was a Christian monk and abbot.

1085–1164 · Medieval · Benedictines

Eberhard was Archbishop of Salzburg, Austria from 1146 until his death in 1164. Eberhard was born to a noble family of Nuremberg, Germany; he became a Benedictine in 1125 at Pruffening, Germany. Later he was made Abbot of Biburg near Regensburg.

1053 · Medieval

Venerable Efrem of Nowy Targ was an Eastern Orthodox figure who died in 1053. He passed away at the Borisoglebsky Monastery.

1300–1250 · Medieval

Venerable Elisha Lavrishevsky was an Eastern Orthodox hegumen and the son of Treniota. He died in 1250 at the Lauryshava Monastery, where he is also buried.

1001–1101 · Medieval

Ephrem Mtsire or Ephraim the Lesser (Georgian: ეფრემ მცირე) (died c. 1101/3) was a Georgian monk at Antioch, theologian and translator of patristic literature from Greek. Information as to Ephrem’s life is scarce.

1350–1420 · Medieval

Epiphanius the Wise (Russian: Епифаний Премудрый, romanized: Epifany Premudry; died c. 1420) was a Russian Orthodox monk and hagiographer. He was a disciple of Sergius of Radonezh.

1353–1407 · Medieval

Eudoxia of Moscow (Russian: Евдокия Дмитриевна, romanized: Yevdokia Dmitriyevna; 1353 – 1407), also known by her monastic name Euphrosyne (Russian: Евфросиния), was the grand princess of Moscow between 1366 and 1389 during her marriage to Dmitry Donskoy.

1212–1250 · Medieval

Venerable Eufrozyna Suzdalská was born in 1212 to Mychailo of Chernigiv and Helena of Halych. She served as a nun and held the position of Prince of Chernigov. She died in Suzdal in 1250.

501–608 · Medieval

Eulogius of Alexandria (Ancient Greek: Εὐλόγιος) was Greek Patriarch of that see from about 580 to 608. He is regarded as a saint, with a feast day of September 13. Eulogius was first igumen of the monastery of the Mother of God in Antioch.

1104–1167 · Medieval

Euphrosyne of Polotsk (Belarusian: Еўфрасіння Полацкая; 1104–1167) was the granddaughter of Vseslav, the prince of Polotsk, and daughter of Prince Prince Svyatoslav (Georgy) Vseslavich of Vitebsk.

955–1028 · Medieval

Euthymius the Athonite (Georgian: ექვთიმე ათონელი Ekvtime Atoneli; c. 955–1024) was a Georgian monk, philosopher and scholar, who is venerated as a saint. His feast day in the Orthodox Church is May 13.

1316–1404 · Medieval

Euthymius of Suzdal (born 1316 in Nizhny Novgorod, died April 1, 1404, in Suzdal) was a Russian monk who was canonized in 1549. His feast days are April 1/14 (date of death) and July 4/17 (discovery of his relics).

1164–1229 · Medieval

Fulk (1164 - 26 October 1229) was an Italian canon regular and prelate who served as the Bishop of Piacenza from 1210 until 1217 and later as the Bishop of Pavia from 1217 until his death.

1050 · Medieval

Venerable Gabriel of Lesnovo (Bulgarian: Гавриил Лесновски, Gavriil Lesnovski) hermit and saint, companion of Saint John of Rila and Prohor of Pčinja. All three are venerated in Bulgaria, North Macedonia and Serbia. St. Gabriel's feast is January 15.

1000–962 · Medieval

Gauzelin (died 7 September 962) was a French Roman Catholic prelate who served as the Bishop of Toul from 922 until his death. He has been named as a saint. Gauzelin was born to noble Frankish parents.

935–994 · Medieval

Gerard (French: Geraud; German Gerhard; c. 935 – 23 April 994) was a German prelate who served as the Bishop of Toul from 963 until his death.

1178 · Medieval

Gerasimus of Vologda was the first wonderworker in the city of Vologda, Russia He is canonised by the Russian Orthodox Church, his feast day is celebrated on March 4.

1400–1479 · Medieval

Herman of Solovki (Russian: Герман Соловецкий; died 1479) was a Russian hermit. He was one of the founders of the Solovetsky Monastery. In total, he lived in Solovetsky Islands, at the time, the most remote location, for about 50 years.

1252–1336 · Medieval

Venerable Germanos Maroulis was born in Thessaloniki in 1252. He died in 1336.

1220–1301 · Medieval · Dominican Order

Giacomo Bianconi (7 March 1220 – 22 August 1301) was an Italian Roman Catholic priest and a professed member of the Order of Preachers. Bianconi - who hailed from Umbria - joined the order in his adolescence and dedicated his pastoral career to his flock and on one notable occasi…

1264–1306 · Medieval · Dominican Order

Giovanna da Orvieto (1264 - 23 July 1306) was an Italian Dominican tertiary. She was known for her wise intellect and for her intense devotion to serving the will of God while being noted for being prone to ecstasies and other visions. Pope Benedict XIV beatified her in 1754.

1240–1304 · Medieval · Franciscans

Giovanni Pelingotto (1240 – 1 June 1304) was an Italian Roman Catholic member of the Secular Franciscan Order who hailed from Urbino and lived his life as an almsgiver and hermit.

1125–1184 · Medieval · Benedictines

Giovanni de Surdis Cacciafronte (1125 - 16 March 1184) was an Italian Roman Catholic priest and bishop from the Order of Saint Benedict. He served as the Bishop of Mantua from 1174 until his resignation in 1177 and held the position of Bishop of Vicenza from 1179 until his murder…

1319–1367 · Medieval · Augustinians

Giulia della Rena (1319 – 9 January 1367) was an Italian Roman Catholic professed member of the Order of Saint Augustine in its third order branch.

1225–1343 · Medieval · Franciscans

Gregorio Celli (1225 (purportedly) – 11 May 1343) was an Italian priest of the Roman Catholic Church and a professed member of the Order of Saint Augustine.

1190–1240 · Medieval

Gregory of Nicomedia, or Gregory the Ascetic of the Gulf of Nicomedia (c. 1190–1240), was a Greek Orthodox hieromonk and ascetic. He is venerated as a saint. Gregory was born in the region of Bithynia. His secular name is unknown.

1105 · Medieval

Grigory the Iconographer (11th–13th centuries) was a monk of the Kiev Pechersk Lavra. A saint of the Russian Church, he is venerated as an Orthodox saint.

1315–1442 · Medieval

Saint Gregory of Vologda or Gregory of Pelshma (Grigory Pelshemsky, Grigory Vologodsky), born in the 14th century in Galich and died on September 30 (Julian calendar) 1442, was a Russian monk and founder of the Monastery of the Mother of God of Saint Gregory in the present-day Vo…

1084–1158 · Medieval · Q18924329

Guarino Foscari (c. 1080 - 6 February 1158) was an Italian Catholic Augustinian canon regular and also the Cardinal-Bishop of Palestrina from December 1144 after his relative Pope Lucius II elevated him into the cardinalate.

1090–1164 · Medieval

Blessed Hartmann of Brixen (1090 - 23 December 1164) was a German prelate of the Catholic Church, who served as the Bishop of Brixen from his appointment in 1140 until his death.

1372–1450 · Medieval

Helena Dragaš (Serbian: Јелена Драгаш, romanized: Jelena Dragaš; Greek: Ἑλένη Δραγάση, romanized: Helénē Dragásē; c. 1372 – 23 March 1450) was the Empress consort of the Byzantine Emperor Manuel II Palaiologos and the mother of the last two emperors, John VIII Palaiologos and Con…

1300–1366 · Medieval

Blessed Hemming of Turku (1290–1366) was a Swedish Roman Catholic bishop who served as the bishop of Turku from 1338 until his death in 1366. He was born in Sweden though relocated to Finland following his appointment as bishop.

850–909 · Medieval

Venerable Hérifrid was a French prelate born in 850 in Chartres. He served as the Roman Catholic Bishop of Auxerre until his death in 909 and is buried at the église Notre-Dame-de-la-Cité d'Auxerre.

1160 · Medieval

John of the Kiev Caves, also known as the Sufferer (died 1160, Kiev Pechersk Lavra), was a Ukrainian Christian monk venerated as a saint by the Russian Orthodox Church, which celebrates his feast day on July 18 and September 28.

820–921 · Medieval

Christian ascetic saint

1088–1134 · Medieval

Irene of Hungary (Greek: Είρήνη, born Piroska; 1088 – 13 August 1134) was the Byzantine empress by marriage to John II Komnenos. She is venerated as an Eastern Orthodox saint.

1090 · Medieval

The Venerable Isaac was an Eastern Orthodox monk who died in 1090. He is buried at the Kyiv Pechersk Lavra, the same location where he died.

1244 · Medieval · Dominican Order

Isnardo da Chiampo, OP (d. 19 March 1244) was an Italian Catholic priest and professed member in the Order of Preachers. He studied in Bologna (where Dominic of Osma himself received him into his order) and in Milan before preaching in northern Italian cities such as Brescia and…

1250–1332 · Medieval · Dominican Order

Giacomo Benefatti (died 19 November 1332) was an Italian Catholic priest and professed member of the Order of Preachers who ascended to the position of Bishop of Mantua.