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1105 · Medieval

Joachim of Osogovo (Bulgarian: Йоаким Осоговски) or Joachim Osogovski was a Bulgarian hermit, now a saint, a contemporary of Gabriel of Lesnovo and Prohor of Pčinja.

752–846 · Medieval

Joannicius the Great or Ioannikios (Greek: Όσιος Ιωαννίκιος ο Μέγας; born 762, Bithynia - November 4, 846 in Antidium) was a Byzantine Christian saint, sage, theologian and prophet.

500–500 · Medieval

John Calybite (or John Calabites, Calibita, Chalybita, Calabytes, Kalabytes, Kalybites, Kalyvitis (Greek: Ἰωάννης ὁ Καλυβίτης); died c. 450) was a Greek monk and hermit who is venerated as a saint by the Eastern Orthodox Church and Roman Catholic Church.

985 · Medieval

John Tornike (Georgian: იოანე თორნიკე, romanized: ioane tornik'e; Greek: Ιωάννης Τορνίκιος), also known as Tornike Eristavi (Georgian: თორნიკე ერისთავი; died in 985) was a retired Georgian general and monk who came to be better known as a founder of the formerly Georgian Orthodox…

1350–1423 · Medieval

Jovan Uroš Nemanjić (Serbian Cyrillic: Јован Урош Немањић) or John Ouresis Doukas Palaiologos or Joasaph of Meteora (Greek: Ιωάννης Ούρεσης Δούκας Παλαιολόγος, romanized: Iōannēs Ouresēs Doúkas Palaiologos), was the ruler of Thessaly from c. 1370 to c.

1128–1208 · Medieval

Julián of Cuenca (c. 1127 – 28 January 1208), also known as Saint Julián, was a Spanish Roman Catholic prelate who served as the Bishop of Cuenca from 1196 until his death. He also served as a professor and preacher in addition to being a simple hermit.

1492 · Medieval

Cosmas of Yakhroma (Church Slavonic: Venerable Cosmas of Yakhroma) is a saint of the Orthodox Church. He lived in the 15th century. He took monastic vows at the Kiev Pechersk Lavra, where he resided for some time.

1286–1391 · Medieval

1433–1485 · Medieval

Ludovico Morbioli (1433 - 9 November 1485) was an Italian Roman Catholic from Bologna who led a dissolute life before adopting a life of repentance.

890–951 · Medieval

Luke of Steiris, also known as Luke, Luke the Younger, Luke of Hellas, Luke the Wonder-worker (Greek: Λουκάς ό θαυματουργός; 896 — 953 AD) was a Byzantine saint of the tenth century AD who lived in the themes (provinces) of Hellas and Peloponnese in Greece, and who founded the Mo…

1402–1483 · Medieval

Macarius of Kalyazin (born Matvey Vasilyevich Kozhin; c. 1402 – March 17, 1483) was a Russian religious figure and a saint of the Russian Orthodox Church. The son of a boyar, he founded the Trinity Makaryev Monastery, where he also served as abbot.

1050 · Medieval

The precise dates of the lives of hermit Mark of the Caves, (also known as Mark the Grave-digger) and the two brothers Theophil and John are not recorded, however, their story is preserved in the Kiev Caves Paterikon.

1300–1400 · Medieval

Martyrius of the Kiev Caves (late 13th – early 14th century) was a monk of the Kiev Pechersk Lavra. Due to his great purity of soul and strict fasting, he was ordained a deacon and possessed the gift of performing miracles.

1150–1239 · Medieval

Mercury of Smolensk, also known as Mercurius of Smolensk (date and place of birth unknown; according to tradition, he died on November 24, 1239, in Smolensk), was a legendary saint of the Orthodox Church, a martyr, and a hero of the battles against the Mongols during their invasi…

894–961 · Medieval

Saint Michael Maleinos (Greek: Μιχαήλ Μαλεΐνος, c. 894–12 July 961) was a Byzantine monk who commanded great respect among Christians of Asia Minor.

1453 · Medieval

Michael of Klopsk (Russian: Михаил Клопский, romanized: Mikhail Klopsky; died 1456) was a Russian Orthodox monk and fool for Christ associated with the Klopsky Monastery of the Holy Trinity, located near Novgorod on the river Veryazha.

990–1043 · Medieval

Moses the Hungarian (Russian: Моисей Угрин, Moisey Ugrin; Hungarian: Magyar Mózes; died 26 July 1043) was a Kievan Russian monk of Hungarian origin. He is venerated as a saint on 26 July by the Eastern Orthodox Church. Moses was born around 990–995.

1056–1114 · Medieval

Nestor the Chronicler, or Nestor the Hagiographer, (Church Slavonic: Нестор Летописец, romanized: Nestor Letopisec; c. 1056 – c. 1114) was a monk from Kievan Rus' who is known to have written two hagiographies: the Life of the Venerable Theodosius of the Kiev Caves and the Accoun…

760–824 · Medieval

Saint Nicetas of Medikion (Greek: Νικήτας Μηδικίου) or Nicetas the Confessor (Νικήτας ο ομολογητής), who is commemorated on 3 April, was a monk who opposed Byzantine Iconoclasm. Nicetas was born in Bithynian Caesarea of a pious family.

1100–1156 · Medieval

Nifont (Russian: Нифонт) was Archbishop of Novgorod from 1130 to 1156, the first prelate of Novgorod the Great to hold that title, though it appears the title was held personally and did not extend to the office until 1165.

1340–1391 · Medieval · Order of Friars Minor

Nicholas Tavelic, O.F.M. (Croatian: Nikola Tavelić), was a Croatian Friar Minor, priest and missionary who was the leader of a group of friars who died a martyr's death in Jerusalem on November 14, 1391.

1080–1143 · Medieval

Nicholas of Chernihiv, born Svyatoslav Davydovych (died 1142, Kiev Pechersk Lavra), was the first prince of Kievan Rus' to take monastic vows. He is venerated as a saint by the Russian Orthodox Church, which celebrates his feast day on October 14.

1088 · Medieval

Nikon of the Caves (Nikon the Great; died March 23, 1088) was an 11th-century Old Rus' church figure, hegumen of the Kiev Pechersk Monastery from 1078 to 1088, founder of the Church and Monastery of the Most Holy Theotokos in Tmutarakan, a scholar and chronicler, and an Orthodox…

1352–1426 · Medieval

Nikon of Radonezh, born in 1352 in Yuryev-Polsky and died on November 17, 1426, in Sergiyev Posad, was abbot of the Trinity Lavra of St. Sergius and a disciple of its founder, Sergius of Radonezh. He is venerated as a saint by the Orthodox Churches.

1101 · Medieval

Nikon the Dry was an 11th-century monk at the Kyiv Pechersk Lavra in Kievan Rus'. He was captured and enslaved by the Polovtsians, enduring brutal captivity for more than three years. He eventually gained his freedom, allegedly through a miracle.

1150 · Medieval

Onisim of the Caves (Ukrainian: Онисим затвірник Печерський) (fl. 12th–13th century) was a monk of Kyiv Pechersk Lavra, buried at the Near Caves.

1400–1384 · Medieval

Pachomius of Nerekhta (secular name Iakov Ignatyev; early 14th century, Vladimir – March 23, 1384, Trinity-Sypanov Monastery) was an igumen of the Russian Orthodox Church, the first igumen of the restored Konstantinov Monastery (now a closed monastery within the city of Vladimir)…

1230 · Medieval

Venerable Pacifique de Lens died in 1230.

1201–1301 · Medieval

Venerable Pavle Morchil was born in 1201 and died in 1301. He died at the Far Caves and is recognized as a saint.

1350–1422 · Medieval · Villacrecians

The Venerable Peter of Villacreces (born in Castile, c. 1350 – died in Peñafiel, 1422) was a Castilian Franciscan friar and theologian, and the founder of a group of Observants known as the Franciscan Observance of Peter of Villacreces.

1020–1089 · Medieval · Vallumbrosan Order

Pietro Igneo (died 11 November 1089) was an Italian Roman Catholic Benedictine monk from the Vallombrosians branch. He also served as a cardinal and was named as the Cardinal-Bishop of Albano.

1442–1490 · Medieval · Franciscans

Pietro Corradini (1435 – 25 July 1490) was an Italian Roman Catholic priest and a professed member of the Order of Friars Minor. Corradini served in several leadership positions within his order which bought him into contact with the likes of James of the Marches and Camilla Batt…

1290 · Medieval

Peter of the Horde, also known as Peter of Rostov (born Dair Kaidagul, son of Orda-Ichin, or Peter of the Horde, descendant of Genghis Khan; died 1290, Rostov), was a prince of the Golden Horde and a nephew of Khan Berke.

650–734 · Medieval

Peter the Athonite (d. 9th century), sometimes called Peter of Mount Athos, is reputed to have been the first hermit to settle upon the Mount Athos. He is venerated as a saint and commemorated by the Eastern Orthodox, Eastern Catholic and Roman Catholic Churches on June 12.

1050–1115 · Medieval

Peter the Hermit (c. 1050 – 8 July 1115 or 1131), also known as Little Peter, Peter of Amiens (French: Pierre d'Amiens) or Peter of Achères (French: Pierre d'Achères), was a Roman Catholic priest of Amiens and a key figure during the military expedition from France to Jerusalem i…

1238–1304 · Medieval · Order of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Mercy

Pedro Armengol (c. 1238 – 27 April 1304), born Pedro Armengol Rocafort, was a Spanish Roman Catholic who was of noble stock and a thief during his adolescence.

1355–1435 · Medieval · Congregation of Poor Hermits of St. Jerome

Pietro Gambacorta (15 February 1355 - 17 June 1435) was an Italian Roman Catholic priest and the co-founder of the Poor Hermits of St. Jerome. He was a professed religious from the Third Order of Saint Francis and co-founded his order in Rome alongside Nicola da Forca Palena.

1050–1215 · Medieval

Pimen the Faster (born 11th century, died 1215 in Kyiv) was a monk of the Kyiv Pechersk Lavra and a saint of the Synaxis of the Venerable Fathers of the Kyiv Caves, who rest in the Near Caves. Little is known about his life.

740–814 · Medieval

Plato the Studite, also Plato of Sakkoudion (Greek: Ὅσιος Πλάτων τῆς Μονῆς τῶν Σακκουδίων; c. 735 in probably Constantinople – 4 April 814 in Constantinople), was a Byzantine minor official who became a monk in 759.

1200–1182 · Medieval

Polycarp of the Caves (died 1182) was a venerable saint of the Russian Orthodox Church and archimandrite of the Kiev Pechersk Monastery. Virtually no information remains regarding his childhood or secular life, and other biographical details about him are very scarce and fragmen…

1000–1067 · Medieval · Benedictines

Robert de Turlande (c. 1000 - 17 April 1067) was a French Roman Catholic priest and professed member of the Order of Saint Benedict. He was of noble stock and was also related to Saint Gerald of Aurillac.

490–556 · Medieval

Romanos the Melodist (Greek: Ῥωμανὸς ὁ Μελωδός; late 5th-century – after 555) was a Byzantine hymnographer and composer, who is a central early figure in the history of Byzantine music.

950–1050 · Medieval

Sabiana (in Georgian: ღირსი საბიანა), also known as Sabiana of Samtskhe, was a Georgian nun, saint, and venerable figure from the 10th-11th centuries. She spent most of her life and work in the monastery she led as hegumen, located in the region of Samtskhe.

983–1073 · Medieval

Anthony of Kiev, also called Anthony of the Caves (Russian: Антоний Печерский, Ukrainian: Антоній Печерський; c. 983 – 1073), was a monk and the founder of the monastic tradition in Kievan Rus'.

590–654 · Medieval

Saint Bavo of Ghent (also known as Bavon, Allowin, Bavonius, Baaf; AD 622–659) is a Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox saint. He exchanged a dissolute lifestyle for that of a missionary under the guidance of Saint Amand.

1071 · Medieval

Damian of the Kiev Caves, also known as Damian the Healer (died between 1062 and May 3, 1074), was a monk and presbyter of the Kiev Pechersk Lavra.

1143–1204 · Medieval

Ilya of Pechersk (Saint Ilya Muromets) was a monk of the Kiev Pechersk Lavra. A saint of the Russian Orthodox Church, he is venerated as a venerable, with feast days on September 28 (October 11) in the Synaxis of the Venerable Fathers of the Kiev Pechersk Near Caves and on Decemb…

1150–1194 · Medieval

Born in 1150 in Turov, the Eastern Orthodox monk Lawrence is recognized as a Venerable saint. He died in 1194 and is buried at the Kyiv Pechersk Lavra.

1091–1228 · Medieval

Venerable Methodius was born in 1091 and died in 1228 in Pochaiv. He was a figure of Eastern Orthodoxy who is buried at the Pochayiv Lavra.

1317–1429 · Medieval

Born in Moscow in 1317, the Venerable Paul of Obnora was an Eastern Orthodox monk and a citizen of the Grand Principality of Moscow. He died in 1429 at the Pavlo-Obnorsky Monastery.