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Saint Anthony of Padua1195–1231 · Medieval · Franciscans
Anthony of Padua, OFM, or Anthony of Lisbon; born Fernando Martins de Bulhões (15 August 1195 – 13 June 1231) was a Portuguese Catholic priest and member of the Order of Friars Minor.
Saint Dymphna700–700 · Medieval
Dymphna (also Dimpna, Dymfna, Dimfna, Dympna and Dympha, Irish also Damhnait or Davnet) is a Christian saint honoured in Catholic and Eastern Orthodox traditions. According to tradition, she lived in the 7th century and was martyred by her father.
Saint Francis of Assisi1182–1226 · Medieval · Franciscans
Giovanni di Pietro di Bernardone (c. 1181–3 October 1226), known as Francis of Assisi, was an Italian mystic, poet and Catholic friar who founded the religious order of the Franciscans. Inspired to lead a Christian life of poverty, he became a beggar and an itinerant preacher.
Saint Joan of Arc1412–1431 · Medieval
Joan of Arc (French: Jeanne d'Arc [ʒan daʁk] ; Middle French: Jehanne Darc [ʒəˈãnə ˈdark]; c. 1412 – 30 May 1431) is a patron saint of France, honored as a defender of the French nation for her role in the siege of Orléans and her insistence on the coronation of Charles VII of Fr…
Saint Saint Bernard of Clairvaux, Abbot and Doctor of the Church1091–1153 · Medieval · Cistercians
A Cistercian abbot and Doctor of the Church whose preaching and writings significantly influenced medieval spirituality.
Saint Saint Bonaventure, Bishop and Doctor1221–1274 · Medieval · Franciscans
The 'Seraphic Doctor,' he was a Franciscan theologian, philosopher, and Cardinal who served as Minister General of his order.
Saint Saint Catherine of Siena, Virgin and Doctor of The Church, Patron of Europe1347–1380 · Medieval · Third Order of Saint Dominic
A mystic, advisor to Popes, and Doctor of the Church who worked for Church reform and unity through her prayers and writings.
Saint Saint Patrick400–500 · Medieval
Saint Patrick was a fifth-century Romano-British Christian missionary and bishop in Ireland. Known as the "Apostle of Ireland", he is the primary patron saint of Ireland, the other patron saints being Brigid of Kildare and Columba. He is also the patron saint of Nigeria.
Saint Saint Thomas Aquinas, Priest and Doctor1225–1274 · Medieval · Dominican Order
The 'Angelic Doctor,' his monumental 'Summa Theologiae' remains a foundational work of theology.
Saint Adalbert910–981 · Medieval · Benedictines
Adalbert of Magdeburg (c. 910 – 20 June 981), sometimes incorrectly shortened to "Albert", known as the Apostle of the Slavs, was the first Archbishop of Magdeburg (from 968) and a successful missionary to the Polabian Slavs to the east of what was contemporarily Germany.
Saint Ansgar801–865 · Medieval · Benedictines
Ansgar (8 September 801 – 3 February 865), also known as Anskar, Saint Ansgar, Saint Anschar or Oscar, was Archbishop of Hamburg-Bremen in the northern part of the Kingdom of the East Franks.
Saint Gertrude the Great1256–1302 · Medieval · Benedictines
Gertrude the Great or Gertrude of Helfta (January 6, 1256 – November 17, 1302) was a German Benedictine nun and mystic who was a member of the Monastery of Helfta.
Saint Hedwig of Silesia1174–1243 · Medieval · Cistercians
Hedwig of Silesia (also Hedwig of Andechs, German: Heilige Hedwig von Andechs, Silesian: Śwjynto Hyjdla, Latin: Hedvigis; 1174 – 15 October 1243), a member of the Bavarian comital House of Andechs, was Duchess of Silesia from 1201 and of Greater Poland from 1231 as well as High D…
Saint Louis IX of France1214–1270 · Medieval · Franciscans
Louis IX (25 April 1214 – 25 August 1270), also known as Saint Louis, was King of France from 1226 until his death in 1270. He is widely recognized as the most distinguished of the Direct Capetians.
Saint Saint Anselm of Canterbury, Bishop and Doctor of the Church1033–1109 · Medieval · Benedictines
The 'Father of Scholasticism,' he was a philosopher and Archbishop of Canterbury who sought to understand faith through reason.
Saint Saint Augustine of Canterbury, Bishop550–605 · Medieval
The 'Apostle of the English,' he was sent by Pope Gregory the Great to convert the Anglo-Saxons and became the first Archbishop of Canterbury.
Saint Saint Benedict of Nursia, Abbot, Patron of Europe480–547 · Medieval · Benedictines
The 'Father of Western Monasticism,' he founded the monastery at Monte Cassino and wrote the famous Rule of St. Benedict.
Saint Saint Boniface, Bishop and Martyr675–754 · Medieval · Benedictines
A philosopher who converted to Christianity and became its first great apologist, eventually martyred for refusing to sacrifice to idols.
Saint Saint Bridget of Sweden, Religious, Patron of Europe1303–1373 · Medieval · Bridgettines
Born in 1207, St. Elizabeth was a princess who devoted her life and wealth to the poor, joining the Third Order of St. Francis.
Saint Saint Bruno, Priest1100–1123 · Medieval · Benedictines
A Capuchin friar known as Padre Pio, he bore the stigmata for fifty years and was a renowned confessor.
Saint Saint Casimir1458–1484 · Medieval
A Polish prince who chose a life of humility, chastity, and devotion over royal luxury, dying at the age of 25.
Saint Saint Dominic, Priest1170–1221 · Medieval · Dominican Order
Founder of the Dominicans who promoted study, prayer, and preaching to defend the faith against the Albigensian heresy.
Saint Saint Elizabeth of Hungary1207–1231 · Medieval · Third Order of Saint Francis
Born in 1207, St. Elizabeth was a princess who devoted her life and wealth to the poor, joining the Third Order of St. Francis.
Saint Saint Frances of Rome, Religious1384–1440 · Medieval · Benedictines
A noblewoman who balanced family duties with devotion and service, eventually founding a community of oblates.
Saint Saint Henry, Bishop and Martyr1100–1157 · Medieval
A philosopher who converted to Christianity and became its first great apologist, eventually martyred for refusing to sacrifice to idols.
Saint Saint John I, Pope and Martyr470–526 · Medieval
A Pope and martyr who was imprisoned by the Arian King Theodoric after a diplomatic mission to Constantinople.
Saint Saint John of Capistrano, Priest1386–1456 · Medieval · Ordo Fratrum Minorum de Regularis Observantia
A Franciscan preacher and soldier of Christ who led a successful defense against the Ottoman Turks through his preaching.
Saint Saint Margaret of Scotland1045–1093 · Medieval
Saint Margaret of Scotland (Scottish Gaelic: Naomh Maighréad; Scots: Saunt Marget, c. 1045 – 16 November 1093), also known as Margaret of Wessex, was Queen of Alba from 1070 to 1093 as the wife of King Malcolm III. Margaret was sometimes called "The Pearl of Scotland".
Saint Saint Martin I, Pope and Martyr598–655 · Medieval
The last martyr Pope, he was exiled and suffered for his defense of Christ's two wills against the Monothelite heresy.
Saint Saint Peter Damian, Bishop and Doctor of the Church1007–1072 · Medieval · Benedictines
A monk, cardinal, and reformer, he was a powerful voice for Church renewal and advocate for clerical discipline.
Saint Saint Raymond of Penyafort, Priest1175–1275 · Medieval · Dominican Order
A Dominican friar and brilliant canon lawyer who compiled the 'Decretals' and served as Master General.
Saint Saint Romuald, Abbot951–1027 · Medieval · Benedictines
Founder of the Camaldolese order, he promoted a strict hermit-like life based on the Rule of St. Benedict.
Saint Saint Scholastica, Virgin480–547 · Medieval · Nuns of the order of Saint Benedict
The twin sister of St. Benedict, she founded a community of nuns and is remembered for her spiritual conversations.
Saint Saint Thomas Becket, Bishop and Martyr1119–1171 · Medieval
A philosopher who converted to Christianity and became its first great apologist, eventually martyred for refusing to sacrifice to idols.
Saint Aaron of Aleth550–552 · Medieval
Aaron of Aleth (died after 552), also called Saint Aihran or Eran in Breton, was a hermit, monk and abbot at a monastery on Cézembre, a small island near Aleth, opposite Saint-Malo in Brittany, France.
- Saint Aaron of Auxerre
800–813 · Medieval
Aaron of Auxerre (fl. 800) was a bishop of Auxerre (perhaps 794–807). His relics are venerated in the Church of Saint-Germain in Auxerre, where his feast day is celebrated on 28 September. He is included in the roster of saints in the book Les Petits Bollandistes.
Saint Aba I550–552 · Medieval
Aba I (or, with his Syriac honorific, Mar Aba I) or Mar Abba the Great was the Patriarch of the Church of the East at Seleucia-Ctesiphon from 540 to 552.
- Saint Abbo II
700–707 · Medieval
Abbo II of Metz was the thirty-fifth bishop of the Diocese of Metz, following Landry of Metz. He is commemorated with a feast day of 15 April. Abbo served as bishop from 697–707.
- Blessed Abbo of Auxerre
850–860 · Medieval · Benedictines
Abbo of Auxerre was a Benedictine abbot and bishop of Auxerre. He had been a monk, and later abbot, of the Abbey of Saint-Germain d'Auxerre, and succeeded his brother Heribald of Auxerre as bishop of Auxerre. He resigned from the see in 859.
Saint Abbo of Fleury945–1004 · Medieval · Benedictines
Abbo or Abbon of Fleury (Latin: Abbo Floriacensis; c. 945 – 13 November 1004), also known as Saint Abbo or Abbon, was a monk and abbot of Fleury Abbey in present-day Saint-Benoît-sur-Loire near Orléans, France.
Saint Abbán570–620 · Medieval
Abbán of Corbmaic (Old Irish: Abbán moccu Corbmaic, Latin: Abbanus; d. 520?), also Eibbán or Moabba, was a saint and abbot. He is associated, first and foremost, with the Mag Arnaide (Moyarney or Adamstown, County Wexford, near New Ross).
- Saint Abdalong of Marseilles
750 · Medieval
Abdalong of Marseilles was a bishop of the Diocese of Marseille in the 8th century during the reign of Charles Martel. He has a popular cult without official recognition, which holds an informal feast day for him on March 1.
Saint Abel of Reims700–764 · Medieval · Benedictines
Abel (fl. 744–747) served as the Bishop of Reims in Francia, now modern-day France. He has sometimes been venerated as a saint in the Catholic Church, particularly by the Bollandists.
Saint Abo of Tiflis756–786 · Medieval
Abo of Tiflis (Arabic: أبو التفليسي, romanized: Abu al-Tiflisi; Georgian: აბო თბილელი, romanized: abo tbileli; c. 756 – 6 January 786) was a Christian martyr of Arab origin, who went on to practice his faith in what is now Tbilisi, the capital of present-day Georgia.
- Saint Abraham
501 · Medieval
Abraham of Farshut was an abbot and is a saint of the Coptic Church, and by extension all of the Oriental Orthodox Churches. His feast day in the calendar of saints of the Coptic Church is February 12. He was born in Farshut, near the modern city of Huw.
- Venerable Abraham Paleostrowski
1460 · Medieval
Abraham of Paleostrov (Russian: Авраамий Палеостровский, romanized: Avraamy Paleostrovsky; died c. 1460), also known as Avraamy Olonetsky, is an Eastern Orthodox saint, who was a hegumen (abbot) of the Monastery of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Paleostrov, Russia.
Saint Abraham of Bulgaria1190–1229 · Medieval
Abraham of Bulgaria (Russian: Авраамий Болгарский; died April 1, 1229) was a Christian convert from Islam later who was martyred for his faith and is venerated as a saint in the Eastern Orthodox Church.
- Saint Abraham of Cratia
474–558 · Medieval
Abraham of Cratia or Krateia (c. 474 – c. 558) was a Christian monk from Emesa (now Homs) Byzantine Syria. Abraham was the most important of the bishops on the see of Kratia from its foundation in the 2nd century until its dissolution in the 12th century.
- Saint Abraham of Ephesus
550 · Medieval
Abraham of Ephesus was a 6th-century Archbishop of Ephesus in the Byzantine Empire and monastery founder. He is venerated as a saint by the Eastern Orthodox Church and Roman Catholic Church. His feast day is commemorated on 28 October.
Saint Abraham of Rostov1000–1077 · Medieval
Abraham of Rostov, Archimandrite of Rostov, in the world Abercius, was born in the tenth century in Chuhloma, which is in Kostroma region near Galich, Russia. Born Abercius, he was very ill as a child.