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1319–1364 · Medieval

Charles of Blois-Châtillon (1319 – 29 September 1364), nicknamed "the Saint", was the legalist Duke of Brittany from 1341 until his death, via his marriage to Joan, Duchess of Brittany and Countess of Penthièvre, holding the title against the claims of John of Montfort.

1077–1152 · Medieval · Benedictines

Chelidonia was a Benedictine hermitess. She was born in Ciculum, Italy, and became a recluse in the mountains near Subiaco, choosing a home, as a hermitess, in a cave now called Marra Ferogna. Chelidonia later received her habit from Cardinal Cuno of Frascati.

1362–1420 · Medieval · Dominican Order

Chiara Gambacorti, OP (born Vittoria; 1362 – 17 April 1420) was an Italian Catholic nun in the Order of Preachers. She was born to rich merchants and was left a widow after a brief marriage.

697 · Medieval

Saint Chlodulf (Clodulphe or Clodould) (605 – June 8, 696 or 697, others say May 8, 697) was bishop of Metz approximately from 657 to 697. Chlodulf was the son of Arnulf, bishop of Metz, and the brother of Ansegisel, mayor of the palace of Austrasia.

1150–1224 · Medieval

Christina the Astonishing (c.1150 – 24 July 1224), also known as Christina Mirabilis, was a Christian holy woman born in Brustem (near Sint-Truiden), Belgium.

1242–1312 · Medieval

Christina of Stommeln (24 July 1242 – 6 November 1312), also known as Christina Bruso and Christina Bruzo, was a Roman Catholic mystic, ecstatic, and stigmatic.

715–766 · Medieval

Chrodegang (Latin: Chrodogangus; German: Chrodegang, Hruotgang; died 6 March 766) was the Frankish Bishop of Metz from 742 or 748 until his death. He served as chancellor for his kinsman, Charles Martel.

516–546 · Medieval

Saint Ciarán of Clonmacnoise (c. 516 – c. 549), supposedly born Ciarán mac an tSaeir ("son of the carpenter"), was one of the Twelve Apostles of Ireland and the first abbot of Clonmacnoise.

500–530 · Medieval

Ciarán of Saigir , also known as Ciarán mac Luaigne or Saint Kieran (Welsh: Cieran), was one of the Twelve Apostles of Ireland and is considered the first saint to have been born in Ireland, although the legend that he preceded Saint Patrick is questionable.

1194–1253 · Medieval · Poor Clares

Chiara Offreduccio (16 July 1194 – 11 August 1253), known as Clare of Assisi (sometimes spelled Clara, Clair or Claire; Italian: Chiara d'Assisi), is an Italian saint who was one of the first followers of Francis of Assisi. Inspired by the teachings of St. Francis, St.

1268–1308 · Medieval · Augustinian nuns

Clare of Montefalco, OSA (Italian: Chiara da Montefalco; c. 1268 – August 18, 1308), in religion Saint Clare of the Cross, was an Augustinian nun and abbess. She was formerly a member of the Third Order of St. Francis. She was canonized by Pope Leo XIII on December 8, 1881.

1282–1346 · Medieval · Franciscans

Clare of Rimini (c. 1260 – 10 February c. 1326) was an Italian holy woman who was beatified. She was born to a wealthy family and married at a young age. She was sent into exile when her husband died, witnessed the political execution of her father and brother, and remarried.

660 · Medieval · Benedictines

Saint Clair of Dauphiné, also known as St. Clair of Vienne, was a Catholic abbot who "bequeathed to monasticism an example of religious excellence". He was born about 590 in Saint-Clair-du-Rhône and died in 660 in Vienne, France.

700–699 · Medieval

Saint Claudius of Besançon (French: Saint Claude), sometimes called Claude the Thaumaturge (c. 607 – June 6, 696 or 699 AD), was a priest, monk, abbot, and bishop. A native of Franche-Comté, Claudius became a priest at Besançon and later a monk.

750–818 · Medieval

Saint Clement of Ireland (Clemens Scotus) (c. 750 – 818) is venerated as a saint by the Catholic Church. Born in Ireland, he founded a school for boys under the patronage of Charlemagne and figures in the Carolingian Renaissance of learning. A monk of St.

840–916 · Medieval

Saint Clement (or Kliment) of Ohrid (Bulgarian, Macedonian, Serbian: Климент Охридски, Kliment Ohridski; Ancient Greek: Κλήμης τῆς Ἀχρίδας, Klḗmēs tē̂s Akhrídas; Slovak: Kliment Ochridský; c. 830 – 916) was one of the first medieval Bulgarian saints, scholar, writer, and apostle…

1235–1291 · Medieval · Order of St. Augustine

Clemente da Osimo (1235 – 8 April 1291) was an Italian Roman Catholic professed religious and a member of the Order of Saint Augustine. He was hailed as a reformer of the order.

524–560 · Medieval

Clodoald (Latin: C(h)lodoaldus, Cloudus; reconstructed Frankish: *Hlōdōwald; 522 – c. 560 AD), better known as Saint Cloud , was a Merovingian prince, grandson of Clovis I and son of Chlodomer, who preferred to renounce royalty and became a hermit and monk.

474–545 · Medieval

Clotilde (c. 474 – 3 June 545 in Burgundy, France) (also known as Clotilda (Fr.), Chlothilde (Ger.) Chlothieldis, Chlotichilda, Clodechildis, Croctild, Crote-hild, Hlotild, Rhotild, and many other forms) is a saint and was a Queen of the Franks.

800 · Medieval

Clydog (also known as Clydawg, Clodock, Clitaucus, Cleodicus, Cladocus) was a sixth-century Welsh king of Ergyng who became a saint. His feast day is traditionally held on 3 November but is also celebrated on 19 August.

400–500 · Medieval

Sedulius (sometimes with the nomen Coelius or Caelius, both of doubtful authenticity) was a Christian poet during the first half of the 5th century. Little is known about his life.

550–632 · Medieval

Saint Colman mac Duagh (c. 560 – 29 October 632) was born at Corker, Kiltartan, County Galway, Ireland, the son of the Irish chieftain Duac (and thus, in Irish, mac Duach).

522–600 · Medieval

Colmán of Cloyne (530 – 606), also Colmán mac Léníne, was a monk, founder and patron of Cluain Uama, now Cloyne, County Cork, Ireland, and one of the earliest known Irish poets to write in the vernacular.

550–501 · Medieval

Saint Colmán of Dromore, also known by the pet form Mocholmóc, was a 6th-century Irish saint. Colman was a native of Dalriada, born roughly a generation after Patrick's apostolate to Ireland, and was baptized by a bishop, bearing his own name who was also his uncle.

605–676 · Medieval

Colmán of Lindisfarne (c. 605 – 674 AD) also known as Saint Colmán was Bishop of Lindisfarne from 661 until 664. Colmán was a native of the west of Ireland and had received his education on Iona. He was probably a nobleman of the Conmaicne Mara.

1208–1241 · Medieval

Coloman of Galicia (Hungarian: Kálmán; Ukrainian: Коломан; 1208 – 1241) was the ruler—from 1214 prince, and from 1215 or 1216 to 1221, the king—of Galicia, and the duke of Slavonia from 1226 to his death. He was the second son of Andrew II of Hungary and Gertrude of Merania.

1000–1012 · Medieval

Coloman of Stockerau (Irish: Colmán; Latin: Colomannus; died 18 October 1012) was an Irish saint. While on pilgrimage to the Holy Land, he was mistaken for a spy and hanged near Vienna.

521–597 · Medieval

Columba or Colmcille (7 December 521 – 9 June 597 AD) was an Irish abbot and missionary evangelist credited with spreading Christianity in what is today Scotland at the start of the Hiberno-Scottish mission.

401–600 · Medieval

Columba of Cornwall (Welsh, and in Latin, translated to modern English as dove), also called Columb (English), was a saint from Cornwall who lived in the 6th century.

853 · Medieval

Columba of Spain (also Columba of Córdoba) was a virgin and nun who was born in Córdoba, Spain, and martyred around 853 by the Muslim rulers in Spain, during a persecution of Christians. She is a part of the Martyrs of Córdoba and venerated as a saint in the Catholic Church.

550–552 · Medieval

Columba of Terryglass (Colum) (died 13 December 552) was the son of Ninnidh, a descendant of Crinthainn, King of Leinster. Columba was a disciple of St. Finnian of Clonard. He was one of the Twelve Apostles of Ireland.

543–615 · Medieval · Q3454227

Saint Columbanus (Irish: Columbán; 543 – 21 November 615) was an Irish missionary notable for founding a number of monasteries after 590 in the Frankish and Lombard kingdoms, most notably Luxeuil Abbey in present-day France and Bobbio Abbey in present-day Italy.

516–601 · Medieval

Saint Comgall (c. 510–520 – 597/602), an early Irish saint, was the founder and abbot of the great Irish monastery at Bangor in Ireland. Comgall was born sometime between 510 and 520 in Dál nAraidi, Ulster according to the Irish annals near the place now known as Magheramorne in…

530 · Medieval

Saint Conaire (also Cannera, Cainder or Cainnear) (feast day 28 January) was an Irish holy woman who died in 530 AD. Originally from Bantry Bay in modern County Cork, she was an anchorite who lived in a self-imposed solitude and spiritual exile from society.

450–519 · Medieval

Saint Conleth was an Irish hermit and metalworker, also said to have been a copyist and skilled illuminator of manuscripts. He is believed to have come from the Wicklow area.

1139–1236 · Medieval

Conon (3 June 1139 – 28 March 1236) was a Basilian abbot at Naso, Sicily. A famous tale from the life of Conon tells that he made a pilgrimage to Jerusalem, and whilst there he received a vision. In this vision, Conon witnessed a priest he knew being suffocated by a snake.

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.

1234–1289 · Medieval · Franciscans

Conrad of Ascoli was an Italian Friar Minor and missionary; his feast day is April 19. Conrad was born at Ascoli in the March of Ancona in 1234. He belonged to the noble family of Miliani and from his earliest years made penance the predominating element of his life.

1105–1154 · Medieval · Cistercians

Conrad of Bavaria (German: Konrad von Bayern; Italian: Corrado di Baviera) (c. 1105 – 17 March 1126 or 1154) was a Cistercian monk, the son of Henry the Black, Duke of Bavaria and Wulfhilde Billung of Saxony.

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.

1241–1306 · Medieval · Franciscans

Conrad of Offida (c. 1241 - 12 December 1306) was an Italian Friar Minor preacher and founder of the Celestines. Conrad was born at Offida, a little town in the March of Ancona, c. 1241.

1290–1351 · Medieval · Order of Friars Minor

Conrad Confalonieri of Piacenza, TOSF (Italian: Corrado, 1290 [or 1284] (in Italian) – 19 February 1351), was an Italian hermit of the Third Order of St. Francis, who is venerated as a saint. Little is known of Conrad's life.

1177–1227 · Medieval · Cistercians

Conrad of Urach (also named Conrad von Urach; German: Konrad von Urach, also known as Konrad or Kuno von Zähringen; born in the 1170s; died 29 September 1227, probably in Bari) was a Cistercian monk and abbot, and Cardinal Bishop of Porto and Santa Rufina; he declined the papacy.…

1069–1124 · Medieval · Benedictines

Constabilis (Italian: San Constabile, San Costabile) (c. 1070 – 1124) was an Italian abbot and saint. He was abbot of La Trinità della Cava, located at Cava de' Tirreni, from 1122 to 1124.

1237–1302 · Medieval

Constance of Hungary (Hungarian: Magyarországi Konstancia, Ukrainian: Констанція Угорська) (c. 1237–1302), was a Queen consort of Galicia and a Grand Princess of Kiev by marriage to Leo I of Galicia, Grand Prince of Kiev (r. 1271–1301).

1248–1302 · Medieval · Poor Clares

Constance II (in Italian: Costanza; c. 1249 – (1302-04-09)9 April 1302) was queen regnant of Sicily from September 1282 to November 1285 alongside her husband, King Peter I. She was also queen consort of Aragon from 1276 to 1285.

859–879 · Medieval

Constantine (Ancient Greek: Κωνσταντῖνος, romanized: Kōnstantīnos; born between 855 and c. 865, died 3 September 879) was a junior Byzantine emperor, alongside Basil I as the senior emperor, from January 868 to 3 September 879.

1050–1159 · Medieval

Constantine I (27 February 272 – 22 May 337), also known as Constantine the Great, or known mononymously as Constantine, was Roman emperor from AD 306 to 337 and the first Roman emperor to convert to Christianity.

1000–1063 · Medieval

Constantine III of Constantinople (Greek: Κωνσταντίνος Γʹ Λειχούδης; died 9 or 10 August 1063) was the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople from 1059 until his death in 1063. Born in Constantinople, he was a fellow student of Michael Psellus and John Xiphilinus.

570–640 · Medieval

Constantine was reputedly the son and successor of King Riderch Hael of Alt Clut, the Brittonic kingdom later known as Strathclyde. (The modern English name of Alt Clut is Dumbarton Rock.) He appears only in the Life of St.