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685–750 · Medieval · Benedictines

Juliana of Pavilly (French: Julienne de Pavilly), also known as Juliana of Montreuil, was the third abbess of the Abbey of Austreberthe in Pavilly, in the French department of Seine-Maritime. Her feast day as a saint is October 11.

1410–1486 · Medieval · Franciscans

Julianus Alemannus was a Catholic priest and a member of the Franciscan order. Born in 1410, he died in L'Aquila in 1486. He is recognized as a saint by the Catholic Church.

550 · Medieval

Justinian was the first bishop of Valencia of whom there is historical record, living during the time of Theudis, King of the Visigoths. He was abbot of the monastery that stood around the tomb of Saint Vincent the Martyr.

600 · Medieval · Benedictines

Justus (died on 10 November between 627 and 631) was the fourth archbishop of Canterbury. Pope Gregory the Great sent Justus from Italy to England on a mission to Christianise the Anglo-Saxons from their native paganism; he probably arrived with the second group of missionaries d…

500 · Medieval

Justus of Acerenza was a Catholic priest and bishop in Ancient Rome. He died in 500 and is venerated as a saint in the Catholic Church.

450–527 · Medieval

Justus of Urgell (Catalan: Sant Just, Spanish: San Justo; died after 546 AD) was a Spanish bishop and saint. He is the first recorded bishop of Urgell, and participated in the Second Council of Toledo in 527.

1200–1260 · Medieval · Third Order of Saint Francis

Jutta of Kulmsee (also called Judith and Otta.c. 1200-May 5, 1264), was a German member of the Third Order of Saint Francis. Jutta was born in Sangerhausen, Germany, southwest of Eiseleben, to the noble family of Sangerhausen, who were related to the dukes of Brunswick.

1091–1136 · Medieval · Benedictines

Countess Jutta von Sponheim (22 December 1091 – 1136) was the youngest of four noblewomen who were born into affluent surroundings in what is currently the Rhineland-Palatinate. She was the daughter of Count Stephen of Spanheim.

750–792 · Medieval · Benedictines

Jænberht (died 12 August 792) was a medieval monk, and later the abbot, of St Augustine's Abbey, Canterbury, who was named Archbishop of Canterbury in 765.

1052–1121 · Medieval

Jón Ögmundsson or Ögmundarson (Latin: Ioannes Ögmundi filius; 1052–23 April 1121), also known as John of Hólar and St. Jón Ögmundarson or Ögmundsson (Icelandic: Jón helgi Ögmundarson/Ögmundsson), was an Icelandic Catholic bishop.

498–618 · Medieval

Kevin (Modern Irish: Caoimhín; Old Irish: Cóemgen, Caemgen; Latinized Coemgenus; 498 (reputedly)–3 June 618) is an Irish saint, known as the founder and first abbot of Glendalough in County Wicklow, Ireland. His feast day is 3 June.

1224–1292 · Medieval · Sisters Clarists of the Rule of Urban IV

Kinga of Poland or Kinga of Hungary, also Saint Kinga (also known as Cunegunda; Polish: Święta Kinga, Hungarian: Szent Kinga, Lithuanian: Šv. Kunigunda) (5 March 1224– 24 July 1292) is a saint in the Catholic Church and patroness of Poland and Lithuania.

1100–1150 · Medieval

Kjeld or Ketil (Latin: Chetillus, Ketillus, Danish: Keld, Kjeld, Ketil; fl. 1100–1150) was a 12th-century Danish clergyman. He is venerated as a saint in Denmark, by both Catholics and Danish Lutherans.

1080–1132 · Medieval · Benedictines

Conrad I of Raitenbuch (also known as Kuno of Regensburg), born around 1070 and died on May 19, 1132, in Regensburg, was a German prelate who served as abbot of Siegburg and the twentieth bishop of Regensburg from 1126 to 1132. He is venerated in Bavaria as a blessed.

1404–1453 · Medieval

Constantine XI Dragases Palaiologos or Dragaš Palaeologus (Greek: Κωνσταντῖνος Δραγάσης Παλαιολόγος, romanized: Kōnstantīnos Dragásēs Palaiológos; 8 February 1404 – 29 May 1453) was the last reigning Byzantine emperor from 23 January 1449 until his death in battle at the fall of…

1040–1095 · Medieval

Ladislaus I (Hungarian: I. László, Croatian: Ladislav I., Slovak: Ladislav I., Polish: Władysław I; c. 1040 – 29 July 1095), also known as Saint Ladislas, was King of Hungary from 1077 and King of Croatia from 1091.

635–705 · Medieval · Benedictines

Lambert of Maastricht, commonly referred to as Saint Lambert (Latin: Lambertus; Middle Dutch: Sint-Lambrecht; Limburgish: Lambaer, Baer, Bert(us); c. 636 – c. 705), was the bishop of Maastricht-Liège (Tongeren) from about 670 until his death.

1084–1154 · Medieval · Benedictines

Lambert of Vence, also known as Lambert of Bauduen, was Bishop of Vence. Born Pelloquin Lambert, at Bauduen, France, in 1084. He lost his mother at birth and was raised at the age of twelve years by the Benedictine monks of Lérins.

650–700 · Medieval · Benedictines

Landrada of Austrasia (also called Leandra, died between c. 690 and 708) was a German saint and ascetic. She co-founded Munsterbilsen Abbey, which was dedicated to the Virgin Mary. Landrada's feast day is 8 July. She is the patroness saint of Munsterbilsen and Ghent.

700–656 · Medieval

Saint Landry or Landericus of Paris (d. c. 661) was a Bishop of Paris and is canonized as a saint by the Roman Catholic Church and the Orthodox Church. Landry built a hospital dedicated to St. Christopher, which later became the Hôtel-Dieu de Paris. His feast day is 10 June.

637 · Medieval

Landry, Landric, Landericus, or Landry of Soignies, commonly known as Saint Landry of Metz (died c. 17 April 692–700 AD) was a Roman Catholic Bishop of Metz, Benedictine abbot of Haumont and Soignies, and a Frankish saint. He was the son of Saint Waltrude and Madelgaire.

1005–1089 · Medieval · Benedictines

Lanfranc OSB (1005 x 1010 – 24 May 1089) was an Italian-born English churchman, monk and scholar. Born in Italy, he moved to Normandy to become a Benedictine monk at Bec.

1124–1198 · Medieval

Lanfranco Beccari was born in 1124 in Gropello Cairoli and served as a Catholic priest and bishop. He died in 1198 in Pavia and is buried in Italy. He is recognized as a saint within the Catholic Church.

401–501 · Medieval

Saint Laud of Coutances (variants: Lauto, Laudo, Launus, popularly: Saint Lô) was the fifth bishop of Coutances and is venerated as a saint in the Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox Churches.

550–619 · Medieval · Benedictines

Laurence (died 2 February 619) was the second Archbishop of Canterbury, serving from about 604 to 619. He was a member of the Gregorian mission sent from Italy to England to Christianise the Anglo-Saxons from their native Anglo-Saxon paganism, although the date of his arrival is…

480–546 · Medieval

Laureanus is a saint beatified in La Rioja, Spain, of Castilian origin, dating from the year of Our Lord 522. He died after suffering martyrdom at the hands of Totila, King of the Ostrogoths and a follower of Arianism, in Vatan.

450–518 · Medieval · Benedictines

Lautém (Portuguese: Município Lautém, Tetum: Munisípiu Lautein) is one of the municipalities (formerly districts) of Timor-Leste, at the eastern end of the country. It has a population of 64,135 (census 2010) and an area of 1,813 km2.

1420–1480 · Medieval

Lawrence Booth (c. 1420 – 1480) served as bishop of Durham and lord chancellor of England, before being appointed archbishop of York. The illegitimate son of John Booth, lord of the manor of Barton, near Eccles, Lancashire, he was half-brother of Sir Robert Booth of Dunham Masse…

1381–1456 · Medieval · Canons Regular of Saint Augustine

Lawrence Justinian (Italian: Lorenzo Giustiniani, 1 July 1381 – 8 January 1456) was a Venetian Catholic priest and bishop who became the first Patriarch of Venice. He is venerated as a saint by the Catholic Church.

534–600 · Medieval · Benedictines

Leander of Seville (Spanish: Leandro de Sevilla; Latin: Leandrus; c. 534 AD – 13 March 600 or 601) was a Hispano-Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Seville.

701–775 · Medieval

Lebuinus (also known as Lebuin, Lebwin or Liafwin; died c. 775) was a medieval Christian monk who is the Apostle of the Frisians and patron saint of the city of Deventer in the Netherlands.

950–1079 · Medieval · Benedictines

Leo I of Cava (Italian: San Leone I Abate; ? –1079) was an Italian abbot and is remembered as the second abbot of the Abbey of La Trinità della Cava, located at Cava de' Tirreni. He is revered as a saint by the Catholic Church.

611–683 · Medieval · Benedictines

Pope Leo II (c. 01 January 611 – 28 June 683) was the Bishop of Rome from 17 August 682 to his death on 28 June 683. One of the popes of the Byzantine Papacy, he is described by a contemporary biographer as both just and learned.

750–816 · Medieval

Pope Leo III (Latin: Leo III; died 12 June 816) was bishop of Rome and ruler of the Papal States from 26 December 795 to his death on 12 June 816.

790–855 · Medieval · Benedictines

Pope Leo IV (died 17 July 855) was the bishop of Rome and ruler of the Papal States from 10 April 847 to his death in 855. He is remembered for repairing Roman churches that had been damaged during the Arab raid against Rome, and for building the Leonine Wall around Vatican Hill…

1002–1054 · Medieval

Pope Leo IX (Italian: Leone IX, German: Leo IX., 21 June 1002 – 19 April 1054), born Bruno von Egisheim-Dagsburg, was the head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 12 February 1049 to his death in 1054.

709–789 · Medieval · Benedictines

Saint Leo of Catania, also known as the Thaumaturgus, or St Leo the Wonderworker in Sicily (May 703 or 709 – 20 February 789), was the fifteenth bishop of Catania, famed also for his love and care toward the poor.

710–782 · Medieval · Benedictines

Leoba, (also Lioba (of Tauberbischofsheim) and Leofgyth) (c. 710 – 28 September 782) was an Anglo-Saxon Benedictine nun and is recognized as a saint. In 746 she and her companions left Wimborne Minster in Dorset to join her kinsman Boniface in his mission to the German people.

450–557 · Medieval

Saint Leobinus (French: Lubin) (died 14 March 557) was a hermit, abbot, and bishop. Born in a peasant family, he became a hermit and a monk of Micy Abbey before being ordained a priest.

616–678 · Medieval · Benedictines

Leodegar of Poitiers (Latin: Leodegarius; French: Léger; c. 615 – October 2, 679 AD) was a martyred Burgundian Bishop of Autun. He was the son of Saint Sigrada and the brother of Saint Warinus.

856–890 · Medieval

Saint Leone di Bayonne was born in 856 in Carentan and served as a Catholic priest and bishop, eventually holding the position of Archbishop of Rouen. He died by decapitation in 890.

673 · Medieval · Benedictines

Leudinus Bodo was a seventh-century bishop of Toul, successor to Eborinus, or Elbonirus. He was a Benedictine. He occurs in hagiographies. His feast day is Sept. 11.

660–717 · Medieval · Benedictines

Saint Leudwinus, Count of Treves founded an abbey in Mettlach. He was Archbishop of Treves and Laon. As patron saint of the Mettlach parish, his relics are carried through the town by procession at the annual Pentecost celebration. His feast day is September 29.

1140 · Medieval · Benedictines

Saint Libert (Latin: Libertus, Liethbertus; French: Liébert; German: Lietbert, Lietbrecht; died 1140) was a saint of the Catholic Church, a Benedictine monk, and a martyr. He was a priest who, as a recluse at the monastery of Saint-Crespin, offered God's mercy to pilgrims.

1026–1118 · Medieval · Benedictines

Lidanus was a Benedictine abbot credited with draining the Pontine Marshes, Italy, and for founding Sezze Abbey in the Papal States. He died at Monte Cassino, in 1118 of natural causes.

1010–1076 · Medieval

Saint Lietbertus (Lietbert, Libert, Liberat) of Brakel (or of Cambrai, de Lessines) (ca. 1010–1076) was bishop of Cambrai from 31 March 1051 to 28 September 1076. Liebertus was born to the Brabantian nobility at Opbrakel (a village in the present-day municipality of Brakel).

540–584 · Medieval · Benedictines

Saint Llupenci de Javols was a Catholic priest and Benedictine monk born in 540. He died by decapitation in 584.

1128–1180 · Medieval

Lorcán Ua Tuathail, known in English as Laurence O'Toole and in French as Laurent d'Eu (1128 – 14 November 1180), was Archbishop of Dublin at the time of the Norman invasion of Ireland.

1120–1163 · Medieval

Lorenzo of Frazzanò, born Lorenzo Ravì (Frazzanò, October 22, 1120 – Frazzanò, December 30, 1162), was an Italian Christian monk and priest, venerated as a saint by the Catholic Church and the Orthodox Church.

1373–1456 · Medieval · Dominican Order

Lorenzo da Ripafratta (1373 - 27 September 1456) was an Italian Roman Catholic professed religious from the Order of Preachers. He was born to nobles in Pisa and served as a novice master in Cortona in the latter half of his career while distinguishing himself in aiding the ill d…