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1390–1450 · Medieval

Louis Aleman (c. February 1390 – 16 September 1450) was a French Roman Catholic cardinal and a professed member of the now-suppressed Canons Regular of Saint John Baptist.

1200–1227 · Medieval

Louis IV the Saint (German: Ludwig IV. der Heilige; 28 October 1200 – 11 September 1227), a member of the Ludovingian dynasty, was Landgrave of Thuringia and Saxon Count palatine from 1217 until his death. He was the husband of Elizabeth of Hungary.

1274–1297 · Medieval · Franciscans

Saint Louis of Toulouse (9 February 1274 – 19 August 1297), also known as Louis of Anjou, was a Neapolitan prince of the Capetian House of Anjou and a Catholic bishop.

900 · Medieval

Luca Casali da Nicosia was a Catholic priest and abbot born in Nicosia. He died in 900 and is recognized as a saint by the Catholic Church.

1180–1260 · Medieval · Third Order of Saint Francis

Luchesius Modestini, TOSF (also Luchesio, Lucchese, Lucesio, Lucio, or Luchesius of Poggibonsi) (c. 1180 - 1260) is honored by tradition within the Franciscan Order as being, along with his wife, Buonadonna de' Segni, the first members of the Franciscan Order of Penance, most com…

1038 · Medieval · Benedictines

Lucido di Aquara was a Catholic priest and a member of the Benedictine order who was born in Aquara. He died in Cassino in 1038 and is recognized as a saint in the Catholic Church.

742–809 · Medieval

Ludger (Latin: Ludgerus; also Lüdiger or Liudger) (c. 742 – 26 March 809) was a missionary among the Frisians and Saxons, founder of Werden Abbey and the first Bishop of Münster in Westphalia. He has been called the "Apostle of Saxony".

1200–1250 · Medieval · Premonstratensians

Ludolph of Ratzeburg was a Premonstratensian Bishop of Ratzeburg. In 1236, Ludolph was appointed to the see of the newly formed Prince-Bishopric of Ratzeburg.

1109–1185 · Medieval · Premonstratensians

Ludwig III of Arnstein (born 1109 at Arnstein Castle; died October 28, 1185, at Gommersheim Monastery, present-day Gau-Odernheim) was a count and a multiple monastery founder.

900–887 · Medieval

Luithard (Old High German liut "people" and harti "hard"; also Latinized as Luithardus; born unknown; died 887 in Paderborn) was the third Bishop of Paderborn (862–887). Luithard undertook important collegiate and monastic foundations, such as Niggenkerken near Höxter in 863.

710–786 · Medieval · Benedictines

Saint Lullus (also known as Lull or Lul, born AD 710 – died 16 October 786) was the first permanent archbishop of Mainz, succeeding Saint Boniface, and first abbot of the Benedictine Hersfeld Abbey.

623 · Medieval

Saint Lupus of Sens (or Saint Loup de Sens) (born c. 573; died c. 623) was the nineteenth bishop of Sens. He was the son of Betton, Count of Tonnerre, "Blessed Betto," a member of the royal house of the Kingdom of Burgundy.

1182–1246 · Medieval · Cistercians

Lutgardis of Aywières, OSB (Dutch: Sint-Ludgardis; 1182 – 16 June 1246; also spelled Lutgarde) was a Catholic Benedictine nun from the medieval Low Countries in the Holy Roman Empire.

600–596 · Medieval

Magneric of Trier (also called Magnerich, or Magnericus) (born c. 522, died c. 596) was a Frankish bishop of Trier. He is a Catholic and Orthodox saint, with a feast day on July 25. Magneric was one of the first bishops with a Germanic name.

660 · Medieval

Saint Magnus of Avignon (French: Saint Magne) (died 660) was a bishop and governor of Avignon, his native city. He was a Gallo-Roman senator. A widower, he was the father of Saint Agricola of Avignon. Magnus became a monk and then became bishop of Avignon.

699–772 · Medieval · Benedictines

Magnus of Füssen, otherwise Magnoald or Mang, was a missionary saint in southern Germany, also known as the Apostle of the Allgäu. He is believed to have been a contemporary either of Gall (died 627) or of Boniface (died 754) and is venerated as the founder of St.

910 · Medieval · Benedictines

Majolus of Cluny (Maieul, Mayeul, Mayeule, Mayol) (c. 906 – May 11, 994) was the fourth abbot of Cluny. Majolus was very active in reforming individual communities of monks and canons; first, as a personal commission, requested and authorized by the Emperor or other nobility.

520–621 · Medieval

Saint Malo was a Welsh mid-sixth century founder of Saint-Malo, a commune in Brittany, France. He was one of the seven founding saints of Brittany.

1101–1217 · Medieval

Manfred von Riva was a Catholic presbyter born in Milan in 1200. He died in 1217 at Riva San Vitale, Monte San Giorgio, and is recognized as a blessed.

400–500 · Medieval

Mansuetus (Latin: Mansuetus Uricitanus; 4th century – 5th century) was the bishop of Urusi in the African province of Proconsular, who suffered martyrdom under the Vandal king Gaiseric, a supporter of Arianism.

1166–1237 · Medieval · Dominican Order

Manés de Guzmán, OP (c. 1166 – 1235) , was a Castilian Dominican priest beatified in the Roman Catholic Church. His younger brother, Domingo de Guzmán was the founder of the Order of Preachers, whom he helped in his reforming aims throughout his life.

1409–1479 · Medieval · Franciscans

Marco da Bologna was a Catholic priest and Franciscan born in Bologna in 1409. He died in Piacenza in 1479 and is recognized as a blessed within the Catholic Church.

1425–1496 · Medieval · Franciscans

Blessed Marco da Montegallo (1425 - 19 March 1496) was an Italian Roman Catholic priest from the Order of Friars Minor. He was born to a nobleman and served as a doctor in Ascoli Piceno before he was pressured into marriage in 1451 - the couple annulled their marriage after both…

1317–1397 · Medieval · Dominican Order

Marcolino Amanni, known as Marcolinus of Forlì (died January 2, 1397), was a Dominican friar of the Order of Preachers at the convent of Forlì in Northern Italy. He was beatified in 1756. He is a Catholic saint whose feast day is celebrated locally on January 24.

1276–1311 · Medieval

Margaret of Brabant (4 October 1276 – 14 December 1311), was the daughter of John I, Duke of Brabant and Margaret of Flanders. She was the wife of Henry, Count of Luxembourg, and after his election as King of Germany in 1308, she became Queen of Germany.

1287–1320 · Medieval · Dominican Order

Margaret of Città di Castello, TOSD (1287 – 12 April 1320) was an Italian Catholic educator and a Dominican tertiary. Margaret was both blind and had other physical disabilities and became known for her deep faith and holiness.

1247–1297 · Medieval · Secular Franciscan Order

Margaret of Cortona (1247 – 22 February 1297) was an Italian penitent of the Third Order of Saint Francis. She was born in Laviano, near Perugia, and died in Cortona. She was canonised in 1728.

1242–1270 · Medieval · Nuns of the Order of Preachers

Margaret of Hungary, OP (Margit in Hungarian; 27 January 1242 – 18 January 1270) was a Dominican nun and the daughter of King Béla IV of Hungary and Maria Laskarina.

1291–1351 · Medieval · Dominican Order

Margareta Ebner (1291 – 20 June 1351) was a German professed religious from the Dominican Nuns. Ebner – from 1311 – experienced a series of spiritual visions in which Jesus Christ gave her messages which she recorded in letters and a journal at the behest of her spiritual directo…

800–880 · Medieval

Markward von Hildesheim was a Catholic priest and bishop born in 800. He died in 880 in Ebstorf and is recognized as a saint by the Catholic Church.

1100–1142 · Medieval · Premonstratensians

Marquard is a small farming town in the Free State province of South Africa that serves Winburg in the northwest. The town was set up in 1905 by an influential Dutch Reform minister, JJ Marquard, with the help of Christoffel Cornelis Froneman, the commandant of the Orange Free St…

515–580 · Medieval · Benedictines

Saint Martin of Braga (in Latin Martinus Bracarensis, in Portuguese, known as Martinho de Dume c. 520–580 AD), also known as Saint Martin of Dumio, was an archbishop of Bracara Augusta in Gallaecia (now Braga in Portugal), a missionary, a monastic founder, and an ecclesiastical a…

1140–1213 · Medieval · Cistercians

Martín de Hinojosa, also known as Martín de Finojosa or Martín de Huerta (born in Deza c. 1140 – died in Sotoca de Tajo on September 16, 1213), was a Castilian ecclesiastic, abbot of the Abbey of Huerta, and Bishop of Sigüenza. He is venerated as a saint by the Catholic Church.

1230–1290 · Medieval · Order of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Mercy

María de Cervelló (Barcelona, 1230–1290) was a Catalan nun and the founder of the female branch of the Order of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Mercy. Pope Benedict XIII inscribed her in the Roman Martyrology in 1729. Her feast day is celebrated on September 19.

955–999 · Medieval

Matilda (December 955 – February 999), also known as Mathilda and Mathilde, was a German regent, and the first Princess-Abbess of Quedlinburg.

1420–1470 · Medieval · Dominican Order

Matthew Carreri, (Italian: Matteo Carreri; ca 1420 – 5 October 1470) was a Dominican friar noted for the "austerity of his life." He was the spiritual instructor of Stephana de Quinzanis, and like her, an alleged stigmatic.

1376–1450 · Medieval · Order of Friars Minor

Matteo da Gimara, OFM (also known as Matthew of Agrigento; c. 1376 – 7 January 1450) was an Italian Catholic prelate and a professed member of the Order of Friars Minor. He served as the Bishop of Agrigento from 17 September 1442 until his resignation in mid-1445.

1080–1136 · Medieval · Benedictines

Matthew of Albano (Matthieu, O.S.B.Clun.) (died 1134) was a French Benedictine monk and Cardinal, and papal legate. He is a Catholic saint. He was instrumental in the recognition of the Knights Templar, at the 1129 Council of Troyes.

1117–1191 · Medieval · Cistercians

Maurice of Carnoet was a Cistercian abbot. Born in Brittany, Maurice went on to study at the University of Paris. When he completed his studies he entered the Langonette Monastery in 1144. In 1176 he was elected abbot of Langonette Monastery.

800 · Medieval

Maurinus of Cologne was a 9th-century German abbot who is said to have died as a martyr. He is recognised as a saint by the Roman-Catholic Church and Eastern Orthodox Church. His 12th-century shrine rests in Saint Pantaleon's Church, Cologne.

1000–1070 · Medieval · Benedictines

Maurus of Pécs or Mór (Hungarian: Mór pécsi püspök) was the first known prelate who was born in the Kingdom of Hungary. He was abbot of the Benedictine Abbey of Pannonhalma between around 1029 and 1036, and bishop of Pécs from year 1036 until his death around year 1075.

498–556 · Medieval

Maximianus of Ravenna, or Maximian (499 – February 22, 556; feast day formerly February 21) was bishop of Ravenna in Italy. Ravenna was then the capital of the Byzantine Empire's territories in Italy, and Maximianus's role may have included secular political functions.

450–511 · Medieval

Maximus was Bishop of Pavia. He was in attendance at councils of Rome convened under Pope Symmachus.

301–500 · Medieval

Maximus of Verona was a Catholic priest who served as a bishop. Born in 301 and dying in 500 in Verona, he is recognized as a saint in the Catholic Church.

1241–1298 · Medieval · Benedictines

Mechtilde of Hackeborn, OSB, also known as Mechtilde of Helfta (born Matilda von Hackeborn-Wippra; 1240/1241 – 19 November 1298), was a Saxon Benedictine nun known for her musical talents and spiritual revelations.

475–550 · Medieval

Medardus or Medard (French: Médard or Méard) (ca. 456–545) was the Bishop of Noyon. He moved the seat of the diocese from Vermand to Noviomagus Veromanduorum (modern Noyon) in northern France.

710–783 · Medieval · Benedictines

Megingoz (or Megingod, Megingaud, Megingold, Mengold) was the second bishop of Würzburg from 753 until his retirement in 768. Three manuscripts emanating from the scriptorium of Würzburg can be dated to his episcopate.

975–1036 · Medieval

Meinwerk (c. 975 – 5 June 1036) was the Bishop of Paderborn from 1009 until his death. He was a member of the aristocratic Immedinger family and was granted his see on the understanding that his property would pass to the diocese on his death.

401–501 · Medieval

Saint Melaine (Latin: Melanius or Mellanus; Breton: Melani; Cornish: Melan; Welsh: Mellon) was a 6th-century Bishop of Rennes in Brittany (now in France). Melaine was born at near Redon in Plaz in Brain, to a Gallo-Roman family.

1033 · Medieval

Melchizedek I (Georgian: მელქისედეკ I) was the first Catholicos-Patriarch of All Georgia, from 1010 to 1033, reigning from Ani. He is revered as a saint by the Georgian Orthodox Church. Before him, heads of the Georgian Church only bore the title of Catholicos of Kartli.