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600–624 · Medieval · Benedictines

Mellitus was the first bishop of London in the Saxon period, the third archbishop of Canterbury, and a member of the Gregorian mission sent to England to convert the Anglo-Saxons from their native paganism to Christianity.

552 · Medieval

Menas of Constantinople (also Minas; Ancient Greek: Μηνᾶς; died 25 August 552), considered a saint in the Chalcedonian-affirming Church and by extension both the Eastern Orthodox Church and Catholic Church of modern times, was born in Alexandria, and enters the records in high ec…

788–847 · Medieval

Methodius I of Constantinople or Methodios I (Greek: Μεθόδιος Α΄; 788/800 – 14 June 847) was Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople from 11 March 843 to 14 June 847. He was born in Syracuse and died in Constantinople.

1427–1484 · Medieval · Franciscans

Michele Carcano O.F.M. Obs. (Michael de Carcanis de Mediolano) (Lomazzo, 1427- 20 March 1484) was an Italian Franciscan preacher. He is known for his part in founding the montes pietatis banking system, with Bernardine of Feltre.

500–500 · Medieval

Miletus (Ancient Greek: Μίλητος, romanised: Mílētos) was an influential ancient Greek city on the western coast of Anatolia, near the mouth of the Maeander River in present day Turkey.

986 · Medieval

Minnborinus of Cologne (fl. 974–986) was an Irish abbot and saint active in Germany. Minborinus was the leader of a group of missionaries from Ireland who travelled to Cologne, Germany. Upon arriving, the Archbishop of Cologne, Warin of Cologne, made Minnborinus abbot of St.

555–638 · Medieval

Mo Chutu mac Fínaill (died 14 May 639), also known as Mochuda, Carthach or Carthach the Younger , was abbot of Rahan, County Offaly, and subsequently, founder and first abbot of Lismore (Irish: Les Mór Mo Chutu), County Waterford.

650–730 · Medieval

Moderanus was a French Catholic priest and bishop born in Rennes in 650. He served as the Roman Catholic Bishop of Rennes and as an abbot before his death in Berceto in 730. He is venerated as a saint within the Catholic Church.

500–500 · Medieval

Modestus (died 489) was bishop of Trier when the Franks gained control over the city of Trier and he is considered a Pre-Congregational Saint. His feast day is 24 February.

720–701 · Medieval

Modestus of Carantania (c. 720 – before 772), called the Apostle of Carinthia or Apostle of Carantania, was an Irish monk who took part in the Hiberno-Scottish mission, evangelising the Carantanians, an Alpine Slavic people settling in the south of present-day Austria and north-e…

601–685 · Medieval · Benedictines

Saint Mummolin of Noyon (or Mummolinus, Momelin, Mommolenus, Mommolinus, Mommolin; died c. 686) was a monk who became an abbot in Saint-Omer, then Bishop of Noyon-Tournai in Belgium. His feast day is 16 October.

531 · Medieval

Montanus was the metropolitan bishop of Toledo between 523 and 531, a contemporary of King Amalaric. He presided over the Second Council of Toledo, held in 527.

600–599 · Medieval

Monulph was a sixth-century bishop of Tongeren and Maastricht, and is revered as a Roman Catholic saint. Little is known about his life. The Acta Sanctorum only lists two vitae of Monulph, none of them older than the 11th century.

1420–1485 · Medieval · Augustinians

Blessed Michał Giedroyć (Lithuanian: Mykolas Giedraitis; c. 1425 – 4 May 1485) was a Lithuanian Roman Catholic noble and brother of the Canons Regular of the Penitence of the Blessed Martyrs.

600–675 · Medieval · Benedictines

Máel Dub (the Gaelic name Máel meaning "disciple" and Dub being a byname, "dark"; Latinized as Maildubus, anglicized as Maildulf and other variants) was a Saint and reputed Irish monk of the 7th century, said to have founded a monastic house at Malmesbury, England.

650–720 · Medieval

Saint Meneleus (or Mauvier, Menele, Meneve, Menevius, Ménélée; died 720) was a French monk who founded the Menat Abbey. According to the 12th-century Vita Menelei and Vita S. Theofredi, Meneleus was descended from the Roman emperor Heraclius.

650–747 · Medieval

Natalis (Latin: Natalis, Italian: Natale) was Archbishop of Milan in the mid-8th century. He is venerated as a saint in the Eastern Orthodox Church and Roman Catholic Church. His feast day is May 13.

500–547 · Medieval · Benedictines

Saint Nebridius (Catalan: Nebridi, Spanish: Nebridio) was bishop of Egara (Terrassa) (516–527) and then bishop of Barcelona from 540 to around 547 AD. His feast day falls on 9 February.

1130–1187 · Medieval · Augustinians

Nicasius (Nicasio, Nicaise) of Sicily (also known as Nicasio Burgio, Nicasius de Burgo, Nicasio Camuto de Burgio, Nicasius Martyr, Nicasius of Jerusalem) (c. 1135 – 1187) is venerated as a martyr in the Catholic Church.

1373–1443 · Medieval · Carthusian Order

Niccolò Albergati (1373 – 9 May 1443) was an Italian Carthusian and a prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He was appointed cardinal and served as a papal diplomat to France and England (1422–23) in addition to serving as the bishop of Bologna from 1417 until his death.

1350–1389 · Medieval · Dominican Order

Niccolò Caracciolo Moschino, Cardinal of Saint Cyriacus, was an Italian cardinal born in Naples, Campania, Italy, who died on July 29, 1389, in Rome. He was a member of the Dominican Order and a relative of Cardinal Corrado Caraccioli (1405).

513–569 · Medieval

Saint Nicetius (French: Saint Nizier) (c. 525 - c. 566) was a bishop of Trier, born in the latter part of the sixth century, exact date unknown; died in 563 or more probably 566.

513–573 · Medieval

Saint Nicetius (Nicetus, Nicet or Nizier) (513 – 2 April 573) was Archbishop of Lyon, then Lugdunum, France, during the 6th century. He served from 552 or 553. He is venerated as a saint in the Catholic Church.

820–867 · Medieval

Pope Nicholas I (Latin: Nicolaus I; c. 800 – 13 November 867), called Nicholas the Great, was the bishop of Rome and ruler of the Papal States from 24 April 858 until his death on 13 November 867.

1245–1305 · Medieval · Order of St. Augustine

Nicholas of Tolentino, OSA (Latin: S. Nicolaus de Tolentino, c. 1246 – September 10, 1305) known as the "Patron of Holy Souls", was an Italian Catholic mystic who is invoked as an advocate for the souls in Purgatory, especially during Lent and the month of November.

1197–1256 · Medieval · Dominican Order

Nicola Paglia, OP (1197 – 16 February 1256) was an Italian Catholic priest and member of the Order of Preachers. Paglia became a Dominican after hearing Saint Dominic preach in Bologna.

1349–1449 · Medieval · Third Order of Saint Francis

Nicola da Forca Palena (10 September 1349 – 1 October 1449) was an Italian member of the Third Order of Saint Francis and the co-founder of the Poor Hermits of Saint Jerome, along with Pietro Gambacorta. He established the Sant'Onofrio church in Rome where he was later buried.

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.

1227 · Medieval · Franciscans

Nicholas Abenante of Sassoferrato was one of the companions of Daniel Fasanella who were martyred for the Christian faith in Ceuta, North Africa, on October 10, 1227. They were Friars Minor serving as missionaries in Morocco. All were priests except for Donulus.

650 · Medieval

Nivard (Latin: Nivardus/Nivo; Spanish: Nivardo; died 1 September 673) was the Bishop of Reims during the Merovingian Dynasty from approximately 649 until 673. He was later venerated as a medieval Catholic Saint.

1100–1153 · Medieval · Cistercians

Nivard of Clairvaux (born c. 1100 at the Château de Fontaine-lès-Dijon, died 1150 at Clairvaux Abbey) was a Cistercian monk. He was the brother of Bernard of Clairvaux. A blessed, his feast day is February 7.

500–532 · Medieval · Benedictines

Saint Nonnosus (c. 500 – 560 AD), also Nonosius, was a prior at the San Silvestre monastery on Monte Soratte north of Rome and later a monk at Suppentonia, near Civita Castellana. He was a contemporary of Saint Benedict of Nursia.

1080–1134 · Medieval · Premonstratensians

Norbert of Xanten, O. Praem (c. 1080 – 6 June 1134), also known as Norbert Gennep, was a German Catholic bishop who was the Archbishop of Magdeburg, founder of the Premonstratensian order of canons regular, and is venerated as a saint in the Catholic Church.

650–740 · Medieval

Nothhelm (sometimes Nothelm; died 739) was a medieval Anglo-Saxon Archbishop of Canterbury. A correspondent of both Bede and Boniface, it was Nothhelm who gathered materials from Canterbury for Bede's historical works.

940–1008 · Medieval · Benedictines

Notker (or Notger) of Liège (Latin: Notgerus; c. 940 – 10 April 1008 AD) was a Benedictine monk, bishop (972–1008) and first prince-bishop (980–1008) of the Bishopric of Liège (now in Belgium). Notker was born around 940 and probably belonged to a noble Swabian family.

840–912 · Medieval · Benedictines

Notker the Stammerer (c. 840 – 6 April 912), Notker Balbulus, or simply Notker,[n 2] was a Benedictine monk at the Abbey of Saint Gall active as a composer, poet and scholar.

1360–1431 · Medieval · Carmelites

Dom Nuno Álvares Pereira, OCarm , known as Constable of Portugal, was a Portuguese general who played a decisive role in the 1383–1385 Crisis that assured Portugal's independence from Castile.

1150–1204 · Medieval · Benedictines

Obitius (Italian: Sant'Obizio) (February 4, c. 1150 - December 6, c. 1204) was an Italian saint. He was born in Niardo, in the province of Brescia, around 1150 (tradition holds that the day was February 4).

958 · Medieval · Benedictines

Oda (or Odo; died 958) the Good was a 10th-century Archbishop of Canterbury in England. The son of a Danish invader, Oda became Bishop of Ramsbury before 928.

1105 · Medieval · Benedictines

Oderisio (or Odorisio) Berardi (Marsica – Montecassino, December 2, 1105) was an Italian cardinal and abbot of the Abbey of Montecassino from September 13, 1087, to December 2, 1105. He is venerated as a saint by the Catholic Church.

960–1049 · Medieval · Benedictines

Odilo of Cluny (c. 962 – 1 January 1049) was the 5th Benedictine Abbot of Cluny, succeeding Mayeul and holding the post for around 54 years. During his tenure Cluny became the most important monastery in western Europe.

801–881 · Medieval · Benedictines

Odo I (or Eudes I) was a West Frankish prelate who served as abbot of Corbie in the 850s and as bishop of Beauvais from around 860 until his death in 881. He was a courtier and a diplomat, going on missions to East Francia and the Holy See.

1100–1113 · Medieval · Benedictines

Odo of Tournai, also known as Odoardus or Odo of Orléans (1060–1113), was a Benedictine monk, scholar and bishop of Cambrai (from 1105/6). Odo was born at Orléans. In 1087 he was invited by the canons of Tournai to teach in that city, and there soon won a great reputation.

878–942 · Medieval · Benedictines

Odo of Cluny (French: Odon) (c. 878 – 18 November 942) was the second abbot of Cluny. Born to a noble family, he served as a page at the court of Aquitaine. He became a canon of the Church of St. Martin in Tours and continued his education in Paris under Remigius of Auxerre.

1105–1198 · Medieval · Carthusian Order

Odo of Novara (c. 1105 – 14 January 1200) was an Italian Catholic priest and a professed member from the Carthusians. Pope Pius IX confirmed his beatification in mid-1859.

750–865 · Medieval · Benedictines

Odwulf of Evesham (or Odulf, Odulph, Odulfo, Odulphus; died 855) was a ninth century saint, monk and Frisian missionary. Odwulf is recorded in the medieval Secgan hagiography the Medieval Hagiography of Saint Ecgwine and the Ave presul glorioseI Augustine psalter, where he is li…

1060–1137 · Medieval

Olegarius Bonestruga (from Germanic Oldegar, Latin: Ollegarius, Oligarius, Catalan: Oleguer, Spanish: Olegario; 1060 – 6 March 1137) was the Bishop of Barcelona from 1116 and Archbishop of Tarragona from 1118 until his death.

950–1050 · Medieval · Benedictines

Saint Oliver of Ancona - also known as Oliver of Portonuovo, Oliverius or Liberius (died c. 1050), is a saint of the Catholic and Orthodox Christian churches. His feast day is 3 February.

770 · Medieval · Benedictines

Opportuna of Montreuil (died 770) was a Frankish Benedictine nun and abbess. A Vita et miracula Sanctae Opportunae was written within a century of her death (c. 885–88) by Adalhelm (later rendered Adelin), bishop of Séez, who believed he owed his life and his see to Opportuna.

1237–1310 · Medieval

Oringa Menabuoi, known in religion as Christiana of Santa Croce (Santa Croce sull'Arno, c. 1240 – Santa Croce sull'Arno, January 4, 1310), was an Italian religious woman.