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1175–1228 · Medieval

David Yuryevich (Russian: Давид Юрьевич; c. 1167 – 25 June 1228) and Euphrosyne (Russian: Евфросиния; c. 1175 – 25 June 1228), known as Saints Peter and Fevronia of Murom (Russian: Святые Пётр и Феврония Муромские), were the Russian prince and princess consort of the Principality…

607–670 · Medieval

Fiacre (Irish: Fiachra, Latin: Fiacrius) is the name of three different Irish saints, the most famous of which is Fiacre of Breuil (c. AD 600 – 18 August 670), the priest, abbot, hermit, and gardener of the seventh century who was famous for his sanctity and skill in curing infir…

1020–1070 · Medieval

Saint Filarete of Calabria (also the gardener) (c. 1020 – 1070) he was born in Palermo in 1020, into a family of Calabrian origin deported to Sicily by the Saracens, and subsequently released.

600–661 · Medieval

Finan of Lindisfarne (died 10 or 17 February 661), also known as Saint Finan, was an Irish monk, trained at Iona Abbey in Scotland, who became the second bishop of Lindisfarne from 651 until 661. Finan was appointed to Lindisfarne in 651, to succeed Aidan.

550–623 · Medieval

Saint Finbar, Finbarr, Finnbar, or Finnbarr, in Irish Fionnbharra, very often abbreviated to Barra, (c. 550–25 September 623) was Bishop of Cork and abbot of a monastery in what is now the city of Cork, Ireland. He is patron saint of the city and of the Diocese of Cork.

470–549 · Medieval

Finnian of Clonard ('Cluain Eraird') – also Finian, Fionán or Fionnán in Irish; or Finianus and Finanus in its Latinised form (470–549) – was one of the early Irish monastic saints, who founded Clonard Abbey in modern-day County Meath.

495–589 · Medieval

Finnian of Movilla (c. 495–589) was an Irish Christian missionary. His feast day is 10 September. Finnian (sometimes called Finbarr "the white head", a reference to his fair hair), was a Christian missionary in medieval Ireland.

525–603 · Medieval

Fintan of Clonenagh (c. 526 – 603) was an Irish hermit and monk. He was an abbot and disciple of Columba of Terryglass. Fintan was born in about 526, the son of Christians Gabhren and Findlath.

803–881 · Medieval · Benedictines

Fintan of Rheinau (Findan, Findanus) (803/4 in Leinster, Ireland – 15 November 878 in Rheinau, Switzerland) was an Irish Catholic hermit who settled in Rheinau. In the Catholic Church he is venerated as a saint. Fintan was born in Leinster, Ireland into a noble family.

635 · Medieval

Saint Fintán, or Munnu (died 635) is one of the saints of Ireland and Britain who served in Ireland and Scotland, being the founder and abbot of the abbey at Teach-Mhunn (The House of Saint Munn), where his bed may be visited and is a pilgrimage site; today Taghmon is in the Coun…

480–553 · Medieval

Fermin (also Firmin, from Latin Firminus; Spanish Fermín) was a holy man and martyr, traditionally venerated as the co-patron saint of Navarre, Spain. He was born in the mid 3rd century, so his death may be associated with the Diocletianic Persecution (303).

401–518 · Medieval

Flavian II of Antioch (Latin: Flavianus II; Ancient Greek: Φλαβιανός Βʹ Ἀντιοχείας, Phlabianós II Antiokheías) was the Patriarch of Antioch from 498 until his deposition and subsequent banishment in 512.

501 · Medieval

Saint Flavius of Rouen, also known as Saint Filleul or Saint Flieu, was a 6th-century bishop of Rouen, the 16th in the usual sequence. Flavius was either of Roman origin or of a Gallic family who had knowledge of Rome.

501–615 · Medieval

Florentina of Cartagena (died ca. 612) is venerated as a saint by the Catholic Church. Born towards the middle of the sixth century in Cartagena, Hispania, she and her family were actively engaged in furthering the best interests of Christianity.

525 · Medieval

Saint Florentius of Orange (French: Florent d'Orange) was bishop of the city of Orange in France around 517–524. Recognized as a saint by the Roman Catholic Church, his feast day is on 17 October. He was known for his generosity and for various miracles.

600 · Medieval

Saint Florentius of Strasbourg was the 13th Bishop of Strasbourg 678-693 or +660. His feast day is celebrated 3 April or 7 November (810, Niederhaslach).

638 · Medieval

Marcus Annius Florianus (died 276), also known as Florian, was briefly Roman emperor in the year 276. He took the throne after the murder of his half-brother Tacitus, but was killed after 88 days by his own troops during his confrontation with the rival emperor Probus, who took o…

685–738 · Medieval

Floribert of Liège (died 746) was a bishop of Liège, who is venerated as a saint in the Eastern Orthodox Church and Roman Catholic Church. His feast day is celebrated on 27 April.

650–856 · Medieval

Florinus of Remüs (died 856 AD), also known as Florin, Florian of Chur, Florinus of Matsch, and Florinus of Vinschgau, is venerated as a saint in the Catholic Church, particularly in the dioceses of Chur, Bolzano-Brixen, Vaduz, and in the Rhineland.

600–655 · Medieval

Saint Foillan (Faélán, Faolán, Foélán, French: Feuillen) is an Irish saint of the seventh century. Foillan was the brother of Saints Ultan and Fursey. He is described as the 'uterine brother' of Fursa, meaning that they had the same mother but not the same father.

800–855 · Medieval

Saint Folcwin or Folcuin (Latin: Folquinus, Folcwinus, Folcvinus; Old Dutch: *Folkwin; French: Folquin) (d. 14 or 15 December 855) was a Frankish abbot, cleric, and Bishop of Thérouanne (appointed 816).

1155–1232 · Medieval · Cistercians

Folquet de Marselha (alternatively Folquet de Marseille, Foulques de Toulouse, Fulk of Toulouse; c. 1150 – 25 December 1231) came from a Genoese merchant family who lived in Marseille.

982 · Medieval

Forannan, fl. c. 969, was Bishop of Donoughmore. Forannan was born around 910 to an old noble family. His clan held the plain of Magh Feimhin, near Clonmel. He received an excellent upbringing and education, and became a Benedictine monk.

565 · Medieval

Saint Fortunatus (died 537) was a 6th-century bishop of Todi. According to tradition, he defended Todi during a Gothic siege. He is the patron saint of Todi. Fortunatus came to Italy from Poitiers as a hermit.

1390–1455 · Medieval · Dominican Order

Fra Giovanni da Fiesole (born Guido di Pietro; c. 1395 — 18 February 1455), known posthumously as Fra Angelico , was a Dominican friar and painter active during the early Florentine Renaissance.

500 · Medieval

Fragan was a 5th-century pre-Congregational saint and Prince of Scotland. He is celebrated on 3 October in the Calendar of the Breton Saints, and shares with Gwen a feast day on 5 July in the Roman Calendar.

1170–1218 · Medieval · Cistercians

Franca Visalta (1170–1218), also known as Franca of Piacenza, was a Cistercian abbess. Born in Piacenza, Italy, she became a Benedictine nun in St Syrus Convent at the age of seven and became abbess at a young age.

1251–1322 · Medieval · Franciscans

Francesco da Fabriano (2 September 1251 - 22 April 1322) - born Francesco Venimbeni - was an Italian Roman Catholic professed member from the Order of Friars Minor.

1211–1291 · Medieval · Carmelites

Franco Lippi, O.Carm., or Francesco, also known as Franco of Siena, (3 December 1211 – 11 December 1291) was an Italian hermit and Carmelite friar.

1427–1485 · Medieval · Carmelite nuns

Françoise d'Amboise, O.Carm (9 May 1427 – 4 November 1485) was a French Carmelite nun. D'Amboise was born in the castle of Thouars. She was the daughter of the rich noble Louis d'Amboise, prince of Talmont and Viscount of Thouars, and Louise-Marie de Rieux.

1113–1175 · Medieval · Premonstratensians

Saint Frederick of Hallum (West Frisian: Freark fan Hallum) (c. 1113 – 5 March 1175) was a Premonstratensian priest and regular canon, founder and first abbot of Mariengaarde Abbey in Friesland in the Netherlands.

1100–1121 · Medieval

Frederick was Bishop of Liege. Frederick was the son of Albert III, Count of Namur and his wife Ida. His older brother was Godfrey I, Count of Namur. Godfrey I, Count of Louvain came into conflict with Otbert, Bishop of Liège, over the county of Brunengeruz that both claimed.

780–838 · Medieval

Frederick I was Bishop of Utrecht between 815/816 and 834/838 AD, and is a saint of the Eastern Orthodox Church and Roman Catholic Church. His name is sometimes Latinized as Fridericus Cridiodunus. Frederick was born around 780 in a noble family from Frisia.

750 · Medieval

Saint Fredigand of Deurne (or Frégaud, Frego, Fredegad, Fredegandus, Fridegandus of Turninum, Turne etc.; died c. 740) was an 8th-century Irish missionary in the territory around Antwerp in what is now Belgium. His feast day is 17 July.

510–570 · Medieval

Saint Friard d'Indret (511–577) is a religious figure who contributed to the evangelization of the Nantes region during the 6th century. Saint Friard grew up in a family of laborers.

520–588 · Medieval

Fridianus (Italian: San Frediano, also Frigidanus, Frigidian, Frigianu), was an Irish prince and hermit, fl. 6th century. Tradition names him as a son of King Ultach of Ulster. He later migrated to Italy, where he was appointed as Bishop of Lucca.

401–538 · Medieval · Benedictines

Saint Fridolin of Säckingen, also known as Fridold or Fredelinus, is a legendary Irish missionary, apostle of the Alamanni and founder of Säckingen Abbey on the Upper Rhine. He is also the patron saint of the Swiss canton of Glarus.

700–727 · Medieval

Frithuswith, commonly Frideswide (Old English: Friðuswīþ; c. 650 – 19 October 727), was an English princess and abbess. She is credited as the foundress of a monastery later incorporated into Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford.

595–673 · Medieval · Q3454227

Frobert of Troyes, or Frodobert (born in the beginning of the 7th century in Troyes, died in 673 at Saint-André-les-Vergers), was a churchmen and abbot of the Saint-Pierre de Montier-la-Celle Abbey near Saint-André-les-Vergers, an abbey he founded in the middle of the 7th century…

601 · Medieval

Frodulphe de Barjon, known as Saint Frou, born in the 7th century at Autun, and died in the 8th century at Barjon, was a religious and holy French Catholic, a disciple of Saint Mederic. Placed as an oblate at the Abbey of St.

833–905 · Medieval

Froilan or Froilán is a masculine given name. Notable people with the name include:

1150–1178 · Medieval · Benedictines

Frowin of Engleberg (German: Frowin von Engelberg, died 27 March 1178) was a Swiss German Benedictine abbot. Though never formally beatified, Frowin was styled "Blessed" by some chroniclers.

601–665 · Medieval

Fructuosus of Braga (c. 600 – 16 April 665) was the Bishop of Dumio and Archbishop of Braga, also known for being a great founder of monasteries. The son of a Visigothic dux in the region of Bierzo, at a young age he accompanied his father on official trips over his estates.

960–1028 · Medieval

Fulbert of Chartres (French: Fulbert de Chartres; 952–970–10 April 1028) was the Bishop of Chartres from 1006 to 1028 and a teacher at the Cathedral school there. Fulbert may have been a pupil of Gerbert of Aurillac, who would later become Pope Sylvester II.

919–1006 · Medieval · Benedictines

Saint Fulcran (died 13 February 1006) was a French saint. He was bishop of Lodève. According to the biography by Bernard Guidonis, himself bishop of Lodève (died 1331), Fulcran came of a distinguished family, consecrated himself at an early age to the service of the Church, beca…

566–632 · Medieval

Fulgentius of Cartagena (Spanish: San Fulgencio de Cartagena), born in Cartagena in the 6th century and died in 630, was Bishop of Ecija (Astigi), in Hispania (the Iberian Peninsula, comprising modern Spain and Portugal).

468–533 · Medieval · Order of St. Augustine

Fabius Claudius Gordianus Fulgentius, also known as Fulgentius of Ruspe (462 or 467 – 1 January 527 or 533), was a North African Christian prelate who served as Bishop of Ruspe in what is now Tunisia, during the 5th and 6th century. He is venerated as a saint.

1200–1201 · Medieval

Fulk of Neuilly (also appearing in the forms "Fulke," "Foulque," "Foulques," "Fulco," "Folco," etc., and as "de Neuilly") (died 1201) was a French preacher of the twelfth century, and priest of Neuilly-sur-Marne. His preaching encouraged the Fourth Crusade.

1164–1229 · Medieval

Fulk (1164 - 26 October 1229) was an Italian canon regular and prelate who served as the Bishop of Piacenza from 1210 until 1217 and later as the Bishop of Pavia from 1217 until his death.

665 · Medieval

Saint Féchín or Féichín (died 665), also known as Mo-Ecca, was a 7th-century Irish saint, chiefly remembered as the founder of the monastery at Fore (Fobar), County Westmeath.