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1330–1386 · Medieval

Roland de' Medici (born c. 1330 in Milan, Lombardy; died September 15, 1386, in Borgo San Donnino, Emilia-Romagna) was a 14th-century Italian hermit, considered a blessed by the Catholic Church.

1101–1238 · Medieval · Poor Clares

Blessed Ortolana of Assisi (sometimes spelled Hortulana, born in the 12th century – 2 January 1238 in Assisi) – blessed of the Catholic Church, she is known as a nun of The Order of Saint Clare (Poor Clares).

1100–1099 · Medieval

Osmund (died 3 December 1099), Count of Sées, was a Norman noble and clergyman. Following the Norman conquest of England, he served as Lord Chancellor (c. 1070–1078) and as the second bishop of Salisbury, or Old Sarum.

1000–992 · Medieval · Benedictines

Oswald of Worcester (died 29 February 992) was Archbishop of York from 972 to his death in 992. He was of Danish ancestry, but brought up by his uncle, Oda of Canterbury, who sent him to France to the abbey of Fleury to become a monk.

1060–1122 · Medieval

Saint Odo of Urgell (Catalan: Ot, Odó or Dot Spanish: Odón) (c. 1065 – 1122) was a bishop of Urgell, noted for his care for the poor. He was from the family of the counts of Pallars Sobirà. He is buried in the monastery of Santa Maria de Gerri.

689–759 · Medieval · Benedictines

Othmar, (also Audomar, c. 689 – c. 759) was a Medieval monk and priest. He served as the first abbot of the Abbey of St. Gall, a Benedictine monastery near where the city of St. Gallen, now in Switzerland, developed.

1241 · Medieval · Franciscans

Oton of Pula (late 12th century or early 13th century – 14 December 1241) was a Franciscan priest active in Istria. Medieval sources attribute to him many miraculous healings.

1050–1128 · Medieval · Benedictines

Octavien de Quingey, or Saint Octavian (died 1128), was a nobleman from Franche-Comté belonging to the House of Ivrea, who served as a monk in Pavia and Bishop of Savona, Italy. He is a Catholic saint whose feast day is August 6.

1060–1139 · Medieval

Otto of Bamberg (1060 or 1061 – 30 June 1139) was a German missionary and papal legate who converted much of medieval Pomerania to Christianity. He was the bishop of Bamberg from 1102 until his death. He was canonized in 1189.

1111–1158 · Medieval · Cistercians

Otto of Freising (Latin: Otto Frisingensis; c. 1111 – 22 September 1158) was a German churchman of the Cistercian order and chronicled at least two texts which carry valuable information on the political history of his own time. He was the bishop of Freising from 1138.

1100–1171 · Medieval · Premonstratensians

Otto von Cappenberg (born c. 1100; died February 23, 1171, in Cappenberg near Lünen, also known as Odo of Cappenberg) was provost of Cappenberg Abbey from 1156 until his death and the godfather of Emperor Frederick I Barbarossa.

1424–1482 · Medieval · Franciscans

Pacificus da Ceredano (1424 – 4 June 1482) - born Pacificus Ramati - was an Italian Roman Catholic priest and a professed member from the Order of Friars Minor. Pope Benedict XIV approved his "cultus" and beatified him on 7 July 1745.

500–510 · Medieval

Padarn (Latin: Paternus, Padarnus; Welsh: Padarn; Breton: Padern; ? – c. 550 AD) was an early 6th century British Christian abbot-bishop who founded Saint Padarn's Church in Ceredigion, Wales.

850–900 · Medieval

Palerio di Telese was a Catholic priest and bishop born in 850 and deceased in 900. He is recognized as a saint within the Catholic Church.

658 · Medieval

Saint Palladius of Auxerre (died April 10, 657 or 658) was abbot of Saint-Germain (likely occupied by secular clergy at the time) and subsequently Bishop of Auxerre from 622 to 658. His feast day was celebrated on April 10 until 1726, and thereafter on July 30.

650–700 · Medieval

Pamphilus of Sulmona (Italian: Panfilo di Sulmona, died c. AD 700) was bishop of Sulmona and Corfinio (Valva) during the late 7th century. He is revered as a saint by the Catholic Church and the Eastern Orthodox Church.

1151–1267 · Medieval · Benedictines

Parisius (Italian: Parisio) was a Camaldolese monk and spiritual director. It is believed that Parisius was born in 1160, at either Treviso or Bologna. At the age of twelve, Parisius entered the Camaldolese order.

775–824 · Medieval

Pope Paschal I (Latin: Paschalis I; died 824) was the bishop of Rome and ruler of the Papal States from 25 January 817 to his death in 824. Paschal was a member of an aristocratic Roman family. Before his election to the papacy, he was abbot of St.

792–865 · Medieval · Benedictines

Paschasius Radbertus (785–865) was a Carolingian theologian and the abbot of Corbie, a monastery in Picardy founded in 657 or 660 by the queen regent Bathilde with a founding community of monks from Luxeuil Abbey.

450–562 · Medieval

Paternus, also known as Pair or Patier, born at the end of the 5th century and died around 565, was a hermit, evangelist, founder of monasteries, and later Bishop of Avranches in the first half of the 6th century.

664–685 · Medieval

Patricia of Naples (or Patricia of Constantinople) (Italian: Santa Patrizia) (died ca. 665 AD) is an Italian virgin and saint. Tradition states that she was noble; she may have been related to the Roman Emperor.

700–767 · Medieval

Pope Paul I (Latin: Paulus I; 700 – 28 June 767) was the bishop of Rome and ruler of the emerging Papal States from 29 May 757 to his death on 28 June 767.

1240 · Medieval · Dominican Order

Paul and his companions (died 1240) were Dominican martyrs. Hungarian by birth, Paul went on to study law at the University of Bologna, and was persuaded by St. Dominic, to his order of Friars Preachers.

740–802 · Medieval · Benedictines

Saint Paulinus II (c. 726 – 11 January 802 or 804 AD) was a priest, theologian, poet, and one of the most eminent scholars of the Carolingian Renaissance. From 787 to his death, he was the Patriarch of Aquileia in what is now northeastern Italy.

644 · Medieval · Benedictines

Paulinus (died 10 October 644) was a Roman missionary and the first Bishop of York. A member of the Gregorian mission sent in 601 by Pope Gregory I to Christianize the Anglo-Saxons from their native Anglo-Saxon paganism, Paulinus arrived in England by 604 with the second missiona…

1180–1242 · Medieval · Dominican Order

Paulus Hungarus (Paul the Hungarian; ca. 1180 - 10 February 1241) was a Hungarian friar of the Dominican Order who lived during the thirteenth century, and is author of the Summa poenitentiae, Hungarus also annotated Compilatio I-III, a collection of Canon law.

1441–1485 · Medieval · Canons Regular of Saint Augustine

Pedro de Arbués, also known as Peter of Arbués (c. 1441 – 17 September 1485) was a Spanish Roman Catholic priest and a professed Augustinian canon.

1350–1422 · Medieval · Villacrecians

The Venerable Peter of Villacreces (born in Castile, c. 1350 – died in Peñafiel, 1422) was a Castilian Franciscan friar and theologian, and the founder of a group of Observants known as the Franciscan Observance of Peter of Villacreces.

1265–1345 · Medieval · Servite Order

Peregrine Laziosi (Pellegrino Latiosi; c. 1260 – 1 May 1345) is an Italian saint of the Servite Order (Friar Order Servants of Mary). He is the patron saint for persons suffering from cancer, AIDS, and other life-threatening illnesses.

1190–1246 · Medieval · Dominican Order

Peter González Telmo, OP (1190 – 15 April 1246), also known as Saint Elmo, was a Castilian Dominican friar and priest, born in 1190 in Frómista, Palencia, Kingdom of Castile and Leon. St. Peter Gonzalez was born in Castille, Spain, in 1190.

1020–1089 · Medieval · Vallumbrosan Order

Pietro Igneo (died 11 November 1089) was an Italian Roman Catholic Benedictine monk from the Vallombrosians branch. He also served as a cardinal and was named as the Cardinal-Bishop of Albano.

1180–1256 · Medieval · Order of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Mercy

Peter Nolasco, O. de M. (Pere Nolasc in Catalan, Pierre Nolasque in French and Pedro Nolasco in Spanish; 1189 – 6 May 1256) was a Catholic nobleman known for founding the Royal and Military Order of Our Lady of Mercy of the Redemption of the Captives (the Mercedarians) with appro…

1227–1300 · Medieval · Order of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Mercy

Peter Pascual (c. 1227 – 1299/1300), in Latin originally Petrus Paschasius (Spanish: Pedro Pascual, Valencian : Pere Pasqual), was a Mozarabic theologian, bishop, and martyr. His very existence has been called into question by recent scholarship.

1305–1366 · Medieval · Carmelites

Peter Thomas, OCarm (1305–1366), also known as Petrus de Thomas or Pierre de Thomas, was a French Carmelite friar, preacher, and teacher. He was entrusted with a number of diplomatic missions by the Holy See. Thomas was canonized by Pope Urban VIII in 1628.

1390–1456 · Medieval · Franciscans

Peter Regalado y de la Constanilla, O.F.M. (Spanish: Pedro Regalado; Latin Regalatus), known as Peter of Valladolid during his lifetime (1390 – 30 March 1456), was a Spanish Friar Minor and Catholic priest who was a noted itinerant preacher and major reformer of his Order.

1001–1105 · Medieval · Benedictines

Peter of Anagni (died 3 August 1105) was a Benedictine monk, bishop and papal legate. Born in Salerno, he entered the Benedictines and so distinguished himself as a monk that Pope Gregory VII appointed him Bishop of Anagni.

1136 · Medieval · Benedictines

Peter of Juilly (died 1136) was a Benedictine monk and renowned preacher. Born in England, he joined Molesme Abbey, a Benedictine monastery at Molesme in Burgundy. There he became acquainted with Saint Stephen Harding.

1442–1490 · Medieval · Franciscans

Pietro Corradini (1435 – 25 July 1490) was an Italian Roman Catholic priest and a professed member of the Order of Friars Minor. Corradini served in several leadership positions within his order which bought him into contact with the likes of James of the Marches and Camilla Batt…

1350–1391 · Medieval · Franciscans

Peter of Narbonne (also: Pierre de Narbonne) is a saint of the Roman Catholic Church who was born in France. His date of birth is unknown; he died on November 14, 1391, in Jerusalem.

1038–1123 · Medieval · Benedictines

Pietro of Pappacarbone (Italian: San Pietro di Pappacarbone) (died 4 March 1123) was an Italian abbot, bishop, and saint. He was abbot of La Trinità della Cava, located at Cava de' Tirreni. Born in Salerno, he had first been a monk at Cava under Leo I of Cava.

1102–1174 · Medieval · Cistercians

Peter (1102 – 14 September 1174), usually known as Peter of Tarentaise (French: Pierre de Tarentaise), was a Cistercian monk who served as the archbishop of Tarentaise (as Peter II) from 1141 until his death.

1206–1252 · Medieval · Dominican Order

Peter of Verona (29 October 1205 – 6 April 1252), also known as Saint Peter Martyr and Saint Peter of Verona, was a 13th-century Italian Catholic priest. He was a Dominican friar and a celebrated preacher.

1050–1115 · Medieval

Peter the Hermit (c. 1050 – 8 July 1115 or 1131), also known as Little Peter, Peter of Amiens (French: Pierre d'Amiens) or Peter of Achères (French: Pierre d'Achères), was a Roman Catholic priest of Amiens and a key figure during the military expedition from France to Jerusalem i…

1092–1157 · Medieval · Benedictines

Peter the Venerable (c. 1092 – 25 December 1156), also known as Peter of Montboissier, was the abbot of the Benedictine abbey of Cluny. He has been honored as a saint although he was never canonized in the Middle Ages.

670–747 · Medieval · Benedictines

Saint Petronax of Monte Cassino (Italian: Petronace di Monte Cassino) (May 1, 670 – May 6, 747), called "The Second Founder of Monte Cassino", was an Italian monk and abbot who rebuilt and repopulated the monastery of Monte Cassino, which had been destroyed by the invading Lombar…

1375–1457 · Medieval

Blessed Pey Berland (or Peyberland, from Pierre Berland; c. 1380 – January 1458) was the Archbishop of Bordeaux from 1430 until his abdication, during a pivotal time in the history of the city and of Gascony.

650–740 · Medieval

Saint Pharaildis or Pharailde (Dutch: Veerle) is an 8th-century Belgian virgin and patron saint of Ghent. Her dates are imprecise, but she lived to a great age and died on January 5 at ninety.

617–685 · Medieval · Benedictines

Philibert of Jumièges (c. 608–684) was an abbot and monastic founder, particularly associated with Jumièges Abbey. Philibert was born in Gascony, the only son of Filibaud, a magistrate of Vicus Julius (now Aire-sur-l'Adour).

1233–1285 · Medieval · Servite Order

Philip Benizi, OSM (sometimes Saint Philip Benitius, and in Italian Filippo Benizzi; August 15, 1233 – August 22, 1285) was a general superior of the Servites, and is credited with reviving the order.

1200–1261 · Medieval

Philip Berruyer (died 1260 of natural causes) was bishop of Orléans in 1234, and then archbishop of Bourges from 1236 until his death. He was responsible for overseeing much of the building work on Bourges Cathedral, though the identity of the architect or chief mason is unknown.…