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1100–1001 · Medieval

Beatus of Cerbi or Beado (County of Toulouse or France?, 11th century – Sant Beado, La Guingueta d'Àneu, Pallars Sobirà, 11th century) is a legendary figure who, according to tradition, died in Cerbi, a village in the Àneu Valley where the hermitage of Sant Beado is located.

1444–1469 · Medieval · Benedictines

Eustochium (born Lucrezia) Bellini (Padua, 1444 – Padua, 1469) was an Italian religious sister. She is considered the patroness of those who suffer from spiritual and physical tribulations. She is venerated as a blessed by the Catholic Church.

1410–1481 · Medieval · Dominican Order

Costanzo da Fabriano, also known as Costanzo Servoli (Fabriano, ... – Ascoli Piceno, February 24, 1481), was an Italian priest of the Order of Preachers. His cult as a blessed was confirmed by Pope Pius VII in 1821.

1101–1216 · Medieval · Cistercians

Béatrice of Lens (Beatrix) is a blessed, born in Lens, formerly in the County of Hainaut. On October 29, 1216, using the dowry received from her parents, she founded the Cistercian abbey of Épinlieu, near Mons, in present-day Belgium, and entered the abbey herself.

1300–1275 · Medieval · Premonstratensians

Beatrix of Engelport (died after 1275 at the convent of Maria Engelport, near Treis-Karden) was a German choir nun of the Premonstratensian Order who may have been the first prioress of that convent. She is considered a blessed by the Catholic Church.

1324–1399 · Medieval · Poor Clares

Beatrix of Mecklenburg, also known as Beate, Beata, or Beate of Ribnitz (1324–1399), was a princess of Mecklenburg and the first princely abbess of the Poor Clares monastery in Ribnitz from 1349 to 1395. In the Roman Catholic Church, she is venerated as a blessed.

1260 · Medieval · Poor Clares

Benedict of Assisi (Benedetta di Assisi), also referred to as Benoîte d'Assisi in some texts, was an Italian nun born in Assisi in the 13th century. Her family was one of the most powerful in Assisi.

1040–1107 · Medieval

Benedetto Ricasoli (c. 1040, Montegrossi – 20 January 1107, Coltibuono) was an Italian religious figure and a monk of the Vallombrosan Order. He was beatified by equipollence by Pope Pius X in 1907.

701–845 · Medieval

Benito de Massérac (8th century – 845, Nantes), also known as Benedict of Macerac or Benedict of Massérac, was a Greek abbot and hermit in Nantes, in present-day France. He is venerated as a saint by the Catholic Church, and his liturgical feast is celebrated on October 22.

1188–1232 · Medieval · Franciscans

Bentivoglio de Bonis (San Severino Marche, 1188 – San Severino Marche, 1232) was an Italian priest of the Order of Friars Minor; his cult as a blessed was confirmed by Pope Pius IX in 1852.

870 · Medieval

Beocca (died 870) was a hieromartyr, abbot of Chertsey, and a saint in the Roman Catholic Church. His feast day is April 10. A Danish invading army destroyed the monasteries at Chertsey and Barking, which had been founded by Saint Erkenwald for himself and his sister, Saint Ethe…

1182 · Medieval · Benedictines

Bernard the Penitent, also known as Bernard of Sithiu, was a 12th-century Benedictine monk and great traveler, born in the Diocese of Maguelone and died on April 19, 1182, at Saint-Bertin Abbey in Saint-Omer. He was declared a Catholic blessed and is celebrated on April 19.

850–918 · Medieval

Betton (also Beton or Béton) of Sens, also known as Saint Betton (born in Sens or Orléans, mid-9th century – died in Auxerre in February 918), was a Frankish religious figure from northern Burgundy during the 9th and 10th centuries.

1047–1120 · Medieval · Knights Hospitaller

Brother Gerard, or Gerard the Hospitaller, born around 1047 into a family from the Amalfi region of Italy and died on September 3, 1120, was the founder of a congregation, the Hospitallers of Saint John, which would later become the Order of Saint John of Jerusalem.

673 · Medieval

Blimond or Blidemundus (died 650 or 673), abbot of Leuconay and who died at Leuconay (the former name of Saint-Valery-sur-Somme), was a Frankish religious figure and restorer of the Abbey of Saint-Valery-sur-Somme. He is recognized as a saint by the Catholic Church.

501–652 · Medieval

Bobulenus, or Bobolenus (Greece, 6th century – Bobbio, 653), was an Italian Christian monk, abbot, and missionary of the Columbanian rule. Possibly of Greek origin, he took his name from the town of Bobbio, where he took his monastic vows.

1332–1389 · Medieval · Order of St. Augustine

Bonaventura Badoaro de Peraga, the Cardinal of Padua, was an Italian cardinal born in Padua, Veneto, Italy, who died on July 10, 1381 (or 1389), in Rome. He was a member of the Order of Saint Augustine and the first cardinal from that order.

1250–1348 · Medieval · Dominican Order

Bonaventure Tolomei, or Saint Bonaventure Tolomei (Siena, ?? – 1348), was a Dominican who, after a libertine adolescence, cared for plague victims and died of the plague. His feast day is December 27.

986–1015 · Medieval

Boris Vladimirovich (c. 990s – July 24, 1015; baptized as Roman) was the Prince of Rostov (c. 1010–1015). He was a son of the Kievan Prince Vladimir Svyatoslavich, born either to Princess Anna or to an unknown Bulgarian woman.

1205–1260 · Medieval

Beatriz of Assisi (born c. 1205, Assisi – 1260, ibid.) was the daughter of the nobleman Favarone Offreduccio and Ortolana, and the sister of two other saints, Saint Clare of Assisi and Saint Agnes of Assisi.

670–725 · Medieval

Saint Bérégise of Andage (or Bergis), born around 670 in the locality of Spange near Emptinne in the province of Namur, Belgium, and died on October 2, around 725, at the Abbey of Saint-Hubert in the Belgian Ardennes province of Luxembourg, was a cleric trained at the Abbey of Sa…

586 · Medieval

Candida (died 586) was a wonderworker of Naples. Her feast day is September 10. Known as Candida the Younger, Saint Candida was an exemplary wife and mother from Naples. According to the Roman Martyrology, she was renowned for her miracles.

1100–1124 · Medieval

Caradog the Monk was born to a good family in Brecknockshire during the 11th century (died 1124), receiving a lay education and training in harp playing.

1417 · Medieval

Carlo di Bandino (County of Monte Granelli, Romagna Toscana, c. 1330 – Venice, September 15, 1417) was a Tuscan nobleman who led a religious life and founded the Congregation of the Hermits of Saint Jerome of Fiesole. He is venerated as a blessed by the Catholic Church.

1300 · Medieval · Cistercians

Blessed Catherine of Parc-aux-Dames (13th century, born in Leuven, modern-day Belgium) was a Catholic blessed, nun, mystic, and virgin. She was of Jewish origin and was originally named Rachel.

650–660 · Medieval

Celsus (Celsius, Celius) of Vercelli (born 611, died c. April 13, 660) was the 28th Bishop of Vercelli and a saint of the Catholic Church. Little is known about the saint; his year of birth is provided by a surviving epitaph, and he served as Bishop of Vercelli.

700 · Medieval

Cenhedlon was a 7th-century saint. She was the daughter of Briafael and married Arthfel ab Ithel of Gwent. She founded the church of Llanoronwy near Monmouth. Some believe she was killed near a spring in the area known today as Ffynnon Mihangel.

1269 · Medieval

Christina of Retters is a blessed of the Premonstratensian Order (born in 1269, died circa 1291 in Retters; feast day: November 29). According to Jacques Torsy, Christina was born into a noble family from the region around Wiesbaden.

1269–1292 · Medieval

Christina of Hane (born c. 1269 in the Worms region; died c. 1292 in Bolanden, Hane Monastery) was a medieval experiential mystic who practiced severe self-harm. Although older literature refers to her as Christina of Retters, she never lived in Retters.

845–884 · Medieval

Clair of Normandy (845–884) was a Benedictine monk originally from Kent, an apostle to Normandy, who died a martyr in the Vexin at present-day Saint-Clair-sur-Epte. He is commemorated in Saint-Clair-sur-Epte on July 16 and elsewhere on July 18.

1150–1176 · Medieval · Benedictines

Clémence of Hohenberg or Clémence of Öhren (died 1176) was a nun and a saint of the Roman Catholic Church. She was beatified and is commemorated on March 21. She was the daughter of Count Adolphe of Hohenberg and the widow of the Count of Spanheim.

1176 · Medieval

Clémence of Hohenberg or Clémence of Öhren (died 1176) was a nun and a saint of the Roman Catholic Church. She was beatified and is commemorated on March 21. She was the daughter of Count Adolphe of Hohenberg and the widow of the Count of Spanheim.

600–600 · Medieval

Cocha (6th century) was a saint and abbess of Ross-Benchuir. Her feast day is June 29. According to tradition, Saint Cocha raised Saint Ciarán of Saigir (commemorated March 5). She later became the abbess of the monastery of Ross-Benchuir.

586 · Medieval

Cyprian of Genouillac (died 586) was a French monk who became abbot of Genouillac, renowned for his service to the sick and for miracles as recounted by Gregory of Tours. He has been venerated as a saint since ancient times. His feast day is celebrated on December 9.

600 · Medieval

Cywair (born c. 455) was a saint and Queen of the Pennines. Her feast day is July 14. Saint Cywair, Queen of the Pennines, was the wife of Arthuis ap Mor and the mother of Saint Pabo the Pillar of Britain.

1291–1341 · Medieval · Dominican Order

Dalmazio Moner, in Catalan Dalmau Moner (Santa Coloma de Farners, 1291 – Girona, September 24, 1341), was a Spanish religious figure who was beatified by equipollence by Pope Innocent XIII in 1721.

100–1000 · Medieval

Danax (Vlora – Montesardo, a frazione of Alessano) was a reader and deacon who died a martyr in the 2nd, 4th, or 9th century in Illyria or Italy, depending on the version. He is commemorated by the Catholic Church and the Orthodox Church on January 16.

888 · Medieval

Daniel of Arles or of Girona (Armenia, 9th century – Arles, 888) was a Christian martyr venerated as a saint in Girona. He is likely a legendary saint.

1150–1227 · Medieval · Franciscans

Daniel Fasanella, born in Belvedere Marittimo, Kingdom of Sicily, at an unknown date and martyred in Ceuta, Almohad Empire, on October 10, 1227, was a 13th-century Sicilian Franciscan who died a martyr alongside six other Franciscan companions.

1344–1411 · Medieval

Daniele de Ungrispach, born in Cormons (province of Friuli-Venezia Giulia) around 1344 and murdered by strangulation on March 31, 1411, is a blessed of the Roman Catholic Church. His liturgical feast day is March 31.

1321 · Medieval

David Fyodorovich was a holy prince of Yaroslavl. The son of Fyodor Rostislavich the Black, he is known only from a single chronicle entry recording the year of his death, 1321.

800–829 · Medieval

Deocar (died before 826; Latin Deo carus, "beloved of God"; also Deochar, Deotker, Dietger, Theotgar) was abbot of Herrieden Abbey and is venerated today as a saint and as the founder and patron of the city of Herrieden.

550–583 · Medieval

Saint Disciola was the niece of Saint Salvius, Bishop of Albi. She entered the Abbey of the Holy Cross, founded by Queen Radegund and then led by its first abbess, Saint Agnes of Poitiers, at a very young age.

1150 · Medieval

Dodo is a saint of Frisian origin. He was a hermit who lived in Haske, where he assisted victims of blood feuds. He died in 1231 when his hermitage collapsed. When he was recovered from the rubble, he bore signs of the stigmata.

596 · Medieval

Dodo of Gareja (Georgia, 6th century – Gareja, Georgia, 596) was a Georgian prince and a monk at the David Gareja Monastery. He is venerated as a saint by the Orthodox Church and the Georgian and Syriac churches.

951–1031 · Medieval · Benedictines

Saint Dominic, abbot, also known as Saint Dominic of Foligno or Saint Dominic of Sora, in Latin Dominicus de Sora and Dominicus Confessoris (Foligno, 951 – Sora, January 22, 1031), was an Italian abbot and reformer of monastic life who lived during the 10th and 11th centuries.

600–581 · Medieval

Domnolus (Latin: Domnolus) was Bishop of Le Mans from 558 or 559 until his death on December 1, 581; in the 17th century, the Benedictine Jean Bondonnet designated him a saint.

535 · Medieval

Donatus (Latin: Donatus; died 535) was a hermit from the Jura Mountains and a saint in the Catholic Church, commemorated on August 19. Saint Donatus was born in Orléans. He lived as a recluse in the Jura Mountains near Sisteron, in Provence.

1000–1046 · Medieval · Benedictines

Druthmar of Corvey (also Druthmarus, Dietmar, Druchmarus, Drutmarus, Druotmarus, Diethmarus, Theotmarus) (died February 15, 1046, in Corvey) was the abbot of Corvey Abbey from 1015.

1018–1078 · Medieval

Eberhard VI of Nellenburg (born c. 1015; died March 26, 1078/79 or March 1, 1080) succeeded his father Eppo (died 1034) as Count in the Zürichgau, first appearing in records in 1036/37.