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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.

1154–1300 · Medieval · Benedictines

Franco da Assergi was a Benedictine monk born in Roio Piano in 1154. He died in 1300 and is recognized as a Catholic saint.

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.

826 · Medieval

Frézal of Gévaudan is a saint of the Catholic Church. Bishop of Gévaudan, he was assassinated on September 4, 826, according to a legendary text. He appears only rarely in historical writings, with no record of participation in any council.

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.

1250–1329 · Medieval · Augustinians

Friedrich von Regensburg was a German lay brother and philosopher born in Regensburg in 1250. A member of the Augustinians, he died in his birthplace in 1329. He is recognized as a blessed.

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:

690 · Medieval

Saint Fromond of Coutances (Fromundus) was a bishop of Coutances in the second half of the 7th century. Considered a saint by the Catholic and Orthodox Churches, his feast day is celebrated on October 24.

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.

600 · Medieval

Saint Fulgentius of Otricoli (died 6th century) was a Christian martyr and bishop of Ocriculum in the 6th century. He is venerated as a saint by the Catholic Church, and his liturgical memorial is May 22.

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.

754 · Medieval

Saint Félix was born in Caesaraugusta and served as an anchorite and founder within the Kingdom of Toledo. He died in 754.

830–853 · Medieval · Benedictines

Félix de Alcalá was a Benedictine monk born in 830 in Alcalá de Henares. A citizen of the Emirate of Córdoba, he died in 853 in Córdoba. He is recognized as a saint.

1385–1456 · Medieval · Franciscans

Gabriel Ferretti (c. 1385 – 12 November 1456) was an Italian Roman Catholic priest and a professed member of the Order of Friars Minor. He was an ancestor to both Cardinal Gabriele Ferretti and Pope Pius IX having been descended from a long noble lineage.

1050 · Medieval

Venerable Gabriel of Lesnovo (Bulgarian: Гавриил Лесновски, Gavriil Lesnovski) hermit and saint, companion of Saint John of Rila and Prohor of Pčinja. All three are venerated in Bulgaria, North Macedonia and Serbia. St. Gabriel's feast is January 15.

401–507 · Medieval

Saint Galactorius (French: Saint Galactoire) was a bishop of Lescar in the early 6th century. His feast is celebrated on 27 July. Galactorius took part in 506 in the Council of Agde, when he was described as "Galactorius, episcopus de Benarno", along with the bishops Saint Gratu…

1100–1176 · Medieval

Galdino della Sala (c. 1096 – 18 April 1176), Galdinus or Galdimus (Milanese: Galdin), was a Roman Catholic saint from Milan in northern Italy. He was a cardinal elevated in 1165 and he also served as Archbishop of Milan from 1166 to his death in 1176.

1411–1432 · Medieval

Galeotto Roberto Malatesta (1411–1432) was an Italian condottiero and blessed of the Catholic Church. He was the son of Pandolfo III Malatesta and succeeded him in the lordship of Rimini in contrast with the local bishop; after the people rose against the latter, he obtained by…

1148–1181 · Medieval

Galgano Guidotti (1148 – 3 December 1181) was a Catholic saint from Tuscany born in Chiusdino, in the modern province of Siena, Italy. His mother's name was Dionigia, while his father's name (Guido or Guidotto) only appeared in a document dated in the 16th century, when the last…

600 · Medieval

Saint Gall II (in Latin Gallus) was a French cleric of the Early Middle Ages who served as Bishop of Clermont in the 7th century. He is recognized as a saint by the Roman Catholic Church and the Orthodox Church, which celebrate his feast day on November 1.

450–546 · Medieval

Saint Gall d'Aoste was born in 450 and served as a presbyter and the Roman Catholic Bishop of Aosta. He died in Aosta in 546 and is recognized as a saint.

489–553 · Medieval

Saint Gal of Clermont (also Gall) (c. 489 – 554) was the sixteenth Bishop of Clermont, holding that see from 527 to 551. He shares a name with a later bishop of the diocese, who, though less illustrious than the first Gal, is also revered as a saint.

550 · Medieval

Galla of Rome was a 6th-century Roman widow known for her generosity. She is considered a saint in the Catholic and Eastern Orthodox Churches. Galla was the daughter of Roman patrician Symmachus the Younger, who was appointed consul in 485.

550 · Medieval

Galla of Baginum (Latin: Galla) (6th century) was a consecrated virgin in Valence-sur-Rhône in the presence of seven bishops. Born into a wealthy family, her father had selected several enviable suitors for her. She asked him to let her make her own choice, to which he agreed.

800 · Medieval

The Blessed Gamelbert was a Christian priest, who worked in the 8th century in what is now Stephansposching, Bavaria, Germany. He is commemorated on January 17. Gamelbert of Michaelsbuch was born in 720 in Michaelsbuch in Bavaria.

702–760 · Medieval

Gangulphus of Burgundy (died 11 May 760 AD) is venerated as a martyr by the Catholic Church. Gangulphus was a Burgundian courtier whose historical existence can be attested by only a single document: a deed from the court of Pepin the Short, dated 762, attests that he was a great…

1000–1073 · Medieval · Benedictines

García (also known as García of Arlanza and García of Quintanilla) was a Castilian saint and abbot of the Monastery of San Pedro de Arlanza, who died in 1073 or 1074. His feast day is celebrated on November 25.

700–761 · Medieval

Gaubald (c. 700 – 23 December 761) was the first bishop of Regensburg after the foundation of the diocese of Regensburg (he had been preceded by several of episcopi vagantes active in the region). He has been beatified. His name is also spelled Gawibald, Geupald, or Gaibald.

820–900 · Medieval

Gauderic, Gauderic of Viéville, or Gaudry (in Catalan: Galderic) (Vilavella, modern-day Saint-Gaudéric, County of Carcassonne, c. 820 – Saint-Martin-du-Canigou, Conflent, 900) is a saint of the Catholic Church, whose feast day is October 16.

482–540 · Medieval

Gaudiosus (died c. 540) was the Bishop of Tarazona, Spain. He is venerated as a saint in the Catholic Church. The information concerning the life of this bishop is scant, and rests on comparatively late sources.

550–625 · Medieval

Saint Gaugericus, in French Saint Géry (also known as Gorik, Gau; in Walloon, Djèri) (c. 550 – August 11, 619) was a bishop of Cambrai, France. He was born to Roman parents, Gaudentius and Austadiola, at Eposium (present Carignan).

800–860 · Medieval

Gautbert was a Swedish Catholic priest and bishop who served as the Prince-Bishop of Osnabrück. Born in 800 and dying in 860, he is venerated as a saint within the Catholic Church.