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885 · Medieval

Gerebald was bishop of Châlon-sur-Saône from 864 to 885. He is a Catholic and Orthodox saint, with feast day 12 June.

700–658 · Medieval

Saint Geremarus (or Germer, Geremar, Geremaro; died 658) was a Frankish monk and abbot. His feast day is 24 September. The oldest surviving biography of Saint Geremarus was composed in the 9th century, and was revised three centuries later, so its historical accuracy is very dub…

800–839 · Medieval

Saint Gerfried, also Gerfried (died September 12, 839, in Münster), was the second Bishop of Münster and the third abbot of the monasteries of Werden and Saint Ludger. Gerfried, whose name means "he who protects with the spear," was a nephew of Ludger.

1030–1100 · Medieval

Saint Gerland of Agrigento (Italian: San Gerlando di Agrigento), also known as Gerland of Besançon (d. 25 February 1100) was a bishop of Agrigento in Sicily. Believed to have been a native of Besançon, he was a relative of the Norman Roger I of Sicily.

679–715 · Medieval

Gerlind of Alsace (c. 679 – c. 715) was a daughter of Eudo of Aquitaine and Adela of Austrasia and a Duchess of Alsace. She is a blessed of the Catholic Church, and her feast day is December 3.

1018 · Medieval · Benedictines

Saint Germain de Talloires was a Benedictine monk and hermit who served as a prior. He died in Talloires in 1018 and is a canonized saint within Catholicism.

496–576 · Medieval · Benedictines

Germain (Latin: Germanus; c. 496 – 28 May 576) was the bishop of Paris and is venerated as a saint in both the Catholic Church and the Eastern Orthodox Church. According to an early biography, he was known as Germain d'Autun, rendered in modern times as the "Father of the Poor".

1050–1096 · Medieval

German of Novgorod was born in 1050 and served as the bishop of Novgorod. He held the position of archbishop and died in Kyiv in 1096. He is a prelate buried in the Saint Sophia Cathedral.

1400–1479 · Medieval

Herman of Solovki (Russian: Герман Соловецкий; died 1479) was a Russian hermit. He was one of the founders of the Solovetsky Monastery. In total, he lived in Solovetsky Islands, at the time, the most remote location, for about 50 years.

1252–1336 · Medieval

Venerable Germanos Maroulis was born in Thessaloniki in 1252. He died in 1336.

650–733 · Medieval

Germanus I of Constantinople (Latin: Germanus, Greek: Γερμανός; c. 634 – 740) was the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople from 715 to 730. He is regarded as a saint by both the Orthodox and Catholic Churches, with a feast day of 12 May.

612–675 · Medieval

Saint Germanus of Granfelden (c. 612 in Trier – 675 near Moutier) was the first abbot of Moutier-Grandval Abbey. He is venerated as a martyr saint in the Catholic and Eastern Orthodox Churches.

600 · Medieval

Saint Germochus or Germoe was an early 6th century saint active in Cornwall and Brittany. He is the patron saint of the parish of Germoe in Cornwall. He is said to have been a king and one of the companions of St Breage (they were Irish missionaries who landed at Hayle).

1018–1050 · Medieval · Benedictines

Germain of Talloires (1018 – died in Talloires, 1050) was an 11th-century Benedictine monk and later a hermit. He is venerated as a saint by the Catholic Church.

900–976 · Medieval

Gero (c. 900 – 29 June 976) was Archbishop of Cologne from 969 until his death. Gero originated from Saxony, probably a son of the Billung count Christian (d.

900–978 · Medieval

Gerold of Großwalsertal (born c. 900 in Rhaetia; died 978 in Frisun, present-day St. Gerold in the Great Walser Valley in Vorarlberg), born to a noble family, left his wife and children to become a hermit in Frisun. In 970, he donated his property to Einsiedeln Abbey.

1241 · Medieval

Gerold of Cologne (died 1241) was a pilgrim commemorated as a martyr by the Catholic Church. A native of Germany, he dedicated his life to pilgrimages to holy sites of devotion. He traveled to Rome along the famous Via Francigena and to the shrine of Saint James of Compostela.

450–501 · Medieval

Gerontius of Cervia (Gerontius of Ficocle) (died 501 AD) was an Italian bishop of Cervia who is venerated as a saint. The first known Bishop of Cervia is Gerontius.

1450–1489 · Medieval

Gerontius (Russian: Геронтий; died 1489) was Metropolitan of Moscow and all Rus', the primate of the Russian Orthodox Church, from 1473 until 1489.

649 · Medieval · Benedictines

Gertrude of Hamage (died 649), or Gertrude of Cambrai, was the founder and first abbess of Hamage. She was the wife of Richomer, patrician of Burgundy, and likely the mother of Bertrude, Queen of the Franks.

1227–1297 · Medieval · Premonstratensians

Blessed Gertrude of Aldenberg O. Praem, (c. October 1227 – 13 August 1297) was a German noblewoman and abbess. She was the daughter of Elizabeth of Hungary and of Louis IV, Landgrave of Thuringia.

626–659 · Medieval · Benedictines

Gertrude of Nivelles, OSB (also spelled Geretrude, Geretrudis, Gertrud; c. 628 – 17 March 659) was an abbess who, with her mother Itta, founded the Abbey of Nivelles, now in Belgium. She is venerated in the Catholic and Eastern Orthodox traditions.

1320–1358 · Medieval

Gertrude van der Oosten (or Gertrude of Delft; died 6 January 1358) was a Dutch Beguine who was considered a mystic and had received the Stigmata. Gertrude was born in Voorburcht in the County of Holland, to peasant parents, and entered domestic service at Delft.

701–806 · Medieval · Benedictines

Saint Gervold (or Girowald, or Gerwald, or Gerbaud) is a monk, diplomat of Charlemagne, bishop of Evreux around 785, and abbot of Saint Wandrille from 787. He died in 806 or 807. He was the uncle of Saint Ansegisus whom he tonsured and clerked around 795.

1100–1200 · Medieval · Cistercians

Gezelinus of Schlebusch (born in the Duchy of Burgundy; died 12th century, presumably in Schlebuschrath, now a district of Leverkusen-Alkenrath) was, according to legend, a lay brother (conversus) at the Cistercian monastery in Altenberg.

1220–1301 · Medieval · Dominican Order

Giacomo Bianconi (7 March 1220 – 22 August 1301) was an Italian Roman Catholic priest and a professed member of the Order of Preachers. Bianconi - who hailed from Umbria - joined the order in his adolescence and dedicated his pastoral career to his flock and on one notable occasi…

1400–1490 · Medieval · Franciscans

James of Sclavonia (Croatian: Jakov Zadranin; c. 1400 – 27 April 1485 or 1496), also known as Giacomo Illirico, Giacomo of Bitetto or Jakov Varingez, was a Croatian friar of the Order of Friars Minor (Franciscans). He assumed the religious name "Giacomo".

1213–1290 · Medieval

Giacomo Papocchi was a religious figure born in Montieri in 1213. He died in Montieri in 1289 and is recognized as a blessed.

509 · Medieval

Saint Gibrian (or Gybrian, Gobrian; died 509) was an Irish saint associated with Reims and the Marne region. Gibrian's story appears in the fourth book of the Historia Remensis ecclesiae ("History of the church of Reims"), which was written by Flodoard in the tenth century.

1170–1250 · Medieval · Benedictines

Egidio di Casaio, known in Spanish as Gil del Casaio (c. 1170 – c. 1250), was a Spanish Christian monk and abbot. He was a Benedictine (or Cistercian) monk and abbot of the Abbey of Saint Martin of Castañeda. After retiring to a hermitage, he remained there until his death.

1101–1245 · Medieval

Gilbert de Moravia (died 1245), later known as Saint Gilbert of Dornoch, or Gilbert of Caithness, was the most famous Bishop of Caithness and founder of Dornoch Cathedral.

1070–1145 · Medieval

Gillebert (Irish: Gilla Espaic; c. 1070–1145) was an Irish Roman Catholic prelate who served as the Bishop of Limerick from 1106 to 1140. Very little is known of Gillebert's early life but it is known that he travelled throughout the Continent and was acquainted with Anselm at R…

1009 · Medieval

Gilbert of Meaux (died 13 February 1015), later known as Saint Gilbert of Meaux, was originally from Vermandois. He was the first canon in Saint-Quentin and then became bishop of Meaux.

1083–1189 · Medieval · Augustinians

Gilbert of Sempringham (c. 1085 – 4 February 1189) was an English Catholic who founded the Gilbertine Order. He was the only medieval Englishman to found a conventual order, mainly because the Cîteaux Abbey declined his request to assist him in organising a group of nuns living w…

1076–1152 · Medieval · Premonstratensians

Gilbert von Neuffontaines was born in Auvergne, France, in 1076 and served as a Catholic priest within the Premonstratensian order. He died in France in 1152 and is recognized as a saint by the Catholic Church.

500–570 · Medieval

Gildas — also known as Gildas Badonicus, Gildas fab Caw (in Middle Welsh texts and antiquarian works) and Gildas Sapiens (Gildas the Wise) — was a 6th-century British monk best known for his religious polemic De Excidio et Conquestu Britanniae, which recounts the history of the B…

640–710 · Medieval · Benedictines

Saint Giles , also known as Giles the Hermit, was a hermit or monk active in the lower Rhône most likely in the 7th century. Revered as a saint, his cult became widely diffused but his hagiography is mostly legendary.

1190–1262 · Medieval · Franciscans

Giles of Assisi (Latin: Aegidius; c. 1190 – 1262), was one of the original companions of Francis of Assisi and holds a leading place among them. St. Francis called him "The Knight of our Round Table".

1190–1265 · Medieval · Dominican Order

Giles of Santarém, OP (also Gil; ca. 1185 – 14 May 1265) was a Portuguese Dominican scholar. He was born Gil Rodrigues de Valadares at the castle of Vouzela. His father, Rui Pais de Valadares, was alcaide of Coimbra and councillor of Sancho I.

1300–1266 · Medieval

Gilles of Saumur (died 23 April 1266) was an Angevin cleric and preacher who was the first (and only) archbishop of Damietta during the Seventh Crusade, and the archbishop of Tyre from 1253 to 1266.

931 · Medieval

Saint Guimerra (died 932) was Bishop of Carcassonne. According to a report by the Bollandists in the Acta Sanctorum, he was the first bishop of Carcassonne; another tradition, refuted by Louis Duchesne, dates his episcopate to the 6th century.

801 · Medieval

Ginés de la Jara (also known as Ginés de la Xara, Ginés el Franco, Genesius Sciarensis) is a semi-legendary saint of Spain. He is associated with the region surrounding Cartagena, of which he is co-patron.

1117 · Medieval

Giorgio di Suelli was a presbyter born in Cagliari who later served as a bishop. He died in Suelli in 1117 and is recognized as a saint.

1439–1491 · Medieval · Carmelites

Giovanna Scopelli, O.Carm (1428 – 9 July 1491) was an Italian Carmelite nun who established her own convent. Scopelli was forbidden to enter the third order branch of the order during her adolescence and waited until her parents died to embrace the religious life.

1301–1367 · Medieval

Giovanna Soderini was born in Florence in 1301 and died in 1367. She is recognized as a blessed.

1264–1306 · Medieval · Dominican Order

Giovanna da Orvieto (1264 - 23 July 1306) was an Italian Dominican tertiary. She was known for her wise intellect and for her intense devotion to serving the will of God while being noted for being prone to ecstasies and other visions. Pope Benedict XIV beatified her in 1754.

1266–1307 · Medieval

Giovanna da Signa (1245 – 9 November 1307) was an Italian Roman Catholic from Florence and a recluse with a reputation for being a miracle worker.

1012 · Medieval · Benedictines

The Blessed John Morosini, O.S.B., († 1012) was a Venetian abbot, who founded the noted Monastery of St. George in that city. Morosoni was born in Venice and was a member of the illustrious Morosini family, who played a significant role in the city's history.

1215–1300 · Medieval

Saint Giovanni Olini was a priest born in Trieste in 1215 and a citizen of the Republic of Venice. He died in Trieste in 1300 and is buried in the Saint Blaise church.

1240–1304 · Medieval · Franciscans

Giovanni Pelingotto (1240 – 1 June 1304) was an Italian Roman Catholic member of the Secular Franciscan Order who hailed from Urbino and lived his life as an almsgiver and hermit.