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1084–1154 · Medieval · Benedictines

Lambert of Vence, also known as Lambert of Bauduen, was Bishop of Vence. Born Pelloquin Lambert, at Bauduen, France, in 1084. He lost his mother at birth and was raised at the age of twelve years by the Benedictine monks of Lérins.

625–686 · Medieval · Benedictines

Saint Landelin (Dutch and Latin: Landelinus; French: La(u)ndelin; c. 625 – 686 AD in what is now Belgium) is a saint in the Eastern Orthodox Church and Roman Catholic Church. Landelin was born to a noble family at Vaux near Bapaume in c.

650–700 · Medieval · Benedictines

Landrada of Austrasia (also called Leandra, died between c. 690 and 708) was a German saint and ascetic. She co-founded Munsterbilsen Abbey, which was dedicated to the Virgin Mary. Landrada's feast day is 8 July. She is the patroness saint of Munsterbilsen and Ghent.

700–656 · Medieval

Saint Landry or Landericus of Paris (d. c. 661) was a Bishop of Paris and is canonized as a saint by the Roman Catholic Church and the Orthodox Church. Landry built a hospital dedicated to St. Christopher, which later became the Hôtel-Dieu de Paris. His feast day is 10 June.

637 · Medieval

Landry, Landric, Landericus, or Landry of Soignies, commonly known as Saint Landry of Metz (died c. 17 April 692–700 AD) was a Roman Catholic Bishop of Metz, Benedictine abbot of Haumont and Soignies, and a Frankish saint. He was the son of Saint Waltrude and Madelgaire.

1005–1089 · Medieval · Benedictines

Lanfranc OSB (1005 x 1010 – 24 May 1089) was an Italian-born English churchman, monk and scholar. Born in Italy, he moved to Normandy to become a Benedictine monk at Bec.

679–688 · Medieval · Benedictines

Saint Lambertus (Lambert, Landebertus), (625-688), Abbot of Abbey of Fontenelle and Bishop of Lyon (678-688). His feast day is celebrated on 14 April. He was son of Erlebert (son of Charibert nobilis en Neustria) and so nephew of Robert I, Bishop of Tours.

350–500 · Medieval

Saint Latuinus (Latrium, Lain, Latuin) is venerated as a saint by the Roman Catholic Church. He is considered to have been the first bishop of Sées, during the 5th century, from 400 to 440 AD.

401–501 · Medieval

Saint Laud of Coutances (variants: Lauto, Laudo, Launus, popularly: Saint Lô) was the fifth bishop of Coutances and is venerated as a saint in the Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox Churches.

550–619 · Medieval · Benedictines

Laurence (died 2 February 619) was the second Archbishop of Canterbury, serving from about 604 to 619. He was a member of the Gregorian mission sent from Italy to England to Christianise the Anglo-Saxons from their native Anglo-Saxon paganism, although the date of his arrival is…

440–545 · Medieval

Laurence of Siponto, also known as Laurence Maioranus (Italian: Lorenzo Maiorano) (d. 7 February, c. 545), is an Italian saint, patron of the city of Manfredonia and the Archdiocese of Manfredonia-Vieste-San Giovanni Rotondo. Manfredonia Cathedral is dedicated to him.

450–518 · Medieval · Benedictines

Lautém (Portuguese: Município Lautém, Tetum: Munisípiu Lautein) is one of the municipalities (formerly districts) of Timor-Leste, at the eastern end of the country. It has a population of 64,135 (census 2010) and an area of 1,813 km2.

1420–1480 · Medieval

Lawrence Booth (c. 1420 – 1480) served as bishop of Durham and lord chancellor of England, before being appointed archbishop of York. The illegitimate son of John Booth, lord of the manor of Barton, near Eccles, Lancashire, he was half-brother of Sir Robert Booth of Dunham Masse…

1381–1456 · Medieval · Canons Regular of Saint Augustine

Lawrence Justinian (Italian: Lorenzo Giustiniani, 1 July 1381 – 8 January 1456) was a Venetian Catholic priest and bishop who became the first Patriarch of Venice. He is venerated as a saint by the Catholic Church.

510 · Medieval

Lawrence I (Latin: Laurentius, Italian: Lorenzo) was Archbishop of Milan from 490 to c. 511. He is honoured as a saint in the Catholic Church and his feast day is July 25.

1329–1389 · Medieval

Lazar Hrebeljanović (Serbian Cyrillic: Лазар Хребељановић; c. 1329 – 15 June 1389) was a medieval Serbian ruler who created the largest and most powerful state on the territory of the disintegrated Serbian Empire.

981–1054 · Medieval

Saint Lazaros of Mount Galesios (Greek: Λάζαρος ὁ Γαλησιώτης, Lazaros ho Galēsiōtēs; c. 972/981 – 7 November 1053) was an 11th-century Byzantine monk and stylite, who founded a monastic community at Mount Galesios near Ephesus.

810–867 · Medieval

Lazarus (Greek: Λάζαρος), surnamed Zographos (Ζωγράφος, "the Painter"), was a 9th-century Byzantine Christian saint. He is also known as Lazarus the Painter and Lazarus the Iconographer.

534–600 · Medieval · Benedictines

Leander of Seville (Spanish: Leandro de Sevilla; Latin: Leandrus; c. 534 AD – 13 March 600 or 601) was a Hispano-Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Seville.

701–775 · Medieval

Lebuinus (also known as Lebuin, Lebwin or Liafwin; died c. 775) was a medieval Christian monk who is the Apostle of the Frisians and patron saint of the city of Deventer in the Netherlands.

950–1079 · Medieval · Benedictines

Leo I of Cava (Italian: San Leone I Abate; ? –1079) was an Italian abbot and is remembered as the second abbot of the Abbey of La Trinità della Cava, located at Cava de' Tirreni. He is revered as a saint by the Catholic Church.

611–683 · Medieval · Benedictines

Pope Leo II (c. 01 January 611 – 28 June 683) was the Bishop of Rome from 17 August 682 to his death on 28 June 683. One of the popes of the Byzantine Papacy, he is described by a contemporary biographer as both just and learned.

750–816 · Medieval

Pope Leo III (Latin: Leo III; died 12 June 816) was bishop of Rome and ruler of the Papal States from 26 December 795 to his death on 12 June 816.

790–855 · Medieval · Benedictines

Pope Leo IV (died 17 July 855) was the bishop of Rome and ruler of the Papal States from 10 April 847 to his death in 855. He is remembered for repairing Roman churches that had been damaged during the Arab raid against Rome, and for building the Leonine Wall around Vatican Hill…

1002–1054 · Medieval

Pope Leo IX (Italian: Leone IX, German: Leo IX., 21 June 1002 – 19 April 1054), born Bruno von Egisheim-Dagsburg, was the head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 12 February 1049 to his death in 1054.

709–789 · Medieval · Benedictines

Saint Leo of Catania, also known as the Thaumaturgus, or St Leo the Wonderworker in Sicily (May 703 or 709 – 20 February 789), was the fifteenth bishop of Catania, famed also for his love and care toward the poor.

710–782 · Medieval · Benedictines

Leoba, (also Lioba (of Tauberbischofsheim) and Leofgyth) (c. 710 – 28 September 782) was an Anglo-Saxon Benedictine nun and is recognized as a saint. In 746 she and her companions left Wimborne Minster in Dorset to join her kinsman Boniface in his mission to the German people.

450–557 · Medieval

Saint Leobinus (French: Lubin) (died 14 March 557) was a hermit, abbot, and bishop. Born in a peasant family, he became a hermit and a monk of Micy Abbey before being ordained a priest.

616–678 · Medieval · Benedictines

Leodegar of Poitiers (Latin: Leodegarius; French: Léger; c. 615 – October 2, 679 AD) was a martyred Burgundian Bishop of Autun. He was the son of Saint Sigrada and the brother of Saint Warinus.

815–915 · Medieval · Basilian monks

Leoluca, also known as Leone Luca, Leo Luke of Corleone, or Luke of Sicily (c. 815 – c. 915) was the abbot and wonderworker of the monastery of Mount Mula in Calabria, and a founder of Italo-Greek monasticism in southern Italy.

496–545 · Medieval · Benedictines

Leonard of Noblac (also Leonard of Limoges or Leonard of Noblet; also known as Lienard, Linhart, Lenart, Leonhard, Léonard, Leonardo, Annard; died 559) is a Frankish saint closely associated with the town and abbey of Saint-Léonard-de-Noblat, in Haute-Vienne, in the Limousin regi…

1073–1136 · Medieval

Leopold III (German: Luitpold, Latin: Leupoldus, 1073 – 15 November 1136), known as Leopold the Good, was the Margrave of Austria from 1095 to his death in 1136. He was a member of the House of Babenberg.

673 · Medieval · Benedictines

Leudinus Bodo was a seventh-century bishop of Toul, successor to Eborinus, or Elbonirus. He was a Benedictine. He occurs in hagiographies. His feast day is Sept. 11.

660–717 · Medieval · Benedictines

Saint Leudwinus, Count of Treves founded an abbey in Mettlach. He was Archbishop of Treves and Laon. As patron saint of the Mettlach parish, his relics are carried through the town by procession at the annual Pentecost celebration. His feast day is September 29.

650–738 · Medieval · Benedictines

Leutfridus (died 738) was a French monk and saint. Leutfridus studied at Condat Abbey and at Chartres, and was for a time a teacher at Evreux. A Benedictine, he was also a spiritual student of Saint Sidonius of Saint-Saëns. He spent time as a hermit at Cailly and at Rouen.

783 · Medieval · Benedictines

Libert (Lisbert, Libertus) of Sint-Truiden (died 783) was a Belgian saint. Born as Count Libert of Adone in Mechelen, he was baptized and educated by Saint Rumoldus. Libert became a Benedictine monk. He became a monk at the abbey of Sint-Truiden. He was killed by barbarians.

550–610 · Medieval

Licinius of Angers (also known as Saint Lezin, or Lésin) (c.540–c.610) was a Frankish nobleman and bishop of Angers, celebrated as Catholic saint on 13 February. Lucinius was born about 540 and sent to the court of King Chlothar I when about 20.

1026–1118 · Medieval · Benedictines

Lidanus was a Benedictine abbot credited with draining the Pontine Marshes, Italy, and for founding Sezze Abbey in the Papal States. He died at Monte Cassino, in 1118 of natural causes.

1380–1433 · Medieval

Lidwina (Lydwine, Lydwid, Lidwid, Liduina of Schiedam) (April 18, 1380 – April 14, 1433) was a Dutch mystic who is honored as a saint by the Catholic Church. She is the patroness saint of the town of Schiedam, of chronic pain, and of ice skating.

1010–1076 · Medieval

Saint Lietbertus (Lietbert, Libert, Liberat) of Brakel (or of Cambrai, de Lessines) (ca. 1010–1076) was bishop of Cambrai from 31 March 1051 to 28 September 1076. Liebertus was born to the Brabantian nobility at Opbrakel (a village in the present-day municipality of Brakel).

500–550 · Medieval

Saint Liphardus (or Lifard, Lifardo, Lifardus, Lifart, Lifhard, Lifhart, Liphard, Liphart, Lyphard) was a 6th-century lawyer, hermit and abbot in Meung-sur-Loire near Orléans, France. His feast day is 3 June.

900 · Medieval

Saint Liutberga (died c. 870), also spelled Liutbirg and Liutbirga, was an influential nun in Saxony in the 9th century, who ended her life as an anchoress in Windenhausen (or Wendhusen).

580–657 · Medieval

Saint Livinus (c. 580 – 12 November 657), also Livinus of Ghent, was an apostle in Flanders and Brabant, venerated as a saint and martyr in the Catholic tradition and more especially at the Saint Bavo Chapel, Ghent. His feast day is 12 November.

600 · Medieval

Llechid was a 6th-century pre-congregational saint of Wales. Born about 556 AD in Brittany, she was the child of Ithel Hael de Cornouaille and an unknown mother. Her family moved to Wales, where many of her siblings founded churches.

430–593 · Medieval

Lomer (died January 19th, 593), also known as Laumer, Laudomarus, Launomar, or Launomaro, is a Christian saint whose feast day is January 19. He founded an abbey at Corbion near Chartres in present-day France.

1128–1180 · Medieval

Lorcán Ua Tuathail, known in English as Laurence O'Toole and in French as Laurent d'Eu (1128 – 14 November 1180), was Archbishop of Dublin at the time of the Norman invasion of Ireland.

1373–1456 · Medieval · Dominican Order

Lorenzo da Ripafratta (1373 - 27 September 1456) was an Italian Roman Catholic professed religious from the Order of Preachers. He was born to nobles in Pisa and served as a novice master in Cortona in the latter half of his career while distinguishing himself in aiding the ill d…

795–855 · Medieval

Lothair I (9th. C. Frankish: Ludher and Medieval Latin: Lodharius; Dutch and Medieval Latin: Lotharius; German: Lothar; French: Lothaire; Italian: Lotario; 795 – 29 September 855) was a 9th-century Emperor of the Carolingian Empire (817–855, with his father until 840) and King of…

1390–1450 · Medieval

Louis Aleman (c. February 1390 – 16 September 1450) was a French Roman Catholic cardinal and a professed member of the now-suppressed Canons Regular of Saint John Baptist.

1200–1227 · Medieval

Louis IV the Saint (German: Ludwig IV. der Heilige; 28 October 1200 – 11 September 1227), a member of the Ludovingian dynasty, was Landgrave of Thuringia and Saxon Count palatine from 1217 until his death. He was the husband of Elizabeth of Hungary.