Library

1019–1075 · Medieval

Gundekar (1019–1075), (also Gundechar, Gundakar, Gunzo) was bishop of Eichstätt from 1057 to 1075. He is known for his historical work Vitae Pontificum Eystettensium on his predecessors. He is a Catholic blessed and his feast day is August 2.

1131 · Medieval

Gunhild von Biblisheim served as an abbess. She died in 1131 and is recognized as a saint.

900–940 · Medieval

Gunter is a given Germanic name and surname, a variation of Günther. For people with the name, see: Gunter may also refer to:

532–593 · Medieval

Saint Gontrand (c. 532 in Soissons – 28 March 592 in Chalon-sur-Saône), also called Gontran, Gontram, Guntram, Gunthram, Gunthchramn, and Guntramnus, was the king of the Kingdom of Orléans from AD 561 to AD 592.

850 · Medieval

Gustav, known as the Hermit (c. 810 – March 10, 890, Sweden), was a hermit monk and companion of Saint Ansgar, the Apostle of Scandinavia. He is considered the first person baptized in the region, in the 820s, and thereafter traveled as a missionary alongside his master.

800 · Medieval

Guthago is the name of a saint associated with missionary work in the coastal region of West Flanders. Guthago is said to have been a Scottish prince by birth. What is known about him consists of legends.

674–715 · Medieval

Saint Guthlac of Crowland (Old English: Gūðlāc; Latin: Guthlacus; 674‍–‍714 AD) was a Christian hermit and saint from Lincolnshire in England. He is particularly venerated in the Fens of eastern England.

1160–1209 · Medieval

Guy of Montpellier (1160–1208) was the founder of the Order of the Holy Spirit and the Confraternity of the Holy Spirit around 1180, established to care for abandoned children, the poor, and the sick. The order was officially recognized by Pope Innocent III on April 23, 1198.

950–1012 · Medieval

Guy of Anderlecht, also known as Saint Guidon (or Guido, Guy and Wyen of Láken) (ca. 950–1012) was a Christian saint who is venerated in Catholic and Orthodox churches. He was known as the Poor Man of Anderlecht.

550 · Medieval

Saint Guénin, or Saint Gwennin, was the tenth bishop of the Diocese of Vannes in the 7th century. According to the calendar of Breton saints, his feast day is August 19. He gave his name to the commune of Guénin in Morbihan.

1159 · Medieval · Augustinians

Saint Guérin was a Catholic priest and member of the Augustinians who served as a bishop. He died in 1159.

1161–1237 · Medieval

Guðmundur Arason was an influential 12th and 13th century Icelandic saintly bishop who took part in increasing the powers of the Catholic Church in medieval Iceland. His story is recorded in several manuscripts, most notably Prestssaga Guðmundar góða.

500 · Medieval

Gwen Teirbron (French: Blanche; Latin: Alba Trimammis or Candida; possibly English: Wite) was a Breton holy woman and wife of Fragan who supposedly lived in the 5th or 6th century. Her epithet is Welsh for '(of the) three breasts'.

600–544 · Medieval

Gwen ferch Cynyr was born in Pembroke in 600 to her father, Cynyr Goch. She was the spouse of Salomon of Cornwall and is recognized as a saint in Wales. She died in 544.

500–544 · Medieval

Wenna (Welsh: Gwen) was a medieval princess and Christian martyr who flourished in Wales and Cornwall. Later venerated as a saint, she is honoured at multiple churches in Cornwall and Devon.

700 · Medieval

Saint Gwenafwy (Wenappa) (fl. 6th c.) was a pre-congregational saint of medieval South Wales. She was a daughter of Caw of Strathclyde, and sister of Peillan, Eigron and Peithein among others. She went to Cornwall with her brother Eigron where she is the patroness of Gwennap.

600 · Medieval

Saint Gwenfaen was born in 600 in Anglesey, Gwynedd, to her father, Paulinus. She served as a religious leader.

530 · Medieval

Saint Gwenfyl was an early Welsh Christian saint from the Brychan family. Little is known of her life. Saint Gwenfyl was one of the children or descendants of Brychan.

500 · Medieval

Gwenonwy was a 5th-century saint; she was the daughter of Meurig ap Tewdrig and a cousin of Brychan Brycheiniog. Gwenonwy was raised at Garth Madryn. She married Gwyndaf ap Emyr Llydaw and was the mother of Meugan and Hywyn.

500 · Medieval

Saint Gwladys ferch Brychan or St Gladys (Latin: Gladusa), daughter of King Brychan of Brycheiniog, was the queen of the saint-king Gwynllyw Milwr and the mother of Cadoc "the Wise", whose Vita may be the earliest saint's life to mention Arthur.

500–520 · Medieval

Gwynllyw Filwr or Gwynllyw Farfog , known in English in a corrupted form as Woolos the Warrior or Woolos the Bearded (Latin: Gundleus, Gundleius or Gwenleue; c. 450 – 500 CE) was a Welsh king and religious figure.

600 · Medieval

Gwynno, or Gwynnog ab Gildas, is the name of a 6th-century Welsh saint. Archives at the Vatican record that his festival is 26 October; that he is regarded as a confessor; and that there is said to be a sacred well, Ffynnon Wyno, associated with Llanwonno, in Glamorganshire.

511–580 · Medieval

Saint Gwynog was born in 511 and was the son of Gildas. He died in Angers in 580.

450–520 · Medieval

Georgette, George, Georgie, or Georgina (died in the 6th century near Clermont-Ferrand, then Arvernis) was a Frankish nun and anchorite. She is venerated as a saint by the Catholic Church, which commemorates her on February 15.

885–959 · Medieval · Benedictines

Saint Gérard (in Walloon Sint-Djuråd) (c. 895 – October 3, 959) founded Brogne Abbey and reformed eighteen others according to the Benedictine Rule. Gérard was born at Staves (Namur). His father was Stance, a member of the family of dukes of Lower Austrasia.

1270–1319 · Medieval

Haakon V Magnusson (10 April 1270 – 8 May 1319) (Old Norse: Hákon Magnússon; Modern Norwegian: Håkon Magnusson) was King of Norway from 1299 until 1319. Haakon was the younger surviving son of Magnus the Lawmender, King of Norway, and his wife Ingeborg of Denmark.

1100–1200 · Medieval

Haberilia (died c. 1100 in Bregenz-Mehrerau; occasionally also referred to as Haberilla, Habril(l)a, or by the additions Haberilia of Mehrerau or Haberilia of Bregenz) was a recluse who lived in or near Mehrerau Abbey, close to Bregenz, during the 11th or 12th century and was ven…

1029 · Medieval

Hademunda (also spelled Gademunda, Gadamuda, Gadamuta, Gadamwoda; born Ebersberg near Munich, Bavaria; died November 11, 1029, Jerusalem) was a Catholic saint and pilgrim. Hademunda was the daughter of Count Adalbero of Ebersberg and the sister of Count Ulrich.

1101–1200 · Medieval · Premonstratensians

Hadewych, O.Praem., (c. 1150 – 14 April, c. 1200) a.k.a. Hadewig or Hedwig, was abbess of the Premonstratensian monastery of Meer, (now part of Meerbusch) in modern North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Hadewych was the daughter of Count Lothair of Meer and Hildegund.

1209–1271 · Medieval

Haji Bektash Veli (Persian: حاجی بکتاش ولی, romanized: Ḥājī Baktāš Valī; Turkish: Hacı Bektaş Veli; Albanian: Haxhi Veli Bektashi; c. 1209–1271) was an Islamic scholar, mystic, saint and philosopher from Khorasan who lived and taught in Anatolia. His original name was Muhammad.

1020–1043 · Medieval

Hallvard Vebjørnsson (Hallvard Den Hellige) (c. 1020–1043), commonly referred to as Saint Hallvard (Sankt Hallvard), is the patron saint of Oslo. He is considered a martyr because of his defence of an innocent thrall woman. His religious feast day is 15 May.

701–780 · Medieval

Hanno of Verona was born in 701 in Verona and served as a Catholic priest and bishop. He died in 780 and is recognized as a saint in the Catholic Church.

911–986 · Medieval

Harald "Bluetooth" Gormsson (Old Norse: Haraldr Blátǫnn Gormsson; Danish: Harald Blåtand Gormsen, died c. 985/86) was a king of Denmark and Norway. The son of King Gorm the Old and Thyra Dannebod, Harald ruled as king of Denmark from c. 958 – c.

800–853 · Medieval

Hardward (died September 16, 853, in Minden) was the second Bishop of Minden, serving from 813 to 853. The name Hardward is of Old High German origin and means "the strong guardian." In his work, he was supported by the deacon Meimelph, who is venerated as a saint; his feast day…

1090–1164 · Medieval

Blessed Hartmann of Brixen (1090 - 23 December 1164) was a German prelate of the Catholic Church, who served as the Bishop of Brixen from his appointment in 1140 until his death.

1000–1023 · Medieval

Hartwig (Latin: Hartwicus; died 5 December 1023) was the archbishop of Salzburg from 991 until his death. He was a younger son of the Bavarian count palatine Hartwig of the Aribonid family.

800–815 · Medieval

Hathumar (born c. 760; died August 9, 815, in Paderborn) was the first Bishop of Paderborn. Hathumar (Old High German for "famous in battle," Latin: Hatumarus) came from the Saxon nobility.

778–853 · Medieval · Benedictines

Haymo (or Haimo) (died 27 March 853) was a German Benedictine monk who served as bishop of Halberstadt, and was a noted author. The exact date and place of Haymo's birth are unknown. He entered the Order of St.

900–871 · Medieval

Heahmund (or Hamund) was a medieval Bishop of Sherborne. He was a warrior-bishop and he was killed fighting against the Danes for the Anglo-Saxon King Æthelred I of Wessex and his brother, the future King Alfred the Great. Heahmund was consecrated in 867 or 868.

933 · Medieval

Heiliger Byrnstan served as a presbyter and bishop. He died in 933 and is recognized as a saint.

1124 · Medieval

Constabile served as an abbot. He died in 1124 and is recognized as a saint.

1300 · Medieval

Blessed Heilika of Cologne, also known as Heilica or Helga, was a hermit who began living near the Church of St. Andrew in Cologne in the last quarter of the 12th century. She died after 1300 and was buried at the church where she had spent her final years.

970–1019 · Medieval

Heimerad (also known as Heimrad, Haimrad or Heimo, c. 970 in Meßkirch near the Bodensee in Baden – 28 June 1019 on the Hasunger Berg (now Burghasungen) near Kassel) was a German priest and travelling preacher.

1120–1185 · Medieval

According to legend, Blessed Henry of Ebrantshausen (born c. 1120 in Regensburg; died c. 1185 near Ebrantshausen) was one of the Counts of Riedenburg who, after many years of pilgrimage, lived in quiet seclusion near Ebrantshausen, subsisting on the charitable gifts of the people…

781–844 · Medieval · Benedictines

Saint Heldrad of Novalese, also Eldardus or Eldrad (9th century – 844) was a French Benedictine monk, abbot of Novalese and saint of the Catholic Church. The first records date back to his time at the Benedictine monastery in Novales.

1207–1231 · Medieval · Franciscans

Helen Enselmini (Italian: Elena Enselmini), also known as the Blessed Helen of Arcella (1208–1242), was an Italian Franciscan nun who has been beatified by the Catholic Church. Enselmini was born in Padua, from an impoverished noble family of the region.

1237–1314 · Medieval

Saint Helen of Serbia (Serbian: Света Јелена Српска, romanized: Sveta Jelena Srpska; c. 1235 – 8 February 1314) was the queen consort of the Serbian Kingdom, as the spouse of King Stefan Uroš I, who ruled from 1243 to 1276.

1372–1450 · Medieval

Helena Dragaš (Serbian: Јелена Драгаш, romanized: Jelena Dragaš; Greek: Ἑλένη Δραγάση, romanized: Helénē Dragásē; c. 1372 – 23 March 1450) was the Empress consort of the Byzantine Emperor Manuel II Palaiologos and the mother of the last two emperors, John VIII Palaiologos and Con…

1200–1270 · Medieval · Dominican Order

Blessed Helena of Veszprém (Hungarian: Magyar Boldog Ilona) (born early 1200s – Veszprém, c. 1270) was the prioress of the Dominican convent in Veszprém and the tutor of Princess Saint Margaret of Hungary.

1100–1160 · Medieval

Helena of Skövde (d. 1164, also called Helen or Elin) was a Swedish saint and patron to what is now Västergötland, in southwest Sweden, where she was born. Her father might have been a duke (or jarl) named Guthorm.