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970–1020 · Medieval · Benedictines

Radim Gaudentius (Czech: svatý Radim, Polish: Radzim Gaudenty; c. 970 – c. 1020) was Archbishop of Gniezno and the first Polish archbishop. Radim was an illegitimate son of Bohemian nobleman Slavník, and thus the half-brother of Adalbert of Prague.

820 · Medieval

Rastislav or Rostislav (Latin: Rastiz; Greek: Ῥασισθλάβος, romanized: Rhasisthlábos) was the second known ruler of Moravia (846–870). Although he started his reign as vassal to Louis the German, the king of East Francia, he consolidated his rule to the extent that after 855 he wa…

1204–1240 · Medieval · Q2028821

Raymond Nonnatus (1204 – 31 August 1240) was a Mercedarian friar and missionary from Catalonia in Spain. His byname, meaning "not born" in Latin, refers to his birth by Caesarean section, his mother having died in labour.

650–718 · Medieval · Benedictines

Rupert of Salzburg (German: Ruprecht, Latin: Robertus, Rupertus; c. 660 – 710 AD) was Bishop of Worms as well as the first Bishop of Salzburg and abbot of St. Peter's Abbey in Salzburg. He was a contemporary of the Frankish king Childebert III.

1000–1044 · Medieval · Benedictines

Saint Gregory of Ostia (10th century – Logroño, May 9, 1044) was an Italian bishop and cardinal. He was abbot of the Monastery of Saints Cosmas and Damian in Rome. Pope John XVIII appointed him Bishop of Ostia and subsequently a cardinal.

655–700 · Medieval

Hedera, commonly called ivy (plural ivies), is a genus of 12–15 species of evergreen climbing or ground-creeping woody plants in the family Araliaceae, native to Western Europe, Central Europe, Southern Europe, Macaronesia, northwestern Africa and across central-southern Asia eas…

970–1053 · Medieval · Benedictines

Saint Procopius of Sázava (Latin: Procopius Sazavensis, Czech: Prokop Sázavský; died 25 March 1053) was a Czech Christian canon and hermit, who is venerated as a saint in the Eastern Orthodox Church and Roman Catholic church. Little about his life is known with certainty.

439–532 · Medieval

Sabas (439–532), in Church parlance Saint Sabas or Sabbas the Sanctified (Greek: Σάββας ὁ Ἡγιασμένος), was a Cappadocian Greek monk, priest, grazer and saint, who was born in Cappadocia and lived mainly in Palaestina Prima.

907–935 · Medieval

Wenceslaus I (Czech: Václav [ˈvaːtslaf] ; c. 907 – 28 September 935), Wenceslas I or Václav the Good was the Prince (kníže) of Bohemia from 921 until his death, probably in 935. According to the legend, he was assassinated by his younger brother, Boleslaus the Cruel.

1211–1268 · Medieval · Franciscans

Salome of Poland (1211/2 – 1268), also known as Salome of Cracow or Blessed Salome (Polish: Błogosławiona Salomea), was a Polish princess and from 1215 to 1219 the Queen of Galicia by virtue of being the wife of King Coloman of Galicia.

1180–1229 · Medieval · Cistercians

Sancha of Portugal , was a Portuguese infanta, second daughter of King Sancho I of Portugal and Dulce of Aragon. She was born 1180 and was the feudal Lady of Alenquer.

475–524 · Medieval

Sigismund (Latin: Sigismundus; died 524 AD) was King of the Burgundians from 516 until his death. He was the son of king Gundobad and Caretene. He succeeded his father in 516. Sigismund and his brother Godomar were defeated in battle by Clovis's sons, and Godomar fled.

975–1038 · Medieval

Stephen I, also known as King Saint Stephen (Hungarian: Szent István király [ˌsɛnt ˈiʃtvaːn kiraːj]; Latin: Sanctus Stephanus; Slovak: Štefan I. or Štefan Veľký; c.

901 · Medieval

Saint Sunniva (10th century; Old Norse: Sunnifa, from Old English Sunngifu) is the patron saint of the Norwegian Church of Norway Diocese of Bjørgvin, as well as all of Western Norway.

649 · Medieval

Pope Theodore I (Latin: Theodorus I; died 14 May 649) was the bishop of Rome from 24 November 642 to his death on 14 May 649. His pontificate was dominated by the struggle with Monothelitism.

501–613 · Medieval

Saint Theodore of Sykeon, also known as Theodore the Sykeote (Greek: Θεόδωρος ό Συκεώτης), was a revered Byzantine ascetic, who lived between the first half of the 6th century and the thirteenth year of the Emperor Heraclius' rule (i. e.

1082–1162 · Medieval · Augustinians

Theotonius (c. 1082 - 1162) was a Canon Regular and royal advisor. He is noted in Portugal, for being the first prior of the Monastery of the Holy Cross in Coimbra, Portugal. He is celebrated as the reformer of religious life in Portugal, and is the first Portuguese saint.

1178–1250 · Medieval · Cistercians

Theresa of Portugal (1176 – 18 June 1250) was Queen of Léon as the first wife of her first cousin King Alfonso IX of León. When her marriage was annulled because of consanguinity, she retired to a convent. She was beatified in 1705.

933 · Medieval

Tryphon of Constantinople (Greek: Τρύφων; died 933) was a 10th-century Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople. He is venerated as a saint in the Eastern Orthodox Church. Tryphon was a monk in Constantinople. Patriarch Stephen II of Constantinople died on 19 July 928.

500 · Medieval

Saint Tudclyd (also known as Tudy, Tudelyd, Tybie, or Tydie; born in Brycheiniog/Breconshire, Wales; died 532 (?) in Brittany) was a nun and missionary. Her feast day is January 30 (Roman Catholic and Orthodox as Tudy). She should not be confused with the Breton saint Tudy.

900–930 · Medieval

Livonir Ruschel, known as Tuto (born 2 July 1979) is a Brazilian former professional footballer.

600 · Medieval

Saint Tydecho was a 6th century saint of Wales. The life of Saint Padarn described Tydecho as one of the saints who came to Wales from Armorica. There are questions as to whether this place was Brittany or an area in southeast Wales which is known for its saints.

956–1015 · Medieval

Vladimir I Sviatoslavich or Volodymyr I Sviatoslavych (Old East Slavic: Володимѣръ Свѧтославичь, romanized: Volodiměr Svętoslavič; Christian name: Basil; c. 958 – 15 July 1015), given the epithet "the Great", was Prince of Novgorod from 970 and Grand Prince of Kiev from 978 until…

924–994 · Medieval · Benedictines

Wolfgang of Regensburg (Latin: Wolfgangus; c. 934 – 31 October 994 AD) was bishop of Regensburg in Bavaria from Christmas 972 until his death. He is a saint in the Catholic and Eastern Orthodox churches.

555 · Medieval

Saint Viatre was a Christian hermit who died in 555.