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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.

850 · Medieval

Litifredo I di Pavia was born in 850 and served as a presbyter before holding the position of bishop. He is recognized as a Catholic saint.

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.

500 · Medieval

Lleucu was a 5th-century saint, possibly from Llangwyryfon, who founded a monastery with the disciples of Ursula, a woman from Cornwall who was martyred in Germany in the 4th century. This is the only church known to have been founded by her exclusively for women.

632 · Medieval

The name Lupus appears four times in the records of the Catholic Church, with feast days—all celebrated only locally—scattered throughout the Catholic sanctoral. Lupus of Limoges was a Bishop of Limoges who died in 632.

1280 · Medieval

Llorenç Mendes was born in Chaves and died in 1280. He is recognized as a blessed.

420–600 · Medieval

Saint Lluan ferch Brychan was born in 420 and died in 600. The daughter of Brychan Brycheiniog, she served as a religious leader and was the spouse of Gabrán mac Domangairt.

540–584 · Medieval · Benedictines

Saint Llupenci de Javols was a Catholic priest and Benedictine monk born in 540. He died by decapitation in 584.

580–640 · Medieval

Llwchaiarn or Llwchayarn (born 580) was a 7th-century male saint and the patron saint of the churches of Saint Llwchaiarn, Llanmerewig and Llanllwchaiarn, both in the old cantref of Cedewain, Powys, as well as Llanychaearn and Llanllwchaearn in Ceredigion.

600 · Medieval

Saint Llŷr Forwen was a 6th-century saint. Her surname, Morwen, is often misinterpreted as the word morwyn (virgin), but it denotes someone with connections to the sea. She is sometimes confused with Llŷr Merini, the husband of Gwen of Talgarth.

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.

1120–1163 · Medieval

Lorenzo of Frazzanò, born Lorenzo Ravì (Frazzanò, October 22, 1120 – Frazzanò, December 30, 1162), was an Italian Christian monk and priest, venerated as a saint by the Catholic Church and the Orthodox Church.

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.

1274–1297 · Medieval · Franciscans

Saint Louis of Toulouse (9 February 1274 – 19 August 1297), also known as Louis of Anjou, was a Neapolitan prince of the Capetian House of Anjou and a Catholic bishop.

535 · Medieval

Loup of Soissons (died c.535 or 540) was a Frankish saint. His feast day was on 19 October, but since the return of the Roman Liturgy has been on 22 October. He was the nephew of saint Remigius.

1277 · Medieval

Saint Luc de Jérusalem died in 1277 in Jerusalem. He is recognized as an Eastern Orthodox saint.

900 · Medieval

Luca Casali da Nicosia was a Catholic priest and abbot born in Nicosia. He died in 900 and is recognized as a saint by the Catholic Church.

950–1005 · Medieval

Saint Luca di Carbone was born in Calabria in 950 and served as a monk, archimandrite, and abbot. He died in Carbone in 1005.

984 · Medieval

Luke of Demenna, also known as Luke of Armento (Demenna, early 10th century – Armento, October 13, 984), was an Italian abbot and the founder of several monasteries in northern Calabria and Lucania. He is venerated as a saint by the Catholic Church.

1035–1114 · Medieval

Luca di Melicuccà was born in 1035 in Melicuccà and served as a monk and bishop. He died in 1114 in Amaroni and is recognized as a Catholic saint.

350–500 · Medieval

Saint Lucanus of Sabiona or Lucanus of Säben (Italian: San Lucano or Lugano; German: Lukan von Säben; fl. 5th century; died 20 July), is a Roman Catholic saint of the fifth century, associated with the Dolomites and the Tyrol.

650–740 · Medieval · Benedictines

Lucerius (died 740) was the third Abbot of Farfa, succeeding Aunepert in 724 at the latest. He was originally from Provence and had been raised at Farfa by Thomas of Maurienne, the first abbot. Lucerius' abbacy was a period of growth and expansion on the part of the abbey.

1180–1260 · Medieval · Third Order of Saint Francis

Luchesius Modestini, TOSF (also Luchesio, Lucchese, Lucesio, Lucio, or Luchesius of Poggibonsi) (c. 1180 - 1260) is honored by tradition within the Franciscan Order as being, along with his wife, Buonadonna de' Segni, the first members of the Franciscan Order of Penance, most com…

1360–1400 · Medieval · Franciscans

Lucia da Caltagirone was born in 1360 in Caltagirone and served as a Franciscan nun. She died in 1400 in Salerno and is recognized as a blessed.

1038 · Medieval · Benedictines

Lucido di Aquara was a Catholic priest and a member of the Benedictine order who was born in Aquara. He died in Cassino in 1038 and is recognized as a saint in the Catholic Church.

1100–1090 · Medieval

Lucie of Sampigny, Princess of Scotland, lived in the 5th or 6th century, or according to other sources, in the 11th century. She is recognized as a saint by the Catholic Church, with her feast day celebrated on September 19, primarily in Lorraine.

1450–1470 · Medieval

Lucio de Savoya was born in 1450 and died in 1470 in Constantinople. He is recognized as a blessed.

859 · Medieval

According to Roman tradition, Lucretia , anglicized as Lucrece, was a noblewoman in ancient Rome. Sextus Tarquinius (Tarquin), the king's son, raped Lucretia, and her subsequent suicide precipitated a rebellion that overthrew the Roman monarchy and led to the transition of Roman…

1090 · Medieval

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1050–1100 · Medieval

Lucy of Settefonti, also known as Lucy of Septifonte or Lucy of the Seven Fountains (born in the 11th century in Bologna, died c. 1100 at Settefonti Abbey), was an Italian Camaldolese nun, virgin, abbess of the Monastery of Saint Christina in Settefonti, and a blessed of the Cath…

1200–1202 · Medieval

Ludan, also known as Ludain or Luden, was a Scottish pilgrim to Jerusalem. On his return he died at Scherkirchen, near the city of Strasbourg, France, at which time the bells of a local church began to ring.

742–809 · Medieval

Ludger (Latin: Ludgerus; also Lüdiger or Liudger) (c. 742 – 26 March 809) was a missionary among the Frisians and Saxons, founder of Werden Abbey and the first Bishop of Münster in Westphalia. He has been called the "Apostle of Saxony".

1200–1250 · Medieval · Premonstratensians

Ludolph of Ratzeburg was a Premonstratensian Bishop of Ratzeburg. In 1236, Ludolph was appointed to the see of the newly formed Prince-Bishopric of Ratzeburg.

1433–1485 · Medieval

Ludovico Morbioli (1433 - 9 November 1485) was an Italian Roman Catholic from Bologna who led a dissolute life before adopting a life of repentance.

1109–1185 · Medieval · Premonstratensians

Ludwig III of Arnstein (born 1109 at Arnstein Castle; died October 28, 1185, at Gommersheim Monastery, present-day Gau-Odernheim) was a count and a multiple monastery founder.

900–887 · Medieval

Luithard (Old High German liut "people" and harti "hard"; also Latinized as Luithardus; born unknown; died 887 in Paderborn) was the third Bishop of Paderborn (862–887). Luithard undertook important collegiate and monastic foundations, such as Niggenkerken near Höxter in 863.

1274–1309 · Medieval · Cistercians

Lukardis of Oberweimar, O.Cist. (born between 1262 and 1276, presumably in Erfurt; died March 22, 1309, in Oberweimar) was a German Cistercian nun and mystic. She is venerated as a blessed in the Roman Catholic Church.

1425–1490 · Medieval · Dominican Order

Luke Spicola (c. 1425 – 1490) was an Italian Catholic priest belonging to the Order of Friars Preachers. Luca Spicola was born about 1425, in Pontecorvo.

890–951 · Medieval

Luke of Steiris, also known as Luke, Luke the Younger, Luke of Hellas, Luke the Wonder-worker (Greek: Λουκάς ό θαυματουργός; 896 — 953 AD) was a Byzantine saint of the tenth century AD who lived in the themes (provinces) of Hellas and Peloponnese in Greece, and who founded the Mo…

879–979 · Medieval

Venerable Luke the Stylite (Greek: Λουκάς ό Στυλίτης; c. 879-979?) lived in Constantinople in the 10th century. He served as a soldier during the reign Constantine Porphyrogenitus the Byzantine Emperor.

710–786 · Medieval · Benedictines

Saint Lullus (also known as Lull or Lul, born AD 710 – died 16 October 786) was the first permanent archbishop of Mainz, succeeding Saint Boniface, and first abbot of the Benedictine Hersfeld Abbey.

623 · Medieval

Saint Lupus of Sens (or Saint Loup de Sens) (born c. 573; died c. 623) was the nineteenth bishop of Sens. He was the son of Betton, Count of Tonnerre, "Blessed Betto," a member of the royal house of the Kingdom of Burgundy.

851 · Medieval

Lupus of Carcassonne was an Occitan cleric, likely from Carcassonne, who lived in the mid-9th century. He is venerated as a saint by various Christian denominations. Nothing certain is known about his life.

1182–1246 · Medieval · Cistercians

Lutgardis of Aywières, OSB (Dutch: Sint-Ludgardis; 1182 – 16 June 1246; also spelled Lutgarde) was a Catholic Benedictine nun from the medieval Low Countries in the Holy Roman Empire.