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1291–1351 · Medieval · Dominican Order

Margareta Ebner (1291 – 20 June 1351) was a German professed religious from the Dominican Nuns. Ebner – from 1311 – experienced a series of spiritual visions in which Jesus Christ gave her messages which she recorded in letters and a journal at the behest of her spiritual directo…

1207–1225 · Medieval

Margaret of Louvain (also known as Fiere Margriet or Margaretha de Trotse (Dutch); Marguerite la Fière (French); 1207–1225) was a servant murdered by thieves. She is venerated in the Roman Catholic Church; her shrine is in St. Peter's Church in Louvain.

1255–1280 · Medieval · Franciscans

Margherita Colonna, (c.1255 – 30 December 1280) was a member of the Colonna family, which was notable in Italian history for centuries. She was beatified by Pope Pius IX after the approval of her cult in 1847. She was born in Palestrina about 1255.

1176 · Medieval

Margrethe of Roskilde, also called Margrethe of Ølse (d. 1176), was a Danish Roman Catholic local saint. She has been referred to as the only female saint in Denmark. Margrethe was related to Bishop Absalon of Roskilde, and married to Herlog in Ølsemagle in Kjøge.

1355–1431 · Medieval · Dominican Order

Anna Maria "Marie" Mancini, Princess of Paliano (28 August 1639 – 8 May 1715) was the third of the five Mancini sisters, nieces to Cardinal Mazarin who were brought to France to marry advantageously.

1175 · Medieval

Maria Toribia (died 1175) was a Spanish peasant woman who is believed to have married Saint Isidore. She is known in Spain as Santa María de la Cabeza ("Saint Mary of the Head").

1345 · Medieval

Maria de Requesens was a nun from the Crown of Aragon who died in Barcelona in 1345. She is recognized as a blessed.

1177–1213 · Medieval

Marie of Oignies (Maria Ogniacensis, born Nivelles, now Belgium, 1177, died 1213) was a Beguine saint, known from the Life written by James of Vitry for Bishop Fulk of Toulouse.

450–513 · Medieval

Saint Marien de Combraille was born in 450 in Bourges and died in 513 in Évaux-les-Bains. He is recognized as a saint.

715–750 · Medieval

Marina, distinguished as Marina the Monk and also known as Marina the Syrian, Marinos, Pelagia (this being the Greek equivalent of 'Marina'; see Pelagia) and Mary of Alexandria (Coptic: Ϯⲁⲅⲓⲁ Ⲙⲁⲣⲓⲛⲁ ⲛ̅ⲁⲥⲕⲏⲧⲏⲥ), was a Christian saint from part of Asian Byzantium, generally said to…

532–597 · Medieval

Marius Aventicensis or, popularly, Marius of Avenches (532 – 31 December 596) was the Bishop of Aventicum (modern Avenches) from 574, remembered for his terse chronicle.

1392–1444 · Medieval

Mark of Ephesus (Greek: Μᾶρκος ὁ Ἐφέσιος, born Manuel Eugenikos, also called Markos Eugenikos) was a hesychast theologian of the late Palaiologan period of the Byzantine Empire who became famous for his rejection of the Council of Ferrara–Florence (1438–1439).

1050 · Medieval

The precise dates of the lives of hermit Mark of the Caves, (also known as Mark the Grave-digger) and the two brothers Theophil and John are not recorded, however, their story is preserved in the Kiev Caves Paterikon.

800–880 · Medieval

Markward von Hildesheim was a Catholic priest and bishop born in 800. He died in 880 in Ebstorf and is recognized as a saint by the Catholic Church.

800–853 · Medieval · Benedictines

Marcuvard of Prüm (or Marcuard, Markward, or Markquard; Latin: Marquardus Prumiensis), who died on May 27, 853, was the abbot of Saint-Hubert and Prüm Abbey from 829 until his death. He is beatified by the Catholic Church.

1100–1142 · Medieval · Premonstratensians

Marquard is a small farming town in the Free State province of South Africa that serves Winburg in the northwest. The town was set up in 1905 by an influential Dutch Reform minister, JJ Marquard, with the help of Christoffel Cornelis Froneman, the commandant of the Orange Free St…

851 · Medieval

Saint Marta was a Christian memoirist born in Córdoba. She died in Córdoba in 851.

551 · Medieval

Saint Martha (Greek: Ἁγία Μάρθα; died 551) was the mother of Simeon Stylites the Younger. She is venerated in the Eastern Orthodox Church on July 4 and in the Catholic Church on July 5.

726 · Medieval

Martin of Arades, also known as Martin of Corbie (died 26 November 726), was a Frankish Christian monk from Corbie Abbey, who is venerated as a saint in the Roman Catholic Church and Eastern Orthodox Church. His feast day is 26 November.

515–580 · Medieval · Benedictines

Saint Martin of Braga (in Latin Martinus Bracarensis, in Portuguese, known as Martinho de Dume c. 520–580 AD), also known as Saint Martin of Dumio, was an archbishop of Bracara Augusta in Gallaecia (now Braga in Portugal), a missionary, a monastic founder, and an ecclesiastical a…

1050–1146 · Medieval

Martin of Soure or Martin Arias (b. 11th century, Auranca, Portugal; d. 31 January 1146 in Córdoba, Al-Andalus) was a Portuguese captive canon. Arias was the son of Manuel Aires and Argia. He entered clerical service under the care of Bishop Maurice of Coimbra.

527–601 · Medieval

Saint Martin of Vertou (527–601) was a hermit and abbot, founder of Vertou Abbey, and the evangelist of the region around Nantes in Francia. He is sometimes known as the Apostle of the Herbauges, and he is sometimes called Mark of Vertou.

1300–1400 · Medieval

Martyrius of the Kiev Caves (late 13th – early 14th century) was a monk of the Kiev Pechersk Lavra. Due to his great purity of soul and strict fasting, he was ordained a deacon and possessed the gift of performing miracles.

1140–1213 · Medieval · Cistercians

Martín de Hinojosa, also known as Martín de Finojosa or Martín de Huerta (born in Deza c. 1140 – died in Sotoca de Tajo on September 16, 1213), was a Castilian ecclesiastic, abbot of the Abbey of Huerta, and Bishop of Sigüenza. He is venerated as a saint by the Catholic Church.

1270–1290 · Medieval

Maria Dolorosa (Sint-Lambrechts-Woluwe, c. 1270 – ibid., June 18, 1290) is a Brabantine blessed who is known in popular devotion as Lenneke Mare, which is said to be a corruption of Alleyndiger Maria.

903 · Medieval

Saint Mary the New was a citizen of the Byzantine Empire. She died in 903 and is recognized as a saint.

1230–1290 · Medieval · Order of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Mercy

María de Cervelló (Barcelona, 1230–1290) was a Catalan nun and the founder of the female branch of the Order of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Mercy. Pope Benedict XIII inscribed her in the Roman Martyrology in 1729. Her feast day is celebrated on September 19.

580 · Medieval

Mastridia of Jerusalem (died c. 580) was a Christian saint and virgin hermit. Her feast day in the Orthodox Church is celebrated on February 20 (February 7 according to the Julian calendar).

1003 · Medieval

Mateusz is a Polish given name, equivalent to Hebrew names Matityahu and Matthew, meaning "gift of Yahweh". Notable people with the name include:

896–968 · Medieval · Benedictines

Matilda of Ringelheim (c. 892 – 14 March 968), also known as Saint Matilda, was a Saxon noblewoman who became queen of Germany. Her husband, Henry the Fowler, was the first king from the Ottonian dynasty, and their eldest son, Otto the Great, restored the Holy Roman Empire in 962…

955–999 · Medieval

Matilda (December 955 – February 999), also known as Mathilda and Mathilde, was a German regent, and the first Princess-Abbess of Quedlinburg.

500 · Medieval

Matronian(us) (Italian: San Matroniano) was a hermit of Milan. It is recorded that Ambrose enshrined Matronian's relics in the church of San Nazaro Maggiore in Milan.

1000–999 · Medieval · Benedictines

Madruina, Matrull, or Madrona (died in Barcelona, 999) was a Benedictine nun and the supposed abbess of the Monastery of Sant Pere de les Puel·les in Barcelona.

1420–1470 · Medieval · Dominican Order

Matthew Carreri, (Italian: Matteo Carreri; ca 1420 – 5 October 1470) was a Dominican friar noted for the "austerity of his life." He was the spiritual instructor of Stephana de Quinzanis, and like her, an alleged stigmatic.

1376–1450 · Medieval · Order of Friars Minor

Matteo da Gimara, OFM (also known as Matthew of Agrigento; c. 1376 – 7 January 1450) was an Italian Catholic prelate and a professed member of the Order of Friars Minor. He served as the Bishop of Agrigento from 17 September 1442 until his resignation in mid-1445.

1080–1136 · Medieval · Benedictines

Matthew of Albano (Matthieu, O.S.B.Clun.) (died 1134) was a French Benedictine monk and Cardinal, and papal legate. He is a Catholic saint. He was instrumental in the recognition of the Knights Templar, at the 1129 Council of Troyes.

827–850 · Medieval

Maura of Troyes was a French virgin and Christian saint. Born into nobility in Troyes, she devoted herself to prayer, remaining chaste, and is credited with at least two miracles.

540 · Medieval

Maurelio di Imola was a Catholic presbyter and bishop born in Imola. He died in 540 and is buried in the Imola cathedral. He is recognized as a Catholic saint.

644 · Medieval

Maurelius of Voghenza (Italian - San Maurelio; died 7 May 644) was a Syrian priest, who became bishop of Voghenza. He is venerated as a saint by the Roman Catholic Church.

539–602 · Medieval

Maurice (Latin: Mauricius; Ancient Greek: Μαυρίκιος, romanized: Maurikios; 539 – 27 November 602) was Eastern Roman emperor from 582 to 602 and the last member of the Justinian dynasty.

1117–1191 · Medieval · Cistercians

Maurice of Carnoet was a Cistercian abbot. Born in Brittany, Maurice went on to study at the University of Paris. When he completed his studies he entered the Langonette Monastery in 1144. In 1176 he was elected abbot of Langonette Monastery.

901–1067 · Medieval · Benedictines

Maurilius (c. 1000–1067) was a Norman Archbishop of Rouen from 1055 to 1067. Maurilius was originally from Reims, and was born about 1000. He trained as a priest at Liege and became a member of the cathedral chapter of Halberstadt.

500–550 · Medieval

Maurinus is a saint of the Catholic and Orthodox churches, born in Agen (Lot-et-Garonne) and beheaded in Lactora, modern-day Lectoure (Gers), who evangelized the Agenais region in the 6th century.

800 · Medieval

Maurinus of Cologne was a 9th-century German abbot who is said to have died as a martyr. He is recognised as a saint by the Roman-Catholic Church and Eastern Orthodox Church. His 12th-century shrine rests in Saint Pantaleon's Church, Cologne.

634 · Medieval · Benedictines

Maurontius of Douai (634 – May 5, 702) was a nobleman and Benedictine abbot. His parents were Rictrude and Adalbard. He is a Catholic saint, with a feast day on May 5, especially venerated in Douai, France. His sisters Clotsinda, Adalsinda of Douai and Eusebia are also saints.

1000–1070 · Medieval · Benedictines

Maurus of Pécs or Mór (Hungarian: Mór pécsi püspök) was the first known prelate who was born in the Kingdom of Hungary. He was abbot of the Benedictine Abbey of Pannonhalma between around 1029 and 1036, and bishop of Pécs from year 1036 until his death around year 1075.

500 · Medieval

Mawgan and Meugan (also Meigant) (Latin: Mauganus) are names referring to either one or two Brythonic saints who flourished in the 5th or 6th century.

650–670 · Medieval

Saint Maxellende (c. 650 - 13 November 670) was the thaumaturgist saint martyr of Caudry. Traditionally, she is associated with the diocese of Cambrai, and is invoked for relief from ocular diseases.

498–556 · Medieval

Maximianus of Ravenna, or Maximian (499 – February 22, 556; feast day formerly February 21) was bishop of Ravenna in Italy. Ravenna was then the capital of the Byzantine Empire's territories in Italy, and Maximianus's role may have included secular political functions.

1450–1482 · Medieval

Maximus III of Constantinople (Greek: Μάξιμος), born Manuel Christonymos (Μανουὴλ Χριστώνυμος; died 3 April 1482), was Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople from 1476 to his death in 1482, and a scholar.