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450–564 · Medieval · Benedictines

Petroc or Petrock (Medieval Latin: Petrocus; Welsh: Pedrog; French: Perreux; c. 468 – c. 564) was a British prince and Christian saint. Probably born in South Wales, he primarily ministered to the Britons of Devon (Dewnens) and Cornwall (Kernow) then forming the kingdom of Dumno…

700 · Medieval

Phanourios (Greek: Φανούριος, lit. 'the revealer') also known as Phanourios the Newly Revealed (Greek: Άγιος Φανούριος ο Νεοφανής, romanized: Agios Fanoúrios o Neofanís) is venerated as a saint by the Eastern Orthodox Church and the Roman Catholic Church.

670–753 · Medieval · Benedictines

Pirmin (Latin: Pirminius; before 700 – November 3, 753), was a Merovingian-era monk and missionary who founded or restored numerous monasteries in Alemannia. He is regarded as a saint in the Catholic Church.

515–541 · Medieval · Benedictines

Placidus (also known as Placid) was a disciple of Benedict of Nursia. He was the son of the patrician Tertullus, was brought as a child to Benedict at Sublaqueum (Subiaco) and dedicated to God as provided for in chapter 69 of the Rule of St. Benedict (oblate).

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.

1410–1463 · Medieval

Saint Raphael often refers to Raphael the Archangel. Saint Raphael, Saint-Raphaël, or St. Raphael may also refer to:

437–533 · Medieval

Remigius (French: Remy or Rémi; c. 437 – 13 January 533) was the Bishop of Reims and "Apostle of the Franks". On 25 December 496, he baptised Clovis I, King of the Franks.

857 · Medieval

Saint Roderick (/ˈrɒd(ə)rɪk/; Latin: Rodericus, Rudericus; Spanish: San Rodrigo; died 13 March 857) was a Christian priest of Mozarab background, venerated as one of the Martyrs of Córdoba.

1150–1200 · Medieval

Saint Roland was the third abbot of a Cistercian monastery founded in 1140 in Chézery, France, in what is now the Diocese of Belley-Ars. According to local tradition, he was born in 1150 in England or Ireland. In 1186 he succeeded the Abbot Guillaume at Chézery. St.

1130–1170 · Medieval

Rosalia , nicknamed la Santuzza ("the Little Saint") was a virgin and hermit on Monte Pellegrino. She is venerated as the patroness saint of Palermo in Italy, Camargo in Chihuahua, and three towns in Venezuela: El Hatillo, Zuata, and El Playón.

455–501 · Medieval

Saint Rusticus (c. 455 – 25 April 501), the successor of Saint Lupicinus of Lyon (491-494), served as Archbishop of Lyon from 494 to April 501. Later canonized and venerated in the Catholic Church, his feast day is 25 April. He and his brother St.

400–800 · Medieval

Sabinus of Spoleto (died c. 303) was a bishop in the early Christian church who resisted the Diocletianic Persecution and was martyred. According to legend, Venustian, governor of Etruria and Umbria, had Sabinus and his deacons arrested in Assisi.

1176–1235 · Medieval

Saint Sava , known as the Enlightener or the Illuminator, was a Serbian prince and Orthodox monk who became the first Archbishop of the autocephalous Serbian Church. He was also a writer, diplomat, and the founder of Serbian law.

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.

500–583 · Medieval

Saint Serf or Serbán (Servanus) (c. 500 – c. 583) is a saint of Scotland. Serf was venerated in western Fife. He is called the apostle of Orkney, with less historical plausibility.

515–592 · Medieval

Silvia, or Sylvia, (c. 515 – c. 592) was the mother of Gregory the Great. She is venerated as a saint by the Catholic Church and Eastern Orthodox Church, which names her a patroness of pregnant women. Little biographical information about her exists.

1048–1082 · Medieval · Benedictines

Simon de Crépy (c. 1047 – 1081) was Count of Amiens, of the Vexin and of Valois from 1074 until 1077. He was the son of Count Ralph IV of Valois and Adèle of Bar-sur-Aube and thus the brother of Adele of Valois. He is also known as Simon de Vexin and Saint Simon.

529 · Medieval

Saint Sithney (Latin: Sidinius; Breton: Sezni Saint was a sub-Roman Celtic saint active in Cornwall and Brittany. He is invoked against mad dogs. According to tradition, Sithney (being a form of the Irish Setna) was one of a group of Irish monks who came to western Cornwall.

704–779 · Medieval · Benedictines

Sturm (c. 705 – 17 December 779), also called Sturmius or Sturmi, was a disciple of Boniface and founder and first abbot of the Benedictine monastery and abbey of Fulda in 742 or 744. Sturm's tenure as abbot lasted from 747 until 779.

760–844 · Medieval

Saint Symeon Stylites of Lesbos (765/766–844) was a monk who survived two attempts on his life during the second period of Byzantine Iconoclasm (814–842). He followed a similar model to Simeon Stylites, residing on a pillar-like structure similar to a tower.

637 · Medieval

Saint Tanca (died 637) is the name of a sixth-century French Roman Catholic saint. Tanca was born in Troyes, France. She was killed while defending her virginity when attacked by a servant. She is considered to be a martyr. Her cultus dates from the early 7th century.

550–594 · Medieval

Saint Tanguy of Locmazhé, or Sant Tangi in Breton, († 594) was a Breton monk from Gerber (Le Relecq). He founded the abbaye de Saint Matthieu at Le Conquet and is buried at Locmazhé (Finistère).

1000–1000 · Medieval

Thomais of Lesbos , also Saint Thomais, was a Byzantine woman from Lesbos and saint. She is a rare example of a married laywoman who achieved sanctity through her daily life and she is venerated as a saint in the Eastern Orthodox Church, her feast day being on 3 January.

1133–1193 · Medieval · Augustinians

Thorlak Thorhallsson (Icelandic: Þorlákur Þórhallsson; 1133 – 23 December 1193) is the patron saint of Iceland. He was Bishop of Skálholt from 1178 until his death.

990–1070 · Medieval

Saint Théobald (990 in La Bazeuge – November 6, 1070 in Dorat) was a canon regular and French saint. Attracted by the reputation of Saint Israël, his parents sent him to the chapter at Dorat to study. He completed his studies at Périgueux, staying there several years.

700–689 · Medieval

Saint Totnan (7th Century – July 8, 689 AD) was an Irish Franconian apostle. He was born in Ireland and was martyred along with Saint Colman and Saint Kilian in Würzburg in 689. In 686, he travelled to Rome with Kilian, Colman and nine other Christians.

650–750 · Medieval

Saint Turiaf of Dol (or Thivisiau, Thurian, Thurien, Tuien, Turian, Turiano, Turianus, Turiav, Turiave, Turiavo, Turiavus, Turien; died c. 750) was a Breton abbot and bishop of the ancient Diocese of Dol. Turiaf was born in Brittany to French nobility in the 8th century.

550–635 · Medieval

Saint Ténénan (or Saint Thénénan) is one of the mythical Breton saints of Armorica. He is known as Tudogilus (or Saint Tudon or Saint Thudon), as the father of Saint Gouesnou, Saint Majan and a girl named Tudona.

601–655 · Medieval

Ultan was an Irish monk who later became an abbot. He was the brother of Saints Fursey and Foillan. He was a member of Fursey's mission from Ireland to East Anglia in c. 633, and lived there both as a monastic probationary and later alone as an anchorite. In c.

650 · Medieval

Saint Urielle (Breton: Santez Uriell; French: Sainte Urielle; fl. 6th or 7th century), also known as Eurielle, Curielle, or Arielle, was a mythical Christian saint of Armorica venerated in the Celtic Brittany region.

538 · Medieval

Saint Vigor (French: Saint Vigor, Vigeur; Latin: Vigor, Vigorus) (died circa 537 AD) was a French bishop and Christian missionary. Born into the nobility in Artois, he studied at Arras under Saint Vedast.

550–668 · Medieval · Q3454227

Waldebert (died c. 668), also known as Gaubert, Valbert and Walbert, was a Frankish count of Guines, Ponthieu and Saint-Pol who became abbot of Luxeuil, and eventually a canonized saint in the Roman Catholic Church and Eastern Orthodox Church.

710–779 · Medieval · Benedictines

Walpurga or Walburga (Old English: Wealdburg; Latin: Valpurga, Walpurga, Walpurgis; Swedish: Valborg; c. 710 – 25 February 777 or 779) was an Anglo-Saxon missionary to the Frankish Empire. She was canonized on 1 May c. 870 by Pope Adrian II.

620–679 · Medieval

Warinus of Poitiers (also Warin, Guerin, Gerinus, Varinus; died 677 AD) was the Franco-Burgundian Count of Poitiers and later Count of Paris. He was from a noble family. He was martyred at Arras in 677.

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.

830–874 · Medieval

Salomon (Breton: Salaün) (died 874) was count of Rennes and Nantes from 852 and duke of Brittany from 857 until his assassination in 874. In 867, he was granted the counties of Avranches and Coutances, and he used the title king of Brittany intermittently after 868.

600–584 · Medieval

Salvius, Salvi or Sauve (died 584) was a bishop of Albi in Francia between 574 and 584, later venerated as a saint in the Catholic Church. His feast day is 10 September.

450–530 · Medieval

Sampson the Hospitable (Greek: Σαμψὼν ὁ φιλόξενος, Sampsón ho philóxenos; died c. 530 AD) was a citizen of Constantinople who devoted his time to serving the poor of the city. He is venerated as a saint in the Eastern Churches as well in the Catholic Church.

490–565 · Medieval

Samson of Dol (also Samsun; born c. late 5th century) was a Welsh saint, who is also counted among the seven founder saints of Brittany with Pol Aurelian, Tugdual or Tudwal, Brieuc, Malo, Patern (Paternus) and Corentin.

739 · Medieval

Samthann /ˈsævhæn/, modernised spelling Samhthann or Samthana, is an Irish folk saint, purportedly a Christian nun and abbess in Early Christian Ireland. She is one of only four female Irish saints for whom Latin Lives exist. She died on 19 December 739.

1018–1067 · Medieval

Sancha of León (c. 1018 – 8 November 1067) was infanta and queen of León. She was married to Ferdinand I, the Count of Castile who later became King of León after having killed Sancha's brother in battle. She and her husband commissioned the Crucifix of Ferdinand and Sancha.

1285–1345 · Medieval · Poor Clares

Sancia of Majorca (c. 1281 – 28 July 1345), also known as Sancha, was Queen of Naples from 1309 until 1343 as the wife of Robert the Wise. She served as regent of Naples during the minority of her stepgrandaughter, Joanna I of Naples, from 1343 until 1344.

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.

493–568 · Medieval

Saint Saturius of Soria (Spanish: San Saturio) (493–568) is a hermit-saint of Spain. Born in Soria, Saturius, according to Christian tradition, dedicated himself to a life of solitude and prayer.

550 · Medieval

Saint Salvius of Amiens (or Sauve, Salin, Salinius, Salve, Salvinus, Sauflieu, Saulve, Sauvre; died c. 615) was a 7th-century bishop of Amiens. His feast day is 11 January. Salvius was said to come from a wealthy family of Amiens.

1201–1271 · Medieval

Saint Sava II (Serbian: Свети Сава II, romanized: Sveti Sava II; 1201–1271) was the third archbishop of the Serbian Orthodox Church, serving from 1263 until his death in 1271.

810–880 · Medieval

Saint Sava was a medieval Bulgarian and Slavic saint and one of the most prominent disciples of Saints Cyril and Methodius. Along with them and Saint Gorazd, Saint Clement of Ohrid, Saint Naum and Saint Angelar he is venerated as a member of a group known as the "Seven Saints".

1400–1435 · Medieval

Saint Sabbatius of Solovki (Russian: Савватий Соловецкий, romanized: Savvaty Solovetsky; died 27 September 1435) was a Russian monk. He was one of the founders of the Solovetsky Monastery, along with Saint Zosimas of Solovki.

640–699 · Medieval

Seaxburh, also Saint Sexburga of Ely (died about 699), was an Anglo-Saxon queen and abbess, venerated a saint of the Christian Church. She was married to King Eorcenberht of Kent. After her husband's death in 664, Seaxburh remained in Kent to bring up her children.