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649 · Medieval · Benedictines

Gertrude of Hamage (died 649), or Gertrude of Cambrai, was the founder and first abbess of Hamage. She was the wife of Richomer, patrician of Burgundy, and likely the mother of Bertrude, Queen of the Franks.

1100–1200 · Medieval · Cistercians

Gezelinus of Schlebusch (born in the Duchy of Burgundy; died 12th century, presumably in Schlebuschrath, now a district of Leverkusen-Alkenrath) was, according to legend, a lay brother (conversus) at the Cistercian monastery in Altenberg.

1170–1250 · Medieval · Benedictines

Egidio di Casaio, known in Spanish as Gil del Casaio (c. 1170 – c. 1250), was a Spanish Christian monk and abbot. He was a Benedictine (or Cistercian) monk and abbot of the Abbey of Saint Martin of Castañeda. After retiring to a hermitage, he remained there until his death.

931 · Medieval

Saint Guimerra (died 932) was Bishop of Carcassonne. According to a report by the Bollandists in the Acta Sanctorum, he was the first bishop of Carcassonne; another tradition, refuted by Louis Duchesne, dates his episcopate to the 6th century.

1386–1446 · Medieval

Giovanni Tavelli (Tossignano, 1386 – Ferrara, July 24, 1446) was an Italian Catholic bishop, venerated as a blessed by the Catholic Church. He is remembered in the history of the Order of the Gesuati for writing its constitutions, initiating the process that transformed the Gesua…

906 · Medieval · Benedictines

Justus of Novalesa, or Justus of Susa (9th century – October 19, 906, in Oulx), was a monk of the Abbey of Novalesa and a martyr in Oulx alongside his confrere Flavian, both victims of Saracen incursions.

987–1015 · Medieval

Gleb Vladimirovich (c. 990s – September 9, 1015, near Smolensk; baptized David) was the Prince of Murom (c. 1013–1015) and a son of the Grand Prince of Kiev, Vladimir the Great, by either Princess Anna or an unknown Bulgarian woman, possibly of the Volga Bulgars.

450–528 · Medieval

Gregory of Auxerre (died 528) was a saint and the 12th Bishop of Auxerre, active during the first quarter of the 6th century. His name is often accompanied by the title "Pope"; until the 6th century, this title was common to all bishops and was used more frequently if the bishop…

500–544 · Medieval

Saint Gregory of Osset (probably Alcalá del Río, 6th century – Alcalá del Río, September 9, 544), also known as Saint Gregory of Osset and Saint Gregory of Baetica, was known for his defense of Catholicism.

1400–1392 · Medieval

Gregory of Avnega (died 1392) was a venerable martyr of the Russian Orthodox Church. In the second half of the 14th century, the hermits Stephen, a disciple of Saint Sergius of Radonezh, and Gregory began living on the Avnega Heights.

1190–1240 · Medieval

Gregory of Nicomedia, or Gregory the Ascetic of the Gulf of Nicomedia (c. 1190–1240), was a Greek Orthodox hieromonk and ascetic. He is venerated as a saint. Gregory was born in the region of Bithynia. His secular name is unknown.

1105 · Medieval

Grigory the Iconographer (11th–13th centuries) was a monk of the Kiev Pechersk Lavra. A saint of the Russian Church, he is venerated as an Orthodox saint.

1315–1442 · Medieval

Saint Gregory of Vologda or Gregory of Pelshma (Grigory Pelshemsky, Grigory Vologodsky), born in the 14th century in Galich and died on September 30 (Julian calendar) 1442, was a Russian monk and founder of the Monastery of the Mother of God of Saint Gregory in the present-day Vo…

827–903 · Medieval · Benedictines

Grimbald was a Benedictine monk of Flemish origin from the second half of the 9th century, who likely died in 901. He was among the scholars invited by Alfred the Great to contribute to the cultural revival of Wessex.

1012 · Medieval

Gregory of Ohrid was an 11th-century Orthodox saint, commemorated on January 8. Saint Gregory of Ohrid was bishop of the city of Ohrid. Known for his wisdom, he was nicknamed Gregory the Wise. He died in 1012.

1259 · Medieval · Franciscans

Saint Walter was a Franciscan friar sent on a mission to Portugal in the early 13th century by Saint Francis of Assisi. Every year on the first weekend of August, the city of Guimarães dedicates its city festival, known as the Gualterian Festivals, to him.

1309–1404 · Medieval

Guglielmo Buccheri, known as Guglielmo Cuffitedda, and also as Guglielmo da Noto, Guglielmo the Hermit, or Guglielmo of Scicli (Noto, 1309 – Scicli, April 4, 1404), was an Italian religious figure who lived as a hermit and is considered a blessed by the Catholic Church.

1065–1120 · Medieval · Carthusian Order

William of Fenoglio (Borgoratto, 1065 – Casotto, 1120) was an Italian religious figure and monk of the Carthusian Order. A monk at the Charterhouse of Casotto, his cult as a blessed was confirmed by Pope Pius IX in 1860.

970–1046 · Medieval · Benedictines

Guy of Pomposa, also known as Guy degli Strambiati (Ravenna, 970 – Fidenza, March 31, 1046), was an Italian abbot of the Benedictine monastery of Pomposa. He is venerated as a saint by the Catholic Church. His feast day is March 31.

1150–1231 · Medieval

William of Neuchâtel is a saint of the Catholic Church from Neuchâtel, who was removed from the proper of saints of the Diocese of Lausanne in the 19th century.

1050–1001 · Medieval

Guillem de Llívia, or Saint Guillem, perhaps born in the County of Toulouse and died in Sant Jaume d'Alf, near Llívia (Catalonia), is a semi-legendary figure of the 11th century who is venerated as a saint in Cerdanya.

1101–1199 · Medieval

William of Peñacorada, C.S.R.A. (d. Cistierna, 1175), was a 12th-century Leonese hermit and Catholic philosopher. He founded an abbey, of which he was the first director. He is venerated as a saint by the Catholic Church, with his feast day on May 28.

974–1040 · Medieval · Benedictines

Saint Goustan, or Saint Gulstan, is a Christian saint converted by Felix of Rhuys. Like his master, he rests in Brittany in the abbey church of Saint-Gildas-de-Rhuys. A plaque above his sarcophagus reads "Sti Gulstani sepulchrum."

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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…

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.

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.

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…

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.

800–839 · Medieval

Heriburg of Nottuln (born in Friesland; died October 16, 839, in Nottuln) was a pious woman of the early Middle Ages, possibly an abbess. According to Altfried’s Vita Ludgeri, who was still able to question her as a witness, Heriburg was the sister of Saint Liudger, the first Bi…

640–720 · Medieval

Hermeland of Indre, or Saint Hermeland, born in Noyon (Oise) around 640 or 645 and died between 700 and 710 or between 718 and 720, was a Frankish prelate, commemorated in the Diocese of Nantes on March 25.

943 · Medieval · Benedictines

Hermenegild of Salceda (Galicia, 10th century – Salceda de Caselas, Pontevedra, 943) was a Galician Benedictine monk and saint from the monastery of Santa Maria de Saliceta in Salceda de Caselas, three leagues from Tui.

1133 · Medieval · Benedictines

Hesson or Esson (died 1133) was a blessed Benedictine monk of Hirschau Abbey in Bavaria, Germany, under Saint William. In 1085, he was sent as the first abbot of Beinwil, in the Diocese of Basel. His feast day is December 27.

750 · Medieval

Saint Hilarian of Espalion, born around 760 in Lévinhac, a hamlet in the commune of Saint-Côme-d'Olt near Espalion in Aveyron, France, and buried in the chapel of Perse, is a Christian martyr. His feast day is June 15.

650–659 · Medieval

Saint Hinguéthen was the thirteenth bishop of the Diocese of Vannes in the 7th century, or the ninth according to the Gallia Christiana. He was the successor of Saint Budoc and admitted into his clergy Saint Mériadec, who would later succeed him.

729 · Medieval

Hovhannes III of Odzun, or Hovhannes III Odznetsi (Armenian: Հովհաննես Գ Օձնեցի; born c. 650, died 728), was Catholicos of the Armenian Apostolic Church from 717 to 728. He was canonized by that Church.

1170–1217 · Medieval · Premonstratensians

Hroznata of Ovenec, also known as Croznato (born c. 1160 in Teplá in the Duchy of Bohemia and died July 14, 1217, in Alt-Kinsberg), was a Czech Premonstratensian canon whose cult as a blessed was recognized by Pope Leo XIII on September 16, 1897.

1158 · Medieval

Hugh of Marchiennes (Tournai, 1102 or 1103 – Marchiennes, June 11, 1158) was abbot of Marchiennes Abbey from 1148 until his death. Historians qualify him as a blessed. His feast day is June 11.

1260 · Medieval · Cistercians

Ida of Leeuw is a saint who was born in Gors-Opleeuw and died around 1260. Ida's parents were Giselbert and Ida of Leeuw. Ida was raised by the beguines in Borgloon and at the age of 13 joined the Cistercian abbey at Rameige (Dutch: Rameien), now known as Jauchelette.

501–600 · Medieval

Ilère is a saint of the Catholic Church and a former bishop of Gévaudan. The spelling of his name has evolved; depending on the source and era, it appears as Éli, Yles, Ilère, or Hilaire (not to be confused with Hilary of Poitiers).

543 · Medieval

Innocent of Le Mans (died 559) was a Bishop of Le Mans who held the see between 532 and 543. He is a Christian saint whose feast day is June 19. He was likely of local origin and was trained and educated by Bishop Victor II (511–530), his godfather.

1160 · Medieval

John of the Kiev Caves, also known as the Sufferer (died 1160, Kiev Pechersk Lavra), was a Ukrainian Christian monk venerated as a saint by the Russian Orthodox Church, which celebrates his feast day on July 18 and September 28.

1494 · Medieval

John of Ustyug (died May 29, 1494) was a saint and a fool-for-Christ of Ustyug. He was born near the Trinity-Gleden Monastery in the village of Pukhovo. His parents, Savva and Maria, were wealthy farmers who relocated to the town of Orlets on the Yug River.