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550–617 · Medieval

Saint Perpetuus (or Saint Perpetue), born in the 6th century and died on November 4, 617, in Dinant, Belgium, was the 23rd Bishop of Tongeren-Maastricht and is the patron saint of the city of Dinant. His liturgical memorial is celebrated locally on November 4.

1350–1391 · Medieval · Franciscans

Peter of Narbonne (also: Pierre de Narbonne) is a saint of the Roman Catholic Church who was born in France. His date of birth is unknown; he died on November 14, 1391, in Jerusalem.

1040–1109 · Medieval · Order of Cluny

Peter of Osma, or Peter of Bourges, was a French ecclesiastic who pursued his career in Spain during the 11th and 12th centuries. Originally from Bourges, or possibly Béziers, he became Bishop of Osma in Castile in 1101 and died in Palencia on August 2, 1109.

1290 · Medieval

Peter of the Horde, also known as Peter of Rostov (born Dair Kaidagul, son of Orda-Ichin, or Peter of the Horde, descendant of Genghis Khan; died 1290, Rostov), was a prince of the Golden Horde and a nephew of Khan Berke.

550 · Medieval

Pientius (6th century – Poitiers, c. 564) was Bishop of Poitiers in the mid-6th century and is venerated as a saint by the Catholic Church. According to the various episcopal lists of Poitiers summarized by Louis Duchesne, Pientius was the 27th bishop of the diocese, but only th…

1003 · Medieval · Camaldolese

Benedict of Benevento, who died on November 12, 1003, was a Camaldolese monk, a missionary to Poland, and one of the Five Martyrs of Międzyrzecz, who were killed in their monastery shortly after their arrival.

1050–1115 · Medieval

Peter II (c. 1050–1115) was Bishop of Poitiers from 1087 until his death. He implemented the Gregorian Reform. A close associate of Robert of Arbrissel, he helped him found the Abbey of Fontevraud.

1390–1445 · Medieval · Dominican Order

Pierre Capucci, born in 1390 in Città di Castello and died in 1445 in Cortona, was an Italian Dominican and a priest of the Order of Preachers. He was beatified in 1816 by Pius VII. His liturgical memorial is celebrated on October 21.

1243–1323 · Medieval

Pietro Crisci, also known as Pietrillo (1243 – July 19, 1323), was an Italian urban hermit. Traditionally considered a saint since the time of his death, he is actually venerated as a blessed of the Catholic Church, as he is designated as such in the Roman Martyrology and celebra…

1322 · Medieval · Franciscans

Blessed Peter of Cuneo, born Pietro de' Pasquali (Cuneo, ... – Valencia, February 11, 1322), was an Italian religious. Born in Cuneo, he entered the convent of the Franciscan Sanctuary of Saint Mary of the Angels in his hometown.

1050–1215 · Medieval

Pimen the Faster (born 11th century, died 1215 in Kyiv) was a monk of the Kyiv Pechersk Lavra and a saint of the Synaxis of the Venerable Fathers of the Kyiv Caves, who rest in the Near Caves. Little is known about his life.

740–814 · Medieval

Saint Plato (born c. 740 in Constantinople, died April 4, 814, in the same city) was a Catholic saint and hegumen. In Constantinople, where he served as hegumen, he defended the veneration of holy icons and reorganized the Studion Monastery.

850 · Medieval

Blessed Podiven (Podivín) was, according to the Saint Wenceslaus legends, a servant and the closest associate of Saint Wenceslaus. He was said to be the only assistant who helped Wenceslaus in his most pious deeds, accompanying him on pilgrimages, baking hosts, and preparing sacr…

1200–1182 · Medieval

Polycarp of the Caves (died 1182) was a venerable saint of the Russian Orthodox Church and archimandrite of the Kiev Pechersk Monastery. Virtually no information remains regarding his childhood or secular life, and other biographical details about him are very scarce and fragmen…

1100–1178 · Medieval

Ponce of Sixt, also known as Ponce of Faucigny, born around 1100 and died around November 26, 1178, in Sixt-Fer-à-Cheval, was a Savoyard cleric and a member of the powerful House of Faucigny. He is a blessed of the Catholic Church, which celebrates his feast day on November 26.

597 · Medieval

Potamia was a Spanish saint who died around 597. According to Saint Braulio, she was educated under the guidance of Saint Emilian. Saint Citonatus, Saint Gerontius, and Saint Sophronius were also his disciples alongside her.

550 · Medieval

Saint Primel, or Primaël, was a native of Wales. He became a hermit in Cornouaille during the time of Saint Corentin in the 5th century. The two saints associated with one another, as reported in 1636 by Brother Albert Le Grand, a priest of the Order of Preachers in Morlaix, in h…

571 · Medieval

Probus of Rieti (Latin: Probus; died c. 571) was the bishop of that Central Italian city. Pope Gregory I praised him and recounted his remarkable death in a homily. Since ancient times, he has been venerated as a saint by Catholics and Orthodox Christians.

800 · Medieval

Procopius the Decapolite (died 8th century) was an 8th-century monk from Constantinople who was tortured during the reign of the Byzantine Emperor Leo the Isaurian.

1107 · Medieval

Prochorus of Pechersk, also known as Lebednik (Smolensk, ... – Kiev Pechersk Lavra, 1107), was a Ukrainian Christian monk. He is venerated as a saint by the Russian Orthodox Church, which celebrates his feast day on February 10 and September 28.

700 · Medieval

Protais (Latin: Prothasius, Franco-Provençal: Prex) was a prelate and Bishop of Lausanne in the second half of the 7th century. Recognized as a saint by the Catholic and Orthodox Churches, his feast day is November 6.

600 · Medieval

Quintinus of Tours (6th century – c. 570) was a French Christian who was killed near the Indre River for refusing to commit adultery with his employer's wife, stating that his religion forbade it.

770–900 · Medieval · Benedictines

Rathold, also known as Radolf or Radulf (in German Ratold, Radolt, Radolf; in Italian Ratoldo), born around 770 and died in Radolfzell on September 13 between 840 and 858, was an Alemannic monk who served as Bishop of Verona. He is considered a saint by the Catholic Church.

1200–1233 · Medieval

Reiner of Osnabrück (born in the 12th century near Groningen; died April 11, 1233, in Osnabrück) is a blessed of the Catholic Church. Presumably originating from Groningen, Reiner settled as a hermit near Osnabrück Cathedral around 1210.

1001–1129 · Medieval

Raoul de la Futaie was a hermit and later the founder of an order, named Radulphus de Flageio by Dom Morice, likely due to a misreading. He is a blessed of the Roman Catholic Church, celebrated on August 16.

950 · Medieval

Rathold of Aibling was likely born around 900 AD as a scion of the Rapotonen, a family with estates in the Lower Inn Valley. The exempt Sedlhof Prantshausen (later Prantshausen Castle) in Bad Aibling, first mentioned in documents in 800, is assumed to be his birthplace.

832–840 · Medieval

Regiswindis, also known as Reginswind, Reginswindis, or Rensin (born c. 832 in Lauffen am Neckar; died c. 839 in the same place at the age of seven), is a local saint in Lauffen am Neckar.

1300–1300 · Medieval

Reinhild of Riesenbeck, also known as Reinhild of Westerkappeln, is a saint and martyr of the Roman Catholic Church. According to legend, she lived in the 12th century in Westerkappeln in the Tecklenburger Land (Steinfurt district) and was murdered by her parents.

1104 · Medieval

Saint Renaud of Mélinais (d. c. 1104) was a Catholic hermit established on the borders of Anjou and Maine. He is also called Regnauld, Reginald, and in Latin, Reginaldus. His feast day is September 17. He was initially a canon regular in Soissons.

510 · Medieval

Rhain Dremrudd (Reginus in Latin and Reginald in English; fl. 5th century) was the eldest son of Brynach Brycheiniog, whom he succeeded on the throne of Brycheiniog, an early medieval Welsh kingdom. He was born around 442.

500 · Medieval

Rhiangar was a 5th-century saint and one of the 24 daughters of Brychan Brycheiniog. She had a son, Cynidr, who was her heir. The name of his father is unknown. Rhiangar's lands were in southern Brycheiniog and western Herefordshire.

1200–1198 · Medieval

Robert of Matallana (Burgundy?, France, early 12th century – Matallana, before 1198) was a Cistercian monk and the first abbot of the Monastery of Matallana (in the municipality of Villalba de los Alcores, province of Valladolid).

1272–1341 · Medieval · Benedictines

Robert of Salle, born Santuccio (Salle, 1273 – Morrone del Sannio, July 18, 1341), was an Italian abbot, a disciple of the hermit Peter of Morrone, who became Pope Celestine V, and procurator general of the Celestines of the Order of Saint Benedict.

1285–1367 · Medieval

Roger le Fort (Rogerius) or de Beaufort, known as des Ternes, born around 1277 in the village of Les Ternes (now in the commune of Pionnat in the department of Creuse) and died on August 5, 1367, in Bourges, was a 14th-century French prelate.

774 · Medieval

Rolende of Gerpinnes, or Saint Rolende, born in the 8th century and died in Villers-Poterie (in present-day Belgium) around 774, was the daughter of Desiderius, King of the Lombards, who was exiled to Gaul, and his wife Ansia.

1285 · Medieval

Roman Vladimirovich (died February 3, 1285) was the appanage Prince of Uglich from 1261 to 1285. He was the youngest son of Prince Vladimir Konstantinovich of Uglich (died 1249) and his wife, Princess Evdokia Ingvarevna (died 1278), daughter of Prince Ingvar Igorevich of Ryazan.

1380 · Medieval

Romeo (died c. 1380) was a lay brother of the Carmelite Order at the monastery of Limoges. He traveled to the Holy Land with the priest Avertan, from the same monastery. They then went together to Rome to perform another pilgrimage.

800 · Medieval · Benedictines

Roswitha of Liesborn, contemporary Rotswindis (8th century – 29 April, 9th century), was the first abbess of Liesborn Abbey (founded c. 815) and is a saint of the Catholic Church.

1100–1125 · Medieval

Rusten (also Rustenus or Rustanus; died September 19, 1125, in St. Blasien) was abbot of St. Blasien Abbey in the southern Black Forest from 1108 to 1125. Rusten can be considered the founder of the Berau convent for women (c. 1115).

1050–1079 · Medieval

Arnoux of Gap (sometimes spelled Arnoul or Arnulph), born in Vendôme, was the Bishop of Gap from 1065 until his death between 1074 and 1079. He is the patron saint of the city of Gap and of the Diocese of Gap and Embrun. His feast day is September 19.

1071 · Medieval

Damian of the Kiev Caves, also known as Damian the Healer (died between 1062 and May 3, 1074), was a monk and presbyter of the Kiev Pechersk Lavra.

1407–1437 · Medieval

Saint George the New of Sofia is one of the nine martyrs of Sofia for the Orthodox faith. He is commemorated on March 26. His hagiography is preserved in a Greek manuscript. George was born in Sofia in 1407. He was introduced to and raised in the Christian faith by his parents.

1051–1077 · Medieval

Gilduin of Dol (born in Combourg around 1051, died in Chartres on January 27, 1077) was a Breton nobleman who was the archbishop-elect of Dol from August to September 1076, and was later proclaimed a saint after his death.

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.

1200–1164 · Medieval

Hilarion (died October 21, 1164) was Bishop of Moglena from 1143/1150, under Emperor Manuel Komnenos. At that time, the Bogomil religion flourished in Moglena and Macedonia; at the emperor's urging, Hilarion preached against this religion.

1143–1204 · Medieval

Ilya of Pechersk (Saint Ilya Muromets) was a monk of the Kiev Pechersk Lavra. A saint of the Russian Orthodox Church, he is venerated as a venerable, with feast days on September 28 (October 11) in the Synaxis of the Venerable Fathers of the Kiev Pechersk Near Caves and on Decemb…

450–532 · Medieval

Saint Judulus is said to have been abbot of Landévennec around 520, according to Albert Le Grand, and was beheaded by a lord of Le Faou in the church of Daoulas.

900 · Medieval

Lüfthildis (also Liuthildis of Bonn) is a local Rhenish saint, venerated primarily in the small village of Lüftelberg (part of the city of Meckenheim)—formerly known as Berg—which is named after her. A pilgrimage to her grave takes place there in the Romanesque St.

501–618 · Medieval

Flavitus (6th century – c. 618) was a Frankish religious figure who lived as a hermit. He is venerated as a saint by the Catholic Church, which celebrates his feast day on December 18.

520–599 · Medieval

Floridus, or Florenzo (Tifernum Tiberinum, 520 – Pieve de' Saddi, 599), was an Italian bishop venerated as a saint by the Catholic Church; he is the patron saint of Città di Castello and the Diocese of Città di Castello.