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910–1010 · Medieval

Nicholas the Greek (c. 910 – 13 January between 1009 and 1012) was an archimandrite of the community of Italo-Greek monks in Prata, near Casoli. Venerated as a saint, his relics are preserved in the church of San Francesco in Guardiagrele, a city of which he is a co-patron.

500 · Medieval

Saint Adiutor (died 5th century) was an Italian bishop of African origin who suffered Vandal persecution under Gaiseric. According to tradition, he was the first to evangelize Cava de' Tirreni. In reality, his true name was Benignus, as he was cited in the oldest sources.

851 · Medieval

Sancho was a Christian saint whose birthplace, cited in the original source as ex Albensi oppido Galiae Commatae (an expression of great ambiguity), is traditionally considered to be the French city of Albi, although it has been suggested that it could more plausibly be a localit…

1460 · Medieval

Savva of Vishera (born in Kashin; died October 1, 1460) was the founder of the Savvo-Vishersky Monastery, known for his ascetic feat of stylitism. He was canonized as a venerable saint at the Second Macarian Council in 1549.

669 · Medieval

Saint Serenicus, also known as Cerenicus or Cenericus (died May 7, 669), was a Catholic saint and monk. He was a deacon in Le Mans. A pilgrimage to the tombs of Saint Martin of Tours and Saint Julian of Le Mans led him to change his way of life.

550–601 · Medieval

Saint Serenus was the 10th Bishop of Marseille. He is known for an exchange of letters with Pope Gregory the Great. He lived until 601. The correspondence between the Pope and the Bishop of Marseille concerned the Church's position regarding images in churches and the journey und…

858 · Medieval

Serranus of Oviedo, also known as Serranus or Seranus, was a Bishop of Oviedo, serving at least between 852 and 858. He is venerated as a saint by the Catholic Church. He should not be confused with Saint Asturius of Toledo, whose remains are in Oviedo.

500 · Medieval

Severus of Agde (Syria, 5th century – Agde, Hérault, c. 500) was a religious figure from Agde and abbot of the Monastery of Saint Andrew. He is venerated as a saint in the Catholic Church. Little is known about his life.

450–502 · Medieval

Severus (Saint Sever or Sévère) (died c. 502) was a large landowner from a noble Bigorre family. Ordained a priest, he is considered a saint by the Catholic and Orthodox Churches. His feast day is August 1.

500 · Medieval

Saint Severinus of Paris (c. 540) was a hermit who lived in Paris during the 6th century. Drawn to the contemplative life, he spent much of his time enclosed in a cell on the banks of the Seine, praying and meditating.

1150–1230 · Medieval · Premonstratensians

Siard of Mariëngaarde (died Mariëngaarde, November 13, 1230) was an abbot from Frisia. Due to the numerous miracles that occurred at his tomb, the Catholic Church venerates him as a saint and commemorates him on November 14.

1226 · Medieval

Bishop Simon (died May 22, 1226) was a prelate who was initially a monk at the Kiev Pechersk Lavra, later the abbot of the Nativity Monastery in Vladimir, and served as the Bishop of Vladimir from 1215.

1208–1250 · Medieval · Franciscans

Simon of Collazzone, also known as Simon of Spoleto (born c. 1200 in Collazzone, Italy; died April 24, 1250, in Spoleto), was an early Franciscan and a companion of Saint Francis. He is traditionally venerated as Blessed.

1001–1086 · Medieval · Benedictines

Saint Sisebut of Cardeña (died 1086 in Cardeña) was a Spanish Benedictine monk and abbot of the Monastery of San Pedro de Cardeña. He is venerated as a saint by the Catholic Church.

517 · Medieval

Speus of Nursia (born in Norcia, Umbria, Italy, 5th century; died there c. 517) was an abbot of a monastery he founded near that city around 450. For 40 years he was blind, enduring that disability in an extraordinary manner.

1200 · Medieval

Spiridon of the Kiev Caves (died 12th century, Kiev Pechersk Lavra) was a Ukrainian Christian monk who lived during the time of Abbot Pimen (1132–1141). He is venerated as a saint by the Russian Orthodox Church, which celebrates his feast day on October 31 and September 28.

700–720 · Medieval

Saint Stapin (in Latin Stapinus), also known as Étienne or Estève, born in the 7th century in the hamlet of En Lanet near Dourgne and died around 720 in Dourgne, was a hermit who became Bishop of Carcassonne. Recognized as a saint, his feast day is August 6.

1347–1424 · Medieval

Stefano Maconi, born in Siena in 1347 and died on August 7, 1424, was a Carthusian monk and Prior General. He worked to reunite the divided Carthusian Order and played a leading role in ending the schism within the order. He is beatified.

1099–1191 · Medieval · Benedictines

Stephen del Lupo (Carovilli, between 1099 and 1118 – Manoppello, July 19, 1191) was an Italian monk belonging to the Benedictine Order and the founder of a monastery of which he became abbot; he is venerated as a saint by the Catholic Church.

507 · Medieval

Severinus of Agaune (or Saint Severinus, Saint Servin, Saint Sevrin, Sanctus Severinus), who died on February 11, 507, in Château-Landon, France, was an abbot of Agaune at Saint-Maurice in Valais, Switzerland.

600 · Medieval

Thaddeus (Tato) of Stepantsminda (died 6th century) was a Christian monk and saint. According to hagiography, he came from Syria. In his youth, he joined a monastery founded by the monk John and, as one of twelve chosen disciples, left the Syrian desert with him.

500 · Medieval

Tangwystl was a 5th-century saint and one of the 24 daughters of Brychan Brycheiniog. She married Tydanwedd ap Amlawdd Wledig and lived in Bangor-is-y-coed. She was the mother of Marchell of Dyffryn Clwyd and several other saints.

1166–1236 · Medieval

Blessed Theodore of Celles, born in Dinant in 1166 and died in Clairlieu, near Huy, on August 18, 1236, was a crusader knight, canon of Liège, and the principal founder of the Order of the Holy Cross (the Crosier Fathers). His feast day is August 18.

1250–1258 · Medieval · Benedictines

Tesauro Beccaria, also known as Tesauro dei Beccheria and subsequently as Saint Tesauro (born in Pavia, Italy, and died in Florence on September 12, 1258), was a 13th-century Italian ecclesiastic and politician. He was a member of the Vallombrosan Order.

648 · Medieval

Thalassios the Libyan or the African (in Latin, Thalassius) was a Christian monk of the 6th and 7th centuries and a Greek-language religious writer whose four Centuries (collections of one hundred aphorisms) appear in the Philokalia of the Neptic Fathers.

1331–1378 · Medieval

Theodora (secular name Vassa or Vasilisa, presumably Anastasia Ivanovna; c. 1331, Tver – April 15, 1378, Nizhny Novgorod) was the abbess of the Conception Convent in Nizhny Novgorod and the daughter of a Tver boyar.

845 · Medieval

Theodore Krateros was a 9th-century Byzantine general who served under the reign of Theophilos. Apparently a eunuch, he distinguished himself by defeating an Arab prisoner in a duel.

800–900 · Medieval

Theodore of Edessa, or Theodore the Great Ascetic, is the supposed author of a corpus of Greek-language Christian religious literature, part of which appears in the Philokalia of the Neptic Fathers.

775–845 · Medieval

Saints Theodore and Theophanes the Branded (Greek: Θεόδωρος καὶ Θεοφανής τῷ Γραπτώ; second half of the 8th century – Theodore d. c. 840, Theophanes d. c.

681 · Medieval

Theorigitha (Old English: Theorigitha; died c. 681/700), also known as Tortgith, Thordgith, or Thorctgyd, was a saint from Barking. Her feast days are January 25 and January 26. Theorigitha entered Barking Abbey during the time of Saint Æthelthryth (feast day June 23).

1022 · Medieval

Thierry II of Orléans, also known as Thierry or Saint Thierry, was an 11th-century French churchman who succeeded Fulk I to the episcopal see of Orléans.

850–1000 · Medieval

Thomas Maleinos (9th–10th centuries) is a venerable saint of the Orthodox Church. His feast day is celebrated on July 7 according to the Julian calendar. Venerable Thomas Maleinos was born in the 9th century.

850 · Medieval

Thecla of Roubaix was a virgin, wealthy benefactress, and ascetic from Roubaix in French Flanders. Her feast day is February 20. Jean Cousin in his History of Tournai and Arnould de Raisse (Raissius) in his Supplement to the Lives of the Belgian Saints give her the titles of piou…

500 · Medieval

Saint Tudclyd (also known as Tudy, Tudelyd, Tybie, or Tydie; born in Brycheiniog/Breconshire, Wales; died 532 (?) in Brittany) was a nun and missionary. Her feast day is January 30 (Roman Catholic and Orthodox as Tudy). She should not be confused with the Breton saint Tudy.

1190 · Medieval

Titus of the Kiev Caves (died c. 1190) was a 12th-century presbyter and monk of the Kiev Pechersk Lavra, venerated as a venerable saint in the Russian Orthodox Church.

1227–1270 · Medieval · Sylvestrines

Ugo degli Atti (Serra San Quirico, first half of the 13th century – Sassoferrato, July 26, 1270) was an Italian religious figure, a monk of the Sylvestrine Congregation of the Order of Saint Benedict. He is venerated as a blessed by the Catholic Church.

900–939 · Medieval

Urban of Peñalba (Kingdom of León?, second half of the 9th century – Santiago de Peñalba, 939) was a Benedictine monk and abbot of the Monastery of Santiago de Peñalba, near Ponferrada, in the El Bierzo region.

1192–1262 · Medieval · Cistercians

Urraca Díaz de Haro, also known as Urraca of Cañas (c. 1192–1262), was the daughter of Diego López II de Haro the Good and his second wife, Toda Pérez de Azagra.

1375–1410 · Medieval

Ursulina Veneri of Parma (Parma, 1375 – Verona, April 7, 1410) was a Benedictine oblate declared blessed. Ursulina, the daughter of Pietro Veneri and Bertolina, recovered from a serious illness at the age of eleven through the intercession of Saint Peter of Verona.

700–722 · Medieval

Uta of Uttenweiler (died 722 in Uttenweiler) was a beatified woman. Little is known about the life of Blessed Uta. According to one legend, she was of noble birth, while another legend claims she was a servant.

1100–1108 · Medieval

Uto of Kyburg, also spelled Utto or Otto (born at Kyburg Castle; died September 24, 1108, in St. Blasien), was abbot of St. Blasien Abbey in the southern Black Forest from 1086 to 1108. He was a member of the noble House of Kyburg and is a blessed.

537–620 · Medieval

Saint Valeric of Bernage (537–620), also known as Vaulry, Vaury, Valery, Valère, or Valerius, was a Gallo-Roman Christian hermit of the 6th century. He is venerated as a saint by the Catholic Church. His feast day is January 10.

1473 · Medieval

Vassa of Pskov is a 15th-century Russian Orthodox saint. She was the wife of Saint John, the builder of the Pskov-Caves Monastery. She died as a nun around 1473 and was buried in the Pskov-Caves Monastery.

1250–1295 · Medieval

Basil of Ryazan was a 13th-century bishop and saint venerated by the Orthodox Churches. He is commemorated on June 10, the day his intact relics were discovered in 1609, and on July 3, the day of his death.

603 · Medieval

Saint Venantius of Luni, born in Luni (Piedmont) and died in the Marche (Italy) on October 14, 603, was an Italian bishop and a friend of Pope Gregory the Great, with whom he maintained a correspondence.

1160 · Medieval

Erasmus the Recluse (late 11th–12th century) was a monk of the Kiev Pechersk Lavra. He is a saint of the Russian Orthodox Church, venerated as a venerable father.

1020–1092 · Medieval · Benedictines

Saint Veremund or Bermudo (Arellano or Villatuerta, Navarre, c. 1020 – Irache, Ayegui, Navarre, 1092 or 1099) was a Benedictine monk and abbot of the Monastery of Santa María la Real de Irache (Navarre) between 1052 and 1092. He is venerated as a saint by the Catholic Church.

596 · Medieval

Verus is a saint of the Catholic Church (celebrated on January 13) and a bishop of Vienne from the late 6th century. He is referred to as Verus II to distinguish him from the first bishop, Verus I, of the 4th century.

900–1000 · Medieval

Vincent of El Bierzo or of Montes (Kingdom of León?, second half of the 9th century – San Pedro de Montes, after 919) was a Benedictine monk and abbot of the monastery of San Pedro de Montes, near Ponferrada, in the region of El Bierzo.

870–950 · Medieval · Benedictines

Saint Virila (Basque: Birila; c. 870 – 950) was a Benedictine monk and abbot of the Monastery of San Salvador de Leyre in Navarre, venerated as a popular saint in the Catholic Church.