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1190–1260 · Medieval · Franciscans

Blessed Agno was born in Gallur, in the province of Zaragoza, in 1190 and died in Zaragoza in 1260. His real name was Lope Fernando de Ayn; the nickname was given to him by Pope Innocent VI in recognition of his kindness.

1170–1230 · Medieval

Alberto Calvi, or de Calvo (Cilavegna, between 1170 and 1180 – Novara, October 8, 1230), was an Italian Catholic bishop, papal decretist under Pope Honorius III, and canon of Novara.

1025–1095 · Medieval · Benedictines

Albert of Pontida, also known as Albert of Prezzate and Albert Prezzati (born in Prezzate in 1025; died in Pontida, Lombardy, on September 2, 1095), was a Lombard nobleman and knight who became a Benedictine monk and founder. He is venerated as a saint by the Catholic Church.

750–849 · Medieval

Saint Altfried (died April 22, 849) was Bishop of Münster and abbot of the monasteries of Werden and Helmstedt. Following the death of his predecessor Gerfried, Altfried was appointed the third Bishop of Münster in 839.

722 · Medieval · Benedictines

Amarandus of Moissac (Southern France?, mid-7th century – Albi, 722) was a Benedictine monk, abbot of Moissac, and bishop of Albi. He is venerated as a saint in the Catholic Church.

1043 · Medieval · Benedictines

Amnichad of Fulda (died January 30, 1043) was a Benedictine monk who spent the end of his life as a recluse at Fulda Abbey. He is venerated as a blessed in the Catholic Church. Amnichad was born in Scotland.

1020–1085 · Medieval

Anastasius of Cluny, O.S.B. (Venice, Italy, 11th century; Pamiers, modern-day France, 1085), was a scholar who joined the monastery of Mont-Saint-Michel (France) and later lived as a hermit on a neighboring island, until Hugh of Cluny visited him and persuaded him to join the Ben…

1165 · Medieval

Arcady of Novgorod (died 1163) was Bishop of Novgorod and the successor of Niphon, as well as the first bishop elected by the city's veche. His feast days are September 18 (dormition) and February 10 (Synaxis of the Bishops of Novgorod).

1044 · Medieval · Benedictines

Ató of Oña or Adó (in Latin Atto or Attus, in Spanish Atón; Aragon or Catalonia, second half of the 10th century – Oña, Burgos, c. 1044) was an Aragonese bishop who retired as a hermit to the Monastery of San Salvador de Oña. He is venerated as a saint by the Catholic Church.

1452–1495 · Medieval · Carmelites

Bartolomeu Fanti was an Italian Carmelite friar who belonged to the Mantuan Congregation. For 35 years, he served as spiritual director and rector of the Confraternity of Our Lady of Mount Carmel in his hometown.

1410–1481 · Medieval · Dominican Order

Costanzo da Fabriano, also known as Costanzo Servoli (Fabriano, ... – Ascoli Piceno, February 24, 1481), was an Italian priest of the Order of Preachers. His cult as a blessed was confirmed by Pope Pius VII in 1821.

1188–1232 · Medieval · Franciscans

Bentivoglio de Bonis (San Severino Marche, 1188 – San Severino Marche, 1232) was an Italian priest of the Order of Friars Minor; his cult as a blessed was confirmed by Pope Pius IX in 1852.

870 · Medieval

Beocca (died 870) was a hieromartyr, abbot of Chertsey, and a saint in the Roman Catholic Church. His feast day is April 10. A Danish invading army destroyed the monasteries at Chertsey and Barking, which had been founded by Saint Erkenwald for himself and his sister, Saint Ethe…

1182 · Medieval · Benedictines

Bernard the Penitent, also known as Bernard of Sithiu, was a 12th-century Benedictine monk and great traveler, born in the Diocese of Maguelone and died on April 19, 1182, at Saint-Bertin Abbey in Saint-Omer. He was declared a Catholic blessed and is celebrated on April 19.

1047–1120 · Medieval · Knights Hospitaller

Brother Gerard, or Gerard the Hospitaller, born around 1047 into a family from the Amalfi region of Italy and died on September 3, 1120, was the founder of a congregation, the Hospitallers of Saint John, which would later become the Order of Saint John of Jerusalem.

1332–1389 · Medieval · Order of St. Augustine

Bonaventura Badoaro de Peraga, the Cardinal of Padua, was an Italian cardinal born in Padua, Veneto, Italy, who died on July 10, 1381 (or 1389), in Rome. He was a member of the Order of Saint Augustine and the first cardinal from that order.

1250–1348 · Medieval · Dominican Order

Bonaventure Tolomei, or Saint Bonaventure Tolomei (Siena, ?? – 1348), was a Dominican who, after a libertine adolescence, cared for plague victims and died of the plague. His feast day is December 27.

670–725 · Medieval

Saint Bérégise of Andage (or Bergis), born around 670 in the locality of Spange near Emptinne in the province of Namur, Belgium, and died on October 2, around 725, at the Abbey of Saint-Hubert in the Belgian Ardennes province of Luxembourg, was a cleric trained at the Abbey of Sa…

1300 · Medieval · Cistercians

Blessed Catherine of Parc-aux-Dames (13th century, born in Leuven, modern-day Belgium) was a Catholic blessed, nun, mystic, and virgin. She was of Jewish origin and was originally named Rachel.

845–884 · Medieval

Clair of Normandy (845–884) was a Benedictine monk originally from Kent, an apostle to Normandy, who died a martyr in the Vexin at present-day Saint-Clair-sur-Epte. He is commemorated in Saint-Clair-sur-Epte on July 16 and elsewhere on July 18.

1176 · Medieval

Clémence of Hohenberg or Clémence of Öhren (died 1176) was a nun and a saint of the Roman Catholic Church. She was beatified and is commemorated on March 21. She was the daughter of Count Adolphe of Hohenberg and the widow of the Count of Spanheim.

1291–1341 · Medieval · Dominican Order

Dalmazio Moner, in Catalan Dalmau Moner (Santa Coloma de Farners, 1291 – Girona, September 24, 1341), was a Spanish religious figure who was beatified by equipollence by Pope Innocent XIII in 1721.

1150–1227 · Medieval · Franciscans

Daniel Fasanella, born in Belvedere Marittimo, Kingdom of Sicily, at an unknown date and martyred in Ceuta, Almohad Empire, on October 10, 1227, was a 13th-century Sicilian Franciscan who died a martyr alongside six other Franciscan companions.

951–1031 · Medieval · Benedictines

Saint Dominic, abbot, also known as Saint Dominic of Foligno or Saint Dominic of Sora, in Latin Dominicus de Sora and Dominicus Confessoris (Foligno, 951 – Sora, January 22, 1031), was an Italian abbot and reformer of monastic life who lived during the 10th and 11th centuries.

1018–1078 · Medieval

Eberhard VI of Nellenburg (born c. 1015; died March 26, 1078/79 or March 1, 1080) succeeded his father Eppo (died 1034) as Count in the Zürichgau, first appearing in records in 1036/37.

800–802 · Medieval · Benedictines

Egino of Verona (8th century – Reichenau Island, February 27, 802) was a German scholar who became Bishop of Verona; he is considered a blessed. Egino came from a prominent Alemannic family: some evidence suggests he was of Ahalolfingian origin.

800–827 · Medieval · Benedictines

Saint Emerius or Saint Mer (Narbonne, 800 – Sant Esteve de Guialbes, 827), abbot of Banyoles, is one of the most famous members of the Benedictine Order. He abandoned a military career and retired to the wilderness with a companion named Patricius.

1178–1211 · Medieval · Cistercians

Eustace of Flay, one of the saints named Eustace (born c. 1178 in the Beauvaisis; died September 7, 1211, at the Abbey of Saint-Germer-de-Fly in the Oise), was a French Benedictine monk of the late 12th and early 13th centuries.

1309–1347 · Medieval · Nuns of the Order of St. John of Jerusalem

Fleur of Issendolus, Saint Fleur or Flora—translated from Flor, a name attested in the original Gascon language—was a nun of the Order of Hospitallers at the Hôpital-Beaulieu of Issendolus in Quercy. She died in 1347.

600 · Medieval

Saint Fulgentius of Otricoli (died 6th century) was a Christian martyr and bishop of Ocriculum in the 6th century. He is venerated as a saint by the Catholic Church, and his liturgical memorial is May 22.

1375–1426 · Medieval

Gemma of Goriano Sicoli (c. 1375 – 1439 or 1426), also known as Saint Gemma Spera or Saint Gemma the Recluse, is an Italian saint celebrated in the town of Goriano Sicoli.

800–839 · Medieval

Saint Gerfried, also Gerfried (died September 12, 839, in Münster), was the second Bishop of Münster and the third abbot of the monasteries of Werden and Saint Ludger. Gerfried, whose name means "he who protects with the spear," was a nephew of Ludger.

1018–1050 · Medieval · Benedictines

Germain of Talloires (1018 – died in Talloires, 1050) was an 11th-century Benedictine monk and later a hermit. He is venerated as a saint by the Catholic Church.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

1123–1160 · Medieval · Carthusian Order

John of Spain, born in 1123 in Almanza (Kingdom of León) and died on June 25, 1160, in the commune of Le Reposoir (Duchy of Savoy), was the founder of the Charterhouse of Le Reposoir. He was beatified on July 14, 1864, by Pope Pius IX.

1350–1450 · Medieval · Lay Carmelites

Jeanne of Toulouse is a Catholic blessed. While the details of her biography are subject to caution, it appears she lived between the 13th and 14th centuries in Toulouse, in the Kingdom of France. She is linked to the history of the Carmelite convent in the city.

1400–1427 · Medieval

Johannes Rimer (born in the 14th century; died May 16, 1427) was a priest in the then-Bohemian town of Lauban in Upper Lusatia. When the Hussites conquered the town in May 1427, he was murdered along with approximately 1,000 other Catholics.

1001–1095 · Medieval

Saint John of Montemarano (Montemarano, 11th century – Montemarano, April 14, 1095) was the first bishop of the Diocese of Montemarano and is venerated as a saint by the Catholic Church.

1065–1130 · Medieval

John I of Warneton, also known as Blessed or Saint John of Warneton, was a Flemish bishop of the former Diocese of Thérouanne. Born in 1065 in Warneton or Bas-Warneton and died on January 27, 1130, in Thérouanne, he was elected by the clergy in 1099 and confirmed by Pope Urban II…

1340–1397 · Medieval · Franciscans

Juan Lorenzo de Cetina (Cetina, 1340 – Granada, May 19, 1397) was an Aragonese Spanish Franciscan friar who died as a martyr in the city of Granada while preaching with his companion Pedro de Dueñas. He is venerated as a blessed by the Catholic Church.

685–750 · Medieval · Benedictines

Juliana of Pavilly (French: Julienne de Pavilly), also known as Juliana of Montreuil, was the third abbess of the Abbey of Austreberthe in Pavilly, in the French department of Seine-Maritime. Her feast day as a saint is October 11.

550 · Medieval

Justinian was the first bishop of Valencia of whom there is historical record, living during the time of Theudis, King of the Visigoths. He was abbot of the monastery that stood around the tomb of Saint Vincent the Martyr.