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500 · Medieval

Barbatianus, sometimes anglicized Barbatian, was a Syrian hermit, monk and healer who served as the confessor of the Empress Galla Placidia, who lived in Ravenna between 417 and 450. According to the standard hagiography, Barbatianus was from Antioch.

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Saint Barbatus (5th or 6th century) was a priest and confessor in Ravenna, Emilia-Romagna. He is said to have been the spiritual father of the Empress Placidia Augusta. Barbatus is commemorated on December 31 in both the West and the East.

610–682 · Medieval

Barbatus of Benevento (Italian: San Barbato) (c. 610 – February 19, 682), also known as Barbas, was a bishop of Benevento from 663 to 682. He succeeded Ildebrand in this capacity.

980–1051 · Medieval

Bardo (c. 980 – 10/11 June 1051) was the Archbishop of Mainz from 1031 until 1051, the Abbot of Werden from 1030 until 1031, and the Abbot of Hersfeld in 1031. Bardo was born in Oppershofen in the Wetterau.

1858–1918 · Contemporary

Barlaam Konoplyov was born in 1858 in Kalinino and practiced Eastern Orthodoxy. He died in 1918 in Osinsky Uyezd. He is recognized as a Reverend Martyr.

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Barlaam is a saint and martyr of the Catholic Church. Knowledge of the cult surrounding this figure comes from the testimonies of Saint John Chrysostom and Saint Basil, while the distinction between Barlaam of Antioch and Barlaam the Hermit was demonstrated by the Bollandist Hipp…

337 · Early Church

Barsabias (died 337) was a Catholic saint, martyr, and archimandrite. He was a Persian archimandrite of Istakhr, near Persepolis. The war with Byzantium led to the persecution of Christians by King Shapur II, who viewed them as supporters of the hostile empire.

1576 · Reformation

Barsanuphe of Tver was an Eastern Orthodox priest and bishop born in Serpukhov. He died in 1576 in Kazan and was buried at the Kazansky Bogoroditsky Monastery. He is recognized as a prelate.

1871–1918 · Contemporary

Barsanuphius (Greek: Βαρσανούφιος, romanized: Barsanouphios; Arabic: برسانوف, romanized: Barsanūf; Italian: Barsonofio, Barsanofrio, Barsanorio; died after 543), also known as Barsanuphius of Palestine, Barsanuphius of Gaza or Barsanuphius the Great (in Eastern Orthodoxy), was a…

1845–1913 · Contemporary

1801–1866 · Modern

Bartholomew Chŏng Mun-ho (1801–December 13, 1866) was a Korean martyr and a saint of the Catholic Church. Born in Imcheon, Chungcheong Province, he served as a regional governor but resigned from his post after his baptism.

1514–1590 · Reformation · Dominican Order

Bartholomew of Braga (3 May 1514 – 16 July 1590), born Bartolomeu Fernandes and in religious Bartolomeu dos Mártires, was a Portuguese Catholic and a professed member from the Order of Preachers as well as the Archbishop Emeritus of Braga.

1050–1130 · Medieval

Saint Bartholomäus von Simeri was a Catholic monk, presbyter, and abbot born in 1050 in Simeri Crichi. He died in 1130 in Rossano.

1841–1926 · Contemporary · Third Order of Saint Dominic

Bartolo Longo, TOSD (10 February 1841 – 5 October 1926) was an Italian lawyer and former Satanic priest who returned to the Catholic faith and became a Dominican tertiary, dedicating his life to the rosary and the Virgin Mary.

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Baruc was a 6th-century Welsh saint. Saint Baruc, who was a disciple of Saint Cadoc, forgot to bring the latter's reading matter with him on a journey from the island of Flat Holm. Cadoc sent him back and he drowned in the Bristol Channel on the return journey.

1593–1685 · Reformation

Saint Baselios Yeldo (യൽദോ മാർ ബസ്സേലിയോസ് ബാവ) was the Maphrian of the East of the Syriac Orthodox Church from 1678 until his resignation in 1684. He is venerated as a saint in the Jacobite Syrian Orthodox Church and the Indian Orthodox Church and his feast day is 3 October.

1468–1552 · Reformation

Vasily the Blessed (known also as Basil, and as the fool for Christ; the Wonderworker of Moscow; or Blessed Vasily of Moscow; Russian: Василий Блаженный, romanized: Vasily Blazhenny; 1468 – 1552/1557) was a Russian fool for Christ (yurodivy) who is venerated as a saint of the Rus…

1876–1930 · Contemporary

Bishop Vasily (secular name Vasily Ivanovich Zelentsov; March 8, 1876, Zimarovo village, Ranenburg Uyezd, Ryazan Governorate — February 7, 1930, Moscow) was a bishop of the Russian Orthodox Church, Bishop of Pryluky, and vicar of the Poltava Diocese.

500–494 · Early Church

Basil of Aix was the second known bishop of Aix-en-Provence in the 5th century. He is venerated as a saint by the Catholic Church. He was a priest in Arles. Although the exact start and end dates of his tenure are not certain, he served for at least thirty years.

296–322 · Early Church

Basil of Amasea (Basileus or Basilius) was a fourth-century Christian bishop and martyr. In Jerome's Latin version of the Chronicle of Eusebius, the statement occurs under the 275th Olympiad (321–324) that Basileus, Bishop of Amasea in Pontus, suffered martyrdom in the reign of L…

290–364 · Early Church

Saint Basil of Ancyra (Greek: Βασίλειος), was a Christian priest and saint in Ancyra, Galatia during the 4th century. Very little information about his life is preserved in a metaphrastic work: “Life and Deeds of the Martyred Priest Basil.” He fought against the teachings of the…

400–335 · Early Church

Basil of Bologna was Bishop of Bologna, consecrated by Pope Saint Sylvester around 330, and died on March 6, around 355, after having holily governed the diocese. Nothing else is known of his life.

40–90 · Early Church

Basil of Braga is a Portuguese saint. According to the tradition of Braga, he was the second Bishop of Braga, serving between 60 and 95 AD. Previously, he was the first Bishop of Meinedo, a historical diocese in the Porto region.

329–379 · Early Church

Basil of Caesarea, also called Saint Basil the Great (330 – 1 or 2 January 379), was an early Roman Christian prelate who served as Bishop of Caesarea Mazaca in Cappadocia from 370 until his death in 379.

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Basil, son of Bagrat (Georgian: ბასილი ბაგრატის ძე, romanized: basili bagrat'is dze) was an 11th-century Georgian monk and man of letters in the Kingdom of Georgia, frequently identified as a son of King Bagrat III. He was active at the Khakhuli Monastery.

400 · Early Church

Basil of Luni was a Catholic priest who served as a bishop. He died in 400 and is recognized as a saint by the Catholic Church.

1610–1671 · Reformation

Basil of Ostrog , also known as Vasilije, was a Serbian Orthodox bishop of Zahumlje who is venerated as a saint in the Eastern Orthodox Church.

435–468 · Early Church

Basil of Seleucia was a Roman Bishop and ecclesiastical writer. He was archbishop of Seleucia ad Calycadnum by 448. He condemned Eutyches in the year 448, "acquiesced" while "rehabilitating" at the Latrocinium in 449, "but recanted and signed" the Tome of Leo in 450.

300–350 · Early Church

Saint Basil the Elder (Greek: Βασιλείος ό Γέρος), father of St. Basil the Great, was raised in Caesarea Mazaca (in modern-day Turkey) in the Pontus. He died in the year 350, and his feast day is 30 May.

952 · Medieval

Saint Basil the Younger (died 26 March 944/952) was a Byzantine Greek holy man and visionary. He is the subject of a Greek hagiographical biography, the Vita sancti Basilii iunioris, written by his pupil Gregory.

1692–1767 · Modern

Basil of Poiana Mărului (in Romanian: Vasile), born in 1692 near Poltava and died on April 25, 1767, in Poiana Mărului ("the apple orchard clearing") in Moldavia, was a Romanian hieromonk, teacher, and practitioner of the Jesus Prayer.

200–205 · Early Church

Basilides (Greek: Βασιλείδης) was an early Christian Gnostic religious teacher in Alexandria, Egypt who, according to Clement of Alexandria, was active between 117–161 AD, and claimed to have inherited his teachings from the apostle Saint Matthias.

250–308 · Early Church

Basiliscus of Comana (Greek: Βασιλίσκος; died c. 310), also known as Basiliscus of Pontus, was a Greek martyr. His feast day is 22 May, or 30 July in the Greek calendar. The story of Basilicus is an example of an itinerant martyrdom.

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Basilissa and Anastasia (died 68 AD) are early Christian martyrs of Rome, put to death during the reign of Nero. They were among the first converts to Christianity in the 1st century after Christ.

700–705 · Medieval

Bisinus (sometimes shortened to Bisin) was the king of Thuringia in the 5th century AD or around 500. He is the earliest historically attested ruler of the Thuringians.

555–630 · Medieval · Benedictines

Basolus (Basle) (c.555–c.620) was a French Benedictine and hermit. He was born near Limoges, and then became a monk near Verzy. He spent 40 years as a hermit on a hill near Reims. St-Basle Abbey near Verzy was later named for him.

260–307 · Early Church

Bassa of Edessa (Medieval Greek: Βάσσα / Vassa) was a 4th-century Christian saint and martyr. She was reportedly executed with her three sons during the reign of Galerius. Her memory is commemorated on August 21 in the Catholic Church and the Orthodox Church.

118 · Early Church

Saint Bassus of Lucera (Italian: Basso di Lucera; c 40/50–118) was a Christian martyr and saint, and traditionally the first bishop of Lucera in Apulia, Italy. He is the patron saint of Termoli.

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Saint Bassus of Nice (182 ca. – 250 AD) is a 3rd-century Roman Catholic saint and martyr, traditionally the earliest named bishop of Nice. He was active on the Côte d'Azur, and was martyred for his faith under the Emperor Decius by being burned with red-hot blades and pierced fr…

300–259 · Early Church

Saint Baudilus (French: Baudile, Bausile, Basile, Spanish: Baudilio, Baudelio, Boal, Catalan: Boi, Baldiri) is venerated as a martyr by the Catholic Church. His cult is closely associated with the city of Nîmes but also spread into Spain.

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Saint Baudime of Auvergne, also known as Baudimius, Baudenius, Baudelius, Baudèle, Bauzély, Bauzile, Beauzire, or Boil, was a companion of Nectarius of Auvergne, with whom he is said to have evangelized the Dores and Dômes region at the end of the 3rd century.

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Scottish saint

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Basolus of Limoges (died c. 620) was a soldier and a saint of the Catholic Church. According to tradition, inspired by the miracles occurring at the tomb of Saint Remigius in Reims, he decided to lead a monastic life.

1867–1918 · Contemporary

Bazyli was an Eastern Orthodox priest, theologian, and bishop born in Kineshma in 1876. A citizen of the Soviet Union, he died in Krasnoyarsk Krai in 1945. He is recognized as a prelate.

1874–1945 · Contemporary

Bazyli Aleksandrowicz Martysz, also known as Wasyl Martysz (born February 21, 1874, in Teratyn, died May 4, 1945, in the same place), was an Orthodox clergyman, protopresbyter, Chief Orthodox Chaplain of the Polish Armed Forces, and an Orthodox saint, one of the Chełm and Podlasi…

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Irish saint associated with County Cork

1100–1001 · Medieval

Beatus of Cerbi or Beado (County of Toulouse or France?, 11th century – Sant Beado, La Guingueta d'Àneu, Pallars Sobirà, 11th century) is a legendary figure who, according to tradition, died in Cerbi, a village in the Àneu Valley where the hermitage of Sant Beado is located.

1837–1905 · Contemporary

Bonifacia Rodríguez y Castro (6 June 1837 – 8 August 1905) was the co-foundress of the Religious Congregation of the Servants of St. Joseph, who developed the "Nazareth workshop" as both a new format for consecrated life and to help poor and unemployed women.

1444–1469 · Medieval · Benedictines

Eustochium (born Lucrezia) Bellini (Padua, 1444 – Padua, 1469) was an Italian religious sister. She is considered the patroness of those who suffer from spiritual and physical tribulations. She is venerated as a blessed by the Catholic Church.

250–277 · Early Church

Beata of Sens (died 273; some sources state 277) was a Christian martyr during the reign of Aurelian (died 275) and is a saint in the Catholic Church. Beata was born in Spain.