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700–734 · Medieval · Benedictines

Bilhild (also spelled Bilihilt, Bilihildis, Bilehild; died 734) was a Frankish noblewoman, remembered as the founder and abbess of the monastery of Altmünster near Mainz, and venerated locally as a saint, on Nov. 27.

100–90 · Early Church

Birillus (died 90 AD) of Antioch was an early Christian saint. He was ordained to the priesthood by Saint Peter and became the first evangelizer and the first bishop of Catania in Sicily.

600–651 · Medieval

Birinus (also Berin, Birin; c. 600 – 3 December 649 or 650) was the first Bishop of Dorchester and was known as the "Apostle to the West Saxons" for his conversion of the Kingdom of Wessex to Christianity.

1853–1937 · Contemporary

Biśuddhānanda Paramahaṃsa was born in 1853 and died in 1937. He is recognized as a saint.

630 · Medieval

Saint Bladulphe was a priest and monk who died in 630.

364–384 · Early Church

Blaesilla, also known as Blesilla (364–384), was a Roman widow and disciple of Jerome. She was born into a wealthy senatorial family in Rome, the eldest daughter of Paula of Rome and sister of Eustochium, who were members of a group of wealthy Christian women who followed the tea…

650 · Medieval

Blandin is a commune in the Isère department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in Southeastern France. Blandin was established in 1801 from Virieu. Blandin is located 25 km (15.5 mi) from Voiron and 14 km (8.6 mi) from La Tour-du-Pin.

101–177 · Early Church

Saint Blandina (French: Blandine, c. 162–177 AD) was a Christian martyr who died in Lugdunum (modern Lyon, France) during the reign of Emperor Marcus Aurelius.

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Blat is an Irish Catholic saint and virgin. She is commemorated in a group of holy virgins alongside Saints Anna, Feammor, and Scoth. Verifying the details of their lives is difficult.

523 · Medieval

Saint Blath or Blathnait (Latin: Flora) is an Irish saint who served as a lay-sister and cook in Saint Brigid's abbey at Kildare. Her name, Blath, is the Irish word for 'flower.' The Martyrology of Gorman playfully refers to her as 'blooming Blath', thus the Latinized Flora, that…

750–835 · Medieval · Benedictines

Saint Blathmac (Latin: Blathmacus, Florentius) was a distinguished Irish monk, born in Ireland about 750 AD. He is known as "Blathmac, son of Flann", to distinguish him from the poet and monk Blathmac mac Con Brettan. He was killed and became a martyr in Iona, about 825.

1589 · Reformation

John of Moscow also known as Blessed John the Fool for Christ was a 16th-century Russian saint. He was born on the outskirts of Vologda in Russia. He was considered a wonderworker in Moscow and spent his youth as a labourer in a local saltworks and as a water-carrier.

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673 · Medieval

Blimond or Blidemundus (died 650 or 673), abbot of Leuconay and who died at Leuconay (the former name of Saint-Valery-sur-Somme), was a Frankish religious figure and restorer of the Abbey of Saint-Valery-sur-Somme. He is recognized as a saint by the Catholic Church.

501–652 · Medieval

Bobulenus, or Bobolenus (Greece, 6th century – Bobbio, 653), was an Italian Christian monk, abbot, and missionary of the Columbanian rule. Possibly of Greek origin, he took his name from the town of Bobbio, where he took his monastic vows.

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Bodfan (or Bodfaen) was a Welsh saint in the Catholic and Anglican churches. He was the son of Helig ap Glanawg and died in the 7th century. Supposedly, he saw his family's land inundated by the sea and became a religious.

550–623 · Medieval

Boetharius (died c.623) was bishop of Chartres from about 594. He was chaplain to Clothaire II and, for a while, had been the captive of Theuderic II. He is a Catholic and Orthodox saint, his feast day is 2 August.

1156–1207 · Medieval · Augustinian nuns

Bona of Pisa (c. 1156–1207) was a member of the Third order of the Augustinian nuns who helped lead travellers on pilgrimages. In 1962, she was canonized a saint in the Catholic Church by Pope John XXIII.

1600–1597 · Reformation · Franciscans

The Martyrs of Nagasaki were 26 Franciscan and Jesuit missionaries as well as Japanese converts to Christianity, aged between 12 and 64, who were executed in 1597 by order of Toyotomi Hideyoshi. They are venerated as martyrs and saints in the Catholic and Anglican churches.

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.

1040–1115 · Medieval · Benedictines

Bonfilius (c. 1040 – c. 1115) was an Italian saint, monk and bishop. He was born in Osimo, close to Ancona, and entered the Benedictine monastery of Santa Maria di Storaco, close to Filottrano, as a monk.

370–422 · Early Church

Pope Boniface I (Latin: Bonifatius I) was the bishop of Rome from 28 December 418 to his death on 4 September 422. His election was disputed by the supporters of Eulalius until the dispute was settled by Emperor Honorius.

550–615 · Medieval · Benedictines

Pope Boniface IV (Latin: Bonifatius IV; 550 – 8 May 615) was the bishop of Rome from 608 to his death on 8 May 615. He was a member of the Benedictine order. Boniface had served as a deacon under Pope Gregory I, and like his mentor, he ran the Lateran Palace as a monastery.

1913–1942 · Contemporary · Order of Friars Minor

Boniface Zukowski (born Piotr Żukowski on January 13, 1913, in Baran-Rapa; died at Auschwitz on April 10, 1942) was a Conventual Franciscan, a martyr of Nazism, and was beatified by John Paul II on June 13, 1999. His feast day is April 10.

1183–1260 · Medieval

Boniface of Brussels (1183 – 19 February 1260) was a Catholic prelate who served as the Bishop of Lausanne from circa 1231 until 1239 when he resigned after agents of Holy Roman Emperor Frederick II assaulted him.

300–306 · Early Church

Saint Boniface of Tarsus (Greek: Βονιφάτιος) was, according to legend, executed for being a Christian in the year 307 at Tarsus, where he had gone from Rome in order to bring back to his mistress Aglaida (also written Aglaia) relics of the martyrs.

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Saint, bishop of Ferentino

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Saint Bonita of Brioude was a herder from France. She is recognized as a saint.

623–706 · Medieval

Saint Bonitus (623–710) was born in France and held a number of important positions including being appointed governor of Marseille in 667 and Bishop of Auvergne. He was also chancellor and referendary in Francia.

822 · Medieval

Bono di Milano was an archbishop of the Kingdom of the Lombards who was born and died in Milan. He died in 822 and is buried in the Basilica of Sant'Ambrogio. He is recognized as a saint.

1026 · Medieval · Benedictines

Saint Bononio or Bononius (died 30 August 1026) was a Benedictine abbot, who is venerated as a saint in the Eastern Orthodox Church and Roman Catholic Church, being commemorated with a feast day on 30 August.

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Bonosa (died c. 211) was a holy martyr from Porto Romano. Her feast day is July 15. Saint Bonosa was venerated in a basilica near Capo Due Rami in Porto Romano, together with Saints Eutropius and Zosimus.

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Saint Bonosius served as a bishop. He is recognized as a saint.

400–373 · Early Church

Bonosus of Trier (fl. c. 353–373) was bishop of Trier. After the exile in 353 of Bishop Paulinus of Trier to Phrygia an episcopal election was held in which Bonosus was elected bishop of Trier: he refused however to take up the post, perhaps because he was convinced that Paulinu…

828–907 · Medieval

Boris I (also Bogoris), venerated as Saint Boris I (Mihail) the Baptizer , was the ruler (knyaz) of the First Bulgarian Empire from 852 to 889.

986–1015 · Medieval

Boris Vladimirovich (c. 990s – July 24, 1015; baptized as Roman) was the Prince of Rostov (c. 1010–1015). He was a son of the Kievan Prince Vladimir Svyatoslavich, born either to Princess Anna or to an unknown Bulgarian woman.

1875–1937 · Contemporary

Boris, born Semyon Timofeyevich (Petrovich?) Voskoboynikov (born August 20/September 1, 1875, in Alexandrovskaya Sloboda, Voronezh Governorate; died December 6, 1937, in Kazakhstan), was a Russian Orthodox bishop and a holy new martyr.

650–705 · Medieval

Bosa (died c. 705) was an Anglo-Saxon Bishop of York during the 7th and early 8th centuries. He was educated at Whitby Abbey, where he became a monk.

780 · Medieval

Botwine (died 785 or 786) was a Northumbrian saint venerated at Ripon and Peterborough. He is well documented as a priest, and latter Abbot of Ripon.

700–670 · Medieval · Benedictines

Botolph of Thorney was an English abbot and saint. He is regarded as the patron saint of boundaries, and by extension, of trade and travel, as well as various aspects of farming. His feast day is celebrated either on 17 June (England) or 25 June (Scotland).

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Saint Boussiris of Gaza (died between 360 and 363) and Nestor, along with the three brothers Nestabe, Eusebius, and Zeno, were martyrs in Gaza, Palestine, under Julian. They are Christian saints commemorated locally on September 21.

640–681 · Medieval

Saint Bracharius was a Catholic priest and bishop born in 640. He died in 681.

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Saint Braghan was born in Rossmore. He is recognized as a saint.

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Early Christian Irish saint, sister to Cranith of Clenor and Nicholas of Monanimy

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Brannoc of Braunton or Saint Brannock was a Christian saint associated with the village of Braunton in the English county of Devon. His feast is 7 January.

590–651 · Medieval

Braulio (Latin: Braulius Caesaraugustanus; 585–651 AD) was bishop of Zaragoza and a learned cleric living in the Kingdom of the Visigoths. Both as pastor and writer, he is one of the most celebrated of saints of the Visigothic Kingdom of Hispania that lasted from the 5th to the 8…

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Breage or Breaca (with many variant spellings) is a saint venerated in Cornwall and South West England. According to her late hagiography, she was an Irish nun of the 5th or 6th century who founded a church in Cornwall.

750–765 · Medieval

Bregowine (died August 764) was a medieval Archbishop of Canterbury. Little is known of his origins or his activities as archbishop, although a number of stories were told about his possible origins after the Norman conquest in 1066.

500–573 · Medieval

Brendan of Birr (died 29 November 571) was one of the early Irish monastic saints. He was a monk and later an abbot, of the 6th century. He is known as "Saint Brendan the Elder" to distinguish him from his contemporary and friend Brendan the Navigator of Clonfert.

486–577 · Medieval

Brendan of Clonfert (c. AD 484 – c. 577) is one of the early Irish monastic saints and one of the Twelve Apostles of Ireland. He is also referred to as Brendan the Navigator, Brendan the Voyager, Brendan the Anchorite, and Brendan the Bold.