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450–501 · Medieval

Gerontius of Cervia (Gerontius of Ficocle) (died 501 AD) was an Italian bishop of Cervia who is venerated as a saint. The first known Bishop of Cervia is Gerontius.

1450–1489 · Medieval

Gerontius (Russian: Геронтий; died 1489) was Metropolitan of Moscow and all Rus', the primate of the Russian Orthodox Church, from 1473 until 1489.

626–659 · Medieval · Benedictines

Gertrude of Nivelles, OSB (also spelled Geretrude, Geretrudis, Gertrud; c. 628 – 17 March 659) was an abbess who, with her mother Itta, founded the Abbey of Nivelles, now in Belgium. She is venerated in the Catholic and Eastern Orthodox traditions.

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Saint Gervadius (Garnat, Garnet, Gerardin, Gerardine, Gernard, Gernardius, Gervardius, Gervat) (d. ~934 AD) was an Irish saint. His feast day is celebrated on 8 November.

1877–1964 · Contemporary

Gervasios Paraskevopoulos (Greek: Γερβάσιος Παρασκευόπουλος), known as Saint Gervasios of Patras (1877 – 30 June 1964) was a Greek priest, theologian and monk. In 2023, he was proclaimed a saint of the Orthodox Church.

701–806 · Medieval · Benedictines

Saint Gervold (or Girowald, or Gerwald, or Gerbaud) is a monk, diplomat of Charlemagne, bishop of Evreux around 785, and abbot of Saint Wandrille from 787. He died in 806 or 807. He was the uncle of Saint Ansegisus whom he tonsured and clerked around 795.

100–120 · Early Church

Saint Getulius (died 120 AD) is venerated together with Amantius (Amancius), Cerealus (Caerealis), and Primitivus (Italian: Getulio, Amanzio, Cereale, e Primitivo) as a Christian martyr and saint. They are considered to have died at Gabii.

1922–1962 · Contemporary

Gianna Beretta Molla (4 October 1922 – 28 April 1962) was an Italian Catholic paediatrician. Although aware of possible fatal consequences, Molla refused both an abortion and a hysterectomy during her pregnancy with her fourth child in order to preserve the child's life.

509 · Medieval

Saint Gibrian (or Gybrian, Gobrian; died 509) was an Irish saint associated with Reims and the Marne region. Gibrian's story appears in the fourth book of the Historia Remensis ecclesiae ("History of the church of Reims"), which was written by Flodoard in the tenth century.

1101–1245 · Medieval

Gilbert de Moravia (died 1245), later known as Saint Gilbert of Dornoch, or Gilbert of Caithness, was the most famous Bishop of Caithness and founder of Dornoch Cathedral.

1070–1145 · Medieval

Gillebert (Irish: Gilla Espaic; c. 1070–1145) was an Irish Roman Catholic prelate who served as the Bishop of Limerick from 1106 to 1140. Very little is known of Gillebert's early life but it is known that he travelled throughout the Continent and was acquainted with Anselm at R…

1009 · Medieval

Gilbert of Meaux (died 13 February 1015), later known as Saint Gilbert of Meaux, was originally from Vermandois. He was the first canon in Saint-Quentin and then became bishop of Meaux.

1083–1189 · Medieval · Augustinians

Gilbert of Sempringham (c. 1085 – 4 February 1189) was an English Catholic who founded the Gilbertine Order. He was the only medieval Englishman to found a conventual order, mainly because the Cîteaux Abbey declined his request to assist him in organising a group of nuns living w…

500–570 · Medieval

Gildas — also known as Gildas Badonicus, Gildas fab Caw (in Middle Welsh texts and antiquarian works) and Gildas Sapiens (Gildas the Wise) — was a 6th-century British monk best known for his religious polemic De Excidio et Conquestu Britanniae, which recounts the history of the B…

640–710 · Medieval · Benedictines

Saint Giles , also known as Giles the Hermit, was a hermit or monk active in the lower Rhône most likely in the 7th century. Revered as a saint, his cult became widely diffused but his hagiography is mostly legendary.

801 · Medieval

Ginés de la Jara (also known as Ginés de la Xara, Ginés el Franco, Genesius Sciarensis) is a semi-legendary saint of Spain. He is associated with the region surrounding Cartagena, of which he is co-patron.

1598–1634 · Reformation · Dominican Order

Giordano di San Stefano Ansalone, OP (1598 – 17 November 1634) was an Italian Dominican missionary in Asia. He is a Catholic martyr, beatified in 1981 and canonized in 1987 by Pope John Paul II. Ansalone was born at Santo Stefano Quisquina in Sicily.

1266–1307 · Medieval

Giovanna da Signa (1245 – 9 November 1307) was an Italian Roman Catholic from Florence and a recluse with a reputation for being a miracle worker.

1839–1905 · Contemporary · Q29858947

Giovanni Battista Scalabrini, CS (8 July 1839 – 1 June 1905) was an Italian Catholic missionary who served as Bishop of Piacenza from 1876 until his death.

1873–1954 · Contemporary

Giovanni Calabria (8 October 1873 – 4 December 1954) was an Italian Roman Catholic priest who dedicated his life to the plight of the poor and the ill.

1426–1511 · Reformation · Dominican Order

Blessed Giovanni Liccio (c.1430 - 14 November 1511) was an Italian Roman Catholic priest and a professed member of the Order of Preachers. Liccio was a noted miracle worker and a pious preacher who was also known for his simple and ascetic manner of living.

955–1000 · Medieval

John X, known as Giovanni da Besate ('John of Besate') or Giovanni Vincenzo ('John Vincent'), was the archbishop of Ravenna from 983 until 998. John belonged to a prominent family from Besate in Lombardy.

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Giovanni Buralli (5 March 1208 – 19 March 1289), known as John of Parma, was an Italian Franciscan friar, who served as one of the first Ministers General of the Order of Friars Minor (1247–1257). He was also a noted theologian of the period.

1070–1139 · Medieval · Benedictines

John of Matera or Mathera, also known as John of Pulsano (Italian: San Giovanni da Matera) was a Benedictine monk. John was born at Matera to a family of nobles.

757–810 · Medieval · Benedictines

Gisela (757, Aachen, Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany – 810–11, Chelles, Seine-et-Marne, Île-de-France, France) was a Frankish princess and abbess. There are also two variations of her name, which are Gisele and Giselle.

1846–1929 · Contemporary

Giulia Salzano (13 October 1846 – 17 May 1929) was an Italian Roman Catholic professed religious and the founder of the Catechetical Sisters of the Sacred Heart of Jesus (1905).

301–391 · Early Church

Giuliano is an Italian name which is typically an equivalent of Julian, or in some cases a locative name from such places as Giuliano di Roma or Giuliano Teatino. A patronymic or pluralized surname derived from Giuliano is Giuliani. Notable people with the name include:

1786–1842 · Modern · Franciscans

Giuseppe Benedetto Cottolengo or Joseph Benedict Cottolengo (3 May 1786 – 30 April 1842) was the founder of the Little House of Divine Providence and is a saint of the Roman Catholic Church.

1649–1713 · Modern · Theatines

Joseph Mary Tomasi CR (Italian: Giuseppe Maria Tomasi di Lampedusa; 12 September 1649 – 1 January 1713), also known as the "Saint Duke", was an Italian Catholic priest, scholar, reformer and cardinal as well as a member of the princely Tomasi family.

1880–1927 · Contemporary

Giuseppe Moscati (25 July 1880 – 12 April 1927) was an Italian doctor, scientific researcher, and university professor noted both for his pioneering work in biochemistry and for his piety. Moscati was canonized by the Catholic Church in 1987; his feast day is 16 November.

1859–1911 · Contemporary · Daughters of St. Camillus

Giuditta Vannini (7 July 1859 – 23 February 1911) – also known as Giuseppina – was an Italian Roman Catholic nun who became a Camillian. Together with Luigi Tezza she established the religious congregation known as the Daughters of Saint Camillus.

1365–1425 · Medieval

Giyorgis of Segla (c. 1365 – 1 July 1425), also known as Giyorgis of Gasicha or Abba Giyorgis, was an Ethiopian Oriental Orthodox monk, saint, and author of religious books. Giyorgis' work has had great influence on Ethiopian monastic calendars, hymns and Ge'ez literature.

830 · Medieval

Saint Glastian of Kinglassie (or Glastianus, Glascianus; died 830) was a bishop based in Fife who acted as a mediator in the wars between the Picts and the invading Scots. His feast day is 28 January.

580–610 · Medieval

Glodesind (572−608) was a saint, nun, abbess, and founder of a convent in Metz, France, during the time of King Childebert II (575−596) of Austrasia. She was a member of the Carolingian nobility.

400–438 · Early Church

Glycerius (Italian: Glicerio) was Archbishop of Milan from 436 to 438. He is honoured as a Saint in the Catholic Church and Eastern Orthodox Church. Almost nothing is known about the life and the episcopate of Glycerius.

585–649 · Medieval

Saint Goar of Aquitaine (Latin: Goaris; c. 585 – 6 July 649 AD) was a French priest and hermit of the seventh century. He was offered the position of Bishop of Trier, but prayed to be excused from the position. Goar is noted for his piety and is revered as a miracle-worker.

501 · Medieval

Saint Gobnait (fl. 6th century?), also known as Gobnat or Mo Gobnat or Abigail or Deborah, is the name of an early medieval female Irish saint whose church was Móin Mór, later Bairnech, in the village of Ballyvourney (Irish: Baile Bhuirne), County Cork in Ireland.

660–725 · Medieval

Saint Gobrien de Vannes was a Breton churchman, nineteenth Bishop of Vannes, in the eighth century. His feast is 10 November. Gobrien was born around 660.

640–700 · Medieval

Godeberta (Gothic meaning "fervor", 640–April 9 or 11, 670; also called Gotheberta and Gothoberta) was a saint and abbess. She was born of "pious parents" in Amiens, France, north of Paris. Her parents were nobles attached to the king's court, so she was carefully educated.

1512–1572 · Reformation · Order of Friars Minor

Godfried Coart {Godfried van Melveren} (Melveren, 1512 - Den Briel, July 9, 1572) was a Franciscan friar and one of the martyrs of Gorkum. He is honored as the first canonized saint of Belgium.

1052–1070 · Medieval

Saint Godelieve (also known as Godeleva, Godeliève, and Godelina; Dutch: Sint-Godelieve) (c. 1052 – 6 July 1070) was a Flemish saint. Every year, on the Sunday following 5 July, a procession celebrating Saint Godelieve takes place in Gistel.

1066–1115 · Medieval · Benedictines

Godfrey of Amiens (French: Geoffroy d'Amiens) (1066–1115) was a bishop of Amiens. He is a saint in the Catholic Church. Godfrey was born in 1066 in Moulincourt as the third child of a noble family, in the Diocese of Soissons.

1065–1170 · Medieval

Godric of Finchale (or St Goderic) (c. 1065-1070 – 21 May 1170) was an English hermit, merchant and popular medieval saint, although he was never formally canonised. He was born in Walpole in Norfolk and died in Finchale in County Durham.

600–647 · Medieval

Goeric of Metz (Latin: Goericus; French: Goëri; died September 19 643 AD), also known as Abbo I of Metz, Goericus of Metz, and Gury of Metz, was a bishop of Metz. He is venerated as a saint in the Eastern Orthodox and Roman Catholic Churches.

601–675 · Medieval

Goeznovius (died c. 675 according to one account but more probably fl. sixth century.), also known as Goueznou, was a Cornish-born Bishop of Léon in Brittany, who is venerated as a saint in the region around Brest and the diocese of Léon.

750–843 · Medieval

Gohard or Gunhard was a 9th-century bishop of Nantes, lord of Blain, saint and cephalophore martyr of the Roman Catholic Church. Gohard was born in Angers.

501–591 · Medieval

Golindouch, Golindukht, Golindokht, or Dolindokht (Greek: Γολινδούχ, Γολιανδοὺχ) (died 591) was a noble Persian lady who converted to Christianity, took the name Maria, and became a saint and martyr. She converted from Zoroastrianism to Christianity in the reign of Khosrau I.

676 · Medieval

Saint Gondelbert (also Gondelbertus, Gundebert, Gumbert, Gombert, or Gondeberg; Latin: Gumbertus, etc.) was the founder of the Benedictine Senones Abbey in the Rabodeau (fr:Rabodeau) valley of the Vosges mountains around 640 AD.

823 · Medieval

Saint Gondulphus, Gundulfus, Gondulf, or Gondon (died 6 September 823) was the Bishop of Metz from 816 until his death. As bishop, Gondulphus succeeded Angilram, who caused Paul the Deacon to write the Liber de episcopis Mettensibus, and who probably died in 791.

550 · Medieval

Goneri of Brittany was a sixth-century hermit of the church in Britain. Goneri lived as an exile to the world amongst the Breton people, a Celtic nation of northwestern France. It is recorded that his hermitage was situated near the community of Tréguier.