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319–409 · Early Church

Bassianus of Lodi (Italian: Bassiano di Lodi, Latin: Bassianus Laudensis; c. 320 – 413) was an Italian saint, the patron saint of Lodi, Bassano del Grappa, and Pizzighettone in Italy.

650–679 · Medieval

Baudouin is a French masculine given name and surname, related to Baldwin. Notable people with the name include:

1230–1262 · Medieval · Benedictines

Saint Beatrix II d'Este (1230 – 18 January 1262) belonged to a family of the Norman Dukes of Apulia and was herself the daughter of the Marquis of Ferrara; she was also a niece of the Blessed Beatrice d'Este, hence being named after her.

1100–1123 · Medieval · Benedictines

Berardo (11th century – 19 December 1123) is an Italian saint, patron saint of the city and diocese of Teramo. Berardo was born into the noble family da Pagliara, whose castle bore their name near the town of Isola del Gran Sasso in the Abruzzo region of Italy.

1083–1198 · Medieval · Carmelites

Berthold of Calabria (French: Berthold de Malifaye; Latin: Bertoldus Calabriensis; died 1195) was a crusader and saint who established a hermit colony on Mount Carmel in 1185.

1150–1231 · Medieval · Carmelites

Brocard is said to have been one of the first leaders of hermits at Mount Carmel, and was perhaps the leader of the community on the death of Berthold of Calabria around 1195. Various details of his life are legendary.

525 · Medieval

Saint Bríga (Brigid, Bridget) (fl. 6th century) is venerated as foundress of the monastery of Oughter Ard in Ardclough County Kildare . Her feast day is 21 January. Bríga is also associated with Brideschurch near Sallins , and possibly with Kilbride in County Waterford .

201–300 · Early Church

Saint Canius (Italian: San Canio or San Canione) was a Roman Catholic bishop and martyr, and patron saint of the cities of Calitri, Acerenza and its archdiocese. He may have been a descendant of the Roman gens Cania. He is venerated on 25 May.

679 · Medieval

Saint Ciera of Ireland (alternately Chera, Chier, Cier, Ciara, Cyra, Céire, Keira, Keara, Kiara, Kiera, Ceara, Ciar) was an abbess in the 7th century who died in 679. Her history is commingled with another Cera (alternately Cier, Ciar, Ciara) who lived in the 6th century.

1381–1447 · Medieval · Poor Clares

Colette of Corbie, PCC (13 January 1381 – 6 March 1447) was a French abbess and the foundress of the Colettine Poor Clares, a reform branch of the Order of Saint Clare, better known as the Poor Clares. She is honored as a saint in the Catholic Church.

1216–1249 · Medieval

Contardo of Este was the posthumous son of Aldobrandino I of Este, marquis of Ferrara. He was born in 1216 in Ferrara. He renounced to his wealth and position of crown prince of Ferrara to become a simple "God's man" and started on a pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela.

513 · Medieval

Contentius (died 510) was bishop of Bayeux from 480 until his death. He is a Catholic and Orthodox saint. His feast day is 19 January. According to Father Elie, he was Bayeusain, and his hermitage was located at Blay, near Bayeux.

1200 · Medieval · Benedictines

Cono was a Benedictine monk. He was born in Diano (Italy) in the late 12th century, and became a monk in S.Maria di Cadossa Benedictine Monastery (now St. Cono sanctuary) near Montesano sulla Marcellana.

512–589 · Medieval

David (Welsh: Dewi Sant; Latin: Davidus; c. 500 – c. 589) was a Welsh Christian prelate who served as Bishop of Mynyw during the 6th century. He is the patron saint of Wales. David was a native of Wales, and tradition has preserved a large amount of detail about his life.

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Saint Derchairthinn or Tarcairteann (fl 6th century) is venerated as a prioress and saint of the monastery of Oughter Ard in Ardclough, County Kildare. Her feast day is 8 March. She was reputed to be "of the race of Colla Uais, Monarch of Érinn".

379 · Early Church

Domnin (died 5 November 379) was the first Bishop of Digne, from 364 to 379 and was also the archbishop of the city of Vienne, Isère. He is venerated as a saint in the Catholic Church.

300–304 · Early Church

Saint Domnius (also known as Saint Dujam or Saint Duje, Saint Domnio, Saint Doimus, or Saint Domninus) was a Bishop of Salona (today's Solin) around the year 300, and is venerated as the patron of the nearby city of Split in modern Croatia.

850 · Medieval

Saint Edern was a monk of the end of the ninth century, feast 26 August (31 August or 1 September by the old liturgical calendar). The Welsh Edern ap Nudd appears to be identical with Edern of Brittany, whose cult was important in Finistère.

1000–1035 · Medieval

Saint Ermengol (also Armengol or Armengod) or Hermengaudius was the bishop of Urgell from 1010 until his death in 1035. Possibly born in the village of Ayguatébia, he was the son of Bernat I, viscount of Conflent, and his wife Guisla de Lluçià, and also nephew and successor to b…

1020–1087 · Medieval

Saint Eskil (11th century) was an Anglo-Saxon monk particularly venerated during the end of the 11th century in the province of Södermanland, Sweden. He was the founder of the first diocese of the lands surrounding Lake Mälaren, today the Diocese of Strängnäs.

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Saint Eumenes (or Eumenius) (Greek: Άγιος Εύμένης) was a bishop of Gortyna in Crete during the 7th century (some sources say 3rd century). His feast day is 18 September. He gave up his wealth as a young man and was chosen as bishop of Gortyna.

596–675 · Medieval · Benedictines

Faro (or Burgundofaro; died c. 675 AD), Count of Guînes, was bishop of Meaux. The family to which Faro belonged is known as the Faronids and is named after him. He is canonized as a saint in the Eastern Orthodox Church and Roman Catholic Church.

730 · Medieval

Saint Fergus (also Fergustian) (died c. 730 AD) was a bishop who worked in Scotland as a missionary. Ten saints of this name are mentioned in the martyrology of Donegal. The exact date and place of Fergus's birth remain unknown. He was a contemporary of St. Drostan and St.

659 · Medieval

Saint Ferjus of Grenoble (or Ferreol) was the bishop of Gratianopolis (current Grenoble) in the 7th century. He was assassinated about 660 A.D., probably on the instruction of Clotaire III, meeting the same fate as other bishops who defied Clotair's authority.

415–520 · Medieval

Saint Fiacc (c. 415-520) was a poet, the chief bishop of Leinster, and founder of two churches. His father, MacDara, was prince of the Uí Bairrche in the country around Carlow, Ireland.

1238–1253 · Medieval

Fina (Serafina) (1238–1253) was an Italian Christian virgin who is especially venerated in the Tuscan town of San Gimignano. She developed a paralytic illness and spent the rest of her life on a bed made from a wooden pallet, where, according to legends, Saint Gregory the Great a…

550–645 · Medieval · Q3454227

Gall (Latin: Gallus; c. 550 – c. 645) according to hagiographic tradition was a disciple and one of the traditional twelve companions of Columbanus on his mission from Ireland to the continent.

1060–1140 · Medieval

Gaucherius (1060 - 1140), a Christian saint, was born at Meulan-sur-Seine, France. He received a classical education and became a priest. He felt a deep longing for solitude.

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Saint Genou, also known as Genouil, Genouph, Genulfe, or Genulphe, is a little-known saint honored in several places in Berry and the first bishop of Cahors. He is a saint of the Christian Churches, celebrated on January 17, who is said to have lived in the 3rd century.

1051–1077 · Medieval

Gilduin of Dol (born in Combourg around 1051, died in Chartres on January 27, 1077) was a Breton nobleman who was the archbishop-elect of Dol from August to September 1076, and was later proclaimed a saint after his death.

284–304 · Early Church

Saint Greca (12 October 284 – 21 January 304, Decimomannu) was a Christian woman who lived on Sardinia. According to tradition she was martyred during the Diocletianic Persecution. She is venerated as a saint by the Catholic Church.

450–550 · Medieval · Benedictines

Saint Gwenhael (French: Guénaël; Breton: Gwenael; Old Breton: Gwenhael) was a Breton saint of the 6th century, born at Ergué-Gabéric (Finistère), the second abbot of Landévennec Abbey, successor in 532 to the founder, Saint Winwaloe (Gwenole).

1117–1197 · Medieval

Saint Homobonus (Italian: Sant'Omobono, German: Sankt Gutmann, Lombard: San Mobon) is the patron saint of business people, tailors, shoemakers, and clothworkers, as well as of Cremona, Italy. He was canonized in 1199 at the urgent request of the citizens of Cremona.

250–270 · Early Church

Saint Honestus (Spanish: San Honesto, French: Saint Honest) was, according to Christian tradition, a disciple of Saturninus of Toulouse and a native of Nîmes.

1226–1310 · Medieval · Benedictines

Saint Humility (Latin: Humilitas; Italian: Umiltà) (c. 1226 – 22 May 1310), known as Saint Roxanne (Italian: Santa Rosanna) was the founder of the Vallumbrosan Nuns.

250–320 · Early Church

Saint Illuminata was an early Christian woman, martyred c. 320 during the persecutions of Diocletian, and venerated as a Christian saint. She was born in Ravenna on the Adriatic coast of Italy, and after being jailed there, she fled to Umbria to live an eremitic life of chastity…

1201–1282 · Medieval · Dominican Order

Ingrid of Skänninge (died 9 September 1282) was a Swedish prioress. She founded Skänninge Abbey, a nunnery belonging to the Order of Preachers, in 1272. Her feast day is on 2 September. Ingrid was the daughter of Elof, a nobleman from Östergötland.

640–689 · Medieval

Kilian, also spelled Cillian or Killian (or alternatively Irish: Cillín; Latin: Kilianus, original Gaelic form Ceallach), was an Irish missionary bishop and the Apostle of Franconia (now the northern part of Bavaria), where he began his labours in the latter half of the 7th centu…

1805–1871 · Modern · Carmelites

Saint Kuriakose Elias Chavara, CMI (10 February 1805 – 3 January 1871) was an Indian Catholic priest, religious, philosopher and social reformer.

864 · Medieval

Laura of Cordoba (Spanish: Santa Laura de Córdoba; died 864) was a Spanish Christian who lived in Muslim Spain during the 9th century. She was born in Córdoba, and became a nun at Cuteclara after her husband died, eventually rising to become an abbess.

350–384 · Early Church

Saint Lea (died c. 383) is a fourth-century saint in the Roman Catholic Church based on the authority of Jerome. Lea of Rome is known only through the testimony of her beloved friend, the learned Saint Jerome.

1–200 · Early Church

Saint Libertine (or Libertinus) (Italian: San Libertino) is venerated as a Christian martyr and as the first bishop of Agrigento, in Sicily. According to tradition, Libertine was sent by Saint Peter to Agrigento to Christianize the city during the 1st century.

1094–1148 · Medieval · Benedictines

Malachy (1094 – 2 November 1148) is an Irish saint who was Archbishop of Armagh, to whom were attributed several miracles and an alleged vision of 112 popes later attributed to the apocryphal (i.e. of doubtful authenticity) Prophecy of the Popes.

50–68 · Early Church

Marcian, or Marcianus (Antioch of Syria, 1st century - Syracuse), was a bishop and martyr, venerated as a saint by the Catholic Church and the Orthodox Church. According to tradition Marcian was the first bishop of Syracuse; a disciple of the apostle Peter.

490–588 · Medieval · Benedictines

Marculf (in French Marcoult, Marcouf, Marcoul or Marcou) (d. 558) was the abbot at Nantus in the Cotentin. He is regarded as a saint and is associated with the healing of scrofula. Marculf was born in the Saxon colony of Bayeux around AD 500.

101 · Early Church

Saint Mari [ܡܳܐܪܝ̣], also known as Mares or Maris [Μαρις], and originally named Palut [ܦܳܠܘ̣ܛ], is a saint of the Church of the East. He was converted by Thaddeus of Edessa, also known as "Addai"), and is said to have had as his spiritual director, Mar Aggai.

300–300 · Early Church

Martial of Limoges (3rd century), whose name is also rendered as Marcial, Martialis, and Marcialis, and is also called "the Apostle of the Gauls" or "the Apostle of Aquitaine," was the first bishop of Limoges.

1811–1880 · Modern · Daughters of Our Lady of Mercy

Maria Giuseppa Rossello (27 May 1811 – 7 December 1880) was an Italian religious sister who founded the Daughters of Our Lady of Mercy. She has been declared a saint by the Catholic Church. She was born Benedetta Rossello in Albissola Marina in 1811.

1868–1959 · Contemporary · Franciscans

María Natividad Venegas de la Torre (religious name María of Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament, 8 September 1868 – 30 July 1959) was a Mexican religious sister in the Roman Catholic Church.

1130–1196 · Medieval · Augustinians

Saint Meinhard (1134 or 1136 – August 14 or October 11, 1196) was a German Augustinian canon regular and the first bishop of Livonia. His life was described in the Livonian Chronicle of Henry.