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Eleri was a 7th-century saint. She was one of Beuno's sisters and founded a church at Gwytherin, which remained dedicated to her until the 12th century. Her niece Winefride joined her as she aged and succeeded her as leader of the church.

100–112 · Early Church

Eleuchadius (died 112) is a 2nd-century Christian saint venerated by the Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox Churches. He served as the third bishop of Ravenna from 100 to 112. He was a Greek philosopher who was converted to Christianity by Apollinaris.

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Eleutherius of Arce, also known as Saint Eleutherius (Britain, ... – Arce, 5th century), was a Christian pilgrim of British origin, venerated as a saint by the Catholic Church. The cult of the saint was introduced into the Roman Martyrology by Cardinal Cesare Baronio.

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Saint Eleuterio di Parenzo is a saint in the Catholic Church. He died as a result of torture.

189 · Early Church

Pope Eleutherius (Greek: Ελευθέριος; died 24 May 189), also known as Eleutherus (Greek: Ελεύθερος), was the bishop of Rome from c. 174 until his death in 189. His pontificate is alternatively dated to 171–185 or 177–193. He is venerated as a saint in the Catholic Church.

250–140 · Early Church

Eleutherius (born c. 90; died c. 138 in Aecae) was a bishop in Illyria and a martyr. According to tradition, Eleutherius lost his father at an early age and was taken by his Christian mother, Anthia, to Anacletus, Bishop of Rome, to be instructed in Christian doctrine.

561 · Medieval

St. Eleutherius was a 6th-century Bishop of Auxerre in France and Pre-congregational Saint, who attended four Councils of Orléans between 533 and 549.

456–532 · Medieval

Saint Eleutherius of Tournai (French: Eleuthère) (died c. 532) is venerated as a saint and considered the first bishop of Tournai. The Catholic Encyclopedia writes that "historically there is very little known about St.

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Saint Elfan was a priest born in the Kingdom of Morgannwg. He is a citizen of Wales and is recognized as a saint.

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Elfin of Warrington is a little-known saint venerated in medieval Warrington, near the modern city of Liverpool. He is known only from one entry in the Domesday Book, his cult or church holding one carucate of land.

863–960 · Medieval

Saint Elia Speleota was a monk born in 863 in Reggio Calabria. He died in 960 in Melicuccà.

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Saint Elia di Ohren was a German abbess and a member of the Benedictine order. She is recognized as a Catholic saint.

600 · Medieval

Elian was a saint who founded a church in North Wales around the year 450. His feast day is 13 January. The legend of St. Elian says he was related to Isfael (another Welsh saint) and laboured in the missions of Cornwall, England.

1839–1900 · Contemporary · Order of Friars Minor

Élie Facchini, also known as Élie of Cento, born on July 2, 1839, in Reno di Cento, Italy, and died on July 9, 1900, in Taiyuan, Shanxi Province, China, was an Italian Franciscan priest and missionary in China.

822–903 · Medieval

Saint Elias of Enna, born John Rachites (Ancient Greek: Ἰωάννης Ῥαχίτης; 822/823 in Enna – August 17, 903 in Thessalonica), is venerated as a saint by the Catholic Church and the Orthodox Church.

450–518 · Medieval

Elias of Jerusalem (d. c. 518) was a bishop and Patriarch of Jerusalem from 494 until he was deposed by Byzantine Emperor Anastasius I in 516 for supporting the decrees of the Council of Chalcedon. Elias was an Arab, by birth, who had been educated in a monastery in Egypt.

588–660 · Medieval

Eligius (French: Éloi; 11 June 588 – 1 December 660), venerated as Saint Eligius, was a Frankish goldsmith, courtier, and bishop who was chief counsellor to Dagobert I and later Bishop of Noyon–Tournai.

1797–1839 · Modern

Elisabeth Chong Chong-hye was a Korean Christian laywoman born in 1797 in Majae (Neung-nae-ri), Gyeonggi Province, who died on December 29, 1839.

1870–1957 · Contemporary · Bridgettines

Maria Elizabeth Hesselblad, OSsS (4 June 1870 – 24 April 1957), was a Swedish Catholic religious sister who founded a new, active, branch of the Bridgettines known as the Bridgettine Sisters.

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Saint Elisha of Suma (Yelisey Sumsky) was a venerable monk of the Russian Orthodox Church who lived in the 15th century in the village of Suma (now Sumsky Posad in the Republic of Karelia) and received the tonsure at the Solovetsky Monastery.

1–1 · Early Church

Saint Elisæus, Ełišay, Yeghishe, Elishe or Ełišē (Armenian: Եղիշե) was the first patriarch of the Church of Caucasian Albania by local tradition.

1877–1937 · Contemporary

Elizaveta Viktorovna Kuranova (1877, Moscow — October 21, 1937, Butovo firing range) was a saint of the Russian Orthodox Church, canonized as a martyr in 2002 for universal church veneration.

1846–1900 · Contemporary

Elizabeth Qin Bian was born in 1846 in Hebei and died in 1900 in the same province. A member of the Catholic Church, she is recognized as a Catholic saint and blessed.

1130 · Medieval · Benedictines

Elizabeth Rose was a Benedictine nun at Chelles, France. She founded the convent of Sainte-Marie-du-Rozoy, near Courtenay, Loiret, France, and served as its first abbess. Eventually she retired to live as an anchoress in a hollow oak tree.

1271–1336 · Medieval · Third Order of Saint Francis

Elizabeth of Portugal (Elisabet in Catalan, Isabel in Aragonese, Portuguese and Spanish; 1271 – 4 July 1336), also known as Elizabeth of Aragon, was Queen of Portugal from 1282 to 1325 as the wife of King Denis.

1970–2014 · Contemporary

Elisabeta Lazăr (born Rodica Lazăr; 16 July 1970 – 5 June 2014) was a Romanian Orthodox schemanun from Pasărea Monastery. She was born in the rural commune of Moldova-Sulița to her parents Maria and Vasile Lazăr as one of eleven children.

1129–1164 · Medieval · Benedictines

Elisabeth of Schönau (c. 1129 – 18 June 1164) was a German Benedictine visionary. She was an abbess at the Schönau Abbey in the Duchy of Nassau, and reportedly experienced numerous religious visions, for which she became widely sought after by many powerful men as far away as Fra…

1880–1906 · Contemporary · Order of Discalced Nuns of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Mount Carmel

Elizabeth of the Trinity, OCD (French: Élisabeth de la Trinité), born Élisabeth Catez (18 July 1880 – 9 November 1906), was a French Discalced Carmelite, a mystic, and a spiritual writer.

501 · Medieval

Saint Elli was a 6th-century Welsh saint, or possibly two saints. Llanelli in Carmarthenshire and Llanelly in Monmouthshire are both named after Elli. There are traditions about a male saint Elli and a female saint Elli, and there are depictions of a male and of a female saint.

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Elliw was a 6th-century saint and a great-granddaughter of Brychan Brycheiniog. Elliw is sometimes called a disciple of Saint Cadoc. She was also his heir, which suggests a blood relationship between them.

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Saint Ellyw died by decapitation. She is recognized as a saint.

257 · Early Church

Ilpide is a Christian saint venerated by both the Catholic and Orthodox Churches. A contemporary of Saint Privat (likely in the 3rd century), he was also a native of Gévaudan. He is said to have died a martyr around 257.

350–422 · Early Church

Elpidius of Lyon (m. Lyon, France, 422) also known as Helpidius was a pre-Congregation saint and 5th century bishop of Lyon. He succeeded Antiochus of Lyon as bishop in 410AD and is well attested in the Episcopal lists and it was said of him that he well served his diocese, but…

400 · Early Church

Saint Elpidius the Cappadocian (Italian: Sant'Elpidio, Santo Abate Elpidio) (4th century) was an abbot and saint of Asia Minor. Tradition states that he lived in a cave in Cappadocia for twenty-five years.

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Elwen (also known as Elvan, Elven, etc.) was the name of an early saint or saints venerated in Cornwall and Brittany. The hagiographical material asserts that he came to Cornwall from Ireland in the company of Breage and six others, but this is attested late.

1285–1323 · Medieval · Third Order of Saint Francis

Elzéar of Sabran, TOSF, Baron of Ansouis, Count of Ariano, was born in the castle of Saint-Jean-de-Robians, near Cabrières-d'Aigues in Provence, southern France, in 1285. He died in Paris, France, on September 27, 1323.

1796–1859 · Modern

Emmanuel Lê Van Phung is one of the 117 Vietnamese martyrs canonized by John Paul II in 1988. A father of nine, a zealous Catholic, and a catechist, he sheltered Christian missionaries at the height of the religious persecution under the reign of Emperor Tu Duc (1847–1883).

1756–1798 · Modern

Saint Emmanuel Nguyễn Văn Triệu (1756, Hue, Vietnam – September 17, 1798, Saigon, Vietnam) was a priest, martyr, and saint of the Catholic Church. Emmanuel Nguyễn Văn Triệu was orphaned by his father at a young age and lived with his mother in Hue. In 1771, he joined the army.

710 · Medieval

Emebert was an early Bishop of Cambrai, in northern France; he is often identified with Bishop Ablebert of Cambrai (early 8th century). According to the unreliable Vita S. Amalbergae viduae, Emebert was the son of Duke Witger of Lotharingia.

250–304 · Early Church

Emerentiana (Italian: Emerenziana) was a Roman virgin and martyr, who lived around the start of the 4th century. Her feast day is 23 January. According to the legend of Agnes of Rome, Emerentiana was her foster sister.

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.

259 · Early Church

Saints Digna and Emerita (died 259 AD) are venerated as saints by the Catholic Church. They were Roman maidens seized and put to the torture as Christians in the persecution of Valerian (A.D. 254-A.D. 259) at Rome.

270 · Early Church

Saint Emeterius of Calahorra, also sometimes called Madir (died March 3, between 298 and 304), was a Roman soldier beheaded for professing Christianity.

473–574 · Medieval

Saint Aemilian (12 November 472 – 11 June 573) is an Iberic saint, widely revered throughout Spain, who lived during the age of Visigothic rule.

550 · Medieval

Emiliana of Rome was a 6th-century Roman virgin and religious woman of the Anician family. She is known for being a relative of Pope Saint Gregory the Great and his great-grandfather and predecessor, Saint Felix III. Her feast day is January 5.

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Saint Emiliana was a virgin and the aunt of Pope Gregory I the Great. She lived a monastic life with her sisters, Tarsilla and Gordiana. Shortly before her death, it is said that God appeared to her, saying, "I spent Christmas without you, but we shall meet on the feast of the Ep…

1928–1999 · Contemporary

Emiliano Tardif (June 6, 1928, in the City of St-Zacharie, Quebec, Canada – June 8, 1999) was a missionary who is in the process of being beatified. Emiliano Tardif was born on June 6, 1928, in Quebec, Canada.

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Emiliano d'Irlanda was a Catholic priest and bishop born in Ireland. He died in Faenza and is recognized as a saint by the Catholic Church.

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Saint Emiliano died in Valence. He is recognized as a saint.

1877–1911 · Contemporary

Greek bishop and martyr from Minor Asia