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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.

1863–1950 · Contemporary

Heȟáka Sápa, commonly known as Black Elk (baptized Nicholas; December 1, 1863 – August 19, 1950), was a wičháša wakȟáŋ ("medicine man, holy man") and heyoka of the Oglala Lakota people.

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.

1883–1918 · Contemporary · Ursulines of Calvarienberg

Blandine Merten (religious name; born Maria Magdalena Merten; 10 July 1883 – 18 May 1918) was a German Ursulines. Merten worked as a teacher in a secular environment from 1902 to 1908.

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.

1545–1621 · Reformation · Carmelite nuns

Ana de Jesús, known in English as Anne of Jesus (25 November 1545 – 4 March 1621), was a Spanish Discalced Carmelite nun and writer. She was the founder of the Carmelite reform and a close companion of Teresa of Ávila, and served to establish new monasteries of the Order througho…

1192–1226 · Medieval · Benedictines

Blessed Beatrice d'Este (Occitan: Biatritz or Beatritz d'Est) (1192 – 10 May 1226) was the daughter of Azzo VI of the Este family by his second wife, Sophia Eleanor, daughter of Humbert III, Count of Savoy. She was the aunt of Saint Beatrice d'Este.

1863–1940 · Contemporary · Carmelite nuns

Candelaria of Saint Joseph, O.Carm (born Susana Paz-Castillo Ramírez; 11 August 1863 – 31 January 1940) was a Venezuelan Catholic religious sister who founded the Carmelite Sisters of Venezuela, also known as the "Carmelites of Mother Candelaria".

1120–1177 · Medieval · Cistercians

Blessed Gerard of Clairvaux (Latin: Gerardus de Clara Valle, French: Gérard de Clairvaux) (c. 1120 – 1177) was the sixth abbot of Clairvaux. He was murdered by a rebellious monk and is counted as the first Cistercian martyr.

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.

1390–1464 · Medieval · Dominican Order

Margaret of Savoy (21 June 1382 or 1390 – 23 November 1464) was Marchioness of Montferrat, and a Dominican Sister. Margaret was the eldest of the four children—all daughters—born to Amadeo of Savoy, Lord of Piedmont (and titular Prince of Achaea), and his wife Catherine of Genev…

1541–1588 · Reformation

Thomas Holford (sometimes called Thomas Acton) (1541–1588) was an English Protestant schoolteacher who became a Catholic priest during the reign of Queen Elizabeth I.

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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.

480–524 · Medieval

Anicius Manlius Severinus Boethius, commonly known simply as Boethius , was a Roman senator, consul, magister officiorum, polymath, historian, and philosopher of the Early Middle Ages.

1647–1654 · Reformation

Bogolep of Chorny Yar (Russian: Боголеп Черноярский; secular name: Boris Yakovlevich Ushakov; Russian: Бори́с Яковлевич Ушаков; May 2, 1647 – August 1, 1654) was a Russian Orthodox child schema-monk, a locally venerated saint of the Russian Orthodox Church, with the title of Vene…

1135–1182 · Medieval

Bogumilus, in Polish Bogumił Piotr, (also known as Bogimilus and Theophilus) was Archbishop of Gniezno and a hermit. Bogumilus and his twin brother, Boguphalus, were born into a noble family in about 1135 at Dobrów, Poland. They studied in Paris, France.

1896–1941 · Contemporary

Bolesław Strzelecki (1896–1941) was a Polish and Roman Catholic priest. He was imprisoned in the Nazi concentration camp at Auschwitz. He is one of the 108 Blessed Polish Martyrs. Bolesław Strzelecki was born on June 10 1886 in Poland.

1862–1946 · Contemporary

Bolesława Maria Lament (3 July 1862 – 29 January 1946) was a Polish religious sister and the founder of the Missionary Sisters of the Holy Family.

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.

1410–1491 · Medieval · Servite Order

Bonaventura Tornielli (1411 - 31 March 1491) was an Italian Roman Catholic priest and a professed friar from the Servite Order. Tornielli was born into a noble household and was a noted preacher in which he visited numerous Italian cities such as Florence and Perugia - Pope Sixtu…

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.

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.

1270 · Medieval · Carthusian Order

Boniface of Savoy (c. 1207 – 18 July 1270) was a medieval Bishop of Belley in Savoy and Archbishop of Canterbury in England. He was the son of Thomas, Count of Savoy and owed his initial ecclesiastical posts to his father.

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.

1200–1243 · Medieval · Benedictines

Boniface of Valperga (French: Boniface Ier de Valperga, Italian: Bonifacio di Valperga) (died 25 April 1243), venerated as a blessed in the Catholic Church, was a thirteenth-century Bishop of Aosta.

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.

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.

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.

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.

900–970 · Medieval · Benedictines

Boso of Merseburg (died 1 November 970) was the first Bishop of Merseburg in Saxony-Anhalt, and "Apostle of the Wends." Boso, a native of Bavaria, was a Benedictine monk of Saint Emmeram's in Regensburg, from where he was summoned to the court of Otto I, who, considering the con…

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).

1893–1981 · Contemporary

Boļeslavs Sloskāns (Belarusian: Баляслаў Слосканс, 1893-1981) was a Latvian Roman Catholic bishop and a survivor and memoirist of the Soviet Gulag. He was born 31 August 1893 near Stirniene.

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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.

350–301 · Early Church

Saint Bretannio (also Bretanion, Bretannion, Vetranio, Vetranion) was a bishop of Tomi (today Constanţa, Romania) during the fourth century. Of Cappadocian origin, he occupied the see of Tomi from 360.

941–1014 · Medieval

Brian Boru (Middle Irish: Brian Bóruma mac Cennétig; modern Irish: Brian Bóramha; c. 941 – 23 April 1014) was the High King of Ireland from 1002 to 1014.