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1774–1846 · Modern

Barlaam of Chikoy (Russian: Варлаам Чикойский - Varlaam Chikoysky, secular name Vasily Fedotovich Nadezhin, Василий Федотович Надежин; 1774 in village Meresevo, Lukyanovsky uezd, Nizhny Novgorod Governorate – January 23, 1846, in Urluk volost), was a Russian Orthodox Church hermi…

1200–1192 · Medieval

Barlaam or Varlaam of Khutyn (Russian: Варлаам Хутынский; secular name: Aleksa or Aleksy; (c. 1112 – 13 November [O.S. 6 November] 1192/1193) was a Russian Orthodox hegumen and saint who founded the Khutyn Monastery. He was born into a wealthy family from Novgorod.

1065 · Medieval

Barlaam of Kiev (died 1065) was the first abbot of the Kiev Pechersk Lavra, serving together with St. Anthony of Kiev. He is regarded as a saint of the Russian Orthodox Church, with a feast day of 19 November.

337 · Early Church

Barsabias (died 337) was a Catholic saint, martyr, and archimandrite. He was a Persian archimandrite of Istakhr, near Persepolis. The war with Byzantium led to the persecution of Christians by King Shapur II, who viewed them as supporters of the hostile empire.

1576 · Reformation

Barsanuphe of Tver was an Eastern Orthodox priest and bishop born in Serpukhov. He died in 1576 in Kazan and was buried at the Kazansky Bogoroditsky Monastery. He is recognized as a prelate.

1871–1918 · Contemporary

Barsanuphius (Greek: Βαρσανούφιος, romanized: Barsanouphios; Arabic: برسانوف, romanized: Barsanūf; Italian: Barsonofio, Barsanofrio, Barsanorio; died after 543), also known as Barsanuphius of Palestine, Barsanuphius of Gaza or Barsanuphius the Great (in Eastern Orthodoxy), was a…

1845–1913 · Contemporary

401–540 · Medieval

Barsanuphius (Greek: Βαρσανούφιος, romanized: Barsanouphios; Arabic: برسانوف, romanized: Barsanūf; Italian: Barsonofio, Barsanofrio, Barsanorio; died after 543), also known as Barsanuphius of Palestine, Barsanuphius of Gaza or Barsanuphius the Great (in Eastern Orthodoxy), was a…

350–378 · Early Church

Venerable Barses was a Syrian Catholic priest and bishop born in 350. He died in Cappadocia in 378.

1801–1866 · Modern

Bartholomew Chŏng Mun-ho (1801–December 13, 1866) was a Korean martyr and a saint of the Catholic Church. Born in Imcheon, Chungcheong Province, he served as a regional governor but resigned from his post after his baptism.

1514–1590 · Reformation · Dominican Order

Bartholomew of Braga (3 May 1514 – 16 July 1590), born Bartolomeu Fernandes and in religious Bartolomeu dos Mártires, was a Portuguese Catholic and a professed member from the Order of Preachers as well as the Archbishop Emeritus of Braga.

1200–1271 · Medieval · Dominican Order

Bartholomew of Breganze (c. 1200 – 1 July 1271) was an Italian Dominican friar and bishop. Bartholomew of Breganze was born in the city of Vicenza to the noble family of Da Breganze (from Breganze).

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Bartholomew of Marmoutier served as an abbot and was a writer. He is recognized as a blessed.

1050–1130 · Medieval

Saint Bartholomäus von Simeri was a Catholic monk, presbyter, and abbot born in 1050 in Simeri Crichi. He died in 1130 in Rossano.

1753–1794 · Modern

Barthélemy Jarrige de La Morelie de Biars was born in 1753 in Saint-Yrieix-la-Perche and served as a Catholic priest. He died in 1794 among the Martyrs of Rochefort and is recognized as blessed.

1841–1926 · Contemporary · Third Order of Saint Dominic

Bartolo Longo, TOSD (10 February 1841 – 5 October 1926) was an Italian lawyer and former Satanic priest who returned to the Catholic faith and became a Dominican tertiary, dedicating his life to the rosary and the Virgin Mary.

1228–1300 · Medieval · Third Order of Saint Francis

Bartolo da San Gimignano (born Bartolo Buonpedoni; 1228 – 12 December 1300) was an Italian Roman Catholic priest and a member of the Third Order of Saint Francis. Bartolo was born to nobles near Siena and fled home to become a priest to escape his father's wrath.

1807–1833 · Modern

Bartolomea Capitanio (13 January 1807 – 26 July 1833) was an Italian Roman Catholic professed religious and the co-foundress of the Sisters of Charity of Lovere that she established with Vincenza Gerosa.

1224 · Medieval

Bartolomeo Aiutamicristo da Pisa was born in Pisa and died in that same city in 1224. He is recognized as a blessed.

1420–1466 · Medieval · Dominican Order

Bartolomeo Cerveri, OP (1420 – 21 April 1466) was an Italian Catholic priest in the Order of Preachers. He served as an inquisitor for Piedmont and Liguria and knew of threats against his life; a small group of heretics killed him in Cuneo.

1423–1495 · Medieval · Carmelites

Bartolomeo Fanti (c. 1428 - 5 December 1495) was an Italian Roman Catholic priest from the Carmelite order in Mantua. Fanti served as the spiritual director and rector of a religious movement in his hometown and oversaw the establishment of their rule and statutes while himself s…

1914–1936 · Contemporary

Bartolomé Blanco Márquez (25 November 1914 – 2 October 1936) was a Spanish secretary of Catholic Action and a delegate to the Catholic Syndicates.

1452–1495 · Medieval · Carmelites

Bartolomeu Fanti was an Italian Carmelite friar who belonged to the Mantuan Congregation. For 35 years, he served as spiritual director and rector of the Confraternity of Our Lady of Mount Carmel in his hometown.

1575–1609 · Reformation

Bartolomé Ximénez (Iniesta, Cuenca, Spain, 1575 – Ayora, Valencia, Spain, 1609), also known as Venerable Bartolomé Ximénez, was a Spanish Discalced Franciscan friar. He founded the Ancient Brotherhood of Mary Most Holy of the Conception of Puebla del Salvador.

1484–1566 · Reformation · Dominican Order

Bartolomé de las Casas, OP ; 11 November 1484 – 18 July 1566) was a Spanish lawyer, clergyman, writer, and activist best known for his work as a historian and social reformer. He arrived in Hispaniola as a layman, then became a Dominican friar.

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Baruc was a 6th-century Welsh saint. Saint Baruc, who was a disciple of Saint Cadoc, forgot to bring the latter's reading matter with him on a journey from the island of Flat Holm. Cadoc sent him back and he drowned in the Bristol Channel on the return journey.

1593–1685 · Reformation

Saint Baselios Yeldo (യൽദോ മാർ ബസ്സേലിയോസ് ബാവ) was the Maphrian of the East of the Syriac Orthodox Church from 1678 until his resignation in 1684. He is venerated as a saint in the Jacobite Syrian Orthodox Church and the Indian Orthodox Church and his feast day is 3 October.

1468–1552 · Reformation

Vasily the Blessed (known also as Basil, and as the fool for Christ; the Wonderworker of Moscow; or Blessed Vasily of Moscow; Russian: Василий Блаженный, romanized: Vasily Blazhenny; 1468 – 1552/1557) was a Russian fool for Christ (yurodivy) who is venerated as a saint of the Rus…

1904–1976 · Contemporary

Basil or Vasiľ Hopko (21 April 1904, Hrabské — 23 July 1976) was an eparch (bishop) of the Slovak Greek Catholic Church. He was beatified by Pope John Paul II on 14 September 2003 for his martyrdom under Communist occupation.

1799–1873 · Modern · Congregation of the Holy Cross

Basile-Antoine Marie Moreau, C.S.C. (February 11, 1799 – January 20, 1873) was the French priest who founded the Congregation of Holy Cross from which two additional congregations were founded, namely the Marianites of Holy Cross and the Sisters of the Holy Cross.

1876–1930 · Contemporary

Bishop Vasily (secular name Vasily Ivanovich Zelentsov; March 8, 1876, Zimarovo village, Ranenburg Uyezd, Ryazan Governorate — February 7, 1930, Moscow) was a bishop of the Russian Orthodox Church, Bishop of Pryluky, and vicar of the Poltava Diocese.

500–494 · Early Church

Basil of Aix was the second known bishop of Aix-en-Provence in the 5th century. He is venerated as a saint by the Catholic Church. He was a priest in Arles. Although the exact start and end dates of his tenure are not certain, he served for at least thirty years.

296–322 · Early Church

Basil of Amasea (Basileus or Basilius) was a fourth-century Christian bishop and martyr. In Jerome's Latin version of the Chronicle of Eusebius, the statement occurs under the 275th Olympiad (321–324) that Basileus, Bishop of Amasea in Pontus, suffered martyrdom in the reign of L…

290–364 · Early Church

Saint Basil of Ancyra (Greek: Βασίλειος), was a Christian priest and saint in Ancyra, Galatia during the 4th century. Very little information about his life is preserved in a metaphrastic work: “Life and Deeds of the Martyred Priest Basil.” He fought against the teachings of the…

400–335 · Early Church

Basil of Bologna was Bishop of Bologna, consecrated by Pope Saint Sylvester around 330, and died on March 6, around 355, after having holily governed the diocese. Nothing else is known of his life.

40–90 · Early Church

Basil of Braga is a Portuguese saint. According to the tradition of Braga, he was the second Bishop of Braga, serving between 60 and 95 AD. Previously, he was the first Bishop of Meinedo, a historical diocese in the Porto region.

329–379 · Early Church

Basil of Caesarea, also called Saint Basil the Great (330 – 1 or 2 January 379), was an early Roman Christian prelate who served as Bishop of Caesarea Mazaca in Cappadocia from 370 until his death in 379.

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Basil, son of Bagrat (Georgian: ბასილი ბაგრატის ძე, romanized: basili bagrat'is dze) was an 11th-century Georgian monk and man of letters in the Kingdom of Georgia, frequently identified as a son of King Bagrat III. He was active at the Khakhuli Monastery.

400 · Early Church

Basil of Luni was a Catholic priest who served as a bishop. He died in 400 and is recognized as a saint by the Catholic Church.

1610–1671 · Reformation

Basil of Ostrog , also known as Vasilije, was a Serbian Orthodox bishop of Zahumlje who is venerated as a saint in the Eastern Orthodox Church.

435–468 · Early Church

Basil of Seleucia was a Roman Bishop and ecclesiastical writer. He was archbishop of Seleucia ad Calycadnum by 448. He condemned Eutyches in the year 448, "acquiesced" while "rehabilitating" at the Latrocinium in 449, "but recanted and signed" the Tome of Leo in 450.

750 · Medieval

There are two individuals known as Basil the Confessor (Greek: Βασιλείος ό Ομολογητής); one was a monk and the other Bishop of Parium. Venerable Basil the Confessor was an Eastern Orthodox saint who lived in the 8th century.

300–350 · Early Church

Saint Basil the Elder (Greek: Βασιλείος ό Γέρος), father of St. Basil the Great, was raised in Caesarea Mazaca (in modern-day Turkey) in the Pontus. He died in the year 350, and his feast day is 30 May.

952 · Medieval

Saint Basil the Younger (died 26 March 944/952) was a Byzantine Greek holy man and visionary. He is the subject of a Greek hagiographical biography, the Vita sancti Basilii iunioris, written by his pupil Gregory.

1692–1767 · Modern

Basil of Poiana Mărului (in Romanian: Vasile), born in 1692 near Poltava and died on April 25, 1767, in Poiana Mărului ("the apple orchard clearing") in Moldavia, was a Romanian hieromonk, teacher, and practitioner of the Jesus Prayer.

200–205 · Early Church

Basilides (Greek: Βασιλείδης) was an early Christian Gnostic religious teacher in Alexandria, Egypt who, according to Clement of Alexandria, was active between 117–161 AD, and claimed to have inherited his teachings from the apostle Saint Matthias.

250–308 · Early Church

Basiliscus of Comana (Greek: Βασιλίσκος; died c. 310), also known as Basiliscus of Pontus, was a Greek martyr. His feast day is 22 May, or 30 July in the Greek calendar. The story of Basilicus is an example of an itinerant martyrdom.

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Basilissa and Anastasia (died 68 AD) are early Christian martyrs of Rome, put to death during the reign of Nero. They were among the first converts to Christianity in the 1st century after Christ.

700–705 · Medieval

Bisinus (sometimes shortened to Bisin) was the king of Thuringia in the 5th century AD or around 500. He is the earliest historically attested ruler of the Thuringians.

555–630 · Medieval · Benedictines

Basolus (Basle) (c.555–c.620) was a French Benedictine and hermit. He was born near Limoges, and then became a monk near Verzy. He spent 40 years as a hermit on a hill near Reims. St-Basle Abbey near Verzy was later named for him.