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100 · Early Church

Saint Achaicus of Corinth (Ancient Greek: Ἀχαϊκός Achaikos, "belonging to Achaia") was a Corinthian Christian saint who according to the Bible, together with Saints Fortunatus and Stephanas, carried a letter from the Corinthians to Saint Paul, and from Saint Paul to the Corinthia…

— · Cistercians

Achard of Clairvaux was a French architect and a member of the Cistercian order. He is recognized as a blessed.

1100–1172 · Medieval · Augustinians

Achard of Saint Victor (c. 1100 – 29 March 1171) was a canon regular and abbot of the Abbey of St. Victor, Paris, and later Bishop of Avranches. By tradition he is honored as a Blessed by his fellow Canons Regular of St. Augustine.

200–140 · Early Church

Acacius of Mount Ararat, also known as Acaste or Achaz (Latin: Achatius, Greek: Akakios), was a high-ranking Roman officer who was martyred and put to death under Antoninus Pius around 140 on Mount Ararat. He is a Christian saint and is counted among the Fourteen Holy Helpers.

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Saint-Acheul is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France. It is not to be confused with Saint-Acheul, a suburb of Amiens after which the Acheulean archaeological culture of the Lower Paleolithic is named.

1869–1886 · Modern

Achilleus Kiwanuka, also known as Achileo Kiwanuka or Achilles Kiwanuka or Achiles Kiwanuka (1869 – June 3, 1886), was a Ugandan Catholic martyr revered as a saint in the Catholic Church.

150–330 · Early Church

Saint Achillius of Larissa, also known as Achilles, Ailus, Achillas, or Achilius (Greek: Άγιος Αχίλλειος, Ágios Achílleios) (died 330 AD), was a 4th century bishop of Larissa and one of the 318 persons present at the First Council of Nicaea. His feast day is on 15 May.

330 · Early Church

Septimius Acindynus (Greek: Σεπτίμιος ό Άκίνδυνος) was a Roman consul with Valerius Proculus in 340 AD. He was governor of Antioch when he imprisoned a man who had been unable to pay a pound of gold into the public treasury.

250–313 · Early Church

Saint Acisclus (also Ascylus, Ocysellus; Spanish: Acisclo; French: Aciscle) (died 304) was a martyr of Córdoba, in Hispania (the Iberian Peninsula, i.e., modern Portugal and Spain). His life is mentioned by Eulogius of Cordoba.

751–827 · Medieval · Benedictines

Adalard of Corbie (Latin: Adalhardus Corbeiensis; c. 751, Huise – 2 January 827) was the son of Bernard who was the son of Charles Martel and half-brother of Pepin; Charlemagne was his cousin. He is recognised as a saint within the Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox Church.

652 · Medieval

Adalbert I of Ostrevent (died 652) was a 7th-century Frankish nobleman of the court of King Clovis II of France. He is recognized as a saint, and is commemorated on both 2 February (his martyrdom) and 2 May (translation of his relics to Douai in 1221).

1010–1090 · Medieval · Benedictines

Adalbero of Würzburg (or Saint Adalbero; c. 1010 – 6 October 1090) was Bishop of Würzburg and Count of Lambach-Wels. Born around 1010 in Lambach, Adalbero was the youngest son of Count Arnold II of Wels-Lambach in Upper Austria (of the family of the Counts of Formbach) and his w…

790 · Medieval

Adalbert II d'Ostrevent was a French lord and feudatory who was married to Regina of Ostrevant. He died in 790 and is recognized as a blessed.

650–800 · Medieval · Benedictines

Adalbert of Egmond (also called Æthelberht of Egmond) (died c. 710 in Egmond) was a Northumbrian Anglo-Saxon missionary. He was one of Willibrord's companions in preaching the gospel in Holland and Frisia.

956–997 · Medieval · Benedictines

Adalbert of Prague (Latin: Sanctus Adalbertus, Czech: svatý Vojtěch, Slovak: svätý Vojtech, Polish: święty Wojciech, Hungarian: Szent Adalbert (Béla); c.

700 · Medieval

Adalberto of Como (died 7th century) was an Italian bishop of Illyrian origin. He was the fifteenth bishop of Como and is venerated as a saint by the Catholic Church. According to Paolo Giovio, he was originally from Illyria.

900–909 · Medieval

Adalgar (died 9 May 909), venerated as Saint Adalgar, was the third archbishop of Bremen from 888 until his death. Adalgar is revered as a saint in the Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox Churches. His feast day is 29 April.

600–670 · Medieval

Adalgis of Thiérache, also known as Saint Adalgis, Saint Algis, or Saint Algise, died on June 2, 670, was a monk of Irish origin and a disciple of Saint Fursey of Péronne. He was a missionary in Thiérache and the founder of parishes in the Diocese of Laon in Picardy.

848 · Medieval

Adalgisius of Novara was a Catholic priest and bishop born in Novara. He died in Novara in 848 and is venerated as a saint in the Catholic Church.

1100–1160 · Medieval · Cistercians

Adalgott II of Disentis (died 1165) was a twelfth-century monk and bishop. He entered Clairvaux Abbey as a monk, and was appointed as abbot of Disentis. Adalgott cared for the sick and poor. He was subsequently named bishop of Chur, and continued to care for the poor.

950–973 · Medieval

Saint Alaric, also known as Alaric of Ufenau, born Adalric of Swabia or Adalric of Einsiedeln, was born around 950. He was a monk at the Abbey of Einsiedeln and later a hermit on the island of Ufenau. He died on September 29, 973.

642–673 · Medieval

Adalsinda or Adalsindis of Hamay (or Hamage) was a 7th-century Columban nun from a prominent Merovingian family. She is venerated as a saint in the Catholic and Eastern Orthodox Churches.

800–873 · Medieval

Adalwin of Salzburg was a German archbishop and abbot born in 800 and deceased in 873. He served within the Catholic Church and is recognized as a saint.

1903–1942 · Contemporary

Adam Bargielski (January 7, 1903 – September 8, 1942) was a Polish Roman Catholic priest. He was born in Kalinowo, Łomża County. He died in the Nazi German Dachau concentration camp.

1898–1945 · Contemporary · Congregation of the Mission

Adam Małuszyński was a Catholic presbyter and chaplain belonging to the Congregation of the Mission. Born in 1898 in Sykhiv, he died in 1945 at the Mittelbau-Dora concentration camp. He is currently recognized as a Servant of God.

1222 · Medieval

Adam of Saxony died in 1222. He is recognized as a blessed.

990–1060 · Medieval · Benedictines

Saint Adamo Abate (c. 990 – 1060–1070) was an Italian medieval Benedictine abbot, who, around the middle of the 11th century, became abbot of the monastery of Santa Maria delle Isole Tremiti. He was born in Petazio (today Petacciato) and was baptized in Guglionesi.

305 · Early Church

Adauctus or Saint Adauctus (died c. 305), from an illustrious Italian family, was one of the martyrs of Phrygia under Diocletian and Maximian for opposing those emperors in matters of faith.

660–734 · Medieval · Benedictines

Adela of Pfalzel (d. 734 or 735), sometimes called Adula or Adolana, was a Frankish noblewoman, abbess, and Catholic saint. Some sources state that her father was Dagobert II and that her sister was Saint Irmina of Oeren.

1009–1079 · Medieval · Benedictines

Adela of France, known also as Adela the Holy or Adela of Messines; (died 1076) was, by marriage, Duchess of Normandy (January – August 1027), and Countess of Flanders (1035–1067). Adela was the second daughter of King Robert II of France and Constance of Arles.

1067–1138 · Medieval

Adela of Normandy, of Blois, or of England (c. 1067 – 8 March 1137), also known as Saint Adela in the Catholic Church, was a daughter of William the Conqueror and Matilda of Flanders. She later became the countess of Blois, Chartres, and Meaux by marriage to Stephen II of Blois.

931–999 · Medieval

Adelaide of Italy (German: Adelheid; 931 – 16 December 999 AD), also called Adelaide of Burgundy, was Holy Roman Empress by marriage to Emperor Otto the Great. She was crowned with him by Pope John XII in Rome on 2 February 962.

970–1015 · Medieval · Benedictines

Adelaide, Abbess of Vilich (c. 970 – 5 February 1015(?), her date of birth and death are controversial), also known as Adelheid, was the abbess of Vilich and also of St. Maria im Kapitol in Cologne. She was considered a saint by some; miracles are ascribed to her.

1909–1980 · Contemporary

Adelaide Bonolis, born on August 14, 1909, in Milan, Italy, and died on August 11, 1980, was a Christian laywoman and founder of charitable works for the needy and for social rehabilitation, particularly for women.

1831–1896 · Modern · Third Order of Saint Francis

Adele Brise was a Belgian teacher born in 1831 in Dion-le-Val and a member of the Third Order of Saint Francis. She died in 1896 in Champion, where she is also buried. She is currently recognized as a Servant of God within the Catholic Church.

1035–1097 · Medieval · Benedictines

Adelelmus (died c. 1100) (French: Aléaume; Spanish: Lesmes) was a French-born Benedictine monk venerated as a saint in the Roman Catholic Church. Born in Loudun, Poitou, Adelelmus joined the military at a young age.

1152 · Medieval · Benedictines

Adelelmus (French: Alleaume or Adelin; died 27 April 1152) was a hermit and disciple of Bernard of Thiron. He founded the monastery of Étival-en-Charnie. He is regarded as a saint in the Catholic Church.

1887–1936 · Contemporary · Dominican Sisters of the Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin

Adelfa Soro of Our Lady of the Rosary, born Adelfa Josefa Fermina Soro Bó (Villanueva de Castellón, Valencia, March 6, 1887 – Vallvidrera, Barcelona, July 27, 1936), was a Spanish Dominican nun, martyr of the faith, and blessed.

801–910 · Medieval · Benedictines

Adalhelm (died c. 910) was the bishop of Séez for twenty-six years starting around 884. He was a Benedictine monk and abbot at the abbey of Anisole. Adalhelm wrote a life and miracles of Saint Opportuna of Montreuil, Vita et miracula Sanctae Opportunae.

1125 · Medieval

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1099–1125 · Medieval · Benedictines

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670 · Medieval

Saint Adelphus of Remiremont (died 670) was a monk and abbot of the monastery of Habendum, founded in Remiremont by Saint Romaric. His feast day is September 11. He was trained at Luxeuil, where he retired at the end of his life and died.

400–500 · Medieval

According to a historical catalogue inserted in the Drogo Sacramentary (folio 126), Adelphe (also known as Adelfus, Adelphus, Adelfius) is the 10th bishop of Metz. Most agree he lived in the fifth century.

570–618 · Medieval · Benedictines

Pope Adeodatus I (570 – 8 November 618), also called Deodatus I or Deusdedit, was the bishop of Rome from 19 October 615 to his death on 8 November 618. He was the first priest to be elected pope since John II in 533.

676 · Medieval · Benedictines

Pope Adeodatus II (c. 621–17 June 676), sometimes called Deodatus, was the bishop of Rome from 672 to his death on 17 June 676. He devoted much of his papacy to improving churches and fighting monothelitism. Born in Rome in c.

1004 · Medieval

Adérald (died 20 October 1004) was a Christian saint venerated by the Catholic Church. His feast day is celebrated on 20 October. Adérald was born around the mid-10th century to a father named Walon and a mother named Odrade.

1073–1131 · Medieval · Benedictines

Adjutor (died April 30, 1131) is venerated as a saint by the Catholic Church. He is credited to be the patron saint of swimmers, boaters, and drowning victims, and the patron saint of Vernon, France.

800–875 · Medieval · Benedictines

Ado (died 16 December 874) was a Frankish churchman and writer. He served as the archbishop of Vienne from 850 until his death and is venerated as a saint. His writings include hagiography and historiography. Ado belonged to a prominent noble family.

1910–1936 · Contemporary

Adolf Mariano was born in Josa, Spain, in 1910. He died in 1936 and has been recognized as a blessed.

1185–1224 · Medieval · Cistercians

Adolf of Osnabrück, O.Cist (also known as Adolphus, Adolph, Adolf of Tecklenburg), was born in Tecklenburg about 1185, a member of the family of the Counts of Tecklenburg in the Duchy of Westphalia.