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200 saints and blesseds associated with the Benedictine order.

Blessed Aaron Of Cracow

Blessed Aaron Of Cracow

Feast: October 9

Blessed Aaron of Cracow, also known as Aaron of Cluny, was a Benedictine monk who played a significant role in the establishment and development of monasticism in Poland during the 11th century. Born...

Blessed Abel Ángel Palazuelos Maruri

Blessed Abel Ángel Palazuelos Maruri

Feast: August 28

Blessed Abel Ángel Palazuelos Maruri, also known as Mauro, was a Spanish priest and member of the Benedictine Solesmes Congregation. He was born on 26 October 1903 in Peñacastillo, Santander, Spain....

Blessed Adalbert Of Caramaico

Blessed Adalbert Of Caramaico

Feast: November 25

Blessed Adalbert of Caramaico, also known as Adalberto di Caramaico, was a Benedictine monk who lived in the Casauria monastery situated in the Abruzzi region of Italy. Born in an unknown date, he...

Blessed Adam Of Guglionesi

Blessed Adam Of Guglionesi

Feast: June 3

Blessed Adam of Guglionesi, also known as Adam the Abbot, Adamo, or Adão, was a Benedictine monk and influential figure in southern Italy during the 11th century. He was born around 990 in Petazio,...

Blessed Adam Of San Sabine

Blessed Adam Of San Sabine

Feast: May 16

Blessed Adam Of San Sabine, also known as Adam of Fermo or Adamo, was a renowned hermit and Benedictine monk who made significant contributions to the spiritual and religious life in Fermo, Italy...

Blessed Adam Of Saxony

Blessed Adam Of Saxony

Feast: December 22

Blessed Adam of Saxony, also known as Adam of Loccum, was a Benedictine Cistercian priest who lived in the 12th century. He served as the sacristan at the Cistercian Loccum Abbey, located in...

Blessed Adelelmo Of Engelberg

Blessed Adelelmo Of Engelberg

Feast: February 25

Blessed Adelelmo of Engelberg, also known as Adelelmus or Adelhelm, was a Benedictine monk who played a significant role in the establishment and development of the abbey of Engelberg...

Blessed Adelheidis Of Tennenbach

Blessed Adelheidis Of Tennenbach

Feast: December 27

Blessed Adelheidis of Tennenbach, also known as Blessed Adelheidis of Tennenbach Abbey, was born in Thöningen, Germany. She was born into an aristocratic family, but she felt a strong calling to a...

Blessed Agnes Of Büren

Blessed Agnes Of Büren

Feast: February 4

Blessed Agnes of Büren, also known as Agnes of Gnadenthal, was born in the latter part of the 14th century in Büren, Germany. She came from a devout family, and her father, inspired by his faith,...

Blessed Aimone Of Halberstadt

Blessed Aimone Of Halberstadt

Feast: March 27

Blessed Aimone of Halberstadt, also known as Haimo or Haymo, was a highly esteemed figure in Catholicism during the 9th century. Born details of Aimone's birth are unfortunately unknown, but his life...

Blessed Alacrinus Of Casamari

Blessed Alacrinus Of Casamari

Feast: January 5

Blessed Alacrinus of Casamari, also known as Alacrinus of Veroli, was a Benedictine Cistercian monk and an influential figure in the medieval Catholic Church. He is particularly remembered for his...

Blessed Alanus Of Sassovivo

Blessed Alanus Of Sassovivo

Feast: July 18

Blessed Alanus of Sassovivo, also known as Alanus, was a Benedictine monk who lived in the late 13th century in Austria. Not much is known about his early life, including his birth date, but his...

Blessed Albert Of Genoa

Blessed Albert Of Genoa

Feast: July 8

Blessed Albert of Genoa, also known as Alberto or Lambert, was born around 1090 in the city of Genoa, Italy. Little is known about his early years, but it is believed that he spent his childhood as a...

Blessed Albert Of Haigerloch

Blessed Albert Of Haigerloch

Feast: November 26

Blessed Albert of Haigerloch, also known as Albert of Oberaltaich and Adalbert of Haigerloch, was born in 1239 in Haigerloch, Hohenzollern, Germany. He hailed from a noble family and was related to...

Blessed Albert Of Steinfeld

Blessed Albert Of Steinfeld

Feast: January 26

Blessed Albert of Steinfeld, also known as Albert of Kall, was a Benedictine monk who is remembered as the first abbot of the Premonstratensian abbey in Steinfeld, Germany. He was born in an unknown...

Blessed Albertinus Of Fonte Avellana

Blessed Albertinus Of Fonte Avellana

Feast: April 13

Blessed Albertinus of Fonte Avellana, also known as Albertinus of Montone or Albertino, was born in the mid-13th century in Montone, Italy. He dedicated his life to the service of God as a...

Blessed Alberto Of Sassoferrato

Blessed Alberto Of Sassoferrato

Feast: August 7

Blessed Alberto of Sassoferrato, commonly referred to as Blessed Alberto, was a Benedictine monk known for his exceptional piety and devotion to his Order's Rule. He was born in the town of Piceno,...

Blessed Alfred Of Hildesheim

Blessed Alfred Of Hildesheim

Feast: August 15

Blessed Alfred of Hildesheim, also known as Alfrid, Altfried, or Altfrid, was a Benedictine monk and bishop who played a significant role in the religious and political landscape of 9th-century...

Blessed Alfredo Ildefonso Schuster

Blessed Alfredo Ildefonso Schuster

Feast: August 30

Blessed Alfredo Ildefonso Schuster, also known as Alfredo Ludovico Luigi Schuster, was born on 18 January 1880 in Rome, Italy. At the age of 11, he began his education at Saint-Paul-Outside-the-Walls...

Blessed Alramo Of Niederaltaich

Blessed Alramo Of Niederaltaich

Feast: March 11

Blessed Alramo of Niederaltaich, also known as Alram or Alramus, was a Benedictine monk who lived in the latter part of the 11th century and early 12th century. Unfortunately, many details about his...

Blessed Ángel Carmelo Boix Cosials

Blessed Ángel Carmelo Boix Cosials

Feast: August 28

Blessed Ángel Carmelo Boix Cosials, also known as Aurelio, was a member of the Benedictine Solesmes Congregation and a revered figure in the Catholic Church. He was born on September 2, 1914, in...

Blessed Àngel Maria Rodamilans Canals

Blessed Àngel Maria Rodamilans Canals

Feast: July 27

Blessed Àngel Maria Rodamilans Canals, also known as Father Àngel Maria Rodamilans Canals, was born on 1 May 1874 in Sabadell, Barcelona, Spain. He was a renowned Catholic priest and a member of the...

Blessed Angelus Sinesius

Blessed Angelus Sinesius

Feast: November 27

Blessed Angelus Sinesius, also known as Angelo Sinisio, was born in 1305 in Catania, Italy. He dedicated his life to the service of the Lord as a Benedictine monk in the monastery of San NicolÖ...

Blessed Antolín Pablos Villanueva

Blessed Antolín Pablos Villanueva

Feast: November 8

Blessed Antolín Pablos Villanueva, also known as Blessed Antolín Pablos or by his religious name, was a Benedictine monk belonging to the Solesmes Congregation. He was born on 2nd September 1871 in...

Blessed Antoni Lladós Salud

Blessed Antoni Lladós Salud

Feast: August 28

Blessed Antoni Lladós Salud, also known as Raimundo, was a revered Catholic priest and member of the Benedictine Solesmes Congregation. He was born on 15 December 1881 in Lluças, a village in Lleida,...

Blessed Antonio Fuertes Boira

Blessed Antonio Fuertes Boira

Feast: August 28

Blessed Antonio Fuertes Boira, also known as Ángel, was born on 2 August 1889 in Zaragoza, Spain. He was a devout monk and a member of the Benedictine Solesmes Congregation. His life was marked by...

Blessed Antonio Suárez Riu

Blessed Antonio Suárez Riu

Feast: August 28

Blessed Antonio Suárez Riu, also known as Honorato, was a Catholic priest and member of the Benedictine Solesmes Congregation. He was born on 5 February 1902 in Torres del Obispo, Huesca, Spain....

Blessed Archangela Girlani

Blessed Archangela Girlani

Feast: January 25

Blessed Archangela Girlani, also known as Eleanor Girlani, was born in 1460 in Trino, Italy. From a young age, she felt a strong calling to religious life and had a deep desire to become a...

Blessed Arnold Of Gemblours

Blessed Arnold Of Gemblours

Feast: November 30

Blessed Arnold of Gemblours, also known as Arnold of Gembloux, was a Benedictine monk and later the Abbot of Gemblours Abbey in Belgium. While not much is known about his early life, he is believed...

Blessed Arnold Of Hildesheim

Blessed Arnold Of Hildesheim

Feast: July 16

Blessed Arnold of Hildesheim, also known as Arnold of Fulda, was a Benedictine monk who lived in the 12th century in Fulda, a town in modern Germany. He later became the abbot of the monastery of...

Blessed Arnold Of Padua

Blessed Arnold Of Padua

Feast: March 14

Blessed Arnold of Padua, also known as Arnold de’Cattanei, Arnold Cattaneo, Arnald, Arnaldo, Arnaud, and Arnoldus, was born in 1185 into a noble family. He devoted his life to the service of God and...

Blessed Arnulf Of Saintpèreenvallée

Blessed Arnulf Of Saintpèreenvallée

Feast: March 8

Blessed Arnulf of Saint-Père-en-Vallée, also known as Arnulf of Chartres, Arnolfo, Arnoul, Arnulfus, or Arnulphus, was a renowned Benedictine monk who held the esteemed position of abbot at the...

Blessed Balduino Of Rieti

Blessed Balduino Of Rieti

Feast: July 24

Blessed Balduino of Rieti, also known as Baldovino, Baldwin, Baudoin, or Baudouin, was born into a pious noble family in Italy. He was the son of Berardo X, Count of Marsi, and his brother Rainaldo...

Blessed Balsamus Of Cava

Blessed Balsamus Of Cava

Feast: November 24

Blessed Balsamus of Cava, also known as Belsamus of Cava or Balsam, was a Benedictine monk and the esteemed Abbot of Cava, Italy from 1208 to 1232. Born on an unknown date, his life was dedicated to...

Blessed Beatrice d’Este

Feast: January 18

Blessed Beatrice d’Este , Benedictine nun At Ferrara, Blessed Beatrice d’Este , nun, who, upon the death of her husband, having renounced the kingdom of this world, consecrated herself to God in a...

Blessed Beatrice Of Amptenhausen

Blessed Beatrice Of Amptenhausen

Feast: January 1

Blessed Beatrice of Amptenhausen, also known as Beatrice of Cologne, was a Benedictine nun who lived during the 11th and 12th centuries in the German region of Amptenhausen. She dedicated her life to...

Blessed Beatrix Of Lens

Blessed Beatrix Of Lens

Feast: January 19

Blessed Beatrix of Lens, also known as Beatrix of Lens, was a devout woman who founded the Benedictine Cistercian monastery of Epinklieu near Mons, Belgium. She lived her life dedicated to the...

Blessed Benedict

Feast: June 30

Blessed Philip Powel (Morgan) , Benedictine priest, martyr of England At London in England, Blessed Philip Powel (Morgan) , priest of the Order of Saint Benedict and martyr, who, originally from...

Blessed Benedict Of Cassino

Blessed Benedict Of Cassino

Feast: May 24

Blessed Benedict of Cassino, also known as Benedict of Capua, was a renowned Benedictine monk who lived during the 11th century. He is recognized for his devout spiritual practice and his significant...

Blessed Benedict Revelli

Blessed Benedict Revelli

Feast: February 12

Blessed Benedict Revelli, also known as Benedetto, was a Benedictine monk hailing from Santa Maria dei Fonti, Italy. He is revered as a hermit who lived on the island of Gallinaria in the Gulf of...

Blessed Benincasa Of Cava

Blessed Benincasa Of Cava

Feast: January 10

Blessed Benincasa of Cava, also known simply as Benincasa, was a Benedictine monk and the abbot of La Cava in Salerno, Italy from 1171 to 1194. Although his birth details are not known, his life and...

Blessed Berchtold Of Engelberg

Blessed Berchtold Of Engelberg

Feast: November 3

Blessed Berchtold of Engelberg, also known as Berchtold von Engelberg or Berthold, was a renowned Benedictine monk hailing from Engelberg, Switzerland. He is remembered as a devout spiritual student...

Blessed Berengar Of Saintpapoul

Blessed Berengar Of Saintpapoul

Feast: May 26

Blessed Berengar of Saintpapoul, also known as Berengario, Berenger, Berencardus, and Berengary, was a Benedictine monk at the monastery of Saint-Papoul in Toulouse, France. He is revered as a model...

Blessed Bernhard Of Rodez

Blessed Bernhard Of Rodez

Feast: July 19

Blessed Bernhard of Rodez, also known as Bernhard of Millau, Bernhard of Ruteni, or Bernard of Provence, was born in 1045 to the noble family of Viscount Richard II of Millau and Rixinde. He was one...

Blessed Berta Of Busano

Blessed Berta Of Busano

Feast: February 24

Blessed Berta of Busano, also known as Berta of Valperga, was born into the noble family of Emilia della Rovere and Arduino II, Count of Valperga, in an unknown year. She was the sister of the...

Blessed Bertha Dealberti Of Cavriglia

Blessed Bertha Dealberti Of Cavriglia

Feast: March 24

Blessed Bertha Dealberti of Cavriglia, also known as Bertha de Bardi, Bertha de’Alberti, Bertha d’Alberti, or simply Berta, was born around 1106 on the family estate in Florence, Tuscany, Italy. She...

Blessed Berthold Of Garsten

Blessed Berthold Of Garsten

Feast: July 27

Blessed Berthold of Garsten, also known as Berthold de Rachez, was born around the year 1060 into a noble family. He became a Benedictine monk at the Abbey of Saint Blaise in the Black Forest in...

Blessed Bonannus Of Roio

Blessed Bonannus Of Roio

Feast: January 1

Blessed Bonannus of Roio, also known as Bonanno, was a Benedictine monk of the Celestine Congregation at the monastery of Saint Laurence, situated in Abruzzi, Italy. Born in an unknown date, his life...

Blessed Boniface Of Valperga

Blessed Boniface Of Valperga

Feast: April 25

Blessed Boniface of Valperga, also known as Boniface of Aosta, was born in the latter 12th century in Turin, Italy. He belonged to the noble family of the Counts of Valperga and was the son of...

Blessed Burchard Of Mallersdorf

Blessed Burchard Of Mallersdorf

Feast: June 25

Blessed Burchard of Mallersdorf, also known as Burkhard, was a Benedictine monk who lived in the 11th and 12th centuries in what is now modern-day Bavaria, Germany. He was born in the 11th century in...

Blessed Cadwgan Of Bangor

Blessed Cadwgan Of Bangor

Feast: June 18

Blessed Cadwgan Of Bangor, also known as Cadwgan of Llandyfai, Cadogan, Cadogano, Caducano, Caducanus, and Martin Cardogan, was a Benedictine Cistercian monk and an influential figure in the early...

Blessed Carlos Manuel Cecilio Rodriguez Santiago

Blessed Carlos Manuel Cecilio Rodriguez Santiago

Feast: July 13

Blessed Carlos Manuel Cecilio Rodriguez Santiago was born on November 22, 1918, in Caguas, Puerto Rico. He was the second of five children to Manuel Baudilio Rodriguez and Herminia Santiago. Growing...

Blessed Claude Richard

Blessed Claude Richard

Feast: August 9

Blessed Claude Richard, also known as Claude Richard of Metz, was born on 19 May 1741 in Lérouville, Meuse, France. He chose a life devoted to God and became a Benedictine monk at the monastery in...

Blessed Colomba Matylda Gabriel

Blessed Colomba Matylda Gabriel

Feast: September 24

Blessed Colomba Matylda Gabriel, also known as Janina Matylda Gabriel, was born on 3 May 1858 in Ivano-Frankivsk, Poland (now in Ukraine). Born into a wealthy Polish noble family, Janina pursued...

Blessed Conrad Of Ottobeuren

Blessed Conrad Of Ottobeuren

Feast: July 27

Blessed Conrad of Ottobeuren, also known as Conrad of Allgáu, was a Benedictine monk and the abbot of Ottobeuren Abbey in Allgáu, Germany from 1193 to 1217. Born in an unknown year, his exact date of...

Blessed Constabilis Of Cava

Blessed Constabilis Of Cava

Feast: February 17

Blessed Constabilis of Cava, also known as Constabilis Gentilcore, Constabile, Costabile, or Constable, was a Benedictine monk under the guidance of Saint Leo at the Cava monastery in Salerno, Italy....

Blessed Convoyon Of Redon

Blessed Convoyon Of Redon

Feast: January 5

Blessed Convoyon of Redon, also known as Convoyon of Brittany, was born in 788 in Saint-Malo, Brittany, in modern-day France. He was an influential figure in the Catholic Church and is recognized as...

Blessed Daniel Of Cambron

Blessed Daniel Of Cambron

Feast: January 20

Blessed Daniel of Cambron, also known as Daniele, was born in 1115 to the noble family in Geraardsbergen (Grammont), East Flanders, Belgium. From a young age, he was determined to dedicate his life...

Blessed David Of Himmerod

Blessed David Of Himmerod

Feast: December 11

Blessed David of Himmerod, also known as David of Florence, was born around 1100 in Florence, Italy. He pursued his studies in Paris, France, where he developed a deep spiritual inclination. Inspired...

Blessed Drogo Of Baume

Blessed Drogo Of Baume

Feast: April 2

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Blessed Ebontius Of Babastro

Blessed Ebontius Of Babastro

Feast: September 12

Blessed Ebontius of Babastro, also known as Ebon, Eboncio, Ponce, Poncio, or Pontius, was a prominent figure in the Catholic Church during the medieval period. He is best known as a Benedictine monk,...

Blessed Ekbert Of Muensterschwarzach

Blessed Ekbert Of Muensterschwarzach

Feast: November 25

Blessed Ekbert of Muensterschwarzach, also known as Egbert of Muensterschwarzach, Eckbert, or Ekkbert, was a prominent figure in the history of Catholicism in Germany. Born around the year 1010, he...

Blessed Elizabeth Rose

Blessed Elizabeth Rose

Feast: December 13

Blessed Elizabeth Rose, also known as Elizabeth of Chelles, was a Benedictine nun who made significant contributions to the spiritual and religious life in France during the 12th century. She is best...

Blessed Ero Di Armenteira

Blessed Ero Di Armenteira

Feast: August 30

Blessed Ero Di Armenteira, also known as Ero of Armenteira, was a Benedictine monk who played a crucial role in the establishment and reform of the Armenteira monastery in the Diocese of Compostela,...

Blessed Euphemia Of Altenmünster

Blessed Euphemia Of Altenmünster

Feast: June 18

Blessed Euphemia of Altenmünster, also known as Eufemia, was born in the 12th century in Bavaria, Germany, as the daughter of Count Berthold and Sophie of Andechs. She was blessed with a pious...

Blessed Felicissimo Of Mosciano

Blessed Felicissimo Of Mosciano

Feast: July 15

Blessed Felicissimo of Mosciano was born around the year 1070 in the town of Mosciano Sant'Angelo, located in the diocese of Nocera Umbra, Italy. From an early age, Felicissimo demonstrated a deep...

Blessed Fernando Salinas Romeo

Blessed Fernando Salinas Romeo

Feast: August 28

Blessed Fernando Salinas Romeo, a devout priest and member of the Benedictine Solesmes Congregation, was born on May 31, 1883, in the town of Pozán de Vero, Huesca, Spain. His unwavering dedication...

Blessed Filippa Guidoni

Blessed Filippa Guidoni

Feast: August 29

Blessed Filippa Guidoni, also known as Felipa Guidoni, was born to a noble family in Arezzo, Italy. Little is known about her early life, but it is believed that she was strongly influenced by the...

Blessed Francesc Maria De Paula Sánchez Solé

Blessed Francesc Maria De Paula Sánchez Solé

Feast: July 25

Blessed Francesc Maria De Paula Sánchez Solé was a devout Benedictine monk in the Subiaco Congregation who met a tragic end during the Spanish Civil War. He was born on August 25, 1880, in Barcelona,...

Blessed Frederick Of Hirsau

Blessed Frederick Of Hirsau

Feast: February 19

Blessed Frederick of Hirsau, also known as Frederick of Einsideln, was born in the early 11th century into the noble family of Swabia in modern-day Germany. He led a life dedicated to God, ultimately...

Blessed Frowin Of Engelberg

Blessed Frowin Of Engelberg

Feast: March 27

Blessed Frowin of Engelberg, also known as Frowin II or Frodowin, was a Benedictine monk who played an integral role in the spiritual and intellectual development of the Engelberg Abbey, located in...

Blessed Fulgentius Of Afflighem

Blessed Fulgentius Of Afflighem

Feast: December 10

Blessed Fulgentius of Afflighem, also known as Fulgentius of Verdun, was a Benedictine monk and later abbot who lived during the latter 11th century in Wallonia, which is now modern-day Belgium....

Blessed Gamelbert

Feast: January 17

Blessed Gamelbert , Benedictine priest, founder of the monastery of Metten In Bavaria, Blessed Gamelbert , priest, who, to found the monastery of Metten, handed over his possessions to Utto, whom he...

Blessed Gaufridus

Blessed Gaufridus

Feast: September 9

Blessed Gaufridus, also known as Gaufridus of Savigny, was a Benedictine monk and a spiritual student of Blessed Vitalis. Little is known about Gaufridus' early life, including his birth date and...

Blessed Gausmarus Of Savigny

Blessed Gausmarus Of Savigny

Feast: June 3

Blessed Gausmarus of Savigny, also known as Gausmarus de Savigny, was a renowned Benedictine monk who held the esteemed position of Abbot at Saint Martin of Savigny from 954 to 984. Born in a time...

Blessed Gebrand Of Klaarkamp

Blessed Gebrand Of Klaarkamp

Feast: October 13

Blessed Gebrand of Klaarkamp, also known as Gebrand of Bloemkamp, Gerbrand, and Gerbrandus, was a Benedictine Cistercian monk and abbot of the monastery at Klaarkamp in Frisia. He is also recognized...

Blessed Gerard Of Bourgogne

Blessed Gerard Of Bourgogne

Feast: April 28

Blessed Gerard of Bourgogne, also known as Gerard of Cambron, was a Cistercian Benedictine monk who served as the abbot at Cambron, France. He is celebrated and honored in the Catholic Church for his...

Blessed Gerard Of Clairvaux

Blessed Gerard Of Clairvaux

Feast: March 8

Blessed Gerard of Clairvaux, also known by various names such as Gerard of Chiaravalle, Gerardus de Clara Valle, Gerardo, Géraud, Geraldo, and Geraldus, was a devout Benedictine monk who later...

Blessed Gerard Of Orchimont

Blessed Gerard Of Orchimont

Feast: April 23

Blessed Gerard of Orchimont, also known as Gerardus or Gérard d'Orchimont, was a Benedictine monk and served as the abbot of Florennes in Belgium from 1126 to 1136. Although there is limited...

Blessed Germain Of Talloires

Blessed Germain Of Talloires

Feast: October 28

Blessed Germain of Talloires, also known as Germain of Montfort or German, was born in Montfort, France, and was the brother of Saint Ruph. He dedicated himself to a life of faith and scholarship,...

Blessed Gertrud Of Traunkirchen

Blessed Gertrud Of Traunkirchen

Feast: January 6

Blessed Gertrud of Traunkirchen, also known as Gertrude, was a Benedictine nun and later the abbess of the Abbey of Traunkirchen, located in what is now modern-day Austria. Regrettably, specific...

Blessed Gervinus Of Aldenberg

Blessed Gervinus Of Aldenberg

Feast: April 17

Blessed Gervinus of Aldenberg, also known as Gervinus of Aldenberg, was a Benedictine monk and hermit who lived in the 11th and 12th centuries. Little is known about the early life and background of...

Blessed Gilbert Of Valenciennes

Blessed Gilbert Of Valenciennes

Feast: August 21

Blessed Gilbert of Valenciennes, also known as Gilbert de l'Odilon, was a Benedictine monk revered for his spiritual devotion and leadership within the church. Born in an unspecified date, Gilbert...

Blessed Gilbert The Theologian

Blessed Gilbert The Theologian

Feast: October 17

Blessed Gilbert The Theologian, also known as Gilbert of Citeaux, Gilbert of Ourscamp, or Gilbert the Great, was a Benedictine Cistercian monk who lived in the Ourscamp Abbey in the diocese of Noyon,...

Blessed Giles Of Castaneda

Blessed Giles Of Castaneda

Feast: September 1

Blessed Giles of Castaneda, also known as Giles of Castañeda, was a Benedictine Cistercian monk and the Abbot of the monastery of San Martín de Castañeda. He dedicated his life to the pursuit of...

Blessed Giovanni Gradenigo

Blessed Giovanni Gradenigo

Feast: December 5

Blessed Giovanni Gradenigo, also known as Giovanni Domenico Gradenigo, was born into the noble family of Gradenigo in Venice, Italy. Little is known about his early life or family background. From an...

Blessed Giuliana Of Collalto

Blessed Giuliana Of Collalto

Feast: September 1

Blessed Giuliana of Collalto, also known as Juliana, was born in 1186 in Collalto, Susegana, Treviso, Italy, to Count Rambaldo VI and Countess Giovanna of Sant’Angelo of Mantua. Coming from a noble...

Blessed Giuliano Mayali

Blessed Giuliano Mayali

Feast: October 3

Blessed Giuliano Mayali, also known as Giuliano of Palermo, Julian, or Juliano, was born in the late 14th century in Palermo, Sicily, Italy. Feeling a deep call to the contemplative religious life of...

Blessed Giuseppe Benedetto Dusmet

Blessed Giuseppe Benedetto Dusmet

Feast: April 4

Blessed Giuseppe Benedetto Dusmet, born on 15 August 1818 in Palermo, Sicily, was a prominent figure in the Catholic Church of the 19th century. He hailed from the Sicilian nobility, being the son of...

Blessed Goderanno

Blessed Goderanno

Feast: August 6

Blessed Goderanno was a Benedictine monk who dedicated his life to serving God in the Abbey of Cluny. While there is not much information available about his early life and background, it is known...

Blessed Goswin Of Clairvaux

Blessed Goswin Of Clairvaux

Feast: October 27

Blessed Goswin of Clairvaux, also known as Goswin of Cheminon, was a Benedictine Cistercian monk who lived during the 12th century. He was born in an unknown year and died in 1203 of natural causes....

Blessed Gregory Of Nonantula

Blessed Gregory Of Nonantula

Feast: August 3

Blessed Gregory of Nonantula was a Benedictine monk and the abbot at Nonantula, Italy. Unfortunately, there is limited information available regarding his life and...

Blessed Guido Of Casauria

Blessed Guido Of Casauria

Feast: November 25

Blessed Guido of Casauria, also known as Guido of Farfa, was a Benedictine monk and the abbot of the monastery at Casauria, located in the region of Abruzzi, Italy. While not much detailed...

Blessed Guilminus

Blessed Guilminus

Feast: November 18

Blessed Guilminus was a Benedictine monk at Thouarcé in Anjou, France during the 11th century. He is widely recognized for his contributions as a friend and co-worker of Saint Burginus, another...

Blessed Gundisalvus Of Azebeyro

Blessed Gundisalvus Of Azebeyro

Feast: June 6

Blessed Gundisalvus of Azebeyro, also known as Gundisalvus González, was a Cistercian Benedictine monk and abbot at Azebeyro in Spanish Galicia. While there is limited information available about his...

Blessed Gundisalvus Of Silos

Blessed Gundisalvus Of Silos

Feast: June 18

Blessed Gundisalvus of Silos, also known as Gonzalo, was a Benedictine monk at the Monastery of Silos in Old Castile, Spain, under the spiritual guidance of Saint Dominic of Silos. Although not much...

Blessed Gunther

Blessed Gunther

Feast: October 9

Blessed Gunther, also known as Gunther of Niederaltaich, was born in 955. He hailed from a noble family and was a cousin of Saint Stephen of Hungary. In his younger years, Gunther indulged in a...

Blessed Guy Of Casauria

Blessed Guy Of Casauria

Feast: November 23

Blessed Guy of Casauria, also known as Blessed Guido of Casauria, was a Benedictine monk who became the Abbot of Casauria, Italy. Unfortunately, there is limited information available regarding his...

Blessed Guy Of Durnes

Blessed Guy Of Durnes

Feast: September 23

Blessed Guy of Durnes, also known as Guy of Cherlieu, was a prominent Cistercian Benedictine monk who lived during the 12th century. He was born in an unknown date and place, but his significant...

Blessed Haberilla Of Mehrerau

Blessed Haberilla Of Mehrerau

Feast: January 30

Blessed Haberilla of Mehrerau, also known as Habrilia, was a hermitess who resided close to the Black Benedictine monastery of Mehrerau in Switzerland. While she never formally joined any religious...

Blessed Hedwig Of Hreford

Blessed Hedwig Of Hreford

Feast: September 13

Blessed Hedwig of Hreford, also known as Hadwigis of Hreford, was a Benedictine nun and the abbess of Hreford in Westphalia, which is a part of modern-day Germany. She was born in an undisclosed year...

Blessed Henry Of Albano

Blessed Henry Of Albano

Feast: July 4

Blessed Henry of Albano, also known as Henricus Gallus, was a renowned figure in the Catholic Church during the 12th century. He was born in France, although the exact date and location of his birth...

Blessed Henry Of Zweifalten

Blessed Henry Of Zweifalten

Feast: November 4

Blessed Henry of Zweifalten, also known as Heinrich or Heinricus von Zweifalten, was a Benedictine monk who lived in the medieval period. He is associated with the monastery of Zwiefalten, located in...

Blessed Henry The Hagiographer

Blessed Henry The Hagiographer

Feast: June 24

Blessed Henry The Hagiographer, also known as Heric, was a notable figure in the Catholic Church as a Benedictine monk and headmaster of the monastic school at Saint-Germain d’Auxerre. He is...

Blessed Herman Of Heidelberg

Blessed Herman Of Heidelberg

Feast: September 3

Blessed Herman of Heidelberg, also known as Herman of Niederaltaich, was a Benedictine monk who lived in the 14th century. Not much is known about his early life, including his birthdate, but he is...

Blessed Herman Of Zahringen

Blessed Herman Of Zahringen

Feast: March 25

Blessed Herman of Zahringen, also known as Herman I of Baden or Herman I, Margrave of Baden, was a member of the nobility and the Margrave of Zahringen. However, he decided to abandon his esteemed...

Blessed Hesso Of Beinwil

Blessed Hesso Of Beinwil

Feast: December 27

Blessed Hesso Of Beinwil, also known as Esso, Esson, or Hesson, was a Benedictine monk who played a significant role in the establishment of the abbey in Beinwil, Switzerland. While not much specific...

Blessed Hugh Of Bonnevaux

Blessed Hugh Of Bonnevaux

Feast: April 1

Blessed Hugh of Bonnevaux, also known as Ugo, was a prominent figure in the medieval Catholic Church. He was born around 1120 in Châteauneuf d’Isère, Valence, Dråme, France, to a noble family. Hugh...

Blessed Hugh Of Macon

Blessed Hugh Of Macon

Feast: October 10

Blessed Hugh of Macon, also known as Hugh of Pontigny, was a Cistercian Benedictine monk who played a significant role in the ecclesiastical history of France during the 12th century. He was born in...

Blessed Hugh Of Marchiennes

Blessed Hugh Of Marchiennes

Feast: June 11

Blessed Hugh of Marchiennes, also known as Hugh of Tournai, was born in Tournai, Belgium, in an unknown year. Little is known about his early life and family background. He received his education at...

Blessed Hugh Of Ostia

Blessed Hugh Of Ostia

Feast: December 1

Blessed Hugh of Ostia, also known as Hugh of Châlons, Hugh Ostiensis, or Hugh the Confessor, was born in the diocese of Beauvais, France, around the year 1100. He came from a noble French background...

Blessed Humbert Of Clairvaux

Blessed Humbert Of Clairvaux

Feast: December 7

Blessed Humbert of Clairvaux, also known as Humbert of Igny, was a Benedictine monk and the trusted associate of Saint Bernard of Clairvaux. He was born in an unknown year and dedicated his life to...

Blessed Ida Of Argensolles

Blessed Ida Of Argensolles

Feast: January 13

Blessed Ida of Argensolles, also known as Ida of Liege, was a Benedictine nun and prominent figure in the Catholic Church during the 13th century. She was born in an unknown year and dedicated her...

Blessed Ida Of Louvain

Blessed Ida Of Louvain

Feast: April 13

Blessed Ida of Louvain, also known as Ida of Rossendael, was a Cistercian Benedictine nun hailing from the town of Louvain in France. Although not much is known about her early life, it is believed...

Blessed Ida Of Nivelles

Blessed Ida Of Nivelles

Feast: December 12

Blessed Ida of Nivelles, also known as Saint Ida, was born around 1190 in Nivelles, Belgium. At the young age of sixteen, she joined the Benedictine Cistercians at Kerkheim in Leuven, Belgium. Later...

Blessed Ignacealexandrejoseph Cardon

Blessed Ignacealexandrejoseph Cardon

Feast: May 16

Blessed Ignacealexandrejoseph Cardon, also known as Brother Simèon-Marie or Simeone Maria Cardon, was a Benedictine monk and martyred Catholic priest. Born in Cambrai, Nord, France, he entered...

Blessed Imana Of Loss

Blessed Imana Of Loss

Feast: October 21

Blessed Imana of Loss, also known as Himmanna, Imaina, or Imaine, was a Cistercian Benedictine nun who served as the abbess at Salzinnes in Namur, France, and later at Flines in the diocese of...

Blessed Irmengard

Blessed Irmengard

Feast: July 16

Blessed Irmengard, also known as Ermengarda or Irmengarda, was a Princess born into a noble lineage as one of the eight children of King Louis the German and Hemma. She was a descendant of the great...

Blessed James Of Certaldo

Blessed James Of Certaldo

Feast: April 13

Blessed James of Certaldo, also known as Jacopo Guidi, was born in Certaldo, Italy as Jacopo Guidi. He was the son of a knight from Volterra, a town in modern-day Italy. Inspired by his family's deep...

Blessed Janina Gabriel

Feast: September 24

Blessed Janina Gabriel , Benedictine abbess of Lviv, founder of Benedicine Sisters of Charity At Rome, Blessed Janina Gabriel , abbess, who ruled the monastery of Lviv, but, unjustly slandered, came...

Blessed Jaume Caballé Bru

Blessed Jaume Caballé Bru

Feast: August 28

Blessed Jaume Caballé Bru, also known as Domingo, was a Catholic priest and a member of the Benedictine Solesmes Congregation. He was born on May 25, 1883, in Villalba de los Arcos, Tarragona, Spain....

Blessed Jaume Vendrell Olivella

Blessed Jaume Vendrell Olivella

Feast: July 25

Blessed Jaume Vendrell Olivella, also known as Brother Bernat, was a devoted member of the Benedictine Subiaco Congregation, born on June 29, 1878, in San Esteve d’Ordal, Barcelona, Spain. He...

Blessed Jean Bassano

Blessed Jean Bassano

Feast: August 26

Blessed Jean Bassano was a Canon regular and a Celestine Benedictine at Paris, France. He was born in 1360 in Besançon, France, and lived a life dedicated to the service of God and his Church....

Blessed Jean Of Caramola

Blessed Jean Of Caramola

Feast: August 26

Blessed Jean of Caramola, also known as Giovanni of Caramola, was born around 1280 in Toulouse, France. In the year 1300, which was declared a Holy Year, he moved to Italy and began his spiritual...

Blessed Jerome Of Vallumbrosa

Blessed Jerome Of Vallumbrosa

Feast: June 18

Blessed Jerome of Vallumbrosa, also known simply as Jerome, was a Benedictine Vallumbrosan monk and a renowned hermit who lived a life of extreme austerity and devotion. Although limited information...

Blessed Joan Costa Canal

Blessed Joan Costa Canal

Feast: July 28

Blessed Joan Costa Canal, also known as Father Odiló Maria, was a Spanish priest and member of the Benedictine Subiaco Congregation. He was born on December 13, 1905, in Vic, Barcelona, Spain....

Blessed Johanna Of Cáceres

Blessed Johanna Of Cáceres

Feast: December 8

Blessed Johanna of Cáceres, also known as Johanna of Saint Benedict, was a Benedictine Cistercian nun who lived in the 14th century in Cáceres, a city in western Spain. Born around this time, Johanna...

Blessed John Angelus

Blessed John Angelus

Feast: January 31

Blessed John Angelus, also known as John Angelus of Venice, was a devout Benedictine monk at the Pomposa Abbey, located in the diocese of Ferrara, Italy. He was born in Venice, Italy, and dedicated...

Blessed John Beche

Blessed John Beche

Feast: December 1

Blessed John Beche, also known as Thomas Marshall, was a prominent figure in the Catholic Church during the tumultuous times of the English Reformation. Born in England, little is known about his...

Blessed John Eustace

Blessed John Eustace

Feast: September 20

Blessed John Eustace, also known as John Eustace of Mons, was a renowned Canon Regular who dedicated his life to the service of God and the Church. Born in an unknown year, he entered the religious...

Blessed John Morosini

Blessed John Morosini

Feast: February 5

Blessed John Morosini, also known as Beatus John Morosini, was a Benedictine monk who played a significant role in the establishment and development of the monastery of San Giorgio Maggiore in...

Blessed John Of Cupramontana

Blessed John Of Cupramontana

Feast: April 11

Blessed John of Cupramontana, also known as John of Massaccio, was a Benedictine Camaldolese monk-hermit who lived in a cave at Cupramontana, Ancona, Italy, on Mount Massaccio. He is recognized for...

Blessed John Of Ghent

Blessed John Of Ghent

Feast: September 29

Blessed John of Ghent, also known as the Hermit of Saint Claude, was a Benedictine monk at the Abbey of Sainte-Claude in the Jura Mountains. Unfortunately, very little information is available about...

Blessed John Of Gracedieu

Blessed John Of Gracedieu

Feast: April 20

Blessed John of Gracedieu, also known as John of Grace-Dieu, was a Benedictine Cistercian monk who was born in an unknown year. Not much is known about his early life and background. As a young man,...

Blessed John Of Montfort

Blessed John Of Montfort

Feast: May 24

Blessed John of Montfort, also known as John de Montfort, was a remarkable figure in Catholic history as a Benedictine Knight Templar of Jerusalem. While information about his early life and birth...

Blessed John Of The Grating

Blessed John Of The Grating

Feast: February 1

Blessed John of the Grating, also known as Giovanni della Graticola, John of the Grate, and John of the Gridiron, was a Benedictine Cistercian monk hailing from Brittany, modern France. He was born...

Blessed John Of Vallombrosa

Blessed John Of Vallombrosa

Feast: March 10

Blessed John of Vallombrosa, also known as John of the Holy Trinity or John of Celle, was a Benedictine Vallombrosan monk born around 1310 in Florence, Italy. He entered religious life and took the...

Blessed John Rainuzzi

Blessed John Rainuzzi

Feast: June 8

Blessed John Rainuzzi, also known as Blessed Giovanni Rainuzzi, was a Benedictine monk who lived in the 14th century at Saint Margaret’s monastery in Todi, Italy. Despite limited information...

Blessed John Sordi

Blessed John Sordi

Feast: March 16

Blessed John Sordi, also known as John Cacciafronte, Giovanni de Surdis Cacciafronte, and John de Surdis, was a Benedictine monk at the abbey of Saint Lawrence in Cremona, Italy. Little is known...

Blessed John Thorne

Blessed John Thorne

Feast: November 15

Blessed John Thorne, also known as Blessed John Thorn or John Thorne of Glastonbury, was a Benedictine monk at the renowned Glastonbury Abbey in Somerset, England. He served as the abbey treasurer...

Blessed Jordan Forzatei

Blessed Jordan Forzatei

Feast: August 7

Blessed Jordan Forzatei, also known as Jordan of Padua, was born in 1158 in Padua, Italy. He entered the Benedictine order and became a monk at Padua. His dedication and piety quickly earned him...

Blessed Jordan Of Pulsano

Blessed Jordan Of Pulsano

Feast: September 5

Blessed Jordan of Pulsano, a devoted Benedictine monk of the monastery at Pulsano in Italy, dedicated his life to the contemplative and communal ideals of the Rule of Saint Benedict. He was...

Blessed Joscius Roseus

Blessed Joscius Roseus

Feast: November 30

Blessed Joscius Roseus, also known as Joscius of Saint Bertin, Josbert, Joscio, and Valbebertus, was a Benedictine monk at Saint Bertin Abbey in the diocese of Arras, France. He is particularly...

Blessed José Antón Gómez

Blessed José Antón Gómez

Feast: September 25

Blessed José Antón Gómez was born on 26 August 1878 in the town of Hacinas, Burgos, Spain. He entered the Benedictine Order and became a monk of the Solesmes Congregation. Throughout his life, he...

Blessed Josep Albareda Ramoneda

Blessed Josep Albareda Ramoneda

Feast: December 19

Blessed Josep Albareda Ramoneda, also known as Father Fulgenci, or Fulgenci Albareda i Ramoneda, was a Catholic priest and Benedictine monk hailing from the abbey of Montserrat in Barcelona, Spain....

Blessed Josep Maria Jordá I Jordá

Blessed Josep Maria Jordá I Jordá

Feast: July 26

Blessed Josep Maria Jordá i Jordá, also known as Josep Maria Jordá, was a devout Catholic and a member of the Benedictine Subiaco Congregation. He was born on 17 November 1884 in Tarragona, Spain,...

Blessed Joseph Of Freising

Blessed Joseph Of Freising

Feast: January 17

Blessed Joseph of Freising, also known as St. Joseph of Freising, was a renowned Benedictine monk and bishop. Little is known about his early life, including his full name and representation....

Blessed Julian Majali

Blessed Julian Majali

Feast: October 4

Blessed Julian Majali was a Benedictine monk at the renowned San Martino delle Scale monastery in Sicily. He held the esteemed position of abbot and was known for his deep spiritual insight and...

Blessed Julio Fernández Muñiz

Blessed Julio Fernández Muñiz

Feast: August 28

Blessed Julio Fernández Muñiz, also known as Ildefonso, was born on 24 June 1897 in Muros de Nalón, Oviedo, Asturias, Spain. He was a devoted Catholic priest and a member of the Benedictine Solesmes...

Blessed Jutta Of Heiligenthal

Blessed Jutta Of Heiligenthal

Feast: November 29

Blessed Jutta of Heiligenthal, also known as Julitta of Heiligenthal, was a Benedictine Cistercian nun who made significant contributions to the religious and spiritual life of Germany in the 13th...

Blessed Konrad Ii Of Mondsee

Blessed Konrad Ii Of Mondsee

Feast: January 16

Blessed Konrad II of Mondsee, also known as Konrad Bosinlother, Conrad, or Corrado, was born around the year 1100 in Trier, Germany. Little is known about his early life, but he eventually became a...

Blessed Lambert Péloguin Of Vence

Blessed Lambert Péloguin Of Vence

Feast: May 26

Blessed Lambert Péloguin of Vence, also known as Lamberto, was born in 1084 in the small village of Bauduen, France. Tragically, his mother passed away during childbirth, leaving Lambert without a...

Blessed Leandro Cuesta Andrés

Blessed Leandro Cuesta Andrés

Feast: August 28

Blessed Leandro Cuesta Andrés, born on 30 March 1870 in Rupelo, Burgos, Spain, was a devoted Catholic priest and member of the Benedictine Solesmes Congregation. He lived during a tumultuous period...

Blessed Leo Ii Of Cava

Blessed Leo Ii Of Cava

Feast: August 19

Blessed Leo II of Cava, also known as Leonardo da Cava or Leonardo Caracciolo, was a Benedictine monk and the fourteenth abbot of the monastery of Cava de' Tirreni in Campania, Italy. He was chosen...

Blessed Leo Of Saintbertin

Blessed Leo Of Saintbertin

Feast: February 26

Blessed Leo of Saint-Bertin, also known as Leo de Saintbertin, was a Benedictine monk and renowned Abbot in medieval France and Belgium. He was born in unknown date and place, but his life and works...

Blessed León Alesanco Maestro

Blessed León Alesanco Maestro

Feast: November 30

Blessed León Alesanco Maestro, also known as Brother Luis Gonzaga and Lleó Alesanco i Maestro, was a Benedictine priest in the Subiaco Congregation. He was born on 22 May 1882 in San Millán de la...

Blessed Leonard Of Cava

Blessed Leonard Of Cava

Feast: August 18

Blessed Leonard of Cava, also known as Leonardo, was a Benedictine monk and the Abbot of La Trinita de La Cava Abbey in 1232. He served in this role for over two decades, demonstrating his...

Blessed Leoncio Ibáñez Caballero

Blessed Leoncio Ibáñez Caballero

Feast: August 28

Martyr

Blessed Leoncio Ibáñez Caballero, also known as Lorenzo, was born on 11 September 1911 in Cubillejo de Lara, a village in Burgos, Spain. He was a dedicated member of the Benedictine Solesmes...

Blessed Limbania

Blessed Limbania

Feast: June 16

Blessed Limbania was born in the late 12th century to a wealthy and noble family in Cyprus. Despite her family's efforts to arrange a proper marriage for her, Limbania felt a strong call to religious...

Blessed Lluis Casanovas Vila

Blessed Lluis Casanovas Vila

Feast: July 28

Blessed Lluis Casanovas Vila, also known as Brother Hildebrand Maria, was a revered Catholic figure and a member of the Benedictine Subiaco Congregation. He was born on 23 January 1918 in Hostalets...

Blessed Lorenzo Santolaria Ester

Blessed Lorenzo Santolaria Ester

Feast: August 5

Martyr

Blessed Lorenzo Santolaria Ester, also known as Blessed Lorenzo Santolaria, was a Benedictine monk in the Solesmes Congregation who was martyred during the Spanish Civil War. He was born on April 20,...

Blessed Lorenzo Sobrevia Cañardo

Blessed Lorenzo Sobrevia Cañardo

Feast: August 28

Blessed Lorenzo Sobrevia Cañardo, also known as Lorenzo Sobrevia, was a devout monk and member of the Benedictine Solesmes Congregation. He was born on April 16, 1874, in Huesca, Spain, and dedicated...

Blessed Louisfrançois Lebrun

Blessed Louisfrançois Lebrun

Feast: August 20

Blessed Louisfrançois Lebrun was a Benedictine Maurist priest who lived during the turbulent period of the French Revolution. He was born on April 4, 1744, in Rouen, Seine-Maritime,...

Blessed Luis Palacios Lozano

Blessed Luis Palacios Lozano

Feast: November 30

Martyr

Blessed Luis Palacios Lozano, also known as Lluís Palacios i Lozano, was a Benedictine priest in the Subiaco Congregation who was martyred during the Spanish Civil War. He is remembered for his...

Blessed Luis Vidaurrázaga González

Blessed Luis Vidaurrázaga González

Feast: December 31

Blessed Luis Vidaurrázaga González, also known as Father Luis Vidaurrázaga, was born on 13 September 1901 in Bilbao, Spain. He was a Benedictine monk belonging to the Solesmes Congregation, known for...

Blessed Macarius The Scot

Blessed Macarius The Scot

Feast: January 6

Blessed Macarius The Scot, also known as Macarius of the Scots Monastery, Macarius of Würzburg, and Macario, was a Benedictine monk who lived in the 12th century. He was born in Ireland in the 11th...

Blessed Margaret Of Faenza

Blessed Margaret Of Faenza

Feast: August 26

Blessed Margaret of Faenza, also known as Margarita of Faenza, Margherita of Faenza, or Marguerite of Faenza, was a Benedictine Vallumbrosan nun who lived in the 14th century in Italy. She was born...

Blessed Margaret Of Hohenfels

Blessed Margaret Of Hohenfels

Feast: December 26

Blessed Margaret of Hohenfels, also known as Margarita, Margherita, or Marguerite, was a noblewoman born into a prominent family. While her exact date of birth is unknown, she came into this world...

Blessed Maria Anna Rosa Caiani

Blessed Maria Anna Rosa Caiani

Feast: August 8

Blessed Maria Anna Rosa Caiani, also known as Maria Margherita, was born on 2 November 1863 in Poggio a Caiano, Florence, Italy. From a young age, Maria felt a strong call to religious life and...

Blessed Mariano Palau Sin

Blessed Mariano Palau Sin

Feast: August 28

Blessed Mariano Palau Sin, also known as Anselmo, was born on August 9, 1902, in Torres del Obispo, Huesca, Spain. He was a devout Catholic priest and a member of the Benedictine Solesmes...

Blessed Mariano Sierra Almázor

Blessed Mariano Sierra Almázor

Feast: August 9

Martyr

Blessed Mariano Sierra Almázor was a Benedictine priest in the Solesmes Congregation who was martyred during the Spanish Civil War. He was born on 25 February 1869 in Alquézar, Huesca, Spain, and...

Blessed Marino Of Cava

Blessed Marino Of Cava

Feast: December 15

Blessed Marino of Cava, also known as Marino of Cava dei Tirreni, was a Benedictine monk and a spiritual student of Blessed Falco of Cava. He was born in an unknown year and dedicated his life to...

Blessed Martín Donamaría Valencia

Blessed Martín Donamaría Valencia

Feast: August 28

Blessed Martín Donamaría Valencia, also known as Rosendo, was a devout Catholic who dedicated his life to the service of God and the Church. He was born on November 3, 1909, in San Martín de Unx,...

Blessed Matthew Of Albano

Blessed Matthew Of Albano

Feast: December 25

Blessed Matthew of Albano, also known as Matthew of Thury, was a renowned figure in the Catholic Church during the 12th century. Born in an unknown year, Matthew dedicated his life to serving God and...

Blessed Meingosus Of Weingarten

Blessed Meingosus Of Weingarten

Feast: April 2

Blessed Meingosus of Weingarten, also known as Megingaud or Meingos, was a Benedictine monk and the Abbot of Weingarten Abbey in Swabia, which is located in modern-day Germany. He assumed the role of...

Blessed Milo Of Fontenelle

Blessed Milo Of Fontenelle

Feast: August 18

Blessed Milo of Fontenelle, also known as Milo of Breteuil, was born to the Frankish nobility in the early 8th century. Little is known about his early life, including his exact date of birth....

Blessed Nicholas Giustiniani

Blessed Nicholas Giustiniani

Feast: November 21

Blessed Nicholas Giustiniani, born in the early 12th century in Venice, Italy, belonged to the noble Giustiniani family. He began his religious journey as a Benedictine monk at the monastery of San...

Blessed Nicolò Of San Bernardo

Blessed Nicolò Of San Bernardo

Feast: February 12

Blessed Nicolò Of San Bernardo, a devoted monk of the Benedictine Order, dedicated his early religious life at the Abbey of Gembloux in Belgium. Driven by a profound spiritual discernment and a...

Blessed Notkar Balbulus

Blessed Notkar Balbulus

Feast: April 6

Blessed Notkar Balbulus, also known as Notkar the Stammerer, Notkar of Saint Gall, Notker, and Notkero, was a highly accomplished Benedictine monk, priest, poet, musician, teacher, writer, historian,...

Blessed Octavian Of Savona

Blessed Octavian Of Savona

Feast: August 6

Blessed Octavian of Savona, also known as Ottaviano, was born around the year 1060 in Quingey, in the diocese of Besancon, France. He came from a noble family and was the brother of Pope Saint...

Blessed Odilo Of Stavelot

Blessed Odilo Of Stavelot

Feast: January 1

Blessed Odilo of Stavelot, also known as Odilon or Odo, was a Benedictine monk and the esteemed abbot of the renowned monastery of Stavelot-Malmédy Abbey in Belgium. Though not much information is...

Blessed Odo Of Beauvais

Blessed Odo Of Beauvais

Feast: January 28

Blessed Odo of Beauvais, also known simply as Odo, was born in the year 801 in Beauvais, Picardy, France. In his youth, Odo aspired to pursue a career in the military and initially served as a...

Blessed Ogerius

Blessed Ogerius

Feast: September 10

Blessed Ogerius, also known as Ogler, Oglerio, or Oglerius, was a Benedictine Cistercian monk who served as an abbot at Locedio in the diocese of Vercelli, Italy. He lived during the 13th century and...

Blessed Otto Of Heidelberg

Blessed Otto Of Heidelberg

Feast: December 28

Blessed Herman of Heidelberg, also known as Herman of Niederaltaich, was a Benedictine monk who lived in the 14th century. Not much is known about his early life, including his birthdate, but he is...

Blessed Paganus

Blessed Paganus

Feast: February 10

Blessed Paganus, also known as Paganus of Sicily, was a Benedictine monk who lived in the early 15th century. Born in Italy, in a place not specified, he dedicated his life to a deeply spiritual and...

Blessed Palumbus Of Subiaco

Blessed Palumbus Of Subiaco

Feast: January 4

Blessed Palumbus Of Subiaco, also known as Palumbus di Subiaco, was a Benedictine monk and priest who resided in the abbey of Subiaco, Italy, during the Middle Ages. While specific details about his...

Blessed Pere Vallmitjana Abarca

Blessed Pere Vallmitjana Abarca

Feast: February 15

Blessed Pere Vallmitjana Abarca, also known as Pere Vallmitjana i Abarca, was a Catholic priest and member of the Benedictine Subiaco Congregation. He was born on May 19, 1875, in Barcelona, Spain....

Blessed Pere Vilar Espona

Blessed Pere Vilar Espona

Feast: July 28

Blessed Pere Vilar Espona, also known as Brother Narcís Maria and Brother Narcís Maria Vilar i Espona, was a member of the Benedictine Subiaco Congregation. He is regarded as a martyr, having been...

Blessed Peter Igneus

Blessed Peter Igneus

Feast: February 8

Blessed Peter Igneus, also known as Peter Aldobrandini, Peter Mezzobarbo, Peter of Pavia, Peter of the Fire, Peter the Fire-Tried, and Pietro Igneo, was born into the Italian nobility. He dedicated...

Blessed Peter Ii Of La Cava

Blessed Peter Ii Of La Cava

Feast: March 13

Blessed Peter II of La Cava, also known as Pietro, was a Benedictine monk and an influential figure in the religious and political landscape of his time. He was born in 12th-century Italy and...

Blessed Peter Of Juilly

Blessed Peter Of Juilly

Feast: June 23

Blessed Peter of Juilly, also known as Peter of Jully, was a renowned Benedictine monk and preacher, who is remembered for his close association with Saint Stephen Harding and his dedicated service...

Blessed Peter Of Subiaco

Blessed Peter Of Subiaco

Feast: December 31

Blessed Peter of Subiaco, also known as Peter of Monticello, was a Benedictine monk and the abbot of the monastery of Subiaco, located in Italy. Very little is known about his early life, including...

Blessed Philip Powel

Blessed Philip Powel

Feast: June 30

Blessed Philip Powel, also known as Philip Morgan, Philip Powell, or Philip Prosser, was born on 2 February 1594 in Tralon, Brecknockshire, England. He was the son of Roger and Catherine Powel. After...

Blessed Ponzio Of Villeneuve

Blessed Ponzio Of Villeneuve

Feast: March 5

Blessed Ponzio of Villeneuve, also known as Ponce, was a Benedictine monk and served as the abbot of the Abbey of Sant’André in Villeneuve-lès-Avignon, France from 1063 to 1087. Born in an unknown...

Blessed Rabanus Maurus

Blessed Rabanus Maurus

Feast: February 4

Blessed Rabanus Maurus, also known as Hrabanus Maurus, Maurus Magnentius Rabanus, Reabanus Maurus, or Rhabanus Maurus, was born in 776 in Mainz, Germany. He grew up in the abbey in Fulda, where he...

Blessed Rafael Alcocer Martínez

Blessed Rafael Alcocer Martínez

Feast: October 5

Blessed Rafael Alcocer Martínez was born on October 29, 1889, in Madrid, Spain. He grew up in a devout Catholic family and felt a calling to religious life from a young age. After completing his...

Blessed Ragenfreda

Blessed Ragenfreda

Feast: October 8

Blessed Ragenfreda, daughter of the noble Count Adalbert and Countess Reine of Hainaut (in the region now spanning northern France and Belgium), entered the monastic life as a Benedictine nun. Born...

Blessed Ralph De La Futaye

Blessed Ralph De La Futaye

Feast: August 16

Blessed Ralph De La Futaye, also known as Ralph de Flageio, Radulfo, and Rodolfo, was a renowned Benedictine monk who played a significant role in the establishment of new houses and monasteries in...

Blessed Ramón Sanz De Galdeano Mañeru

Blessed Ramón Sanz De Galdeano Mañeru

Feast: August 28

Blessed Ramón Sanz De Galdeano Mañeru, also known as Ramiro, was a priest and member of the Benedictine Solesmes Congregation. He was born on 30 August 1910 in Villatuerta, Navarra, Spain. From a...

Blessed Raoul Of Vaucelles

Blessed Raoul Of Vaucelles

Feast: December 30

Blessed Raoul of Vaucelles, also known as Radulphe, Ralph, Raul, or Rodulphe, was a Benedictine Cistercian monk and spiritual student of Saint Bernard at Clairvaux Abbey. He was sent by Bernard to...