Benedictine Saints

Blessed Reginbold Of Muri

Feast: July 15

Blessed Reginbold of Muri, also known as Reginbold of Solothurn, was a devout Benedictine monk at the renowned monastery of Einsiedeln, Switzerland. Born in Solothurn, Switzerland, the details of his...

Blessed Richard Whiting

Feast: November 15

Blessed Richard Whiting, born in Wrington, Somerset, England, was a renowned Benedictine monk and scholar of Glastonbury Abbey during the early 16th century. He received his education at the...

Blessed Robert Gruthuysen

Feast: April 29

Blessed Robert Gruthuysen, also known as Robert of Bruges, was a Benedictine Cistercian monk who lived during the 12th century. He was born in Bruges, Belgium, and grew up in a devout Catholic...

Blessed Robert Of Frassinoro

Feast: June 8

Blessed Robert of Frassinoro, also known as Robert of Modena, was a Benedictine monk who served as the Abbot of the Abbey of Frassinoro near Modena, Italy. While there is limited information...

Blessed Robert Of Matallana

Feast: December 2

Blessed Robert of Matallana, also known as Roberto de Matallana, was a Benedictine Cistercian monk hailing from La Criste in Champagne, France. He later became the esteemed abbot of the Matallana...

Blessed Roger James

Feast: November 15

Blessed Roger James was a devout Benedictine monk who served as the Sub-treasurer and sacristan in the esteemed Glastonbury Abbey during the 16th century. Born in England, his unwavering commitment...

Blessed Roland Of Chézery

Feast: July 15

Blessed Roland of Chézery, also known as Blessed Roland of Chézery, was a Benedictine monk at the Abbey of Chézery, located in the diocese of Belley, France. He was chosen as the abbot of the...

Blessed Roland Of Hasnon

Feast: May 18

Blessed Roland of Hasnon, also known as Rolando or Rotland, was a Benedictine monk known for his dedication to the monastic life and his role in the establishment of the monastery at Hasnon, France....

Blessed Rosalie Du Verdier De La Sorinière

Feast: January 27

Blessed Rosalie Du Verdier De La Sorinière, also known as Sœur Saint Celeste, was a Benedictine nun of the diocese of Angers, France. She was born on August 12, 1745, in Saint-Pierre de Chemillé,...

Blessed Rupert Of Ottobeuren

Feast: March 4

Blessed Rupert of Ottobeuren, also known as Rupert von Ottobeuren, was a Benedictine monk and the esteemed Abbot of the run-down abbey of Ottobeuren. Born in the latter 12th century, Rupert dedicated...

Blessed Santiago Pardo López

Feast: August 28

Blessed Santiago Pardo López was a Catholic priest who was born on July 25, 1881, in Palacios de Benaber, Burgos, Spain. He was a devoted member of the Benedictine Solesmes Congregation, renowned for...

Blessed Silao

Feast: May 21

Blessed Silao, also known as Silao of Lucca, was born in the early 11th century in Ireland, into a noble family. He dedicated his life to serving God and was ordained as a priest. Silao's desire for...

Blessed Simon Of Saint Bertin

Feast: February 24

Blessed Simon of Saint Bertin, also known as Simon of Auchy, was a renowned Benedictine monk and abbot at the Abbey of Saint-Bertin in France. Born in an unknown date and place, Simon dedicated his...

Blessed Stefano Del Lupo

Feast: July 19

Blessed Stefano Del Lupo, also known as Stephen of the Wolf, was a Benedictine monk who dedicated his life to God's service in the rugged Maiella mountains of the Abruzzo Apennines, Italy. Born...

Blessed Suzanneagathe Deloye

Feast: July 6

Blessed Suzanne-Agathe Deloye, also known as Maria Rosa de Loye, Marie Rose Deloye, Mary Rose de Loye, and Susanna-Agatha de Loye, was born on February 4, 1741, in Sérignan, Vaucluse, France. She...

Blessed Teuzzo Of Razzuolo

Feast: August 7

Blessed Teuzzo of Razzuolo, also known as Teuzzo of Vallombrosa, was an esteemed figure in the early Catholic Church, with a particular connection to the spiritual teachings of Saint Giovanni...

Blessed Theodoric Of Saint Evroult

Feast: July 1

Blessed Theodoric of Saint Evroult, also known as Theodoric of Mathonville or Thierry, was a devout Benedictine monk and scholar who played a pivotal role in the revival and spiritual growth of the...

Blessed Thiemo Of Salzburg

Feast: September 28

Blessed Thiemo of Salzburg, also known as Dietmar, Theodinarus, Theodmarus, or Thimo, was born around the year 1040 to the noble Bavarian family. Displaying an early talent for art, Thiemo became a...

Blessed Thomas Pickering

Feast: May 9

Blessed Thomas Pickering, a Benedictine lay brother of the Abbey of Saint Gregory in Douai, France, dedicated his life to humble service within the monastic community. In 1665, he...

Blessed Thomas Tunstal

Feast: July 13

Blessed Thomas Tunstal, also known as Thomas Helmes and Thomas Dyer, was a Benedictine priest who lived during a tumultuous period in England's history. Born in Norwich, Norfolk, England, his...

Blessed Tottone Of Ottobeuren

Feast: November 19

Blessed Tottone of Ottobeuren, also known as Toto, Totú, Totto, or Tuto, was born in the early 8th century to noble parents Silach and Ermenswinth. He belonged to a wealthy family that donated a...

Blessed Trigidia Of Oña

Feast: November 22

Blessed Trigidia of Oña, also known as Trigidia of Castiglia or Trigidia of Castile, was born to the Spanish nobility, the daughter of Sancho García, Count of Castile, and Donna Urraca. She was born...

Blessed Ugo degli Atti

Feast: July 26

Blessed Ugo degli Atti , Sylvestrine monk At Sassoferrato in the Marches, Blessed Ugo , monk of the Sylvestrine Congregation of the Order of Saint Benedict...

Blessed Ventura Of Spello

Feast: April 30

Blessed Ventura of Spello, also known as Ventura Spellucci, was born into a wealthy family in Spello, Italy. Though he had been raised in luxury and comfort, Ventura felt a deep calling to dedicate...

Blessed Vicente Burrel Enjuanes

Feast: July 26

Blessed Vicente Burrel Enjuanes, also known as Blessed Vicente Burrel, was a Benedictine monk in the Solesmes Congregation who became a martyr during the Spanish Civil War. He was born on 28 December...

Blessed Villanus Of Gubbio

Feast: May 7

Blessed Villanus of Gubbio, also known as Villanus of Gubbio, was a Benedictine monk who lived during the 13th century in Italy. He is best known for his dedication to the monastic life and his...

Blessed Vitus Of Pontida

Feast: September 2

Blessed Vitus of Pontida, also known as Guido or Vito, was a Benedictine monk and a close friend and fellow student of Blessed Albert of Pontida. He holds the esteemed honor of being the first abbot...

Blessed Walto Of Wessobrünn

Feast: December 27

Blessed Walto of Wessobrünn, also known as Balto of Wessobrünn, was a Benedictine monk who became the abbot of Wessobrünn in Bavaria in the year 1129. Born in 1090, Walto dedicated his life to...

Blessed Werner Von Ellerbach

Feast: June 4

Blessed Werner Von Ellerbach, also known as Werner of Wiblingen or Varnerio, was a Benedictine monk at the Saint Blaise Abbey in the Black Forest area of Baden-Württemberg in modern Germany. He was...

Blessed William De Paulo

Feast: November 30

Blessed William De Paulo was a renowned Benedictine monk who lived during the 15th century. He was born in Catania, Sicily, and dedicated his life to the service of God and the Church....

Blessed William Eynon

Feast: November 15

Blessed William Eynon, also known as John Eynon or John Oynon, was an English Benedictine monk and priest at Saint Giles in Reading, England. He was born in England and dedicated his life to his...

Blessed William Iii Of Breteuil

Feast: July 14

Blessed William III of Breteuil, also known as Guglielmo, was a revered Benedictine monk who served as the abbot of Breteuil from 1105 until his death. He was the third William to hold this esteemed...

Blessed William Of Hirsau

Feast: July 4

Blessed William of Hirsau, also known as William of Ratisbon, was a Benedictine monk who lived during the 11th century. He served as the abbot at both the Saint Emmeram monastery in Ratisbon...

Blessed William Of Pontoise

Feast: May 10

Blessed William of Pontoise, also known as William of St. Benin, was a devout Catholic priest and hermit who lived in Pontoise, France during the 12th century. While there is limited information...

Blessed William Scott

Feast: May 30

Blessed William Scott, also known as Brother Maurus, was born in Chigwell, Essex, England. He was educated at Cambridge University, where he studied law before undergoing a profound conversion to...

Blessed Wirnto Of Formbach

Feast: March 10

Blessed Wirnto of Formbach, also known as Wirnto of Göttweig, Wirnto of Vornbach, Wirnto of Vormbach, or Wirnto Formbacensis, was a Benedictine monk and a prominent figure in the Catholic Church...

Blessed Wisinto Of Kremsmünster

Feast: December 31

Blessed Wisinto of Kremsmünster, also known as Saint Wisinto among Austrian Benedictines, was a Benedictine monk and priest who served at the abbey of Kremsmünster in Austria. Born in an unknown...

Five Polish Brothers

Feast: November 12

The Five Polish Brothers, also known as Saint Benedict and Companions, were not originally Polish nor were they related as brothers. In fact, they were five Italian Benedictine monks who dedicated...

Four Holy Polish Brothers

Feast: July 9

The Four Holy Polish Brothers, also known as Andrew, Barnabas, Benedict, and Justus, were four siblings who devoted their lives to God and were recognized as hermits, Benedictine monks, and saints....

Martyrs of Croyland

Feast: April 9

The Martyrs of Croyland, also known as the Croyland Martyrs, were a group of Benedictine monks who were martyred by pagan Danes during the Viking Age. The exact details of their lives and deaths may...

Martyrs of Messina

Feast: October 5

The Martyrs of Messina were a group of approximately 30 Benedictine monks and nuns who were sent to establish monasteries near Messina, Sicily, Italy during the early days of the Benedictine order....

Pope Blessed Urban V

Feast: December 19

Pope Blessed Urban V, also known as Guillaume de Grimoard or Urbanus V, was born in 1310 in Grizac Castle, in the region of Languedoc, France. He hailed from a noble family, being one of four...

Pope Saint Boniface IV

Feast: May 8

Pope Saint Boniface IV, also known as Boniface of Rome, was born to John, a physician, in an unknown year. He received a comprehensive education and became a student of Saint Gregory the Great. Under...

Pope Saint Callistus II

Feast: December 12

Pope Saint Callistus II, also known as Calixt II or Calixtus II, was born around 1065 in Quingey, France, to a noble family. He was the uncle of the Queen of France and cousin of the King of England,...

Pope Saint Gelasius II

Feast: January 29

Pope Saint Gelasius II, also known as Giovanni de Gaeta, was born around 1058 in Gaeta, Italy. He began his religious journey as a Benedictine monk at Monte Cassino, one of the most renowned...

Pope Saint Gregory VII

Feast: May 25

Pope Saint Gregory VII, also known as Hildebrand of Soana, was born around 1020 in Soana, Italy. He received his education in Rome and later became a Benedictine monk. Gregory's aptitude and...

Pope Saint Paschal I

Feast: February 11

Pope Saint Paschal I, also known as Paschal I of Rome, was born in Rome, Italy, and was the son of a man named Bonosus. He received an education at the Lateran Basilica in Rome, which was known as...

Saint Abbo of Fleury

Feast: November 13

Saint Abbo of Fleury, also known as Abbon, Abbone, or Albo, was a Benedictine monk and one of the great scholars of his age. He was born around 945 near Orleans, France. At a young age, he took the...

Saint Adalbert of Casauria

Feast: November 23

Saint Adalbert of Casauria, also known as Adalbert of Cassauria, Adalbert of Monte Caramanico, and Alberto, was a Benedictine monk and a hermit who lived in Cassoria, Abruzzi, Italy. He is believed...

Saint Adalbert of Magdeburg

Feast: June 20

Saint Adalbert of Magdeburg, also known as the Apostle of the Slavs, was born around the year 910 in the Lorraine region. He later became a Benedictine monk at the monastery of Saint Maximin in...

Saint Adelaide of Guelders

Feast: February 5

Saint Adelaide of Guelders, daughter of Count Megingoz of Guelders, entered the Ursuline convent in Cologne, Germany. She became a Benedictine...

Saint Adelina of Mortain

Feast: October 20

Saint Adelina of Mortain, also known as Adeline, was a remarkable figure in Catholic history. Born in the 11th century, she was the grand-daughter of William the Conqueror, the famous Norman king who...

Saint Adelmann of Beauvais

Feast: December 4

Saint Adelmann of Beauvais, also known as Adalmann or Hildeman, was a devout Catholic and a prominent figure in the religious and political landscape of France during the 9th century. Born in the...

Saint Adeloga of Kitzingen

Feast: February 2

Saint Adeloga of Kitzingen, also known as Adela, Adaloja, or Hadeloga, was a Frankish princess who dedicated her life to the service of God. Little is known about her early life, but it is believed...

Saint Ado of Vienne

Feast: December 16

Saint Ado of Vienne, also known as Adon, Adone, and Adonis, was a prominent figure in the French Catholic Church during the 9th century. Born into the aristocratic family of France, Ado received a...

Saint Adrian of Canterbury

Feast: January 9

Saint Adrian of Canterbury, also known as Adrien or Hadrian, was born around 635 in Libya Cyrenaica, North Africa. In the mid-640s, his family was forced to flee to Naples, Italy, ahead of the Arab...

Saint Aganus of Airola

Feast: February 16

Saint Aganus of Airola, also known as Aganus of Campania, was a Benedictine monk and the abbot of Saint Gabriel's monastery in Airola, Campania, Italy. He was born in 1050 and passed away in 1100...

Saint Agatha of Wimborne

Feast: December 12

Saint Agatha of Wimborne was a Benedictine nun at Wimborne Abbey in England during the 8th century. She is notable for being a spiritual student of Saint Lioba of Bischofsheim and for her missionary...

Saint Ageranus of Bèze

Feast: May 21

Saint Ageranus of Bèze, also known as Ayran or Ayrman, was a Benedictine monk who lived during the 9th century. He is recognized as a martyr for his heroic defense of the altar at the monastery of...

Saint Agia of Hainault

Feast: April 18

Saint Agia of Hainault, also known as Agia of Mons, Aia of..., Austregildis of..., Aya of..., and Aye of..., was the wife of Saint Hidulphus of Hainault. She is believed to have been born in the 7th...

Saint Agofredus

Feast: June 21

Saint Agofredus, also known as Agofred, was a revered Catholic saint and a holy cross Benedictine monk who lived during the 8th century in Normandy, France. He is widely recognized for his great...

Saint Agofridus of Lacroix

Feast: August 24

Saint Agofridus of Lacroix, also known as Agofroi, was a prominent Catholic saint and Benedictine monk during the early medieval period. Not much is known about his early life, but he is believed to...

Saint Aigulf

Feast: September 13

Saint Aigulf was a Benedictine monk hailing from Fleury, France. Born around 630 in the city of Blois, Aigulf dedicated his life to the monastic vocation. He played a significant role in the...

Saint Aigulphus of Lérins

Feast: September 3

Saint Aigulphus of Lérins, also known as Aigulphus of Fleury, Aigulf, Aigulfo, Aigolfo, Ayou, Ayoul, or Aygulf, was a Benedictine monk and abbot who lived during the 7th century. Born around 630 in...

Saint Aimo of Savigny

Feast: April 30

St. Aimo of Savigny, also known as Aymon or Hamon, was a Benedictine monk at Savigny, a monastery in Normandy, France. Little is known about his early life, including his birth and family background,...

Saint Alban Bartholomew Roe

Feast: January 21

Saint Alban Bartholomew Roe, O.S.B., was a Benedictine priest and martyr of the English Catholic Reformation. Born in England, he converted to Catholicism and studied at the English College in Douai,...

Saint Alban Roe

Feast: January 21

The crown of martyrdom, often described in the hagiographical tradition as the ultimate seal of discipleship, was bestowed upon a faithful Benedictine priest in the heart of London. This witness of...

Saint Alberic of Utrecht

Feast: November 14

Saint Alberic of Utrecht, also known as "Alberic the Wise," was a distinguished Catholic saint and scholar of the early medieval period. Born in the 8th century, he was the nephew of Saint Gregory of...

Saint Albinus of Büraburg

Feast: October 26

Saint Albinus of Büraburg, also known as Albino, Vitta, Vito, Witta, Wittanus, Wizo, or Wintanus, was a Benedictine monk and missionary who played a significant role in the Christianization of...

Saint Aldegrin of Baume

Feast: June 4

Saint Aldegrin of Baume, also known as Adalgrim, Adalgrin, Adegrin, and Aldegrim, was a 10th-century Catholic saint and Benedictine monk. Born in the early 9th century, little is known about his...

Saint Aldericus of Sens

Feast: October 10

Saint Aldericus of Sens, also known as Aldric or Audri, was a renowned Catholic figure who lived during the 9th century. He was born in 790 in the Gatinais region of France. From an early age,...

Saint Alfanus of Salerno

Feast: October 9

Saint Alfanus of Salerno, also known as Alfanus I or Alfano I, was a prominent figure in the Catholic Church during the 11th century. He was born in Salerno, Italy, in the year 1011. Very little is...

Saint Alfric of Canterbury

Feast: November 16

Saint Alfric of Canterbury, also known as Aelfric or Alfrick, was a Benedictine monk and influential figure in medieval England. Born in the 10th century, he dedicated his life to serving God and the...

Saint Altigianus

Feast: August 23

Saint Altigianus was a Benedictine monk who was martyred by Saracens. Born in an unknown date, Altigianus lived during the Early Medieval period and dedicated his life to the service of God....

Saint Alvitus of León

Feast: September 5

Saint Alvitus of León, also known as Alvitus of Sahagun, was a revered Catholic saint and a prominent figure in the medieval history of León, Spain. Born in unknown year, Alvitus was closely related...

Saint Amarinus of Clermont

Feast: January 25

Saint Amarinus of Clermont, also known as Marinus, was a Benedictine monk and a dear friend of Saint Praejectus of Clermont. He served as an abbot of a monastery in the archdiocese of Clermont,...

Saint Ambrose Barlow

Feast: September 10

Saint Ambrose Barlow , Benedictine priest, martyr of England At London in England, Saint Ambrose Barlow , priest of the Order of Saint Benedict and martyr, who for twenty-four years consolidated the...

Saint Amelberga of Susteren

Feast: November 21

Saint Amelberga of Susteren, also known as Amalburga, Amalia, or Amalberga, was a Benedictine nun and the abbess of Susteren Abbey. She is believed to have lived during the early 9th century and died...

Saint Amicus of Fonte Avellana

Feast: November 3

Saint Amicus of Fonte Avellana, also known as Saint Amicus of Camerino, was born around the year 925 near Camerino, Italy. Born into the Italian nobility, he made the courageous decision to renounce...

Saint Amicus of Rambone

Feast: November 2

Saint Amicus of Rambone, also known as Amico, was born a prince in the 9th century in Monte Milone, which is now modern-day Pollenza, Italy. He was the son of a local ruler and grew up in a...

Saint Amulwinus of Lobbes

Feast: February 7

Saint Amulwinus of Lobbes, also known as Amolovino or Amolvinus, was a Benedictine monk, abbot, and bishop of Lobbes, Belgium, in the 8th century. Born around the year 700, little is known about his...

Saint Anastasius of Suppentonia

Feast: January 11

Saint Anastasius of Suppentonia, also known as Anastasius of Castel Sant'Elia or Anastasius X, was a Benedictine monk and abbot at Suppentonia in the diocese of Nepi, Italy. He lived during the 6th...

Saint Andrew of Strumi

Feast: March 10

Saint Andrew of Strumi, also known as Andrew the Ligurian, was a 12th century Benedictine monk and scholar who played a crucial role in the campaign against simony in Milan, Italy. Born in Parma,...

Saint Ansegisus

Feast: July 20

Saint Ansegisus, also known as Ansegis, was a renowned Benedictine monk and scholar who lived during the 8th and early 9th centuries. Born around 770, he dedicated his life to the religious and...

Saint Ansgar

Feast: February 3

Saint Ansgar, also known as the Apostle of the North, was born in 801 in Amiens, Picardy, France. He hailed from the French nobility and displayed a deep devotion to the Catholic faith from a young...

Saint Ansurius of Orense

Feast: January 26

Saint Ansurius of Orense, also known as Aduri, Adurius, Asurius, or Isauri, was a Benedictine monk and the Bishop of Orense, Galacia, Spain in the year 915. He is also recognized for founding the...

Saint Anthony of Froidemont

Feast: March 9

Saint Anthony of Froidemont, also known as Anthony of Liaroles or Anthony of Luxeuil, was a tenth-century Benedictine monk who lived and served in Luxeuil Abbey. He later chose a life of solitude and...

Saint Anthony of Rome

Feast: January 17

Saint Anthony of Rome, also known as Saint Anthony of Saxony, was a remarkable Benedictine monk and miracle worker from Italy. He dedicated his life to serving God and his community, leaving a...

Saint Antoninus of Sorrento

Feast: February 14

Saint Antoninus of Sorrento, also known as Antoninus of Campagna, Antoninus Cacciottolo, Antoninus the Abbot, and Antonino, was a Benedictine monk who lived during the 9th century. He is revered for...

Saint Antonius of Rocher

Feast: May 4

Saint Antonius of Rocher, also known as Antonius or Anthony of Rocher, was a renowned Saint and sixth-century Benedictine monk. Born in the early 6th century, Antonius became a devoted disciple of...

Saint Appian of Comacchio

Feast: March 4

Saint Appian of Comacchio, also known as Apianus, Appiano, or Appianus, was a Benedictine monk and hermit known for his devout life and missionary efforts in Comacchio, Italy. He was born in the 8th...

Saint Ardanus of Tournus

Feast: February 11

Saint Ardanus of Tournus, also known as Ardagne, Ardagno, Ardagnus, Ardain, Ardaing, and Ardan, was a Benedictine monk and the 13th abbot of the abbey of Saint Philibert at Tournus, in the diocese of...

Saint Arnulf of Novalesa

Feast: October 31

Saint Arnulf of Novalesa was a Benedictine monk who lived in the Novalesa Abbey in Piedmont, Italy, during the 9th century. There is not much information available about his early life, but he became...

Saint Arnulf of Soissons

Feast: August 14

Saint Arnulf of Soissons, also known as Arnoldus, Arnoul, Arnulphus, or Arnolfo, was born in 1040 in Flanders, Belgium. He was a French nobleman who led a distinguished career as a soldier under King...

Saint Arnulph of Gap

Feast: September 19

Saint Arnulph of Gap, also known as Arnoul, Arnulf, Arnulphus, or Arnoux, was a Benedictine monk who later became the Bishop of Gap in France. He was born in Vendome, France, but little is known...

Saint Athelm of Canterbury

Feast: January 8

Saint Athelm of Canterbury, also known as Atheim, Athelhelm, Aethelm, Aethelhelm, and Adelmus, was a prominent figure in the Catholic Church during the 9th and 10th centuries. Born in the early 9th...

Saint Attala of Taormina

Feast: April 3

Saint Attala of Taormina, also known as Attalus of Taormina, was a Benedictine monk and later the abbot of a monastery in Taormina, Sicily. He is believed to have lived in the 9th century, and while...

Saint Attilanus of Zamora

Feast: October 5

Saint Attilanus of Zamora, also known as Atilanus or Attilano, was a Benedictine monk and a prominent figure in the early medieval Church in Spain. He was born around 939 in Tarazona, Spain....

Saint Atto of Oca

Feast: June 1

Saint Atto of Oca, also known as Atto of Ona, was a Benedictine monk and bishop in medieval Spain. He was born in the early 11th century and dedicated his life to the service of God. Little is known...

Saint Atto of Tordino

Feast: November 19

Saint Atto of Tordino, also known as Attone, was a Benedictine monk and the first Abbot of Tordino Abbey near Teramo, Italy. He lived during the 11th century and made significant contributions to the...