Benedictine Saints

Saint Lambert of Lyon

Feast: April 14

Saint Lambert of Lyon, also known as Lambertus or Landebertus, was a prominent figure in the early medieval period. Born in northern France, Lambert was raised in the court of Clotaire III, the...

Saint Lawrence of Canterbury

Feast: February 2

Saint Lawrence of Canterbury, also known as Laurence, was a Benedictine monk who played a significant role in the Christianization of England during the 6th century. Born in the 6th century, much of...

Saint Lebuin of Deventer

Feast: November 12

Saint Lebuin of Deventer, also known as the Apostle of the Frisians, was born in England and educated in a monastery. He later became a Benedictine monk at Ripon, England, where he dedicated himself...

Saint Leo of Cava

Feast: July 12

Saint Leo of Cava, also known as Leo I, was a Benedictine monk who lived in the 11th century. He was born around the year 990 in Lucca, Tuscany, Italy. Little is known about his early life, but he...

Saint Leobald of Fleury

Feast: August 8

Saint Leobald of Fleury, also known as Leodebod, was a Benedictine monk and the founder of Fleury Abbey. He played a significant role in the early establishment and development of this renowned...

Saint Libentius of Hamburg

Feast: January 4

Saint Libentius of Hamburg, also known as Libentius of Bremen, Liäwizo of..., or Libenzio of..., was a Benedictine monk and a prominent figure in the history of the Catholic Church. He was born in...

Saint Lidanus of Sezze

Feast: July 2

Saint Lidanus of Sezze, also known as Lidan or Lidano, was a Benedictine monk and abbot who made significant contributions to the development of the Papal States in Italy during the 11th and 12th...

Saint Lucerius

Feast: December 10

Saint Lucerius, also known as Lucerio, was a devout Benedictine monk who lived during the early medieval period. He was born in Italy and served as a spiritual student under Saint Thomas of Farfa....

Saint Magdalveus of Verdun

Feast: October 5

Saint Magdalveus of Verdun, also known as Madalveus or Mauvé, was a prominent figure in the Christian faith during the 8th century. Born in Verdun, France, he devoted his life to God and became a...

Saint Magnus of Füssen

Feast: September 6

Saint Magnus of Füssen, also known as the Apostle of the Algäu, Maginaldus, Maginold, and Magno, was a priest and a Benedictine. He was born in the 6th century and became a spiritual disciple of...

Saint Majolus of Cluny

Feast: May 11

Saint Majolus of Cluny, also known as Maieul, Maiolo, Maiolus, Majodus, or Mayeul, was born around the year 906 in Avignon, France. He became a renowned Catholic Saint and an influential figure in...

Saint Malchus of Waterford

Feast: April 10

Saint Malchus of Waterford, also known as Saint Malchus of Winchester, was a Benedictine monk at Winchester in England. He is best known as the first bishop of Waterford in Ireland, where he was...

Saint Malcoldia of Asti

Feast: March 16

Saint Malcoldia of Asti was a Benedictine nun and an anchoress who resided in Asti, Italy. She was born in the 11th century and little information is available about her early life. However, her...

Saint Margaret of Amelia

Feast: April 20

Saint Margaret of Amelia, also known as Margarita of Amelia, Margherita of Amelia, or Marguerite of Amelia, was a Benedictine abbess and mystic. She is best known for her devout religious life and...

Saint Marinus of Maurienne

Feast: November 24

Saint Marinus of Maurienne, also known as Marinus of Chandor, was an esteemed Catholic saint and Benedictine monk who resided in Maurienne, a region within Savoy, which is part of modern-day France....

Saint Martin Cid

Feast: October 7

Saint Martin Cid, also known as Martinus Cid or Martinus de Bosco, was a Benedictine Cistercian monk who played a significant role in the history of the Church. He worked closely with the renowned...

Saint Maurontus

Feast: January 9

St. Maurontus, also known as Maurentius, Maurontius, Mauronto, Mauruntius, and Mavrontus, was a Benedictine monk and abbot who is known for founding the Saint-Florent-le-Vieil abbey in Anjou, France....

Saint Maurus

Feast: January 15

Saint Maurus, also known as Mauro, was born in 512 in Rome, Italy, to the noble family of Equitius, a senator, and Giulia. From a young age, he exhibited a strong inclination towards spirituality and...

Saint Maurus of Cesena

Feast: November 21

Saint Maurus of Cesena, also known as Maur or Mauro, was born in Rome, Italy. He was the nephew of Pope John IX, which likely influenced his early exposure to the Catholic faith. Eventually, Saint...

Saint Medrald

Feast: February 23

Saint Medrald, also known as Merald, Merault, Meraut, Meraldo, and Medraldo, was a Benedictine monk who lived in Saint-Evroult, Ouche, France during the mid-9th century. He later became the esteemed...

Saint Megingaud of Würzburg

Feast: March 16

Saint Megingaud of Würzburg, also known as Megingaud of Wérzburg, Megingoz, Mengold, or Megingaudus, was a renowned Catholic saint and scholar of the Benedictine order. He was born in 710 in...

Saint Meinrad of Einsiedeln

Feast: January 21

Saint Meinrad of Einsiedeln, also known as Meinrad of Reichenau, was born in Solgen, Swabia (Sülichgau near Wurtemberg), in Germany. Although there is no certain evidence, it is believed that he may...

Saint Merewenna

Feast: May 13

Saint Merewenna, also known as Merwenna or Merwinna, was a Benedictine nun and the first abbess of the Rumsey convent in Hampshire, England. She was born in the 10th century, but the exact date of...

Saint Merulus of Rome

Feast: January 17

Saint Merulus of Rome, also known as Saint Merolo, was a revered Benedictine monk and miracle worker who lived in the 6th century. Not much is known about his early years or his family background,...

Saint Milburga

Feast: February 23

Saint Milburga of Wenlock (c. 650–715) was a revered Benedictine abbess and miracle worker, born in Mercia to King Merewalh and Saint Ermenburga, sister of Saints Mildred and Mildgytha. Following a...

Saint Mildred of Thanet

Feast: July 13

Saint Mildred of Thanet (c. 650–c. 720), daughter of Merewalh, King of Mercia, and Saint Ermenburga of Thanet, was a revered Benedictine nun and abbess whose life embodied profound devotion and...

Saint Moderan of Rennes

Feast: October 22

Saint Moderan of Rennes, also known as Moderan of Berceto, Moderamnus, Moderanno, Moderano, Modran, and Moran, was a Benedictine monk and the Bishop of Rennes, France in the early 8th century. Born...

Saint Modesta of Trier

Feast: November 4

Saint Modesta of Trier, also known as Modesta of Ohren, was a Benedictine nun and the first abbess of the convent of Oehren in Trier, Germany. Born in the 7th century, she was the niece of Saint...

Saint Modestus of Carinthia

Feast: February 5

Saint Modestus of Carinthia, also known as Modestus of Salzburg, was a Benedictine monk and influential bishop during the early medieval period. He was born in the 7th century in the region of...

Saint Mummolus of Fleury

Feast: August 8

Saint Mummolus of Fleury, also known as Mummolo, Mommolus, Mommolenus, or Munmolo, was a Benedictine monk and abbot at Fleury Abbey. He is venerated as a saint in the Catholic Church. While not much...

Saint Nidger of Augsburg

Feast: April 15

Saint Nidger, also known as Nidgar of Augsburg or Nitgar of Augsburg, was a prominent figure in the Catholic Church during the 9th century. He is revered as an Abbot of Ottobeuren in Bavaria,...

Saint Nithard

Feast: February 4

Saint Nithard was a Benedictine monk at New Corbie Abbey in Saxony (modern Germany) during the 9th century. He is best known for his work alongside Saint Ansgar in preaching Christianity to pagans in...

Saint Nonnosus of Monte Soratte

Feast: September 2

Saint Nonnosus of Monte Soratte, also known as Nonossus or Nonnoso, was a Benedictine monk and later the prior and abbot of the San Silvestre monastery on Monte Soratte, north of Rome, Italy. He was...

Saint Notburga of Cologne

Feast: October 31

Saint Notburga of Cologne, also known as Notburga of Rheinberg, is a revered figure in Catholic history. She was a Benedictine nun at the convent of Saint Mary in Cologne, Germany. Unfortunately,...

Saint Numerian of Treves

Feast: July 5

Saint Numerian of Treves, also known as Memorian or Memoriae, was a prominent Catholic saint and bishop of Trier. Born in Treves (modern-day Trier, Germany), Numerian was the son of a wealthy...

Saint Odilo

Feast: October 15

Saint Odilo, also known as Odilon or Saint Odon, was a prominent figure in the Catholic Church during the 10th century. Born in the mid-900s, exact dates are not known, in the region of Lorraine,...

Saint Odo of Massay

Feast: June 7

Saint Odo of Massay, also known as Odo of Louverné, was a Benedictine monk and abbot who lived during the 10th century. Born around the year 911, little is known about his early life and family...

Saint Odo The Good

Feast: July 4

Saint Odo The Good, also known as Odo of Canterbury, Odo the Severe, and Oda, was born around 870 in East Anglia, England. His parents were pagan Danish nobility who had settled in East Anglia as...

Saint Offa of Benevento

Feast: December 31

Saint Offa of Benevento, also known as Offa of Saint Peter's, was a renowned Benedictine nun and abbess at Saint Peter's convent in Benevento, Italy. While there is limited information available...

Saint Oliver of Ancona

Feast: February 3

Saint Oliver of Ancona, also known as Oliver of Pontonuovo, Liberius, Oliverius, or Oliverus, was a Benedictine monk revered for his piety and devotion to his religious obligations. Born in Italy,...

Saint Omer

Feast: September 9

Saint Omer, also known as Audomaro or Audomarus, was born in 595 near Constance, France. After the death of his parents, he entered the Benedictine monastery at Luxeuil, France in 617 under the...

Saint Onorato of Subiaco

Feast: May 23

Saint Onorato of Subiaco, also known as Honoratus or Honore, was a Benedictine monk who lived in the early 6th century. He is renowned for his role as an abbot at Subiaco in Italy, where he led a...

Saint Opportuna of Montreuil

Feast: April 22

Saint Opportuna of Montreuil, also known as Opportune, was an esteemed Catholic saint and Benedictine nun, born at the castle of Exmes in Argentan, Normandy, France. She was the sister of Saint...

Saint Osmanna

Feast: September 9

Saint Osmanna, also known as Argariarga and Osanna, was born to an illustrious family in Ireland. She lived during the 7th century and dedicated her life to serving God as a Benedictine nun. Known...

Saint Oswald of Worcester

Feast: February 28

Saint Oswald of Worcester, also known as Saint Oswald of York, was born to Danish parents who had migrated to England before his birth. He was raised and educated by his uncle, Saint Odo the Good,...

Saint Paldo

Feast: January 11

Saint Paldo, also known as Saint Paulus or Saint Paul of Farfa, was a Benedictine monk and the first abbot of the monastery of San Vincenzo on the Voltorno River in Sabina, Italy. According to...

Saint Paschasius Radbertus

Feast: April 26

Saint Paschasius Radbertus, also known as Radbertus or Paschasius Radbert, was a Catholic Saint whose background remains a mystery. He was discovered as a foundling on the steps of Notre Dame of...

Saint Pedro De Osma

Feast: August 2

Saint Pedro De Osma, also known as Pedro of Bourges, was a Benedictine monk who played a significant role in the establishment of the Cluniac reform in Castile, Spain. Born in Bourges, France, Pedro...

Saint Peter Martinez

Feast: September 10

Saint Peter Martinez, also known as Peter of Mozonzo or Pedro de Mozonzo, was a notable figure in the Catholic Church, particularly in Spain, during the 10th century. Born in Galicia, Spain, around...

Saint Peter of Canterbury

Feast: January 6

Saint Peter of Canterbury, also known as Peter of Rome, was a Benedictine monk who played a significant role in the conversion of England to Christianity during the early medieval period. Born in...

Saint Peter of Pappacarbone

Feast: March 4

Saint Peter of Pappacarbone, also known as Peter of Cava, Peter of La Cava, or Peter I of Cava, was born into the noble family of Salerno in Italy. He was a relative of another renowned saint, Saint...

Saint Peter of Tarentaise

Feast: September 14

Saint Peter of Tarentaise, also known as Pierre de Tarentaise, was born in 1102 in Saint-Maurice-l’Exil, France. At the age of 20, he entered the Benedictine Cistercians at Bonneveaux, France,...

Saint Peter The Deacon

Feast: March 12

Saint Peter the Deacon, also known as Peter Levita, was a significant figure in the early history of the Catholic Church. Born in the 6th century, not much is known about his early life or exact date...

Saint Petronax of Monte Cassino

Feast: May 6

Saint Petronax of Monte Cassino, also known as Petronax of Brescia, was a Benedictine monk who played a vital role in the restoration and revitalization of the monastery at Monte Cassino, Italy. He...

Saint Pietro of Anagni

Feast: August 3

Saint Pietro of Anagni, also known as Peter of Anagni, was born around 1033 in Salerno, Italy, into a noble family associated with the princes of Lombardy. He entered the Benedictine order and became...

Saint Placid of Autun

Feast: May 7

Saint Placid of Autun, also known as Placidus or Plait, was a Benedictine monk and abbot in the basilica of Saint Symphorian at Autun, France. He is believed to have lived during the 7th century and...

Saint Plechelm of Guelderland

Feast: July 15

Saint Plechelm of Guelderland, also known as Plechelm of Utrecht, Plechelmo, and Plechelmus, was an Anglo-Saxon Benedictine monk, priest, and regional missionary bishop. He is revered as the Apostle...

Saint Porcarius of Lérins

Feast: August 12

Saint Porcarius of Lérins, also known as Porcario, was a Benedictine monk and the abbot of Lérins, a renowned house of 500 monks located in Lérins, France. He is believed to have lived during the 8th...

Saint priests

Feast: February 27

Together with her, the blessed priests and martyrs Mark Barkworth (Lambert) , of the Order of Saint Benedict , and Roger Filcock (Nayler) , of the Society of Jesus also suffered, torn to pieces by...

Saint Rachildis of Saintgall

Feast: November 23

Saint Rachildis of Saintgall, also known as Richildis, was a Benedictine anchoress who lived a life of solitude and prayer walled up in a cell near Saint Wiborada, under obedience to the abbot of...

Saint Regimbald of Speyer

Feast: October 13

Saint Regimbald of Speyer, also known as Regimbaut, Regimbeau, Reginbald, Reginbaldus, Reginbold, and Reginhard, was a Benedictine monk and bishop of Speyer. He was born in the early 11th century and...

Saint Regulus of Rheims

Feast: September 3

Saint Regulus of Rheims, also known as Reol, Reolus, or Rieul, was a significant figure in the Catholic Church during the early medieval period. Born in the late 7th century, he dedicated his life to...

Saint Reinhold of Cologne

Feast: January 7

Saint Reinhold of Cologne, also known as Reinhold of Koln, Reinhold of Dortmund, Rainald of..., Reinold of..., Reinout of..., Reynold of..., Rinaldo of..., and Rinold of..., was a relative of...

Saint Rembert of Hamburg

Feast: June 11

Saint Rembert of Hamburg, also known as Remberto, Rembertus, or Rimbert, was a Catholic saint and a prominent figure in the history of Christianity in Scandinavia and the Slavic lands. Born near...

Saint Richimir

Feast: January 17

Saint Richimir, also known as Richimirus or Rigomer, was a Benedictine monk and the founder of the Benedictine monastery now known as Saint-Rigomer-des-Bois in the Loire Valley of France. He served...

Saint Rigobert of Rheims

Feast: January 4

Saint Rigobert of Rheims, also known as Gobert, Rigobertus, or Robert, was a renowned Benedictine monk, abbot, and archbishop of Rheims, France. Born in the 7th century, the exact year of his birth...

Saint Robert of Molesme

Feast: April 17

Saint Robert of Molesme, also known as Robert of Cîteaux, was born in 1027 near Troyes, Champagne, in modern-day France. He hails from a noble French family and dedicated himself early on to a life...

Saint Robert of Newminster

Feast: June 7

Saint Robert of Newminster, also known as Robert of Morpeth, was born around the year 1100 in Gargrave, a village in the Craven district of Yorkshire county, England. Little is known about his early...

Saint Rodron of Bèze

Feast: May 21

Saint Rodron of Bèze, also known as Rodron of Beze, was a beloved Benedictine monk who lived in the 9th century. Not much is known about his early life or background, but his name has gone down in...

Saint Romuald

Feast: June 19

Saint Romuald, also known as Romualdo, was an Italian nobleman who led a tumultuous youth. Born around 951 in Ravenna, Italy, he witnessed a tragic event as a young man when his father killed another...

Saint Roswinda

Feast: December 13

Saint Roswinda was a renowned figure in the Catholic Church. Born in the 8th century, she was the sister of another esteemed saint, Saint Ottilia. Roswinda dedicated her life to serving God and His...

Saint Rupert of Salzburg

Feast: March 27

Saint Rupert of Salzburg, also known as Rupert of Worms, was born in France, though the exact date and place of his birth are unknown. He was a relative of Saint Ermentrude and belonged to the...

Saint Sabinus of The Lavedan

Feast: October 9

Saint Sabinus of the Lavedan, also known as Sabino or Savin, was a remarkable Catholic saint who dedicated his life to spreading the teachings of Christianity in the Lavedan region of the Pyrenees in...

Saint Saethryth

Feast: January 10

Saint Saethryth, also known as Sethrida, Séthride, Sethryda, or Setrida, was born as the step-daughter of the king of the Angles in early medieval England. She was the cherished half-sister of two...

Saint Sedna of Ossory

Feast: March 10

Saint Sedna of Ossory was a Benedictine monk, abbot, and bishop of Ossory in Ireland during the 6th century. Little is known about his early life and background, but he is revered as a saint in the...

Saint Severinus of Tivoli

Feast: November 1

Saint Severinus of Tivoli, also known as Severinus of Tivoli, was a Benedictine monk and hermit who lived in Tivoli, Italy during the 6th and 7th centuries. While little information is available...

Saint Sifrard of Bèze

Feast: May 21

Saint Sifrard of Bèze was a Benedictine monk who died defending the altar at the Bèze Abbey in Côte-d’Or, France against Norman invaders. Born in an unknown date, Sifrard dedicated his life to...

Saint Sigfrid of Wearmouth

Feast: August 22

Saint Sigfrid of Wearmouth was a Benedictine monk and spiritual student of Saint Benedict Biscop. He is recognized as one of the early English Biblical scholars and made significant contributions to...

Saint Silvestro Guzzolini

Feast: November 26

Saint Silvestro Guzzolini , abbot, founder of the Sylvestrine Congregation of the Benedictine Order Near Fabriano in the Marches, Saint Silvestro Guzzolini , abbot, who, having become aware of the...

Saint Simon de Valois de Vexin

Feast: September 30

Margaret of Valois, born on May 14, 1553, and died on March 27, 1615, was Queen of Navarre from 1572 to 1599 and Queen of France as the consort of Henry IV from 1589 to 1599. She was a daughter of...

Saint Simplicius of Monte Cassino

Feast: March 29

Saint Simplicius of Monte Cassino, also known as Simplicius of Rome, was a Benedictine monk and the third abbot of Monte Cassino. He was a spiritual student of Saint Benedict of Nursia and played a...

Saint Sperandea

Feast: September 11

Saint Sperandea, also known as Sperandia, was a relative of Saint Ubaldus Baldassini, a prominent figure in Catholicism during the 12th century. She was born and lived in Cingoli, a town located in...

Saint Stephen Harding

Feast: March 28

Saint Stephen Harding, also known as Stephen of Citeaux, Esteban, Etienne, Stefano, or Stevan, was born around 1060 in Meriot, Sherborne, England. He hailed from the English nobility but had a...

Saint Stephen of Burgos

Feast: August 9

Saint Stephen of Burgos, also known as Stephen of Córdoba, was a ninth-century Benedictine monk and renowned Abbot in Burgos, Spain. He lived during a tumultuous period of the Christian-Muslim...

Saint Stephen of Cardeña

Feast: August 6

Saint Stephen of Cardeña, also known as Stephen of Cardeña, was a prominent monk and abbot of the Castilian monastery of Cardeña in the archdiocese of Burgos, Spain. He was born in the 9th century...

Saint Taso

Feast: January 11

Saint Taso, also known as Saint Thasis, was a devout Benedictine monk at Farfa, Sabina, Italy. From what our understanding of historical documents tells us, he was the brother of Saint Paldo and...

Saint Tato

Feast: January 11

Saint Tato, also known as Saint Tato of Farfa, was a Benedictine monk and the brother of Saint Paldo and Saint Taso. He was born in Benevento, Italy, and dedicated his life to serving God and the...

Saint Thecla of Kitzingen

Feast: October 15

Saint Thecla of Kitzingen, also known as Thecla of England, Tecla, or Heilga, was a remarkable Benedictine nun, missionary, and abbess. She was born in England and dedicated her life to serving God...

Saint Theodoric of Orleans

Feast: January 27

Saint Theodoric of Orleans, also known as Theodoric II or Teodorico, was a prominent figure in the Catholic Church during the 11th century. He was a Benedictine monk, royal counselor, Bishop of...

Saint Theodulphus of Lobbes

Feast: June 24

Saint Theodulphus of Lobbes, also known as Teodolfo or Thiou, was a Benedictine monk, abbot, and bishop who lived in the 8th century. He is venerated as a Catholic saint and was a significant figure...

Saint Theofrid of Corbie

Feast: January 26

Saint Theofrid of Corbie, also known as Theofroy, was a prominent figure in the early medieval Church. Born in an undisclosed year, he dedicated his life to God and became a Benedictine monk at the...

Saint Theoger

Feast: April 29

Saint Theoger, also known as Saint Theoger of Hirsau, was a Benedictine monk and a leading supporter of the monastic reform at Hirsau Abbey and the Cluniac reform in general. He was the abbot of...

Saint Theophilus of Bulgaria

Feast: October 2

Saint Theophilus of Bulgaria, also known as Theophilus of Constantinople, was a devout Benedictine monk who lived in Asia Minor during the eighth century. He is remembered for his unwavering faith...

Saint Thiento of Wessobrunn

Feast: April 3

Saint Thiento, also known as Tientone, was a Benedictine monk and the Abbot of Saints Peter and Paul abbey at Wessobrunn in Bavaria, Germany. Although not much is known about his early life, his...

Saint Thomas Aquinas

Feast: January 28

Saint Thomas Aquinas, also known as Thomas Aquino, Thomas of Aquino, Angel of the Schools, Angelic Doctor, Doctor Angelicus, Doctor Communis, Great Synthesizer, The Dumb Ox, The Universal Teacher,...

Saint Thomas of Farfa

Feast: December 10

Saint Thomas of Farfa, also known as Thomas of Maurienne, was a Benedictine monk and a significant figure in the history of the Farfa Abbey in Italy. Born in Maurienne, Savoy, France, his exact...

Saint Tibba of Castor

Feast: March 6

Saint Tibba of Castor was a Benedictine nun at Dormancaster Abbey in Northamptonshire, England. She was related to Saint Kyneswide and Saint Kyneburga, two prominent figures in the early Christian...

Saint Tortgith of Barking

Feast: January 26

Saint Tortgith of Barking, also known as Theoregitha, Theorogitha, Thordgith, Thorgyth, and Torctgyd, was a Benedictine nun at the Abbey of Barking, England. She was born around the year 700 and...

Saint Trudo of Hesbaye

Feast: November 23

Saint Trudo of Hesbaye, also known as the Apostle of Hasbein, was born in the 7th century in the region of Hasbein (Hasbeye), located in the Brabant province of modern-day Belgium. He belonged to a...

Saint Tutilo of Saint Gall

Feast: March 28

Saint Tutilo of Saint Gall, also known as Tutilo von Gallen, Tutilo of Gall, Tuathal, Tuotilo, and Tutilóne, was a renowned medieval figure and a significant contributor to various art forms. Born...