Monastic or Hermit · August 19
St. Sebaldus
Sebaldus was an Anglo-Saxon missionary to Germany in the 9th or 10th century.
Origin uncertain · Birthplace uncertain
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Monastic or Hermit · February 1
St. Verdiana
Verdiana was an Italian anchorite who lived in prayer and seclusion at Castelfiorentino.
Italy · Present-day geography
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Monastic or Hermit · January 2
St. Adalard of Corbie
Adalard of Corbie was a Benedictine abbot of Corbie and a relative of Charlemagne.
Belgium · Present-day geography
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Bishop · March 1
St. Albinus of Angers
Albinus of Angers was a French abbot and bishop.
France · Present-day geography
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Monastic or Hermit · July 10
St. Amalberga of Maubeuge
Amalberga of Maubeuge was a Merovingian nun and saint who lived in the 7th century.
Belgium · Present-day geography
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Monastic or Hermit · July 10
St. Amalberga of Temse
Amalberga of Temse was probably a Frisian venerated Christian woman who was likely a Frankish subject from the Ardennes, located in Francia.
Origin uncertain · Traditional account
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Priest or Deacon · April 21
St. Anastasius Sinaita
Anastasius Sinaita was a Greek writer, priest and abbot of Saint Catherine's Monastery on Mount Sinai.
Egypt · Present-day geography
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Bishop · February 9
St. Ansbert of Rouen
Ansbert of Rouen was a Frankish monk, abbot and bishop of Rouen, today regarded as a saint in the Catholic Church and Eastern Orthodox Church.
France · Present-day geography
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Monastic or Hermit · July 5
St. Athanasius the Athonite
Athanasius the Athonite was a Byzantine monk who is considered the founder of the monastic community on the peninsula of Mount Athos, which has since evolved into the greatest centre of Eastern Orthodox monasticism.
Turkey · Present-day geography
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Monastic or Hermit · February 10
St. Austrebertha
Austrebertha was a French nun of the Middle Ages, who took the veil very young, and became a nun at the Port Monastery in the Ponthieu.
France · Present-day geography
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Martyr · April 10
St. Bademus
Bademus was a rich, noble citizen of Bethlapeta in Persia, who founded a monastery nearby.
Persia (historical region) · Historical region
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Monastic or Hermit · February 22
St. Baradates
Baradates was a hermit who lived in the Diocese of Cyrrhus in Syria, and whose bishop, Theodoret, called him "the admirable Baradates."
Syria · Present-day geography
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