Monastic / Hermit · February 1
St. Brigid of Kildare
Brigid of Kildare or Brigid of Ireland is the patroness saint of Ireland, and one of its three national saints along with Patrick and Columba.
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Priest / Deacon · June 9
St. Columba
Columba or Colmcille was an Irish abbot and missionary credited with spreading Christianity at the start of the Hiberno-Scottish mission in what became Scotland.
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Bishop · August 31
St. Aidan of Lindisfarne
Aidan of Lindisfarne was an Irish monk and missionary credited with converting the Anglo-Saxons to Christianity in Northumbria.
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Monastic / Hermit · January 12
St. Benedict Biscop
Benedict Biscop , also known as Biscop Baducing, was an Anglo-Saxon abbot and founder of Monkwearmouth-Jarrow Priory .
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Martyr · August 5
St. Oswald of Northumbria
Oswald was King of Northumbria from 634 until his death, and is venerated as a saint, of whom there was a particular cult in the Middle Ages.
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Martyr · November 20
St. Edmund the Martyr
Edmund the Martyr was king of East Anglia from about 855 until his death.
United Kingdom · Early origin
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Monastic / Hermit · July 12
St. John Gualbert
Giovanni Gualberto was an Italian Roman Catholic abbot and the founder of the Vallumbrosan Order.
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Monastic / Hermit · November 19
St. Mechthild of Hackeborn
Mechtilde of Hackeborn, OSB, also known as Mechtilde of Helfta , was a Saxon Benedictine nun known for her musical talents and spiritual revelations.
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Monastic / Hermit · October 21
St. Laura Montoya
Laura Montoya, in full María Laura de Jesús Montoya Upegui , religious name Laura of Saint Catherine of Siena, was a Colombian Roman Catholic religious sister and the founder of the Congregation of the Missionary Sisters of the Immaculate Virgin Mary and…
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Monastic / Hermit · July 28
St. Alphonsa of the Immaculate Conception
Alphonsa of the Immaculate Conception , born as Anna Muttathupadathu, was an Indian Catholic nun and educator.
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Monastic / Hermit · August 25
St. Mariam Baouardy
Mariam Baouardy, OCD was a Palestinian Discalced Carmelite nun of the Melkite Greek Catholic Church.
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Monastic / Hermit · June 22
St. Aaron of Aleth
Aaron of Aleth , also called Saint Aihran or Eran in Breton, was a hermit, monk and abbot at a monastery on Cézembre, a small island near Aleth, opposite Saint-Malo in Brittany, France.
Origin uncertain · Disputed origin
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