Monastic · May 28
St. William of Gellone
William of Gellone, was the second Duke of Toulouse from 790 until 811. In 804, he founded the abbey of Gellone.
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Monastic · 25 June
St. William of Montevergine
William of Montevergine, or William of Vercelli,, also known as William the Abbot, was a Catholic hermit and the founder of the Congregation of Monte Vergine, or "Williamites ".
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Bishop · 7 November
St. Willibrord
Willibrord was an Anglo-Saxon monk, bishop, and missionary. He became the first Bishop of Utrecht in what is now the Netherlands, dying at Echternach in Luxembourg, and is known as the "Apostle to the Frisians ".
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St. Wulfhilda of Barking
Wulfhilda, also known as Wulfhild and Wulfreda among several other names, was an Anglo-Saxon abbess who is venerated as a saint in the Catholic Church.
United Kingdom · Early origin
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Monastic · 11 October
St. Æthelburh of Barking
Saint Æthelburh or Ethelburga was the founder and first abbess of Barking Abbey and sister of Saint Earconwald, Bishop of London.
United Kingdom · Early origin
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Monastic · 23 June
St. Æthelthryth
Æthelthryth was an East Anglian princess, a Fenland and Northumbrian queen and Abbess of Ely. She is an Anglo-Saxon saint, and is also known as Etheldreda or Audrey, especially in religious contexts.
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Monastic or Hermit · November 13
St. Abbo of Fleury
Abbo of Fleury was a monk and abbot of Fleury Abbey in present-day Saint-Benoît-sur-Loire near Orléans, France.
France · Present-day geography
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Monastic or Hermit · September 23
St. Adomnán
Adomnán was an abbot of Iona Abbey, hagiographer, statesman, canon jurist, and saint.
Ireland · Present-day geography
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Monastic or Hermit · January 12
St. Aelred of Rievaulx
Aelred of Rievaulx was an English Cistercian monk and writer who served as Abbot of Rievaulx from 1147 until his death.
United Kingdom · Present-day geography
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Monastic or Hermit · April 7
St. Aibert
Aibert was a Benedictine monastic and hermit revered for his intense life of prayer, asceticism and devotion to Mary.
Belgium · Present-day geography
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Martyr · April 19
St. Ælfheah of Canterbury
Ælfheah of Canterbury was an Anglo-Saxon Bishop of Winchester, later Archbishop of Canterbury from 1006 to 1012.
United Kingdom · Present-day geography
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Priest or Deacon · October 29
St. Abraham Kidunaia
Abraham Kidunaia was a Syriac Christian hermit and priest.
Turkey · Present-day geography
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