268 lives of faith. Showing 241–252.
Monastic or Hermit · September 25
Cadoc was a 5th–6th-century abbot of Llancarfan, near Cowbridge in Glamorgan, Wales, a monastery famous from the era of the Celtic church as a centre of learning, where Illtud spent the first period of his religious life under Cadoc's tutelage.
United Kingdom · Present-day geography
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Bishop · May 10
Catald was an Irish monk.
Ireland (historical island) · Historical island
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Monastic or Hermit · August 17
Clare of Montefalco was an Augustinian nun, abbess, and formerly a member of the Third Order of St. Francis.
Italy · Present-day geography
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Bishop · June 6
Claudius of Besançon was a priest, monk, abbot, and bishop.
France · Present-day geography
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Bishop · October 29
Colman mac Duagh was an Irish monk and bishop associated with the founding of the monastery at Kilmacduagh.
Ireland · Present-day geography
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Bishop · September 25
Finbar of Cork was Bishop of Cork and abbot of a monastery in what is now the city of Cork, Ireland.
Ireland · Present-day geography
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Monastic or Hermit · May 30
Isaac of Dalmatia was a Christian monk who is honored as a saint and confessor.
Origin uncertain · Birthplace uncertain
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Monastic or Hermit · May 23
Jeanne-Antide Thouret was a French Catholic nun who founded a branch of the Sisters of Charity.
France · Present-day geography
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Bishop · January 8
Erhard of Regensburg was bishop of Regensburg in the 7th century.
Ireland (historical island) · Historical island
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Monastic or Hermit · August 13
Maximus the Confessor was a Christian monk, theologian, and Neoplatonic scholar.
Origin uncertain · Birthplace uncertain
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Priest or Deacon · December 14
Nimatullah Kassab was a Lebanese monk, priest and scholar of the Maronite Church.
Lebanon · Present-day geography
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Monastic or Hermit · January 10
Pietro I Orseolo was the Doge of Venice from 976 until 978.
Italy · Present-day geography
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