Religious · 21 April
St. Conrad of Parzham
Conrad of Parzham was a German Capuchin lay brother who served for over 40 years in the post of porter of the Capuchin friary in Altötting.
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Saints from Germany
Read the full stories of 31 saints whose birth or early family origins are associated with present-day Germany.
Showing 13–24 of 31. Read each story’s origin note for traditional or disputed accounts.
Martyr · August 5
St. Emygdius
Emygdius was a Christian bishop who is venerated as a martyr.
Germany · Present-day geography
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Martyr · April 24
St. Fidelis of Sigmaringen
Fidelis of Sigmaringen was a Capuchin priest and missionary who was killed in Switzerland in 1622.
Germany · Present-day geography
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Bishop · 23 April
St. Gerard of Toul
Gerard was a German prelate who served as the Bishop of Toul from 963 until his death.
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Monastic
St. Gertrude the Great
Gertrude the Great or Gertrude of Helfta was a German Benedictine nun and mystic who was a member of the Monastery of Helfta.
Germany · Probable birthplace
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Bishop · 5 May
St. Gotthard of Hildesheim
Gotthard, also known as Gothard or Godehard the Bishop, was a German bishop venerated as a saint.
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Lay saint
St. Hedwig of Silesia
Hedwig of Silesia , a member of the Bavarian comital House of Andechs, was Duchess of Silesia from 1201 and of Greater Poland from 1231 as well as High Duchess consort of Poland from 1232 until 1238.
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Lay saint · 13 July
St. Henry II, Holy Roman Emperor
Henry II , also known as Saint Henry, Obl.
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Bishop · March 16
St. Heribert of Cologne
Heribert of Cologne was a German prelate of the Catholic Church who served as the Archbishop of Cologne from 999 until his death.
Germany · Present-day geography
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Priest or Deacon · April 7
St. Hermann Joseph von Steinfeld
Hermann Joseph von Steinfeld was a German Premonstratensian canon regular and mystic.
Germany · Present-day geography
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Doctor of the Church · 17 September
St. Hildegard of Bingen
Hildegard of Bingen , also known as the "Sibyl of the Rhine", was a German Benedictine abbess and polymath, active during the High Middle Ages as a writer, composer, philosopher, mystic, visionary, and as a medical writer and practitioner of the Catholic…
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Religious
St. Maria Crescentia Höss
Maria Crescentia Höss, TOR was a religious sister of the Third Order Regular of St. Francis.
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