Monastic or Hermit · March 6
St. Baldred of Tyninghame
Baldred of Tyninghame was a Northumbrian hermit and abbot, resident in East Lothian during the 8th century.
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Martyr · December 4
St. Barbara
Barbara is venerated as an early Christian martyr, whose life is known through later legends rather than secure historical records.
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Martyr · May 22
St. Basiliscus of Comana
Basiliscus of Comana was a Greek martyr.
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Monastic or Hermit · November 10
St. Baudolino
Baudolino was a hermit who lived at the time of the Lombard king Liutprand in Forum Fulvii, a locality on the lower reaches of the river Tanaro in north-west Italy.
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Monastic or Hermit · February 19
St. Beatus of Liébana
Beatus of Liébana was a monk, theologian, and author of the Commentary on the Apocalypse, mostly a compendium of previous authorities' views on the biblical Book of Revelation or Apocalypse of John.
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Bishop · November 9
St. Benignus of Armagh
Benignus was an Irish bishop and a disciple of Patrick, associated with the early church at Armagh.
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Bishop · January 9
St. Berhtwald
Berhtwald was the ninth Archbishop of Canterbury in England.
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Bishop · 12 March
St. Bernard of Carinola
Bernard of Carinola, also known as Bernard of Capua, was Bishop of Carinola.
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Monastic · May 28
St. Bernard of Menthon
Saint Bernard of Menthon or Bernard of Aosta or Saint Bernard of Montjoux was a Catholic priest and founder of the Great St Bernard Hospice, as well as its associated Canons Regular of the Hospitaller Congregation of Great Saint Bernard.
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Lay Saint · May 15
St. Bertha of Bingen
Bertha of Bingen was the mother of Rupert of Bingen.
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Bishop · August 26
St. Bregowine
Bregowine was a medieval Archbishop of Canterbury.
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Monastic or Hermit · November 29
St. Brendan of Birr
Brendan of Birr was one of the early Irish monastic saints.
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