Martyr · January 21
St. Meinrad of Einsiedeln
Meinrad of Einsiedeln was a German hermit and is revered as a Catholic and Orthodox saint.
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Martyr · June 20
St. Methodius of Olympus
Methodius of Olympus was an early Christian bishop, ecclesiastical author, and martyr.
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Bishop · December 3
St. Mirocles
Mirocles was Bishop of Milan from before 313 to c. 316.
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Bishop
St. Narcissus of Jerusalem
Narcissus of Jerusalem was an early patriarch of Jerusalem.
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Monastic / Hermit
St. Naum
Naum , also known as Naum of Ohrid or Naum of Preslav , was a medieval Bulgarian writer and missionary among the Slavs, considered one of the Seven Apostles of the First Bulgarian Empire.
Origin uncertain · Birthplace unknown
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Bishop · 6 June
St. Norbert of Xanten
Norbert of Xanten , also known as Norbert Gennep, was a German Catholic bishop who was the Archbishop of Magdeburg, founder of the Premonstratensian order of canons regular, and is venerated as a saint in the Catholic Church.
Origin uncertain · Disputed birthplace
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Bishop · October 17
St. Nothhelm
Nothhelm was a medieval Anglo-Saxon Archbishop of Canterbury.
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Apostle & Disciple · February 15
St. Onesimus
Onesimus was a Christian mentioned in the New Testament.
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Bishop
St. Paulinus of York
Paulinus was a Roman missionary and the first Bishop of York. A member of the Gregorian mission sent in 601 by Pope Gregory I to Christianize the Anglo-Saxons from their native Anglo-Saxon paganism, Paulinus arrived in England by 604 with the second missionary group.
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Religious · 6 May
St. Peter Nolasco
Peter Nolasco, O. de M. was a Catholic nobleman known for founding the Royal and Military Order of Our Lady of Mercy of the Redemption of the Captives with approval by Pope Gregory IX on 17 January 1235.
Origin uncertain · Disputed birthplace
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Monastic or Hermit · January 6
St. Peter of Canterbury
Peter of Canterbury was the first abbot of the monastery later known as Saint Augustine’s Abbey in Canterbury.
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Bishop
St. Philip of Gortyna
Saint Philip of Gortyna was Bishop of Gortyna on Crete.
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