Medieval

The 13th century

50 saints, in the order they died
Bl. Diego of Osma
1150 — 1207

Bl. Diego of Osma

Bishop of Osma — Dominic's First Companion in the Mission
Cathedral of El Burgo de Osma, Spain
0 miracles · 1 relics→
St. John of Matha
1160 — 1213

St. John of Matha

Founder of the Trinitarian Order — Redeemer of Captives
Cerfroid Abbey, Picardy (Trinitarian motherhouse), France
1 miracles · 1 relics→
Bl. Marie of Oignies
1177 — 1213

Bl. Marie of Oignies

Mother of the Beguines — The Mystic of the Sambre
Oignies-sur-Sambre (priory destroyed at French Revolution), Belgium
1 miracles · 1 relics→
Bl. Reginald of Orléans
1183 — 1220

Bl. Reginald of Orléans

early Dominican; recipient of the vision of the Blessed Virgin bestowing the Dominican scapular
Convent of Saint-Jacques, Paris — the Dominican convent (destroyed in the French Revolution), site now marked in the current Latin Quarter of Paris (rue Saint-Jacques), France
2 miracles · 1 relics→
Sts. Berard of Carbio and Companions (Franciscan Protomartyrs of Morocco)
1180 — 1220

Sts. Berard of Carbio and Companions (Franciscan Protomartyrs of Morocco)

first Franciscan martyrs (1220); protomartyrs of the Franciscan Order
Church of Santa Croce, Coimbra, Portugal — the royal Portuguese basilica that received the relics of the five protomartyrs and that led to the conversion of Fernando Martins de Bulhões (the future St. Anthony of Padua) to the Franciscan Order, Portugal
2 miracles · 1 relics→
St. Dominic de Guzmán
1170 — 1221

St. Dominic de Guzmán

Founder of the Order of Preachers (Dominicans) — Apostle of the Word
Basilica of San Domenico, Bologna, Italy
2 miracles · 2 relics→
St. Christina the Astonishing
1150 — 1224

St. Christina the Astonishing

Christina Mirabilis — The Lévitating Penitent of Sint-Truiden
St. Catherine's Church, Sint-Truiden, Brabant, Belgium
2 miracles · 1 relics→
St. Francis of Assisi
1181 — 1226

St. Francis of Assisi

Il Poverello — Patron of Italy, of animals, and of ecology
Basilica of St. Francis, Italy
4 miracles · 3 relics→
St. Anthony of Padua
1195 — 1231✠ Doctor

St. Anthony of Padua

Doctor of the Church — Patron of lost things
Basilica of St. Anthony, Padua, Italy
5 miracles · 3 relics→
St. Elizabeth of Hungary
1207 — 1231

St. Elizabeth of Hungary

Princess and Franciscan tertiary — patron of charity
Elisabethkirche, Marburg, Germany
4 miracles · 2 relics→
St. Sabbas (Sava) of Serbia
1174 — 1235

St. Sabbas (Sava) of Serbia

First Archbishop of Serbia (1219–1235); father of the Serbian Catholic-Orthodox national church; patron of Serbia
Monastery of Mileševa, Serbia — his principal shrine (his relics translated to Mileševa 1237); UNESCO area; the famous Church of St. Sava (Hram Svetog Save) in Belgrade — the largest Orthodox church in the Balkans, built 1935–2004 in commemoration of the 1595 Ottoman burning of the saint's relics at Vračar Hill in Belgrade, Serbia
2 miracles · 1 relics→
Bl. Diana d'Andalò
1201 — 1236

Bl. Diana d'Andalò

foundress of the Dominican Monastery of Sant'Agnese, Bologna; correspondent of Bl. Jordan of Saxony
Basilica of San Domenico, Bologna, Italy — the shrine of St. Dominic himself; near the site of the Sant'Agnese Monastery (destroyed in the 19th century), where Bl. Diana spent her monastic life, Italy
2 miracles · 1 relics→
Bl. Jordan of Saxony
1190 — 1237

Bl. Jordan of Saxony

Second Master of the Order of Preachers (1222–1237); institutional consolidator of the Dominican Order
Convent of Saint-Jacques, Paris — the Dominican convent (destroyed in the French Revolution) where Jordan spent much of his Master-of-the-Order tenure; current Dominican mother-house at Santa Sabina, Rome, Italy
2 miracles · 1 relics→
St. Edmund of Abingdon
1175 — 1240

St. Edmund of Abingdon

Archbishop of Canterbury — Master of the Schools of Oxford and Paris
Pontigny Abbey, Burgundy, France
1 miracles · 1 relics→
St. Raymond Nonnatus
1204 — 1240

St. Raymond Nonnatus

Mercedarian Cardinal — Patron of Childbirth and the Falsely Accused
Sanctuary of San Ramón Nonato, Sant Ramon, Catalonia, Spain
1 miracles · 1 relics→
St. Hedwig of Silesia
1174 — 1243

St. Hedwig of Silesia

Duchess of Silesia — Mother of Polish-German Catholicism
Basilica of St. Hedwig, Trzebnica, Poland
2 miracles · 1 relics→
St. Lutgardis of Aywières
1182 — 1246

St. Lutgardis of Aywières

Cistercian Mystic — Visionary of the Sacred Heart Before the Letter
Aywières Abbey site, Walloon Brabant (suppressed at French Revolution), Belgium
1 miracles · 1 relics→
Bl. Hadewijch of Antwerp
1200 — 1248

Bl. Hadewijch of Antwerp

Brabantine Beguine mystic-poet; vernacular Middle Dutch women's mystical writer
Bijloke Museum & Antwerp Beguinage, Antwerp, Belgium — associated with the medieval Antwerp Beguine tradition of Hadewijch; Antwerp Beguinage in continuous use (now UNESCO World Heritage Site — 'Flemish Béguinages', inscribed 1998), Belgium
2 miracles · 1 relics→
St. Peter of Verona
1205 — 1252

St. Peter of Verona

Peter Martyr — The First Dominican Martyr
Basilica of Sant'Eustorgio, Milan, Italy
1 miracles · 1 relics→
St. Ferdinand III of Castile
1199 — 1252

St. Ferdinand III of Castile

King of Castile and León — Liberator of Córdoba and Seville
Cathedral of Seville, Spain
1 miracles · 1 relics→
St. Zdislava of Lemberk
1220 — 1252

St. Zdislava of Lemberk

Bohemian noble laywoman; Dominican Tertiary; patron of families and Bohemian Catholic-Czech tradition
Basilica of St. Lawrence and St. Zdislava, Jablonné v Podještědí, Czech Republic — the basilica built over her tomb (rebuilt in baroque style 1699–1729); pilgrim destination of the Bohemian Catholic-Czech tradition, Czech Republic
2 miracles · 1 relics→
St. Clare of Assisi
1194 — 1253

St. Clare of Assisi

Foundress of the Poor Clares — The 'Little Plant' of St. Francis
Basilica of Santa Chiara, Assisi, Italy
2 miracles · 1 relics→
St. Agnes of Assisi
1197 — 1253

St. Agnes of Assisi

Sister of Clare — Foundress of Poor Clare Communities in Florence and Beyond
Basilica of Santa Chiara, Assisi, Italy
1 miracles · 1 relics→
St. Richard of Chichester
1197 — 1253

St. Richard of Chichester

Bishop of Chichester 1245–1253; English Catholic reformer; subject of the beloved 'Day by Day' prayer
Chichester Cathedral, West Sussex, England — his episcopal cathedral; shrine destroyed in the 1538 Reformation dissolution; modern shrine restored 1930, United Kingdom
2 miracles · 1 relics→
St. Peter Nolasco
1189 — 1256

St. Peter Nolasco

Founder of the Mercedarian Order — Ransomer of Captives
Basilica of Our Lady of Mercy, Barcelona, Spain
1 miracles · 1 relics→
St. Hyacinth of Poland
1185 — 1257

St. Hyacinth of Poland

Apostle of the North — The Polish Dominican
Basilica of the Holy Trinity (Dominican), Kraków, Poland
1 miracles · 1 relics→
St. Juliana of Liège
1192 — 1258

St. Juliana of Liège

Foundress of the Feast of Corpus Christi
Cornillon convent (Mont-Cornillon), Liège — now destroyed, Belgium
1 miracles · 1 relics→
St. Sadoc and Companions (Dominican Martyrs of Sandomierz)
1200 — 1260

St. Sadoc and Companions (Dominican Martyrs of Sandomierz)

Polish Dominican martyrs (1260); Mongol-invasion protomartyrs of the Polish Dominican Province
Church of St. Jacob (Kościół św. Jakuba), Sandomierz, Poland — the site of the massacre; shrine of the 49 martyrs of Sandomierz; in continuous Catholic Dominican use to the present day, Poland
2 miracles · 1 relics→
St. Alexander Nevsky
1221 — 1263

St. Alexander Nevsky

Grand Prince of Vladimir 1252–1263; Russian Catholic-Orthodox national hero; Battle of the Ice victor (1242)
Alexander Nevsky Lavra, Saint Petersburg, Russia — his relics translated 1724 by Emperor Peter the Great from Vladimir to the new Russian imperial capital; UNESCO area, Russia
2 miracles · 1 relics→
Bl. Beatrice of Nazareth
1200 — 1268

Bl. Beatrice of Nazareth

Cistercian Mystic — Author of the First Dutch Mystical Treatise
Site of Nazareth Abbey, Lier, Antwerp province, Belgium
0 miracles · 1 relics→
Bl. Salomea of Poland
1211 — 1268

Bl. Salomea of Poland

Polish princess-queen; Poor Clare abbess; royal Franciscan-Poor-Clare Polish tradition
Poor Clare Monastery of the Holy Trinity, Kraków, Poland — her relics translated there; principal Polish Catholic Poor Clare pilgrim destination, Poland
1 miracles · 1 relics→
St. Margaret of Hungary
1242 — 1270

St. Margaret of Hungary

Dominican princess of Margaret Island
Ruins of the Dominican Convent, Margaret Island, Budapest, Hungary
3 miracles · 2 relics→
St. Louis IX of France
1214 — 1270

St. Louis IX of France

King of France — Crusader and Builder of the Sainte-Chapelle
Basilica of Saint-Denis, Île-de-France, France
2 miracles · 1 relics→
Bl. Isabelle of France
1225 — 1270

Bl. Isabelle of France

sister of St. Louis IX of France; foundress of the Longchamp Abbey; Franciscan-royal French tradition
Abbaye de Longchamp, Bois de Boulogne, Paris — her personal foundation (destroyed in the French Revolution, site now the Longchamp Racecourse in the Bois de Boulogne), France
2 miracles · 1 relics→
St. Thomas Aquinas
1225 — 1274✠ Doctor

St. Thomas Aquinas

Doctor Angelicus — the Angelic Doctor
Church of the Jacobins, Toulouse, France
4 miracles · 3 relics→
St. Bonaventure
1221 — 1274✠ Doctor

St. Bonaventure

Doctor Seraphicus — the Seraphic Doctor
Parish church of San Nicola, Bagnoregio, Italy
2 miracles · 1 relics→
St. Raymond of Penyafort
1175 — 1275

St. Raymond of Penyafort

Master General of the Dominicans — Father of Canon Law
Cathedral of Barcelona, Spain
1 miracles · 1 relics→
Bl. Pope Innocent V
1225 — 1276

Bl. Pope Innocent V

185th Pope (January 21 – June 22, 1276); first Dominican pope; co-worker of St. Thomas Aquinas
Basilica of St. John Lateran, Rome — his episcopal cathedral; tomb in the cathedral, Italy
2 miracles · 1 relics→
Bl. Pope Gregory X
1210 — 1276

Bl. Pope Gregory X

184th Pope (1271–1276); convener of the Second Council of Lyon (1274); institutor of the papal conclave
Cathedral of Arezzo, Tuscany, Italy — his tomb; the late-Gothic cathedral of Arezzo, preserving the Gregory X tomb-monument, Italy
2 miracles · 1 relics→
St. Albert the Great (Albertus Magnus)
1200 — 1280✠ Doctor

St. Albert the Great (Albertus Magnus)

Doctor Universalis — the Universal Doctor
St. Andrew's Church (St. Andreas), Cologne, Germany
2 miracles · 1 relics→
Bl. Mechtilde of Magdeburg
1207 — 1282

Bl. Mechtilde of Magdeburg

Beguine Mystic — Author of 'The Flowing Light of the Godhead'
Helfta Abbey, near Eisleben, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany
0 miracles · 1 relics→
St. Thomas of Hereford (Thomas de Cantilupe)
1218 — 1282

St. Thomas of Hereford (Thomas de Cantilupe)

Bishop of Hereford 1275–1282; Chancellor of England (1265–1266, 1272); last pre-Reformation English bishop-saint
Hereford Cathedral, Herefordshire, England — his episcopal cathedral; his medieval shrine (built 1287) survives in the north transept; destroyed in the 1538 Reformation but restored 1938, United Kingdom
2 miracles · 1 relics→
Bl. John of Parma
1209 — 1289

Bl. John of Parma

Seventh Minister General of the Franciscan Order (1247–1257); Franciscan Spiritual party leader
Basilica of San Francesco, Camerino, Marche, Italy — his tomb; the continuing Catholic pilgrim destination, Italy
1 miracles · 1 relics→
Bl. Ida of Louvain (Ida of Léau)
1211 — 1290

Bl. Ida of Louvain (Ida of Léau)

Cistercian nun; 13th-century Brabantine Beguine-Cistercian mystic; recipient of the stigmata
Cistercian Monastery of Roosendaal, Brabant (Belgium) — her monastic home; the monastery destroyed in the French Revolutionary dissolution; memorial preserved at the modern Louvain Catholic tradition, Belgium
2 miracles · 1 relics→
St. Kinga of Poland
1234 — 1292

St. Kinga of Poland

Queen of Poland (1279); Poor Clare abbess; patron of the Wieliczka Salt Mine; Polish-Hungarian royal Catholic saint
Poor Clare Monastery of Stary Sącz (Klaryski w Starym Sączu), Lesser Poland — her personal foundation; in continuous Poor Clare use to the present day; the Poor Clare monastery preserves the Kinga shrine, Poland
2 miracles · 1 relics→
St. Celestine V
1209 — 1296♕ Pope #192

St. Celestine V

The hermit pope who abdicated
Basilica of Santa Maria di Collemaggio, L'Aquila, Italy
2 miracles · 1 relics→
St. Louis of Toulouse (Louis of Anjou)
1274 — 1297

St. Louis of Toulouse (Louis of Anjou)

Bishop of Toulouse 1296–1297; Angevin royal-Franciscan bishop-saint; subject of Simone Martini's famous 1317 altarpiece
Basilica of Saint-Louis-d'Anjou, Marseille, France — his tomb; the Franciscan basilica preserving his relics and the famous Simone Martini altarpiece, France
2 miracles · 1 relics→
St. Mechtilde of Hackeborn
1241 — 1298

St. Mechtilde of Hackeborn

Cantor of Helfta — Mystic of the Sacred Heart
Helfta Abbey, Eisleben, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany
1 miracles · 1 relics→
Bl. Yolanda of Poland (Jolenta)
1235 — 1298

Bl. Yolanda of Poland (Jolenta)

Duchess-consort of Kalisz (1256–1279); Poor Clare abbess of Gniezno; third Polish royal-Poor-Clare saint
Poor Clare Monastery of Gniezno, Kingdom of Poland — her personal foundation; largely destroyed in the 19th-century Prussian dissolutions but memorial preserved, Poland
1 miracles · 1 relics→
Bl. James of Voragine (Jacobus de Voragine)
1230 — 1298

Bl. James of Voragine (Jacobus de Voragine)

Dominican Archbishop of Genoa 1292–1298; author of the Golden Legend (Legenda Aurea)
Church of Santa Maria di Castello, Genoa, Italy — his Dominican convent and his tomb; in continuous Catholic use to the present day, Italy
1 miracles · 1 relics→