Saint Adjutor of Vernon
A 12th-century lord of Vernon, Adjuteur went on crusade where he was captured after seventeen years of fighting. Miraculously freed from his…
Iconographic attribute
Benedictine monk habit
8 saints
Saint Benedict Biscop
An English nobleman who became a monk at Lérins, Benedict Biscop founded the abbeys of Wearmouth and Jarrow in the 7th century. A great trav…
Blessed Carloman
The eldest son of Charles Martel, Carloman renounced his vast domains in 747 to embrace the monastic life. After a stay at Mount Soracte, he…
Blessed Eberhard
Count of Nellenburg in the 11th century, Eberhard founded the Benedictine monastery and the city of Schaffhausen after pilgrimages to Rome a…
Saint Heldrad of Novalesa
A lord of Lambesc who renounced his fortune, Heldrad became Abbot of Novalesa in the 9th century. He dedicated his life to the heroic hospit…
Saint John Gualbert
An 11th-century Florentine nobleman, John Gualbert renounced vengeance after forgiving his brother's murderer before a crucifix. He founded …
Peter the Venerable
Abbot of Cluny in the 12th century, Peter the Venerable was a major theologian and diplomat of his time. A friend of Saint Bernard and a med…
Blessed William of Dijon
A nobleman of Italian origin and disciple of Saint Mayeul at Cluny, William became a great monastic reformer, leading up to forty monasterie…