Saint Amand of Maastricht
Saint Amand was one of the greatest missionaries of the 7th century, evangelizing Flanders, the Slavic lands, and Vascon…
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Saint Amand was one of the greatest missionaries of the 7th century, evangelizing Flanders, the Slavic lands, and Vascon…
Angelo of Gualdo was an humble Italian shepherd who became a Camaldolese lay brother and later a recluse following a pil…
A noble Count of Hesbaye with a violent temperament, Bavo converted after the death of his wife under the influence of S…
A monk at the monastery of Méallet in the 6th century, Calupan withdrew into a steep cave in Auvergne to live as a reclu…
Originally from Périgord, Cybard renounced an administrative career to become a monk at Issigeac and then a recluse in A…
A nobleman from Auvergne educated at the court of Childebert, Fraimbaud renounced honors to become a recluse in Ivry, th…
Born around 511, Friard was a humble plowman from Besné who retired as a hermit on the island of Vindunet. Accompanied b…
Bishop of Nicopolis in Armenia, Gregory abandoned his see to flee honors and the Manichaean heresy. He settled as a recl…
A former carpenter who became a solitary in the Lower Thebaid, Saint John of Egypt was distinguished by his absolute obe…
Originally from Auvergne, Leobard renounced an arranged marriage after the death of his parents to dedicate himself to G…
A nobleman from Autun who entered the monastery at thirteen, Merry became abbot of Saint-Martin before seeking solitude …
A recluse near the city of Geris in Egypt in the 5th century, Nilammon lived in a walled cell to dedicate himself to God…
Saint Patroclus, a native of Berry in the 6th century, left the court of King Childebert to embrace the clerical life in…
A monk originally from Syracuse, trained in Constantinople and on Mount Sinai, Simeon traveled throughout Europe to coll…
Born in Auvergne, Saint Sour retired to Périgord to lead a life as a hermit and recluse in the rocks of Terrasson. After…
An Irish monk who became a recluse in Soissons in the 8th century, Saint Voué lived a life of asceticism and charity nea…
A companion of Saint Boniface, Wigbert was an Anglo-Saxon missionary who evangelized Frisia before becoming Abbot of Fri…